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Eiy, .ThubsdaYj Eebbuaei 27. “(joDVGution trickery Georgia’s gubernatorial cam paign is. as yet where, tt should be—in the hands of the. people. sap Ixteksite farming is the figu rative Moses that is to lead our ag riculturists out of the wilderness of debt and dependence. The Columbus Southern rail- read has been completed to Daw son, and trains are nop running into the latter town daily. It is said that Mr. T. V. Pow- dorly, grand master workman of the Knights of Labor, will be the nest democratic candidate for gov ernor of Pennsylvania. A westers railroad president, advocates the ownership and man agement of railroads by the gen eral government. It is needless to say that he is a republican. Postmaster General Wana- MAKEit is credited with entertain ing the hope that he will succeed Don Cameron as United States Senator from Pennsylvania. Mat Davis, the negro politician, has been confirmed postmaster at Athens. No mail matter now passes into or out of that office ex- ' cept through the hands of negro postal officials. Tiie appointment of the negro, Dudley, to be postmaster at Amer icas, has not been presented to the senate, and some hope is enter tained that the appointment may not be confirmed. given es, ’ with the way the campaign is i effect that nomir Me. John Jacob Astor, the richest man in the United States, died at his home in New York last Saturday. His estate is estimated to bo worth §150,000,000, none of which was accumulated through speculation. In the qualities necessary to make a good governor, no man in Georgia is superior to Judge A. L. Miller, of the Macon superior court circuit. He is fully qualified in mental’ equipment, busines ability and legal attainments. Senator Brown has not been in Washington since the opening of the present session of congress, ow : ing to ill health. It is reported, how ever, that he has so much improved that he will go to the capital with in the next few days. The Atlanta Constitution mis quoted the Home Journal last Monday, in making one of our items say that “the next legislators of Georgia should be instructed by their constituents to' abolish the lo cal election bugaboo.” It is local legislation that we object to as a bugaboo, and a hindrance to gener al legislation. The world’s fair in 1892, a cele bration of the fourth centennial of the discovery of America, will be held in Chicago, by decision of congress. The contest was practi cally between New York and Chi cago,.though St. Louis and Wash ington asked for the fail - . It is generally believed that Chicago bought the fair, and paid a Ibig price for it. ’ Senator Blair spoke eight days in the senate in favor- of his famous educational bill, which proposss to give national aid to the public schools in the several statos. The bill must be exceed ingly week, or vicious, to need so much talk'in its favor. There is already too strong a tendency to ward a paternal government, and, if for no other reason, the Blair bill should be defeated. The Georgia Southern and Flor ida and the Atlanta and Florida eailroads ■ have formed a. traffic combination. At-Culloclen the A, & F. will connect with the Macon & Birmingham road, an extension of the G. S. & F., and through trains will be run from Atlanta to Palatka, Florida. It is said the Macon & Birmingham will be com pleted to Culloden within sixty days, and the connection made im mediately thereafter. It is said that this traffic arrangement makes tire G. S. ,fc F. people prospective bidders for the lease of the state llrqadlr ’ ‘ ' ' ' are-improperly managed to the benefit of: those candidates who “stand in” with the professional politicians. In many instances this may be true, and when true, itis usually a fact that the wishes of the people generally are lightly regarded. However, it never need be that the voice of the people fails in its controlling power in choosing candidates for office, be the plan of nomination by mass meeting, convention of., delegates, or primary election. If the people generally attend, they most be heard if the demand is made, and if heard, the choice of the people must be the candi date. In Houston we have known re peatedly a call fora mass meeting to select delegates to gubernatorial and congressional conventions to bring together less than 25 men. We have seen such a meeting conrDosed entirely of town people. Gf course these people selected the delegates, and passed such resolutions as seemed fit and proper. Justly no blame could be attached to these men, even though their action was not in accord with the wishes of a majority, of the people. Whateeer blame existed attached to those who failed to at tend the meeting. The man who fails to perform a duty is as much blamable as he who actually com mits an improper action. The cit izen who fails to participate in a political inass meeting, called for a specific purpose, has no right to complain because the action of that meeting fails to be in accord with his wishes. This is a political year, and and there will be mass meetings, conventions, and. nominations. It is the duty of every citizen in Georgia to participate in every such meeting held in the county of which he is a resident. Let us apply this to Houston and particularize: In April there will be a mass meeting .to select a democratic ex- eentive committee; and to give ex pression to any such views as they deem proper should be applied to the campaign. Every democrat in the county has a right to 'attend, express