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JUic A Sketch of This Gallant Democrat A LIFE OF DAILY DEVOTION To Ilia Mind It Wax a Far Store Worthy Ambition to Have Been a follower of JE«ee and JTackaon Thau, .to Barn Xacenae In tbe Palace of Kings. of We take the following sketch Hon. Ben E. Bussell from the Savan nah News: Ben Bussell of Decatur county has been the “head and front” of Demo cratic offending in the Second Con gressional District for the past twenty- fife years, and stands today pre-emi sent for unswerving devotion to the cardinal principles of the party His prominence as a journalist and Democratic leader have attracted so much attention to him that a brief re sume of his career will be interesting. “Ben” (as every one calls him) was born some time along in the ’40s, and is now just old enough for those who know him to value him moie highly ' than before. Time has only served to mellow and sweeten his genial disposi tion, and “to know him is to love him* and to name him is to praise.' “Ben” is a born fighter of everything that is non-Democratic or against the South. He began this fighting busi ness early—in the first year of the war, and amoDg the first companies that marched to the front to “illustrate Georgia.” When the Bainbridge Independents volunteered for the war and marched from her peaceful and shaded streets for the din of carnage and battle, Ben was at the head of the column beating the kettle drum. His position then seems to have been prophetic of his future career, for he has been at the head of every subse quent movement for the disentbrall- ment of his people and upbuilding of his section; he has been “beating the drum,” doing all the work and hur rahing, while otners more fortunate, if not less modest, have reaped all the reward of political preferment. Ben served the South during the en tire war; was never home on a fur lough, nor off on a sick list. He was with the chivalry of the South at Ma nassas, when they first wrote their claim to immortality in the “purple testament of bleeding war;” he wa3 with them at the butchery in the crater at Petersburg, and he saw the stainless drop from the nerveless grasp” m the Wilderness; and when at Appomatox the “warrior’s banner took its' flight to greet the warrior’s soul,” it left none more heart-broken at its loss than this brave “drummer boy.” Ben was sounding the morniug drum beat and the evening tattoo on tbe tented fields of Virginia when the demagogues and third partyites, who now besmirch his character and belittle his genius, were being “spanked” to sleep to keep them from crying over a “nigger rising in the quarters.” He has stuck to his country through “lean and fat,” through fire, blood and water, and now that ho is before his countrymen for an elective office, It will be an ig nominy and shame if his high claims for their gratitude and indorsement are to be ignored, “Pray the gods to in termit the plague that needs must light on such ingratitude. At the close of the war Ben had nothing left of which to be proud, ex cept his record as a Confederate sol dier. He is foolish enough still to be proud of it. He would nSt exchange that badge of honor for all the “gems of Golconde.” To his mind it is a far more worthy ambition to have been a follower of Lee and Jackson than to burn incense in tbe palace of kings. Ben would still fight on this line if in his presence you traduced the memory of a brave Confederate. He fought gallantly Jjo sustain the Confederacy, and now that it exists only as a memory, it is to him a sacred one—sweet as the memory of a buried lore. It is the nature of the man to be sincere and steadfast. The success or defeat of his principles or friends never lessens his loyalty to either. ""itTwould make a lamp post laugh to hear Ben relate his experience in work- ing.his way as a ragged paroled “Con- led” from New York to Savannah and thence to Bainbridge. Underlying, however, the drollery of his relation of those perplexing incl dents, there is renowned than war.” nis dist inguisli ed career as editor of the Bainbridge Democrat has been a series of con tinued struggles and exalted triumphs for the people be loves. Taking up the editorial tripod when the State if as reeking with the filth of reconstruction he has indeed been the Henry of Nav arre, wbo3G white plume led the van in the reform movement which culminat ed in the overthrow of Bullockism and tVhitelyism in Georgia. It required “Sam Jones’ backbone” and iron- ribbed integrity to be a fearless and in dependent editor in those days. The blandishments, of wealth and office were the glittering guerdons which a venal