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By E. L. RAINEY.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE COUNTY.
DAWSON, GA., ArriL 137 H., 1852,
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WEAT about Memorial Day in Daw
son?
CoroNEL WooTEN is an able Demo
erat.
SPRING is here. The bull-frogs are
bellowing.
Warcu the old calamity howlers—and
keep them ont of office.
O. B. STEVENS, M. C., is the way it
will be written after awhile.
Ruope IsLAxD has returned to the
Republican party and protective pilfer
ing.
A warM welcome awaits the Georgia
Baptist Convention in Dawson mnext
year. ;
Tue free wool and free bagging bills
have passed Congress. Now let us have
free banking,.
Tne Third party is in the ring. The
disfigurement, says the Valdosta Times,
will take place later.
Tuoe Bainbridge papers continue to
hint at the possiblity of another nag in
the Congressional race.
Tre Demoerats of Alabama have
reaped another crop of Oats. William
C. will be returned to Congress.
GEORGIA has a number of tom-tit
Congressmen. The Democerats should
call forth a more robust breed this vear.
NoTwITHSTANDING that everybody
and everything is knee-deep in politics,
Tor News would exclaim: Don’t Daw
son Grow!
WiLLie TurNER and Billie Gunn are
at daggers’ points about Ocalaism, and
there is blood on the moon in great big
splotches.
SoME men in Dawson who voted
against Hon. O. B. Stevens now believe
that he will be nominated by acclama
tion when the convention meets.
Tue Democrats of Berrien county are
organized thoroughly. They are having
meetings and basket dinners in every
district in the county. Educate!
Tne News believes that some of its
contemporaries make a mistake when
they attempt to read Slr. Stevens out of
the Democratic party. He's in it.
Jupnare GUERRY is holding the reins of
justice at Blakely this week. Judge
Guerry is a good judge, and deals out
justice ir a manner highly pleasing to
all.
Tue victory won by Mr. Stevens in
this county will be of inestimable value
to himin prosecuting his campaign. He
isin the saddle, and Tue News firmly
be'ieves that he will ride to victory.
HoN, ALBERT WINTER, of the Thom
asville News, came übn to witness the
battle of ballots in Terrell 'ast Tuesday.
Our latch-string always hangs on the
outside when the genial Winter is in the
city.
Hon. Jyo. R. InwiN, of Fort Gaines,
is a candidate for the State Senate. The
Honorable John R. is a brainy, clever
fellow, and if Clay county wants him to
go to the Senate Tur NEws will not
mind helping him.,
SoMEONE in the Constitution offers to
bet a thousand dollars that half the del
egates so far elected in Georgia are not
for Cleveland. When the partisans
quit abusing each other and say “I
betchyer,” the war is over. It's only a
step now to settle the whole thing with
erack-a-100.
SENATOR CorquirTt's private secre
tary, Harry Jones, who is a copious po
litical writer, casts a gloom over the situ
ation by declaring that he would support
a Third party candidate for President
*ather than vote for Cleveland. Unless
your Uncle Alfred can persuade Jones to
‘econsider this rashness we fear the
Jemocratic party isin a bad way. The {
senator, howaver, not being partial to
honesty in politics, may permit his pri-l
vate secretary to go his reckless way un- |
ohecked. i ‘
MAY RETIRE. '
Ture NEeEws has not been authorized to
announce that Judge Guerry will retire
from the Congressional race, but we
think it is highly probable that he will;
do so. Of one thing we are certain, and
that is he has neither the time nor incli
nation to prosecute the canvass further.
His iudicial duties now demand all his
tim~, and under the circumstances it is
impossitsle for him to enter In:ia an oot
ive campaign—suck o cam e geowaa il
be necessity to give him a cuonce of
success and insure a final victory.
However, Judge Guerryis being urged
by friends in other counties to remain
in the race, and he may do so, but THe
News believes that next week it will
publish his withdrawal.
Judge Guerry is one of the ablest and
most genial men in Georgia, and is emi
nently fitted for a seat in Congress.
Thousands of voters in the distriet
would regret to hear of his withdrawal,
but, under the circumstances, we be
lieve it is the very best thing for him
to do.
The victory of Mr. Stevens over Judge
Guerry, who is admitted to be the most
popular man in the county, shows that
this is a movement in which the farm
ers are practically united, and victory
now seems theirs.
