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VoL IX. No. 136.
A CAMPAIGN BUMB.
COL. CANDLER FIRES A SHUT
THAT STIRS THE CLANS.
All Georgia is Now Discussing ths
Proprieties and Effect of Cob
Candler’s Private Letter- .
Col. Candler, the people’s candidate
for Governor of Georgia, in writing to
a supposed friend in Rome a few days
since, took occasion to speak plainly
of the methods that bad prevailed in
Georgia politics since 1894, and by so
doing bas created a commotion from
the mountains to the see board.
On first reading Col. Candler’s letter
one is apt to think its utterances un*
necessary, inasumch as bis election
was virtually assured, and that it was
within bis power to heal and bind up
the breaches that bad been made in
the party ranks during the campaign
of 1894, and from such a standpoint it
is regarded as unfortunate.
But the “die is cast”—the letter was
written by Col. Candler, and be stands
sqarely by every utterance.
At present the promptings of the
letter can only be conjectured, but an
impartial review of Gov. Atkinson’s
actions the past few weeks may fur*
nish the sequel to the whole affair.
When Gov. Atkinson left for Mexico
be thought he had bis plans all laid
and his political wires trimmed and
properly adjusted. Joe Terrell was to
announce for Governor during the
Governor’s absence, (as per the possum
supper program) and upon Atkinson’s
return he (Billy) was to manipulate
bis wires and work his schemes
But Col. Terrell carefully surveyed
the field and saw that Atkinson and
his ringsters would be baggage, and he
did not propose to servd in that capac
ity, and so stating he declined to an*
nounce.
The Atkinson ring was therefore left
at sea, while the democracy of the
State were fast crystalizing around Col.
Candler, as the choice of the people
a worthy representative of the democ
racy of Georgia.
Now, note the change. Gov. Atkin
son, in less than 48 hours after his re
turn to Atlanta from Mexico, calls a
caucus in the Kimball House, and,
mark the prediction, it was then and
there that another candidate was
agreed upon, and his announcement
will be made bafore St. Valentine’s
Day, and he will receive the support
of the governor and the '"peanut politi
cians of the state ”
The Call will here remark, byway
o' parenthesis, that Col ‘Candler by no
meaps classes all of the supporters of
the governor in his last two campaigns
under that bead. Far from it. All fair
minded readers know to whom allu
sion is made.
Why is it that Gov Atkinson so per
sistently seeks to control the politics
of the state and defeat the wishes of
the masses? One day he declares it
to be bis intention to retire from poli
tics and eng.ge in the practice of his
profession ; while at the same time be
seaks to control or manipulate the po
litical affairs of the state It is be
cause there is no sincerity in hie de
clarations, and is laying his plans for
future preferment —a seat in tlieX 1 . 8.
senate.
All hie tricks aud schemes connect*
ed with the present campaign may
never be knowu, but enough has come
to light to induce Col. Candler to
strangle this political monster upon
the first indications of returning vi
tality.
It ia claimed by some shrewd pollti*
cians that Col. Candler’s letter will
lose him many thousand votes. Be
that so. It will never change the re*
suit. The democratic party will place
a man—an able, fearless, honest, con
scientious man—in the executive of
fice this year; a man who will rebuke,
if not spit upon, all propositions for
trade. No man need ever apply toCol.
Candler for appointment to office in
accordance with a promise or contract
agreed upon during the campaign to
secure his vote and influence. Col.
Candler will never have such debts to.
pay, but will go into office with clean
bands and make an able governor.
Here is the letter in full that all
Georgia is discussing:
“Without any solicitation on my
part I find myselj a ‘candidate for the
democratic nomination for governor
of Georgia. The men who are behind
the movement are not the professional
politicians, ‘the men who control,’ but
the rank and file of our party, the
great middle class who pay the taxes
and bear the burdens of government.
I have never seen such an uprising of
1 the common people in my life.
