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Griffin, Georgia, April K HMM.
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Give that Atlanta Cleveland crowd an
Inch and it grabs for the earth.
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The Darien Gazette gives this notice:
"We are not rnnning this paper for our
health. Wo play golf for our health.”
Parker will have to be a mighty good
man to get over the combined endorse
ments of Grover Cleveland and August
Belmont.
Hearst’s papers may be yellow, but <t
is not from biliousness, and as much
can not be said of some of the Parker
organs in this State.
The Rome Tribune thinks that throw
ing banana peels on the sidewalk is
about the worst yellow peril that con
fronts the people of this country.
Those little Georgia editors who say
it takes no brains to run eight of the
biggest papers in the country are
possibly presuming too mmch on their
own experience.
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Sister Myrick havingcamped on the
trail of the Atlanta Parker-Cleveland
Club No. 2, tho rest of us can go about
our other business. And may the Lord
have mercy on their souls!
Even Len Broughton is onto that
Parker Club No. 2. He denounced
them Sunday as di inkers of red liquor,
while everybody knows that true Geor
gia Democrats imbibe only the pure
white article.
The first “bolters” of this political
Beason were the Parker delegates at the
Mount Kisko, N. Y., assembly district
convention, on Saturday. At least,
this is what the Associated Press dis
patches tell us.
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The Dublin (Ga.) Times announces
for Senator Bacon for president, being
convinced that it is time for the South
to furnish the Democratic candidate.
But would the Olevelandites harmonize
on B»con, who supported Bryan?
The Cleveland-Parker Club has al
ready begun to parcel out the State
among its members, beginning with
the chairmanship of the State execu
tive committee, in away that has ex
cited the protest of even Secretary
Loyless.
The Albany Herald makes the time
ly ani pertinent announcement that
“boll weevils can’t hurt the hog and
hominy crops,” It Is not too late for
the Georgia farmers to plant largely
for these crops, and sound judgment
should dictate that it is the tiling for
them do.
Light is gradually dawning on the
Columbus Ledger, which says: “Ed
itor Hearst is certainly making a lively
fight to capture as many delegates as
possible. He is really showing unex
pected strength in some quarters, bnt
he can hardly win out.’’ In a couple
of weeks more, the Ledger may see
something more.
“Hon. J. M. Strickland has sent a
challenge to Judge J. S. Turner to meet
him in joint debate upon the issues in
the race for prison commissioner. If
.Judge Turner accepts the challenge this
race will become decidedly interesting,
no doubt,” comments the Columbus
Enquirer-Sun. Entirely too interest
ing for Judge Turner, so he hastened to
decline,
THE DEMOORATIO PLATFORM
Grover Cleveland, who lost hie
voice when it camo to saving a word
for the Democratic candidate in the
last two campaigns, has found it
again in renewed volume and vari
ous sounds are coming from the
dewl»pa of his huge neck. Let all
the world listen to hie ideas of a
model platform, as follows :
••There are certain Democratic doc
trines believed in by the conserva
tive element oi ihr party which w.n
control at St. Louis. These doc
trines should in no event be avoided.
Such of these as appear to furnish
at this time the most vital campaign
issues should be given the greatest
prominence and should be announc
ed in such away as to exclude all
doubt sb to their meaning and all
appearance of compromise.”
There it is—anybody can tell
where Cleveland and bis candidate,
Judge Parker, whom he has en
dorsed in the same interview, stand
on all public questions by reading
the above very Clevelandesque ut
terance. Why amplify il? Why not
simply state that “There are certain
Democratic doctrines believed in
by the conservative element of the
party” and let it go out as the St.
Louis platform? Any elaboration
of these doctrines might drive away
such elements as are not “conserva
tive” in the Cleveland way of think
ing and thus should be avoided,
since the voters of that unconsid
ered faction tha 1 voted for Bryan
might help to swell the majority in
the election. Besides, a full state
ment of any kind of Democrat
io doctiiue would cease to be ••con
servative” and be out of harmony
with those who expect to control.
It's a great platform, but reaHy
it might be cut down a little.
PRESIDENTIAL EASTER EGGS.
The Parker booms in Georgia are
risking all their eggs in one basket,
labeled “New York Instructions.”
