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JHI- ?-• V < > W 1 f.KLV TELFUBAPH' TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 1886.—TWELVE PAGES.
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While There In Yet Time,
•‘Out with the boy* last nlgbt T Jones—“I haven't 1
FELTON AND SMITH.
Put Up or Shut Up.
The Constitution of yesterday mado | The amu-ing feature of the campaign 1 »very dear recollection of where 1 war, butlodging | Felton c .,„ . ,.,,”7^ Xurn on tho Kl .
what it evidently euppove.1 was a fniioua just now is the Constitution's effort to ,rom i 1 * ,l “ of “r heed thl * momtog 1 taluk 1 • Governor
attack apon the Hon. W. H. Felton and the j stampede the State by shouting and eliak- j " i0 ‘ t Ur “ b * , “ * 1 » ,we “ P»rty."-Bo«ton Court...
Tel obaph. I int! tire hushes. The energy exhibited by I Stranser (at tb» reat.ior»nt)-"B,g pardon, air.
Dr. Felton is folly able to take cure of | our funny cotemporary in thia line, whin
him-elf. He has shown thia in man) a the campaign opened, commanded a ccr-
and gyrations may amuse, bat Ananias was I xadneea ".he will not be the valetudinarian, bat
leaves no doubt that onr work bss been carried out feet foremost for indulging in " h0 W|U uk " *h* »»lntarr, and that's nearly a.
effective. We have honestly endeavored to such tactics as the abo.e. Falsehoods hls ’ 1 '” " T, ‘° commencement eierclaea arato be
, , ... , | very lutereatlng." "Oh, je«, Ilov. Or. Grace will
and misrepresentations are always nn- prekch th „ bacchanalian aermon, Itev. Mr. Mortt-
wise and unnoecssary. If Gordon can mtr will deliver th. dilemma., and there will be
oirry Georgia with his record let him other detractions too nnmeron. to mention."—
A Fatal Admission.
The chief organ of General Gordon, in its
blindness and desperation, puts this admis
sion on reoord: "It is suggested that after
Gordon's nomination we are to have a rep
etition of the coalition tactics. That wonld
be agood idea."
For the first time the people of Georgia
hare a fair and square admission of the ex
istence of a coahtiou from one of its chief
elements.
They have witnessed a State campaign
oonducted by a coalition of white and black
Republicans and a few so-called Democrats,
so disgraceful in details as to almost create
a shudder at its mention. They have seen
their State and Federal offices shared and
disgraced J by the representatives of this
coalition, hot they have not heretofore beeu
able to extort a confession from thoae who
have profited by the nefarions scheme.
Now, it comes in a distorted shspo. Tho
men who are opposing General Gordon are
those who attempted to save the State from
the blaok horde, led by Gordon and others,
in 1880.
That they ahonld turn to the eloment
'they then fonght with zeal and even despe
ration is far beyond the possibility of pre-
■snmption.
If there has been any anch suggestion,
anvo tho "one quoted as above, we have
failed to notice it Tho men who are op
posing General Gordon to-day aro thoae
who opposed him and the coalition he led
against tho honor and decency of Georgia
in 1881),
The men who are anpporting General
Gordon to-day are those who were active
ooalitionuta in 1880, and havo been such
ever since.
The tirao has not come for the African
contingent to be ordered op. Who doubts
but that it wilt be duly forwarded into line,
under the same old leaders, when tho necee
«lty for its service, ia apparent. Uenoral
Gordon baa said himself that he will not he
'whipped in thia fight Defeat to him is
ruin, ruin only a little more speedy than
that of success. Dut tho organ says its
‘suggestion la a "good Idea" Nobody
doubts but that it has been the
leading idea of thia whole movement,
led by General Gordon and his brats bands.
'The apprehension raised in the pnblio mind
by the attitude uf General Gordon is deep
and wide spread. The people have been
• almost paralyzed by the impudence of him-
•self and bis managers and supporters. And
•this apprehension grows.
The principles involved in this campaign
aro so great the fear* of the people at the
poealble suoccss of General Gordon and bis
crowd are so overwhelming, that it wonld
seem natural that they should rench
out for extraordinary means of protection
•against the menaces of extraordinary danger.
To the unthinking mind it would seem
that negro voters, like the suggestion of
negro troops during the war, might avert
the calamity. If aneb a view ri.ee to any
one it ia false and short-sighted. The de
moralization likely to ensue from the dt>
basing weapons used wonld in itself become
destruction. The safety of the South, the
safety of Georgia, depends upon the unity
•of the beet element* of the white popula
tion. Destroy thia and we become prey tor
political wreckers. The campaign of
1880, with the crop of scandal*
and debauchment of the public
service, is apt and fall demonstration.
