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THE GEORGIA CRACKER.
Gainesville, Ga., May 28, 1898.
THOMPSON WILL WIN.
That Colonel Howard Thompson
will win the congressional nomi
nation is now apparent to those
who are in position to know the
status of the race in the Ninth
district. He has made a campaign
upon such a high plane that he
has drawn to him many of those
who have heretofore been for Col
onel Tate but have become tired
of him and his boodle campaigns.
When Colonel Thompson an
nounced he did not hope to car
ry the western counties of the
district, but upon his visits
to these sections he made such a
favorable impression upon the
people that it is now certain that
he will get the votes of these coun
ties solidly. His friends see the
drift of things and are jubilant.
From every section of the district
comes encouraging news, and his
friends believe he will receive the
nomination by a .majority even
much larger than they had at first
hoped for.
Colonel Thompson is a man of
superior ability and power and
since' becoming acquainted with
those whom he had not know n
before they have rallied around
him until his strength has reached
such proportions that there cannot
be the least shadow of a doubt
about his success. Many of the
best men in the district who have
heretofore supported Colonel Tate
are now openly advocating the
cause of Colonel Thompson, be
lieving him to be the man to rep
resent the Ninth district in con
gress at this all important period
in the country’s history—and
knowing him to be fearless, brave
and true, and willing and alw r ays
ready to fight for their best inter
ests. They know he has the
brains and the ability and that
determination of purpose wbich
will win for him the respect, con
fidence and esteem of his co-work-
ers and place him among the
foremost members of the house;
that he will reflect credit upon
the district he represents; and
that he will ever be the champion
of those measures which redound
to the best interests of all the
people, and not the laws W'hich
benefit the few' at the expense of
the many.
Colonel Tate has been honored
time after time by the people.
He w as in the Georgia legislature
a number of years; and for six
years—three terms—he has been in
Congress. His career has never
been brilliant; his record has been
more of a “sitting member” than
anything else; he has never fa
thered any measures of any great
moment nor has he ever deeply
interested ' himself in any legisla
tion of any consequence to the
people. Why then, keep him in
Congress when such an active,
aggressive, yet conservative,young
man of Howard Thompson’s abil
ity, with an unstained record in
private and public life, aspires to
succeed him?
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TATE OF THE NINTH AND MAD
DOX OF THE SEVENTH
CONTRASTED.
We desire to draw two pictures
—one of Hon. Carter Tate, the
HANDSOME Congressman from
the Ninth and Hon. John W.
Maddox, the USEFUL member
from the Seventh.
While Hon. Carter Tate is pi
rouetting around among the “dear
people” in a vain effort to retrive
his waning fortune and scatter
ing his “filthy lucre” to the four
winds of the district through the
hands of his hirelings, where do
we find the Hon. John W. Maddox,
that gallant knight, w'ho repre
sents the Seventh Georgia District
in the National Halls of Congress.
Do we find him in the Seventh
District scheming to retain his
seat in Congress? No, but we find
him at his post in the City of
Washington watching with a zeal
that is most commendable to the
interest of his people.
Hon. J. Watt Harris, of the
county of Bartow, is making a
vigorous campaign to defeat him,
yet, that gallant knight who has
been elected and commisioned to
represent them will not turn his
back upon his people but like
Cassabianca, the sailor boy who
stood upon the burning deck and
w'ould not desert his post until his
task was done, although he was in
the midst of danger—Maddox, like
this brave boy, st^pds at his post
and says that he will never sur
render.
To appreciate fully his burning
and patriotic words the full text
of his letter is given below r and no
fair minded man can read the
same without feeling proud of this
true and brave representative of
the people’s rights. The future
historian will love to dwell upon
his devotions to duty and his name
wflll be a beacon light along the
path that leads from youth to
man’s estate to guide each and
every one to the temple where the
patriot’s heart loves to dw'ell:
MADDOX TO HARRIS.
Washington, May 19—(Special.)
—Judge John W. Maddox has sent
a reply to a letter recently received
from Candidate J. Wat Harris in
viting him to a meeting at Rome
and suggesting a series of joint
debates.
After Judge Maddox has answer
ed Colonel Harris’s letter announ
cing his candidacy aud criticising
the present congressman, the
gentleman from Bartow' w rote say
ing he had determined to go to
Rome and make a speech there.
In this letter there w'as suggestion
of a joint debate.
Judge Maddox’s reply to this
letter speaks for itself. It is as
follows:
“Washington, May 18, 1898.—
Judge J. W. Harris, Cartersville,
Ga. Dear Sir: Your letter of
the 15th received, in which you
say: ‘Since reading your letter
recently published, I have con
cluded to speak in Rome on the
21st inst., and now write to ask
your participation. We can then
arrange for a series of meetings.’
