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THE BARNESVII XL GAZETTE.
VOL. I.
r i?lieir Support.
Said a gentleman to us yesterday,
speaking of the independents, in the
race for the legislature, “Did you know
that Messrs Gardner and Baker expect
to carry a large colored vote?”
Of course we said they must expect
this, if they have any hope of being
elected.
Said this gentleman, they say they
will go; more colored votes in llarnes
ville than Messrs Hunt ami Matthews.
So far as this matter is concerned,
there are a. great many prohibitionists
among the colored vot.iv>. How they
will vote in the electi nr we do not
know. They have as much cause, ex
cept to vote against the democratic
party, t<> support Col. Hunt us they
have tjyVote for Mr. Gardner. It may
Boon this line 'oat Mr. Gardner hopes
to got that vote. In t.liiseonnection wo
reproduce a poition of the address of
Hon. 11. !>. Bendthe chair
man of the democratic executive
committee of Meriwether county
to the democracy < . his county
He says thi; leads me to inquire how
many parties th no arc in Georgia. Mo |
fair minded in.in can say there are hut
two —the Democratic and Republican. |
A thousand side issues may bo thrown
into any campaign, but the solid, indis
putable fact remains that there ate but
two political parties in Georgia the
Democratic and Republican., One,
the party of intelligence, of truth, of j
high social standing, of good order, of
decency, of morality, of honest govern i
ment, of peace and sobriety. The other,
the party of corruption, of fraud, of
riots, of social disorder, of communism.
Hook upon one picture and then upon
tfcs other, and say which you will
choose. There is no room to doubt.
He that doubts is damned already.
With the success of flic one you may
expect wholesome law sto be enacted
laws for the protection oi your person,
your property,and for the protection of
the sacredness and purity of your fam
ilies, With the success of the other
you may expect disorder, misrule, offi
cial theft and robbery, and corruption j
in the highest and lowest public posi j
ions and a general decay of public
morality.
"But,’’say some, “there is an Inde
pendent party.” I deny it. Asa
party organization, there is none. And,
as Alai. Hark, my distinguished and
able predecessor as Chairman of the
Democratic Executive Committee, has
truthfully said. “Independenceof de
mocracy means dependence upon radi- •
calisra.” And 1 say it, without fear of j
successful contradiction, that no man j
ever ran as an Independent who ex
pected to be elected without radical
support. Is the love of office so great,
or personalism so strong, t hat any man
would tarnish the fair name of our
county by aiding the lie publicans in
liis candidacy as an independent to de
feat the wishes of her law-abiding,
intelligent and peaceful citizens? I
am loth to believe it.
The (Is ifiln News catches up a Pike
county liquor man and publishes his
views as being from a nan "who is in !
a good position to know the status of j
political affairs down there and shrewd
enough to reason from given premises.’’ 1
The editor shows his partiality for that
side of “Pike’s politics’’ by devoting a
column article to the anti’s opinion of
the situation. If the editor had been
liberal enough to have given the public
his name, we could see the force of the
interview more clearly. In the absence
of the name we are left to surmise that
the interview has a purpose to accom
plish, The ways of interviews are not
always lighted up by midday suns, and
the public are often treated to dishes
they would not purchase and pay for,
of t heir own Selection.
Monroe Advertiser: There is a
pair of steelyards owned by Mr.
Fleming Harp, of Monroe county, 805
years old. They are said to be as
good as new, and have been handed
down from Mr. Harp’s ancestor, Mr,
Tlionms Martin. He claims that
their age is correctly stated, as he
can trace their descent from father
to son. This makes them the oldest
in existence. ,
Four hundred girls in a New Ha
ven factory struck Because they were
not permitted to borne the windows
on a hot day. In a few hours
the proprietors surrendered, and the
windows were opened to their utmost
capacity.
BARNESVILLE, GA., SEPTEMBER 25, 1884.
How Shull We Vote.
