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THE BIGGEST NIGHT
EVEH KNOWN IN THE HISTORY OF MA
CON.
Ablate WHh Light, Wild With Enlhiulaim,
Al:ve With Pecple, and IN an Up-
roar.- Speeches by DlAtln-
suished Men.
Macon vu one big erasy-quilt l«t ni*ht.
K very breatbini aoul in the town able to tod*
die we* out, and every breathing »oul was
h urrnhlng for Clereland.
The eje that sweeps over the motley crowd
that filla the clrcua tent never saw a greater
variety of people than those who lined the
long, luminoua streets, or Joined in the long*
stretching fproceaalon lost night. They came
•from everywhere—from the suburb*, from
East Macon, from Vlaeville, from Amcri*
cus, Geneva, Camak, Brunswick, and
from everywhere. The railroads brought in
hundreds and hundreds, while maiy come In
wagons and on foot,
was a big crowd.
It was a joyous jubilee of people Jammed up
In a big, good-humored crowd, and every soul
oi them lust sight of everything but the fact
that they were let loose upon the town to make
noise and cut up didos. The man who
perched upon a corner and looked down upon
the (laming, noisy, luminous crowd passing
below him, »sw a panorama he will scarcely
ever see again. Thousands of heads, some
boyish and many long since whitened, bobbed
np an 1 down, not serenely, becante nothing
screno could come out of such a night and
such and occasion. The boy and the man
were shoulder to shoulder swinging the
im >ky torches and flambeaus or straggling
under tbe load of a heavy transparency. There
were people of all e*oes, all aget* grades and
religions, but they were all of one poiltlca
caste. The minister, the merchant, then the
banker and tbe broker, the butcher, the baker
ami the candlestick maker, the mechanic and
the capital lot—4 verybody was out.
Taking the monument as the centre, down
Second to Cherry, down Mulberry to Fourth,
and up Cotton Avenue to Cherry,
filled and packed like sardines
were the people. The ladies were out In large
round number*, and they cared not for the
dan .or of falling rocket sticks, the Jostling of
the crowd or the babel of yells that went up
continually from thousands of throats. Anx
ious mothers forgot in their enthusiasm to
lock tho back gate, and the small boy slipped
out and filled up the crevices in the crowd. He
was delighted, enthused, wild.
Til* PEOPLX OATHERINO.
Long before 7 o’clock the town was red and
white with light. Aa if by magic, the tall,state*
ly buildings always so dark and still at night
blazed up in one great glorloua light and the
circus began.
Redllch, and the work of Mr. Frank Henry-
It was very large and on one aide wu a car
toon of Cleveland and Hendricks seated in a
carriage drawn by four horses named Indi
ana, Connecticut, New Jersor and New York.
They were beingdrlvea by the Solid South np
the road leading to the Wnlte House, which
was <n the distance. On the other side was a
figure representing the Goddess of Liberty
pointing to the rising suu and above were the
words “The Smith has turned ner
face towards the morning.” On one
end was a fine, rooster label}© 1
“Democratic.” and on the other end a sick
chicken labeled ••Republican. On tbe lower
part of float were the word*. *'A Tribute to oar
Next President,” and on both sides beneath
the float^KnlghW of Honor, Cleveland aud
•here were a number cf other floats but we
have neither time nor space to describe them.
TRANSPARENCIES.
There were hundreds of transparencies In
the line, and as many different descriptions.
We hive euly room to Rive a few of them:
“When Shall We Three Meet Again -
Boodle Blaine. Blushing Belt* suid
Beast Buter.” •‘Hemocr.cy Has
Blossomed and Matured.” ”Dear «aher,
Jim Cries; Dear Beiva, JBw Sigh;." “Tlu-
Two Dromloa. Jimmie and Tackle. “A Pair
of Dromios, Elkins aadXvarta.” “Allow aHirk
Man a Chance.” ••■Ecirtovaert Wantefl-2,G<
Pap Bookers.” “Bln# won in 18<t>. but tv»
Hold a Full Hand in t«4." “Indiana Re
deemed-All Praise to Vice-President Hen
dricks.” “Dr. Burchard tc Blaine: T ®Ulat
Know It W-a.Loaded.’” “ForBale, All M/
Chauccs.vnd My Hock n* Valley stocks-yJ.G.
B.” “Bear Fisher: Dying from a 4th cl Nd*
vembor Sunstroke. Born Tkis—J. O. B.
“Blalue to Executive Committee: Claim All
the Votes-Count Mein.” “Kayes to Blaine:
Sorry for You—Know -How ’Tie My;
the procession. The two pieces of artillery
were stationed behind the man on the monu
ment and with muzzle* turned toward the
river began to bombard the town with blank
cartridge. Up town, in front of tbe Tew-
'ika i'll office, was so crowded that one conld
only with great dlfllculty elbow hit way
a< r< «s tho street. And yet the trains on the
dUfereat lines of roads had not arrived.
THE CROWD COMING IN.
At six o’clock the Coiambus tiala came
in with fully five hundred soul!*. They
disembarked with cheer* for Cleveland, and
tllcA out the depot as if they were to have tho
night all to themselves- Then a specie! train
iron Americas and {<ointa above rolled in and
umptlcd ft few hundred more cheering people
■ ut<» the depot Them followed the train from
Augu-ta, bringing with Its orowd Hon. Tat
Walidi. with nl» wife. They were met by
Messrs. s. H. Jcmisrn, Jno. A. Me Montis and
i. H. Hertz, tbe cecimlttee, andeeoorted te a
•’■rrlago In waiting; which conveyed them te
. _ — — Them
who hire bee a loyal to every inter,st of the by Evan I*. Howell. of *An5«r
c outer In If will be e,«.l loth. «£> , tclliasS.
banner States.” "An honest count of an honest
vote Is ear fight.” ‘Aeloiocys long oppressed,
de iverancehathceme/’ "Cactine on anchor
windward failed in this electijn," and myriads
of other inscriptions, all of which afforded
mirth and amusement
P ASS JNO VODER ICC ARCH.
