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Newspaper Page TextA MERICUS RECORDER. j». I.. .II.KHSNKH. ICdlMr. Official Organ of City of Americas. Offlclal Organ of SnmtjSr County, ttoictal Organ or Webster County. THURSDAY, JUNE IT.I8E6. TO DEMOCRATS 01' WEBSTER CO. The Democratic voters of Webster eonnty are requested to meet at the court bonee in Preston, on SATURDAY, JUNE 26. at VR o'clock A. «. far the purpose of selecting delegates to the gubernatorial and congressional conventions, and to sleet a new executive committee. Every Democrat in the county i« earnestly re quested to attend this meeting. J. B. Hudson. Cbm’u. W. H. Cosby, Beo'y. The “bosvtest rainfalls’’ ever known are occurring these days. The vote in Fulton county was as follows.* Gordon 2066, Bacon 559. The Constitution publishes Hon. Dupont Guerry’s speech at Fort Valley. Dougheity county will nelect delegates to the State convention on the 1st <>f July. The New Jersey Republicans are going to try and run in a governor on the temperance wave. That was a “brilliant record” which the Republican made for Us Congressional candidate last Sat urday. Macon county acts to-day ontbo gubernatorial question. It will be a close fight, as both parties claim the county. The Savannah News still lavors the nomination ol some other man than either Gordon or Bacon for Governor. It has been claimed for Mr. Me Arthur that be was an able finan cier. His financial investments in 8umier county do not justify these Claims. The next candidate who “se cures” the political influence of the Republican ought to ho sure and take a mortgage on its editors, so as to at least seonre one vote. The citizens meeting held last Saturday was evon moro unani mous and efiective In Us rebuke to the Republican than the one it pooh poohed a couple ol weeks sgo. Despcdeza striatica is spreading all over the Southern States. But don’t be alarmed. It is not a new discaso or another edition of the labor troubles, but only a useful kind of clover. Our Gordon friends certainly have no cause to complain of the Recorder’s campaign table this morning. They can always depend upon its being correct, no matter which candidate is on top. Genersl Gordon became s can didate in response to demands from his friends in sll parts of the State, and he entered into the campaign with not the slightest idea that be shool^ be called on to defend bis Charnoter, with not the slightest ides that ho would beca'Ied on to reply to charges that the pec pie of Georgia had already pronounced false and futile.—Atlanta Consti« tution. Gen. Gordon made bis opening speech of the campaign in Ameri cas, four days after be was an nounced as a candidate, and the burden of his speech was in answer to charges which he said had been made against him. If any one is responsible for n personal cam paign, it is Gen. Gordon, for he opened the ball at Amencus. His entire speech was taken up in aus swering charges which ho declared had been made against bis personal character. Ilia opponent, up to that time, had not made any speeches and had never made any charge of any character against Gen. Gordon. He, however, in bis speech at Americus, made the first personal charges against Maj. Ba con. Gen. Gordon can hardly pose as a martyr, (or be made the first personal attacks in the campaign. In fact, he sought from the first to makes vindication campaign of it, and has sought out everv charge that he could find In every obscure newspaper and made it a pretext to pose as a martyr and to go into paroxysms of virtuous indignation. Aud bis Constitutional organ has ably seconded him in his efforts. The "vindication” and “martyr” business has been well and success fully worked in Georgia, and Gen Gordon has had illustrious prece dents, to follow, and had every reason lo tliinkthaia“vindicai.ion’’ campaign was bis best chance. He may be as successful in it as (hose who have preceded him,butil does not cornu <*i'h very good grace Uiat his organ should charge that this course was forced upon him, and the nine ought lo come, if it has not, when a man’s pub lic recoid can be investigated and commented upon without making a martyr of him. AX ELOQUENT TRIBUTE. No man ever received a more eloquent tribute as to the esteem in which bis people hold him than did Hon. 0. F. Crisp on Saturday last. It waa more eloquent, more heart felt, more convincing, than any speech that tongue could utter or article that pen could write. It was truly the voice of the people, united in those highest words of praise: “ Well done, thou good and faithful servant.” A RELIEF. Under th's beading the Atlanta Capitol makes the tnllowing felici tous remarks regarding the last meeting of the Sumter County Agricultural Society: "In the turbulence of politics ft is