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ALBANV WEEKLY HERALD: SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 189a. 'SjjjSv .’»* [Written for the Albany Kvcnlng Herald.] A CAMPAIGN SONG. I WANT TO BE A MOSSBACK. % Bwpectfully Inscribed to tho Albany Demo* crntio Club by Theo. U. WardelU of Bain* brige, Gn. (Aik—“I Want to be an Angel.”) I want to be a mosback And with the mossbacks stand, A Democratic ballot There holding in my hand. There right before the people I'll join the glorious fight, And bravely cast by ballot For Russell and the Right. I'd rather be a mossback, And live 011 herbs and roots, And wade the cold Ockolocknee In winter without boots, Than stand before the people In those Third Party clothes, And see my honest neighbors A-turning up their nose. I’d rather be a 'possum, Too lame to climb or claw, With ripe persimmons hanging high To tempt my hungry maw, Thau stand right up iu meeting In heaven’s glorious light, And own I'm a Third Party man And fighting Right and White. I’d rather be a gopher, Aud own a friendly hole, Or quickly slide to Hades Upon a greasy pole, Than stand before the public Iu line with black and tan, And hear the people saying He’s a Third Party man. When Gabriel blows his trumpet The mossbacks will be there, And to all faithful Democrats He’ll say, "Come tn and share," But to Third-Party reprobates He'll shout and at them yell, "Get out of here, Third Partyites, For you’ve been raising hell." I never will be weary, I know I will not fag, With Russell grandly bearing The Democratic flag. On the seventh of November, The glorious victory gun Will swell the shouts of triumph That greet the battle won. flame Cangrra.lonnl Convention Nolee and Personate, From tho Early County Xoiys. Hon. Jas. A. Bush, of Miller, was one of the hardest fighters among the Stev ens men on the committee on rules and credentials, yet of unquestioned fairness and impartiality. Miller county should be proud of him. Judge W. A. Graham, of Fort GaineB, -was before the committee on rules and credentials. The evidence of his in estimable worth as an educated, pol ished gentleman, 4<i the highest and broadest acceptation of the term, beamed from every lineament of his fine face. Col. Jesse Walters, of Albany, was one of the most logical aud eloquent speakers before the convention. His courteous cordiality of mnnner was as winning to his opponents as his oppo sition was powerful. Co). F. B, Dillard, of Fort Gaines, made a magnificent argument before the committee on rules and creden tials. His cool, clear reasoning and the graceful and able presentation of his case, elicited much favorable com ment.. Here is some good Democratic cam paign literature. A correspondent addressed the following to the editor of the Philadelphia Record: Will you plcnso give moan explanation ol tho aim and the consequence, which would follow the adoption of Section 8 of tho lteinoeratic plntfonn? 1 ant unnhle to nvguo it properly, and as this is a eampnign of education, I ro« spectrally ask your advice. First Vote. And here is the Record’s reply: “As the national banking system must give way to some other, because of the rapid cancellation of the bonds of the government, which are the se curity for the redemption of national bank notes, it becomes necessary to provide some safe substitute system. To this end the first movement must be the removal of the tax on the issues of State banks. “The inelasticity of our present cur rency system, which does not readily respond to the demands made upon it by the fluctuations of business, Is a cause of great Inconvenience. When money is wanted in the West it is ac cumulated in the East, and vice versa. Mr. Edward Atkinson hns pointed out the fact that tho railway traffic of the United States hns Increased 840,000,000 tons since 1883, representing in money value $0,600,000,000, nnd requiring a proportionate increase in tho medium of exchange. A large pnrt of this in crease has been in the South aud tn the far Northwest, where banking fa cilities have been inadequate, Until the year 1882 the name of Dakota did not appear in the record of tiie wheat crop. In 1891 the Dakota crop amounted to 82,000,000 bushels. The net regis tered tonnage which passed through the Sanlt Ste. Marie Canal in 1890 was about 8,600,000 tons, compnred witii 6,750,000 tons through the Suez Canal. The tonnage of the Great Lakes in 1890 amounted to over 28,000,000 tons. “This growth of business between distant parts of tho country necessi tates a growth of monetary facilities suited to occasion and capable of con traction and expausion, as the fluctu