In Mr. Stevens they have as a eandi
date a conservative and a successful bus
ness man, and one who is Lard to defeat
at the polls.
| THEY ARE DEMOCRATS.
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The local columns of Ture News this
morning tells of an attempt to endorse
the Third party at the meeting of the
county aliiance last week.
The resolution was very properly de
feated, and the Democratic alliancemen
of Terrell declared that they would
stand by the grand old party. It is
what THe NEws expected of these time
tried Democrats. They will never be
led off into any Third party movement.
Well done, alliancemen of Terrell,
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Tre Bainbridge Democrat says it is
lamentble, but nevertheless a fact, that
there are numbers of men in this coun
try sitting around waiiing for the gov
ernment to legislate money into their
pockets, The government has never
engaged in this kind of a business, and
it is not at all likely that it ever will.
There is only one legitimate way for a
man to get money in this country, and
that is through hard work and economy,
WiLL it be a great vietory for Mr.
Cleveland it his Wall street boomers
succeed in dividing the Demoeratic
party at the South ?—Atlanta Constitu
tion. :
Will it be much of a victory for the
party if Mr. Hill and his Tammany
heelers succeed in dividing the Demo
cratic vote at the North 2 Democratic
unity at the North is just as essential to
success as party hurmony in the South.
St .
A Rerort has been going the rounds
lately to the effect that Hon. A. O. Ba
con would be a candidate fcr the presi
dency of the State Agricultural Socicty,
The newspapers have confounded the
name of Major Bacon with that of A. O,
Barry, of Randolph. It is the latter
gentleman who wants the presidency of
the society, and Tue News is for him.
It is growing more and more evident
that the only State delegation that will
appear at the Chicago convention in
structed for Hill will be the noted en
'voys from the Albauvy convention. If
they like being lonesome, there will be
no reason why they shouldn't enjoy
themselves hugely.—Columbus Enquir
er-Sun.
S el M G e
[Communicated.]
A Reply to a Cowardly Attack.
The communication in Tueg Dawsox
NEws, signed by one who calls himself
“Allianceman,” would not be worthy of
notice, and would be treated with silent
contempt, if it had not becn printed so
near the election that it might, if unno
ticed, raise a suspicion in the minds of
some unsuspecting people that would
cool their ardor in my bshalf, while on
the coutrary, if they realized who it was
that wrote it, and what was i s object,
they would be aroused to greater activi
ty. This attack is made without a shad
ow of foundation of proof by a man
known and advertised as my political
enemy. lltis certainly just at this peri
od of the canvass unfair, unjust and cow
ardly. He made the charges at such a
time that I could not answer them in the
same paper, and was forced to issue this
circular to meet them,
First, he accuses me of betraying the
confidence reposed in me. Why? Be
cause I sold guano to outsiders as cheap
as I did to the Alliancemen, while just
before he stated that under the contract
I was to price to outsiders as I pleased.
It is true that I did sell to outsiders at
the same price, and I was so instructed
by the board of directors, for the pur
pose of benefitting all the farmers and
drawing patronage to the warehouse, and
up to this time it has not been regarded
a crime to treat all people alike.
Second, he charges that I was to sell
the Alliance at one dollar per ton profit
above cost, and that I have never shown
a bill of the goods bought. Inreply to
this charge I wish to say that John Mec-
Carthy, president of the board of direc
tors to whom I was responsible, made
most of the contracts for guano bought
and delivered to Alliancemen last year.
My connection with tlhese transactions
lias been entirely with the board of di
rectors composed of one member from
each sub-aliiance in the county, and has
been free and open at all times for the'r
inspection, There has been nothing se
ret utvubit, wnd up to this time I have |
e ghnre suspicion, and at no time
wer et <lupon to produce a bill ex
cent by board to whom I was respon
sib'e. coiarasl know my transactions i
have been entirely satisfactoiy to them, ‘
and as an evidencs of this fa:t I was re-|
elected to the same position withoutal
dissenting voice, I
I am informed by the ediior of 'l‘nr:{
NEws that W, G. Aven wrote the whole
article referred to above. Heis notin a
position to prefer or prove such charges,
a 1 e ha: not bought one pound from me,
but on the contrary has antagonized thc"
movement from the beginning. I have
nothing against Mr. Aven, and know of
no reason why he should antagonize me,
and prefer such charges inthe newspaper
when there is a proper tribunal before
which he could arraicn me if there was
any truth in his statements Mr. Aven
says that I alsosold tobacco. He forgets
that I also sold 68,000 pounds of
'meat, which was by direction of the
board, to the farmers of this county at 62
cents per pound on time when it would
have cost them 8 cents to have bought at
many other places.
