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THE AMERICAS DAILY TIMEfe-RECORDER: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1891.
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THE TIMES-RECORDER,
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Tbs Amkriccs Retokder Established 1879.
Till Americus Time* Esta hushed 1890.
CoNsoLiDAi ed, April., 1891.
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Basoom Myrick, Editor and Manager,
THE TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY,
Americus, Ga.
Americus, Ga., Sept. 16, 1891.
Ameiiicts has come to the front with
an enthusiastic Democratic club. The
boys aro organizing all (along the line—
and each meeting causes some blatant
Third-partyite to fill the air with h's
■Illy threats.—Atlanta Herald.
Blaise is said to feel better and the
Harrison outlook has accordingly drop
ped into the gloom about four shades
deeper. Katlier queer it seems that
Blaine cannot feel cheerful without cor
respondingly depressing the whole re
mainder of the administration. Yet
that appears to be the exact state of the
case.
The rain-compelling experiments of
Melbourne in Wyoming are not carried
on at the expense of tlio government, as
those at Drycnfortli in Texas are. Mel
bourne's experiments are cheap; Dryen-
fortb's are costly. Dryenforth wants an
extra appropriation from congress to
continue his experiments; but he will
not he any more successful as a treasury
compellur than bo has been as a rain
compellcr.
The expenditures for pensions for the
fiscal year ending June30,1691, as now
officially stated, amounted to $124,415,-
951.40. In the fiscal year ending June
30, 1800, we paid $100,357,534, while in
the year before that wo paid $87,744,-
779.11. In the last ten years our pen
sion payments hare amounted to $770,-
282,100.07. The cost of the German
army, it may be interesting to note, is
for this year estimated at $80,979,733.
Besides our pensious our army costs
$30,000,000.
The People's Party has taken the
field In Massachusetts and nominated a
state ticket, but It Is safe to say that the
new party will out a very small figure In
the coming election, owing to the fact
that farming is an insignificant industry
in the Old Bay State as compared with
her enormous manufactures. Aside
from this the tariff Is the issuo upon
which the Massachusetts people have
and are divided and they will support
either one or tbo other of the two big
parties, instead of heeding such a side
show as the third party movement.
It is about Bottled that Cl rkson,
Quay’s first lieutenant In the last cam-
paign, and one of the manipulators of
the Wanamaker fund, will take the posi
tion as secrotary of war. Harrison is
strengthening his fences for the cam
paign of 1892. He wants a renomina-
tion, and having put Secrotary Foster on
deck to secure Ohio, uow he proposes to
bring Clarkson luto the field, and thus
gather In tho votes of Iowa and some of
tbo other northwestern states, where
Clarkson Is regarded os a little Republi
can "tin god on wheels."
Applicants for official positions in
tho government departments at Wash
ington are so numerous and importu
nate and pathetic in their appeals that
the appointment clerk of the interior
department says he has to keep his
heart locked up In tbo safety vaults of
tho department as a protection against
moving tales of woo that are every day
brought before him by the score. Fur
ther appointments, just now, he says,
are a mathematical impossibility, be
cause tliore is neither room nor money
for more people than are already en
gaged. Still people will persist in
struggling for government appointments
when they could make much more
money in a far more satisfactory way In
civil life.
Opening a political campaign with a
kissing bee by way of Invoking popular
sympathy for the wife thus placed upon
exhibition is certainly rather a peculiar
proceeding. But that performance on
the part of Candidate Fassett evidently
shows that he intends to conduct his
campaign for the governorship of Xew
York largely upon the public sympathy
for his wife and mother evoked by their
heroic fortitude in allowing him to kiss
them ou a public political platform.
That sort of sentimental blppodromlng
may for a time divert attention from the
construction of the platform. But it is
not a permanent diversion. Doubtless
Candidate Fasset was somewhat prompt
ed to that domestic device by the furore
that Mr. Cleveland's marriage created
and the attention it attracted to bis
young wife. But political ambition
scarcely justifies a man in trading upon
hi, affection for bis family or placing
them on exhibition to attract votes.
CHBlSTOI’llKK COLUMBUS.
The Abbe Pressuti, a historian at the
Vatican, will shortly publish a pamphlet
on the centenary of Christopher Colum
bus, in which he will bring to light a
point in the history of the great naviga
tor hitherto unknown. He will prove
by documents never before published
that it was mainly through the efforts of
tbs Pops’s nuncio at Madrid that Colum
bus obtained the co-operation of the
Bptnlsh court
A IIANCiEHOlS EXPERIMENT.
