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THE -GEORGIA CRACKER.
Gainesville, Ga,, March 20, 1898
PROPS KNOCKED OUT.
'Hon. Allen D. Candler has
knocked the props from under the
plans of the two gentlemen who
are opposing him for the nomina
tion of Governor of Georgia. He
has declined to meet them in joint
debate unless there are points of
radical difference between them—
and so far these points have not
been discovered. The position of
Colonel Candler is right and proper
'and the people of Georgia com
mend him for his letter published
last Sunday;. He says a joint
discussion would only degenerate
into mudslinging and personali
ties as there is nothing for them
to debate-—they are all Democrats
and all stand flat footed upon the
Democratic piatform.
It has been rumored around
—and there seems, to be founda
tion for the rumor—that Judge
Atkinson and Colonel Berner have
combined to defeat Colonel Cand
ler. Doubtless both of the gentle
men would like to be Governor of
'Georgia, and each hopes to secure
the coveted prize. However, it is
conceded by them and. their
friends that neither one nor the
other can defeat Colonel Candler
singly, but there is a possibility,
if not a probability, of defeating
him by combining. Therefore
they have opened up their cam
paigns by jointly attacking him.
One of their schemes was the
letter of Judge Atkinson to
Colonel Candler challenging him
to a series.of joint debates. At
kinson and Berner—backed by the
professional politicians of the
state—hoped he would accept.
They wanted to get him on the
same platform with them that
they might open and close on him ;
that they height attack him on
every side; that they might nettle
him until he would probably get
rattled and say or do something
which they might use to stem the
tide of public favor which has
been running his way since his
announcement, and turn it toward
either one of the other of them.
But, Colonel Candler wouldn’t
fall into their trap—he was onto
their game. Instead of falling a
victim to their sagacity, he takes
the Judge’s letter and holds its
transparent folds up to public gaze
and indites a few lines to that gen
tleman which indeed make mighty
interesting reading. He says to
the Judge: “lam first of alia
Democrat; I am in favor of the
free and unlimited coinage of both
gold and silver without discrimi
nation. against either; I am in
favor of the most rigid economy
and the lowest possible rate of
taxation compatible with the
honor, dignity and credit of the
state and the obligations she has
assumed to her schogls and pen
sioners; I am in favor of meting
out equal and exact justice in the
courts and in the legislature, to
all classes of persons, white and
black, corporation and individual
without* discrimination against
either; I am in favor of clean
methods and honest politics and
fair elections; I am opposed to
what-is known as ring rule, which
practically deprives the people of
that fair choice in the selection of
public officers to which they are
entitled under the law; I am op
posed to the use of money to con
trol elections.
And, Colonel Candler further
calls the attention cf Judge Atkin
son to the fact that tlie above are
the issues before the people- of
Georgia now, and upon which the
campaign is to be fought, and says
to him .“if you agree with me on
the above questions there is noth
ing for us to discuss,” but if you
are opposed to those things which
I, in common with the people of
Georgia, advocate, then I will meet
you and discuss the questions with
you.” And, Colonel Candler is
right. If his opponents agree
with him there is nothing to be
discussed. Were a series of joint
debates agreed upon, there being
no issues between the candidates-,
the campaign would drift into per
sonalities and mudslinging which
would do the candidates them
selves no good and would result
detrimentally to the party.
TATE RENIGGED.
As was expected, the Hon. Far-
ish Carter Tate declines to meet
Hon. Howard Thompson in joint
debate. He so planned and
worked that he at last evolved an
idea by which he could get out of
meeting his opponent, and the
candidates will canvass the dis
trict separately.
The friends of the two con
testants for the nomination met
in Atlanta at the appointed time
and Col. Thompson’s representa
tives submitted a fair and square
proposition to Colonel Tate’s
friends setting forth the terms
upon which the two should meet.
Everything moved on beautifully
until a loop hole of escape for
Tate was seen, through which his
friends jumped as quickly as a dog
jumping through a hoop at a
circus.