Alii. Editor:
As the election dav is near at
i hand and we have several 'candidates
| who are soliciting our votes, we must
| necessarily make a choice of the lot,
jas we cannot vote for all of them.
If we should conclude to choose be
tween them on personal
grounds it would be difficult as
they axe all clever gentle
men: but on the ground of clever
ness, we might go out side of the
whole lot and find hundreds of men
l in Pike county as clever. On the
! grounds of ability, we could fi and
swe ll others their equals fperhjipe.
And if we should conclude to select
i our landidutes on the score of demo
cracy. alone,we need not coniine our
; selves to the gentlemen who are ask-
I ing is to vote for them; because the
county is full of men whose demo, ra
oy is as unquestioned, and as much
| Jeffersonian as either of the candi
j dates can boast.
Why not follow this plan and Vt
| every voter in the county nominate
1 and vote for the man of his personal
preference, regardless of what any
other man or set of men, says or
j does?
Some say this plan wont do and
illustrate it by the oft told tl© of
the handle of sticks, which resists
the strongest efforts, but being se
parated one by one are easily des
troyed. If we acknowledge the force
of this argument, then we concede j
the necessity for concert of action
organization, and agree that the!
above plan will not be practicable, j
On the 29th day of Aug. aecor- j
dance withtheactionof theexecutive
committee, the democrats of Pike I
county assembled at the various pre- j
rimls, and elected delegates to a j
convention in Zebulon which was !
to present two men as candidates for
the legislature.
In voting for These delegates, ;
each individual, when lie cast iiis '
ballot, yielded bis personal prefer- !
cnee and prejudice to the judgment
of (he delegates who were to repre
sent him and bound himself in nil
honor, to abide the action of these
men. The action of that convention .
:s too well known for me to com- j
meat upon at length. They nomi- ,
nati and Col. Hunt and Dr. >lls Mat
thews as the candidates of the and m-,
ocrntic party. They are good men
democrats as true asVJsteel men of
acility, worthy to lu: supporded, anil j
the only Democratic party before the j
people.
Messrs Gardner and Baker may j
be democrats, but they certainly like \
a considerable amount of being nom- j
inees of the democratic party of Pike j
I county.
The surest proof of this is the f act j
of the endorsement which the tie |
groos gave them at their recent paw
wow. I have never known in all its
history for the radical party to en
dorse a democrat in full accord with
his party The idea of a committee of
nine men going into a back room
about five minutes and numbering
two men for the people of Pike to I
vote for, and one of these men being
a member of the committee, that put
himself out as a candidate, and have
the hardihood to claim themselves
is the democracy, at least to white
folks. I don't know what they claim
to the negro.
This is the cheekiest proceeding
the most miserah.’'- farce T have ever
seen enacted before an intelligent
people.
Messrs Gardner and Baker may
cry out Jeffersonian Democracy out
the dark spot of independenfcism
j will not, cannot be hid. It stands
j out in bold relief, their actions con
; firm it. The pitying hand of time
may efface some of its hidious black
ness; hut they stand to day befoer
the people of Pike county as disor
ganize! s of the democratic party they
are branded, by their own actions
as independents and coalitionists.
They have suffered an overweeing
ambition to crush out their patrio
tism and party fealty, and in their
mad career they call upon the peo
ple to aid them in tlu T murderous
onslaught upon the only party
which will preserve and perpetuate
the principles of a government of
the people by the people.
Veritas.
niscT'imiimiions At must While
Citi/on, l *.
A novel point under the four
teenth amendment t> the federal
const itntiou has arise! in Texas. The
question is whether tl) -J amendment
prohibits State legislation discrimi
nation against white a ■ well as col
ored ciliz.i us.