The procession filed np Cherry
r sylag U# respects to the hotels —
street, which were brilliantly and beaWlUully
illuminated' Large crowds of pi tools had
ered an Triangular block, w life A the Km
,.. _ Store, Juban A Co., and Rice dt . Ce« had
made beautiful, to see the paooewduo
pa-sunder the arch of trlcmph w kioh bad
been erected in front of the raouume at by Mr.
Ed Irvine. This was oneof the pretti Mtetehu
and one ol the most interestisi leatui ** 'he
night. As the hesd of the oolumn pr mead uu
der. red light* were lighted on the t Rp ot the
arch, and its -full force fell upon t ve mar
ble man on the monument, who looki ti-Gawn
In silence upon tho glad but noisy eteaes
around him. The procession filed rh int cud
continued in its course to.Thlrd street, where
the torches were laid aside and the xmava
returned to bear the speaking. The coir tnmaee
made ample provision (or this feature of the
jubilee. The stage was 40x00 feet, stro att end
substantially buflt in front of the Tele eumii'
office. It was beautifully and auprop ratal;
ornamented with bunting, and ov. rhne
floated a huge American flag Twolc «ee*i
tive headlight* furnished a brilliant llel it. A
ter music by the baud and a terrific era teria g
by the'erowd. the speaking commonco i. Th o
seats on the platform were occupied b f tli e
committee of arrangements, invited guest ian«l
repot ters.
THE SrXAKtNO.
At 8:30 o’clock tbe immense crowd as tum
bled around tbe speaker's stand, aud was
called to order by Mr. C. H. Rogers, wb» I de
livered • few chosen words that were rccc Ived
most voclferjnsly bv the crowd. In con i lu-
slon, he introduced Mr. 8ajp» U. Jemlson. tho
master of ceremonies. Mr. Jemlson, adv. inc-
n fku/)\v Citizens: The honor is donom .eof.
formally inaugurating this feature of our Pro
ceedings this cvcutn«. It is sn honor fai ' be
yond any desert of mine, ol which I am iro-
foundly sensible. This is no ordinary o* )ca-
sion: it is an occasion which I,.who am ad
vanced enough in year* to -see around ne
children grown to manhood and exercl* In*
the franchise, have never wltnotsed. N>e ore
Till 5 TKLEGRAPII AND MESSENGER. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14. 1884.
Planters Borrowing Money. \
FA Hot t Telegraph and Messenger: Very
recently attention has been called in the
columns of yoa? paper to the alleged evil
being done by the agencies of Northern
capitalists which make a business of lend
ing money upon farm property in Georgia.
By dealing with these people, we are led to
believe tlfht our simple-minded farmers
are laying np for themselves wrath against
the day of wrath. So great Is the danger
apprehended, that one writer has even
invoked legislative action in the matter.
To hie terrified imagination these Con
necticut capitalists are like roaring lions
going about the eonntry seeking whom
they may lend money to.
its transparency. “The Build souAt did it.” it does not clearly appear wherein the
The hotels of tha citr were all illuminated,
tuem. The p roaperity of the country, the per
petuation f rood: government Is novy in o«r
own bands. *We-wlH be tried as we have not
been tried f. >r a long time. In tho past it has
beon a trial ♦ if afrrendtv) now it I«be a trialof
prosperity. Lot me tell yon. the trials of proa-
ferity are f< illy as great t* those of adversity-
ec te it tb at this opportunity now opened
before us I i not abused, and in abuse la not
lost. We i auK-see to it-all of us, cltUens,
officials, ei try man In the fitaie has a re-
•ponslbillt: r up e him-to see to U what oil the
gbte of * 11 of her people a e maintained.
..o are no t to have a v tearing up of old
Issues, ral ;lng tip of old sores; we are now
American eftiao**, free like all otheit
lu tae Uu idn, aud with the same duty. The
rights of all tne colored people must be
roalntaine* J, Jnat aa they are uow gtiaranteed.
1 know thi 'it the people o Georgia will be true
to all of th »m. 1/1 ti« show the world that *b
arc-capabl t. not only of cclf-government. hat
of bearing our chare in the government«tho
whole com »try. iUteat^rpIause.J
j MR.4JLOUKp CPEAKS. .
»:r. Blou ntbeing lntro<!uced, aald:
Fellow i Oituzxk - What meant this vast aa-
k- cm binge r tnd what means this outpouring of
tho popu latlon? - What means ihese men
laarcningi n organization? What mean these
traosparen cies, and torchlights and Joyous
►h< uts? A greed deliverance baa come upon
us. Wear • all met for a great rejoicing. The
Ess?
^
eeted the audience in their usial eloquent
m The crowd then lingered aronnd theetroid
and the cannon boomed the people off to th oir
home*. Thelaatmanin the proceaslon \ ras
found on the street at 2 o’clock.
NOTES OF THE NIGHT.
Theo. W. Ellis mode a fine display of hta
show window. „
An the public buildings except the com
house were Illuminated.
The engine house of Ocmulgee No. 2 pre
sented a beautiful sight.
J. W. Biee A Co. covered the entire top of
their store with Chinese lantereo.
“No conn ting out this time’was the trana-
perency at L. W. Hunt A Co’s drug store.
“Beecher Is oar Preacher” is the way Sol
Hoge A Co. made their trausparetey read.
Tisdrrr>od, ,0T
K V.’o, ana tie* uiuoocu uirsikci »«-«
avesoenl Um attempting to corrupt honora
ble citizens T You have seen his triumphin
his nomlna tlon tj his persistent audacity. The
groctmono poliMOithecoustrybavefurnlshel
uiolr mllllo ns to assist in corrupting the poo
pic. But t re a*j- stronger than those who
would tem pt ua. Corrupt'on has ruled In
every d epartmont. Wo intend to
dispel it with honesty and patrio-
lun; wo , intoad -to - substitute the
ecosomics of the-toUer days of the republic.
