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The True Citizen.
WAYNESBORO, GA., FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1888
‘ The Survival of the EVteet.'
THEi CONVENTION'.
There is considerable difference be
tween the statements of the Macon
Telegraph and the Atlanta Constitu
tion in regard to the returns from the
primaries. The Telegraph gives Stc-
phens 145, Bacon 183, uninstructed 120.
The Const! tu ! ion gives Stephens 212 J,
Baoon 83', unins ructed 84. This is
indeed a wide difference, and leaves
ns completely at sea in making up an
opinion ; we, however believe that the
majority rule will be adop ed by the
©onven'iou, and that Mr. Stephens will
be nominated.
Should the two-thirds rule be adopt
ed, it is doubtful whether either Ste
phens or Bacon will receive the noun-
nation, but an outsider. It is tojbe hoped
that the delegates all have patriotism
©ufficient to avoid the disgraceful action
©t tire l**st gubernatorial convention,
and if neither Stephens or Bacon can
bo nominated without such miserable
wr 'ngl ng, let their friends withdraw
thoir name?, and give us some other
good and true Democrat to vote for.—
Georgia has plenty of material out of
whioh to make a governor as good as
either Stephens or Bacon.
Tn regard to Congressman at large,
the Constitution of the 11th inst. says;
“We drop out the incomplete table for
Congressman at-large simply because it
ie impossible for us to give any definite
idea as to the result. There are so
many candidates, and so few instructed,
deloga es, that it is impossible to see
which way the current is ruining.
From our returns Hall and Barnes con
test, for the head place, wi h Hardeman
and Curie ton close behind. The other
candidates, however, claim that full re
turns will put ibem to the front, it
will require a b:i 1 lot in settle the lead
ership, and we are unwilling to do any
candidate injustice by publishing in
complete returns.”
Thu- is the matter loft in doubt,—
M e feel satisfied that wu are correct in
saying that Hon. George T. Barnes is
the favorite in all this section of the
► tate, and wo know that there is not a
Democrat c voter in Burke county who
would not vote for him with pleasure.—
die Georgia, th? men ion of his name in
connection with the office of Congress
man at large wins the approval not on
ly of an extensive ci cle of professional
brethren, but also of mamy clients and
friends who have long been personal
witnesses of his fidelity and ability.
We have every confidence that Ma
jor Barnes would represent the Sta e at
large in the forty-eighth Congress with
a dignity, moral power, statesmanlike
influence and honorable action worthy
of all commendation. Possessing a
strong judicial mind, scholarship of
high order, and an enlarged acquaint
ance with the political history of this
nation, he is tireless in his industry,
and eminently wise and conservative in
his views. We do but express our can
did conviction when we affirm that his
indefatigable labors in the committee
rooms, and his earnest, potent advoca
cv of important measure % on the floor
of Congress would redound to the best
interests of Georgia.
While it is tiue in one can lay ex
clusive claim to any office within the
gift of the people, it is nevertheless cer
tain that valuable service renderod
to the party and State, commend the
candidate for office to the favor and
gratitude of his coustituents. When it
is asked, therefore, what has Major
Barnes accomplished in the past, his
friends point with pleasure to his long,
zealous and distinguished labors in the
ranks of Democracy, bo'.h State and
national.
Since the olo«e of his career in the
Legislature of Georgia in 1864, ns
chairman of the committee on mili
tary affairs, and since the termination
of his military service upon the fall
of the Confederacy, he has been con
stantly at work advancing the pros
perity of the Democratic party,
whose success has been and is essen
tial to the best interests of the South
and of the whole country. Among
the first and most energetic in the re
demotion of the State from Radical
rule, he has ever since been actively
engaged, in convention and upou the
hustings, in promoting the noblest
ends of the organized Democracy.
For years has he been Georgia’s
representative upon the national
Democratic committee. Of his coun
sels and private means has he con
tributed wisely and liberally in the
conduct o! political campaigns. The
present system for the more thorough
union of the Slate and national organ
izations within the Democratic ranks,
was the result of his sage suggestions
and earnest effort. Several times
has lie represented Georgia in
nation:.1 conventions, when true and
trusted leaders were selected to nom
inate the standard bearers of the
[Communicated. 1
OLD BTJttKK 1NT THK LEAD!
CHOP PROSPECTS IN MIDDLE AND SOUTH
WEST GEORGIA VIEWIU/ FROM
II. R. AND RUG GW.
Kephzibab Dots.
July 4,1882.
We re.frrot to hear of the illness of Mrs. J. F.
Carswell.
