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THE MACON WEEKLY TELEGRAPHi TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1886,-TWELVE PAGES.
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Mr. llucon to Ills Slanderers.
We omitted in our report of Major
Bacon's Forsj th speech to allude to what
he said touching the late repudiation by
General Gordon and his organ of the in
famous chsrges put i<i circulation against
The Candidate, and Joint Ducuulon. I Kxpo-ttru o' a Frau.! cilen t Pretense.
It I. .a unbroken rule In gubernatorial race, that It late in the canvass to expose fraud-
oily the candidate, are put up .g.ln.t eaeh olber nk , nt teM „ t Wh , t we abont t0
for Joint discussion. To put up ajadust the esndi-I 1 _ . a _ .....
date su outsider la to put the caudldate at a disad- CdDDot afTc-ct tho rcbult O£ this cam-
vsntsge. He is bound by all that he says, while his P a *g“» but may bo uaefui to Georgia Demo-
0 iponent Is bound by nothing that his represents- I cratfl hereafter.
tivessys. General Gordon and his managers inau-
When Major Bacon propced a joint dlanuulon , e(J „ ,, eman(1 for p , imarie8 and hnve
fjr th-j State, General Gordon accepted it with , . , , '
pleasure. He went into the Joint discussion, divld- since seized eve, 7 P°“ ltle opportunity to
log time fairly with Major Uacon. Th. joint dis- discredit this method of ascertaining the
canton was stopped, not by General Gordon's re- popular preference.
qo.it. Thor, ni s general feeling that it waa Tao connty of E i bert j, a itoutly con .
tending... blttamroi that wu Improper «d nn- Uste4 The executive committee
profitable. It wu, therefore, discontinued by mu- \„ ... .
tual consent. first ordered a mass meeting. We quote
The Gordon men accepted the discontinuance of I suosequent action from an Elherton journal:
the joint discussion In good faith. They accepted I At that time public excitement ou the Bacon-
it as a statement from each side thst it was best I Gordon candidacy bad not assumed such Immense
that each candidate should make bis own appoint- I tension; but as the campaign advanced it was sp-
ments and fill them, and that neither should be parent that a mass meeting would be unmanagea-
subjected to a joint discussion. Consequently they I ble; and besides both parties wanted a primary
have never thought of sending any speaker to I election. Therefore, by tbe advice of both sides,
meet Major Bacon. Wherever Major Bacon haa Chairman Heard called this meeting for Saturday,
made hie appointments he bsa found thst General The first action was to revoke the previous or-
Oordon's friends have held off and given him the der calling a mass meeting. A motion was then
full benefit of bis meetings. In one instance a made that we have a primary election by districts,
local friend of General Oordon's proposed to divide I each party putting up two candidates, and that I Catoosa?.!!!
Th® Campaign. if*ct may be acknowledged by him, or well
Up to data, .eventv counties have elected tao-" >“• ackoo.ledgm.ot. But if he
i a rn . . OTW s comes into a Democratic primary and says he has
delegate*. That® cast one hundred and
seventy-eight vote*. Sixty-seven eountie?,
casting one hundred and seventy votes, are
yet to act, Mr. Bacon has received sixty
votes, General Gordon one hundred and
ten, Mr. J. J. Jones six, and there are two
uninstructed. The Constitution of yester
day puts down in ite table four votes for
Pike, when the connty only easts two. In this
way and by the addition of the two nnin-
structed votes, it manages to swell the Gor
don column to one hundred and fourteen.
COUNTIES.
Carroll
Gordon
Forsyth .
Polk
Murray
Lumpkin.
time with Msjof Bacon. Major Bacon declined those delegates thus receiving the highest number Columbia...
this, aud the Gordon mao and his friends at once of votes should meet and select as many to tho £^ eUS
withdrew and left Major Bacon to get the full gubernatorial convention, to be held ciarke
advantage of bis meeting. This same courtesy Geu- on July 20th, in Atlanta, as they saw proper. Coffee,
eral Gordon la entitled to. He stood by the Joint A substitute waa offered by Mr. R. V. Wrizbt that
discussion just as long aa It waa continued, and the prinary should be held and that the vote *****.!!
he waa notified by gentlemen representing each should bo for “Bacon" or "Gordon;" that the re-1 Camden
aide that it was deemed best to discontinue it and turns abould be consolidated and tha party getting Burke
let each candidate make hfe own appointments the largest vot» should have delegatee Instructed I cheriton*.!!!!!!!
and fill them In his own way. He is entitled, there- j for him. J Dooly
fore, to all that this Implies. When he makes his I There was considerable excitement over this sub u-jlff 1
Major Bacon, touching UiH tlon*ebtio affaire, I appointments be should have the same courtesy I itltute. The fact that six of the committee were Richmond.
