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THE MURRAY NEWS
Published weekly at Spring Place, Georgia,by
the Murray News Publishing Company, and de¬
voted to the interests of Murray County.
Entered at the pout office at Spring Place, on.,
as secoaA-elass matter, and Issued every rrjday,
Official Organ of City and Comity
Subscription, $1.00 per year; six months, 00c;
three months, !Kc
Charles H. Davis, Editor.
Sam Maddox.
Gordon Lee.
Simmons is also the man,
Ik Sam Maddox has made a
good solicitor, and no one
denies it, give him a second
term. !
F, W. Copeland has an- 1
nounced his withdrawal from
the race for congress in the
Seventh district.
The promise Sam Maddox
has made is that he wlU j
during 1 his C next term Ts so
licitor-general.
Read the advertisements;
in The News and pick out
your places to trade there.
Also please tell the merchant
you saw his advertisement in
this paper. It will help us,
and can’t hurt you.
A new exchange, heartily
welcomed, is the livening
Herald, published in Rome,
B. F. Holder, jr., editor and
manager, The brightest of
its age yet. There is a no¬
ticeable absence of the “pot
metal” news service peculiar
to dailies published in towns
the size of Rome which is
refreshing.
CHIEF JUSTICE SIMMONS.
The following address, signed
%y the lawyers of an overwhelm¬
ing majority of the counties of
the state, is submitted to our
readers with the hearty indorse¬
ment of The Murray News:
“At the approaching primary
election which is to he held on
the 20th day of April next, Hon.
Thomas J. Simmons, the present
Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of Georgia, yielding to re¬
quests from a large number of
Democrats from all sections of
the state who are engaged in and
represent all the various profes¬
sional, business and industrial
pursuits, has consented to become
a candidate for re-election to that
high and responsible judicial po¬
sition. Since t here may be many
citizens of the state with whom
Chief Justice Simmons has not
the pleasure of a personal ac¬
quaintance, the undersigned,
acting for themselves and as well
as on behalf of a large number of
lawyers throughout the state,
deem it not inappropriate to say
that Judge Simmons, measured
by any standard, ranks among
the best, the purest, the ablest
men Georgia has produced. From
his youth up he has been a con¬
sistent member of the church.
In his young manhood he gave
the best four years of his life to
the service of his country, and as
a Confederate soldier fought his
way up from the ranks of the pri¬
vate to the rank of a colonel. He
has been, throughout his whole
life, absolutely true to the best
traditions of our Southern land.
“Until called to the bench he
was foremost in all the battles of
Democracy, and was one of the
most commanding figures in the
Democratic party of the state
during the trying hours of the re¬
construction. Called to the bench
twenty-five years ago, his career
has vindicated the wisdom of his
call by the democrats of Georgia.
He is profoundly learned in the
law, and the deep research and
ripe scholarship apparent in his
opinions render him an ornament
tc the Supreme Bench of your
state. His judgment is matured
by long and conspicuous service
as a member of your court of last
Col. Sam P. Maddox and the Solicitorship.
On the first page of this paper will be found a commu¬
nication from Hon. Sam P. Maddox, the first to appear
from him during his canvass.
Col. Maddox has pursued a dignified, clean and gentle¬
manly course in his campaign for the solicitorship—a policy
which, leaving aside all question of fitness for the position,
will commend him to all voters who deprecate mud slinging
in a political campaign, and a course in direct contrapofi
to that followed by his opponent.
Col. Maddox has indulged in no slanderous letters signed
{ iy fictitious names; has descended to no vituperation and
abuse over anonymous signatures; has not sought by mis
leading statements to prejudice the minds of the voters
against his opponent. As above stated, this communication
is the first issued by Col. Maddox, and in keeping with the
^^ man iy an d honorable manner which has marked his
entire canvass? j t appears over the name of “Sam P. Mad
,, aq-yickum” is signed there, no “Voter,” jio
.< Fair pi ay ,” no “Lower End,” etc., is seen there;
written by one ashamed to acknowledge its authorship, and
gent f ort fi w j t h plain intent to deceive, but a statement of
fact trom a man whose probity is unquestioned, whose
sonal following is large, and who, beyond the peradventure
of a doubt, will succeed himself as solicitor-general of the
Cherokee circuit.
Anonymous letters—the best of them—are vile things,
are entitled to no consideration. Such letters have been
freely circulated in the interest of Col. Starr through the
p resgj b ut we believe with a result contrary to that expected
by their authors. Instead of injuring Col. Maddox, they
have made him votes, for right-minded people will never
give countenance to secret attacks upon a man, and such a
mode of procedure cannot but react upon its originator.