executive glaringly flaunted as reward? for base and servile partisan ship. But the time-honored Demo crat, under the editorship of Ben Bus sell, never “crooked the pregnant hinges of the knee that thrift might follow fawning.” In no part of the State was the war against Bullock and his “pals” distin guished by greater courage and ability than in Southwest Georgia. Bullockism first, and then Whitely- ism were uprooted from tbe soil they polluted. The overthrow of “Slippery Dick” Whitely and his banishment to the slums of Colorado are direct results of Ben Bussell’s brave and unceasing warfare against radicalism and every thing that is radical in tendency. The Second District will do itself honor 8nd place the entire State under obligations to it if Ben Bussell is sent to Congress from that district. The first man who nominated Turner for the place he has so honorably filled— what more fitting than he should be Turner’s successor? Ben Bussell has spent both time and money, many years and many dollars, in advocating the claims of office for others itt all parts of the district. His vast work has all along been unselfish and unre warded. Since the first election of Teta Smith in 1874, there has not been a break in the continuous line of Dem ocratic victories. In no single cam paign from that time to the present could the Democrats have won with out his powerful pen and influence. He is recognized throughout the State as the leader of tbe Democratic hosts, and a rejection of him and his claims would, in the present state of affairs bring untold disaster to the party at large. Let those in the district whom he has befriended in the past rally to his standard and see to it that he is re warded for his faithful services in be half of good government. He has been the herald to sound the battle cry in the past for every one worthy of public trust. "Wright, Fleming, Smith, Tur ner, Hammond, Bower, Spence, Bush, Mitchell and scores of others have been the subject of his lofty panegyric. Now that he is for the fir3t time ,before the district it is proper that these, and the many others whose political battles he has so hotly fought, should arise as one man and commend him to the people as a Democrat indeed in whom there is noguiltft G. F, W. Waycross, Ga. BUSSELL’S BE PLY." Arfew days ago a puerile little sheet published in ThomasvilJe contained an article attacking Ben Bussell’ Democracy. Any one could see from the feeble vein it was written in that Whiskers Winter was in the last stages of despair. Ben Bussell ha3 made a reply to this articieand his reply shows it to haye been a campaign lie. We give below Capt.- Bussell’s reply, which contains enough of the attack to fully explain: lo Capt. Albert Winter, Editor ct "tbe Xe-we. Dear Sie—You are a fiuo writer, and are regarded amoug the profession as a bright newspaper man. Your paper has ever vaunted itself as a fair exponent of pubiic opinion. Fairness is always to be commended in either public or private-lile. In the heat of a political campaign, and in tbe ex citement of the moment even newspa pers occasionally go wrong, 'but the honest editor is always quick to repair an'error when it is brought to hi3 no tice. Upon this hypothesis, I beg your Hunt’s Cure is the greatest reared for skin diseases ever known. Bing worm, Itch and all kindred disease positively and permanently cured Your money will be refunded if it fails. Price 50 cents. SONG OF THE-PEOPLE’S PABTY. the sad reality of the hardship .and deprivation to which the unpaid soldiers of immortal principles were subjected. Yet, in the face of all this, seemingly sensible people have the hardihood to refuse honor where honor is due, and profess to regard with indifference what are contempt uously called “war records” and “war heroes.” Since the surrender Ben has proved „hat “peace hath her victories no les3 Three times three are sixty-six, Straw’s not needed for making bricks, Crops depend on politics: And the People’s Party knows it 1 Plough and hoe are both played oat, The way to farm is to run about To P. P. meeting, s.nd storm and spout: And the People’s Party knows it! Why should the farmer delve and ditch, Why should the farmer’s wile _darn and stitch ? The government can make ’em rich: And the People’s Party knows it! When we’ve kicked the plutocrats down stairs And purged Wall street of its boils and bears, We’re all agoin’ to be millionaires: And tbe People’s Party knows it! Away with the infamous mortgagee, No more we’ll be flaunted by such as he, Uncle Sam pays for all, d’ye see ? And the People’s Party knows it! O, this will be a glorious land When things are done as we have