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Americus Recorder.!* 1 "*'? d f' e * v - e ,rom 8 f le >'- , Te ! 1! * in « la in ? tan< ; ein wh ‘ c '! th n T!“
us, Mr. Editor, upon wbat prlnci* been a departure in this District,
W. L. QLES8HRR. Editor.
Offlciftl Organ or Webster County.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 3d,.ISM4.
JtllHK CRISPS APPOINTMENTS.
Charles F. Crisp, Democratic nominee
tor 49th Congress from the 3d Congres-
Hionnl District, will address such of his
fellow-citizen as may come ont to hear
him (all are invited) at the following
times and places:
Vienna .. Tuesday Sept. ».
Montezuma Thursday Kept. 11.
Oglethorpe Friday Kept. 12.
KUaville Tuesday Kept. 23,
llawkinsvilie, Thursday Kept. 26.
Abbeville,.. Saturday Sept. 27.
Irwin ville, Tuesday Kept. 30.
Dougins . .\ ..Thursday Oct. 2.
Preston, Tuesday Oct. 7.
Marsfaallvilie, Wednesday Oct. H.
Perry, Friday Oct. 10.
“ Katnrday Oct. 11.
Wednesday Oct. 16.
... Saturday Oct. 18.
...Monday Oct. ?0.
. Wednesday Oct. 22.
.. Katnrday Oet. 2V
... .Tuesday Oct. 2*.
Friday Oct. 31*
Fort V.ll.v,
American,. .
Lee,burg,...
Last man
MoHae,
Dublin,
Mb Vernon,.
Lumpkin,..
THE HEMATURIA!, QUESTION.
Kimtok Kkcoriieii—In your edi
torial nl the 29th, instant, on the
senatorial question, you show con-
illusively that you do not approve
ol the results or the manner in
which they were aecomplislied. In
tills opinion we fully con:tir; hut
We think yon make a mistake when
you intimate that because Sumter
and a hall of one vote from the
county of Macon was cast for the
Hon. J. N. Hudson that thercloie
he is,the nominee. Ordinarily that
would be true. It would bo true
lb this'instance, but for the fact
thet the rotation system has been,
and still is, the system recognized
t heoretically in this, the Thirteenth
Senatorial District. But the rota
tion system, whether wise or un
wise,changes the ordinary rule and
makes nominations in tliu district
peculiar. There are three coun
ties in the district under the rota
tion system. Each county has the
right to select the candidate as
their respective time urrives. Xow
this gives the county whose term,
or time, It is to select the Senator
the right to make the choice. This
right n;av ho exercised by select
ing the candidate from the county,
or from either of the three coun
ties. as they, the citizens of the
county, may determine to do. It
would he lair to presume that in
the exercise of Unit right, the citi
zens of the county woiifcl make the
select ion from bur own citizens,
nut there is nothing in the rotation
systom that makes ic obligatory so
to do. To illustrate: it was eon-
needed that it was Schley’s right,
under thu rotation system, to lur-
niili the candidate for the ap
proaching election. Could not
Sohley have exercised that right
by naming a man from Sumter or
Macon.' Anil if she had seen
proper to have so acte/I, who would !
lie unwilling to say that she had
not had the benefit of the rotation
system as fully ns if she had chosen
a candidate from her own county)’
Tim fact that she did sec proper to
pie can it lie said that Schley nom-j except in the case of the nomina
tion ot the Hon. .1. X. Hudson gix
years ago. He was the nominee
from Schley. When the convention
assembled, notwithstanding this
fact, there was upon the part of
some of the delegates from Sumter
a disposition to treat the gentle
man on that occasion as Mr. Murray
was treated oil this; but a sense of
justice prevailed and the law of ro
tation was observed and the choice
of Schley ratilied. This is the only
instance in which the princi
ple as insisted upon by us has
been questioned, and in that one
instance was repudiated. Xow. the
way the matter presents itself to
inated the candidate? How does
ft show that rotation has been ob
served? Is he the candidate, or Is
lie merely a citizen ol Schley?
What would Schley give for a sys
tern that, not only defeats her
wishes, but puts upon her a man
she does not want? Would not
Schley have infinitely preferred to
have Imd u mao from Macon or
Sumter rather than to have forced
' I upon her one ol her own citizens
whom she did not want?