atlons of trade may indicate. Tho Democratic platform only anticipates a change wliloh must be provided for. The establishment of n safe State banking system would be a long step toward the settlement of the silver question and many other vagaries of finance which nre broached in differ ent parts of the country. But the Democratic pnrty will always Insist that a dollar, whether of paper or sil ver, shall have a dollar’s worth of value in gold behind it.” ATTENTION, IMS TIO OII AT IO COM- IMTTKAIBN. Solicitor-General J. M. Griggs, of the Pataula Circuit, was the Saul of the Stevens delegation, but, unlike the chieftain of old, when defeat came, did not fall on his own sw.ord. Hon. J, D. Laing, of Terrell, stanch, bold and defiant in the face of over whelming opposition, was the admira tion alike of friend and foe. This has truly been a summer of rains and showers. ADVERTISED I.BTT BBS. List of letters remaining in the post- office at Albany, Ga., for the week ending August 81,1892. If not called for in fifteen days will be sent to the Dead Letter office: B—Mrs. Rosalee Brown, Miss I.inna Baker, Randolph Baker, Miss Lueila Boarer, Johnnie Bowden, Miss Jessie Buord, Willie Burley, C—Thomas Cockrum, Cager Colman. D—Hamp Daniels, Rachiel Deal, L. W, Daugherty, Tue Dawson, Robt Davis. E—Miss Fbebe Early, Jas. H. Ellison, F—Willie Floyd, Miss Viney Floyd, G—8. V. Graham, R. G. Green, Dr, Guyer. II—Alfred, Harper, Miss Ann Harper, Lewis Hand, Miss Anney Harte- man, B. C. Hodges, Miss Cargue Hill, Miss Sallie Hill. J—Limmey Jenkins, Rafe Jones, Duke Johnson. K—Nine and Cliff Kierce, J. J. Kelley, L—Toney Lawton, Miss Mary Lenon, J. H. Lfle. M—Miss Eller Mayor, Mart Tony Martin, Miss Chollie P. Morris, P—Miss Bettie Pickett, Lillie Price, R—Mrs. Lizie Reed. S—Mrs. Susey Spate, Major Styles, Sarah Jane Sawtel. • In calling, for above letters please say “advertised” and give-date.. B. F. Brimbebby, P. M. Seed Bre. Fifty bushels South Georgia Seed Rye for sale, by N. F. Tift & Co. 9-l-3t 0 THE TAX ON BANK NOTH*. Current Gossip. To transpose and remodel an old, but apt saying, “When Atlanta takes a pinoli of snuff, all Georgia sneezes.” Atlanta is the fountain-llesd, so to speak, of Georgia politics as well us commerce, and right there you oan learn as much about what is going on all over the State as if you traveled through the State to And out for your self. There all the politicians of the State assemble, as though it was a gen eral meeting place, to discuss the issues of the day together, and, re turning home, they tell the people what they learh. As busy a scene as is to be found anywhere in the State Is presented in the Democratic campaign headquar ters. There the committee is busily nt work. When not discussing questions with the different Democratic leaders*] mHfffbutl^ise a" bounteous Prov'f- who drop in, and formulating plans of action, they are busily engaged in sending out campaign literature to all parts of the State. Staoks of this lit erature of all kinds are found in the quarters on every hand, nnd the na ture of it is such that It is having a telling effect all through the State. I understand, too, that the Peek slavery bills, with which the State is being flooded, are doing a great deal towards putting many of the Colonel’s quondam followers back into the Deni- oorntio columns. Then, too, there is the interview witii Senator DuPree, of Montezuma, which Bliows how Anthony Wilson, after denouncing Tom Watson as a thief and a swindler, sold out to him, and is now conducting his oampaign. Among the different campaign doc uments are also found Democratic tariff speeches, comparisons of the tariff laws of 1888 and those of 1890, as revised by McKinley, ooihparisonB of tiie different party platforms, and other documents whloh expose Third Party fraud and Republican corrup tion. Col. J. Mi Griggs, of Dawson, mem her of tho State Central Democratic Committee for the Seaond District, de sires to be kept posted with reference to the movements of Col. Peek or any of the Third Party campaigners in this district, and the Herald is re quested to ask the Chairmnn of the Democratic Executive Committees to advise him of all Third Party appoint ments that are made in their respec tive counties. Col. Griggs proposes to have the Third Party campaigners met by Dem ocratic speakers at overy stand they mnke In this district. Whenever it Is possible for him to do so Col. Griggs will meet them himself, and lie is par ticularly anxious to have a tilt with Col. Peek. In caso it is so thnt Col. Griggs cannot be on hnnd himself at any of the Third Party meetings and speakings, he will