plan ned, And we’ll have prosperity, fresh and canned: And tbe People’s Party knows it! The leaves of trees will be dollar notes, There’ll be diamond rings around the beads of oats, And silver tips on the horns of goats: And the People’s Party knows it! The cheese’ll be silver, the butter’ll be gold, The streams’ll run whisky, hot and cold, And Mugwumps will forget to scold: And the People’s Party knows it! The 6th ult.’ll be the 16th prox. The girls will cease to think of frocks; Jerry Simpson’s leet be sheathed in socks: And the People’s Party knows it! So, hurrah, hurrah for the great P. P. 1 1—7 and 0—3. A is B, and X is Z: And the People’s Party knows it ! —New York Sun. close attention to what follows. Last week you made a. visit to Bain bridge in search or certain files of the Bainbridge Democrat, for the purpose of “looking up BeiKBussell’s record.” You evidently tailed,' but if you’ had applied to me I would have furnished you the files with pleasure, and then you would have been spared the cha grin, which as an honest man you must feel—of misstating facts, which you doubtless got by “word ot” some unfriendly “mouth.” You state after a preface of-consid erable sarcastic taffy that “Bright Ben Bussell’s friends are laying great stress on his Democracy. To hear them talk he is the embodiment of all Democratic virtues.” “But then,” you say, '“Ben mice supported B. F. Bruton, the leading Republican of the district in his day, against the regular Democratic nominee for the State Sen ate, and elected him.” Here are the facts. It was in the year 1S73, the year the Democracy supported Horace Greely. There were only two candidates iu the field for the Senate from this, the Sth Senatorial District, viz: B. F, Brimherry, the Republican nominee snd B. F. Bruton, independent candi date. The bulk of the Democracy sup ported Mr. Bruton, myself in the num ber, and he was defeated. I might add that Mr. Bruton supported the entire Democratic ticket, and to all Intents and purposes, was a Democrat. This, in brief, Is a true statement of what occurred twenty years ago. For its vertificatioa, and elaboration, you are welcome to the files ot the Democrat at any time You further state: .“Again be made an anti-constitu tional convention race in 18777 and carried his county on the issue as to whether the Bepubiicau constitution of 1SU3 should remain iu lorce, or whether Georgians should be uliowed to make an organic law for themselves. The majority against the convention iu Decatur couutv was 1500, and at that time the Bepubiicau majority ranged in the neighborhood pi that figure. Again, Mr. Bussell’s » partner on the anti-convention ticket, was Dick Whiteley’s old law partner, and what ever was left of Whiteley’s strength in the county was opposed to bolding a convention. -It may be a little far fetched to urge these things against Mr, Bussell at this late day, but they are matters of history, and in the Calm and severe attitude of historian, the News commends them to the loud-mouthed astes in the district that make their' voices the measure of their sense.” Here is the truth, and put your ear close to it. The convention issue of 1S77 was not regarded as a .political party issue as you will see by the vote of the state on” that question. There were cast for a convention 48,339 votes, and against a convention 39,103 votes —total 87,443—m-'jo/ity for a-conven- tion 9,337. When you remember that Democratic majorities in the state amounted to quite as much as the to tal vote cast iu the convention elec tion, you can readily see that it was not a pariy issue. Your own Senatorial District went against the convention by a vote of 1315 to 794, and was rep.esonted by two of Thomas county’s most distin guished citizens, viz: Col. James L. Seward and Judge A. H. Hansell. Their associates from the other coun ties were Col. J..B. Creech and lion. II. Gay. The delegates from the E'ghth D.istriet were Hon., John B. Chiton, of Miller, Dr. J. B. T'witty, of Mitchell, Ilbn. John E. Donalson aud myself, of Decatur. The vote in the district stood 073 votes for the con vention and 25.0 against. John E. Donalson, notwithstanding your in - si'iuations, which are unworthy of you, Was then, and is now, as true a Democrat as lives in Georgia. If you will turn to the history of that 'elec tion, and as you are cairn and severe” in that line, if not always accurate, I think you will fully agree with me that it wa3 not a party contest, aud therefore relieve me of”the odium you seek to cast upou my. life-long record as a Democrat. As to your statement that the Republican majority in De catur crerapproximated 1500, the' facts