“From this it seems that the
reading of my letter actuated you
in making your appointment to
speak at Rome, and the extension
of your invitation to me to par
ticipate.
“Either you doubt my sincerity,
or I am compelled to doubt yours
in this matter, for the following
reasons: In the letter that you
speak of, addressed to the demo
crats of the seventh district by
myself, occurs this language:
This is such a critical time in
the history of our country, and it
is so necessary that every man
who is truly desirous of represent
ing his people should, be at his
post of duty, it- may be impossible
for me to come home at all before
the election. I will not come, if
by doing so I have to neglect your
interest; but if I can come with
out detriment to the constituency
I represent I will be glad to come
among you and give an account of
my stewardship.’
“Now, a man with your general
information of public aflairs is
bound to know that conditions
here are becoming more and more
acute every day, and that I cannot
leave without detriment to my
constituency. You should know,
and do know, I dare say, that a
revenue bill is now pending before
congress providing for the issuing
of six hundred million dollars of
bonds, and carrying other pro
visions which are discriminating in
their character and bear very heav
ily upon many of the business
interests of our country'. I am
daily iii receipt of letters from the
district asking me to aid in hav
ing these matters equalized, and
in removing the unjust burdens
laid upon them.
“The banking and currency
committee has just reported a bill,
which if it should become a law
will be far more injurious to the
interest of our section than can be
computed in dollars and cents.
Not only my constituents, but my
democratic colleagues in the
house expect me, as one of their
representatives on that committee,
to be present when this bill comes
up for discussion. Just when it
will be called up I have no means
of knowing at present
“You also certainly know that
we are daily passing measures of
vast importance looking to the
organization of the army and the
furtherance of the war.
“These are no ordinary times
in congress. If a man was ever
needed here, it is now. . So, I am
compelled to think that w hen you
extend me the invitation to meet
you in Rome on the 21st., and to
arrange a series of meetings, you
w r ere confident I could not be there,
or you believed that I w r as not
sincere when I stated to my con
stituents that I would not come,
if by doing so I had to neglect
their interests.
“I have never betrayed a trust
confided to my care, and I do not
intend doing so now. I know it
is customary, when there is not
business of importance under con
sideration, for members to pair off,
go home and look after their cam
paigns, but under the conditions
which now exist this could not be
justifiable.
“If I accept your invitation, I
subordinate the interests of my
constituents and the public to
my private interests.
“Which shall I do? There is
but one answer for an honest man,
and that is that I will stand to my
post of duty here as long as in my
judgement it is necessary for me
to stay, though I suffer defeat by
it.
“Therefore, I cannot accept your
invitation; though I hope matters
will take such shape that I can
come home soon
“If you really want a joint de
bate, I think you might have in
vited Colonel Hutchinson. He
says in his card that he is ready
to discuss the political issue with
any one who desires to meet him.
Very truly yours,
John W- Maddox.”
It appears from the above that
Mr. Harris was endeavoring to
have Mr. Maddox to leave his post
of duty at Washington and come
down to the famous seventh to
engage in a joint debate. However,
Congressman Maddox is a consci
entious public servant and believe-
ing it to be “such a crital time in
the history of our country, etc.,”
he would not desert his post even
to advance his own political in
terests.
How was it with Mr. Tate? Just
as soon as he assisted in turning
loose the hungry war-dogs w'hose
ravenous appetites had not been
appeased with blood for thir
ty-three years he, in great
haste, hied himself away to the
“bloody ninth” to advance his
►own political interests, leaving
the destiny of his country in the
hands of “old Billy” so far as he
was concerned.
He came home, reaching Gaines
ville in company with Hon. John
W. Henley, Chairman of the Dem
ocratic executive committee of the
district, on the evening of the 21st
of April to manipulate the demo
cratic executive committee, which
convened on the following day, in
his interest and he has never
w r armed his seat in Congress from
that day to this.
Again Mr. Maddox says: “Now
a man with your general 5 informa
tion of public affairs is bound to
know that conditions here are be
coming more and more acute every
day, and that I cannot leave with
out detriment to my consti
tuency.” However, Mr.. Tate a
congressman of the “same faith
and order” of Mr. Maddox, for
five long weeks deserts his post
and remains at home. *
Again Mr. Maddox says: “You
should know, and do know, I dare
say, that a revenue bill is now
pending before congress provided
for the issuing of six hundred
million dollars of bonds and carry
ing other provisions which are dis
criminating in their character and
bear very heavily upon many of
the business interests of our
country.” Although this is true
Mr. Tate, who has a commission to
represent the people of this district
has not been in his seat for five
weeks, and this district is not
being represented.