Wc intend to restore tho Union by giving to
the people of the €Ut a that sovereignty that
street alter belongs tot hem under th^constltutlon.
on Fourth , Fellow cl ttzona, in ordecAc accomplish this,
wc have eli «ted a heave aud capable man for
President o f the United Mates—Grover Cleve
land. Wo have elected .for Vice-President
that brave patriot of 1876, Thomas A. lieu-
drlckv, aud by tkeeternals ire mean to Inaug
urate them. [Groat cheering.] And now, ray
countrymen t, the victory we ce ebratela tho
geeate tof i ill our triumphs. We arc to have
the govern® tent administered by Democra'lc
bauds. No more shall the scalawags arrest
Innocent cl tlzcns under .false charges and
drag them before Federal courts. |Cheers ]
Noxiore, fe low-clllzens. shall theso old of
fences come. • We aro deatired to have this
Caion.fully restored equal In all its parts.
1 beq you. In the mid t of .victory, to obacr *
moderation. Left free to act, the whiteTra
and the m--i ro will settio-catlsfactorlly the
groat prob e nof thoraces. Their destiny is
common uud each will puasue his separate
way. u tho j and stream to the fathomless
depths of the ocem.
Fellow cltl> »ns, mire than this, this fervor
to night will bo mado to mesiure all, in orier
that the gran deur of tlils republic may be nd •
a uatcly unie rsto d. And Dually. clUsens, le.
10 dcmonsl ration proceed and make the
heart*of tho nominees swell with pride and
Joy. It is the true Democratic fashion in whic
we. nil heartily joiu [Loud cheering, amid
which Mr. Blount retired.]
me. discau srga::*.
,Aaetectlon from the band .was followed by
«ov. mcdanyei,
Clifford Andersom Hon. Tom HarQ*-
*uid cot. Evan P. Howell,-of the Constt-
>e R^ uUmen were taken cared by
f Imagination c
, depict
HI raleraink
any fisnali along its 11ie«iroad.^H
At the new <!«yot was another large crowd.
The ban-! from Coch an and UawkinavUt
came on th: - j trains, and they ware at cane
carried to ti • scene of actfou.
The rendezvous waa at the oHL court houce
ju|uare. Hero tne torches wer*given«cut sad
the t:ai spgr nclos pot in posi
tion. Th* auslc eUatefi up, u«r-
nhai «ar.es mid his deputes gave tliO
word l’ uu 1 the wllde-t, happiest, biggs-t
pr<H-(‘H*iimi tin. over trod tne streets*! Moocn
Man- i- u itasray. Then tb# aceue that fell
upon the sight was one almoet lndesoribains.
Look wher- voa would, there•»ere nt loasvf
cniKllfi and Iar ten * and every possible devise
Standing cc Mosanbnig #
comer and looking aronnd, the seen# look# 1
a-* thnuKb »oia3 mammoth seal-bn ab:g loos-
m th e 1 ad run over the topafithe city ansi
left it- ► parks upon hmjse-'opsand twesaoC
rv. r> a-i **r«»a-epark oould lo go. TJw - sight
wan bcautlicl, j.rand, msgaHtoeatl
i prooeoaioc-wos the
•oday'a pvpec. The
The lloeoLmr.rch of
unc n» ontttced in Tuesday's .pvpet.
• Hd »«,. 40 ost that it <was like bringing
•ili r ou: of cl.xos for tha marshals to form it,
id at 7 o’clock the line started etiiu wilding
ay. There wets 2,000 torches ic tbe liar, and
ie ijuin'.-er of the tnuupareneks was. very
large. They,hire all sorts.of inscrinfions,
from the sbapl) words “Burn this”tc sen-
i os lout: os any of EvarU’s. They
a.,®
Une the. shouts . were loud, The
hlu were good, and while mazy of t (Lem
were chaiooterUai «• “!onrh.“ seas of them
as we conld. find E ero personal, ar asakoia.ed
teaSSS
to wound f«elingr.
The prococslua move.l _
with hi .w .. ng ihe
ces were beUliaatfr illnmlra HPHH
ego was one of the preuiestsghtaaeanoo
lino. The crowd Aehaved wall coasidei
the occasion. -- —
mg the march.
.and.is accldeota occnveddur
i, designated by red sashes,
vtr a hundred/were iTline
in lransparonef with the
wiwmir wee*.
In the proeesalon-srereall kinds of «co»W
Til- Mi rcer hoys, •
aud nuiuhsring ov*
with tor* !.«•*:, and u
words “Htrcerffoya. 1
Another body of mt_ ,
«•( Macon, who foegoiOS about buolnescand
were boys again. Nome of them Lad not
tramp' d with such thrills, with saehexaSe
meut, in years, and no no. of them had sun
B ■•SSZGmi'Sii, 'uln!!
iug ihe secession of Geonfa
hi the < r>.v.l wattha Eke trie Light Brigad*
:u fu '.a-ticmUtEosmocntedonhoraea. Then
tol lowe.l the order of fanuoucs, andlhsypS
>K uud an «-M appearance- _ —
e “Cleveland
gathered to-night to give outward evidence I of
oar Joy at belug. In lact as we.l as in par ee.
“in our fathers 7 house.” It Is an occasion nt
tho deepest saUsfacUon and oongrotnlatloi »-
U is more: it U a beatlic occoslou wbl eh
might bo appropriately Inaagurated with tn as
ruatchleas hymn of praise, "Neaoer my Go*.
to Thee, nearertaTtiee.” .