fail to bear you out. You say, after your usual slap at “B. Hobbs, chairman,“that it is easy to see that bright Ben Bussell is'being held in the field to keep up a show ot opposition to Hr. Stevens, but the piuine is to l>e given to some one else.” f thank God that I am not the man to be hindered in my campaign for the successor pure Democracy by such in-' sinuations; I have henrd them from other sources in the District—they are systematic- If Democracy succeeds over Ocalism, Third Part.yism and Republicanism in the 3nd District, the triumphant legions of my party, -if ttiey so choose, can relegate me to tbe rear. ----- . If Democratic success is contingent upon my retirement.' I shall only be too sink myself among the fighting files of the rear rank. In the mean time, I sball continue the light, ready at all times to make any sacrifice that may be demanded or me for those great principles which have ever marked the history of the Democratic party—the only party cp the earth that has been, or can be of benefit to thesouthern people. Bex E. Bcssell. Bainbridge, July 11th. The above article is a complete reply to Whiskers Winter's campaign ca nard. - x The editor of the jews axd Ad vertiser has talked with some of the older citizens of the Eight'Senatorial District before Mr. Bussell made his i reply ami their statements corroborate his in every respect. It is a question of veracity now be tween good, honorable Democrats who went through that campaign, and un derstand it fully, and the Thomasvilie News. It is entirely unnecessary to ask which of the two is right. In the desperation of certain and ignomious defeat the discordant Stevens organ brings up a false charge against a man whose Democracy is as spotless as the organ’s Democracy is spotted. Ben Bnssell has never been arraid to meet bis people face to face and tell them in his brimming eloquence where he stands, while his opponent seeks thq byways rather than the highways and lets his heoebmen bray for him. The methods of one is like the noon-day sun while that of the other finds its comparison in the shades, that come before the dawn when it is darkest. HENRY’S GDH WAS LOADED. AND HE USED IT WITH EFFECT ON GEO. JOHNSON. IT WAS AN OFF DAY GAME YESTERDAY WAS NOT VERY CLOSE. Two Meg-roc* cn ilio Steamir Ci‘.y cf f Clrcunmtances Conspired AgafnstffcJ Albany Engage 111 a Scrap and | Wind o;> by One Getting Shot. Clubs Vests! day and WIUlo ino Game was a Disappointment tbe SENATOR WOOTEN. It is with sincere pride that the News axd Adaertiskr announces to day the nomination of Hon. W. E. Wooten as Democratic candidate for Senator from this district. Mr. Wooten represented Dougherty county iu the Honse of I^presenta- tives last session and made an enviable record. He Teadily proved, himself to be one of the most brainy young men in Georgia and was a man of more than ordinary influence on tbe floor. As our Senator he will guard the in terests of tbe district with the same jealous care that characterized his work in the House and he will make a representative for the whole people. Now that the Democrats of the dis trict have nominated him as their standard he rer it is sure that they will see to It- that he is elected. It is of no use for the News axd Adver tise to tell the true and tried Demo crats of the district their duty. They know it, and haye never been known to shirk. It is said to be a certainty that he will have opposition in the shape of a Third party candidate. The News axd Advertiser is no alarmist, but it is Democratic to the core, and older and wiser heads sniff fhe battle from afar and say that a conflict is inevit able. With th8 gallant and^ eloquent Wooten carrying the unsullied flag of Democracy it wiil be an easy victory if the party wiil realize the necessity lor werk and go at it with the old- time zest. Before the solid ranks of Democracy this threatened danger will melt away like the morning mists before the golden orb of day and with victorious hands Wooten will plant our colors upon the captured ramparts of the enemy and it will wave in the" gentTe southern breeze over a Democratic district. Now boys-pull off your coats and rout the enemy. A shooting scrape down on the City of AlbanyWeduesday morning created excitement. There was no serious result, al though one of the participants carries a severe wound as a memento of the occasion. From Capt, B~K. Smith, of the steamer, the News axd Avedutisek learned the facts of the light. Tuesday Capt. Smith employed a negro by the name of Henry Taylor as cook on tbe steamer. Wednesday morning breakfast was not on time according to George Johnson’s idea ol it. George is