have some one else to represent the Democracy. Let the Demooratio Executive Com mittees of the counties of the district keep Col. Griggs posted. Democratic papers of the district will please copy this notice. WATSON’S HIRELING. It is well known throughout the State that a Negro, Anthony Wilson, of Camden county, is following Tom Watson through his district, making stump speeches in his behalf. This is the same Negro whom Tom Watson opposed in the House nine years ago, when he was contesting the Beat of David R. Proctor from Camden county. Wilson, it seems, was clearly entitled to the seat, and it was given him in spite of Watson’s strong pro test. A short tipie ago Wilson stnted pos itively that he was a Republican, and was a candidate for the same seat which Watson had tried to cheat him out of nine years ago. And even If he was not a Republican he stated most positively that he would not be a Tom Watson Democrat. But now lie is the paid hireling of the man who tried so hard to cheat him of his dues. When he is accused of having been bought by Watson, he smiles and replies that Mr. Watson opposed him nine years ago for con science sake. There may have been a time when politicians worked for con science sake, but they 'were not of Watson’s stamp. ne doesn’t seem to have used any of his conscientious Bcruples in his late campaign. Where was conscience when he bribed Wilson and defeated Bradwcll’s worthy claims in Congress? He may have done these things for conscience sake, but such are not the usual tactics of conscience. It lobks like he did these things for votes, but they will not help him in his corrupt campaigu. THE TARIFF AND COTTON HOOD! This is a campaign of misrepresen tation so far as the tariff, from a Re publican standpoint, is concerned, 1 For every article that Is cheaper now than it was two ydars ago, the Repub lican organs are claiming credit for the MoKlnley bill. For instance, the duty on cotton knit goods was Increased by the McKinley tariff, and now the friends of Protec tion point to the fact thnt knit under shirts, whloh were selling in 1890 for $3.25 per dozen, nan now be bought for $3.12!,j. This is a reduction of a cent a shirt, and is something to be truly thankful for from tiie Republican protective tariff standpoint; but the MoKinloy tariff is not entitled to any credit for it. Cotton is selling for from four to five cents a pound less in 1892 than in 1890, and the people"*rve a cent a shirt not through tiie intervention of the denoe and the persistence of the South ern planters in planting toomuoh cot ton have balked the' intention of the McKinley bill to put up prices. OUR STATE TAXIS. Prominent Negro Democrats are fre quent visitors to the headquarters, aud they are weloome there, too. There are several of them who are doing good work for the Democracy of the State, and the party wl|l appreciate their servioes, more substantially than hns ever been done under Republican ism. Hon. Joe Terrell, of Meriwether, re cently nominated Attorney-General, was in Atlanta yesterday, lie s$y| that everything is harmonious down in bis district, and that the attaok of Mr. Thomas on Col. Moses was the re sult of a misunderstanding of wliat Mr. Moses said. He says that Thomas now acknowledges that he was wrong, but, bull dog like, does not wish to publicly baok down from his position. "Some people have thought that Mr, Moses had slight Third Party inclina tions,’’ said Mr. Terrell, “but they can set themselves at rest, for Mr. Moses' record in this campaign shows that there is not a truer or 'more trust worthy Democrat in the State to-day.” People who know say that the Ne groes In the Tehth District have, been flocking to Watson in droves. Major Black's success is, of course, unques tioned, but it is pretty evident that he has got to fight to gain a good sub stantial majority. While Watson, has made himself popular with this race, the disgrace ful actions of some of his Negro fol lowers, brought about by his declara tions to theinthat they stood on an equality with the whites, have had the effect of turning away many of his white followers, and a good many of the more sensible Negroes. The campaign in the Tenth will be a close one, and It will be a hard fight to the finish; but falsehood and fallacy, ignorance and corruption cannot tri umph over Democracy and right. Democratic speakers, who have been up In the bloody Ninth, say that the Third Party might have had things their own way had it not been for the split in their convention, and the bad blood resultant upon the outcome of it. As it is Carter Tate will easily oarry the district. Everybody