The result* of the victory o! honest, econ
omical and caaetitntlovial government ovew,
venality, comigGon and extravagauce, ore
such that no light of *
them too
the straits
resting upon the pll
prosperity, and tho. v — —
sacred constitution ueve* more to b* vi
olated.
THSOOVERNOO-SPEAKr. ■
Mr. Jettison then iutrcducc*IGov. McDaniel,
who said:
Fellow CttizcNs.-These decofustratlons
of Joy throughcat the Union oyer the pros
pect of a ekauge in the yederal.aJinlnfstra-
tratlon erince the attachment of Abe Ameri
can people to eoastltntiocal liberty, and give
assurance that onr institutions Will be per
petuated. It is natural -that the .prople ol a
great country, of such great extent and vari
ety of interest* and ptlicles, . shall differ
among theme4Was at ton proper, litait of the
powers aad duties of aovernaeit:. These
differences amoag patriotic citizens relate
merely to the policy to oo ,nnr»uod
to attain the cunmon abject of -«t!l good
government. Ac long aa this is the chief end
of political partite, our institutions will be
safe. There are many reasons for the rejoic
ing which I ««ra before me here to-night.
plans#.] The two great political parties into
which the people et Ute United States /re di
vided have a difference in their principle*,
founded upon different flews of wrot is hen
for tbe eoanlry. The Republican narty be-
Jjoissu, Es-1- He said •
... idlngto-uii
BHR , lltlcal exiL..—. — „—
years the Democratic party, and particularly
shot portion of it comprised .in the Southern
State*, has been deprived of Ua Just participa
tion in the management and control of the
Federal government. During this period the
Rcpubilotn*, flushed with the full control of
national affairs, not only rioted In every form
of .tracontfltutkmal legislation that partisan
zeal coaid devise, but with brazen effrontery
l wasted that cone bat themselves were capa
ble pr worthy of being entrusted with tht
tA'lns of government. In 1866 they denied
representation In tho Congress of the United
fi&ates, and in la** they tortured, us with tbe
er.qolslte oTJclties of reconstruction meas
ures. But patriotism waa goo firmly implant
c« In tho hearts of Houtherc cither.* to be Im
paired by such wrongs, griavon* though they
ware. Later.on, In this dock period of our
cotntry's history, came the outrageous cn
foecement acta, tha civil right.* bill, tho bill to
lleves in a strong goveruuxect, in i.
greatest possible aizount of power L . HH
away from the people, In rowing the Mates
to counties, and .of sending the newer
of the government Into every took and cor
ner of the land. The Democratic party be
lieve* in governing the people as UlUc
as possible, aud aa nigh at home as
I possible. We believe that the counties
should do wbateaer they can do
I better than tbe States; that the State* shall
rio whatever they can fie better than thegen-
eral government The Crinmph of the Dem'»-
eratic Idea, whkh is tho Idea of local self-
gaverament, throughout .the Union,
roruld Itself be enough for all
j rejoicing which we zee here to-night.
It It is lighting np the eeautry from one emir
to the other wiin fry «uid giadness. Hot that
is R>t the only reason. The candidates of the
Democratic party fur Ftosident and Vice-
1’rca.dent are men who in the highest offices
in the gift of States have shown and exempli
fled by their conduct tho purest principles of
the party and all that has made it glocwus in
^tepu^T^hik^^^# gov
VIIIIBV-III, nuivti *» w»,iiv|nu, II mu;
did c»Jt arouse us.to open hostility agalnat the
B would yet so degrade, so lower onr man
«• to make us but easy bubjectcof po-
rapacity. B it they could not succeed.
Tnev could not Irritate ua to violence: they
.could not debase ua into a surrender of our
virtue. What was lacking In the vlrulencu of
their legislators and in tho malignity of
a judiciary organizoi to convict
was readily supplied. by a venal
and unscrupulous press. Onr institution*
were sneered at as orude and iuerndite: our
drlDzatlen wo* held up to the world as the
dwadence of a haughty and Illiberal aristoc
racy; and eur love i t the Union was In every
quarter attacked by placing In office strangers
to our people, foreign to our custom*, regard
less of our necessities, wanton of oar submis
sion to the majesty of the law. Under this
enormous prossure of party power, what was
r record* Did we abtte our allegiance to
> constitution? Did wc falter in our duty as
. riots firm and unflinching in our attach
ment to onr common country? Did we
Sent to have supplanted in our hearts lo\
K wer for lore of right? Let tbe pages of his-
7, Impartial history, he Inscribed with dec
larations of Uie exalted law f* r the Union ex
hibited In every tfouthern State from 1881 to
its present hour.
I’umlndful of the aaeceeilon of mistakes
daily committed by their party, the Republi
cans blindly glutted their lust for p
corruption
^^^]rovaED rrs horeid stream
from scores of Federal offices in thji brood
land. The misconception of the flnaucial
8 rstem of the Unitea flutes, its odmlnlatra-
on by unworthy aud Incompetent legislation,
blocked the wheels of national advancement,
aggregated idle millions as a prey for desira-
* ij and frightened capital and
power, till
aJmlnUtcrcd for four years by
.1 men is cans# enough in itz.'ir,
without any other, lor rejoicing
[Applauce.l But while we shore intbvj.y
oyer theiriumph of the Democratic prindpiss
of govers/aent, while we
gloet in the raotfscr
a! the pure administration aad reform o! the
ft™"** ^ e i-»je*no'her and a greater reason
tar this joy. This Union of oara pmrporu to
be one of eqad States. The theory of aud the
au cessfal working of the system dencii.N
Mpau the fact that every State shall be equal
to every other, and that no State shall be re-
~~ Tgd to bear tk?burden of thegoverameut
ng speculation, aim utiuiuun iii|iim auu
abor in the Northern and Western States
into numerous and bloody oonflict*. Alarm
ed at the ominous aspect which tha af-
-* ear cosstry hod so ioog
fairs
worn.L
of the Rej
to-be brol
meet and
pointed
»
the promises
and Hsi
. _ umber ol
tin tbe Mother Hubbard
dricks
young
dress,
•ybodf Who could »h_. w
eaujolloncd by two hose
was punctuated at inter-
»raiATE TL
nd most elaborate of these
l i nance, No. ft. On cue side was
fireman, tbe Republican machine
4 Du w»ttr Bonin, Ihrcjgli bant
4ce In tho dUttnoc wu -ho uriir
AL>. . e tho cutoon wore Ihi wool,
G -' Non t work." On lb, ' t ur
L lu which Ul.lno wu Lum'Iu
- ‘ Ulkln, nil WhlU«w mi..