refreshing to find a meek, little agricultural gathering reported. Amid Fellpn’s sulphuric abuse of Gordon and Milt Smith’s invective, against the parson, it is an agree able spectacle to the eye, wearied Grass fur the Booth. The inquiry for a good hay and pasture grass for the South contin ue'*, and agricultural writers con tinue to recommend first one va riety and then another, without seemingly d rawing any nearer to a settlement of the question as t > GARRARD Y.S. GUJSRfiy Correcting tho HltUk. Into Whl— Ouorrjr sooma to Hots rslli". k Oliiir.btu Knquinr Sun Enquirer Sun: In the Atlanta Constitution ol June lltli, UD d er the headline of “Gueiry’s Grit" Mr. Onerrv is reported in a. speech which of the named varieties it will made,it FortY alley as follow,-; “Mr. do to settle down upon. All have j Ouerry then continued his argu- This verdict, or rather testimon- witb the hot glare of the canva8S) ial, of the people is the more elo quent, and should be the more grateful to him, because ofthe vile slanders which bad been published agatnst him in a paper in bis own borne, and the charge that bad been made that be could not cary his own county. Yet notwithstanding these slanders and charges, at a primary election in his own county where all had an opportunity to cast a secret ballot, not one single vote was polled against him. And this was the result, not of personal electioneering and the employment of all the arts of the politician, but of public sentiment, which thus administered a deserv ed rebuke at the polls as it bad previously done in public meeting. While he was performing his duty io Congress nis friends took care of his interests at home, and those friends were all the people. Judge Crisp ought to, aud no doubt does, feel proud of this most eloquent tribute of love and esteem presented him by his neighbors. Reports Irom Washington say that as soon as Congress adjourns the reform broom will be vigorous ly used in sweeping out partisan .'Republicans from their easy posi tions in the several Departments. The Times is the title of a new paper started in Bunea Yista to advocate the claims of Gen. Gor don. Tbos. L. Wiggins is its edit or and proprietor. It is a neat lit tle paper and full of Gordon argu ments.* < We understand that the Manager •of the Republican Saturday voted for Judge Crisp at the primary. This is a very frank acknowledge ment that he does not believe the charges which his paper has made against the Judge. Gen. O. O. Howard has an article in one ofthe magazines on what be knows about the freedmen during the war. But an article telling what the treeimen know about General Howard since the war would doubt less be more interesting. Tbe action or Clinch county in not instructing its delegates is more significant than appears upon its face, as will appear before many weeks.—Americus Recorder. ' That there ia a movement to shove both Gordon and Bacon aside and pot io a third man is un deniable. How strong it will be remains to be seen. But the ten dency ia decided end glowing.— Atlanta Capitol. Tho Macon Telegraph heads its report of the discussion between Messrs. Patterson and Gnerry at Fort Valley on Thursday as fol lows: “A Humiliating Scene—The Joint Discussion between Patter son and Gucrry—Querry Utterly Vanquished by the Sharp Thrusts of his A bio Adversary—A Com prehensive Arraignment of Gor don's Record.” The Constitution heads its report of the same meet- ins :• “Guerry's Grit—He Shows Up Bacon as a Legislator—Whoso Practice it was to Dodge Voles when an Issue was at Stake—His Responsibility for tbe Convict Lease—Mr. Patterson Finds Him self in a Bad Cause.” That is politics and enterprising Journal ism, and that is just about what joint discussions amount to. Both sides think their man had the best of it. Mr. Gnerry, in conoluding his speech yesterday, took occasion to allndeto tbe "columns” of the Re corder in connection with the cam paign tables of the Macon Tele graph, which he said were false and misleading. We pre sume be alluded to the cam paign column which we have been publishing for several weeks, show ing from day to day tbe standing of each candidate in the guberna torial race. We can say for this “column” what we cannot say for all of Mr. Guerry’s campaign statements—that it stands perpen dicular and contains nothing but recorded facts, a plain, truthful statement without coloring or dis tortion. Judge Crisp received eight more votes, in the primary election last Saturday, than Gordon and Bacon combined. This shows that our people think more of him than of both tbe candidates for Governor put together. If it wasn’t that we want him where he is, we would stop all this fuss about the gov ernorship by putting Judge Crisp in the gubernatorial chair by an unanimous