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“ W. b, OLESSNER. editor.
omclal Organ oftlieCItjr of Amerlcun.
FRIDAY, AUGUST?, 1883.
DEMOCRATIC (STATE TICKET I
Por Governor.
ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS.
For Secretary of State.
N. C. BABNETT.
For State Treasurer.
D. N. SPEEB.
For Comptroller General.
W. A. WRIGHT.
For Attorney General
CLIFFORD ANDERSON.
For L'onttreeamen at largr.
THOMAS HARDEMAN.
SENATORIAL CONVENTION.
By virtue of the authority vested
in me, as Chairman of the Senato
rial Convention for the Thirteenth
District, composed of the counties
of Sumter, Macon and Schley, I do
hereby request delegates from said
counties to convene at Americus,
on Tuesday, August 22(1, at 12 m.,
for the pnrposo of nominating a
Senator for said District.
L. 0. Xii.ks, dim.
July 13, 1882.
To the Democratic Party of :hl Con*
grrsslonal District.
Yon nra requested, through the usiml
uiunberof Delegates, to meet in Conven
tion, at Eastman, Hu., on
TUESDAY, AUGUST Slid, 1S82,
for the purpose of nominating n candid
ate to represent yonr District in Congress,
and to appoint an Executive Committee
for the ensuing term; also to attend to
any other business which may he con
sidered to tlio interest of tlio democratic
p Tlio authorities of tho E. T„ Va. and
Go., Bail Road have kindly oflbrod to re-
dttco tbo faro of delegates to two cents
per mile going to and returning from
said Convention, and the citizens of
Eastman propose to extend to tbo Dele
gates their hospitality during the Conven
tion. A. 0. McARTHCB,
Chin. Dem. Ex. Com. 3rd Cong. Diet.
McAitTiiun, Ha., Juno 22,18H2.
DEMOCRATIC "*EXECUTIVE COM.
M1TTEE.
The following nro the names of tho
now Democratic Excoutivo Com
mittee, elected on the 1st of Au
gust:
15th District—John A. Cobb,
Old ltitb “ —\V. W. Hooks,
New Kith “ —T. M. Furlow,
17th “ —J. F. Bass,
Old 26tli “ —J. A. Wilson,
New2Cth“ — J. D. (Hover,
27th “ —A. S. Cults,
J. C. Honey,
L. B. Boswortli,
K. G. Simmons,
28thDistriet—D. A. Small,
29th “ —J. M.It. Westbrook.
A. S. Cutts, Clmirman.
K. G. Simmons, Scuretary.
THE RESULT.
Last Tuesday Sumter, Scbtey,
Stewart, Macon and Dooly coun
ties selected delegates to attend
the Congressional convention. In
Sumter, Schley and Macon prima
ry elections were held, and in Stew
art and Dooly the delegates were
selected in mass meeting. In Sum-
tor the Crisp delegates were elect
ed by 150 majority. In Schley
Crisp delegates were elected by 43
majority, in Stewart Crisp dele
gates were elected by 48 majority.
In Dooly Cook delegates were elec
ted by a vole of four to one. Wc
have no full returns from Macon,
hut enough is known to say that
Cook delegates were elected by a
handsome majority. Pulaski will
wind up the campaign to-morrow.
The counties in tlio district stand
as follows:
L’rUp Cook.
Codec 2
Dodge unistructcd
Dooly 2
Irwin 2
Lee 2
Macon 4
Montgomery 2
Pulaski not voted
Schley 2
Stewart 4
Sumter 4
Taylor 2
Telfair 2
Webster 2
Wilcox !
RIVERS AND HARBORS.
Thomas county sent in her
first bale or cotton on the 1st of
August.
The Thomaavillo Knterprise is
responsible for the story that a
farmer of Thomas county raised
128 bushels of corn on one acre
of land.
It would seem to be hot up
north. A telegram dated J uly 29th
says of fourteen eusis of sunstroke
reported that day, four of them
proved fatal.
Uobcson’s house of representa
tives having failed to concur in the
senate amendments to the naval
steal bill, it is now In order to in
quire wlmt Kohcson proposes lo
do almut it ?
The cost of living is a good
problem to wrestle with, eveu in
warm weather, for with war loom
ing up in the East, the price of
breadstull and meat is anything
but on tho decline.