Our delegatee will ccrtaiuly fail to car-j Democracy upon the broadest fields
ry out the will of dieir consu.'uen*s
if they do no- standby him until it is *
positively determined that lie cannot be
nouiiu ted. The Citizen is for Barnes
against the field.
We hardly believe that the Radical
party will make any nominations ei her
for Governor or for Congress unless a
disagreement among the Democrats
give them a hope of success.
IION. GEORGE T. BARNES.
Augusta Chronicle.
The following is a copy of a letter
addressed to delegates to the State con
vention, ;n behaif of lion. George T.
Barnes.
Augusta, Ga., July 8. 1882.
Dear Sir : The
behalf of lion. Georg
Richmond
county, take the liber y of |
addressing you this letter upon the sub
ject of his candidacy for Congress from
the S ate at. larere :
f battle.
All these duties has he discharged,
all these offices filled, cheerfully,
efficiently, and at a personal expense
of time, convenience and money.—
Never has he been an applicant for
office in the pay either of the State
or national government. Such long-
continued, valuable and disinterested
service certainly merits the com-
mendation and the gratitude of his
State and her people.
His candidacy, beyond all question,
is supported by personal and politi
cal ability. Unblemished is his priv
ate life. Careful has he ever been of
all obligations—most faithful to trusts
reposed. In eyery instance has he
been loyal to the cause of organized
Democracy, cheerfully and liberally
e undenugnod, in j supporting the nominees of party,
r 8° 1 • °i; whether local or national.
The candidacy' of the Hon. George
T. Barnes, we may truthfully say,
was compassed at the earnest solicit-
, . - 1 ation of his friends. Only twelve
In preser, mg him as a gentleman j days since did he consent that bis
worthy of the high position wi h which
bis name is now associated, wehaye no
desire to die ate any course or choice
t.i the delegates to the State Democrat
ic convention. We are persuaded that
a.l their efforts will bo directed 10 the
conservation of party harmony and the
development of party strength. In view
of the fact that hisoaniidacy has been
proceeded by the announcement of the
names of other excellent and prominent
gentlemen fur the position, wt are in
no wise inclined to dopvicate or to ig
nore the claims of candidates from dif
ferent portions of the .State.
i ho Hon. George T. Barnes is not
unknown to the people of Georgia. In
deed, the marked favor with which his
candidacy has been received in many
counties, encourages tho belief that the
{■hate at large shares iu that warm per
sonal esteem and strong public confi
dence in which ho is held in thi8 com
munity.
Kcr more than t,w nty-fiye years has
be been an earnest, con fictitious and
eloquent practitioner in the courts of
Georgia. His career as a lawyer has
been distinguished by strength, prjbity,
consistency and flattoring Recess.—
Reckoned us one of tho leading lawyers
most competent advocates in Mid
name should bo used in connection
with the prominent position with
which it is now associated, and we
are prompted by tho short time in
tervening between this and the as
sembling of the convention to Address
you personally in his behalf. We
have every reason to be sincerely
gratified at the favorable indorsement
of his claims in various portions of
the State, and to rejoice at the
strength which bis name has de
veloped among his numerous friends.
Such are some of the reasons which
induced Major Barnes's friends to
prevail upon him to stand for the
office of Congressman at large, and
such are some of the qualifications
which, in our judgment, eminently
fit him for the honorable and efficient
discharge of tho important duties
appertaining to the high positiou.
Heartily commending his candi
dacy to your favorable consideration,
wo are, Very respectfully, your
obedient servants,
Charles J. Jenkins,
Wm. II. Reese, of Wilkes,
Chas. C. Jones, Jr., of Richmond,
M. A. Stovall, of Richmond,
John H. Jones, of Burke,
Patrick Walsh, of Richmond.
Mr. Editor : To fully appreciate education,
we in list see the superstition f the Ignorant; to
properly value wraith, taste of poverty ; to hon
estly love the advantages of our homes, view the
hardships abroad of others.
Two weeks ago your correspondent left the
"banner cotton county” of thh grand old com
monwealth for Augusta by private conveyance,
via the Walker’s bridge road. We thought the
crops very fair 'till we reached said bridges,
with one exception. Some of the tenants on the
Corker place, formerly the Dewitt Clinton, had.
for want of better, planted Western mixed < orn,
ami It was tasseliug out at. a foot and a half high.
Of Course they'll iced Western again at #1.40 per
bushel But at, fir rather beyond Walker’s
bridges, tnis county we saw the ‘‘abomination of
desolation." Corn planted and tasseliug under
same ciniums.ances as above mentioned, and
cotton chopped out and plowed oil land that
should make 500 pounds of liut to the acre, and
yot, wantonly given up to be destroyed by cattle.