They are very prettily colored Eas
ter eggs, that they nave carefully
eooumulated for weeks past, and
make a beautiful showing as long
as they remain whole. But if they
arc all like those that foil out of tho
basket at Mount Kisoo, there will
be a very bad smell if the whole
bottom should drop out of the bas
ket a couple of weeks from naw—as
it is very liable to do.
For the whole case of the Parker
boomers is based up an the supposi
tion that New York is certain to in
struct for Parker, while if it does
aot, as Senator Clay says, “he will
out no figure in the convention. ”
Now, to those who will not see it
any other way, this seems as good
a thing as they want; bit the News
and Sun has hud a careful investi
gation of its own made of the New
York sit nation, and it is equally
confident that New York will send
an uninstruoted delegation. The
result of this investigation
is printed on tho first page
today,and is worthy the attention of
every student of the political situa
tion, no matter what bis predi
lections.
As for us, we would feel rather
shakv to have all our eggs nesting
on such a doubtful foundation.
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getting out from under.
It has already come to the point
where aspirants find it best to de
ny participation in the secret con
ference that incubated Parker Ciub
No. 2. John Triplett, who wants
to be one of t-1 e delegates from the
Second, prints a card in the Thom
asville Times-Enterprise, in which
he says:
“It is being charged by seme
newspapers in Georgia that Ihe re
cent organization of a Parker club
in Atlanta, commonly referred to
as‘Parker Club No. 2,’ was in fact
intended to bring Mr. Cleveland into
the race for the presidency. The
writer’s name, together with a
number of gentlemen well known
in Georgia, is coupled with thia al
leged movement to boost Mr. Cleve
land under the guise of a Parker
club. I was not present and did not
participate in the organization of
the club referred to, and cannot
apeak for the sentiments of the
gentlemen presenton the
(they are ail eminently qualified to
take care of themselves) either col
lective! vor individually, but it is
due inyseit to gay that lam not
masquerading as a Cleveland man
under Judge Parker’s colors ”
Mr. Triplett seems to have some
suspicions, himself, as to the mo
tives ol the others, for whom he is
unable to apeak, but "there is a lurk
ing intimation there that if they
are wist they will also make a dis
claimer.
C. R. Pendleton, who wants to be
a delegate at large, says in his paper
yesterday :
“As for Mr. Pendleton he was not
at the alleged ‘secret conference, ’
although he is not ashamed to nave
his name associated with the forty
prominent Georgians who were
there. Two weeks before this con
ference Mr Pendleton consented to
allow his name to go before the con
vention at the sugestion of such men
as Governor Ten ell, James R Gray
and Clark Howell—the personal re
qnt*t coming from many others
Mr. O. B Stevens, who is connected
with the Hearst movement in Geor
gia, authorized the publication ot
he statement that he desired the
«leo ion of Mr. Pendleton, and
would further that, end.”
As for the support that Mr. Pen-
■ dleton mentions, without intending
to reflect on his truthfulness, v.e
are inclined to think that either lie
or some of his Hired men have been
dreaming dreams; but the eager
ness with which he disclaims pres
(enoeat this Cleveland conference
shows that he, too, begins to think
it an incriminating allegation.
Two weeks from now it will be
found that nobody was there.
BRYAN AND HEARST.
William.!. Bryan and William R.
Hearst, the two men most abused
and persistently slandered and mis
represented in the present campaign
leading up to the Democratic presi
dential nomination, will yet have to
be reckoned with, says the Albany
Herald, for thore is no man living to
day who can be nominated and elect
ed president by the Democratic
party without them. This state
ment will not set welt with some of
tnose who consider themselves lead
ers in the party, but it is, neverthe
less, a fact.
Bryan is not a candidate for the
presidency, and his only sin in the
eyes of those who persist in abusing
him consists in his continuing to
live, both in the flesh and in the
hearts of the common people.
Hearst’s sin consists of his hav
ing the ambition to be president;
and to this is added the sin of hav
ing a fortune and yet being the
enemy of the trusts and combines
and a staunch friend of the com
mon people.
These two men, both tribunes of
the common people and standing
for the rights of the masses as
against the interests of the classes,
have been, and are being, more
roundly abused and more persist
ently vilified than any other men
of prominence in American public
life today—and by politicians and
newspapers claiming to be Demo
cratic !