1>V tha agents of General Gordon and the tost Is given by his friends to Major Bacon at Gordon men and six were Bacon men. with the Liberty .... ......
. Major Bscrn'a appointments. We call the atteu- chairman for Bacon, was calculated to make each
AUOUut ii/>£. tion of both 1!
We delayed publication of tins mat- j friend, to this, because General Gordon has been j seemed to take the leadership on the Gordon aide I Bulloch...,
ter in order that we rnigbt submit to Major niet at his appointments by friends of Major Bacon and mad® a lively speech, declaring the attempt by
Bacon, for bis approval, tho following ver- Who insUted on his dividing time with them, or on the Bxcon men to have the election by districts pulton...I!!!!!!!
sion of what he said at Forsyth. This we ®»Wnga closing speech at bis aypointmenta.-At- was ••unfair and un-Demncratic." That ho rover Sumter.
t . . _i t „ 1 -„*i..-i4_ lanta Constitution. understood the trick in calling the executive com- E**?*? 11
have done and we present by his authority | _ . _ _ I o,™ *». Raiding
the following:
It i, not expected that General Gordon “ m ** “f*" ' m,1! »“• etc - Mr -
r 1 *■ » splendid committee-room talker, but Wayn®..
In hi. Forajrth .peech on 'Saturday Mr. Bacon, In w ‘" *‘ me at appointments with ull n te b „ preat General Gordon, hardly ''keeps J!* 1 ' 1 '’* 11 *! ’
allndlng fo the Infamous .lander which had been I a “y one except Mr, Bacon. bo far an we 1 cool under fire." Tho Bacon men replied that this ivirs *
circulated by bl. opponent, on him and hi. family, are advised he has not been naked to do method of holding prlmarle. waa authorized by Clay.
•aid that It wa« an lUuatration of the fact that B0> The Constitution states the case well Democratic preced.nt-that every primary ever
th.r. was no depth of Infamy to which they would enou h , 0 far aa it goa ,. u will be noliee( , held in th. county had boon by thl. ptan and that ralzawzraV.V.'.*.::!i
not descend to accomplish their purposes. "I I . f . . . .. . . Mr. Wright might denounce it as un-Democrstic v scon
»..id h„, -that in . recent sp«STGeneral ,hat >“ ««igniug the reasons why the joint " '
, but in 1883, in the celebrated primary between I 11%uc " ck
Gordon baa disclaimed any responsibility for this, | tiiacUHaioli waa discontinued there is a I Reese and Black, bo urged it and carried out this
and that he went on to steak well of my character, I failure to state one of the most, if not kind of business aa tbe friend of Mr. Black.
Tbe vote stood aix for and six against the resolu-
Hr -oka
Warren
Cobb..
Twigg».„_
Bryan
when he haa for weeks past upon every occasion I th e most important item in the
•ought by Intentionally unmithful assertions to arran „ emont between Mr Howell room- I ,ion; ll " chllrm ‘ n U ‘™ “ ld th * 1 ele<: * lo “» b F <••*-1
disgrace and degrade me before the people of 1 ® _ . _ * I tricts had the sanction of party precedent, and he Ktfingham
Georgia; aud I Judge by what he said in that I honl lbg General Gordon, and Mr. ulsh I would be slow to make any Innovation upon the I
special organ hM Joined representing Majoi Bacon, that the discon-I usages of the Democratc party, and therefore Savior
speech that
in a similar disclaimer. It's all very well for them tinnance of the joint dfocusdion was not to I would vote in the affirmative.
Dade..
after they have through their agents poisoned tho I construed in tho interest of cither of the
minds of the people all over the State, now to put
in their disclaimers, and thus assume a virtue aud
an innocence that do not belong to them. It's all
candiidates.
All tbe Gordon tnen were very quiet and dignified I
under defeat, eicopt two. On® wanted to enter Lincoln?!!.**.!!***
some kind of a protest, but did not frame i’., or of-1 Troup .!'..,**”
If the editorial which we copy from the | f er r, but spoke away bis impatience; but the other | Wliltflell..
very well after they have received the full benefit I Constitution had contained this important I discontented brother declared hlmaelf "hereafter I N^baUr!!!’.’.*.!!!,!
of tha vil® work dona by their paid emissaries who l portion of the arrangement, aud I outside of the orgaulzed Democracy,
Harris..........