Following the above communication
above referred to in THe DAwsoN NEws
is one signed “Farmer,’” stating that the
alliances of the Twelfth and Sixth dis
tricts refused to endorse me, lam in
formed by the editor of that paper that
this last article was handed in by Judge
J. H. Guerry himself. lam not prepar
ed to admit or deny the truth of this
statement, as I had made no effort to
have ttem endorse me. DBut the two ar
ticles appearing together at the same
time leads me to believe that there was
a conspiracy between Mr. Aven and
Judge Guerry to prejudice some alliance
men against me. Judge Guerry and my
self"have been close personal friends,
and I have been led to believe that there
would not be anything of a personal na
ture put in print, and I regret thatl
have been forced to do this to defend my
self,
If you endorse me or the cause I rep
resent, then I hope you will go out and
vote for me,
Respectfully your fellow citizen,
O. B. STEVENS.
| [Communicated.]
A Reply to Mr. Stevens,
Mgr. Eptror—Self-respect demands that
[ reply to Mr. Stevens’ circular, which
had for its heading, ‘‘A Reply to a Cow
ardly Attack.” Webster gives the defi
tion of the word coward as one wanting
courage, and cowaidly, meanly tinfid.
Now Mr. Stevens did not believe when
he wrote that eircular that W. G. Aven
was wantiug in courage, or that he was
meanly timid; in fact, he knew to the
reverse, In the Stevens and Melton race
for representative Mr. Stevens asked me
it I would support him. I replied by
asking hLim if he voted a certain way
when he was theie before. Hesaid he did.
I replied, that I could not vote for him.
Does that look cowardly? Then in the
Stevens and Kendvick campaign 1 op
posed him, and since he has been in the
Alliance I have opposed him every time
I thought he was doing anything that
would injure the Al iance. At the called
mzeting of the county Alliance that
elected Messrs. Stevens and Jay to the
Cuthibert convention Mr. Stevens object
ed to being instrueted to vote for a man
that stood on the Ocala platform. bDe
said he did not think it was advisable
just at that time to make the fight on
that platform. Every one there know
that I stated that Mr. Stevens as good as
admitted that he did not stand on the
platform him<elf—that cannot be denied,
Was that cowardiy? Last year he came
to Bronwood to sell our Aliiance guano
and T opposed him there, as we cou'd
order it ourselves and save the one dol
lar commission. He stated that I was
right—he could not do us any good,
Now, reader, I have mentioned these
things to show that I have not been
sneaking around, as Mr. Stevens would
have you to believe, but on the contrary,
have opposed him to his face. Now, if it
takes this to make a coward, I am one.
I have livec in Terrell several years, and
some of the people know whether I am a
coward orgiven to telling untruths,
Mr. Stevers says this attack is made
without a shadow of foundation of proof,
and by a man known as his political ene
my. e a-mits the factthat I have man
hood enough in me to opposehim. He
says he believes there was a conspiracy
between myself and Judge Guerry to
prejudice some Alliancemen against him,
and others say I did not write the piece.
L want to relieve the minds of the pablic.
I alone am the author of the piece.
Mr. Stevens does not deny a single
charge I made. He simply cireles
around until he gets behind John Me-
Carthy’s toombstone. He says that 1
am not in a position to prove the charg
es, It was his business to prove him
self clear, and as he did not I will prove
my statement to be true. In 1891 Mr.
Stevens sold Georgia Chemical Acid
Phosphate, J. R. Mercer & Co. sold Pa
tapsco Acid, L. A. Lowrey Son & sold
Sterling and Lockwood Acids. All these
goods were manufactured by the Geor
gia Chemical Works of Augusta, Ga.
For the benetit of J. J. McLain and oth
ers Lowrey & Son wrote to the manu
facturers to know if there was any differ
ence in the grade of t e goods mention
ed above. The company replied that
they were all the same acid phos
phate, that they made but oue grade.
