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r ■ ■ j |W /■ g M I B I ■ IM’ w ’ /W ■"* B-d Ib /1 ■ ■ ■ I I ■ I IB ■ / w I N IW/ ■ W Bi a I I I fl bf B /W. B S E M 7 i fl gIWk ’■ I wl ‘ I I k -B'■- aB- T -ML » W uAto'V JK W JBL JLb V 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 i 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 I « 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. —» 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." «£B 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, - 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, • ’ ■ . SUCCESSOR TO i;• • . / a/ / f/u/ty/y/t y* yri y i g g g g/g'g'g'jg I yy r ■ m mm■■■m ■■■■■■ : J =■- - ■ ”»■ 1 ' >"-■ 1 '■ 1 '-J.W 1 t ! AT SCHEUERMAN STORE. 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. ■W. 21 HUI Street—at Scheuerman Store. ■ 'LU-J'-L. .... -2J..JJ!!. 1 ! .. .' ' '"■ l !l" l ' lI .U-.ja> R. F. Strickland £ Co. J (0) • 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 I'l 11 ’ ' > : LACE VALENTINES’ g! < Failt Ritas ai Hlt-’Ein-Hanl Conics. « I. • •- ■ - ■ . CT- H. Ten Cents per Week