The election waa ordered for Saturday, the 3rd
have gone through evary county scattering their | j£ General Gordon had observed I —— — ■ Coweta
goldandlhdtnntnithModUclalmth. rwpon.1- b { aBt0 „ ment in BOO( i fHitb „ ^ 0( J»ly,and th.d.l.g.t«. th.n Mcnringth. MlUw ..'""""j:
bllltlu for that of which b« haa received tbe entire ,, ™““ , •K reom ® nt ,n K 00 *' “ hlgkMt voU. In th.tr r.«p«tlv« dUtrlcta to mwi at Baker
advantage. If thla waa not don. by him and hts ^ r - Bacon has, we should fool disposed to d>. court house on the dr.t Taenday In July and | Meriwether...
monogera or through th.tr dlwct ogenoy. It cannot indotse all that is said and more with refer- appoint tho d.legato. to tho convention at Atlanta. c * ttoo *->—•
be dUputed that ltta tho direct reeult of the In euoe to the impropriety of either candidate | Tti.«mmilUM then adjourned toJnlyCth,
flu.see which h. and they hav. origt- being asked to divide time with anyone else
. • m —A I. nnllnw In anaaV Ib.l I ‘ *
j except hia opponent.
It is veil known that Genend Gordon has
nated and pnt tn motion to «pe»k that
which was intentionally untrue concerning me; and
We give this matter prominence, to avoid
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primary and says
turned Democrat, and is going to work for Demo- J 3110 * 1 . Bertie." "Pa, did used to write tti*"
era tic nominees, and vote tho Democratic ticket, ^ re P^ rt 5.^ "No, Bertie, l believe not" •nl! 1
are you going to tell him ho lies and turn him out?
Yon may doubt bis sincerity. You may l>o almost
sure be is lying. You may be satisfied that he is Perhaps it Was The Weather. "Wb t*
only playing Democrat, that he la trying to mission to this here show, stranmrv
help out the scheme of some ring or
combination; or that he is aiming to seevra
for soxe office tbe nomination of a weak man
who can most likely be beaten by a Radical or In
dependent candidate. Bot, if you charge it against
him, and be denies It, bow are yon to prove your
charge? Tha question la foil of difficulties. The
to solve. There
Democrats—men who are
1 greenbackers at tbe polls. We do not nu-
! just now to suggest a plan for tbe accom-
Let the Fight Proceed,
It vraa expected that Gordon-
SHREDS AND PATCHfcp
“fi/Who wa« Horuw On.l.yr
mission to this here show, stranger?'
for ■dmlaiiOD.'air. Thu U a churn,.-
afre. blow-out there don't ...m to w, „ .
rush.”—(Jbicaco New*. Dca "
"Man and wife," saya a writer on fcai r ^
-‘shonld learn to puB together." if tti| rj
mean that when she grabs you by tbs h ,
•hon’d grab her#, wer fall to undent
drift of this writer's aroumeat. 4
writer's argumeat.
Street nrchln to a companion—I tellyw t.
wire's der best perliceman on der force, Hf’
boss. Pafsy—An' who'a dat? Street ur-u
furget what's his name. Ue isn't on now*
been discharged.—Lowell Clttaen.
Mr. Eaxter was about to take bis wife » nd
dren out for a sail. "Come on, N 'he said, -th,
rpsnking breeze and we musn't miss if •.»
Interrupted his little son, with his hand* **
behina btm.-take therest of tbefsnlly srdco i
that kind of a breeze blowing I don t want t
caught on a little boat with mama until i j
learned to swim."—Waahlugton Critic;
A well-known B stonlan was trying a* kon«
day In company with the owner, a prsf,*,
Jockey. Havtngdriven him a mile or twn
gentleman, whs noticed that he puiic*
hard, reqairing-conotMid washing and » ,
rein, said: "Do-yoa think it is Just the hon»
lkdy to drive?" "WelUlr,” answered tbe joefe
must aay I ahouldnt want to marry the woiu W
could drive that llorae."—Boston Jcunul.
and the tmncrupnlooa
money would be
use
able
os safe for him,
meet hia opponent
le grounds. The success
and must
upon de-
thnt
"O, did you hear ef the scandal at oar chu
■No, what hm ll?- Ha* the minuter
anything wrong?" -Yea, he baa." ••Gradooi,
don't tell mel Wbafc waa it?" "Why, attb*
day school picnic the-other day he drank hlil«
ade through two straws Just like tho*e nut;
do In travern* when drinking sherry cohbkrj
whisky sours. Ma. whose frst husband t
barkeeper, waa perfectly shocked, and says
withdraw from the chureh."—Exchange.
Her border* have been in-
LVTHIM SPEAK:
A Itevlew of Hia ••Kmmks" by Sir.