vote. A HRUWINU SPIRIT. The Atlanta Capitol, which by the way is a Gordon paper, and a fair one, remarks that tbe asperities that have marked the gubernatorial campaign have engendered a grow ing disposition to drop tho present candidates and put in a new man. This tendency cannot bo ignored. Gentlemen visiting here from all I arts of the State report this spirit. In travelliuz from here to Athens the writer heard much of this sort ot talk. The Savannah News has this to say on this line: "If the Chronicle wan's to do what is wise and patriotic tow it will advise the people to abandon both candidates, and send tbeir best men, uninstructed, to tbe con vention. The party is under no obligations to either Major Bacon or General Gordon. They have rendered the party services, but have been fully compensated. They are in debt to the pnrtv rather l ban tbe party to them. Wby then stand by them when tbo risks are so great, and when there are dozens of men in tho Slate who are as well qualified in every respect for Governor as they are? "It is full time to call a halt. One by one tbe names of Georgia’s great men—names spoken with revereuce in every househould in the State—are being robbed ot tbe glory with which history has . sur rounded them. Let us save from tbe defaming touch of tho present campaign others occupying a place on tbe scroll of lame which have not been dragged into it. This can be done by ceasing to elect Gordon or Bacon delegates, and by selecting delegates who will do what is best for the party and tbe State.” to look upon a mild, peaceful farm debate, in which tbe feasibility of raising Texas blue grass in Sumter county is tbe most savage issue. R* ally such a change is charm ing beyond expression. Hints on clover, as an antidote to tbe Bacon ian dissection of Goriti n's senator ial resignation, make a delightful alternative. While sneers at Ba con’s heredity in typhoid fevers as an inducement to army resignation lose everything of interest from a Gordonian standpoint in compari son with that enthusing farmers bar hecue that is proposed near Ameri cas, when the Arcadian turnip and the rural goober will be the most excitiog topics for consideration." A Historical Fact. The county of Frauklin once, in tbe famous race between Charles J. Jenkins, whig, und Hcrscbel V. Johnson, democrat, not only elect ed a Governor for Georgia, but completely changed tbe verdict that bad been accepted by the people. Every county io Georgia bad been beard from except Franklin, and Jenkins was 500 votes ahead. Tbe wbigs decided that this majority could not be overcome in a single county, and held jubilees all over the State. At last tbe vote of Franklin was received, and it gave a solid majority ol 900 lor Johnson thus insuring his election and over turning the accepted result. Tbe whigs looked upon Franklin with tbe utmost abhorrence as long as that party existed. This grand little county has always been demo cralic to tbe core. The Eastman Times, which had pinned its faith to the Republican, is requested to make a note of tbe result of tbe Congressional vote at the primary in this county last Saturday, and comment accord ingly. A GORDON PAY. Last Saturday was emphatically a Gordon day. Of the eleven coun ties that acted ol that day Gordon carried Fayette, Clay, Ware, Greene, Clayton, Sumter, Spalding, Paulding and Union—22 votes. Bacon carried Wayne and Echols —4 votes. Gordon’s friends claim that this is but the first shower o the flood which is to follow, while Bacon’s supporters assert that next Sunday the campaign tables will show a diflerent footing. The nominating convention of the Third Congressional district of Georgia should not be held earlier than September. Nor should it be held in Americus, Macon is the most accessible point, if it is outside of the district.-Pcrry Home Journal. While Macon is the most acces sible point, we should prefer seeing the convention held inside the dis trict. Wby not hold it at Fort Valley? It is as accessible as any point in the district. Bucltlen’s Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Outs, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruption, and positive ly cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect sat isfaction, or money refunded. Price 25 centa per box. For sale by Dr. E. J. Eldridge. tf. The Constitution takes the Tele graph to task about its campaign table, claiming that the Telegraph is deceiving its readers by placing Burke county in the "anti-Bacon column for 1883, when in fact it voted for Bacon on the first ballot Tbe Constitution and Telegraph could both well afford to copy tbe Recorder's campaign table, which they can rely upon as being abso lutely correct. The democratic executive comit tec of Terrell county met at tue court