_ , . IP tho row end wu the
Karassa
I l)»u«. ' .l the front i nil wu * lu
>11 lonuua QYer which wu Jtl
, ,tu '.c iagio wl>h outatntchi
nlnf rtctorr. Th, to, of u_
'.t wiikchtnw,
ki. Tho Bou wu dw
!.• by »i ,»Itl cimmitu# Item
■■ilnted tf tnnkllonrj.
Young imorlc. So. 1 wu *
unlcd on * dnyr. Ou th. two
word,: "Young a
ClOT.Und ,n<l IKn-
"CTerel.nd art-1
fS®? On‘o r n. K c^f' ■
Henririt ks “ jio*. H Oft the other was a
‘' k r <--«*-r with on appropriateiaaerlpdoa.
(he eugme h'lUM ^ aa ULTlsh^r decorated with
o. 4: On one aide
in a boat going np
id on the bank
mie- On the
• fonr greets
(land. Hand ricks,
he front end ■■
of thek'outh have Uen tn an anomaiot^H
n£aBa&w.nu:. > 2
the com nton country, wo boro homo *11 tb,
burden, of U>. comuoB counter, bat w, bar.
t¥» d.nlod muI putlciiMUIon In th, «|.|
nh.Utr.tluo. Tko uetSul trouble which
l-»w l° rudutlon «n4 alripped u, ol our
wol! nigh everything our
tulUon. Wo karo mot th, dutlo, thu wer,
rtnpiwod upon u In . iplrit worthy o[ the
wtmlnttos of tko m. We her* pot our
eommonwulth In th, front rank of American
St bi, overcoming th, dludrutUgea, the
-Unset., that tbrutsaod u>. W, bar, tho
anhllrao oxaaplo cf a iwupl, triomphlnt
lh.V. r on^^y c S l “ii Uon ' “ J ,h “ r J
DETOTIOS IOCO«TtIPnO!l,L OOYkkMNgltT,
| by giving their own people good govern
HU °5!l ta u,# wl “in pwplo]
gg£H; riCTS
ue, should the *— -•»- -■» •* -
gnat iuno wu nbaiut.) t> u, American
pcopte, our Inuraat In ft wu of Ue dccn»»L
i 0 Loi el i?blivr” n ind». ll ^ 1 ‘‘to' tltt'l
isve given yoa. [A voice: “Hurrah for the
Governor and that proclamation "I
•Sg* wbltawy rojolcofkat the- American pw
fact imposes upon ua duties that commence
tm this hour and that shall continue as lot*
___ ., - W* live. Jf we are to !>.. benefltetl, If tht
I coantry is So be benefited by the change of
I admlnutrotion, it is to be don# by theioeonle
*«», J 0 f south showing themselves uua toevery
niffOB or TUB FAIT
f th* future. We must uke oar
~ * of thei^untry. We
to advsncu Uie
ry cl the
>f every n
nubl
-ken,
la jHH
the people at length have turu«d away from
the toiso g(HN, to place the ark of thecovenan
once core lu the keeping of tbe Democratic
party. And tbe men who compose that party
feel thaustlves equal to the great responsibil
ity. They have pledged their efforts to stay
the banda>! corruption; they will exert their
late-llgent patriotism to a proper reduction!
and regulation of a hitherto unjust and oner
ous Uxatioc; sml above all, beyond all, dear-|
lest and nearest to every true American heart,
they declare that the general admlutalraUoa
I of national affair* will be guided and code
trolled by a faithful adherence to the constU
ration, a constUuti >nal administration, coni
fide! to honest wen, who will hold their
places as trusts at the hands of the people, is
what the D mocretle party guarantavt to eT-J
err eltisen In the United .states.
, _T° *.*• mf . Ml?" iltizens, this is an hour
brimtai g with deepest pleasure. We are
henceforth to enjc y the full privileges of citi
zens under a • ovemment coustituti-molly ad
ministered. For the first time in the lives of
many of us. we fill to-night thehsapad uptnd
rounded measure of free b^rn Amcri'-on peo
ple. We of the Houth fell tbr. there ia no stain
upon our patriotism, and the
■ RESTORATION OF DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES
government, allot* ns to onr appropriate I
RBmions at co-workers In the efforts to secure
raw h S»L 0 L.W
used the fnnotitns of the genersl government.
| Proud of our attachment to tho conitltntlon
■Hi earnest in a soil-tried love for
proclaim ourselves ready to
aaOTJKraardjarjrt
1 "• .•‘a 0 - 1 pi-.'Jgwi.
* lib the Uuit ol power come, th, DMMitty
po'te'aisfv.^ir.uS. b o? Efiffm;
Edgerion House being one hoastlful blazo
of light. a
One of the handsomest illnm (nations was
that of Singleton, Hunt 4 Co, «ri f * <’hln«*e
lanterns.
Red fire was lighted all along the Zne of the
processlo?. Dr. Jngalls made evtcySbiog red
In his neighborhood.
A large American flag, a present from Rev.
Osceola Butler, of Savanna*, was suspended
^The^JScsSlar* shape f of the large s^oof 8.
