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THE GEORGIA CRACKER.
frainesvilJe, Ga., Feb. 2.6, 1808..
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Watch The Georgia Cracker
There’ll be a warm time in old
Georgia this year.
The Lenten eeason, “soft as a
breeze, yet awful as the storm” is
here.
If you read The Cracker you’ll
get all the news. It will keep you
posted. Read it!
Editor Bayne characterizes Sam
Jones as a live wire with incandes-
cents all along the line.
Sam Jones says the only thing
he dislikes about Allen D. Candler
is that he has heard he cusses.
The legislative candidates in
Hall are layin’ low. They con
sider there’s plenty of time yet.
“He who hesitates is lost” has,
perhaps been forgotten by Col.
Guerrard. Bring on another
hoss.
Colonel Candlerds in fine trim
to enter the campaign and he will
make it warm for somebody before
its over.
The gubernatorial nomination
must be settled by wl\ite primaries
and they must all be held on the
same day.
Candler, Atkinson, Berner,
Jones and perhaps Gerrard—to
those who despise a dull time in
deed the fates have been kind.
Those Georgia colonels of the
“almost persuaded” variety should
remember that your Uncle Allen
tears the bark off when he gets
warmed up.
Allen D. Candler will win re
gardless of the combinations to
defeat him. No one can dispute
the fact that he is the choice of
the masses.
Have all the primaries oa the
same day, and let only those who
agree to support the Democratic
nominees vote. If we are going to
have a Democratic primary—have
it.
An exchange says Berner em
bodies the easy grace of Petronius,
and Sam Jones the rugged strength
of Lincoln. Their similarity is
that of the picture and-the nega
tive.
The Dawson County Advertiser
says Colonel Howard Thompson’s
speech at Dawsonville was a vote
maker, and says further that that
county can safely be put down for
him.
looks like war.
It looks a little like there would
be war with Spain. There seems
to be no doubt in the minds of the
officials that the blowing up of the
battleship Maine was due to Span
ish treachery. News comes from
the war department at M ashing-
ton that fortifications all along
the seacoast are being strengthened
and that there is unusual activity
at all army posts over the United
States.
Evervbody believes the United
States government should demand
an apology and an indemnity from
Spain for the loss of life and the
battleship—provided, of course, it
is proven to be Spanish treachery
—and in the event both are not
granted to declare war. The pol
icy of the present administration
is conservative and, no doubt, the
move to war with Spain will be
done extremely cautiously and
after the most deliberate and
careful consideration.
There is a sentiment very pop
ular among the people at this time
that the United States should take
a hand in the Cuban war, and free
the little island from Spanish
oppression. Whether this would
be a wise move or not is a question
—and one upon which the ideas of
the most learned and distinguished
men in public life in America to
day are convergent.
War with Spain would mean the
expenditure of many millions of
dollars by the United States gov
ernment. The people all over the
country are already crying “down
with taxation,” yet they do not, in
this instance, seem to regard that
the expense to be incurred by this
government in war means an in
crease in the burden tliey cry is
now too heavy to be borne. They
let their zeal and enthusiasm over
ride their ideas of oppression in
the heat of the moment when they
are clamoring for Spanish blood.
Their love tor their country and
their patriotism—fired to fever
heat by what appears to be an in
sult, cruel and treacherous to our
flag— w fll not pause to reason of
an equitable adjustment of the
differences between the nations.
They cry for war, and war they
want.
War is dangerous, expensive and
cruel. Though insults should be
resented, though treachery should
be punished, and the honor of the
government protected, it is better
to accept a proferred apology and
indemnity than go to war. If
neither are offered there is then
plenty of time for war—and war
is the only recourse.
Colonel Candler, the “rough and
ready”, Colonel Berner, the “bril
liant and eloquent,” and Judge
Atkinson the “gifted and suave”
—what a - hot time there’ll be in
Georgia when these three meet on
the stump. We’re just waitin’ for
the fun to begin!
ATKINSON’S PLATFORM.
Hon. Spencer R. Atkinson has
given to public the formal state
ment of his views as a candidate
for governor. He stands on the
Chicago platform, to the princi
ples of which he was “fully com
mitted by his utterances in public
speeches delivered from the stump
four years before the meeting of
the Chicago convention.”
He believes in the lowest tax
rate possible, though he would not
cut down pensions nor public
school funds, but would pay the
salaries of public school teachers
at the end of each month. His
idea of the way to reduce the tax
rate is to “subject to taxation all
personal property of every charac
ter, a large proportion of which is
not returned at its real value, and
much of which is not now returned
at all.”
He favors giving powers to the
Interstate Railroad Commission
to make rates upon interstate
traffic, co-operating with the State
commissions.
He favors encouraging manufac
tures and giving counties and cities
the right to regulate their own
taxes thereon.
Hesavs: “I am embarrassed
by no pledge or obligation to any
person whomsoever; am the can
didate of no clique or faction, and
have no unredressed political
grievances against any man 01 set
of men. If elected governor, I
would enter upon the discharge of
the duties of the office with an eye
single to the interests of the State.”
ALL ON ONE DAY.
The people of Georgia are dis
satisfied with some of the methods
which have existed in politics in
this state for several years. In
recent contests both sides have ex
pressed their disapproval of irreg
ularities which have existed.
The concensus of opinion among
Democrats all over the state now
is that the gubernatorial contest
this year should be settled by wh ite
primaries and that they should be
held all on the same day. The
candidates themselves are willing
to this and one of them especially
—Hon. „ Allen D. Candler, who
stands as the candidate of the peo
ple and for purer politics—is out
spoken in his demand that these
primaries be held in every county
in the state on the same day,' and
that no man be allowed to vote
who will not pledge himself to
support the nominees of the party.
Colonel Candler’s position is
correct and the people of Georgia
are with him. Primaries held
under such circumstances will not!
create confusion or criticism. For j
a long time public sentiment has j
been shaping itself t*o this end, ^
and now seems to be the opportune
time for carrying the idea into ef
fect. Establish the principle
now, and it will stand lor all
time. It is a Democratic idea
and will live.
Let the primaries in Georgia be
held on the same day in every
county in the state.
When Benjamin L. Willingham
died, Macon lost one of its best
citizens, humanity one of its best
friends, the church one of its
staunchest supporters, his familv
a true loving and devoted husband
and father, but posterity will reap
the benefit of a life that was worth
living and the blessings of a soul
gone to rest.
School will be opened in the new col
ored school building Monday, it having
been completed this week. It consists
of two rooms each 32x35 feet, and is a
commodious and comfortable building.
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