The fences being carefully laid to the ground foi
their convenience in an egress. Tho course for
such destruction we guessed, being want of
horse feed and "Sambo’s ’vanoin.” Richmond
| was boldly holding up her head, with corn a lit
tle in advance Of Burke, hut her money crop,
i watermelons, not quite up to the standard.—
However, fruit seemed plentiful. We remained
in Augusta a couple of days, and then left for
Macon, via the Macon and Augusta K. R., to at
tend the commencement exercises of Mercer
University. We shall not leave our subject to
speak of the worn out theme of correspondents
—"eommenements”, but will try to "stick" to
cotton aud com.
With our dress coat carefully bundled, and our
dusler tightly buttoned around our corpulent
frame, we rolled from under the Union oarshed,
Augusta, at 10:80 o'clock on Friday morning, the
28d ult. The run on the Georgia Road to Camak,
Warren county, was pleasant, enough, owing,
perhaps, to the entertaining columns of the
Citron, A, Con., which we had with us. But at
Camak we changed cam for Macon, and had to
wait two hours for the Augusta hound Georgia
train to make connection, and our impatience-
like all "green” travelers munifest—began to
come to the surface. At this juncture we wont
into t he smoking car, and were happy to find
Rev. W. L. Kilpatrick, now Doctor, of llephzi-
bah, who was hilled for our destination. After
an exchange of compliments, suoh as generally
pass between a former teacher and pupil, we
proceeded, at his invitation, to satisfy our hun
ger at the expense of a nicely broiled chicken,
rolls, etc., with juicy cloarstoue peaches for
desert, all of which showed that somebody in
| flephzibali knew how to please a hungry man.
I At 2 p. m. we left Camak. and, we must say, the
] Macon and Augusta road presents less attract-
; tions to the traveler than any other in the State
that we’ve ever run over. There is nothing
I along its line to la crest the paintet’s eye.—
| Bleak clay hills and sandy bottoms are all that’s
1 to be seen in the way of natural objects. Tho
| corn and cotton certainly looked poor, especially
j was this the case iu Baldwin.
At Milledgeville our omnibus waited at th«
depot, whose horses were actually poorer than
, the majority Of Burke’s plow stock. Rain was
! very much needed at the time, judging from the
dust that settled on our baggage and flew into
our eyes.
At0:45 o’clock we rolled into the depot at
Macon, where our genial young friend and neigh
bor, Jo i P. Applewhite, who is a student at
Mercer, met us, and taking our baggage in hand
soon landed ns in comfortable quarters, where
the sight of a well filled board of choice viands,
to which we did full justice, caused us to forget
our wo s ou the road. After supper we repair
ed to the Masonic Hall to hear the debate be
tween the Phidelta and Ciceronian societies of
the University on "Woman Suffrage.” But 1
promised to keep quiet on that subject, so I’ll
simply state that our "sisters, our sweethearts,
and aunts will not for sometime,” at least, have
the pleasure of voting some greasy haired, ‘sun
flower” man into the chair where Mars Aleck
specks to rock, so the judges de ;ided.
From Macon we went to Reynolds, I'oylor
county. It. is situated on the Columbus branch
of the S. W. R. R ; 42 miles from tile former place
aud 68 from t^e latter. Your readers will feel
an interest in this place from the fact that it is
the birth place and home of our friend, Nr. T. B.
Marshall, the telegraph operator in your town.
We were entertained for a week in royal style
by his family and friends. By way of warning
to the Waynesboro girls, we'll say that several
fair Reynolds belles are preparing to capture
him on his next visit home, which is anticipated
soon. We attended the commencement exer
cises of Butler Female College and Male lnst.i-
tu'e. Butler is the capitol of Taylor, and is
noted for its pretty girls and sandy streets, We
would suggest to some of our discontented cot
ton growers—young men—that If they want a
good wife, and fortune thrown iu, go to Btitier.
There, with a little capital and enterprise, tliey
could esrtablish a glass factory, and ship saml to
boot, for a life time without materially dimin
ishing the supply.
The crops in Crawford, Houston and Taylor
reminded us of Burke to some extent. Cotton
seemed to lie fruiting well.
On returning to Naoou we noticed car loads of
j melons at each station. No large oneR, however.
I We thought t,o reach Waynesboro in time on
I the4tli to use our extensive influence in the nomi
nating convention, but our Burke Democrats
are generally "on time” in politics il nothing else,
and at 2:25 o’clocs, when the whistle announced
our approach home, we looked out of the window
and heard a Stephens shout, and knew by that
the job was did.
