About Americus weekly recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 18??-1891 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 10, 1890)
Recorder ®£orG^ IT, L. ULKSSNEK. Official Or^so of §owl«r Count/. Official Orrm of Webatar Gouuty. FRIDAY. - OCTOBER 10,1890 The .vmkkic-’Js Hkcohdkr Is piiblt.ned Dslly suit WmIcIj-, ,1uriug the year. The IlAir.v Riookdkr l« ta.ued every morolur exempt Mon Jays, ilu rtutt tlie year, *t50c per month, or W.OO per year. The Wunr Recobpkr t. taaued every Friday morning, a: *1 -)u per year payable In advance. It has the lamest circulation any paper In Southwest (Jenriilii,circula ting largely In the counties of Sumter, Ia>e, Terrell. Stewart, Webster, Scbley. Marlon’ Macon, Dooly and Wilcox. Entered at Aincrlcus Post-OClceassecond elasa matte All < to uuntcaltouHShoutd be addressed AMKRlClTH.-PUBUHIflNU CO. Muscogee couuty Alliance lias added Its protest against electing Gov. Gordon as .Senator. With Captain Corput defeated, Martin Calvin on the fence, it seems that nothing cau prevent Clark Howell from being elected Speake* of the House. Sunday’s Constitution was a great number containing thirty-six pages, and even then it was crowded. Without a doubt the Constitution is the greatest paper in tbe South. It has been seventy-six years since tin execution was had In Glynn county, according to the Times. If a man could he hanged there, say every ten years, there wouldnt be so many night rogues around, perhaps. The friends of J udge Smith arc urging him to make the race lor Senator. Before the Legislature meets, the friends of quite a num ber of distinguished gentlemen may succeed in allowing their names to be used. “How did the AMERICUS Recor per get what tlie grand jury of Wilcox county was doing?" asks the Rochelle Register. * Why, by putting its car to the ground and getting a grape vine telegram from the jury, of course. While Floyd county elected Jef- fersoniau representatives, a ma jority of tlie counties in the Fifth district elected representatives favorable to the Alliance. This is not a very good sign for th- Rev. Dr. Felton’s candidacy. . •• Slowly, but surely, one county alliance after allot iter is declaring against Gordon, and every day members elected to tbe legislature aunouuce their intention to vote against him, while very few new- con verts for him art* heard from. The Recorder said a few days ago that Southwest Georgia was almost solid for Gordon. Thai may be the case in a direct vote, but ou looking over the ground carefully, but three members to the Legisla ture are found from this section who will vote for Gordou for Sena tor. The Spring Vale Citizen, pub lished at Spring Vale, Randolph county, is the latest candidate for favor among the papers of South west Georgia. Its editor,_ J. W. Denningtou, openly announces that ho has not started the paper to make money, but to boom bis village. One has only to read tlie new tariff schedule to see how the Re publicans have C discriminated against tbe South. On every article that the South uses the duties have been raised, and no protectiou is thought of for her industries. How a Southern man can vote anything but a Democratic ticket after this passes our comprehension. A. rumor is afloat that very dam aging charges affecting Mr. Living ston’s character are being circulated and unless he ceases bis tight on Gov. Gordon . they will be made public. If Mr, Livingston can go through such a hot campaign as he did with Judge Stewart without any such charges being brought forward, lie need not be afraid of any now. Says the Macon Telegraph: “The World's Fair is a long way off yet but it won't be too soon for the coming legislature to make pro vision for having Georgia properly represented at the big exposition. It will be the opportunity of the century to advertise the State's wonderful resources to the world and it will rest with the farmers, who will be in undisputed control, to say wbetjier or not the niggard ly policy that has heretofore been pursued In such matters is to be followed in this case, to the dis credit of the State.” The suggestion is a good one, and as tbe farmers are the ones who will be directly beuefltted by such a display, The Recorder hopes to see tbe next legislature take tbe matter up and provide for a display that wlU reflect credit on the State. . IT DON’T LIKE HIM. The Atlanta Journal giveB turee very good reasons why it don’t like Dr. McUuue, which follow: “First. He ardently supported the Conger lard bill, which would place a tax upon cotton seed oil to aid western lard monopolists, and injure the southern cotton grower. Second. He declined to take any part iu the light for low Urin, thereby showing bis lack of inter est in tbe welfare of this section, and neglecting our interests tor fear of losing favor with