T. Coleman A Co. uunlo it caw of the iiand-
•oracst shows of the night. „
Mr. Ed Freeman had an Ingenious revolving
colored light and a transparency iff front or
his place on Second street
The fireworks display was very beau trial.
The scene presented on the hill In .froqtaf
o*pt. Johns ton'* wo* a grand one.
A largo transparency od B. WaxeJbaDm 4
Sou’s store re«4Jp “Cleveland and Hendrickj,
one country, one deploy, one fly-
Lyons A Cline made a pretty display- Orer
their door they hod stronspareu r jcodlng,
“ A'o owe onr victory to Tammany.' r
Col. M. J. Hatcher fired up one of his porta
ble engines and placed live whistles on it
The engine followed the procession.
Wood A Bond made a hit with their transpa
rency: “We’ve got tho dead Wood on Blafno
aad Johnnie Logan la under Bond to keep the
peace.”
Mr. T. C. Burke made his business attract
ive by illumination and a transparency repre
senting Elaino in royal toga and the words
“Hail the King of -Fraud!”
The only feature of the night that caused
complaint, or which marred the enjoyment of
the occasion was the cannon. It spoiled the
speaking aud proved a nuisance.
In plaoe of the ordinary candle, the window!
of J. II. Campbell were illuminated with little
Christmas-tree wax candles. The Exchange
Bank was illuminated in the same way.
The entire force cf M. Nnsabamn A Co.’s
wholesale house, from the senior down to the
smallest boy, wore Cleveland and Hendricks
badges. They were on enthusiastic crowd.
A large transparency in front of Bor nd Bros.’s
establishment, surmounted by Innumerable
Chinese lanterns, read as follows: “Thotidal
wave has swept tho field and true Democracy
reigns supreme."
Nothing could hav e been prettier than the
sight presented by th e wholesale houses of M.
Nussbaum A Co.. 8. T. Coleman A Co.. 8. 6.
Dunlap. 8 Waxelbanm k Son, Jaqucs A John
son and Bchwed A Giblan.
To Mr. E. D. Irrino, who was faithfully as
sisted by Mr. Emanuel Isaacs, belongs a great
deal of praise. Bods gentlemen worked hard
and with personal sacrifices to have the arch
of triumph completed In time.
A delegation from Schley county came up
with a transparency reading “Schley County
8olJd, Crisp and Honesty." It was uarrled In
the procession by a negro whom they brought
upland who has always voted the Democratic
Bonfires were numerous over the streets,
and some of them burned until after 2
o’clock.
At W. T. Harbaum's residence wo* a large
transparency, with Cleveland driving a fast
nag to the White Hons *, with the figures Indi
cating the nag’a Ume, “219.”
Not a tingle accident was reported during
the celebration. There were no rows or dis
orders. Col. Wiley and his police were on
hand aud kept an eye to the good order.
Stretching entirely across Third street, near
he Whole Country in Sight,” and
‘Cleveland and llendricka-the North and
South Lnlted at Last.”
Ona of the largest and b: st stationary trans
parencies was that of o. F. Daniels, the pi
togrspber, and placed in front of his galle.,.
11 "HR*, 111 , 1 * 1 ** p «>f. Burroughs, and repre
sented Blaine, Logan. Beiva and Butler on a
raft going up Salt river. It was an artistic
piece of work.
The Empire Slore hod every window Ilium
mated, and in the large show windows of the
store on the Second street side were two largo
cartoons from Pack and the World. One rep
resented Butler on a plank trying to pull
Blaine out of the water, and the other. Cleve
land, with sword In hand, clearing out the
bad government.
-Clean yonr teeth with Uolmea’a Dentifrice*
Catnrrah Cured.
ing a self addressed stamp
J. A. Lawrence, 1W Dean afreet, L„
will receive (fee recipe free of charge.
-the w
BEST TONIC. ^
iThla medicine, combining Iron with pure
vegetable tonic*, quickly and rompleti-Iy
urea Dyspepsia, ImUac-rion, WenkarM,
mP"re Hlootl, .Malaria,L bills and Fevers,
nil NciiralKln.
i I t i* on unfailing remedy for Diseases of the
lilitiirrei and Liver.
.It is invaluable for Diseases peculiar to
«, amen, and til who lead sedentary lires.
It does not injure the teeth, rau*ehea<lacbe.or
pnBuce rnnttlntfoD-oUra Atm maUeOta do.
II«nrlchM,n4pariflatheblood,ttlnraUtn
ih.apneiitc ,KU ihc >»lmlUUoncriuod,ra-
104 ,ucnsUi '
AV~ The prriuine hu BhoT, trade tntrk end
crWKd red Unci on wrappw. Tike no other.
fc/ Kk.in IO1HHUI.C0. u
danger ot borrowing money from a New
Englander differs from tbs danger of bo:
rowing from a Georgian. It seema to me
that wben a min wants money he is
more concerned about tbe terms upon
which he can get it than he la about the
rea'deoce of tbe lender. Ifourfarmewau
rushing to these foreign agencies for pecu
niary help, it most be because they think
these agencies offer some advantages—it
cannot be from any mere prejudice
against home institutions. Nor can it bo
due entirely to ignorance; for men who
are In a situation fo mortgage lands arc
generally men who have some capacity to
judge for themselves.
As 1 understand it. chartered banks in
Georgia will not advance a dollar on real
estate on account of onr absurd, antiquat
ed, and worse than tuela e usury laws.
The necessity for some arrangement or
comr»^?“ fa y which farm lands couH
be used as a baaia oi predltwaa so grett
and so apparent that tho JgC-C’t? above
referred to were established. These agen
cies merely negotiate loans for non-resi
dent capitalists-they (the-agencies) rep
resenting both the lender ana the borrow
er in the transaction. The capitalist re
ceives only 8 per cent on his loan, bnt the
borrower, in addition to his 8 per cent.,
pays commissions, which makes the
money cost him abont 12 per cent per i
nnm. Through the operation of th'
money-lending agencies, hundreds of
farms all over the State, which were lying
idle for lack of meant to (qaip and pnt
them in repair, have been redeem
comparative worthlessness.