“It is a rebellion against the men
and their methods who ravished the
• democratic party in 1894, and have
dominated it aver since, the men who,
by methods peculiar to themselves,
deprived General Evans of the nomi
nation after he had fairly won it.’
“I was against them and their meth
ods then and they are against me now.
I therefore feel at liberty to call on
a those who stood with me by General
Q Evans in the contest to stand by me
1 now. We fought them in the same
phalanx for pure Democracy and clean
methods with General Evans as our
leader. Now that the same flag has
been put into my hand and I am bat*
g tling as he did for the satoe principles*
I invoke that support for myself that
’ we all gave the general at that time,
( Theo by political trickery we lost, now
t by united action and honest methods
we will win. We are right and the
people are with us.
s
j “Many who were with the tricksters
and traders then, disgusted with tbqir
methods, are with us now. Let us
( therefore be vigilant and active, and
s we will in October bury them and their
nefarious methods so deep that the
hand of resurrection will never reach
> them. Sincerely yours,
Allen D. Candler.”
Telephone Talk.
s There is talk of a new Telephone
Exchange in Griffin to compete with
j the Bell, and low rates are promised.
( So far the name of the new company
has not been given, but canvassers are
I in the field.
i The Bell Company has long line
connections with Atlanta Columbus,
Macon, Montgomery, and immediate
points and they are constantly build
ing new lines and opening new offices.
Their office here is well managed
and there is no complaint about the
service.
’ If the new company proposes to
furnish the money to compete with
the Bell Co., the citizens will no doubt
give them some patronage, but the
citizens will not be in a hurry to put
up the money to fight the Bel! Co,
without first investigating carefully as
’ to the cost of operating an exchange.
Two companies in Griffin cannot
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both make money,- and the outside
! connections will give the Bell Co., a
great advantage in the fight,if there is
one.
Griffin is located between Macon,
Atlanta and Columbus and is an im
( portant point to the Bell system, and
, the citizens have the benefit of all these
( long lines. The merchants can all
talk to Pomona, Sunny Side and Or
chard 11.11 without extra charge.
A new company was started at Mad
ison, Ga , but soon failed.
( Competing exchanges have already
j been closed at Selma, Florence and
Tuskegee, Ala The presidents of the
above companies all stated that they
had started with rates so low that the
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operating expeneee could not be paid.
The Modern Way. >
Commands itself to the well-informed, to
do pleasantly and effectually what was
formerly done in the crudest manner and
’ disagreeably as well. To cleanse the
system and break up colds, headaches,
■ and fevers without unpleasant after effects,
’ use the delightful liquid laxative remedy,
i Syrup of Figs. Manufactured by Califor
i nia Fig Syrup Company.
1 Everybody Says So.
1 Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most won
derful medical discovery of the age, pleas
ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently
. and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels,
. cleansing the entire system, dispel colds,
I cure headapbe, fever, habitual constipation
, and biliousness. Please buy and try a box
of C. C. C. to-day; 10,25, 50 cents. Sold and
. guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
There is more Catarrh in this section of
’ the country than all the other diseases put
■ together, and until the last few years was
supposed to be incurable. For a great
’ many years doctors pronounced it a local
disease, and prescribed local remedies, and
. by constantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be a consti
l tutional disease, and therefore requires
> constitutional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney &
• Co.. Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitu
x tional cure on the market, jit is taken in
j ternally in doses from 10 drops to a tea
spoonful. It acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They
1 offer one handled dollars for any case it
fails to cure. Bend for circulars and tes
timonials! Address,
F \ F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
r VToledo, O.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
r Hall’s Family Pills are the best.
cla. tawcmxju
GRIFFIN, GEORGIA, BATURDA
i What Is Discreet Kissing-
While Mrs. Kingsberry is severe
against “indiscreet kissing,” declaring
that it is a borid habit, she is not so
toulless as to have no tender senti
ments on the subject, lor she admits
that * genuine, honest kissing for real
love goes on forever, like the song of
the brook, because it is nature.” Now,
what thirty five million members of
the male population of the United
States want to know is what Mrs.