The best people of Georgia, the majority of
all the people, believe in the chargee against
-General Gordon. They have a right to be
lieve them. Neither be nor his friends have
attempted a defense.
It is horrible to contemplate the possi
bility that tho people, worn and weary In
constant fighting and disgusted with the fre
quent die-plica practiced upon them by
those whom they have honored, can consent
to bo ruled by such a man! This would b
bat another triumph of the coalition, and at
■ time and under a national a lministration
that it was expeeted would destroy the pos
sibility of anch a catastrophe.
Another triumph of this corrupt combi
nation postpones, of course, the hour of
deliverance.
But fearful as thia ia to contemplate in
-every particular, the white men of Georgia,
who have fought for more than twenty
years to protect their homes and their Slate
government, would not be justified in
purchasing deliverance at the pries of per
sons! and political dishonor.
If the white men of Georgia cannot avert
the dangers which threaten them, they
•can at least stand together and bear them.
In their union there is a strength which
mad finally triumph. They rosy lie .’is
grvoed ire General Gcr ton's election, but
they will not dU.reaea demac'-t*» tty at
li nc with vtee, ignorance f> ’ "“-upt
"nswoaT, the thre>-yisr o’ R >*
-D-yes Brothers, appear. ... n
Am-fTOanhorae. A* ho packs 1 !• ~c
fiseV r. . it
contest. His work is hurting Gen. Gordon
and hence the wail of the Constitution.
The impre-sinn he has made upon
the people of Georgia in the present cam
paign, ns well as the < stimation in winch he
ia held, are attested by the number of invi
tations he has received to address the peo
ple at d iffereut places, and the thousands
who have Hocked to hear him. We are
conscious of bis poweia as a pnblio
speaker. So is the Constitution. We
are also aware of the fact
that through a long and honorable career
he has maintained an nnsoiled reputa
tion, And the Constitution is mournfully
impressed with this fact. We koow that
be has great influence with the people of
Georgia. The Constitution knows it
also. Honco we are not surprised that
it seeks to break the force of bis
masterly arraignment of General Gordon
liy an appeal to prejudice, for tbe reason
and understanding uf the people condemn
as utterly bad the record of General Gordon,
which Dr. Felton Iias exposed without
mercy.
But the Constitution is not content with
nn assanit on Dr. Felton. It includes t! o
Tr.i.r.mtAiaL Wo are grateful for this. It
tain degree of respect, bnt the daily failure
ha* brought forth a situation that has four
ludicrous sides, 8 mehow or other tho
stampede won't begin. Gordon's whoop
and hurrah and brass bands have also failed,
except in the counties that no one expected
to vote against him and, his competitor 'to
day shows a gain of eight votes over his
former campaign. Even the hunching of
oouudea ha* fai'od. People seem to un
derstand that a man may just as well get bis
friends to act everywhere at oqce
not. and that when he
but you have spilled soup all over your vest.'
Fogg—"I wieh you'd mind your own buaineea.
You've been sitting on your lighted cigar for fifteen
niiuuler, and have burned a bole In you coat-tail as
big aa my flat, but you didn't bear me shouting it at
you.”—Pittsburg Chronicle.
Small boy (who baa boon reading "The Demon
Plumber, or tbe Doy Clown"): "You have wal
lowed me. father, but I as ear to you that ere an
other moon baa waned, I will wreak a fearful venge
ance cn sll your accursed tribe Ha. ba t Tbe boy
clown defies you." (tnd so saying be skips out of
the woodshed and climbs over tbe fence.)—Chicago
Xtambler.
,, j out at tbe very first round. He wanted a
boa only a limited number, they will soon ... , . .. ...
J ’ ■ I chain from the church vestry to seat bla au
exhaust themselves. General Gordons
A gentleman engaged In the pugilietlo profeeelon,
and who la getting up a alupgtng match in this city,
paralyzed one of onr local preacben, knocking him
lot of
vestry to seat bla audience
at tbe entertainment, and offered the preacher a
strength will all be expressed by July 7tb, I free ticket of admission for the use of tbe chairs.—
according to programme, and in the mean Virginia (Key.) Enterprise.
t ine we suppose the bnsh ahaking farce .. jKOb ... „ 0 blo farmer to hi. hired
will continue to amOHe the folks. | the other day. “I ae • that *ome of the railroad*
Tho Teleobaph han no need nor desire have adopted the 24 o'clock system, and I'm think*
to interfere with this fanny arrangement, tog of trying it on the farm.’ “That i*. you want
but it desires to drop a word or me to work twenty-four hour* right along without
- . , . 1 _ , , I a stop?” “Well, Jacob, that's the Idea, but being
two of warning and advice. On yesterday J00j „„ y „„ wtUtog ' h . nd ,
the Constitution bakI between it3 sobs and I you might take out ten minita for each meal and
shouts that “The Macon Teleobapii has make it np on Sunday*.”
practically given 'np the contest for Major „ yM> , M M(m n ~^ dallght „ Rnu) .