house Tuesday, the 8th in slant, and determined to have primary election on June 2Gth, at which the democratic voters of the county shall express their choice for Governor and also representa tive in the next general assembly Tbe Cincinnati Timcs-Star fears that Senator Jones, of Florida, has lost the great opportunity of his life, it thinks that during tbe ex citement attendent on the Presi dent’s wedding he might have slip ped back from Detroit to Washing ton unobserved, but now be is li able to be caught at it. CONSUMPTION CURED. An old physician, retired from practice, having had placed in his bands by an East India missionary the formula of a simply vegetable remedy ior tbe speedy and perma- nent cure of Consumption, Bron chitis, Catarrh, Asthma aud all throat and Lung affections, also a positive and radical cure for Ner vous Debility, and all Nervous Complaints, after having tested its wonderfully curative powers in thousands of caBes, has felt it his duty to make it known to bis suf fering fellows. Actuated by tbis motive and a desire to relieve hu man suffering, I will send free of charge, to all who desire it this re cipe, in German, French or English with full directions for preparing and using. Sent by mail by ad- dressing with stamp, naming this paper. W. A. Noyes, H9 Power’s Block, Bochester, W. Pi, Alabama is going through the ordeal of nominating a* Governor. Wednesday was spent in listening to the grievances of contesting delegations, and it looks as if it would take all the week to get throngh the business. their good and defective qualities, and the soil, climate and manage ment are so varied that experien ces seldom agree. Tbe truth is, that he who would enter upon the cultivation of grasses must be in telligent and make use of that in telligence just as be would in any other business requiring knowledge and skill. He must know the babits and value of the grasses, and be able to judge whether his Boil and climate are suited to them, and then he must decide whether be is willirg to bestow upon them tbe amount of skill and labor sue cess requires. Tbe general neces sity tor abundant grass crops ia order to secure tbe prosperity of a country is universally admitted and nature has taught tbe lesson by multiplying the varieties and dis tributing them over tbe globe more lavishly than she bas any other species of plant. It is our opinion, from observation of tbe entire field, that in her wonderfully faith ful economy, ai d io view of tbe coming necessities of man, every country on the globe ba9 been pro vided, within its own soil, with grosses best adapted to tbe pur poses of tbe inhabitants of that country. Man is too often slow to discover bis interest even in things at his elbow and daily under bis feet, and prone to have mure faith in far ot! things, bigh sounding names and tbe opinions oi stran gers, than lo trust his own equal intellect and the home observations of bis neighbors. Not until bis neighbor’s good judgment bas gone abroad and been approved by strangers and comes back to him will be adopt any of bis “now fan- glcd’* ideas or notions, and not even then if perchance there has arisen any cause of jealousy be tween them. But time and good sense have prevailed over these ob stacles to the extent of our past ac quisitions, and we have tbe fullest confidence that they will continue to develop our resources until tbe South will take her proper place among the best grass growing re gions of the world. How aston ishing it will then be to find our much fought and abused old cotton enemy, the crab grass, at the head of tbe most useful grasses in all the Gulf and South Atlantic regionl Tbe reason should be obvious to us now. It is annual, semi-annual or tri annual as tbe cultivator may elect. In a word it may be plant ed every month from March to September and a good crop gath ered. It grows perhaps more rap idly than other useful grass in the South, aud spreading and rising so rapidly after mowing, that its yield is limited only by the degree of fertility of tbe soil. It is thoroughly adapted to our warm climate and our varied soils. Its quick growth enables the farm er to harvest an abundant crop be fore tbe midsummer beat becomes too oppressive, and he may plant it late and do all his mowing in the pleasant autumn. As pasturo It will be green all snmmer and until frost comes to prove its annual character, and well treated, will re cuperate more rapidly than any grass pastured In ibis country. Its nutritious qualities stand fair among our stock gausses, and growing to fully 3 feet in height on rich soil it stands first class for mowing and handling. As an an nual, it is tho very grass for the warmer regions of tbe South, be cause it gives place in winter lo oats, wheat, rye, and