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JIM -W’" -A X w : 7 '-- ' THE MORNING CALL. Vol IX Na 180. CAKDLM OKOWWO CAUSTIC. - ■ Letter Sent to Atkinson Handles Him Without Glover- Judge Spencer Atkinson hue given out fur publication a letter written to him oy Col. Allen Candler in reply to bia recent communication scoring Col. Candler for hia refusal to go into a joint debate Col. Candler aaya Judge Atkinson baa lost bia temper, and confirms his first apprehension that a joint debate would degenerate into a mad-alinging contest. Thia letter Col. Candler deol area will be the last notice he will take of Judge Atkinson in the public prints. He declares be was not responsible for the action of the democratic coni' mittee io calling the primary on June 6, and then saya: “As to whether or not I led the fight for Gen Evans four years ago, I have only to cay tbat when I discovered that republican negroes were to be voted io the democratic primary, for Gen Evans’ opponent, I protested against thus de bauching our primary, and whenlny protest was of no avail, Itook the field for Gen. Evans, and my county war carried for him “As to the use of money, I challenge you to show a single instance in which I have ever used a dollar to buy votes or to buy liquor to influence voters. “I have sent out ro letter for the purpose of securing the support of rail road officials, and I defy you to proa duce such a letter. “I have sentout no letter to anybody in which I make strictures upon Mr* Berner and yourself personally, and I challenge you to make good the charge. “Yours and Mr. Berner’s constant reference to my having as members of my central campaign committee the general counsel of two leading railway systems in Georgia is too transparently demagogical for serious thought, and I shall dismiss it with a question. Did not both of you seek the active sup port of these gentlemen? “Your assertion that I have evinced no interest in the question of public transportation is in strange contrast with the truth, when the public records show that I was one of a com mittee of the Georgia senate which drafted and reported the present rail road commission law of Georgia, un der which you bold an office, the sala» ry of which you are using as a cam' paign fund, while you run for another office. “Not only this, but I was the prime mover in 1876 for a constitutional con vention, which made a railroad com mission law possible, and gave you your present job, from which it seems nothing can shake you except a big ger one.” Concluding on the~subject of joint debates, the Colonel says : - “You still harp on a joifit discussion. My dear Judge, do you know that there are but two instances in the his tory of the Democratic party in Geor gia in which candidates for the Demo cratic nomination for Governor have engaged io joint discussions? One was in the race between Senator Bacon and Gen. Gordon. They met and so bitter grew the contest tbat Democrat* ,is leaders took the matter in hand and stopped the joint debates, to pre vent personal collision between the friends of the two candidates. “The other was in the Evans-Atkin son contest in 1894, when there were three—possibly, four—meetings, when so grsat grew tbe bitterness between the supporters of the two candidates that the meetings were called off for the good of the parly ; but so serious was the damage already done tbat in the election Mr. Atkinson, who receiv ed the nomination, fell 4,000 votes be hind bia ticket, and. 20,000 Democrats were so disgusted tbat they remained away from tbe polls and did not vote -at all, and so deep and lasting were the wounds made in the contests tbat two years later, when Gov. Atkinson had ro opposition for tbe nomination, he fell nearly 9,000 voteJ behind the stale ticket.” CASTORIA For Infants and Children. Kdncwte Toar Bowala With CMcarota. Cathartic, cure constipation forever. »c. If C. C. C. fall, druggists refund money. k_ MORE TIME GIVEN 1 Congress Waite Until Wednesday to Hear From the President- 1 The Atlanta Journal’s special Wash- > ington correspondent furnishes that > paper with the following btief sum . mary of the war situation, as it_had i developed at a late hour yesterday afternoon: 1 Washington, April 4—Tbe fact i that congress may wait even until > Wednesday, if necessary, discloses the ; attitude of tbe president, as it is under stood by those whom he has taken I into his confidence. i Tbe condition upon which congress will delay action even for that short i time la tbat they are assured tbat when the message comes it will be in lino with tbe action which has already been decided upon. Tbe object of congress is to secure a certain line of action. They have no desire to take the leadol the president On tbe contrary, they are willing that he should have the credit for a firm policy. The only thing that has disturbed them has been tbe fear tbat there might be dangerous and unnecessary procrastination and failure to enforce the popular demands. Now that the two committees on foreign relations have taken their position, an under standing definite enough that the president has taken a position along tbe same line will dispose congress to wait until Wednesday. Any doubt on this point would lead to action not fater than Wednesday. The president may have some hope tbat Spain will yield before Wednes day. Tbat hope is not entertained by many others, nor indicated by expres sions from Madrid,- One thing that the president is highly praised for is his not making any rejoinder to the last Sagasta dis patch. This action is strong from a diplomatic point of view, leav ing Spain to offer a renewal of negoti