Bacon. We printed on yesterday its dear WMk ... under , Un J tire, tbs u at
and open admission to this effect." Noise | the head of her claea?” "No." aha said with some
Governor.
I On Wednesday the TaucoaxpH published
A portion of a letter from Dr. t cl ton ad
dressed to the Atlanta Constitution. The
bulance of tjbat letter, together with nn ex
planatory note from Dr. Felton, will be
found below. It would have been pub
lished on Wednesday had we rectiyed it at
tbe same time aa was the first portion pub
lished.-En. Txleobaph.]
Neau Cahtxusvillk, Ga , June 17.—
Editor TuLEontrn: The Constitution al
lowed Governor Smith to attack me in an
interview, which appeared last Sunday in
their columns I replied in a letter, a part
of which I forwarded to you last Tuesday,
which was proper in defense of myself m
regard to the statements made by the Con
stitution; but I reserved the reply to Gov-
ernor Smith, offering it to tho Constitution
to print, aa a matter of simple justice to
myself and to its readers. They refused
to publish it, aa you will see from
the au.horitative statement made to yon by
another. After flooding the State with
Governor Smith's attack, they deliberately
refused to allow me a line in defense. Now
will yon publish ii?
I find there ia a widespread feeling ex
tending over Georgia in tavor of the fair
ness of the Teleobaph os against the in
justice of the Constitution* methods. With
thanks for your kindness in the past, I
shall esteem the publication of the full
letter a personal favor. Wm. H. Felton.
show the people of Georgia tbe aaa'ue
and humiliation in storo for
them, to say nothing of
injury in tbe way of public loss on pt.b-
1 c property, if they permit the At'anta ring
to place in the executive chair of Qoor,iit a
man of Gordon's record. The danger and
the shame in store for the people arise from
the fact that Gjrdon as Gavernor would be
dominated and controlled by this litg. ’
We have never donbted the strength of
the case we have made agaiust General Gor
don. We havo proof positive now, ia th;
wail of the Constitution, that onr effort.,
have been successful. It h is been noticea
ble of late ttiAt the Constitution wilt howl
if we even stoop to pick np a rook.
Well, we are not through yet, and ainco
the Constitution has afforded us opportu
nity, we will ask it to answer a few ques
tions, which General Gordon refuses to an
swer. We will premise by saying that if
Major Baton is convicted daring this rain
paign of making two statements that are in
positive and palpable conflict with each
other, or of making ouo that is false; if aoy
contract ho has made with :he State and
which i* of record i* true, we will
ut once say to tbe people of
Georgia that he is unworthy of being
nominated as the Democratic candid tte for
Governor, and advise his friends not to sup.
port him because of his an worthinr is. Will
the Constitution say aa much with reference
to General G rdon?
We prtsutue it will, for snrely it does not
desire to place any man ia tbe office of
Governor who bus convicted hi utolf of
falsehood, if the pnbli] record* are true
Now let ns get down to bnsineas.
Did not Uaneral Gordon in various
speeches during tbe eampaigu aay that he
only went into the convict lease to secure
some conviots tor acme friends? that he got
ont aa soon aa he ooold, and that he never
derived any profit from the lease?
Did he not aay tbe name thing in anb-
sfauco in an interview published in the
Working World, and did he no', tuty in the
aame interview that he was on the bond of
the leasees aa aeenrity, and did ho not deny
that he was one of the principals?
Does not the sworn testimony of Gov.
Smith, Capt. N.lnia, Col. Lookelt and Mr.
Lowe, and the contracts between Gordou
and Cox and Ootdon and Howard prove
that General Gordon was a member of
I’cniteuliary Company No. ti for nearly
three yean ; that he watone of the original
members of that oompany; that they put in
a bid for all the convicts of tbe State; that
he subleased a portion of his convicts
to Cox and afterwards to Howard
for big profits; and dost not tbs tes
timony of Smith, Ne'rnt, Lockett and
Lowe, and the records of the State, convict
Gordon of falsehood when he denied that
be was interested in the lease, or ha t ever
derived any profit from it, or if all this
doe* not eonviot him of fal-ehood
did not Smith, Nelms, Lickett
and Lowe perjure themselves, and is not
the State disgraced by keeping false records
of alleged transaction* that never took
place?
This is the record General Gordon has
made. The facta are Id*, lie is toiponail
for the facta. We are not. God pity the man
who wonld slander Gen. Gord n. For the
honor of human nature, God help tbe man
who can assist him in n-conciling bit uu
fortunate statements with tbe evidence
responsible witnesses aud the records
theexeentiva department and the repotU
the Supreme Court.