speaks of the campaign in the Second with a great deal of in terest. Ben Russell seems to be a fav orite generally, throughout the State, and the time is looked forwarded to when he will be doing active work for his party in the State. Every one prafseB Mr. Sevens, too, for his manly course in gracefully ac cepting the decision of the convention I heard of no one who questioned his Democracy. L. Weaver has made ho attempt to answer the charges made against him on his war record. As it stands, he will be a pretty bad dose to swallow, The increase in the value of taxable property In Georgia this year nssures a decrease in tiie rate of taxation. Of the 137 counties of the State, the tax digests of 182 have been reoeived by the Comptroller General, and these show the total value of the property in Georgia to be $416,080,769. When the digests for the remaining five counties are sent in, the tux rate for this year will be fixed. Last year the rate was 5.08 mills on the dollar As the increase in the value of property over that of last year amounts to $1,900,919, leaving out the live counties yet to hear from, it is safe to say that the tax rate this year will be less than last year. The New York Sun still insists that the issues of 1887 are moldy, and that “the fresh nnd living issue of the cam paign of 1892 is tho protection of the South from Negro domination.” Third Party dupes who can’t read can’t be made to read. The Herald job office has just turn ed out a new code for the city of Daw son. The job is one of which the fore man of our job department is justly proud, There are 95 pages In the book, and it is as neat a job of printing and binding as can be done in the State. An edition of two hundred copies was printed, and they were shipped to-day, HARDLY A ROMANCE. A STORY WHICH WOULD BE IM PROVED BY A LITTLE FICTION. The exclamation, “I'm a Democrat!" is being rather overworked In Georgia this year. . Senator John B. Gordon is making appointments to address the people in several different parts of the State dur ing tiie month of September. According to United States statis tics, farm land in New Jersey Is rated at an average of $65 per aore, tho high est of any State lii the Union. Republican VloeiPresIdentlnl Can didate Reed made-a oampaign speech in Springfield the other, day, but he was significantly silent on the force bill. President Cleveland has decided not to make any campaign speeohes throughout the country. Ills election is assured. The Chicago Inter Ocean has a car toon on “Oleve and Steve” every day. All the personalities of thlfc campaign are aimed at the Presidential Cnndl- dates. Old Boss Quay is going to Florida “to reaover his good health.” Tho Floridians had better watoh as well as pray while he Is with them. The cholera soare Is on to stay for some time, whether the disease reaches this country or nojf. The faot that the scourge has reaphed three of the most important ports of Northern Europe ought.to admonish the ports of entry on this side of the “pond” to be very vigilant. The Augusta Chronicle was burned ont; "look, and barrel," In the great conflagration that visited that city on Saturday morning; but the paper made its appearance as usual on Sunday morning. It required some very lively hustling and a groat. deal of extra work, but the veteran Editor Walsh and his corpB of assistants were equal to the emergency. Such exterprlse as has here bepn successfully displayed cannot fail to command the highest adipiration of the public.; 'Two drummers, one fpom New York and the other from Atlanta, Ga., says the Philadelphia Record, were talking politics in front of the deskjat the La fayette last night, when a decidedly nove) election bet was made. Said the Southerner: “I will bet you $10 that Cleveland will be our next President." “I’ll take that,” replied thb Harrison supporter; “but why not make It hundred?” The Atlanta man replied that he would be perfectly willing to do so, but did not have the ready money. “In that event,” said the New Yorker, “let’s make a progressive bet. We will each deposit $10 with the clerk here and forward an additional $5 to him each week until the election. Then the winner will take the pot.” The obliging olerk con sented to act as stakeholder, and tiie necessary papers were drawn up and signed, and the first instalment paid in. One of the conditions of the bet was that if either failed to send his weeely deposits he would forfeit to the other man. Both were satisfied, and each were confident that he had a walkover. Tha Judge on tloard an Ocean Steamer, When Near Home, Telle About an In* tereetlng War Ksperlenoe Which