The letter was shown to a good many
farmers. Lowrey & Son say their goods
cost them $lB delivered. lls it not reas
onable to suppose that Mr. Stevens got
his as cheap? John M. Holland bought
of Mercer & Co. Patapsco acid for $18.50,
which the manufacturers say is the same
grade of fgoods, only |different in name,
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report.
D y i Baking
coeo Powder
ABSOLUTELY PURE
while Mr. Stevers asked Mr. Holland
%2 . 2 Now. tlicre is $2 commission, to
s v nothung abont the 30 cents, while he
contracted for %1 commission. e says
[ have not Dbought one pound of ln's
goeds, but I have bought a small quanti
ty.
He says that I forgot that he sold mez{t
a tGi cents per pound on time. Mr. J. E.
Kenney says he paid him 8 cents per
pound for three hundred pounds. Now,
I think I have given sufficient proof that
he is getting more than he contmctedl
for. <
As to voting for him because the Alli
ance put him out, I wish to say thatl
am no vassal of the alliance, nor never will
be, and as Mr. Stevens can’t use me as he
pleases he seeks to brand me as a cow
ard. And, now, to useacommon p]n_'use
of Dr. Talmage: ‘“What is said against
myseld has no effect, except like that of
‘a Turkish towel, the rubbing down by
‘ which improves circulation and produces
good health.” Respectfully,
: W, G, AVEN,
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MATTERS POLITICAL.
What the Papers Say About Politics in
the Second.
Last week the Alliances of Berrien,
Thomas, Early, Randolph, Worth, Quit
man and Terrell counties endorsed Hon.
O. B. Stevens’ candidacy.
The editors of the Early County News
find themselves divided in the race in
the Pataula circuit for the Solicitor-
General. One is for Col. Jim Griggs,
the present incumbent, and the other
is for Capt. F. B. Dillard, of Fort
Gaines. j
Hon. O. B Stevens has carried his
home county by a majority of three hun
dred votes in the primaries. Jvodge
Guerry also lives in the same county.
Decatur wiil probably go for Stevens
also in the race as it is now made up.—
Bainbridge Globe.
The executive committee of the sec
ond district has given to the various gen
tlemen aspiring to congressional honors
ample time to canvass the distriet, and
to discuss the issues of the day. The
committee felt that this was due these
gentlemen.—Thomasville Times.
A gentleman from Lowndes was in our
office a few days ago and informed us
that the strength of the Third party was
not brought out in the recent election in
that county, as Mr. Pardee, the Third
party candidate, was not the choice of the
party, and very many Third party men
voted against him through personal feel
ings. He fuither stated that the strength
of the partv could be better arrived at
after the Congressional elzction. Can
this b: possible?—Adel News.
Down in the Second District
Hon. C. B. Wooten and the equally Hon.
O. B. Stevens are running as a pair for
the Democratic Congressional nomina
tion. Mr. Stevens has the Alliance to
back him, and Mr. Wooten has the Al
bany News. In the meantime, Brer
Jim Guerry is holding court and doing a
great deal of industrious wood-sawing,—
Fort Valley Leader.
It appears that Mr. Wooten insists
that the methods by which Mr. O. B.
Stevens was placed before the people as
a Congressicnal candidate were undemo
cratic and ‘wrong. While this may be
Mr. Wooten’s honest convictions, we
hardly think he will be ablejto impress
it upon the mindsof the people. Mr.
O. B. Stevens is gaining strength all
over the district, and his chances for
Congress are growing brighter every
day.—Adel News.
| _The Calhoun County Courir says. The
Democratic Executive Committee of
Calhoun county has drawn the line be
tween the Democratic party and the
Third party, and it was a wise action.
No mdn, acting under the resolutions
adopted by the Exezutive Committee last
Tuesday, can hereafter participate in
any action of the party unless heisa
dyed-in-the-wool Democrat and entirely
free from Third party 4nd other politi
cal tendencies, and at the same time
maintain his integrity as an honorable
man. They have either gotto renounce
the Third party or desert the Democratic
party.
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State Senate.
From the Fort Gaines Herald,
}’ In accordance with the rotation sys
tem this will be Clay county’s time to
‘name our state senator, and in this con
‘nection we would like to mention the
name of Col. John R. Irwin.