Now wherein I ask lies the evil of these
loan agencies? It la true that they lend
money on terms which in effect amount
to usury. But so docs every bank in tbe
State. So do all tbe building and loan as
sociation! of the State. And it seems that
these “foriegn capitalists,” as they are"'
called, can receive back only Ihe money '
which they loan, together, with tho regu
lar legal rate of interest, the benefit or
whatever usury there ia in the transaction
remains in the State and is enjoyed by onr
own people. This attempt to excite local
prejudice against a business Inslitntion
merely because it represents non resident
c.pitalista is rather behind tbe spirit of
tbe age. f f any of these loan agences are
guilty of unfair dealing. let that be mad
the ground of attack. Whether they are
domestic or foreign institutions ie a cir
cumstance entirely irrelevant to the
qneation.
The Impression 1j Bough*, to be made
bat the consequences of a failure to pay
tlieie non-resident money-lenders are un
usual, extraordinary and far more terri
ble than tbe conteqaenccs of a failure to
pay money borrowed at home. This is
not asserted in so many words; hot vogue
images of horror are .conjured np be
fore the mind by the nse of
words and phrase, calculated to
oduce that effect. Now ns
■ understand It, if the borrower faila to
make payment according to tbe terma of
bie contract, the land mortgaged by him ie
Mid and the proceed! applied to the pay
ment of tbe debt, the enrplns, if any; be
ing turned over to the debtor. There is
certainly nothing nntuual abont this. It
ia precisely what universally and invaria
bly takes place when any kind of property
la pledged for the payment of any sort of
< ebt. Mortgages are every day maturing
all over the coantry, and the mortagors
• re either making payment or rnbmitiiug
to the consequences of foreclosure. Onr
farmers who patronise these loan agencies
have a very simple and obvious means of
escape from the "wholesale eviction”
which one writer foresees awaiting them.
By paying tbe loan they effectually avoid
the eviction. These hetutless capitalists
cannot demand more than their own. to-
K ther with legal interest. And tho
rmer con'd not reasonably ask to get off
with lew. Tite day ot settlement does not
come upon tbe farmer stealthily Uke a
thief in the night. Oh the contrary In the
very act of obtaining the loan he baa fuii
notice of the time of payment and of all
the consequences of non-payment. If he Is
nntorlanalely dlspoaiwaed of his trap-
erly, it is a hardship in no sense peculiar
to loans obtained from foreign sources,
and must be attributed either to the neces
sity which forced him to borrow at all, or
to the circumstances which prevented bis
making payment.
In conclusion, I remark that from all I
have learned on the subject, I am confi
dent theee loan agencies are doings vast
amount of good fn Georgia, as they have
already done in Ohio, Indiana, fowaand
other Western States, where the same
system of Joans lias been in onerattop.
>hsy charge no higher rate of iatereat titan
other money lenders do upon the same
clave of loans. The pains and pens ties
that follow default of payment are Just the
same that always follow the fslinre to pay
any debt secured by property of the
debtor. Since the establishment of these
agencies farmers, whom the banks would
not accommodate upon any term,, have
been able to obtain loans without which
their farms were almost a burden to them.
Lastly, the establishment of these Joan
agencies may lead to a compeUtion among
money lenders which wUI be of infinite atf
vantage to tbe money borrowing class.
W. G. Smith.
LYONS & CLINE,
Leaders and Controllers of the Dry Goods and Carpet
Market of Middle Georgia.
ONLY S5X r J Y DAYIS AGO
We flung wido our doors to tho people. Our low prices wu our battle erv a„j
the echo has pi-netratcdinto the remotest reo-seaot Middle Georgia 'i“.v
id daily'
.win, W
Your reputation for lionest dealings and low prices is tlie"standard unonV.y.-i,
your victory has been won. * ™
To-day we are tbe victors. As for competition, wo have none before r
an open field. Tito verdict of the people buried high prices. 011
This Week will be X>lsi>lnyed
The cheapest lino of Jersovs over before shown in the State. Many of tw
bought at a great sacrifice.
oOdosen (tomrrlve by Tuesday's steamer) fan-tail Jerseys, plaited hacks
French collars, will be sold for »U5, worth *2.75. V '
10 dozen extra heavy Jerseys at *2.75, worth $4.50
-5 dozen black garnets, navy bines (all wool), at <1.25, worth <2
\\ e have also received for this week 50 new Russian circulars, fm
ma “‘ ■“* “K
“w ru-ices will 1 tel?°' V ** b ° ° pen0d to ' morrow mornin K- GooJ goods aid
BLANKETS 1 BLANKETS
A largo 10-4 white blanket at <1, worth<1.60.
v 0ur blanket nt <1.50 is a big bargain.
Our blanket nt <2 is worth <2.75.
Our blanket nt <3 is worth <4.
Our blankets at <3.75, <5, <8.50, <7.50 and ;<10 arc considered by „„,
VMT cheap. 3 OTer - v °M
TO-MORH O W MORN ING
We will open the third shipment of ladies and children’s underrests
We have children’s woolen white shirts commencing at 25c.
'.Vi h$te chltdrfp’i woo!?" white drawers commencing at 35c.
We have children’s mcruiC j}ndcr\cats, regular- rude, commencing at 70c
100 dozen of ladies whito and scarlet J^_“ r wear from 33c. to <2 50.
300 dozen children’s solid colored hose, plain anti 7;j”Cd, will be Offered
^ ■® < ’’ Each pair perfect. Samo goods worth 50c.
200 dozen children’s ribbed hose at 10 worth 20. •
. Dress Goods. 331n.de S illfs.