Now let uaaee what the Constitution will
do abont this. Let it bring np the evi
dence that Bacon has been guilty of any
anch acta aa tbe proof conicta General
Gordon of, and we will denounce hint
unworthy the office of Governor.
Tbe Conttitullon moat meet tbe leans
bore made or publio judgment will settle
tbe conviction that it cannot do -o success
fully. It is clearly defined and is pertinent
to tbe canvass and forma a legitimate ques
tion for open sud fair debate.
We chi-lle .go tbe Conatitntioa to deny
that Gold u denied his profitabfc snd
sponsible connection with'he convict lei
We challenge the Constitution to dis
credit or d*ny the testimony of tynith,
Ktlres, T/reWt and Lowe and
recoidi A tV Supreme Court, which
prove tVi Gordons slat* mer.t* in tl.e
Wo.Vinp W i d an t in hls speeches
i in cartel conflict v itb the truth, if Smith,
1 V r cV.t- .-ad Lowe have not t. tti
i f* * * -- -i . > . me State Ire* kept K>u
• a teent •» ni ttrt transaction in question.
it; don't weigh him down with auy
thing more on the same line. We
„ . Ho hadn't attended divine services for a long
K»y this m all kindness, making great allow- Umt) >Dl wtoB th , y tlM) church hB , t .
once for the desperation and danger of the tempted to enter bj tho aide door. "What are yon
AtUutft Organ. I doing, John?'' inquired hi* wife; “that 1* the side
Now, as to tbe advice: It is alwavs nn- door " ” he replied, “lt’a Sunday. l*n't
i*« to mingle wails of defeat with pieans " Th.<,°ntd« r Utrekad and-oh-" onddonly
° ,, , . 1 I interrupting himaelf—“oh, of course, certainly,
victory. If our distressed contemporary „ hBt „ m , thlnkln(! Bboot? x wu „ nder a , , m .
dly wants to fool tho publio it must not prerelon that-lhat—" "Uhl that's enough." retd
write anything more on the order of ycater- I hla wile, and then aha led him Into tho church.—
da) ’a editorial. Grief and despair aro to be Temperance Adtocate.
raid between the lines all the way through. A worthy clergyman la a neighboring town 1.
the Constitution is really ready to I very abjent-mindad, and has a short memory. It
give np, it ought to como out at once and | *• a common habit with him in the pulpit to forget
make terms with Bacon while there is yet #om * thlo «’ th,n ' afler ,ltUn « down * to ri,# u *
.. I and commence hie supplementary remarks with
' I the exproMloo, “By the way." A few Sundays
Ut*true, I ago he'got half through}* prayer, when he hesitated,
Mr. Olenn then took up the Huntington etory I forgot what ha waa about and sat down abruptly
and disposed of it effectually, showing that Oor* I without closing. In a moment or two he arose,
don’s coqrse throughout waa wl*e and *tatasmanlike. I and, pointing hi* forefinger at th* amazed congra*
•Take the railroad question,” said Mr. Glenn. “If I Hon, he said; “Oh, by th* way, amen.”—Troy
u want to Judge men by their assoclaUon* there | Times,
the Ceu ral railroad like a great devil fish tap
ping .he State at every point. Bacon is the ad-
'Batter is only 13 cent* to-day, ma’am 1” he said,
vteerof that ■y.tem.jaVt aa Gordon wre'nndor | «» ha brought the Jar irem the wegon to ha weighed,
Newcomb. Gordon got $14,000 a year, Bacon get*
$33,000."
The above is from the Constitution's
port of Mr. W. O. Glenn’s LaGraoge
Bpeceh. Tho Teleojuph donouncca it M Tex**." “Well. I swan I bat it doas aeein qaesr
absolutely untrue, and challenges Mr. bow one thing bob* np a* another bobs down, and
Glenn to submit the. proof of his charxe, or *« ta , * rmer * oU “- u T “ 4 »" ; d “ dl " "«
to aund convicted iu the eye of all honor- JKtf
able men of wilfully misrepresenting Mr. I street Raw*.
ILcon and attempting to deceive .the peo-
Wasbington Critic.
'Land’s sake* I but what has dropped batter two
cent*?" “Blaine’* speech on the fishery question,
ma'am." "And how's clothes-line*?” she anxious
ly asked. “Advanced three cent*, ma’am.'
'Great stars I What’* that for?” “Drought in
pie.