Arabi Bey calls it “loot:” Brady
calls it “ginger;” Hubbcll calls it
“political assessment;’’ Itobcson
calls it “navy construction,” and
Congress calls it “river and harbor
improvements.” The world at
largo, however, still calls it “steal
ing.”
Commenting on the political sta
tus in the South, tlio New York
World mentions two very signifi
cant facts; First, that the Inde
pendent party that was at one time
forming in almost every State has
now no separate existence any
where. In the tew States where it
even pretends to have life it has
lormed an o|>en coalition with the
Uoimblican party. Second, that
the Democrats of the South are
unanimous in their demands for
tho abolition of the internal reven
ue tax. It notes that no conven
tion of importance has met this
year which has not included this
demand in its resolutions, and
Democratic candidates for Con
gress have already begun to insist
upon it with great emphasis in
stump speeches.
22 10
This virtually settles tho contest,
as it is not probable that the con
vention will adopt tile two-thirds
rule, and even if it docs Crisp will
probably ho ablo to secure the oth
er two votos necessary for a two-
thirds vote.
Whiio in Gen. Cook the district
will lose an clllcient and faithful
representative, it is to be congrat
ulated that his place will be filled
by one whom we have every reas
on to believe will prove equally
competent and faithful. If the
contest lias been a closely fought
olio, it is because both candidates
were deservedly popular and men
whom the people lmd delighted to
honor, and Gen. Cook’s defeat is
not due to any dissatisfaction with
the manner in which ho lias dis
charged the duties of his office,
but to a desire on the part of the
people to rotate the offices. It is
to be hoped that all feeling cn
gendered by this contest will now
subside and all accupt (he will of
the majority with good grace and
a determination to stand by the
nominee.
MEETING 0F*~I'll ^DEMOCRATIC
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Americus, Gu., July 29 th, ’82.
(juorum present. Gn motion
the following resolutions were
adopted.
Resolved, That on Saturday, the
19th day of August, a primary
election will be held at theditferent
prccints oi the County, to elect lour
dolcgatcs to represent this County
in tltc Senatorial Convention to
meet at Americus on the 22nd of
August, to nominate a candidate
for the Senate from this District.
Jlesolved further, At said primary
election two candidates will lie
nominated by ballot lo represent
Sumter County in the next House
of Representatives.
Resolved further, Thai said elec
tion be conducted as nearly as
practicable according to the rules
and regulations govcrnini! elections
under tiie laws i f Georgia, and
that tbo members of the Executive
Committee of their respective dis
tricts be charged with the duty of
procuring new managers of said
elections and ol using their best ef
forts to see that the election is con
ducted fairly.
Resolved further, That at said
election ail known Democrats ot
of tho couaty who will, under tho
laws of Georgia, be competent to
vole for members ol the General
Assembly in October be eligible as
voters.
Resolved further. That ou the
day of tbe election the various
managers shall certify the result of
the respective ‘ districts and for
ward to the Democratic Execu
tive Committee, and by them con
solidated on the Monday there
after. A. 8. Cutts, Chairman.
E. G. Simmons, Secretary.
'. The Republicans of Georgia met
in convention at Atlanta on Wed
nesday, and finding there
enough to make two conventions,
immediately split and -organized
two conventions. Up to Wednes
day night they had made no nom
inations.
Congress has passed the river
and harbor appropriation bill over
tho President’s vote. *
Washington, August 1-—The
following is the full text of the
President’s message vetoing the
river and harbor bill:
To the house of representatives:
Having watched with much inter
est the progress of house bill No.
6242, entitled an act making ap
propriations for tbe construction,
repair and preservation of certain
works on rivers and harbors and
for other purposes; and having
since it was received, carefully ex
amined it, after mature considera
tion administered, I return it
herewith to the house of represen
tatives, in which it originated,
without my signature and with roy
objections' to its passage. Many
of tbe appropriations in the bill are
clearly for tbo general welfare and
are most benetieent in tbeir char
ade!. Two of the objects for which
provision is made were by me con
sidered so important that I felt it
my duty to direct to them the at
tention of congress. In my annual
message in December last, I urged
the vital importance of legislation
for the reclamation of the marshes
and for the establishment of har
bor lines along the Potomac front
of Washington. In April last, by
special message I recommended an
appropriation for the improvement
of the Mississippi river.
THE .OBJECTIONS STATED.