The Tihes-Recordeh has had occa
sion more than once to condemn as un
wise and Injurious to the state, such
legislatiou as is now sought to be enact
ed in the Berner railroad bill.
This bill, representing the essence of
the prejudice against railroads, is now
before the legislature by a favorable re
port of Mr. Berner's own committee, to
which its reference was made, to insure
such a report back to the house.
That this report was made ouly by a
vote of eight to seven, is regarded as
equivalent to a defeat of the measure.
In fact, foreseeing its defeat in its
original extreme shape, its moat danger
ous feature, that of forfeiting the rail
roads' charters, was eliminated by Mr.
Berner himself, who saw too plainly the
temper of the people, to persist in the
attempt to force so radical a measure
through the legislature. It is now
sought to have the bill as modified be
come a law, under the specious pretense
that there is no danger in it.
The sole plea in justification of such
legislation Is, that the constitution of
1877 demands that its provisions against
the destruction of railway competition
by combinations “be onforced by appro
priate legislation.” All fair-minded
people are fully aware that the creation
of the railroad commission under the
Fort-Itankin kill filled the measure of
the “appropriate legislation*' called for
by the constitution of 1877; and it is au
overwhelming point against the Berner
bill that the constitutional convention
specifically refused to authorize just
such legislation as this kill embodies,
on tile ground that it would "bo pro
ductive of litigation and blackmail.’’
But apart from the obvious useless
ness of this measure, there stands forth
a powerful argument against all such
methods; and The Times-Kecorder
urges the people and the legislature to
carefully consider it; It is, that this con
tinued and unnecessary agitation affects
injuriously the market value of all
Georgia securities; thus rendering the
development of the state by railroads
difficult, if not impossible. But for her
development by these railroads tbe.past
fifteen years, Georgia would be to-day a
howling wilderness; and yet this very
bill means in plain English the financial
destruction of every railroad company in
Georgia.
If the Berner bill should by any mis
fortune become a law, not a railroad in
Geotgla could raise a dollar in the North
or Europe to build, equip, improve or
develope their property, Capital would
steer clear of any state whose laws “en
courage litigation and blackmail” against
railroads.
The people of Southwestern Georgia
have little personal interest in any of
those lines whose charters or leases are
to he directly affected by this bill; and
hence Tue Times-Recorher can fairly
oppose such measures as pernicious, on
tlie high ground that the people of Geor
gia at large are made to suffer loss by
reason of such anarchical attacks on
railway property.
The securities iu whicli the people of;
this section are mostly interested, are
Southwestern railroad stock, and the !
bonds and stocks of tho Savannah, j
Americus <& Montgomery Railroad Com- 1
pany and the Americus Investment Com-!
pany, none of which are affected, ex-!
cept sympathetically, by the attack ou |
the the leases and consolidations of tho j
lines constituting the Richmond Terml-1
nal Company. Very few'of our people!
have any interest in the affairs of this j
company, only in so far as wlmt affects
it, affects Southern development gener- j
ally and Georgia development iu par- j
tlcular.
Yet everybody hero knows that the !
proposed action of the Legislature since
July has materially depressed the securi
ties of the Southwestern railroad, the
Savannah, Americus A- Montgomery rail'
road aud tho Americus Investment Com'
pauy, not because they can be affected
by anything the Legislature can do; but
because the Investing public North and
in Europe feel a big financial disgust to
wards investments in any state that wilt
even tolerate tho serious discussion of
such radical measures as are now pend'
ing; and capitalists, classing every sort
of securities in Georgia in one common
category will avoid them all as they
would a pestilence.
It is true that the financial striugency
prevailing since last October Is tho cause
of a portion of the shrinkage in Georgia
securities; but It cannot be denied that
what has keen said in tho Legislature
has doue as much more towatjn this de
pression. Witness the fact that 8. A. &
M. bonds and Southwestern stock drop
ped about ten per cent, simultaneously
with the adoption of the “investigation"
resolutions by the Legislature.
The people of Sumter, Dooly, Wilcox,
Stewart, Webster and other adjacent
counties have too much at stake in the
past and future development of this sec
tion to remain quiet, and without pro
test permit a few demagogues in the
legislature to lead Georgia to destruc
tion, on the pretense that tho state
must be saved by the “crushing of mo
nopoly”—a bugaboo existing chiefly in
the vote-craving minds of a few embryo
statesmen in the legislature, who would
put a receiver in charge of every rail
road in tho state for a scat in congress.