Lttti* Ada—“Are yo« coming around to call on
•later Nellie to-night?” Young Simpkins (delighted)
In its blindness and despair the organ I -'-indwd I would like to, but yon know I iru si
imagine* that the Groat and Good Tele- yonr houre only loot uuht. and 1 don't think
oBArn is rnnning for Governor. The Gen-1 would do to call again n soon." "Ob! I gucre
oral was afflicted with a similar h.llucin J w ” u ' dn ' 1 “*»*“? dlfforenoo. N.UI. aaldabs
... .... wished you would coma every night except Malnr-
tion, until we kicked it ont of him. The L,, „ d 8and „... -i. ho „l d only Utoo.lad todo
Teleobafu desires nothing bnt fair play, eo. but I am afraid you mtennderetood your .liter.'
gio'dmon and honest government. It is I "Ohtno, Yon see, when Nallla trees caller aha
very much in the way of the General and don't hart to etudy, and sba's la Greek verb. uow.
hi» organ. While thia ia sod to them, it is -clll “ do s,,w *'
very grateful to the good people of Georgia, | LM* Tommy Knew the Facta: As young Smith-
uuhkds and patches.
er* moved out tho card-table he asked, casually
Where ia that bright rad table cover yon used
Patti to bow enjoying her aheolntely farewefl I 1 alwey. liked that" "Ton wouldn't Ilka
hone, moon with NlcoUnL-New York Wotld. now '" lut.rpo.ed little Tommy. "Tommy,
- ■ - ' I bis aiatar Clara, “run away and play, there’s
Undergraduate (froth from tba achool»)-“By da**." "I won’t,” answered Tommy. “Sister'*-'
:va t a white tie suit* me ao well I think I shall I "Hhl Tommy, hnahl” “Won't!” answered Tommy
go into tho Church."—Punch, a I again. And a* ha was battled from tho room
A now boy preaoher baa bean discovered. Old I yaliod: “flhiter’a made a petticoat oaten that table
man Harrison ha* become too aged and infirm to | dotht”—Tho Bamblrr.
pla> the part.—Picaynne.
Wa trust that the papers which assert that Presi
dent Cleveland paid for everything in hi* honey
moon do not mean to refer to the tront.-Baltimore I !T*
" ‘ thieatening to fall off the tence on tho Gor-
Msjor Itaeon’a Hpecch,
The Enquirer Hud, of Colamlma, a jour
nal pKilgeil to neutrality, bnt constantly
American.
The cleverness of drug clerks: Young woman of
don aide, any a of Mr. Baoon'a apeech:
One of tho moat encouraging feature* of
color—“I'll thank you for five cents’ worth of black I the pretfti'nt gubernatorial campaign ia that
leal.” Drug clerk—“Do yon wish to u»e It aa a the candidates profit frem experience. When
toilet powder r’-Tld-Bits. | it optntd it gave promise of being the moat
Ulr '.. beetlM, hug*' (.n~L «'„•«. and v^tel.lre. “‘j bi . t ** r •»" •‘nown in the an-
h... hrea nrefi fa, tnmmlng bonnet*. *«»».
fair rex will be wu lug bwtbaU amt btu on th.tr *l mr , f** r to observe that thia was the
" 1 re»utt of abu*e of each other by the candi-
beoda. —Ph!!ad.lpbla U.mlJ. I date* and their friends. Bat for the past
I. h. a man of mnch c ibrer retd a Connwtl- few week* all this pi-nonal vituperation has
cat av.au. girt to a Dnpont circle bell, about a cm- oeaoed, and with it has ceaxed the deplore-
tain gay and giddy Congressmen. “Ob, yea,” waa I W* Mpect of a campaign calculated to dim-
th. oufidwt reply, "h. te th. gnatut bore I .var g«oo any people oiwn the face of the globe,
aaw Wwhington Critic The caudal au a and their fnenda were now
learning this to be a very great mi.take,
■'Grorcr. dear," okacrvtd tha bride, "won't yon and they were equally as ready to quit it
tell me what this Jeffcrsontaa* simplicity la that I their friend* wore to havo thtni do so.
mar* la so much talk about?” “Certainly ; ii la—that I In this connection it affords us pleasure
u to say—wall, U is a toul sbsonco of *agar and I to refer to the apeech mode at the opera
water.”—New Haven News, | house lost night, by Hon. A O. Bacon. It
was a presentation of hia views and aenti-
of
of
I of
A New Tork area w.nt dowa to Baagcly tha other nienU upoIl lL , l„,UQ g „ae,ti 0 na in which
d.y, with 10,000 (lie. tn bu #y book. Mre. Fog* tto ^oplo of thia State are interested in an
wlahre ehe bad koonn h. was suing. Thors aro opelli manly way. Tho aynojtai* which ia
Mvoral thourend filoa in horhonaa that ha talght gtvon in onr looal columns falls short of
havo had Just aa wolt a. not —Transcript. portraying it in the masterly aud powerful
At th. elnb—"You" - ot*prer~worried obont oomr-1 *“ d » UT «“.