Kingsberry means by that remark.
Does she intend to imply that tfie
kisses of Atlanta girls are not genuine
and honest; that when a young man
goes borne thinking the stolen dew of
heaven is tingling on his lips be sipop
ly bas been buncoed by the girt be
kissed? When an Atlanta girl kisses
a man, does she kiss him or ia it only
a "stage kiss"—when she turns hes
rosebud mouth suddenly aside just at
masculine lips eagerly seek its booeyf
Is that what Mrs. Kingsberry means
when she speaks with poetic tenderneai
of "genuine, honest kissing”? She
must mean this very thing, for again
she says : “I cannot say that I much
disapprove where everything is regular
and above board.”
Well, if the kissing bee on the in
closed piazza, “in full glare of electric
lights, in full view of the drawing
room windows” was not above board
nothing ever was. Not regular, may
be, but certainly above board. We de
not see how it could have been more
above board, unless the couple had
stood under an electric light in a pub
lic square crowded with people.
So we are puzzled by Mrs. Kings
berry’s remarks on Atlanta kissing,
and we anxiously await the defense of
the Atlanta young women whose kieses
go on forever like the song of the
brook.—New York Press.
The Atlanta Convention-
The Atlanta convention which met
Thursday to discuss measures to pro
mote the manufacturing interests of
Georgia perfected an organization
which is to be.a permanent alate tastiP
tution. Except for a little breeze,
which was caused by ths injection of
politics into the discussion, there was
not a discord in its deliberations, and
this was not enough to in any way im
pair the work of the convention.
Io this new organization we see a
great agent in the future upbuilding
of this state. It is composed of men
who have the interests of Georgia at
heart, men who are determined to give
the slate that position in the sisterhood
of states which it deserves. Just such
an organization bas been needed for
years. It is the yoking together of all
the municipalities and trade organiza
tions of Georgia in one team, the efforts
of which are sure to accomplish great
good.
The Hogansville Postoffice.
The President ought to have settled
tb< Hogansville postoffice matter long
ago. It is somewhat surprising that
the Postmaster General has not insist
ed upon his doing so. The people of
Hogansville will not patronize the
postoffice while Lofton is postmaster.
It may be that they objected to him at
first because a negro postmaster was
not acceptable to them, but now they
object because they have no confidence
in him. Representative Adamson is
quoted as saying that he does not send
intended for residents of Ho
gansville and vicinity through the
postoffice at that place because be does
not trust Postmaster Lofton. Clearly
the people of Hogansville do not be
lieve that an assault was made upon
him at the time be reported that an
attempt had been made to assassinate
him. They are of the opinion that
the assassination programme was ar
ranged and carried out by himself to
arouse sympathy. Lofton is bolding
the office illegally, not having filed the
necessary bond. That alone is suffi
cient ground for removing him. The
President would need no other excuse
for removing him if he weie desirous
of complying with the wishes of the
Hogansville people.
To Cura Constipation Starovat.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic! 10c or 25c.
If C. C. C. fall to cure, druggists refund money.
REGISTRATION NOTICE.
The county registration books are now
open at my office in Hasselkus’ Shoe Store
and an qualified to do so should call and
register.
They will close twenty days before next
election. T. R, NUTT, T. C.
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Educate Yow Bowels Wttl* Casaarets
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
10c,25c. If Q.C.C. fail, druggists refund money.
MORNING, FEBRUARY 12, 1898.
Royal makes the food pars,
wholesome 4#McSos#a
RSSI
why
BBSS
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK.
Story of Wilkie Collins-
Here is one of Nugent Robinson’s
reminiscences of Wilkie Collins: “I
was walking one day toward Hamstead
Heath with Wilkie Collins. It was
raining; Wilkie carried bis white um
brella. Presently we sighted, near a
hedge, a very pretty woman, dressed
in white and accompanied by a child.