Editor Teleorafbj So mueb has been m
Oeu. Gordon's affection for Mr. Bill, and
also haa been said about other pecjile ,j, B j
Mr. Hill-let him apeak In bis own defect*,
speed! delivered In Atlanta, January 'Jl.t, j.
few days before he waa elected Henator, he
• Ou the 16th of December,
tant conference waa betdi filr. Hewitt cam*,
aud said that a few gentlemen whom he bad it
were gotug to meet at hi* house that nightt
cuss matters, and there would be sous gtufi
from New York, among othtrs:. that but
were anxious I ahouM be there. 1
the roeetiog continued until t-ear mldai^l-,
think It * a* one of tbe moMt pleasant and
tory that I ever attended. It wa* an ean.Mt, t
dtscuvsion, the wholoeveeing, of ceruinsu
we thought should be adTpted,
evils to tie avoided,, and certtls
things to be accomplished. When Uml
broke up. tbe member from.the Ninth (bitmaL
oilmen ted by a spoctsl voteor tbackG
de company of di
whole
... ["Anti-Bacon" includes, for convenience, all
trouble* which maybe looming up in the vote*not instructed for Bacon]
General Qordon haa deliberately ior six I 18 wen auown tuat ueuerai uoruon nan i —— I n * § C j D ? <r ^ W J ® acon ^y the
ZTu .Ut^npon ...a occaalon that which undortakcu oa many oocoaion, to mak- it ™ •“««»* »* State ia op- Con.Utotton «t.l .. added npon thin aa-
wa. untrue retatlv. to th. fact, of my nt,r.m.ut I appear that the joiut diactuaioD waa not I I' ol “-'d to an appeal to negro votes. Ihe on y on y.
from th. army. h. xav. a lieu., aud .ucuung^ gto ,, pe d at bia instance. honest l' eo I ,1 ° aro not wilUn K 10 do an J' It.fon» In l'nrty M.11,0,1..
m.ut to ev.ry ou.of thoM.mluorlm mcompel. | g a bl a repeated at many of his appoint- | bln K that ma y halard white aopretnooy. AU observing and thinking men will
™ xhe ihat ^ b ‘ ve z
1.1. cnnf. i.m.. to know and to nudentond that I bi, procurement. Wliut is hia pnrposein "hnsnol and extraordinary methods in this over occurred in Georgia as the present one.
reject both ul. dUcUlu.r aud hia erttfleate ol thus allndiug to the elose of the joint dis- cauv ‘ v,H ' H tvl “ once °‘ tlu ‘ fncl ; I It does not require the wisdom and voice of
do not d..lro tho one. and I do not I CU8H i 0 ii, und the abience of Mr. Bacou | _ ® n * these people are determined, if possi- j p ro pheoy to say that the Democratic organ-
reject
ehareeter.
nmdth.o«h.,. Ifth.ttm..v.rcomm.h.nldo|” o '”--’ li (aorion '~) .p'poiMm.n'u, MtVr I ,>le ' *° prevent the putting up of another I i^on of thagUt* eannot aland iU r'epe-
^tm^Tl p^^u wh„m ‘. ”h^ 11^ juint di.cns.ion had been cloaed? I snch candidate M General Gordon, and the L it | on> It la not nccc „^ to d.UU the
mc.lv. it, and for tb/bact of reaioa. h. wUl not The close of the joint disenasion was the omployinent of the method, now uiod to I mct hods to which reference » made. They
I joint act of Mr. Howell and Mr. Walsh. | fotce him g P° p the ° nwillin 8 paopie. are fresh in the minds of all They will be
I repeated within the next two or three weekt.
bo that penoD."
A Lay (sermon. I The reasons influencing ibis action were I liimno aud Gordon.
There are powerful sermons delivered dearly and frankly stated, with the further The charge alleged against Mr. Blaine, by I Now, that the pnbllo mind is given to
from other places than the pulpits of ortho- stipulation as a part of that agreement, that I Ids people, was thst ho used official position political leading, it is not oat of place to
dox churches. it was not to be construed as in the interest to make money. Notwithstanding his refer to the subject.