tht,.» .-Vo u. reiki.. (n.Koirondiiion- wl11 ooH'ioy to the reader an idea of the
Your rr.iitiuro .» l th , r . <Th . n ,. position occupied by the distinguished
Your ereditM. are bothering you? -Tho old >ptAkrr Ho indulged in none of the harsh
/'“■ 'A 1 *, . dll ^ l ' ll,r o( f* 14 ”* crititicisms which many bail been led to
to the future that la troubling tuo. —French S It I anticipate, aud while be (poke with-
U yonr oon going to become a former? " asked I Odt reserve of what ba conceded
Mre. DUnk ot Mrs. Oates. “Why. lor 1 blare yon. be “>* ahortoomings of hia opponent, he
no.” replied the Utter: -mr eon la a graduate of -**-1 *o >n a teapectf ul and Uispaasionate
the State Agricultural Coll Jo, ant kre no intention | <u««>er, which lolt the impression that be
ot adopting inch a proteuloo."—Korrl.lows Her- *** ou T be behaved to be
■ I true, and did it fur the good of the State in
whose welfare he ia very deeply inteieated.
Oao of tbe swat humiliating experiences in a | Ho far as the effect of Major Bscon'
:*■ Ilia te to alt In a dentist's chair anc bars I speech is concerned, it ia a Laid matter
him bore up alx or eight Inches into the heed I properly judge white the burning wo:ds of
without noticeably interfering with tha brain which eloquence are still ringing in the can of hia
was suptMsad to fiU tha upper story—Norwich audience. People are more or less apt to
Bulletin. be swayed for the time being by tho tnflu.
They wan talking Shoot a certain railroad man * nc « - xerted by eloquence and personal
Who la sot tha met aff*b!e pMm. in tha wort*, mfignttiam. Serious reflection not unfre-
•'Pshaw r said one, “h. U a regular old hgm- hjJ*“T bnB tf» “>OUt vast differences of
lir^^h ml rey’*La“ d Z W tavombly i«.
conni.' -W^^rftlT 7 opporirion
Nr.aii Cabteusvii.le, Ga , June 1C, 1886.—
Editors CoDatitntion: When I last saw
Governor Smith, ho met me in the
Kimbull House, to thank mo tor “but
iug" the Railroad Commission. The
last letter I had from him wua in reply to
one of mine, in which I condole! with him
for the "walloping” given him by Governor
McDaniel, and thut letter ia unitjue in its
tone and genorol get-up. Governor Mc
Daniel would enjoy it ut thia
time, aince Governor Smith hue
been forced into traces, and mudo to poll,
nolens volcns. The lost I heard from him,
until he entered thia canvass, he was prais
ing me before the members of the State
Agricultural Society. Some unaccountable
change has come over the spirit of hi*
dreams. I have divined th* oause. So soon
convict dense candidate appeared he
obliged to suppoit him. Governor
Smith was an attorney for one or two of
these loose companies in the year 1879. In
a trial before Fulton Superior Court, to
enjoin Principal Keeper Nelms, against
grunting convicts to the Mariettn
and (North Georgia railroad Governor
Smith testified on oath before W. L Hey
ward, justice of the peace Falton county,
November 2Gth, 1879, in these words; "In
the negotiations which led to tho contracts,
deponent talked in reference thereto with
John B. Gordon, Joseph E. Brown and
Thomas Alexander, who seemed to speak
for their respective companies. The inter
views which deponent had with these gen
tlemen while negotiations were pending
were numerous, and deponent cannot un
dertake lo give more than a general recol
lection of what transpired.”
This fastens the negotiation and tho par
ties connected therewith.
W. B. Lowe testifies on oath, before
George Uillyer, October 12, 1881, that
Smith would organize hia company, if some
convicts were thrown back on the State.
Lockett and Lowe rushed to Marietta
persuade General Phillips to anrrender oon
vio's, promising to return them immediate
ly with pay for time and expense. Phillips
refused, aa he wanted more convicts, and
it would dishearten the stookholden of his
railroad.
In toe meantime they found four convicts
in Falton eoanty jail not yet assigned to
anybody, in tbe custody of John T. Brown,
principal keeper (Smith's brother-in-law),
who was ordered to turn them over to Phil
lips, who refused them, and Governor
Smith then issued an executive order grant
ing the immediate use of couviuts to Gen
eral Gordon's comp and others, although
their contract with the r t itu did not begin
nntil April 1st, 1879; and Governor Smith
thus anticipated the legal lease on Decem
ber 21st, 1876.