Waa. After AH, Oleappolntlngs Fire island would be sighted the next day if ail went well, and the great steamer rushod through the water os if she were as anxious to reach her pier as those whom she boro were to be at home again. A little party of men sat by a smokestack telling stories. The play of the moonlight on the waves had turned the narratives into rather seutlmontal channels, nnd the judge, giving way to the influence of the "tovers’ lamp,” told the following story: “You know 1 was a colonel in the Union army in the war. Well, early in the struggle 1 was ordered to Louisville, where 1 reported to General Don Curios Buoll. Instructions were given me to go into camp with my regiment ubout six miles south of the city. The place chosen for the encampment was the lawuof a lino country place, the homo of one of Kentucky’s blueblooded old fam ilies. Tho owners were known to be iu ftrong sympathy with tho south, so we had uo compunctions about disfiguring the grounds by making our temporary homo on them, "On arriving at the form j and some of my offioera rode up to the house to arrange for euoh food as wo could get We found two young womon, pretty aa pictures, awaiting us on the broad ve randa. They bad aeon the preparations for pitching the touts, and wore evi dently not pleased. 1 dismounted, made my best bow and explained that the exi gencies of war compollod us to camp on their lawn. 1 assured them that the soldiers would inconvenience them as little tut possible. “The two listened to my littlo speech with looks of anger, and the taller one •nappedouti ‘Yon shall not campon our place. The loot time Union soldiers were here we didn’t have cream for onr coffee for two weeke and we don’t pro pose to stand it again,’ “We soldiers, aocustomed to pretty rough faro, could not help langhitig at this, and the flush on tho focos of the women grew hotter. I hastened to apologize and to say again that we would be as considerate as tbs necessi ties of war permitted. Then we rode to onr tents. “The next morning I visited the house again to see about getting some provi sions. The young women were still hanghty, bat i did my best to soften their antipathy. I did save them much annoyance uud they could not help being grateful. Somehow 1 found occasion to visit the house daily, and sometimes 1 managed to conjure up a socond pretext before bedtime. At tho end of a week the sisters regarded me iiiore os an indi vidual and lest us a Union offloor, for 1. studiously avoided referring to the war “ Once,, or tjvbjsi, tlio older one told me with flashing eyes what would happen to our men when they met a Confederate ferae on the battlefield. Her brother was a captain in Ueneral Humphrey Marshall's army, and she warned mo against getting within rifle shot of his regiment. “We got on swimmingly on the whole, however, and I confess I grew more than a little-fond of the spirited girl In a little while the order came to move on to eastern Kentucky, and 1 felt un commonly sud when 1 rode up to the honse to tell the yonng ladies goodby. I imagined there was a slight sign of emotion in the elder's pretty face when 1 told the nowij but it disappeared al most instantly. Holding ont her hand to me she said frankly: 'Gqodby, colo nel. 1 am really sorry to see you go. Yon are not so baa—for a Yankee.. Please avoid my brpther. You migbt get into trouble:’ “I laughed. 'Would you like to see your brother? 1 I asked. • “ 'Oh, ye*. Why do you ask?* she said, puzzled. “ ‘Well, I’ll send him to, see you then,’ It was her turn to laugh, and she said mockingly, 'Yon’d better look out when be’i in the. same county with you.’ 1 rode away, the tones, but not the words, ringing in my ears; "Not long afterward my regiment was in eastern Kentucky, One night two of onr men brought in a prisoner. Ho had carelessly wandered outside his lines and been captured. A handsome young fellow he certainly was', with the bear ing of a cavalier. 'What is yonr name?