a deck band. He made some remarks about the late meal that offended Henry and hot words were exchanged between the two. Finally George got some rocks and prepared himself to fight This enraged Henry and he got out his pistol and gave George a dose cf lead. The ball entered the left side and struck a rib and ranged upward, lodging just under the skiu of the throat. The wounded man went at once to Dr. W. L. DaVis and his wounds were dressed and the ball cut out. The wound is not serious. Henry was placed under a $250 bond by Judge Roberts, and. the trial will be held a3 soon as the wounded man is able to attend court. tSoye Promise to Redeem Them selves Today. Rasinea; Good. Tnere are several wholesale mer chants in Albany and they sell an im mense amount of goods to merchants in the territory tributary to this city. In conversation with a member of a large wholesale firm yesterday the re porter was Informed that so far this mouth business had been very good, somewhat better than usual for July. July is usually considered by bus iness men generally in this section an off month for business and it i> usually yery dull. It seems that for some oause trade in the country towns has been snore brisk this summer and consequently Albany’s wholesale bus iness has been better. It is thought that the general econ omy practiced by the people early In the year ha3 made business better now, and the people have raised more sala ble products which has brought in a little cash, to tbe thrifty country-peo ple who are now spending it. The outlook for Albany’s business tbe coming fall is not (jiscouraging by any means, and the merchants here will reap their share of the business. Bright people are the quickest tc recognize a good thing and buy ft. .Wc sell lots of bright people tbe Little Early Risers. If you arc not bright tbese pills will make you so. A Bad Case. Citizen (to beggar)—You are totally NOT A TIME TO DESERT, There is no doubt that a very consid erable number of Georgia farmers are strongly attracted towards the Third party. They are tired of long waiting tor prosperity, says t ie Macon Tele graph, and the new party has the charm of novelty. The legislative propositions of the Democratic party, intended to give them a fair chance in life, are reasonably sure to accomplish the purpose intended, and'are accepta ble to our discontented farmers; but they have been pending a long time and the farmers grow impatient. They begin to fear that these proposi tions eau never be enacted into law be cause of the steady opposition in the North and West to any’political move ment which fiads its chief support in the South. In.short, these farmers are disheartened. They Rave iewt their courage, and though they might not regard a secession to the Third party as a surrender, it would be a surrender iu fact. They would be giving up the fightjhsy and their party have waged deaf, you say ? Yes, sir,” I can’t understand that.” Probably not. I’ve no doubt that it’s difficult for you to realize that 1 can’t hear a word that you say.”* We truly believe De Witt’s Little | Early Risers to be the most natural, most effective, most- prompt and economical pill for biliousness, indi gestion and inactive liver. ToTrrjan Helen. From Friday’s Daily. Asa whole yesterday’s game was not very exciting. But today’s game will be a redeem er. • Iu the first place the full team from Valdosta did not come. They only had^ix men, but they were ball players sure and well known in Alba- -g ny they having played with Montezu ma in previous games. Four of their men were detained at home on ac count ot business matters and it was impossible for them to getaway. Three men from Albany filled out the nine and they defeated Albany. The Searcy brothers were intro duced as tbe battery for the visitors ' and McKay took the box lor Albany and Gagen caught him. The score was 12 to 9 in favor of the visitors. Despite tbe general tameness of the game there wa3 a number of goodj plays made and at times the game was”*^ exciting. Albany’s full team was not in the game and of course it was diffi cult for the new men to play good ball together. There was a considerable amount of kicking about the game, and a great many people were disappointed, bat no more so than tbe managers of both teams. If the full visitiug team had been in the diamond there would have been a great game, but under the circumstances the matter could not be bettered and the game proceeded. The managers of both teams have personally assured tbe News and Ad vertiser that the visiting team will present their full nine today, and their famous pitcher will occupy the box. Then Albany will