In the interest of the people of Geor
gia The Timks-Recohdeii calls upon tho
legislators to defeat this useless and
dangerous assault upou the railway
B roperty of the state, believing in the
gbt of experience, that the railroad
commission has ample power to stop
all encroachments of monopoly; and if
it is ever found that such is not the
case, then is the time to confer ad
ditional power.
Let it be remembered that “sufficient
onto the day is the evil thereof."
FAITHLESS TOM WATSON. j
The following comparison is drawn by i
the Charleston News and Courier:
"In what striking contrast with the j
conduct of this faithless ‘Georgia States-'
man' it the oonduct of Senator Irby, of
South Carolina. Both of them were ;
elected as Democrats. Mr. Watson is j
going to stand by the Ocala platform 'if j
I meet my political death by it.' Sena
tor Irby is a member of the Alliance,
and favors the Ocala demands from top
to bottom, ‘but if,' says he, ‘they are re
pudiated by the Democratic convention,
then I shall stand by the action of the
convention. I will stay in the Demo
cratic party if I am the last man left.
But Mr. Watson is not a Democrat. No
man can be a Democrat who sets the
creed of an outside secret oath-bound
organization above the creed of the
party. The Georgia Democracy will be
far better off with Mr. Watson's room
than with his company."
NEW:GOODS
-A.T-
Allen & Allen
408 Jackson st.
We wish to an
nounce to the ladies
that our store room is
nearing completion and
in a few days »ve will
be able to exhibit the
finest line of Nolions,
Novelties, Etc., in the
city.
We extend a cor
dial invitation to all to
come and see us.
Resp’y,
ALLEN & ALLEN.
Beall & Oakley’s.
We Cordially invite the trading public to
call and examine our stock of New Goods.
We have just received and have marked to
meet LOW COTTON prices, the most com
plete line of
Dry Goods,
Dress Goods,
Notions, Etc.
to be found in this market. We invite an in
spection, fully confident that our stock is
second to none in Style, Variety and Price.
In our btock can be found
Beautiful Novelty Suits 1
Handsome Plaid Dress Goods,
Lovely Bedford Cords. Henriettas, Etc.
Our line of Black and Colored Silks is
complete.
Elegant Nuns Veiling for mourning veils.
Call and see us,
BE0LL & OAKLEY,
313 LAMAR STREET,
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
T A. KLUTTZ,
Architect and Superintendent,
* Americus, Georgia.
Lamar street—Murphey Balldlng. 2-1
J. WORSHAM
DENTIST,
• Office over People's National Bank.
1 M. B. WESTBROOK, X. D.
£ PHYHICI AN AND SURGEON.
1 Office and residence, next bonse to c. A
untlngton, Church street. feb7tf
f A. FORT X. D.
| Office at Dr. Eldridge’s drug store. Can
J*be found at night In his room, over
Eldridge’s drug store, Barlow Block.
ianS-91-tf
)*■ **&Y81CIan a’Id surgeon.
' Office at Dr. Eldridge’s Dntg Stoi e.
Cab
DOCTORS J. B. AND A. B. HINKLE
Have one of the beet furnished and beet
equipped doctor’s offloee In the South, No. 811
Jsckson street, Americas, Ga.
General Surgery and treatment of the ,
Eye, Ear, Throat and Nose
A Specialty.
C HA9. A. BROOKS. M. D.*~
(Graduate of Bellevue Hospital Medical
College. N. Y„ twice graduate of N. Y.
Poet Graduate Medical School,Chief Surgeon
8. A.M. R. R.etc.) Offer* his professional ser
vices as a general praetltoner to the citlsens
of Americus and surrounding country. Spe
cial attention given to operative surgery,
Including the treatment or hemorrhoids, fis
tula. stricture, catarrh, and all diseases of
Anus, Rectum, Genitourinary system and
note and throat. Offloe in Marphey building
Lamar 4U Connected by speaking tube
with Eldridge’s Drug 8tore. Call* should be
left or telephoned there during the day. At
night call at residence on Lee 8t. or tele
phone No. 77. apr29tf
E A. HAWKINS,
. ATTORNEY AT LAW.
* Office up stairs on Granberry corner.
w.
F. WALLIS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Americus, Ga.
Is the strongest
Home-indorsed
Medicine
In the world.
Ky wife has been afflicted for six yean with a
B oat dreadful Blood Poison of some kind, celled
‘tema by eminent physician*. .During this period
ahe waa treated by several specialists. Has taken
quantities of all the blood purifier* on the market,
without realtor* any special benefit. Hfce l* now
using Wooldridge's Wonderful Cure, a few buttles
of which have made a complete cure. I unhesitat
ingly recommend It as the beat bkxxl purinrr ertr
discovered. Yours truly, A. C. XcGLREE.