Well, Nr. Editor, I guess your readers, ortho
majority ot them, are satisfied with Burke as a I
farming country, and ii they ain't they can’t And j
any betteras a whole. *
Knowing the value of space in your apprcciat- !
ed paper, which so well deserves its title, True
Cit., 1 am Very truly, &e.,
A Sodomite.
Ji^ly 7th, 1882.
Tliouison Tiotes. '
July 3d, 1882.
Watermelons can be found at all the stores
but of interior quality.
The county was visited by over one inch of
rain Saturday evening.
The corn is as good as tho land will make.
Cotton Is improving but Inferior stands all over
the county.
The gardens were never better in this county.
The linest vegetables I ever saw grow eau be
seen iu tho gardens in and around Thomson.
Robt. Barksdale, of McDuffie, was married to
Miss Tolor, of Columbia county, last Wednesday
evening. The high price of meat, nor the
scorching rays of a July’s sun do not stop the
matrimonial mill from grinding.
Hon. A. E. Sturgis replied t.<> the committee in
last weeks Journal, which I think is unanswer
able, and will close tho controversy, as it is con
ceded by most every one that, he demolished
their charges and proved them all false by his
constituents in tire grand Jury room.
Prof. John Gross’ spring term of school dosed
Friday, with speeches and compositions in tee
day, and dialogues at night. Jimmie Lee Wil
son took the first prize as tho best orator, or
declalmer. Joseph Gross took the second.
Subject: "Roderick Dime to James Kltz James.”
Miss Mamie Gross took I he first prize in com
position. Subject: "Woman's Rights.” It was
original ai d equal to Dr. Mary Walker’s best
effort, In fact, surpasses anything 1 ever heard
oil the subject, and showed sin: had given it
close attention. Misses Luolle Benton and
Flora Carswell shared the second prize between
them. Hon, J. C. C. Black delivered an address
to the pupils. Subject: "Get more than you
Have, and Be more than you Are." It, was
praised bv all as one of the best speeches they
ever listened to, ami 1 am satisfied that if we
could get a true expression from our people lie
is their choice for our next Congressman. The
acting at night was splendid and showed a mas
ter hand In their training. Professor Gross is
liiuklng quite a reputation as a teueln r, and lias
as many pupils as he can attend to. Before this
goes to print, lie w ill lie married to one < f the
sweetest young ladies in McDuffie county, Miss
Mattie Lou O’Neal, which takes place at the
Baptist church Wednesday evening next, w^ich
I will try and give you the particulars of in my
llCXt. __ _ TV HUNK,
Albany, July 11.—The first bale of new cotton
w as received to-day by E. L. Wright & Go.
it was raised by Primus W. Jones, of linker ooun-
ty. Its weight was 42H pounds, class low middling,
and sold to A'B. Weslow at 20 cents per pound,
and shipped to Tolar, Hart &Co„ New York.
The chicken crop of this section Is very poor
and lieu fruit scarce.
There is a young lady in town who Is jnst.
sweet sixteen but a little Gray.
Miss Georgia Carswell has returned home
from an extended visit to Thomson.
The friends of Miss Lula Miller are anxiously
awaiting her return from North Georgia-
Miss Dotenall, one of the reigning belles of the
Palmetto State is visiting Miss Laura Baxley.
Tub Citizen is one of the newsiest and neat
est papers that we know of and is an ever wel
come visitor.
Mr. II. II. Kilpatrick lias returned from Macon,
where he is finishing his collegiate oourse at
Mercer University.
Mr. M. K. Green and Mr. A. H. Anderson were
in town a fci days past. Edwin and Howard
are "all wool and a yard wide.”
Misses Hattie and Ida Davis, two of onr most
fascinating and accomplished young ladies, are
contemplating a visit to tho Oa-e City.
Dr. Gilbert. Banks and wife, of vour city, is
visiting relatives here. The Doctor and his
accomplished wife are welcomed in our midst.
We were on a visit to your county last week
and spect a day with Mr. J. M. Reynolds. Jim
has the finest crop we have seen, and we hope
that his efforts will be crowned with success.
Mr. George Jones of your county, a very
popular and energetic young man, was in town
last Wcea, and wo think returned home heart
less. How about, those flowers, friend George?
There are quite a number of persons who have
engaged hoard here for the summer. We don't
see wny our town should not become popular
ns a summer resort for the citizens of Burke, as
It is very convenient to their business and one
of the healthiest places on tho globe.
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