So much for the system; now as
to the manner of its accomplish
ment: Delegates were chosen from
the three counties, but heloie the
county of Schley bad acted, Sum
ter had had a meeting and had
made war upon Mr. Murray, and
had elected, by a very small vote
of her people, delegates whose
known proclivities were opposition
to Mr. Murray. Xo better reason
was assigned than that lie was sup
posed to lie at war witli the inter
est uf Americus, and as was dem
onstrated Ivy tiie speeches made on
that occasion, his antagonism con
sists of the fact that lie was treas
urer of the Buena A'ista railroad.
Schley, notwithstanding this ac
tion on the part of Sumter, relying
upon the good laitli of the dele
gates ss Democrats, pursued the
even tenor of her way and made
her choice, nominated tier candi
date, anil through her delegates
met the delegates from Sumter and
Macon, believing that the same
faith Schley had always exhibited
to Sumter anil Macon would he ac
corded to her. Wiiat must have
been her surprise when, at the very
tlireshhold of the convention, her
fidelity to the Democratic party
was not only questioned, but site
was placed in a position that forced
her to support n resolution which
virtually abrogated the rotation
system or denied the privilege of
placing before said convention the
candidate whom she Imd nomi
nated.
As one ol tlie weaker comities,-
she did not wish to abandon the
system by her vote; lind because
she was unwilling so to vote, she
was actually prevented from plac
ing before that convention the man
she had nominated.
To our mind, the resolution was
an insult to the convention, ami es
pecially to Schley, as it was well
known that Schley Imd not only
the right to nominate the candi
date. but imd done so. It was in
effect to say to Schley, “we do not
believe that the man you have nom
inated is a Democrat, and we do
not intend that von shall have the
chance of liaving his nomination
ratilied uuleas you will pass a res
olution which in effect annuls the
rotation system."
Mr. Editor, of all the most de-
spicable tyranny kuown to the
world, is that which seeks to op
press and destroy under the form
of well-sounding resolutions. The
TOOLE, McGARRAH & TONDEE,
Warehouse and Commission Herein
says “heretofore all a county Imd
to do was to present a good demo
crat, a gentleman, a man of integ
rity and a roan welt qualified 10,1111
the office." Xow it would be out.
of the way, if not unjust, to say' ^|HTl'RN thank. to their Men.l. of Sumler-nut adjoin
that Mr. Murray is not a gentleman ' " ['»■: vn-i soli- It ft routinusni'f nr the nine III III.' fu!
or that he Is not a man of integri- ii- n-u «nd nuinvinuncoa or
ty, but I respectfully suggest that j COL. T, M. FURLOW
there seemed to be in the conven- ’
.. ^ k tliathf willbe with 11* the comink nea“0n tn thtA captivity Ml Scalesinart, lli* exncHi
turn a difference ol opinion as to . pcrI
bis Democracy and competency.
One test of democracy is a willing- j
ness to abide democratic nomiim- j
tions, and, in truth, this is usually
the easiest test of all, and yet Mr. !
Murray could not stand ii. Non
as to competency, it wil! hardly lie
insisted that Mr. Murray lias any '
more of that than Mr. Hudson. At ;
that hf will be with u* the coming ne:«“on in the c
neb*, coupled with his well known in»ecrit7, ln-ni
r Amoricn«, On-, July 11,1884. mi
s.for their v
e t:ike pie;
»iul fair iloallnj | u r
M. B. COUNCIL.
• •*- WILLIFOKn
COUNCIL & WILLIFORD,
PROPRIETORS OF
GEORGIA WAREHOUSE,
our mind is that Mr, Murray is the; any rate, if a convention settles [ Opera House Work, Americus, (in.
nominee, liaving rcccvcd that honor! anything, if. decides for the occa-; ...
. , , 7 , , . „ . . , . i .. • would call tbe attention of Cotton Planters that wo are uaain lirenimA.
at the hands of Ills fellow citizens sion at least the question ol com- j handle and store tUeir cotton on the moat favorable terms. Our warehouse i.sneu
of Sohlcv. whom under the rotation i potency, and the convent ion has i fire-proof, and separate fromnnyothor buildings, thus insuring low mtesof insiiran, ,
; , , . ., , . . . . j *Ve propose to giveour customers f«ir weights, anil .oenre for them the hielieji
system had the right to name the . decided that Hudson is competent, i bet piion. Thunkful for tile liberal patronage bestowed upon us last year, weask
candidate.
Can the fact timt that nomina-
• just as Schley county didin 1877.
If my answers are not satislac-
eontinuance of tbe asine.