the republicans. The tax was taken from twine, at the request of tbe western farmer; but it was increased ou cotton ties to the injury of the farmers of the south. Was Dr. McCune represent ing the interest of the southern far mers when the robbery of tbe south was going on. Third—He lias been active iu ap proving tbegreat railway monopoly located iu Wall street, which threatens the best interests of Geor gia by destroying competition and lessening the convenience and In creasing the charges of freight transportation. He lias done tills by word and letter for tbe last twelve mouths, and ills love of, or connection with, this Wall street combination, is too evident to the people of Georgia.” The Recohdeb can heartily agree with its contemporary ou the first reason, if not all of them. Any man who favors the Conger lard bill, which would render almost worth less a meat portion of Southern planters crops, tlie cotton seed, cau- not be very much in sympathy with our people. D . McCune may have good reasons for not .takiug any part in the tariff fight, though the wliolo South is against a protective tariff, but there is no excuse for him championing the Conger lard hill. THE NEW ASSEMBLY. The completion of the new as sembly, eiuce it has been ascertain ed that it would largely be com posed of Alliaucemeu, who are farmers, has put some of tbe State papers iu quite a fright, and they are offering all kinds of advice. The Recorder does not believe the new members will need very much of that article. It does not require the shrewdness of a horse trader,' the diplomacy of a poli tician, or tbe tongue of a lawyer to be qualified to become a member of the legislature. The fact is, tlie leBS a member has of these quali ties, and tbe more ho lias of good, common sense, and a fair judg ment, the better he is to net in that capacity. The shorter tbe term, the fewer the new laws made, and tlie less tinkering with old ones, tbe better the legislature will do, and the better satlslled will be tlie people, who pay the bills. As far as our observation go** The Recorder 1« very well with fled with the now members, and lias no hesitancy in tnruiug the .State Government over to them. We believe they will act for the benefit of all classes, and not for farmers alone—and that is more than can be said of former legisla tures. THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION. Hard work is now put In for tbe November elections, and the repub licans are moving Heaven and eartb to elect a majority of the next House. The only hope they have, though, is in thejapatliy of the dem ocrats, who are too confident of suc cess. Tlie democrats hope to return a solid delegation from tlie Mouth, and to make large gains iu tlie West. "They also expect to gain several members iu Indiana aud Ohio, and have great hopes of de feating foul-mouthed Joe Cannon, of Illinois. On the other hand, the Republi cans hope to more than hold .their own in the South and East, aud are sending large Bums of money to Ohio, Indiana aud the Western states to help out their cause. They are very much afraid of the eilectsot tlie laritrbill in the West, as it will be felt there in the raise of prices before the November election. Should the Democrats wake up and “get a move on ‘them,” noth ing could prevent their having a majority in the next House. They could then enjoy their revenge ou Tom Reed, and The Recorder hopes they will give it to him strong, if they ever have a chance. MAY BREAK IT. As will be seen in our telegraphic dispatches, a sub-AlIlance in De- Kalb county protests - against tlie action of the Couuty Alliance iu asking representatives to oppose Gordou. It now seems that the Alilancemcn have got up a fight amongst themselves, and if they are not careful the politicians will hasten to take advantage of it to fill the offices with their favorites. A family Alliance fight just now would tickle certain papers and politicians more than nuvthlugolse. The Alliance, to be successful, shouid settle their differences qui etly and present a bold front to the public, for united they can accom plish wonders, but divided they can do nothing. This has been the history of all organizations formed by the far mers, and it may repeat itself in the case of tbe Alliance. THE SENATORIAL FIGHT. Since the election there have been several developments in the Senatorial tight. Our Atlanta cor respondent, wbo seems to have an Inside view of tbe matter, fur nishes some interesting reading this morning. In his telegram lie boldly predicts tbe defeat *>f Gor don, aud says the friends of that gentleman concede it. Tin* Governor himself has been keeping very quiet the past week, probably having decided that the time for speaking was over, aud tbe time for Bolid but quiet work had arrived. Southwest Georgia promises