The abuse that, is being heaped
upon those two men, says the Her
ald—one the nominee of the Demo
cratic party in the last two presi
dential campaigns, and the other
the most liberal individual con
tributor to the Democratic cam
paign fund during the past eight
years—constitutes one of the most
discouraging fen turns of the day
from a Democratic party stand
point.
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No Advantage Over Griggs.
Representative Griggs, ot Georgia,
is a racounteur wbo doesn’t mind
telling a joke on himself, says the
Washington Post.
“When I was prosecuting attor
ney ot Bartow county,” said Mr.
Griggs yesterday, “an old fellow,
not of much account, but a great
friend of mine, was indicted for lar
ceny. He came to see me and pro
tested, but I told him that I must
do my duty to tjie State.
“Well, the case came to trial and
Jim hid no counsel The judge
looked at him severely, over his
spectacles, and said:
‘“Mr. Brown, you are charged
with a very grave offense. I think
you had best secure an attorney.”
“Old Jim got up with a preternat
ural gravity, and addressed the
court and me.
“‘Your honor,’ he said, ‘I love the
old State of Georgia. On one of
these old red hills I first seen the
light ot day, and when I die I hope
to lay my tired old bones down right
here. For no consideration would
I taka advantage of the good old
State.’
“Here he looked hard at me, the
State’s attorney.
“‘So, your honor, until tha State
of Georgy gets a lawyer, I don t ex
pect to hire oae, ’ he added, and sat
down.
“Needless to say we rewarded
Brown’s patriotism with freedom.”
Good Advice to Grouchy Contemporaries•
Thomasville Times-Enterprise.
This would be a good day for those
newspapers that, have been carrying on
a campaign of vilification and abuse
against candidates for oilices large and
small to turn over a new leaf. The
Times-Enterprise never has, and un
less it has a remarkable change of
heart, never will indulge in any such
splenetic exhibitions of ill temper and
abuse of those whom it does not think
worthy to hold office.
Lt refrains from this because we are
naturally good humored and, we hope,
fair minded. Then,too,we realize that
virulence defeats its own object. In
our humble estimation an ounce of rid
icule is more effective than a ton of
profanity. Sarcasm is a dangerous
servant because when used often it
proves to be master. Some of our
erstwhile sunny contemporaries have
turned into perpetual toters of a plumb
grouch just because some one told
them that their ill-advised thrusts at
The GREAT SALE
C- -_STILL CONTINUES AT —A
ROGOWSKIE'S 1
Be sure you see our prices before jou buy—We will save you on
Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Skirts and Millinery.
HERE ARE SOME OF OUR PRICES:
A good suit of clothes, worth d? 4 0
$5.00, for 4*Z.40
Something better, that you
can’t buy for less than $6, C 7 9/1
we sell for
Our $5.00, $7.50 SIO.OO and $12.50 suits
are as gefod as you wiii pay from
$7.50 to $15.00 for at any other store.
Shirts, the prettiest kind, worth
50 to 75c, and you get them 7Op
at this sale for 7 V
CIZIDTC We want you to see our Skirts, whether you bay or not. They are undoubtedly
ul\L 1V 10. the best and most stylish in town. In price they range all the way from 98c to
MIT T I NFPY Everybody says our miilinery is the prettiest in Griffin, and our prices are
IVII LLI IN Elv 1 . just about half what other houses charge. Our milliner, Mrs Heinz, has
more experience than any milliner in Griffin, and will be sure to please you. Don’t fail to visit our millinery
parlor when in town.
Boys’ Knee Pants at 8 cents ! REMEMBER THE PLACE —
K,NGS s 9Huis,
CORNER IXV/VIVy VI GH\l L, O. GRIFFIN,Ga.
everything and everybody were
“spicy.” The Rome Tribune terms
such people “Damn Everything Men.”
We are not a damn everything man and
we are proud of it. If you want to
lighten the world of any of its whelm
ing weight of wasting woe, and inci
dentally to succeed in life, we would
advise you not to be a “damn every
thing” man.
COURT ORDERS DEED MADE.
Vanderbilt Gets Land In Carolina by
Court's Mandate.
Asheville, N. C., April 6. —Negotia-
tions for tho purchase of several thou
sand acres of valuable lauds adja
cent to Asheville, conducted by Geo.
W. Vanderbilt’s agents for four years
without the public knowing that Mr.
Vanderbilt was interested, have come
to a sensational finish.
G. W. K. Williams, a well known cit
izen of this county, had given to R. U.