AxOTHF.lt Df.mockat.
tiou was not. confirmed by the dele-! tory, they arc at leost writen in!
gates of Sumter and a half of a | good faith and spirit,
vote from Macon destroy the faot
that be was nominated? And can- . .. “ * ’ ,
. ... Among the recent promulgations 1
tbe fact that Sumter, with the as- f
... ’ from Washington is that in someol :
sistance ol a half vote from Macon, | ...
, , , , ’ ! the southern stales candidates for >
assumes to declare that the Hon. ... !
congress me calling upon the re- j
J. X. Hudson is the nominee so ■
warp facts as to make him such? |
This is a fair way of putting it. j
If we are right, we are unable to j
sec how Mr. Murray fit’lie should |
publican executive committees lor!
money to defeat, the democratic 1
nominees. These men can’t possi- j
bly amount to much as congress- 1
. , men, even if money could elect
determine to run the race) can ,n | them They Hly t|jey , lannol
any sense lie regarded as an l»dc-, ^ e|ecte „ v , ithoill
pendent candidate. . | in election times in their respective
It seems a strange perversion olj d . gtricte ^ [m
terms that a man nominated under j . on ^ j, a
tbe rules which have prevailed for lilnent t0 both tllcir con ' slit .
twenty years is to lie denounced as
unsound as a Democrat because lie
sees proper to obey the voice of the
District officially expressed. This
theory, like the means of his so-
called deteat, is the sophistry of
the minds of those in whose inter
est the departure was invoked.
ScHi.gr.
Hints and themselves.
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choose one of her own eitizens docs , work of destruction had been con-
not change the fact that she might I cocled,and the means of execution
hive claimed the privilege of hav
ing named the
other county.
Yon will sec, Mr. Editor, that
rotation, when applying to the Sen
atorial nomination, means nothing
plnnued, before the convention met.
man from some 1 Murray had to be defeated, it mat-
! terod not what Schley said. Ho
mtiai not be confirmed, though to
defeat him the precedents of twen
ty years had to be trampled under
more or lest than that the several | foot, and the Democratic party of
counties shall each, in their turn, j the district split aesundcr.
nominate, f. e., name the candidate Mr. Editor, one would naturally
lor the district. The fact that i conclude that there must have been
Schley did. on the present ocen-' some great underlying cause to
sion, name Mr. Murray, a citizen I have made such a step necessary,
of her own county, is no denial of i In your cdilorinl referred to you
the right we have insisted upon in - intimate that personal ambition is
this communication. Any other i at the bottom of this matter. We
view ot the question, in our opin-- bad thought as much, and if you
ion. Is eironeous. 1 have the evidence by which it can
We want no better illustration ■ be demonstrated we would be glad
of the correctness ot our opinion , if you would present it to tbe pub.
ban that of the state of things, as lie. If tiie gratification of the am*
they now exist, in this district. It i hition of any one mau is to the
was Schley's time, under the rota-1 good of the Democratic party, then
lion system, :o name—nominate— | wo. confess that the party has out-
the candidate. In the exerrise ofI lived its usefulness. We do not
that right, she did nominate the j believe it, and if the masses knew
Hon. W. P. Murray. When the, that this thing was tbe result of
conventiSn met, whose duty it was, i a cauous, and in the interest of one
under the rotation system, to rati-' or more officials, without regard to
f.v what Schley had done in the ex- ■ the good of tiie public, they would
ereise of that right, said conven- repudiate it.
O glllfj.
Amkhicts, Ga.. Sept. 1, '84.
E hi toe Kkcohiikk—In your issue
of Sunday appeared, under the
head of “Wants to Know," a com
munication. The author expresses
himself su well that I am confident
that be already possesses the light
of which he seems to bo in search,
and 1 doubt not his enquiries are
really intended as ingenious argu
ments; but for the lienelll of the
very few who may not know 1 ven
ture to answer.
There is no reason why “A Dem
ocrat” should not vote for J. X.
Hudson. Ou tliouontrary, theru is
reason why “A Democrat," and all
democrats, should vote for him.