Quite recently Sam Jones and a Baptist 0 f either party. party associates were mostly tarred with Tho Democratic party of Georgia is com
mini«ter of Indianapolis have been engaged The people of Georgia accepted this agree- the same stick, and havo frequently con-1 posod mainly of whito citixons who do not
in a controversy which, for slang whang- me nt and tbe reaannn auigned for it in ab- doned Mr. Blaine's offense, this charge wasl agrees, to political and tconomio princi-
ing. is'almost equal to the performance of go lute good faith, and Gcuirnl Gordon I used against him with terrific effect in the pies, who are divided as to State policy,
a Gordon organ during the last few weeks, was the only party to it who has^>lo- presidential campaign. Ho could not meet and who have preference* for those men
When the meeting was about to close and uu-d iU terms. His conduct in this it succeosfolly. He did not attempt todo so. who do not appear as candidates. They
Sam's hat was abont to be dispatched respect U indefensible, and when he The Democrats pronounced him a tattooed agree npon but one point, viz. exposition
upon its interesting ronnd, a public indulged in the disreputable practice of “tan. to anything that may establish negro dom
reconciliation waa rehearsed by trjing to use the close of tho joint discus- Tho same charge in a somewhat different ination to the destruction of soeiety. In
way of prelude. There was weeping, shsk- ,i on to hU own advantage he not only re- shape ia alleged against Genend Gordon, the face of this constant apprehension they
Ing of L.nJ. and a profusion of apologies aectell npon hia friend and the friend of He is charged with abandoning a Senatorial have stood together for common pro-
on both sides. Tbe spectal attraction bad Major Bacon, who declared it off by agree- commission for money, for his own private teotion. Taking advantage of this state ot
drawn a full and paying house. All of this men t, but absolved all honorable bentfit. The commission did not belong affairs, a lot of politioianB without
has incited tho New York Sun to indulge mc n from uny obligation to treat him with to him, but to tbe people of Georgia. convictions npon any question, private or
in the homily given below. It is the courtesy to which he was entitled as a Alter many palnfal evasions, prevarica- public, but banded together by a common
quite safe to say that neither Sam Jones or candidate for Governor until he forfeited U>oua and contradictions, General Gordon desire for power and plunder, have worked
his opponent is cspsblo of putting the ease Uu own and the respect of all right think-1 »t Dublin marched boldly up to the issue, themselves into tho control of theorganl-
in better shape. The Sun says: ing men by his disreputable violation of acknowledged the abandonment in full and ration.
Bat, atvu all, th, bitter and lasulttai words bad L ba { enn , 0 f thl, agreement. I «sfd he would do it again if the opportunity I Intelligence, faithful pnbiio service, an
bm said, atd they could not be unsaid. The lte-1 — shonld be presented. I unstained record and penonal integrity
cording Angel hod taken them down. Tho two Tins country will hall with great natisfac-1 The people of Georgia were duly pnt upon have been pnt under the ban. Pnbiio trusts
preachers had warned the faithful ageliut | tion the passage of the Fitz-John Porter notice by the General that he would aban-1 are bestowed npon those who will use them
twMD brethren, aid yet they had (one at each
other like roueha and reprobates In a rum shop.
bill. No set ot Mr. Arthur's life so reflected I ,j ou „ n official trust for money. It will take a I for tbe purposes of a corrupt ring.
They had «kad men’lo follow them Into the foid I npon him as hia veto of this bill for partisan I v„. n casuist to discover the difference be-1 The illustration of these words stands
of then meek and tasty Mailer, and yet when they purposes. Fits John Porter long since re- L seen tbe offenses of Gordon and BIsino. I complete in detail before the people of
thomaolrea sot Int j a disagreement they exchanged ce j rM } f rom the intelligent opinion of the I i' bc tattoo is as deep and indelible npon the Georgia to-day.
oppiobloas epithets, and gars way to ths rage of the WQr ]j the amplest satisfaction. His conn- „„„ H U pon the other. Bat, keys the Gen- From fear of consequences mors disgrace-
UI TLer«foro*the sin 8am Jones and Dr. Jeffrey com-1 trymen, shame npon thr-ui, have been slow rra j t p saved the South, and that should | ful and disastrous, the people submit to
mltted against each other waa email In comparison I to afford half-way justice to an honorable
with the eln of which thoy wer, guilty a* preachers and distinguished soldier, who lute suffered
of the goepcL Their spolofiet were not eo much I be y on( j tfi, expression of words. The regret
do, toons another-»lh* whoUpubllc. before U ^ riu4obn p otUt ' g pt0 «Kutot» can-
vIom eye# they bid broufht reproech on th# re-1 _ . . ,
llglon they taught and tha mend profession they I “Ot l 1 ® property punished.