A'a wpi Nsed by the Texas Legi.-.
luturc in 18( ; tt makes i, criminal for
any white person to many a negro
but impose s no penalty upon a negro
who marries a white. Under this act
Fanil Francois (White) was convicted
of miscegenation and sent to the
Penitentiary. The constitutionality
of the law has been affirmed by the
State Supreme Court and by the
United States District Court in Tex
as. The case is to he carried to
the Supreme C -u t, of the United
States.
lilt* • i-itins' Statnitics.
The < : parity of the steel rail mills
of this country is about 1,600,000
tons per annum. About 600,000
tons went into new roads last year,
and the amount used for renewals,
new second track and sidings is es
timated at. 650,000 tons, or 5.12 per
cent of the total amount of rails in
1 track. This rate is equivalent to a
! renewal of the road, once in 18. J
! years. At the end of 1883 a little more
than half the track in the United
States was iron. The consumption
of rails for maintenance ran down
from 10.30 per cent in 1872, when
steel rails were first, used, to 592 per
cent in 1877; then back to 11.16 per
cent ill 1881, and receded again to
542 per cent in 1883. The produc
tion of rails increased from 83,091
in 1872 to 1,301.393 in 1882. Last
year the production was 1,156.911.
The price of rails, a little less than
820 per ton at the mills
is the lowest known in this country.
f.ending dentists use and recommend
Holmes Wa.vi and Dentifirce to cure
diseased gums, sore month etc. Try
it.
Those i i 1 1 ted of job printing will
please hear in mind that the Gazette
job ctliee is prepared to tarn out, cheap
and at short notice, all kinds of work.
Call early and get Jjyonr cotton state
meats, circulars, pouters, hand hills,
bill heads, letter heads, visiting cards
—in fact, any kind of printing.
A TALE OF TWO CRUTCHES.
A Well Known Citizen ot Atlanta
Lays Down iiis Crutches.
1 have only a lew words t say, which fere to
flfctothat have been com :ed to iny lied for
t\\ • months with what v.as called Nervous
KL'Mimatbun, or Sciatic?, i was only enabled
J to hobble about occasion ,!ly by Hie use of
crutches, ..ml In this con- ion I commenced
Hie use of H U U., lour • tiles of which en
j abied me t> discard the -sc of my crutches
and attend to business. I 1 iad previously used
al! well re romniemled inert. • mes without relief.
It lias been over two months since using
B. B. 8., and I consider myself a permanently
cured mam
J P PA VIS,
Atlanta, (in. (West End j
FRIGHTFUL NASAL CATARRH.
Pieces of Bone.
For four years 1 have been afflicted with a
j very troublesome catarrh of (he head. So
terrible has its nature been that when I blew
niv nose small pieces of bones would frequently
come out of my mouth and nose The din
; charge vrrn copious and at times exceedingly
offensive. blood become so impure that
iny general health was gi- ally impaired, wall
poor appetite and worse digestion,
j Numerous medicines were used without
re! ef, until I began the u >e of JJ. B. 8., and
three bottles acted almost like magic Since
their use not a symptom lias returned, and I
fe<l in e v cry way quite restored to health. 1
am an oid citizen of Atlanta, and refer to al
! most any one living on Butler street, and more
particularly to i)i L. M. Gillum, who knows
ot my case
Mps klizabbtti Knott.
We will nui:! (n application to anyone inter
ested in blood and Skin IBs- ases, Scrofula,
ilhpuinatisxn, Kidney Troubles, etc., wonder
fiu and unquestionable testimony of cures
cfleeic'l by the use of B. H Ik, the quickest
Blood Pm •tier ever known Largo bottles $5.00 j
i . v six for oft. Sold by alt Druggists, or Ex- !
j picsacd oa n empt of price
BLOOD il-vI.M CO,
Atlanta, Axil* I
i
S)r Samuel llodges’
ALTKKAXI ve
C< IMPOUND SARSAPARILLA
-VNU Oil IDE] PO TA.3 H.