to be almost solid for Gordou, unless the Aliiancemeu follow the exam ple of some of their North Georgia brethren, and instruct their rep resentatives to vote against him. Sumter county has always been a strong Gordon county, aud her two delegates are pledged to support him. As yet the Alliance leaders have centered ou no man for a candidate aud it is surmised that their plan is to bring as many men out as pos sible, in order to make it certain that Gordou cannot be nominated ou tbe first ballot. After ascertain lug the strength of the opposition to Gordon, they will* then try aud contbiue ou nlie man and elect him It seems they are not particular as to whom they elect, If they can defeat Gordon. In this connection Governor* Beet Northen’s name has been mention ed, though that gentlemen lias not encouraged or discouraged the use of ills name. The Recorder would prefer to see Mr. Northen take tlie position he has been elected to, for if he was made Sen ator it would bring on another gubernatorial contest,aud the Dem ocratic party has had enough inter na! discussions for one or two years, and needs a rest to heal up tho wounds luflicted in the fights which have been going on all the summer. A few more days will determine whether the Alliance leaders have inaugurated a systematic fight, through tlie Alliance branches, on Gordon, or not. SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. Items Culled From Our Neighboring Exchanges. SUMTER AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. Pursuant to adjournment, tlie Sumter County Agricultural Society met in tlie room of tlie county court. In Americus, ou Fri day, Oct. 3d, for the purpose of per* feeling a permanent organization On motion, Capt. J. L. Adderton was unanimously elected President. Upon takiug the chair he made brief and appropriate address, thanking the Society for the honor conferred upon him aud pledging himself to do ail in ills power to advuuce its interests. Ou motion, W. L. Glessuer was unanimously elected Secretery. On motion, tlie annual meeting of the society for tbe election of officers was fixed for the first Frl day in October of each year. A number of now members were then enrolled. Ou motion, the date of monthly meetiugs was fixed for tbe first Fri day in each month. Capt. J. A. Wilson made a few remarks upon the importance to farmers of making the public school system more efficient. On motion, the necessity of greater efficiency In our public school sys tem was made the subject for dis cussion at the next meeting, aud tlie secretary was requested to open the discussion. Adjourned, J. L. Adderto.v, Pres. W. L. Glkssner, See. JUDGE CRISP. The name of Judge C, F, Crisp has been mentioned in connection with the office of Senator. Early this year The Recorder suggested Judge Crisp as a suitable man for Governor, when that gentleman emphatically stated that be would prefer to remain where he Is, as he was of tlie opinion that lie could do more service to tbe state. The Recorder is confident that Judge Crisp will not allow his name to be used as a candidate for Senator, though he might be.induc- ed to serve if elected by a unani mous vote. He would never go into a fight for it. This should settle tlie matter at once. WILL IT BE GORDON ? Since the election the Gordou or gans are claiming that there is no doubt but that tbe Governor will be elected Senator, but the opposition papers are claiming that there is no cbauce for him, and point to the overwhelming AUiauce majority iu the legislature. The election lias not settled the matter, aud nothing but a vote on the question cau de cide it, as many representatives are not instructed, and refuse to place themselves on record until the time comes. There is plenty of time for many changes to be. made. Gas and electric lights are hot a howling success In Americus. A Good Find. From Tim Lumpkin Independent. Mr. N. W. Halliduy was in town Wednesday at tbe election and re mained iu town until about nine or icu o’clock, and tlieu went home with Mr, E. L. Carter, who lives eight or ten miles south of town, wiili whom he remained all night. On getting up next morning he missed bis pocket bonk, which cou tamed if-50 to $-100. Home person had seen Hob Wilson (col’d) pick up something iu the street that morning near Mr. Griffis' house On learning this Mr. Griffis imme diuteiy sent for Hob, aud in an adroit and skillful manner of proce dure with Bob, soon had him to go home and bring the pocket book with its contents Intact. Getting Discouraged. The farmers are getting very much discouraged on account of the continued wet weather. They say cotton is not only sprouting on the ground where the rains have beaten it out, but that it is sprout ing in tbe bolls, aud tho bolls rot ting so that it will be difficult to gather it without having it very trashy and full of broken burs. Good Corn, We have in our office half a dozen ears of corn raised on tho farm of Mr. I. R. T. Horne, which ns to size of ear aud grain can hardly be ex celled anywhere. They came from a field which yielded a fine crop of oats and was afterwards planted in corn.