Hudson is “a democrat” himself;
and is the regular nominee of a 1
Democratic convention. Besides -
this, ho is an bonust and upright j
man, fully competent, at least we ;
had Schley’s word for all this in
1877. It makes no dill'crcuce.
whether ue got Schley’s vote in i
the convention or not. The noini- [
nation is just ns binding upon those j
not voting for him and their eon- -
stituents. In truth, if there is any |
difference, it is moro binding upon J
those not voting for him, for it is 1
to be presumed that those who
voted for him will do so without!
being hound. Tbe great object of -
a nominating convention is to see ;
and determine who we shall all!
agree upon and vote for, and when ;
thu nomination is made the nomi
nee is the candidate of each and ;
every democrat in the district.,
Now on the subject of rotation: 1
“A Democrat" does not seem to
need light. There never lias been
any such rule as that laid down by ;
"A Democrat.'' Xo county in this ,
district ever pretended heretofore -
to have nominated a candidate by
its own separate claim, either by
declaring for him at home or by
presenting him to a convention.
The county entitled docs have the j .^11-‘. 3I
rigid to express her preference and
to present him to thu convention.
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HUS. M.T. ELAM LEFT
FOR NEW YORK ON
TIIE 2.-.T11. WILL, HE
HONE UNTIL ABOUT
THE LAST OF SEPTEM
BER. MBS. LEWIS
Wll.l. HAVE CHARGE
OP HER BUSINESS IN
KER ABSENCE, AND
WILL SERVE I1ER ITS-
TOMERS FAITHFULLY.
Jas.Fricker&Bro.
AMERICUS, GA.
About September first we shall move into
our new store, at the old stand, Barlow Block,
Public Square, where we shall open the most
elegant assortment of goods in our line e\ei
brought to Southwest Georgia. At our pres
ent store on Cotton Avenue, we have a large
stock of Watches, Clocks and Jewelry, Solid
Silver and Plated Ware, Pianos, Organs ami
Sewing Machines, and everything else usually
kept in a Jewelry and Music Store, that must
be reduced to save moving and make room
for new goods. Therefore, for the next
Twenty Days, or until we move, will sell any
thing we have in stock at prices lower than
have ever been reached before
lion placed in nomination a man, j The next question we desire to
and hy the unanimous vote of one
county and a half vote of another
county, claima to have nominated
a candidate, a man who did not
receive a vote in tbe convention ap.
palnttog delagates, or a vote of a
dibcuss is, who is the nominee for
Senator in this District? We say,
without the fear of contradiction,
that under the rotation system Mr.
Murray ii the uominee. We defv
anyone in the District to show a
For Sale or Exchange.
n •tetionary engine*, thtee boiler*, planing
But the convention does the uomi-1 "IT;!!;C,
nating. Xow onr late convention ( SSjSL"*"622?£11'2d
yellow pine lumber at fl per 1000 to last tbe mil 1
•everal sear*. Contraeta for million of feet o|
lumber can 1* had In DaHen, wtoer* It can t><
united at any a« aaon of Ute year. A <a«h pur<
• *- i u«e of hou«*9, barn*, comtnu*
_ . a reasonable limo fr*«* of co t
The a'lOVd property I«located on e*»i aide of Uc-
uulpee river, 15 mile* south o Ilavkin*vUlo and
12 mUea eaat <»f Eaitman. The above property
gave Hudson six votes out of eight,
that is a three-fourths majority. I
i Schley was not cast for bim. Bnt
it is true it wan not east for Mr.
ill be qpld cketp for caali or will be eTclian^i'Tl
Murray cither. He got no vote at,
all, and how a man getting no votes 1 A »«°“ 18M - «f
at all ban been nominated over one
who got six out of eight votes is
DISSOLUTION.
IV Jrm cl ).. II. TOMMEY ic CO. Itu dU-
one of the mysteries or recent Sen- j aSkS:
atorial logic. But “A Democrat-1
Come and examine our stock, get our
prices, and we will guarantee that you will
he convinced that we mean what we say
Remember we have great bargains to oiler for
CASH and the time in which to secure them
is limited. Come one, come all. and don I
fail to come early.
9 JAS. PRICKER & BRO.
Americus, Ga., Aug. 13, 1884.
Sflaiiiler Academy.
Having opened the Bylander Academy
I ptopoffe to open, on Monday the 18tU
of August next, u School of High Grade
Koysi and Girin. Terms, rates, eta,
DURHAM’S
IMPROVED
STAMM ID TlRBI Vi:
I* tlie*bf *t r
give* b
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mouiy..
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if MTHw p«m ph let * rer ’
DUOS-, Sew *or*.
. u u..*.. i cheap Lumber
enct- in condnetini
acter I came:
of the good
a
acter I earnestly solicit a liberal patronage