play ball. It Is positively announced that Gagen will be in the box for Albany and McKay j will catch him. Now that you have.T*, these assurances lrom gentlemen you need not hesitate to go out and expect to see the best game of ball of the sea son. There are a large number of people in Albany who have a desire to see Gagen do some of his famous work in the box. He will do it today, sure, because he will have the strongest team pitted against him that Albany has ever plaved. Clever and jolly Sander- lin, MeXiazie, Wickers and the Sear cy boys, of Montezuma are here, and Good low, of Valdcsta, and theotheis will be in today. Just because circumstances have prevented some good games as ex pected, give them one more trial. You all know the kind of players those Montezuma boys are, and the others are equals, so ‘there you have a good team, and one that will briDg out Al bany’s best work. The News axd Advertiser makes •/ this announcement on positive assur ance that it will be just as represented, and with a game like that in view the people of Albany will certainly not stay away. Go out and encourage the boys today. They have represented Albany M^ell this season and deserve to . patronized, for Albany may not have _ an opportunity to witness many more good games this season. 4 for twenty years just when braver and more hopeful members beiieve it is about to be won- We bave confidence, however, that on election day nearly all these farm ers will vote the Democratic ticket. When they approach the polling place they will realize that praticaily they have only one choice. Tiieir vote must count.for or against Cleveland. If cast tor Weaver it will be entirely without effect except .that it will be subtracted, from the Democratic strength, giving Harrison to that ex tent a better chance oi being eieeteil. In effect, tbe vote' will be cast for him. No farmer, and especially no Southern 'arraer, should help toelect Harrison, whose policy, continued thirty years, nas rnaJe the farmers poor, and id its latest development threatens th? Sonthern farmer with complete disas ter. In voting, even indirectly, for a continuation of that policy, the dis contented farmers of Georgia would show a degree of folly of which we cannot believe them capable. Thy heart is a restless sea, Scourged white by windy whips; A fathom deep Lies dreamless Sleep With Silence at her lips. Thy heart is a garden sweet Wherein all grecnne33 grows, Whose blood was shed That burns so red The blush upon the rose? Thy heart is a desert voice That ever lureth men. Uarecking scath, Upon a path That turnetb not again. Thy heart is a palace fair, „ Where all the world is gnest; With one straigiit room, Where none may come, Save he who ioveth be3t. Thy heart is the world’s desire, For which men strive in vain. Yet thy Jove lost Were worth the cost Anothers’s heart to gain. —[W. G. Yan Tassel Sutphen in July Scribner. Tlie Guards Entertainment. Preparations for the entertainment t« be given by the Guards as mention ed by the News axd Advertiser a few days ago, are gomg on actively. The program will be a most interest ing one and it is safe to say it will be. one of the most interesting and pleas ing entertainments ever given in Al bany. It will be on the evening of tbe 30th, and the audience should be a large one. The broom drill by the young ladies will be an attractive feature and is something that everybody will want to see. The entire entertainment will , be one worth attending. J m M Carpenter, of Gnoilland, “1 tried Chamberlain’s Mr. John Ind., says: Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, for diarrhoea and severe cramps, and pains in the stomach and bowels with the best results. Id the worst cases I never had to give more than a third dose to effect a cure. In most cases one dose will do. Beside sides it s other good qualities it is pleasant, to take.” 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale bv Hiis- man & Agar Co. The Baptist Concert. The ladies of the Baptist church are preparing for another one of those de lightful entertainments for which they have made an enviable reputation. It will be early in August and yon may rest assured that it will be one of rare excellence. New music, ordered especially lor ibis occasion, will be rendered and Judge W. T. Jonts will deliver the lecture of the evening. It is hardly necessary to attempt to say anything about this part of the program for he is well known as a most charmiDg and entertaining speaker and he will de light the large audience with one of his roost charming and eloquent speeches. The date for this entertainment will soon be announced. V m i mm