ations on the basis of independence for Cuba or else to suffer intervention. Mr. Berner’s Platform. - There appears to be but one plank in Mr. Berner’s platform, and it may turn out that that plank is a rotten one. Still, Mr. Berner has so much faith in it tbat be insists that both Col. Candler and Judge Atkinson are try ing to get on it. Mr. Berner’s platform is tbat tbe railroads of the state should be com pelled to obey tbe state constitution. Who is there that denies they should? Does Mr. Berner know anybody who thinks the railroads should be permit ted to violate the constitution? If he does, he ought to bold them up to tbe public gaze. If he doesn’t he ought to get off bis platform. There is no use trying to convince people of tbat which they already admit. Is there any railroad in ..the stale which is violating tbe constitution? We have watched Mr.Betner’s speeches pretty closely, and we have not noticed tbat he has named any such railroad? Why hasn’t be? Is it because he doesn’t know that any railroad is vio lating the constitution? It would seem as if he would have named the roads which are violating the constitu tion if be could do so. Perhaps be has a little delicacy about making such an important piece of information public without being asked to do so. He could easily an range tbat. Let some one of bis friends when he makes bis next speech rise and say, “Mr Berner, you are doing a lot of talking about railroads violating tbe constitution, please tell us which roads you have in mind, and wbat ev idence you have tbat your statement is correct.” Mr. Berner would need no better opening than such a question would afford him. It might turn out of course that Mr. Berner is mistaken. In tbat event he would be practically without a platform. Still, we are sure he would rather be In tbat predica ment than to continue to lead tbe peo» pie to believe tbeir constitution is be ing violated if such is not tbe case.— Savannah News. -X O. aTOfL'M., ft* *«■ _/9 v?w«b. Dugan House For Sale or Rent., My bouse and lot on Poplar street. Apply to myself, Mrs. E. W. Dugan, Williamson, Ga., or H. P. Eady, Gris- Ifio, Ga. GRIFFIN, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL S, 1898. The Passing of Brann- One of America’s most remarkable men died at Waco, Tex, early yester day morning, his body p r’orated with three ballet holes W C. Brann, edito- of the Icono o'ast, alio has made his name a bouse bold word throughout the country, met an enemy on the street, pistole were drawn, several shots exchanged and the career of tbe sulphuric writer was ended Brann was educated for the -minis try, served the church a few years, got tired of it, and then started a paper to abuse tbe church and everything else. His publication was truly an “idoj breaker.” With a wonderful supply of words, and tbe talent of grouping them into the moat picturesque phrases, Brann made hie paper read in every city and hamlet in the Union. He achieved national notoriety by bis power of invective, and bis sensational exit from tbe theatre of life was not a surprije. Brann’s pen spared no one. His pet subjects of villifleation were Grover Cleveland, Queen Victoria, the Baptist church and the millionaires. Ho pour ed forth vial after vial of red hot wrath, and people bought his paper to note how many novel curses the defiant Texan could burl, pie Iconoclast was never known to say a good word for any man but one—W, J. Bryan. Amid tbe Gatling fire of Waco’s invectives, the free silver leader alone escaped unscathed. But Brann’s course io run, and, with him, the Iconoclast is dead. It is doubtful if there is another man in the world who has either the nerve or tbe peculiar ability to continue it success fully. With tbe unique figure of its editor, tbe terror of Texas journalism will disappear, and wilt be remember ed only as an incident of doubtful benefit.—Brunswick Times. Lessons for All Men* In tbe north the migratory birds, sleek and gay, are just returning from their winter homes- They “have no barns, but God feedeth them.” The flocks of wild geese, in their orderly sweeping flight towafdlhe north, are returning from the southern swamps, whither they were sent by tbeir inborn carefulness, called instinct. The crows, blue jays and partridges have wintered here and been fed. Tbe woodchuck and the bear have slept in their boles and “sucked tbeir paws”; the squirrels, ante and bees fed from their stores gathered in summer. Providence has provided for all and given each that sense of foresight which makes tbe maintenance of life possible. To man be gives an earth which brings forth in abundance, and seed time and harvest, and summer and winter follow in sure sequence. He may, if he is not improvident, sow in the spring to reap in tbe fall enough for the winter. Well garnered har vests in youth will make a comfortable old age. God has given men faculties which no other creature possesses, fao ulties which, if properly used and no*, dev normal conditions, make it quite possible to live without anxious thought when gray hairs find them incapable of severe labor, and before they follow the God*given instinct of tbeir hearts to migrate to tbat new country, where tbe tree of life flour ishes.—From Men. How’s This! We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. F. J. Chknbt <fc Co., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last IB years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. West & Kmuax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. W aiding, Kinnan & Mabvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. per bottle. 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