- This is but an evidence of what vast quantities of food pro ducts can be raised upon n limited area of laud with intelligence, cul tivated upon the intensive system. Will Not Vote For Gordon. From tho Mnrlon County Patriot. In the last Patriot we had the fol lowing item: Marlon is a strong Gordon county Hundreds of the voters of tbecounty would like to know how the uomi- neo for representative is goiug to cast his ballot for Senator before voting for him. The Americus Recorder copied the item with tbe headline: “He will vote for Gordou.” Tlie Recor der no doubt got its information from the l’utuam correspondent to that paper. As will be seen else where, Mr. Wells says he is a “sub treasury Democrat” and cannot vote for Gordon. The interview referred to fol lows: Mr. 1). B. WellB, tlie nominee for representative from tliiscounty,was iu town Saturday aud we applied tbe rcpnrtorini gimlet as to bis posi tion on the Senatorial question. Mr. Weils,” your reporter re marked to him, "It is reported that you will support Gordou for the United Stales Semite. Is it true?” I have heard tlie same thing, but I have never told anybody that I would support Gordon or any other man for the Senate; in fact I am not committed to any one. I received no instructions at the hands of tlie party when I was nominated, and when I go to the legislature I will survey the field aud give my vote to the man wito, in my judgment will best serve tlie interest of tbe whole people. There is one thing I can say, however, I am a sub-treasury Democrat.” That means, of course," we ln- teriupted, "that you are opposed to Governor Gordou for the Senate.” "Governor Gordon,” he replied, will have to do something more than he has done to gain nty vote.” Further conversation with Mr. Wells developed the fact that he was leaning towards Governor Smith, if that gentleman was u can didate. He said Smith was >>ue of the biggest men \ye had iu the party. Being Promptly Paid. From tlie Schley County News. Thecall for ten per oeut. of the stock subscribed for the Americus cotton bagging factory is being promptly met by our farmers, who took stock. All the stock has been subscribed and tlie work is being pushed. A very mean negro robbod Rev, Mr. Ferren’s lien coop last Tuesday night. We know he was a negro because lie left big bare foot tracks and the hollow of ills foot makes a hole in the ground, and we know ho was a very n>»an negro because no other mortal on earth would Bteal chickens from a Methodist preacher. I was susceptible to colds. The least exposure would eflect my throat aud lungs. At last I found sate guard in Smith’s Tonic Syrup. It prevents my taking cold and also quickly cures me.—Henry Weldon,Savannah, Ga. AH new enterprises in Americus are prospering, new stores and dwelling houses are going up, and The Recorder Is happy. DRESS GOODS Aro flying thick anti fast! Onr stock is simply unap proachable as to completion. Thousands of dollars worth of stuff recently added to the stock. Great many specially attractive things the coming week. Silks and Black Goods in the greatest profusion. Look at our Henrietta Cloths at 75 cts. and Si, in both blacks and colors. The largest line Broadcloths in South Georgia. Prices way down. Extra good values in Flannels and Blankets. Magnificent stock of Notting ham Lace Curtains, Chenille Cur tains, Silk aud Madras Curtains and Porteeres; ranging in price from $1.75 to $25 a pair. If you want to furnish your house in anything of the kind come and SCO us. If you want anything in dry goods, Dress Goods and Gents Furnishing goods come and see WHEATLEY & ANSLEY. New-Quarters, Artesian Block (opp. well.) Large stock of Sanitary Goods and Globe, Angle !and Check Valves. Guage Cooks, Guage Glasses. Full line of all sizes Wrought Iron Pipe, Gas and Steam fittings, Late Styles Water Closets, Bath Tubs, Basins, Open Lavatories, &c. We are still prepared to do ALL KINDS OF and invite bids from all having that class of work who want it done well and promptly. Call and see us in our new quarters. Harris- & Payne. Telephone No. 12. Kept. 14, ’«(>, ' FOR S-AJLiE- Ono farm, 725 acres, t-hreo miles from Americas. One farm, COO acres, near Leslie, on S. A. M. B. B., twelve miles from Americus, about 350 acres cleared, 10 new tenant houses on place. This is one of tho finest cotton farms in Georgia; will be sold at a bargain. Also several honsos and vacant lots in Americus. Call on W. D. Haynes dSs Son, 208 Forsyth St., Recorder Building. AMERICUS, GA-