win tho Baptists generally forglm Bam I Oca friend, thronghout the State should
Jonas with the wodlnem displayed by Dr. JeffrayT I bear in mind that tbe fourth of Jnly will
Willnot thowordaof th, mvlvaUrt taav, a atlngt I noth, celebrated anywhere eleo except in
For U ta aTtdsnt tha 8am Jonot'e pro- jjacon. We shall have any amonnt of fun
judlcM or, not tn - favor of I and a plenty to eat and drink tor every-
body, and we ahall be glad to mo oar town
in - f*Tor ot
from th# Booth,
fcU itUciooa cooTlcticB. eo tar *• h# h«# on#. ^ ,
with tbe Metbodute, webeUev,. Bow, at the Booth I kin from Savannah, Angnata, Colamb ns,
tbe Methodtstt and liapttau havo long been sharp Athens, and oar countrv oonaina from Leary,
rivals, and formerly the animosity batween them I g[g yhanty, Rntledge, Byron, Atlanta and
was of a pocoltarly blltar eort. Amor. ChriJ““ t fl other points. Come along and bring
^ IhcI^.Iu^mld^u, I the children. We.Ultiethe deg in the
from tho heart because thoy wer, apokaa in heat, backyard,
may Und to Inflame anew tha old enmity between
the two denominations In which aru tn-Jnded
Geneoax. Goboob was as eager for money
moet of" tha rellgtuni beherers ot ths Southern I when he went into tbs Senate as when hs
iotas. I came out. He was much interested in ths
Nor can Bom Jones ernywetl srtolongwtthoot I . Mr. Stephens writes, March
ZJFZZ.'ZZ, bum*npby^,^“and 31.tW5. "It is not w^U known that Gen-
ban hitherto been among tie Monnchnt sop-1 erd Gordon was in Washington on the 3J
<rUn . of, March 1873, and nrged hts trienda to vou
Aloe! Boa Jones's torguo ta sot yet sanctifled. f Qr | ba increase, tho' he had not yet taken
Whoa ho gets -mod" ho Is almost his old. annas I. . ..
mtofinU igiitt* But#r#o Dr. J#®#y, *bod#tct I -
has boeu a gambler and a mush, probably ta no I Tils Philadelphia Times says: ‘'The U-
boring men of thU country pay tho mil-
fk- yiT-nrsttirs u .rest I lions of dollars which ths demagogues are
GnxrtoL Goatsix while at Cmwfordvills voting for unwarranted pensions." To Mr.
cover all my sins and transgressions. I this wrong, and suffer themselves to bo
Many prominent and intelligent South I dragooned and deceived by men calling
Carolinians deny this. They utterly end I themselves leaden of the Democratic party
contemptuously reject it.* Every Southern State U more or leas
Governor Brown, s competent witness, I afflicted by a similar hideous burden
and a close reaaoner, convicts General corruption, A day of revolt must come-a
Gordon of falsehood and vein boasting and time when a deceived and outraged people
chsrges that he sold out tho South and in- will rise to violent measures, regardless
enrrtd “an enormous load of political guilt." I all consequences. The subject should re-
Mr. Illume and his friends plead in miti-1 ceil® the earnest attention of every Geor-
gationof Lis offense, thst he saved the «htn who has a stake la bis State,, and
South. I Lop* for ths futnro of his children.
We think there can be no question but It cannot be expected that the coming
thst he shielded the South from untold op- convention, "constitnted and tram-
pression and suffering by the defeat of moled" as it will be, con deal with, a qnes
Grant's force bill. tion so grave and important. Ths indica-
It is a matter of Uotory that Mr. Blaine tiona are that it will but rivet ths chains
planned ths campaign sad overtook* tho oppression more strongly. But at a snbsc-
movements thst thwarted this iniquity. qnent date a convention of tho people may
BIsino did not betray Lis party or his be called to devise the establishment
section. lie saved a people who were party machinery, and plans for its fair,
threatened with political d.-ctmetion. «*«. harmonious working, which may
Governor Brown says Gordon trailed off avert on approaching catastrophe. Having
his party and hie section. And it is this thus attracted public attention, we repro-
nnnpioined and indefensible tronoaction, ducelntheway of farther illustration, some
together with hia boast of abandoning a hen-1 reflections from the Houston, Texas, Ago
storial commission, that has ceased thou
sands of Georgians to openly proclaim thst
while they will not join their |v'itical
emlea or affiliate with negroes, it-j will
ever vote for General Goidon.
■ oka of hU love for Mr. Stephens. Wa Cleveland's credit b, it said thst his vetoes
preoant this morning soma reasons why the I are for ths laboring man and against the
General loved him. | dsmagogacs.
Miss Coffin, daughter ot C< ir ondtr
Coffin, has just mem*' In Loud a Dr,
Freak Anderson, of the.uted States navy.
This change of name hv. s cheerful sound.
npon this subject. That journal says:
It a u.aa who ta rupedal ot not being s Demo
crat comes tato a Deia >crkttc primary sad uji
Is a Democrat, end claim* tbe right to participate
Is Ihe proceedings, what ore 70s gulag todoabost
IU That ta ths qsesttos. lie may bare voted
Blaine and Logan tail alectton. and fotavary
publican candidate, from PreaUeot to constable.
Be may have been >oUn« (or BepsbUcane all
tits, and utter bait toted torn
about' “the- rebuke of slander" and
the vindication of the innocent;''
charges that are not met
with denials and oonntesproof do not con
stitute slander/ and the vindication pur
chased by a corporation does not vindicate
the eyes of honest and honorable men.