Wilkie stepped up to her and proffer
ed bis umbrella. She promptly ac
cepted it, and I said to him as she
disappeared. ‘That’s the last you’ll
see of it.’ He laughed and insisted
that it would be all right. He lived
in Wampole street, and had given
the young lady his resident address.
Well, time went by, day
we two were again time
in Piccadilly. Suddenly a hansom was
halted alongside of us, so quickly that
the horse was drawn back on his
haunches, and that same woman lean
ed out and handed Wilkie his umbrel
la. I discreetly walked on. Thatwas
the original of ‘The Woman in White’
and she became Wilkie’s housekeep
er."
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ONB enjoys
Both the method ana results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys
tem effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste ana ac
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial m its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA HO SYRUP COL
MH FMHCI3CO, CAL.
uumiu£. Kt. mew rou,
IN WASHINGTON’S TIME
Furniture was as stiff and straight aa the
manners were formal. The furniture ol
today, of which there are exquisite sam
ples in our superb stock, have all the vir
tues, without any of the lumbecsome,
ungainly features of Colonial styles. We
are making a special feature just now of
Oak and Mahogany, which are the beat
value for the money we have ever offered,
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CHILDS & GODDARD.
Dissolution Sale
THOB. J. WHITE HAVING BOUGHT MR, C. F. WOLCOTT’S INTEREST
IN THE BUSINESS OF WHITE A WOLCOTT,
Offers at Absolute Cost!
All Winter Suits for Men or Boys,
All Overcoats for Men and Boys,
All Winter Underwear.
THESE GOODS MUST BE CONVERTED INTO CASH AT ONCE. NONE
OF ABOVE ARTICLES ’TILL BE CHARGED TO ANY ONE AT THESE
. PRICES. ANY ONE HAVING ACCOUNT ON MY BOOKS CAN HAVE
THESE ARTICLES CHARGED, BUT AT REGULAR MARKED PRICES,
i THOS. J. WHITE,
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We will continue to sen everything In the
WILT JAMS STOCK at the marked cost until
Feb. 16th.
Call and price onr goods before making a
purchase.
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21 HUI Street—at Scheuerman Store.
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• New goods of every kind bought right and
i sold right. v Others get our prices and
! try to meet them; they don’t
! always do it.
THOSE NEW EMBROIDERIES
► OF OURS ARE MUCH ADMIRED BY EVERYBODY. THE PATTERNS ARE
. ALL OF NEW DESIGNS AND THE PRICE IB THE ONLY THING CHEAP
I ABOUT THEM/
’ 10-4 UNBLEACHED SHEETING 12jc.
104 BLEACHED SHEETING 15c.
4-4 CABOTTB BLEACHINGS Ujv. ALL THE BEST BRANDS AT THE
LOWEST PRICES.
SATIN STRIPED TICKINGS MADE TO SELL FOR 15c. WE BOUGHT
. THE WHOLE LOT—OUR PRICE 10c.
MENS UNLAUNDERED SHIRTS THREE FOR |I.OO.
MENS NEGLIGEE SHIRTS, NEW STYLES, 50c. EACH.
NEW FLOWING END FOUR-IN-HAND TIES 50c.
LADIES HERMSDORF HOSE 12|c., 15c., 20c. AND 25c.
MENS SOCKS, FAST BLACK OR TANS, Bc. TO 25c.
SZEzEO 2EI!S 7 STHZOIHjS I
ALL SAMPLE SHOES AND BALANCE OF WINTER STOCKS WILL BE
CLOSED OUT AT REDUCED PRICES.
R.F. STRICKLAND & CO.
J. H. HUFFS BOOK AHO MUSIC STORE
• HAS OPENED UP A BEAUTIFUL LINE OF
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