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NON. JOHN H. TRAYLOR.
Atlanta Journal.
The Journal will take no part in
the very warm campaign now in pro¬
gress in the fourth congressional dis¬
trict other than to give our readers
the news.
We are compelled, however, from
p love of fair play, and in justice to a
cn ood man and true son of Georgia,
to say, with all the emphasis in our
power, that the charge published in
some of our leading papers that Colo
nel Traylor is being made a tool of
by designing men, for any purpose
whatever, is totally unfounded. We
know it to be untrue because it
would be so different from all the public
acts and doings of his useful life. The
esteem in which a man is held by his
neighbors at home is one of the best
test of his character. No citizen of
Troup county is more highly thought
of than Col. Traylor. He has never
sought office. On the contrary, he
has time and time again declined of¬
fice. About four years ago he was
induced to become a candidate for
the senate, and was, of course, elect
• ed. His record m that body, con
taining many of Georgia’s distinguish¬
ed sons, was one that reflected hon¬
or on himself and credit to the peo
pic who did him the honor of elect¬
ing him. The writer of this was in¬
timately associated with him during
his long service in the senate. In¬
stead of believing that any man or
any company of men could make of
him a tool to carry out any scheme,
the writer was impressed with his
strong individuality of character and
resoluteness of purpose in doing what
he believed to be right or steadfastly
refusing to do what Ire considered
wrong or improper, He was and is
a man of strong will, one who could
say no with a promptness and decis
ion that would deter any one from
again seeking to use him for any pur¬
pose other than that which is square,
fair and right.
The writer remembeis that Colo
nel 'Traylor was seated, every day,
between two prominent senators, who
are known all over Georgia as men
of strong minds as well as persuasi ve
manners. These two gentlemen
sought by force of eloquence, person
nl persuasion and force of will to car
ry the senate with them in two mat
ters of great importance. If ever a
man was liable to yield his con vie*
tions to the persuasion of two strong
minded as well as pleasant mannered
brother senators, Colonel Traylor
was in that condition. And yet in
both instances he opposed in debate
ana by his vote the two brother sen
ators whom he highly respected and
greatly admired. And in both in¬
stances, the side represented by Co¬
lonel Traylor was victor.
We believe that the forty-three
senators,who with him constituted the
senate of Georgia, and who were as¬
sociated with him intimately, would
resent the very idea that he could be
used in any manner whatever for any
purpose, that his judgment and sense
of right did not endorse and fully ap
prove.
And if he should be elected to the
congress of the United Statet he
would bear himself with the same dig¬
nity, and the same wise statesman¬
ship and conservative conduct would
mark his career theie as in the coun¬
cils of his own state.
In truth he is a noble, high-minded
man, possessing breadth of views and
comprehensive ideas of public trusts
and public duties that would qualify
him for any position of responsibility
and honor.
And such is his character, so far
as has come to our know lege by inti¬
mate association and from the good
reports of his neighbors.
As stated, we have nothing to say
for or against his candidacy for con
gress. He has a perfect right to an
nounce himself as a candidate. Ev
ery candidate for Congress is doubt¬
less solicited to make the race. He
wouldn’t be worthy the place were
he simply a self-announced candi¬
date. The fact that he yields to en¬
treaties of friends in his district, re¬
peatedly urged, is a compliment to
his popularity and not an evidence
that other men are “using” him.
The same charge made against
Colonel Traylor is one from which
few public men have escaped, espe¬
cially when recognized by the oppo¬
sition as strong men. Governor Gor¬
don and Senator Colquitt have had
to combat this charge throughout
career, and it is to be expected that
in the best of politics it will be said
of public men for all time to come,
The Constitution, in a recent issue,
discussing the situation in the fourth
district says:
“Colonel Traylor is one of the best
men in Georgia. Of fine ability and
integrity, a life-long farmer, of the
1 people and for the people, he would
make a splendid representative. As
senator he was watchful, conservative
and wise,and always influential. Such
service as he rendered in the state
senate would distinguish him in te
national congress.”
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TRAYLOR FOR CONGRESS.
lie Issues an Address to the Members of
the Fourth District.
To the voters of the fourth con¬
gressional district: I am a candidate
for the nomination for congress by
democrats of this district.
Having had my attention called to
some articles which have recently ap¬
peared in the newspapers of the dis¬
trict and in the Atlanta Constitution,
I deem it proper to state that I am a
candidate for the office because I
have assurance of support—not mere¬
ly of a few, but of many true demo¬
crats in this and other counties.
My candidacy is clear of Ml things
in the past or present that partake in
the least degree of what are designat¬
ed ‘‘politicians’ compacts” and “poli¬
ticians’ agreements,” “slates or
schemes.”
My life long engagements in agri¬
cultural pursuits do not render me at
all fit for anything of that kind—or
the “little trading of small politicians.”
But I do know that political offices
ought not and cannot be properly
disposed of by any such methods,
whether they be characterized as
above, 01 whether, by way of pallia¬
tion, they stand confessed as “new
alliances.” The offices of this coun¬
try are public trusts within the gift of
the people, and in my humble judg¬
ment no man has a right to designate
any of them as my place and claim
to be his own successor, only on mer
it.
The claims of every gentleman who
is a candidate should be frankly and
fairly presented and cautiously con
sideied. So far as I am concerned I
state I desire to serve only for one
term.
Four years ago I served the people
of Carroll, Heard and Troup counties
in the Georgia senate. To these,
my old constituents, I appeal with
confidence for support; especially do
I depend upon my neighbors and
friends at home in Troup county,
whose confidence in me has ne^er
been misplaced. Pointing to my
0 rr as a democratic citizen
and senator, I present myself for the
suffrages of the party. In SO doinc
T I will ,« not . allow ,, myself r to neglect the
heartfelt satisfaction I feel at the re
cent nomination of Grover Cleveland
as president and Allen G. Thui man
as vice president on the broad and
liberal platform framed by our dele¬
gates at St. Louis. The bright pros¬
pect of democratic success means in¬
creased economy, prudence and jus¬
tice in the administration of public
affairs, and an era of unexampled
prosperity in the country. If nomi¬
nated and elected to congress I shall
faithfully do all that is in my power
to contribute to the success of that
great party of which we are members.
By voting in primaries held in each
district of the county on the same
day each and every citizen has his
opportunity of expressing his choice
in the selection of public officers.
Those living in remote neighborhoods
thus have fair privileges alike to those
who live near the center. Therefore
I regard the system of primary elec¬
tions the most suitable plan of arriv¬
ing at the fair expression of the pop¬
ular will. John H. Traylor.
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