Columbus, Ga., March 33, ISA.
KAXCTSCTCaCb MX
WOOLDRIDGE WONDERFUL CURE CO.,
Co'nmbus, Ga.
FOR SALE hi ALL DRUGGISTS
A Household Remedy
FOR ALL
BLOOD and SKIN t
DISEASES
B. B. B.
Botanic Blood Balm
lx Cl. roe SCROFULA, ULCERS. SALT '
n lures rheum, eczema. (
lorn of malignant SKIN ERUFtlON. be- |
.Idea b.ln, .Mcadou. I. toning e,lb, .
Hit., and rcitorln, lb. ccnalltatlcn,'
.hen Impaired from tin cause. It, I
almost lupernttbral beatln, properttei (
juitlt, a, in guaranteeing a ran. II,
direction, in lolled.
8ENT FREE -BSFSVJZr.-
BLOOD BALM CO.. Atlanta. Ga.
The Best Place
In South-west Ga.
W.’
Americus, Ga.
Prompt attention given to nil business placed
in my hands. Office In Bsrlow blocs, room 6.
Feb. 6, tf
A. HIXON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
• Americus, Ga.
Office In Bncley building, opposite the
Court Houae. Prompt Attention given to
all business.
|un5-tf.
T L. HOLTON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
' • Abbeville. Ga.
Will practice In all the oounties of the
State. Prompt attention given to all col
lections entrusted to my care. tl
ANSLEY & ANSLEY,
A ttorneys at law, Americus, Ga.
Will practice In the counties of Sum
ter, Schley, Macon, Dooly, Webster, Stew
art, In the Supreme Court, and the United
States Court.
r
MATHEWS,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
221% Forsyth street, Americas, Ga.
Will practice in all the Courts And In the Coun
ty Court for the next twelve months.
12-24 d&wly.
Wellborn f. Clarke. Frank A. Hooper.
CLARKE Jc HOOFER,
ttorneya at Law
AMERICUH, GEORGIA
mayl5-d-w-ly
Walter K. Wheatley, J. B. Fitzokrald
Wheatley & Fitzgerald,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Office: 4ne Jackson 8t., Up Stairs,
AMERICUH, s GEORGIA
JanT-tf
C. B. HUDSON, | L.
of Schley county. |
IUDSON & BLALOCK,
Will practice In all courts. Partnership limited
to civil case*. Office up stairs, corner Lee and
Lamar street, in Artesian Block. dec21-d-wly
TO BUY
GOOD SHOES
AT FAIR PRICES
IS AT
JOHN R. SHAW’S
“EAGLE” SHOE STORE,
119 Forsyth St.
americus, Ga.
Great assortment, Latest Styles and No.
1 Qualities; for little, big, old and young.
No Better Stock to be found anywhere.
E. G. SIMMONS, W. H. KIMBROUGH
SIMMONS & KIMBROUGH,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Harlow Hlook, Room 4.
Will practice In both State and Federal Courts.
Strict attention paid to all business entrusted to
them. Telephone No. 105. 12-10-90tf
W. B. Gcekky. DuPont Gukrky
Americus, Ga. Macon, Ga,
GUEBRY & SON,
L AWYERS, Americus, Ga. Office In Peo
ple’s National Hank Building, Lamar
street. Will practice In Sumter Superior
and County Courts, and In the Supreme
Court. Our Junior will regularly attend
the sessions of the Superior Court. The
firm will take special cases In any Superior
Court on Southwestern Railroad.
G. 1
OFL-inpa 124% Peachtree Street Atlanta.
urriLba Jnoon, ^ Barlow Bl’k, Americus
Plans and specifications furnished for
buildings of all descriptions—p*iblio budd
ings especially. Communications by mall
to either office will meet with prompt at
tention. Wm. Hall, Superintendent A merl-
cus office.
iTILLIAMSOX * EARL,
W l
CIVIL AND SANITAHY ENGINEERS.
Plans and estimates for water supply,
sewerage and general engineering work*
Construction superintended, sewerage a
LUMBER
SHIJSTGKLES.
After having our mill thoroughly over
hauled, we are now prepared to furnfab
Lumber and Shingles os cheap, or
cheaper, than anybody. Addreu u* at
Americus.
Wiggins & Herndon.
aug2S d£w2m
LOANS.
Loam negotiated at LOWEST RATES,
bay payments, on dty or farm lands.
J. J. BAmtaucT,
net 5 ly Americas, Georgia.