his views and vote on all questions considered in the meet ing. It is a duty they owe them selves and the county, and if they fail to attend, they have no right to complain. If they attend, the ac tion of the meeting will surely be the will of a majority of the peo pie. In this meeting it will be right and proper for the people to say how candidates for the legis lature and county offices shall be nominated. If this duty is left to a few citizens of town and near vi cinity, of course they will do as they see fit. The farmers con con trol the action of this meeting if they will attend it and speak out. There will b.e a meeting to choose delegates to the state gu bernatorial convention, and to a convention to nominate a congress man .from this, district. There maybe other political meetings of equal importance. What is said with reference to the first-named mass meeting ap plies with equal force to each of the others that come afterward, The people cannot control these meetings unless they attend them, and vote in accord with their de sires on all' questions considered. When nominations are held, they give voice to the will of the people when the people attend, and when only a few perform the work, 'the blame, if there be blame attacha ble, belongs justly more to the many who fail to attend than to the few who perform the work. Let all the democrats do then- full duty, attend the public meet ings, stand up for their rights and opinions, and surely there will be no “clique work,” “combinations,” “political trickery” or “ring busi ness” to complain against. As the elections following nom inations simply ratify or reject in legal form the action of such nominations, it should be plain to every citizen that iie_ should at tend the political meetings that name the executive committee, shape the campaign, select dele gates. or nominate, candidates. This duty being plain, he who fails should not complain if the politi cians, “ringsters,” if you so call be answer- the nearest a com§ to it is to say • -will be the man nominated ! democratic state con7en- We are especially pleased approached, and it will be well for the people, if no narrowing pro cess is resorted to before the con vention meets. So far the profes sional politician has not been con sulted, and the shape that is being assamedis spontaneous. So far there is but one positively assured candidate io the field, though more than aadozen prominent, capable and worthy men have been men tioned. There can no harm come should a dozen more such men be mentioned. In previous campaigns the peo ple have been practically forced against their will to choose be tween two candidates actively seek ing the office, when they would have much preferred to 'vote for some other man. Now we ex press the sincere hope that in this campaign the people will be allow ed to take full scope in making the selection for Governor of Georgia. Let those prominent men name'd hold their peace, and those who will work for their special choice do so to the fnllest extent. If there be sectional feeling, let the sections advocate their candi date,s and when the convention meets, the delegates can consider the entire number, and beyond doubt the strongest man will win the nomination. As all so far men tioned are known to be men able and worthy to be governor, the Bhade of difference as to worthi ness and ability will be of small ncern. By all means, let’s keep the lists open, and not allow the race to become narrowed down to two or three candidates actively seeking the office. . For once we hope that the people of Georgia will be able io choosey governor regardless of the arguments and persuasions of the candidates who are so anxious that the dear people shall choose correctly.- Doubtless the people of every county in Georgia- will be able to decide for whom they would like to vote for governor, without as sistance from candidates, or politi cians from other counties. There is absolutely nothing beyond per sonal fitness for the people to consider in selecting the next gov ernor of Georgia, and they can best do this with a full field to se lect from, and no advice from can didates. For once we believe the people of Georgia can and will call the candidate, instead of allowing the candidate to call the people. Let other men fit for the gover norship be mentioned. We hope our readers will par don us for reproducing the follow ing item, which uppeared in the editorial colnmns of the Macon Telegraph Tuesday morning: “We hear from Houston county that the friends of Editor Hodges, oE the Perry Home Journal, are trying to make him run for the lrgislature. We hope they will succeed. Mr. Hodges is a man of 2 a S ed in business in Macon, was A Postal. Telegraph Service. Postmaster General Wanamaker is very anxious that a postal tele graph system be established and operated by the general govern ment, to be under the direct super vision of the postoffice department. There can be no doubt of the fact that communication by telegraph would be much cheaper under such a system than now, but it is doubt ful if the service would be as trust worthy. Surely the patronage of the government would be increased largely, and to the extent of the number of new federal offices thus created, would the tenue of the party in possession be strength ened. The greatest objection to the es tablishment of such a system is the fact, that' it will add largely to the paternal character of the gov ernment, which is now altogether too great to work in unison with