In this campaign no charges have been brought against
Col. Maddox’s personal character—even the anonymous let¬
ter writers did not dare do that; the two or three very weak
attacks made upon his official record were puerile, and the
charges proven false and without foundation; so this cam¬
paign for solicitor-general seems to resolve itself into a ques¬
tion of veracity between the contestants for the office.
Col. Starr declares that a promise was made, but Col.
Maddox denies it, and denies it unequivocally. w
You people of Murray who have known Sam Maddox
trom his childhood; who have shared in the pleasures
and the labors which were his in boyhood and young man¬
hood ; who have sat on the same bench with him at school,
studied out of the same books and been tanned with the
same switch; who have watched with pride the advance he
has made from a poor boy to a position not oi wealth, but
of prominence among men—have you people ever known
Sam Maddox treacherous to a trust or false to any promise
made?
You know if Col. Maddox had made any such promise
he would have stood by it, let its keeping entail whatsoever
sacrifice of profit or ambition it might.
The facts regarding this “promise” are set forth in Col.
Maddox’s article, which does not belong to the anonymous
family, either. ‘•Read, mark, learn and inwardly digest.”
That Sam Maddox will carry this county, and that by
a great big majority, is not disputed by any one, even his op
ponent’s friends. There have on numerous occasions been
men in Spring Place from Gordon county who do not
tate to predict that he will carry that county also; but be
that as it may, the people of Murray will certainly vote to
give him a second term as an endorsement of this—his first.
BEN A. GREGORY
Resolutions on Death By Sunday School
at McCamy’s.
On the afternoon of February
19, 1904, it pleased God in his
providence to call from labor to
reward brother II, A. Gregory,
who was a member of the MoOa
my’s Sabbath School, in Murray
county, Georgia, and who was an
efficient worker, ever ready to do
what his hands found to do, and
whereas, in the attributes that
make true manhood, brother
Gregory stood permanently resolved high,
therefore, be it
1 That in the death of brother
Gregory the Sunday School has
lost an efficient worker and the
church a true and consistent
rnember and his family an aft'ec
tionate and loving father.
2. That we, as a Sunday School,
tender his family our heartfelt
sympathy. while word of earthly
3. That
sympathy nray fail we commend
them to the mercy of a kind fath- 1
er who takes care of alibis peo
Pie and pray J he may V, heal their
asisfc t l ip
resort, and he brings to the dis¬
charge of the sacred duties of his
high office a mind and heart con¬
secrated to a love of justice which
is equaled only by his steadfast
and loyal allegiance to the law of
the land. The serene, calm tem¬
per of his mind impels him always
to do equal justice between the
rich and the poor alike. With
him no man is superior to the
power and no man beneath the
protection of the law. Such is
the man who is presented for
your suffrage. He has honored
the state as the state has honored
him. He has dignified the bench
as the bench has exalted him.
We who know him best, appre¬
ciating his services to the state,
commend him to your favor. In
re-electing him you would honor
the state and promote the dignity
of the bench. His defeat, in our
judgment, could not be less than
a public calamity.”
Brenau college n Will -ii not be sold
saar’ 1 "'
THE MURRAY NEWS, FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1901
constant sufferer, but was cheer¬
ful in his suffering and believed
in the providence of God. He
was a beautiful character, both:
in life and death.
4. That these resolutions be;
spread upon our records and aj
copy children, be also sent to to the the bereaved Weslyan j
one i
Advocate and The Murray
for publication. Douthit, Chinn.,
M. D.
(J. E, McLain, Sect.,
J. M. POAG,
G. W. SwiNNEY,
J. W. Bradford.
A Card from Judge Fite.
Editor Murray News :—The
following shows the affirmations
and reversals of the judges of the
superior courts of the Cherokee
circuit from the organization of
the supreme court to this date,
in the order of their election,
some serving longer than others:
Name of Judge, Affirmed. Reversed.
A. R cs 30
a* 32
J. W. Hooper tc 0
J JST 50 54
SO 21
D. A. Walker 1C cc
James Milner C tc
J. R. I’arrot 39 55
87 31
56
T. W, Milner 95 86
A. W. Fite 121 108
The foregoing shows me in the
front rank, being fifth as to af
lirmations and first as to cases
disposed of; and is conclusive oi
the absurdity of all my opponent
says against my legal or execu¬
tive ability. kind to
The people have been
me, for which I am profoundly hand,
grateful; and on the other
l have been faithful to them, and
they know it, and will not be de¬
ceived by campaign circulars.
Relying upon my record and upon
the people, 1 am,
Very truly yours, Fite.
A. W.
March 30, 3904.
CONFEDERATES
Met in Regular Session on First
Tuesday.
John B. Gordon Camp No. 50,
U. O. V. met in the court house
April 5, 1904, according to ad¬
journment, with W. J. White in
the chair. Minutes and all com¬
munications read and adopted.