It is not necessary that I say
that when my signature would
make the bill appropriating for
these and other valuable national
objects, law, it is with great reluc
tance, and only a sense of duty
that 1 withheld it. My principal
objection to the bill is that it con
tains appropriations for purposes
not for the common defense or
general welfare, and which do not
promote commerce among the
states. These provisions, on the
contrary arc entirely for the bene
fit of particular localities, in which
it is proposed to make improve
ments. 1 regard such appropria
tions of the public money ns be
yond tho powers given by the con
stitution to congress and the presi
dent. I feel more bound to with
hold my signature from the bill,
because of tbe peculiar eviU which
manifestly result from this infrac
tion of the constitution. Appro
priations of this nature, to be de
voted purely to local objects, tend
to increase in number and in
amount, as the citizens of one state
find that the monoy to raise which
they in common with tbe wliolo
country are taxed, is to be expend
ed for local improvements in an
other state, they demand similar
benefits for themselves, ami it is
not unnatural Hint they should
seek to indemnify themselves for
sucli use of the public funds by sc
ouring appropriations for similar
improvements in their own neigh
borhood. Thus, ns tiie bill becomes
more objectionable, it secures more
support. This result is invnrible
and necessarily follows tbe neglect
to observe the constitutional limi
tation imposed upon the law-mak
ing power.
PREVIOUS APPROPRIATIONS RE VIEWED.
Appropriations for river and har
bor improvements have, under tbe
influences to which I have alluded,
increased year by yenr out ot pro
portion to the progress of tiie
country,great as that lias been. In
1870, the aggregate appropriation
Was $3,975,900; in 1875,$6,648,517-
50; in 1880, $8,976,500, and in 1881,
appropriated $18,743,875. While
feeling every disposition to leave
to the legislature the. responsibili
ty of determining what amount
should he appropriated for the
purpose of the bill, so long us
tlio appropriations are confined to
the object indicated by tiie grant
of power, I cannot escape tiie
conclusion that as a part of the
law-making power of the govern
ment, the duty devolves upon me
to outhold my signature from the
bill containing appropriations,
which in my opinion, greatly ex
ceed in amount to the needs of the
country tor the present fiscal year.
It being the usage to provide mon
ey for those purposes by annual
appropriation bills, the president is
in effect direct to expend so large
an amount of money within so brief
a period that the expenditure can-
not be made economically and ad
vantageously. Tbe extravagant ex
penditure of tiie public money is
an evil not to be measured by the
value of that money to tbe people
who are taxed lor it. They sus-:
tain a greater injury in the demor-!
alizing cflect produced upon those
who nro entrusted with official du-
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Americus, Ga., July 2, 1882-,'tm
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that ia no case shall expenditure
for an v one purpose exceed the sum
now designated by the bill for that j v,»r..osoiiu;
purpose. I feel authorized to make i lilue io wort- out ihe
this suggestion because of tbe duty j
imposed upon the president by tbe
constitution to recommend to the ;
consideration of congress such j I -J- I
measures as shall be judged ueecs- j -*—
sary and expedient, and because it 1
is my earnest desire that the pub-!
lie works which are in progress :
shall suffer no injury. Congress ,
will also be convened again in
about lour months, when this whole '
subject can he open for considera
tion.
Chester A. Arthur.
A correspondent who is familiar
with the match industry in this
country gives to an exchange some
pertinent information showing the
cflect of the tax and the reason the
manufacturers have been using all
their influence to have it retained.
Large purchasers of stamps ob
tain them at a discount of from five
to ten per cent, and are allowed
sixty days in which to make pay
ment. Those who are unable to
get more than fifty dollars at once
must pay* cash and in full. On
every gross of boxes of matches
the price is $2.10, of which the tax
is $1.44. The selling price of 144
boxes of matches, tax off, is there
fore 60 cents, ami Hie purchasers
must pay in addition a tax of 220
pur cent. The abolition of the lax
would not only reduce the price of
matches in proportion to the tax,
but considerably more,as it would
permit the competition of small
manufacturers.
The Norfolk Landmark makes
un excellent suggestion us a basis
for a new law concerning dueling.'
It advocates the passage of an act
of the Assembly commanding the
Sheriff to conduct each fight at
short range, nnd to keep it up un
til there is a funeral. Such a law,
it thinks, would speedily tend to
make dueling unpopular.