THIS COMPOUD IS PURELY VECETABLE
El' i i-l,i *1 eor iu:n'.ltxil, is parlectly harmless In ttsolt, an i;_o con tlin, form: o:i J
I e- m mi pi .ve itul. efllclont and pleasant medleiniM for the remove in- > i--.
, rli: i mAttain Scrofuls, Scald Head or Tetter, eld Chronle Sores of all klud i p. n iin,
al! I l-M'vos arising from an Impure state of Blood. It Is also good an Appjtl/. jr an I,for sp
at and ■ PHI Iy; This medicine is notsecret nostrum; its formula is open for Inspection to; any pn
elan, and we Invito any and all physicians who will take Uie trouble to examine Into Its grit
CAtvIPBELL BROS., Druggists, Sole Manufacture *s
Superintended by San’i Iloddes corner Broad and Summer street, ’ lTice'si per bottle, or.sl k
bottles for#J. For k ilo by druggist generally. Try a bottle.
ALSOMAHUFACTURERS OF
ETIIIIII’IIK I'llli 111 vim
A never failing remedy for exlernal, Internal or
cling I'dfM,; | .sone gohutnewltlioiilthe trademark
testimonial
Tills Ih to certify Hint 1 w.is iffltcti ,1 wllh Riles
for twenty veins, I tried every reme.iy offered me
Finally l used the lsi hloplan ointment,ami found
II llie very best pv p.iralion I ever used. II will
give aim < t imu < dlute relief and will tlrmUj wITeQi
a | rmnnenf <*ciV R. A, IKE’ VND.
of Breen. Vliilllps ,v i 'o..
NfLabx die Tenn
CAMPBELL BROS.Druggists,
Corner Broad and Summer
jan 10 Street, Nashville, Tenn.
The Atlanta Constitution very cor
rectly speaks thus of a good man and
one deserving to lie given the place
he seeks to fill: “Mr. A. E. Single
ton, of Upson county, will be a can
didate for doorkeeper to the next
senate. He was one of the bravest
confederate soldiers; was wounded
in the breast around Atlanta, and at
Lovejoy had his foot shot off by a
cannon ball. He would make a ca
pable officer if he should be elected.
Judge Harry Wells has the prospect
of a line demand f >r the “Farmers and
Drainers combined level and combinj
ed Plane Table.” He is now prepared
to sell farm and county lights. Call
and see him.
Hats 7 Hats /
Silk Hats,
Felt Hats
and Bonnets
Cleaned, Dyed, and Shaped in the
latest styles,
Hats Made to Order
By the Boss Hat Man,
ERNST KINSEL,
j seplSdwtf 16J4 Whitehall St., Atlanta.
aceA month ami board for three live youn*
Hivwiufin or.adlcßln each county. Addrwra
; V. NV. ZttJGLER .v CO., Pliiladclphtu.
~jar
i* 1 i
BiSiSgMSSSflil
:AS CCscale Cos.
duMLEa,JS?®' RI ,
Scales of all Kinds, Tracis, Etc.
Chattanooga, Tenn. | Send tOT CatalOgß
sep2o-iv
0. II- B. BLOGBWOBSH,
Attorney - at - Law,
FORSYTH, GA.
Prompt attention toall business entrusted to
him. tl 0
The Southern Tele
| graph Cos. is now pre
| pared to send and re
j ceive messages at all
hours at this point
with greatly reduced
tariff. Call on R. L.
Swatts, operator, at
post office, and get
rates. Quick time a
specialty. sept.u
FOR RENT.
I will rent for the year l*-85 th Wellmaker
place, hair a mile from the corporate limits of
iwruesvllle; house containing six rooms and
stove room, with vr acres open land If desired.
Also my home place half milo further from
town, house containing eight rooms, with any
amount or land desired, both places situated
on the Thomas ton road, and very desirable pla*
ecs ror ]crMons wishing to school tlicir children.
Possession given at once.
b<'p4d&w3u T. R. Hivr£*fc.
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