Garett, Vanderbilt’s agent, an option
on a part of the coveted soil. The
price named was $2,500. Later, when
offered the money, he refused to ac
cept it, and wanted $50,000. Gesetl
carried the matter to court, and 'Wil
liams was ordered to come forward,
sign and surrender the deed. His
signature was the last of some 500
citizens required to give clear title ol
the entire boundary. He pa4A no at
tention to the order of court, refused
to allow an officer to make servics
upon him, and threatened to injure
him.
Judge Long had a capias instante!
issued, and the sheriff brought in Wil
liams. He still refused to sign the
deed, and swore in open court that he
would never sign it unless the $50,-
000 was forthcoming.
“Take him to jail,” said Judge Long
&f the superior court, “and let him re
main until he changes his mind. Mean
while, I will consider the amount ol
fine I shall impose, in addition to im
prisonment.’ ’
After remaining in jail 24 hours,
through the pleading of his wife, he
agreed to obey the court, was brought
forth, signed the deed and received
the $2,500.
BRAVE GEORGIA GIRL.
Used Whip on Negroes to Save Her
Honor.
Quitman, Ga., April 6. —The vigor
ous use of a whip by Miss Nora Black
who resides near here, repulsed two
negroes who evidently intended as
sault.
Miss Black was going home from
town accompanied by her two little
brothers and a man named Shores.
About a mile from town the negroes
piled rails across the road along which
the party had to go to reach their
home. Just before the party reach
ed the first pile of rails one of the
negroes tried to get into the wagon.
Being pushed off. he struck Shores
with a piece of fence rail, which ren
dered hun unconscious for the time
being.
Nora Black grabbed the lines and
whipped up the horses, at the same
time beating the negro with the whip.
Upon reaching the home of Mrs.
Black the latter ran out to ascertain
the trouble. The party in the wagon
went on by the house. One of the
negroes, who was still following, cams
7P and Grabbed Mrs. Black and at>
tempted to throw her to the ground,
but failed.
The negroes were arrested by Shen
iff Conoly and their preliminary trial
was held, resulting in both being
bound over.
Our Shoe Stock
is as complete and up to-date as any store in town
and our prices are away below others
Ladies' Shoes from 68 cents up.
Men s ana Boys Shoes from 98 up.
We Have the Best Stock of Men’s and
Boys’ Hats in Griffin.
Men’s and Boy’s Wool and Fur Hats from 39c up.
Our line of Straw Hats at 50 cents are the same
you pav 75 cents for if you get them anywhere else
but ROGO WSKIE’S. Sea our 10, 20, 25 and 500 line I
of Chiidrm’s Straw Hats.
LARGE ENDOWMENT.
New York Philanthropist Gives Liber
ally to the Church.
New York, April 6. —Ons of the
largest endowment funds ever created
for a church in this city has been
formed by the will of Smith LaFayette
Russell, a retired business man, whe
died March 10.
It will amount to $500,000, and the
testator’s desire is along the line ol
several recent moves to keep alive
church interest in the down-town dis
trict from which many old religious
institutions have removed in recent
years.
The Duane Methodist church in Hud
son street on the lower West Side was
the beneficiary. During the life ol
Mrs. IJtissell a portion on the income
of the fund Is to be her. At her
death the entire sum will be placed
in trust and the income, estimated at
$25,000, will be expended in building
up th echurch. Several Methodist
charitable institutions also will re
ceive sums of $5,000 each.
Little is known of Mr. Russell and
his wife outside of their immediate
friends and neighbors in Washington
Places where they have lived many
years, devoting much of their time to
works of charity.
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION.
Movement for General Improvement ol
Southern Highways.
New Orleans, April 6. —The move
ment for a general Improvement ol
southern highways was inaugurated to
day with the opening of the southern
good roads convention in the hall oi
the Progressive union.
There was a largeattendance of del
egates from six of the southern states.
The convention will urge the organ
ization of the good roads association
in each of the states with ramifica
tions ’n all of the counties and a sys
tematic campaign of education will be
carried on. Legislative cooperation
will be urged and there will also be
co-operation with the national move
ment.
President Sanders, of the Progres
sive union, called the meeting to or
der. Mayor Capdevielle made a briei
address of welcome. There was a
response by President W. H. Moore,
of the national good roads, who traced
the history of the present movement
and pointed out not only the inesti
mable advantages of improved roads
to commerce, but showed the charac
ter of work which It was intended to
do to secure the success of the na
tional movement. The appointment
of committees closed the forenoon ses
sion.