Tiie Philadelphia J'ress tell of a
dentist who was visited Iiy a loving
couple about to part for a year or
two, who were so devoted Hint they
insisted upon exchanging physical
tokens of regard; so the dentist
drew one of the lady’s largest back
teeth and’one Jot the gentleman’s,
transplating each in the jaw from
which the other eainc. But within
half a year the lady innrricd anoth
er fellow, upon hearing which her
lover lmd the faithless one’s tooth
extracted from his mouth and threw
it into a spittoon.
Wesifyan Female Institute,
STAUNTON, VIRGINIA.
0|H>iift September 20th 1882. One of tlio FI rat
HelionU for VoiiUff h»iH« lu tin*
Uuttcri StntCM. .Surrouiidinun teuutiful.
* "* pit* from 18 StHtc*.
REV. WM. A. HARRIS, D.T)., I’ree’t,
Oliver Oliver,
MANUKAO ri'RERS AXD.DKAI.KRS IX
Cornel' Jiiukxon anil .lelferson Streets,
AMERICAS,
GEORGIA.
Annoimoemonta.
~The friend* of W. M. HAWKES re-
Hpuctfnlly announce him ns n cnmlidute
for election to the next Georgia Legisla
ture, subject to the Democratic nomi
nation.
Mu. Editor.—Please announce the
nnmo of Capt, J. L. Adderton as a suita
ble candidate from Sumter for tho next
Legislature. His past record bus given
universal satisfaction.
Twenty-Sixth District.
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First-Class Buggies,
(TOP AND NO TOP,)
PONY PHAETONS,
ONE AND TW0-H0RSE WAG0NS1
y find will poll at prices a* low a* the same clam of work ean.be laid dowu here
id nave tho purchaser the freight. Wo also fako orders for
EXTENSION TOP CARRIAGES
OF AM. STYLES,
Hid Will gel t
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laalertal.
•m tih lir-'t class in every particular, i
lakers and aiway* have on hand 4 l
WE GUARANTEE EVERYTHING WE BUILD
j be strictly flr-t-cla<*«,
price. We give special attention 1
•msT TIF.OF.IVF.D.
Repairing- and Remodeling Old Buggies,
a* we l‘®ve better facilities tor manufacturing and repairing anything in the carriage lini than any
other establishment in Southwest Georgia. Call and examine our stock and prices before buying,
we are »atlNlied that we eau furnish you a first'elans article for less money than the name can lie da-
plicated by ar.y other firm. Don’t take .. U r word for It, but cali and tee us.
Americus. (la., April :10th, 1882. 3^
NEW
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HALL PROGRAMMES
WEDDING INVITATIONS
I.AUOKJSTOCK UK
ty through all tiie ramifications of! FINE PAPERS
the government.
A SUGGESTION TO POP OFF.
Those objections could bo met
was n nd every constitutional purpose
readily obtained, should congress
enact that onc-half only of the ag
gregate amount provided for in the
bill be appropriated for expendi
ture during tiie fiscal year, nnd
that the sum so appropriated be
expended only for such objects
named in the bill as tbo secretary
of war, under direction of the pres
ident, shall determine, provided
I liutc rcne-tl the Americus, Ga. July 15, 1H82.
i I respectfully announce to my farmer
; tvn , Rnsmpim T | I p[nnR I It HICK BUILDING, customer, and the plantersof this section
AND BUSINESS I ARDS . ’ » generally, (hut I pave ngain leased this
ALWAYS ON HAND.
IN PRICES AND WORK
WE ABK ALWAYS READY TO i
COMPETE WITH
MACON OR ATLANTA. •
OFFICE ON COTTON AVENUE I
AMERICUS, GA. '
no the Ka«t able of the TuMIc Square,
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| which I will repair and have ready to store cotton
tn the coming season. My friend* and the public
; are asked to jutronUe In*. K.speUfully,
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town. Terms and 03
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Mch.14.ly
a week in your
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Portland, Malms.
Warehouse, and will be prepared tho
| coming seoKon. with nnusual facilities, ti>
! advance the interest of my patrons. A
| long experience in tbe business, aided by
an earnest desire to please, is, I think, a
sufficient guarantee that satisfaction will
be given.
1 will have au able corns of assistants,
: chief among them Mnj. T. M. FUBLOW,
who has given tbe planters such satisfac
tion as scalesman for the past two sea
sons by his fair dealing and conrtesy.
C. W. FELDER.
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