barley, which we must have as well as grass. It needs no cultivation after thorough preparation of the soil for planting, and is wholly and perfectly eradi cated by turning over tbe soil in dry weather. uient on the railroad commission question and showed f'otn the Jour, nil of the hoil-e and senate that the rail load con* mi tee of tbe bouse, as appointed by M-J »r B.eou 03 speaker, had always been in u e interest of the railroads, and that in this way tbe voice ofthe people bad been detested.” Tbe ab.ive must be a mistake 0 f the reporter, for even in the boa* ot the d-bate Mr. Gucrry could not have made tbis charge, tor it j 8 not true, I was a member of tbe home ol representatives in 1878 I8T9, 1880 and 1881. I WllH a member of the tailroad committee during those years. The members of tho railroad com mittee at the session of 1878 were as followi: Wright, Fort, Alston, Rankin, Hail, Adams, Turner cf Brooks, Colley, Nisher., Hulsey Garrard, Jianks, and Pike. Of this committee Ala on was killed before ihe raiiioad com mission bill was passed, aud Wright is now dead. I believe the balance of the committee are living and can speak tor themselves, and say whether they were put on said committee in tbe interest of rail, roads and “in tbis way the voice of the people was defeated " The fact i- that tliis comini'toe reported favorably on tbe mi Load commis sion hill. At tbe session of 1880-81 tbe radaoad committee appointed by Speaker Bacon was as follows: Rankin, Garrard Rep«e, Bacon of Cliat.lt in, Rice, Jackson of Rich mond, Fe.igin.La e. Lamar, Staple- ton. DnBignnn. Brannon, Bull, Clarke, Ester, He'chins. Miller and Hester. Again I say the charge is not true as to this last named committee, I have written the loregolng ia tbe interest of truth, and if tbe charge was made ns reported it is a foul reflection on the members of the committee and one which can not pass unnoticed. Very respectfully, L' Uis F. Garrard. There is one thing we can say of our Gordon friends, and that Is that they are good workers and do not trust to chance for success. They realize that he who would win must work. We give it up now, we surrender and cry for mercy. Tbe Constitu tion publishes a letter puzzle which it asserts can be read 10,000 differ ent ways and every way it will read "Governor John B. Gordon.” We are not going to waste the balance of our life in exposing tbis glaring electioneering falsehood, and so give up tbe conundrum now. If General Gordon and bis organ, tbe Constitution, are so much in favor ol primary elections, why don’t they advocate them in De- Kalb county? Is it because they know that General Gordon would be defeated in his own county if a primary is held? Mr. Cleveland is tho only Presi dent who was ever married in the White House, but there hod been nine marrisges there before his. LEMON ELIXIR!! A Prominent Farmer >Yrites, Robert Station, Junes counity, Ga., June 20, 1884—By 1th® recommendation of RcTj C. C* Davis, I need Dr. Mo-elcy’s Lemon Lhxir for indigestion, debility, mid nervous prostration having been n great snfferor for years, «nd tried all known remedies for these discuss, ad oi which fa'led. Five hoRlesof Lemon Elixir made a new nrm of me and restorad my strength and energy so that I can attend to my farm with all and comfort. Refbr anjr one to me. Your rfeud, Ws. B. Ejuwosr. From a Prominent Lady. I have not been able In two years to walk <* stand without suffering great pain. Btnce taking Dr. Mozley’s Lemon Elixir, I can walk half a mile without the least inconvenience. Mss. R. H. lyoonwonTH, Griflln.Oa. Cold by drtiggtets. dOVSrtts ntn! f i.Q1 per bot* t. Prepared by II. Muzley, M. D., Atlanta, Gs* Commissioners’ Sale. Bartlett vs. Bartlett, et al—Partition. By virtue of a decree from the Superior Court of Sumter county in the case above stated, will be sold before the court house door in Americus, nt pnbliooutcry, on tbe 1st Tuesday in July, 1886, the following property: That house and lot In the city of AmericUB known as tbe Baitlett piece now occupied by At B. Council, being part of land lot No. 174 in the 27th Dis trict of Snmter oounty. The lot contain ing fifteen acres more or lees; bounded North by residence lot of H. B. Johnson, East by lend of H. R. Johnson, South by residence lot of Mrs. Oliver and J I* Pilsbury and West by Felder street. Tb» iroperty is rented to M. B. Counoil until i anunry 1st, 1887. The purchaser wu* get rentcontroct with deed. Termecsen. B. P. HOLLIS. E. A. HAWKINS, O. A. COLEMAN, june4-30d. Commissioner*. TO RENT Two nice Booms near the business p»I ot the town. Enquire attthis office. mch23-t£

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Americus weekly recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 18??-1891, June 17, 1886, Image 2