QUARRELED OVER SWEETHEART
School Boys Have Fatal Altercation,
at Chicago Over Girl.
Chicago, April 6.—A quarrel over a
girl, their companion at school, has
culminated in the killing of one 16-
year-old boy by another.
The victim is Paul Jelick, and tl#
slayer is Henry Schaze.
Schaze was arrested and bas con
fessed to the killing, but declares he
shot In self-defense.
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Helena Arrives at Shanghai.
Washingroil, April 6. —The navy de
parts? ent today received a cablegram
from Commander Mason, of the Cin
einnati, at Shanghai, announcing the
arrival there this morning of the gun
boat Helena from New Chwang. Thia
is the first Intimation the department
has had that tha Helena had left Nevt
Chwang.
ORDINAPJ'S WTOfflS.
GEORGIA, Spalding County—Ordinary’s
Office.
Commissioners appointed to set apart
twelvemonths support to Mrs, Susan
Wright and her minor child having per
formed their duty and filed their report in
this office: Let all persons concerned.
Show cause nefore the court of ordinary
at ordinary’s office io Griffin, Ga., by ten
o’clock a. m on first Monday in May,
1904. why such report Should net be made
the judgment oi this court April 4th,
1904. J. A. DREWRY ,
Ordinary.
DISEU BSEMENTS BY ~
County-Commissioners
For the Monh oi March, i 904.
R L Williams, postage $ 100
Paul Head 5 00
Walter B Miller 3 25
Adolphus McWilliams 50
Newton Coal & Lumber Co ... 27 54
W T Freeman 4 75
W T Freeman ... ...... 8 00
Jurors, Bailiffs and Witnesses
City Court 338 20
City Court of Griffin Hire of Con-
victs 147 00
BCH»ad I«''<>
W M Thomas 14 30
Belle D rn 1 00
Southern Bell Telephone Co 5 13
LT) Hiveon 1 10
S F Duffy .... - 490
L D Hutson 6 50
W W chair pion 2 26
E W Hsinmond 66 66
J M Harley .... 23 24
J a. Drewry, lunacy cases 14 00
J A D-ewry, lunac, cases IS 78
B W Pearson 94 81
W W •Champion, expenses of
State convicts 25 00
J Drewry 14 00
R R. Smarr 2 70
J B Reeves, guards 10 00
T B Thurman 32 05
Standard Oil Uc..... 4 80
Abner Day 7 00
J B Reeves 60 00
J C Maddox 27 00
Chas Sawley 28 00
Ben ones 440
K H Yarbrough .... ...1 1’ 0
A C Sorrel 16 66
L I) Hutson 25 00
Earle Wr-ght 11 00
Ben Phillips 1100
May Wright. 7 00
ERA nthony 20 83
J T Moore 8 10
W L Bowers 8 33
W W Champion 8 33
M J Patrick 8 38
W T Fr eman 64 85
I M Goodman 7 00
J A Drewry 2 48
Abner Day 5 00
P S Parmelee 5 30
Griffin Hardware Company 13 55
Hawkins & P Co 3 00
A F Gossett 189 00
H P Eady 57 75
Douglas Glessner 5 00
Harris Drug Co 3 05
H 1 Huckaby 170
S B Sawtell 5 00
Burr-Persons Co 7 65
Dr® wry Drug Store 3 00
Newton Coal & Lumber Co 21 51
L W Goddard & Son 7 50
M Friedman 9 00
Foote Davies Co 13 55
Ynwni'n Electric Mfg Co 31 30
Griffin Light & Waterworks 333
R P McWilliams & Son 241 07
R F Strickland & Co 75 53
J'S Brown 150
Brooks Drug Store 6 35
L C Manley 3 05
Total $1,827 47
NOTICE !
TO CONTRACTORS.
The Board of Commissioni rs 6f Spald
ing County, at their meeting in April,
have decided to erect a cottage on the jail
lot, to cost not more than $750 or SBOO,
a-!> plans and speclficatiots with esti
rna‘<-of cost are requested to be filed
in the commlHsiom rs’ office by the la®
' uesday in May. Ihe commissioners
reserving the sight to reject any or all
bids.
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