the principles of genuine democ racy. Our Hat is Off. Hayneville Happenings. clear convictions on public ques tions, and knows how to defend himself against all comers. He would make an exceedingly useful member of a legislature which will have very important measures be fore it.” ■Such a compliment from such an eminent source touches our pride in a tender spot, and in ex tending our sincere thanks to the Telegraph, we desire to say that the good opinion so gracefully ex pressed shall never be forfeited, if we can avoid it. To the editor who wrote that item, we cordially ex tend our ESP. The same to you, brother; and, well, we’ll see you Jater. s in' congress ev idently do not intend to allow such - a small thing as the United States | constitution to stand in their way, . ; they contend for supreme polit- them, perform that duty without power. It is now proposed or hindrance, a law be passed declaring file’ people can rule if they will, that no states be-allowed to change In Houston the farmers constitute die boundaries of congressional a large majority of the people, districts. This is aimed directly Unused privileges don’t count at Ohio, where the democratic much. e proposes to re-arrange that- were so infa- ' It is generally accepted as a fact that Governor Gordon will be gerrymandered by the hey controlled elected Senator to succed Senator J. E. Brown. The Washington National Dem ocrat says the republicans in con gress propose to re-apportion the membership of the House of Rep resentatives at the present session, on the basis of the census to be taken this year. Under this re-ap- portionment it is intended the next congress skallbe elected. The re publicans propose to make 190,000 the|unit of population for a con- gressional.district, and increase the membership to 348. The present memdership is 330, The proposed re-apportionment would make the electoral college 436, and the votes necessary to a choice for president 219. This scheme would give a net gain of 15 votes to the republicans, and 7 to the democrats. Now the republicans claim 214, and the pro posed unprecedented course is clearly intended as a means of ren dering sure the election of a repub lican president in 1892. The re publicans are entirely unscrupu lous and regardless oE law and de cency in all political work intended to continue their party in power. It will require active work and con stant diligence on the part of the the democrats to defeat this pro posed infamy. Judge A. U. Miller. Judge Miller deserves every good word that can be said of him as a man, and as an officer, therefore, it is with pleasure we reproduce the following from the Macon Tele graph: “The confidence of the many friends of Hon. A.'L. Miller that he would fill the office of judge of the Macon circuit to the satisfac tion of the law-abiding public and with credit to himself will, in all probability, be fully justified. Judge Miller is holding his first term of Bibb Superior court, and Ms conduct on the bench proves his excellent qualifications for the high office he holds. He has a clear and thorough knowledge of the law. He possesses in fine com bination the dignity, the courtesy and the firmness which should characterize the judge. Has busi ness methods will insure the prompt disposition of cases and the avoidance of all unnecessary delays. Industry is a most com mendable judicial virtue and Judge Miller possesses it to a decided degree. There is everytMng to in dicate that he is well qualified for the position, and every reason to believe that he will be a thorough and efficient judge. The people of Macon are glad to know that Judge Miller has taken up his residence in this city. They will extend a cordial welcome to him and his family.” >-0-4 Herbert Ward, the African ex plorer, in collaboration with D. D. Bidwell, begins in the New York Ledger of March 1 a series of val uable and entertaining articles de scriptive of a canoe journey of 2,500 miles on the Upper Congo. A more romantic and startling ex perience could hardly be conceiv ed of than the explorer’s adventu rous trip, with his thirty reckless Zanzibaris and five Soudanese sol diers, in two war canoes, through the heart of equatorial Africa, ranged by bands of cannibals, and infested with gigantic and fero cious beasts and reptiles, scarcely familiar to. even the naturalists. Of his strange adventures in the. wildest recesses of all that wild and unknown region, the explorer gives a sihgularly thrilling narra tive iD the series named—-a series which prove of engrossing inter- est to every thoughtful reader. The articles are illustrated by nu- njeous large cats, engraved from photographs taken by Mr. Ward Mmself. ~ — « It has been brought to light that a federal deputy marshal in Flor ida Was ordered by his superior to summon “fifty or sixty true and tried republicans” to act as jurors in the trial of democrats in the federal court on the charge of vio lating election laws. In the face of this fact, this evidence of mal feasance in office, known to the federal judge, and unrebuked by the authorities at Washington, the republican political leaders are frothing at the mouth because a deputy marshal was recently killed in Florida. The murderer should be caught and punished, but at the same time federal officers should be taught that they must respect the law. To my Friends and Patrons. reported by Joshua Lawrence. I take this method of thanking you for your patronage. We are having some spring Mv receipts this season have ex weather at