The first business was the re¬
port t)l the committee on the
death of Comrade E. M, Morris,
but it was not ready to report. deaths
As there have been three
since our last-meeting the com¬
mander appointed the following
committees: On Comrade Capt.
John A. Robinson, Col. J. A.
McKamy, 8. G. Carter and E. 11.
Dickson; on Comrade Amos
Bishop, I). E. Humphreys, A. K.
Ramsey and T. J. Springfield; on J.
Comrade Ben Vaughan, W. Chap¬
White, U. McGhee and J.
man. Comrade
The committee on
John A. Robinson made its re¬
port. It was adopted and placed
on the minutes.
All the committees by were urged
to make their reports the next
meeting, and all who want badg¬
es must make application them. at once
or they will not get adjourned
The camp then to
meet next first Tuesday, and that
the proceedings of this meeting
be published in The Murry News.
W. J. White, Com.,
T. J. Ramsey, Ajt.
OAK GROVE
Several of the young folks en¬
joyed a singing at Ed Owens?
Sunday night. School began at Mount
Sunday with large
Pisgaii Sunday a at¬
tendance. I wish it success.
Jeff Turner and wife visited
relatives near Fashion Sunday.
Miss Willie Owens spent Sun¬
day with Miss Dora Wood.
Tram Price and Miss
Harris were happily married last
Sunday. I wish them much hap
piness. Lee Griffith, - who announced
himself a candidate for matrjmo
ny, says he will not run now, as
his girl won t vote for him,
says he will run again some
in the future.
Sim Springfield, of Mount Sunday, Zion,
was in our community
John Evans and sister , Matti e,
attended Sunday School at Oak
land Sunday, visited his fath
Johnnie Wood
er, Wyatt Wood, Sunday,
Mrs. Ola Owens and baby vis
ited her parents Sunday,
I am sorry to note that Jett
Jenkins has left our
and gone to Texas. The girls are
wearing long faces since Ins do
parture. Jeff Woods spent last Saturday
night with Lon Owens near Mount
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To Our Friends
in Murray...
’yyE ARE AGAIN OPEN FOR
Business, and cordially invite
you to make this store your
Headquarters for your
Dry Goods Shopping
We will continue our
business as we have in the
past, assuring you at all times
The Very Best Values
for the Least Money
When you come to Dalton give
call ..
us a
LOVEMAN SONS
DALTON, GA.
A Letter of Interest to Many
W. M. ALEXANDER
Dealer m
Plain ami Quarter-Sawed Oak
Poplar and Red Cedar Lumber
CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
Acworth, Ga., December 14, 1903.
Messrs. Hightower Talley Co., Dalton, Ga.
Dear Sirs : I received from.you at this place about four
weeks since a small box of IMPERIAL PILE OINTMENT
through the kindness of a Mr. John Keith, of Tilton, Ga„
and i must say it worked like magic. I have been treated
for twenty-five years for Itching Piles, and have spent hun.
dreds cf dollars ttying to get relief, but never found any¬
thing that did me any good until I tried IMPERIAL PILE
OINTMENT, and I now feel like a well man. Please find
enclosed 50c, for which mail me one box at Acwortb, Ga
I know of several parties who are afflicted in like manner,
and I want them to try it. I will certainly recommend it.
Yours very respectfully, VV. M. ALEXANDER
IMPERIAL PILE OINTMENT is sold under a positive
guarantee by Higblower-Talley Medicine Co, Dalton, Ga.
Price 50c by mail.
We Are Here to Give
Our patrons what they want. We do not try to induce
them to take something else. If a customer wants Hood’s
Sarsaparilla, he gets Hood’s Sarsaparilla. He is not im¬
portuned to right. take our is own both make. pleasant We and like profitable. to treat We our
customers It
have built up the largest drug establishment in Dalton by
gratifying our patrons’ wishes. There is no reason why
everybody in Murray County should not trade here. We
can give them decidedly the best service, and our prices
are fixed altogether according to what things are worth.
• • • Fincher & Nichols
P. G. HILLIARD
LIY T ERY, FEED AND
SALE STABLES
The best and most stylish turnouts in the country.
Your patronage solicited. Reasonable Prices.
James B. Hughes, M. 1).
spring place, Georgia,
p a tronage of surrounding community solicited,
and an cam cheerfully answered,
f«u Hue oi Medicines kept on hand, especiai
i y preparations suited to chronic troubles
Reside*.**, the dwelling formerly occupied by
For Corn, Flour, Meat, Mules
or Horses on time see J. W.
Langston, Amzi, Ga.
The postoffice at Wootens Mill,
Telfair courty, will be discontin¬
ued April 14.