* 1 naked him* “ ‘Captain -—, of the —7 Kentucky,’ he replied. “I was all excitement, but I tried to speak In calm tones. ‘Do yon live about six miles south of Louisvillef 1 asked, to make assurance doubly snre. Ho said with some surprise that he did. The next d»y 1 arranged that the pris oner shonld he paroled. Isold that I kneW his family and would Vouch for his honor. He was allowed to go - home after giving the nsual pledge. I morel; explained to him that I had met his sis ters, and asked him to tell them that Colonel , of the — Minnesota, had sent him. He said he WOnld, and started for Louisville.” There was silence for a time. Finally some one said, “Well?” The judge had been looking out over Religion nnd Fo The Third Party people a to be so extremely part ii Schley and Marion counties t politics seems to be runnii, with their religion, ' A representative of the occasion to visit that region 1 pant Third Partyism recent was told that politics broke up traoted religious meeting at in Sohley oounty, near the J county line. The ohuroh in question is 1 Methodist persuasion, and enjoy antique and faith-inspiring na Hopewell. The harvest moon was nigh and time for the annual big meeting Hopewell ohuroh was at hand. brethren and sisters came together had been their wont, for many ■ for a season of repentance and ap ual reglneratlon. But a new polll faith had been found and embra many of the brethern and sisters, when they went to the big meeting Hopewell they oarried their jpolil with them. The new-faith political converts: braced about half the assembled shipers, and among them wore sisters of very deotded opinions plain-spoken manners. Finally, t of these Third Party sisters eleva their noses and deolared, In der tones, that their Demooratio sit STUNK. This, was more than tho faith Demooratio sisters and their fainill oould bear; so they left the big relf loua meeting in disgust and the « nual religious revival at Hope* ohuroh was thus broken up by poiiti Beltino, all sizes; Paoklng, Leather, Babbitt Metal, Lubric: Oils, etc, at N. F. Tift A fllreel Oar Phllwspkr. A street oar driver, following Ii monotonous calling, beeomes quiti philosopher In his way. As tiie plods slowly along he has time meditation. “I notloe,” said one of 'these to a reporter this morning, “that ly every man that gets on tills c seems dissatisfied with his’ callii life. They all want to get into thing that they think they can more money out of. As they anti tlielr plans for tho coming so think I do not hear them but 1 t enjoy hearing tbfeif soliemes ill: I Bin afraid, though, that some < will find their mistake in whnt they are now doing nud some other business.” “By the way,” ho continue -you tell mo the cheapest v a food?” . Tiie scribe had to confess 1 'hml always thought that ine •cad were about ns reasonable as tiling else. . au*-;**’• tnimwi “No," replied the p bread and meat arc up now and existence very expensive. I I in my family nnd It dost us, 1 fifty cents per day to llvo.” Just then the reporter reach stopping place, and ns he left t he reflected that what so nmir people waste every day woul: a family In oomfort. Dane mills and kettle 85-8t N.' Quite a number of citizens 1 the Court House Monday In r to the published call made by t of Trustees of the Georgia Oh Association, for the purpose c cring matters of i^ltal imp the Chautauqua. After fully ing the situation, a commit! ee c Ing of Messrs. L. E. Welch, S. Il j. O. Cassidy and H. M.Mclnt unpointed to cunvasa the city 1 sonptlona to a guarantee fond I next Assembly. It is proposed t $1,000 or.$1,500 by subscription, which a pro rata assessment wi made to meet any deficit that occur between the receipts and 1 st-s of the next Assembly, — the Trustees have been inec-tli way or another, the deflcicncn- hgve thus pccurred annually sin first Assembly, and they now to have the people of the ald office this mo mapping out tl plan 1 , next Monday morning, .... meet again to canvass the c Two 'hundred Barrels for sale B5-3L , i new Cypi by N. F. Ti the ocean.' He turned toward the speaker. “I suppose you married the sister?” went on tho man. “It's odd that every one who hears the story should ask that,” the judge said. "No; I never went back to Kentucky and never saw any of the family again. I married a Minnesota girl.” There was silence again for a time, but all thought, “What a disappointing end for a romancol”—New York Trib une. Whan Most of Ua Are Alika. Every one has a secret hope that would cause him to ho laughed ont of town if ho told it.—Atchison Globe. The campaign in {lew York 1 opened yet. It will be opened the 10th of September-by a big cation meeting at Tammany hall, then will be carried on under the d ruction of the State Democratic Ckr mittee. It is announced by those v are in position to know that David B. Hill will take the stump Democracy when the time comes. Heed Ryes Fifty bushels South Georgia Rye for sale by N. F.,Tirr A Watson thinks his flattery given him a hold on the Negroes 1 the Tenth., But there is no Italy fi him beyond the. Alps of November. A-ll the County Demooratio C mittees ought to bo prepared to am the fallacies of Peek and the 0 Third Party speakers bn sh When Livingston taokles 1 the Ninth there will be son: ' Party fur flying. ^ INDSTINCT PRINT I