Col. Irwin is popular both at home
and abroad, is a young barrister of mark
ed ability, whose honesty, integrity and
true merit can but be acknowledged and
appreciated by every one. In the cap ac
ity of senator he would acquit himself
in a manner not only ecreditable to his
friends, but his record would live as a
lasting honor to his constituents.
Let’s send Col. John R. to represent
us this time. Here's luck to him if he
will make the race.
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New line of Oxtord Ties at the
Square Deal.
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Gone Fishing.
Mr. H. T. Bradiey left a few days ago
for Dead Lake, Fla., where he wiil, with
a number of fri nds from Cuthbert,
and Fort Gaines, spend several days fish
ing.
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Fresh millet seed at Dean & Brannon's,
ANNOUNCEMENTS,
For Clerk Superior Court,
I am a candidate for the office of Clerk
Superior Court to fill the unexpired
term. If elected I will fill the office to
the best of my ability. Election Thurs
day, April 14th, 1892,
F. W. CLARK.
For Tax Collector. i
I am acandidate for the office of Tax
Collector of Terrell county, subject to
Democratic nomination. I ask the
support of the voters of the county, and
if elected I pledge a faichful perform
ance of the duties of the office.
J. D. LAING.
SASSER O#DINANCES.
Special Licences and Taxes
for the Year 1892,
Each retailer of spirituous or malt
or fermented liquors per annum $lOO.
Each drug store selling liquors in
quantities not less than one pint nor
more than 4} gallons $5O.
All other businesses the same as
last vear, . '
All persons subject to street tax
wiil be required to pay $2.00 or three
days work on the street,
W. E. BRIM, Mayor.
W. A. ANTHONY, Clerk.
For Pismission.
GE 'RGIA—TEerrELL CounTty,
Whereas, I. G, Marshall, admins
istrator of estate ot Mes. Mary Epps
Marshall, represents to the Court in
his petition, duly filed ard entered on
record, that he has fuily administer
ed Mrs. Mary Epps Marshall’s es
tate, This is therefore to cite all
persons cencerned, kindred and credi
tors, to show cause, if auy they can,
-wiy suid admioistrator should not be
‘discharged from his administration,
‘and receive letters of dismission on
the first Morday in May, 1892,
J. W. Roßerts, Ordinary.
; For Dismissions
GEORGIA—Terrell County,
\ Ordinary's Office,
Feb.. 29th, 1892. }
Whereas, S. O. McCeok, adminis
trator of Mrs. M. F. Mcook, repres
sents to the eourt in his petition duly
filed and entered on record, that he
has fully administered Mrs. M. F.
| McCook's estate. This is, thereiore,
to cite all persons concerned, kindred
and creditors, to show cause, 1f any
they can, why said administrator
should not be.discharged from his ad
ministration and receive letters of
dismission on tbe first Monday in
June, 1892,
J. W. ROBERTS, Ordinary.
Citation.
| Terrell Court ot Ordinary, )
| At Chambers, March 8, 1892, |
Upon reading and considering the
petitioa of M. L. Sealy to probate
will ot John H, Sealy ordered that
Sarah E. Williams, Howard E. Wil
liams and Mary A. Williams sppear
[ before this court on the first Monday
'in Muay next, and as they reside out ef
‘the State of Georgia, that they be
’ cited to appear and be made a party
Yy publication in Tag Dawsox NEwS
‘once a week for tour weeks before the
May term, 1892, of this court, and
that this order so published constitute
such notice. J. W. ROBERTS,
Ordinary.
For Administration.
GEORGIA—TERRrLL COUNTY.
Ordinary’s Office, March 23, 1892.
J. L Brightwell has applied to me
for letters of administration on the
estate of William Brightwell, de
ceased. This is, therefore, to potity
all concerned to file their objections,
it any they have, on or hefore the
first Monday in May next, else letters
will then be granted szid applicant as
applied for. ~J. W. ROBERTS,
Ordinary.
Citation.
GEORGIA—Terrell County.
Ordinary’s Office, |
April Ist, 1892. |
Notice is hereby given te all con®
cerned that the estate ot Mrs. F. E
Lewis is unrepresented, and that it 13
necessaly that said estate should be
represented. This is therefore to no
tify all persons interested, that if l}‘}
objection is offered, that letters wil
be granted to the clerk of the superi*
or court or some other paioper P‘fmn
on the first Monday in May, 1892.
| J. W. Roserts, Ordinary.