The character that tbs- Louisville and
Nushville Railroad Company or Clews &
are to give Geneial John B, Gordon
may lie Bnffloisnt'to enable them to keep
him in their employ, hot it is not such as
will command the respect of the honest
people of this Htate.
Theso pcopje have slept over their rights
and liberties. They havo allowed minora
ties, rallied by paid agents, to speak for
them. It is theirs to suffer if thh/inanition
practiced, to tho end.
There never has been a day since this
campaign., begun, when tha TxLZi.aarn’x
columns were not open to General John 1).
Gordon and his manages*, to answer
any charge it has brought against him
or them. There never waa a day when the
piper has not stood armed with ths proofs
ot tho charges and ready tea produce them.
Those chsrges have never been denied nor
proof demanded. Yet what better proof of
the nnworthlnesa of thu-man is needed,
than ia furnished in the plans, conduct snd
utterances ot his ounvass ? No
man elected to the gubernatorial
chair, by ths methods employed
by General Gordon can honor tho position
or command ths respect of ths good people
of Georgia.
It is tbe duty of a public journal to fly
always the danger signal in the hour of
petit »nd ,0 long as a county remains to
furnish a protest, the Tuxanarn will
args the people therein to set their seel of
disapproval upon the men and methods
that threaten to suecsed in this State. We
call again npon ths peoplo to rise and
crush out the ring ‘that is trading npon
their righte and good name. It is yet easy
to tarn defeat into victory.
felt very icratefa- I. left hU
midnight and It waa a- grod xul*
my house. It waa one of the bittern; t:
ever fetl, but we were pleated to know ttu*
erauce wsa coming, and la eotue way we wen
ble lustrumenti in brlni<ia£it abont Win
home and went to my room I did itotthinkaf
el»e. Mrs. Hill said. "There areeome trier*
von," but I did not care to bother with tote,
being telegrams. I looked at th*m. Wtut tn
One of them said, "Plant youmelf «yisn f
den, or you are beat." "Itaut yourneif
thought I had been planted. Another w*»fn
of my warmest friend* It eald, "Vou smut
telegram immediately that you at» not tstfi
as between Tilde u and Hayee. Send It to-i*
must go in the Constitution to-morrow, rw
of Atlanta are greatly excited." Now-wbstkad
How do yon reckon I felt?: I shall nmrf.
night. What did it mesa? I.eoon found <
tere began to pour in. They said the ckvpt
are iudifferent between Tilden and H»i®»
are selling out Ttldsn and liendtk'B*. ml
iMise a hundred newspapers hsdedl’oruh
Hill's abandonment of Tlideu. It wu tw
for me to be more In accord with the L--
party. Itwas very trying, and very nwr
Now, where did these-things got out? 3o«
word published aa from me was ever H
me—nut oue. 1 was charged with Iwin? rt
sell out to Hayes. Why, I never saw tumt
I Hayes’s in my life, never had any cotusl
with him or his friends, directly o» lnditw-1
why should these things be denar* ■
Let us halt, Mr. Editor, to call to Bind!
dealing with Mayes, throuwh Foster sni<
Matthews. Let ue review Oov. Brows'* H
dictmentofMr Hill's col league, who wail
dealing with Uayee indirectly, and eUb
friend*, directly! Can’t jrotfcsee how "*j<o«i
combmtlon" was encircliug Mr Bill, end
see tbe footprints of-a guilty, person, who I
ing a trap for Mr. Hill to defeat him 5>r the
and to shelter behind, it bia ewn tradewlikj
agents should • ome to tbe H|bll
where be was willing to u*e Mr. Hill's ml
to help himself inti the Governor'* chsU?l
| I tell you there la no measursuext that
the scheme , tbs tntrlg as, ths utiilcrbsn
of Oenersi Gordon whsu be eats ost to dn
an honorable opponent. "Tae Thursday
The Georgia paper, seem to be trying
prove that neither Bacon nor Gordon is fit
to be Governor of the titate.—Richmond
Diipatch. Esteemed Ditpatch, the papers
have establishad the fact so for os General
Gordon is concerned, by the highest evi
dence known to onr jurisprudence—his own
confessions, supported in every detail by
unimpeachable corroborative proof.
Th lion. (?) Whoopee Dopes Gaerry
bns taken the road a, canvassing agent
the Great and Good Teucobani. Ilia first
(Sort brought orders for one hundred
dailies. Every one who works for the
TxLXoaara is promptly paid, snd if Coi.