Now John T. Brown, a personal subordi
nate of Governor Smith, and bia brother-
in-law, knew thoae convicts had not been
assigned to Phillips, for Phillips testifies on
oath before Samuel Weil, N> P., October
3d, 1881, that these four convicts were never
in hia possession one mlnnte, sad they were
assigned to him, not for the purpose of add
ing them to the number of oonviots held by
him, bnt at the epecial request ot oomplain-
nuts, that he might decline to receive them,
and they were then aexigned by tho order
of the Governor, and said convicts were in
Falton county jail and never in fact went
into defendant's possession.”
Comment is needless. Governor Smith
went before the Legislature two weeks af
terward and said "it had become necessary
to establish permanent campa and be had
done so," bnt there wa* no word to abow
thet bo and John B. Gordon hail been in
consultation to hoodwink the Stats of Geor
gia over four conviots in Fulton county
jail By thia despicable, contemptible trick
John B. Gordon waa able to populate hia
Taylor county plantatidn with 169 slaves,
for which he paid $11 per annum, and for
every sixty of which he received fifty bales
of cotton clear money. Nowitianot.lrange
that the "anthor of the ayatem," which
Governor Smith calls himself, ahonld rash
to General Gordon's support. In justice to
Smith, it should be said he wu trying to
go to the United States Senate. He
bad failed to be renominated for
Governor, although he had forced tbe leas
ing of convicts three yArs ahead of time to
oblige General Gordon, and thia wu the
lut desperate effort to aecnre Hie position
in the Senate. The LegUlature, manipu
lated by Gordon aud Colquitt, "walloped'
him from ltakun Gap to Tybee Light, and
he "quit speaking" to Gordon until thia
camuaign opened, according to General
Gordou himself. This ia harmony “in a
horn!" I attacked the lease ayatem and
Governor Smith "qnit speaking” to mo
and abuses mo.
Govtraor Smith cannot defend that dirty
trick with four convicts in Falton county
jail. _ It disgraces him as an executive of
the S!ate. ills neglect and i::competency
lost $229,000 to the State, in the celebrated
Junta cue. Go to the rtcordx of Fulton
count) Superior Court for the proof! Ilia
trade with lobbyists lost a large aum to the
tax-payers, who saw a claim recovered from
tho general government of $200,000, one-
fonitb of which wu paid ont inatanter to
friends of General Gordon and Colquitt,
who bad no more to do with pataing the
claim through the 44th Cnngrcu, than yon
had in defeating Gladstone’s home rale
bill. Except to go to St Louis U a delegate
to a nominating Democratic convention,
failure wu written on Governor Smith and
hia admlniitralion, and having tried nnanc-
Legislature and apnroveA '
bearing date of
he afterwards pronounced Jn S,l;
which declaration ,
ords of Fulton Superior Cmh “
by James M. Smiths, attend 7
company. Remember h’ ,7 ''
signed it as G -vernorar.d»(L, |l,,r '
declaration that it w„h “db^i ** rt
As )ou may rightfully
cerrn-d the leaungof •"ntecom??*’
ever you touch that o -nke.on, *•
bodv politic Janus 51. Htm h
for ho says he WHS ihe "amh„,
tem." He is its head and frontV
and while his principal ken,!, 1 . 1
in-law, John !. Brown, dm ^
and wu understood to be well
with the profits, pecuniary " r „
everybody recoaniz»a the ', nd I
syBt-m” behind aud above him 'r
body give a satisfactory rem™ 1
ernor Smith ahonld work that ”i'
trick." when the convict UL.®?
three years to run before the mV-
Governor Smith told him thatV
very glad that it could be amu,'
enable him to organize and local*.,7
and the penitentiary lease dariog
Now the qnefition arises, *hv L
8) “glad?* The four convirt ,
worked on 21st December lfc-r
went ont of office earlv iti’jJ'
Editor,the conclnaion is irrenUtib
stamps him, not only a* "tbean.l
system” bnt as something won.
afford to bandy words or debated.
Smith's billingsgate-therefor,
you the facta in return for his i
to .yonr “hit dogs"—I am not ft
their yelping. For six year* the
Georgia trusted me wiih an inp
flee, and I defy any man living t
diahonut dollar lo my pocket 01
vote on my record. BespectfnU,
w. a
FROM MACON TO Ar&
Nome Important luli.ruretlna
Covington and .Heron H*i
A special from Atheus to th, T
dated yesterday, aavs;
“M-surs. R. K. Reeves, A. H
Pope Barrow and \V. B. Thoim.
gatien that has been looking aft
road interest of Athens in N,i
tnrned to-day. They have „
Athena the northern tertuimu e
from Macon. The route from
to Athena ia as yet nniloterniinel
In addition to this, farther
was gained lut night (aom a !e
C. H. Hall, of Macon, from
Athena, who saw the telegram
Beeves which authorized thua'
The trade was olosed in N,wl
two roads, the Covington and
tbe Georgia Midland, the try
ing for $250,000. Of thia am.
was raised in Athena and
line to Madison. Tha remdni
were taken by the Ricbmuud »
railroad. Athens releases th,
the contract to extend the S
road to Rabnn Gap, fourteen c.