present. Some corn was planted in onr neighborhood last week. J. T. Ellis and A. H. Daniels were the first to plant. Mr. Jerry Meadows, who is en- down here among his friends last Friday evening. Mr. L Hall, the clever and effi cient depot agent at Grovania, at tended the party here last Friday night. Mr. J. T Ellis and lady visited relatives at Henderson last Sun day. The residence of Mrs. Jim Har rison at Grovania,, will soon be completed. We are informed that quite a sum will be spent to the improve ment of the Beech Haven Park on the G. S. & F. railroad near this place. One of Hayneville’s popular young ladies will wed one of our prosperous young men to-morrow (Tuesday). We will give full par ticulars next week. All members of the Hayneville alliance are requested to meet at the academy next Saturday. If you want this alliance to succeed you must come out next Saturday. Doubtless there has been from 2 or 4 hundred tons of guano sold at Grovania this month. The March winds seem to be taking the tatter part of February. It is feared that March will be cold, and the • same will damage the fruit crop. February 24th 1890. <e-o-e» — The Georgia Press Association will meet in annual convention at Savannah on the 25th of March next. While there the members will make the DeSoto hotel their headquarters. From Savannah there will be an excursion to Jack sonville, Florida, then up the St. John’s river to Sanford, then to Tampa, and from Tampa to Ha vana, Cuba. The excursion throughout will be exceedingly pleasant, especially as the rail roads, will grant the editors free transportation. The thanks for tMs delightful trip are due chiefly to President J. H. Estill, who by Ms many kindnesses has made himself exceedingly popular. The association has never had a presi dent other than Col. Estill. It reported that Rube Barrows recently ran an Atlanta book agent out of Lamar county, Ala bama. —After the test of years, Brew er’s Lung Restorer is considered the best remedy for pulmonary troubles that can be had. Persons with Lungs almost gone have been cared and are to-day healthy and walMng advertisements of the merits of Brewer’s Lung Restorer. County Bailiff’s Sales. Will be sold before the court house door in the town of Perry, Houston county, Ga., between the legal hours of .sale, on the first Tuesday in April, 1890, the followingproperty, to-wit: One 1-horse wagon. Levied on as the property of H. J. Fountain, to satisfy a distress warrant from Houston County Court in favor of B. M. Patterson vs. H J. Fountain. Feb. 27,1890. J. N. TUTTLE, C.B. ceeded my fondest expectations, and I am now ready to return your kindness by making a redaction of 50 cents per. bale- in handling your cotton the coming season. From this time forward my price to rich and poor, wMte and black, will be 50 cents per bale. ' I do exclusively a cotton busi ness, I do not handle provisions, etc., and I most respectfully ask a continuance of your patronage. Remember 50 cents per bale to one and all. Reference, any planter in your county. Most Respectfnlly, Willis F. Price, Cotton Factor, Macon, Ga. GEOEGIA—Houston County: Robert O. Johnson has applied for permanent letters of administration upon the estate of W. P. Simmon's, of said county, deceased: This is therefore to cite all persons concerned to Appear at the April term, 1890, of the Court of Ordinary of said county, and show cause, if any they have, why said application should not be granted. Witness my official signature this Feb. 27, 1890. J.H. HOUSER, Ordinary. The charter of the Louisiana State Lottery Company will* ex pire three years hence. The com pany made an effort to secure a charter in North Dakota, but the legislature of that state refused to pass the necessary law. -Now fins reported that the cempany will of fer to assume the state debt of Louisiana, which amounts to S12,- 000,000; in exchange for an exten sion of the lottery charter for 20 years- A heavy storm of wind apd rain did considerable damage last Tues day in the states of Tennesssee, Kentucky and Ohio. Hopkins ville, Kentucky, suffered more than other cities in the line of the storm, several lives were lost there. GEORGIA—Houston County Charles D. Dennard has applied for permanent letters of administration upon -the estate of Patrick Smith, of said coun ty, deceaaed: This is therefore to cite all persons concerned to appear at the April term, 1890, of the Court of Ordinary of said county, and show cause, if any they have, why said application should not be granted. Witness myofficialsignatore thisFeb 27, 1890. J. H. HOUSER, Ordinary. Georgia—Houston County: Mrs. M. A. E. Simmons, widow of W. P. Simmons, of said county, deceased, has. applied for a 12 months sup port out of the estate of said de ceased, and the return of the appraisers having been filed in this office: This is-therefore to cite all .persons concerned to appear at the April term, 1890, of the Cohrt of Ordinary of said county, and show cause if any they have, wEy said return should not be received and made the judgment of this court. Witness my official signature this Feb. 27,1890. J. H. HQUSER, Ordinary. GEORGIA—Houston County: Rebecca A. Rountree has appEed for exemption of personalty and setting apart and valuation of homestead, and I will pass upon the same at my office in the town of Perry, Ga., at 10 o’clock a. m. on the 11th day of March, 1890, J. H. HOUSER, Ordinary. JEFFERSON DAVIS, J® now being pre pared by the Rev. J. Wm. 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