Tate’s friends had agreed to
agree until they could get out of
it. and then they wouldn’t agree
any longer. They agreed to the
first proposition which was thjs :
That each speaker shall have the.
right to open and conclude the
debate on alternate meetings, and
the one opening shall do so in one
hour and the other shall follow in
a speech of one hour and twenty
minutes, the first to conclude in a
twenty minutes rejoinder. 7 ' They
agreed on this because they-
couldn’t backdown on it—it was
of no consequence anyway.
They agreed to the second prop
osition—it was likewise of no con
sequence, merely one of the little
formalities of arranging a joint
debate—which was this: That one
who has the right to open and con
clude shall also have the right to
select the chairman who shall pre
side, preserve order and keep the
time.
But when it got to the third
proposition—there that loop hole
of escape was presented, and it is
said that the spine of, more than
one of Tate’s committeemen was
sprained in their eagerness to jump
through it—they tumbled through
it like shot falling into the mouth
of a toad—but it was satisfaction
to get out of the “jint spute,” and
they were out. The third proposi
tion was this: Uutil said debate is
opened and concluded each can
didate shall have the right to make
such other speeches, at such tim£s
and places, as in his judgment he
sees proper.
And here is where Tate’s friends
stopped : —wanted -to tie Thomp
son’s hands until the nineteenth of
April, the date suggested for the
beginning of the joint debates, and
cause him to Jose the only time for
canvassing he would have. Oh
yes, they were anxious for a joint
debate but they wanted to’gag
Thompson until the time for the
debate to begin, and then just be
fore the first meeting Tate would
spring some other excuse for not
filling his engagement, and Thomp
son would be. where the whale left
Jonah—high and dry. The day of
nomination would soon be at hand,
the primaries would soon be held,
and yet he would not have had ;
any opportunity of going before
the people, while Tate, having
canvassed the district thoroughly
several times before and having
workers now canvassing in his ne-
half, would have every advantage.
Thompson would have been very
foolish to have agreed, to remain
idle until 'April 19th. He w.ill now
go before the people and tell them
he is not afraid for them to see
him, that he is not afraid to dis
cuss the issues with his opponent
before them that they may decide
who can best serve them, and that
he is not only perfectly fair with
them but that he is also fair with
his opponent, though that worthy
did seek to tie his hands that his
own interests might be furthered.
Though Tate had his men well i
trained, and though they jumped
promptly when he pulled the
string, it will do neither Mr. Tate
nor them any good for the people
of the Ninth Congrestional dis
trict want a man of Howard
Thompson’s calibre to represent
them—and they are going to nom
inate and elect him.
LOTS
OF
A CHERT ROAD.
In a very short time summer will
be here with its heat and dust.
Those who reside m Gainesville
as well as those who visited the
city last summer remember how
disagreeable the dust was on Main
street from the Arlington hotel to
the Southern depot. Unless some
improvement i9 made on the street
the dust will again be as bad as it
was last year. %
We venture to make a little sug
gestion to the city council hoping
that if it is ' not adopted some
other will be decided upon and the
street so improved that the dust
may be avoided. Gainesville
poses, so to speak, as a clean,
healthy city and a delightful sum
mer resort. It is a matter of his
tory that people who have come
here for the purpose of spending
a few weeks, after being driven up
Main street and almost suffocated
with dust, have returned on the
next train to their homes or gone
to other places to spend their va
cation. It is therefore necessary
to the best interests of the city
that something in the way of im
proving Main street be done before
summer arrives.
One way to improve the street
substantially and at the same time
cheaply is to put down chert from
the Arlington Hotel to the South
ern depot. As before stated this
can be done at a small cost, and
chert has proven very satisfsctory
wherever tried as a road material,
being something which will last
and at the same time having, when
properly put down, a smooth even
surface and free from dust or mud.
The attention of the city council
is respectfully called to this sug
gestion with the hope that some
thing will be done to improve the
street in the matter of ridding it
of’ the dust through the summer
months.
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