Hoopoe Gnerry will call at the cashier’s
office on Saturday night, he will receive ths
customary commission in hard cash.
dl>ttngni.M p
rtaln article appwind -'tath 1 S... abwi
th. Clacunj.il Kuqulror. In wktak 1.;
t a very tod fellow, auj there taaewtia
edviaed the Ckeo gta tagtatatnre sot to.
IIill to the Beuate; that l wu sol asooJ to
that 1 wu tradlhi with Itajea 1 hen tal
to Had out who wrote thou ortlrlu
aro w.comluato? Here lea BeiaooraucF
Ids 1 atu trading with tteyu; that luta>
tug 1 am trading with ttayi
Democrat: ths. I am ulllog out
all the Uma thuo twautllul an cle, are
all - no. not a 1—tha OoarstaDtw.paP'aaa'
before tha i^opla. I road th. Dion of u
Uanrgta nawapairar."
" halt again to compare aotu.
pao.ro an now flooding the state wlih «.
that Bacon ta a pitlfsl coward.tan horn* ^
proof. U aa enemy to the KaUrowl lor-
wh.n honorable JournaUtm wouldwotiw
paUnll well, literature. Xou .Ulu
tlnue lo the end of tbs .canvau. taali'
B a a Ilk' B
ou. combn.t'on naort on' 'lothrr f.B® B ,- rt
again: "There'a anotnar rnuo
writes ovar tbe elsnatsre ol Bu,U. m
an snide purporting to ur. snd ttn»_
my good friend ths Oo atitnUon, that tw
don a aid I wu not a good Datuocna * ‘
aeen tteuaral Uordon hnktwo of OK ni
Waatungtooa aaj he did not aay It. —
Now. does nctihta * peech aound
campolsn? Change Bill to Booon and “J"
ba an oma ins liken-as. le tiird lor I*
meat put lu liordon’a mouth uy UojB. •
Oenaru Oordon anr "Mr. BUfa tWn
nnfortnnau for hlmulf and dumtr™
Democratic party." Know tag hist “
tot. knowing what he sold of the cental
the trade wUb Footer and klatthua aa
pictona whan 1 uy 1 battue be did td
a. tly thou wordat Uu anyb dy enr w
Dial In print from Odtaml “ordca-
He UU. U ha please# at a eofe dnur*
facta and deutaa wtlh a read taws tut"
derful familiarity with thamethmteUV
the oeesalnn auihd O' 1
The reason the Annrchinta are opposed to
money saving is because they never receive
any interest, and the reason they never re-
cetve any interest is because they have so
little principle.
Mr. Blaine might enjoy a little wholesome
exercise a ta Sullivan by having a sand-big
modeled after Lord Edllishure's head and
pouching it every morning before breakfast.
—New York Journal,
"The air is foil of expectant bride
grooms," sajacn exchange. In order that
this item might be in'clligenl to onr read
ers, we will explain that it ia dated from
the cy clone district.
BUit* J
a-i
Stoats ID. the Renats 1 Br hohsehtasi
irr.-p. a-i' le Bohemian. ID Wa.UD«D .
All the papers with bta viow. asjP**®'
knows how mosy psoplo have dms rt
the exth rih. and -Dow let bettsvap**
ever anppoae.1 Us aon Hash (Ot
of «taor-keei>-1 ta the way tl "u PtTi.M
a Senator be/gtas “ o Metal HIRKS
he ml/bt ha,, the ph rj oltaUjDS ** '
various adommenta that tho ■*•** JJJ
•ach a foe to napoUem. he eoaU net “J
to sceopt oMco wbtlo he »
State.: If the nov.lut, rtaldtea
In lfan. soee by. What a DttbWI I»* . .
been f r hie |fh! This focnW
thins, that would puzDte *• psWJajL
known tabs tha rtlf. not tha M'VJTTtil
l..: Mr. 11 j. ... * :-* * ./
tha Itanatadoa’t /
yon d^ me,ttou •
yon dafut mo. these eonro^r- 1
credit of it. People of OootSta.
enemy that uullayon. I t.l/5^,
■plratots, but whenyo« Slvetuu -
conrasement I am dons, lhnaww. „
coos piracy; I do not know •‘JSSto
tu pnrpoDea. and I warn
leave you aed leave nf
have hoea charged
• g c
l*h.’
Now. M^Sto^elSV^: 1 !! p J
•liar before they las vs Major to-*,,J
of but enemif.. Major Bacon cm *,.
votes cf lie .raises for the m
never bean beaten before th»
the otter.Uvo that ts * T,,,r+
Lk.llha ■! L * ‘
r.*h*T
nrim! “bValTh.“todateatad i:»l
which b«4 bcoorvd
on hta tips ttoo bs SS*M t «
MrvlD/ VuUrt •