Lula,
By this trade Athena grti t!
Midland and the Covington a
The Utter road will not torch I
and its route will be from Nam
cello, Madison and Athena It
np the Northeutern aud tap
mond and Danville at Lnla 8;
also, Athens gets the shop* o(
Thus it will be seen that l
when Livingston wo* re
people that the road ww
Covington the TaLXoturn v
saying that the road would u
to Covington bnt would go dine
TbeCovingtrn and Macon,
Athena and Macon Railroad ii
ted with tbe Virginia, Tennefrrf
Air Line in front of the park,
lias been laid from that jm
river. A gap occurs on the opp-
tbe river by reason of bring ei
going through a lot of Uni
to the McCall estate,
has not yet been hear!
will not question. That the work he per-
'1 wlab. Hauls on tour way down town this af-1 formed will not be undone between this
tenures you'd etopeoauwhare and order aomeleh •»<) Saturday when delegate are to be xe-
for diaaar to-alght." 1 lected, remains to be seen. It wonld ba
“What hm B haU I feta sonar I doiog violence lo candor not lo admit ih%|
"alack here. o( cane, child. Aren't we la •*“ M«ior Bacon are much plea*-
mourning ? '—Chicago KareKer *? effort and that they more firmly
A MAMMOTH 11 GfSi
The Library's Oreat Poank aad
ou* KnterUlaluralA
The twenty thousand peopte
in at the gate of Central City
Fourth of Jnly were not only
with tug holiday and the pits*
them by the Maeou Library, t>i
that the long dey wu to rhort
This year they will be even b»
The list of attractione con trim i
amusements of lut year L**
new features, the most import
la the mammoth barbecn,.
crowd of twenty-five or thir
people well supplied at Ihe t>u
of the d»y with 1
savory barbecue not
in ovens, bnt cooW
over big beds of glowing c°*“
with vinegar, pepper andre
' It is a nig unihrt:
seasoning*! ,
becue all tha carcases aud l»xe
for anch a mammoth feat*
library's own day, and they ’
every man, women and chill
at tbe gate. And all this too •
of extra charge. .
Your ticket of admission
celling for your lnnch. For t
conpleof slices of breed, *
savory barbecue, beef, polk <*
a pickle. Could you uk M
lunch?
Bnt the ba'becne iaonly»“
entire day ia filled with •p°' u
luents. It opens »ii“ *
Into fired from a conuon to* 1 '
in the world beb ro the
of Jnly wu a bigger day th
then follows the running "P
aud the reading of the 1A*1“
dependence. This i* theoM*
of celebrating the Fourth ■
vived to abaw the people ol “
how the day wu tik. u c*"
bonnie blue flag wu bom.
After this feature 000"“
and athli tio sports th it | ,|r -
struct and develop m"**
contests the entnea are c
every portion of the SWjJ ,
The day wiU be W««
library ba* its choice ot »■
flLeat bands in the land, *»'
will bo secured. In
left undone to fill up e*«rj
day with everything ra** 1
nannlaliitmlt |»v»*a f v
people hnrnb forth- 1
A writer in t-»i>.u
have n strong antipathy »
jects. A brood of cbl'k^*
hires. The beea stung oo* «
to death, and did not tool
oredoneo. Heuy»tbat*
. . . ■ ulnntL te
Smllk—"Yoe xre Lx-klag xaikcr oat of cocte this interest of the State to place him in the
macula*. Joaea." J<wu--T teal eo." torltk- 1 gubernatc.nl chair.
fully to get into other offices for plug hat rarelv g«t» htarnt ^
six year*, he induced Colquitt tag their entire attention «■
to make him railroad commiiaioner,
which act bo paid for, in a Smith-like man
ner, by abusing hi* beuefxot-ir from Dade Tlicr-t ia a f-.ro
to Chatham. Present toy crmplimenlo to IK'na'm, T-tac, " oa '*'
, . - Governor Smith. I irn r.-poy to tnjoy the ! feet btoad, and frein 4 te>
doing vioieneeto candor not to admit that good opinion of some po-qi c. and 1 am uV-1 ahera .<nabeb>
pleased to know that 1 <lo not gratify ti.e •,-Jd t. • there are a®
“author of the convict lease ryateni u. nit j tla -ui n-atly *L * ■ * r r "
exposure of corruption. Tnera ia a mo.u j each tnornutg, and >
acriona charge againat Gorer.or Kmiib a til), i -r- VilV 1. It i' P(
In the year 1876 there wu a UU pare d by [ pan.- .; col!
then ever believe that it wiU be to the but
• id atili*-'