5 pieces moro of those elegant black silks that we sold at <1, will be cut oui
counters this week.
„„ those splendid black cashmeres, all wool, at 40, 42)£, 45 and
50c. will be offered this week.
• flannels, ladies’ cloths, Tricots, Bangolincs, Cashmeres and Raida re
ceived this week.
Our Shaker medicated, twilled and plain flannels, basket and opera, Rr? •! -
new and were bought for the cash. We gjaninteo a saving of 25 per cent, to all
in need of flannels. All wo ask is an inspection before buying, and wo will coe-
vmco you.
25 pieces of beautiful Surah, Satin in rose, Lavender, Crc -am and white lor
evening dresses received last week.
. pieous of wide Oriental and Escurial lace In exquisite patterns, from 20c,
to <1.50 per yard. Just the thing to trim party dresses with.
-0 pieces of heavy cloaking for children’s cloaks and circulars at • <1.08.
This goods Is worth <3.60 per yard.
Black Astrachan cloth at <2, worth <3.
Largo assortment of Children’s knit sacqnes, hoods, etc., very cheap.
10 halos of Sea Island at 5J4c., worth 7c. 1
Everybody invited. Oar rules are polite attention given to all, whether
parcuascrs or not.
LYONS & CLiNE
Leaders and Controllers of the Dry Goads and Carpet
* . „ Market of Middle Georrna,
fiACOX, GRIFFIN AND MILLE'JaKVIhLK.
Allen’s Brain Pood botanical extract
atrengthenii the Brain, and positively
enres Nervous DtbUity, N’ervousnes*
Headache, unnatural louet, and all weak-
new of generative system; it never faili.
11 package. 0 for |5.—At druggists, or by
mail from j, H, Allen, 315 Piret avenue,
hew York City, *i
“Th® roan I marry
.brave and clever/’»
WXt|P” rmel «—fortunate
REMO VALI
After eight years ol successful business
In Macon, cur quarters have become too small
• to do the business coming to *us, and we
found it necessary to have erected the
FINEST HARDWARE STORE
In the city. We have greatly increased our
Stock and are prepared to jgive bottom prices
on all goods in our line. We will ‘in future
be found at Nos. 56 and 58 Cherry street,
next door to Jaques & Johnson.
A. B. FARQUIIAR & CO.,
Jobbers olj[ HardwareJandfManufacturersflol
Machinery ,jg
MACON,
GEORGIA
lctermlni-il that thl« coontrr aball nt
|cP«ttd In It* hWorr th. lnlqSlui", .||-
[rated upon the Democratic party, we rams
into power with * due ■enae'of the micnl-i
(tide of the Interests •ntrjtrtd to onr admin-
iurauoo.
meat is once more in Demo
upon n, of the Booth some portion of that tipi
ministration mart of noco£it?ta5hTOlrS.
I lot us not blur tn oor doty ond.r th. conau-1
lotion; Irt oa fee! that tho prraonl la notajto-i
zither tho end ot onr potWal .tt.lnmm
Urtuafeol that duty well dono will brlnsl
Ju.t and merited reward In tho - *
tldenre nf a critefuIpeopl^H
tin*.
THO GSa)YDsXOS1\
Hon ofihetriattpb w# are’now <
Redeemed, regenerated, dioeati
array of patricte to t
bright and happy
on with the great
. w — .arfe fruition of the
Mera nn. tq bojonnd In aju.t (overnmeat
I rightlyadministered; upon our brows are la-
pressed the high resolve ot American free-1
and on our honoAre are Inscribed,
■ mfr
markets bought by the
in Georgia. Term* easy
Don t waste your money on cheap Ms
chinery. Thousands lost every year by
buying third-class goods. Come and
or write and get prices.
^. L ^ D (?£ g " ieiW,dSawM,1,B -
Two Best Grist Mills.
Superior 3-Roller Cane Mill.
Bent Mowers, Davis’s Water Wheel.
saSjfffeg VtSfJX
e7ernl »' le
> , , „ Bnggiea and Wagona from the Iea,]ln»
I?;ng lime bber line of any Lous.
M. J. HATCHER 4 CO., General Agents,
” - - f'tirth acd I'oplar StrecU, 51a. -,n. ds.
Co
T. B. Ak roPE.
NEW YORK FOR CLEVELAND
Headquarters lor JJjirvalue
AT-
J. W. RICE & CO.’S.
Listen to the Music for ihii Week.
5 Cases 4-4 Lockwood Bleach,
At fi'jc. per yard, warranted better than any »old at 8c. by pretended
cheap shops. 1 ‘
^S^econd Street, Macon, Georgia.
Marble, Granite and Lfmston.e Works, Wrought Iron cI ' (
Railings of every description. Best Force Pump in the
I Ians, prices and estimates riven
lientuclcy J©t 4 , l!@
At 12J^c., its good as sold elsewhere for 20c.
J^nrenitirre Cretonnes
, heavy goods, at 10 <
Elegant sty]
tewhere.
Compare ot
ther houses a-
: Proclaimed aa a bargain at 15 cold.
'NP.UtH 1’IU.VTS
old by
from Now l
ever, one and in-
cn '. I cunno
CTHE* SpgECBFS.
Then followed Hon. Pst Walsh, ofAur
^fiopr- .Hcted that the flnsl result whet
”«G.f..i would U greater than ortgir
i • w •
■ if f.;> ht. t e, t., r ■ ... i ra. . WN ... t ..
CAMFltJtGLli Ac
COTTON FAC
IOO POPLAR STREET. MACON, uCORCu.
•’■KCOM) CABf’KT ,‘TOCK iust arrii-in . Tl I ■
Urg.. lot of Smyrna rugs, in.Iu.iing sofa., at,o ■ tl.o " t3rl '‘
GHt* can affora to L
>iya caipet without infl pec ting our immense etock.