Again, Mr. Maddox says: “The
banking and currency committee
has just reported a bill, which,
if it should become a law, will be
far more injurious to the interest
of our section than can be com
puted in dollars and cents.” Mr.
Tate is not looking after appropri
ations up there but is down here
appropriating money to adyance
his own political interests in a
democratic primary.
Again, Mr. Maddox says: “You
also certainly know that we are
daily passing measures of vast im
portance looking to the organiza
tion of the army and the further
ance of the w r ar.” Mr. Tate is a
member of the committee on naval
affairs but for five long w r eeks he
has been in Georgia and letting
the committee run itself so far as
he is concerned.
Again, Mr. Maddox says: “These
are no ordinary times in congress.
If a man was ever needed here, it
is now.” However, Mr. Tate dif
fers with Mr. Maddox in this state
ment anc^ still remains a deserter
from his “post of duty.”
Again, Mr. Maddox says: “I
have never betrayed a trust confi
ded to my care, and I do net in
tend doing so now. I* know it is
customary, when there is not busi
ness of vital importance under
consideration, for members to
pair off, go home and look after
their campaigns, but under the
conditions which now exist this
could not be justifiable. ” Mr. Mad
dox seems to think that a member’s
presence at this time is very im
portant but Mr. Tate thinks other
wise and has been away from his
seat so long that it has become
cronic with him, and during war
he sighs for his peaceful home.
From Mr. Tate’s actions it does
seem that he belongs to that
branch of patriots who are “in
vincible iri peace and invisible in
war.” Mr. Tate don’t care any
thing about duty, don’t care any
thing about the “dear people” ex
cept to promote his own interest,
and his home coming was to
doctor his “little political ma
chine” so that it will grind -out
some more for Tate.
MR. THOMPSON WILL BE NOM
INATED.
We learn from reliable sources
that Hon. Howard Thompson is
carrying everything before him in
the Western part of the district
where he has been canvassing for
the last w'eek. He captures the
people wherever he has a chance
to meet them.
Mr. Thompson is a gentleman of
the highest character and of fine
ability. He is public spirited,
open hearted and generous, always
ready to aid any enterprise that
will help his community. He has
all the qualifications that go to
make a good man and a good
citizen.
Our people are justly proud of
him and believe that if he is elec
ted to Congress he will make his
mark. Certainly Speaker Reed,
nor no one else, would have cause
to wonder how or[why he got there.
IS IT THE “BARL’S” WORK?
We reproduce elsewhere an ar
ticle iH3fder the caption, “When?
Did Yota Change?” fr«>m the Blue
Ridge Post-Record which should-
be rea4 by every voter in the-
Ninth District. Here we have a
man who, several months ago, was-
lauding Thompson to the skies^
and giving Tate the very dickens,
now lambasting Thompson, and
booming Tate. Why this sudden
change? Why this double tur-
retted,, bow-legged, back action
somersault?
We do not know Judge Also-
brook personally, and, therefore,
cannot get at the proper meaning
of the change, but viewing it from
this distance it seems that “Tate’s
bar’']” has been getting in its w'ork.
The Post-Record is nearer! the
scewe of this great feat than we
are, and it seems to have a deep
set conviction that the aforesaid
“bar!” has played a very impor
tant part in this transaction.
It certainly is singular that a
man of Judge Alsobrook’s promi
nence should so suddenly desert
the man w'hose cause he had been
so vigorously championing, and
right about face and at once com
mence abusing him, and take up
the campaign of Tate in his county
after publicly declaring, “It is
tiresome, tantalizing and especi
ally humiliating to the intelli-
gencs of seventeen of the best
counties in Georgia to be repre
sented in congress by a member
below the average in intellectual
ability;” and, “There are five
thousand youDg men better quali
fied to fill the place than Tate; ”
and, again, “Call a halt, gentle
men, allow this portly congress
man to go back to the occupation
and sports where he made his first
rise, (mumble-peg) and got his
first distinction.” We repeat, it
is singular that Judge Alsobrook,
after the above, and many other
effiusions, should so suddenly turn
and take up the cause of Colonel
Tate. Verily, the “bar’l” can ac
complish that at which strong
arms tug and fail ignobly.
PORTLsSRS-
^Mr. Tate claims to be the friend
of the moonshine!* and in
terest, he is tearing his hair arq
threatening to exterminate the j n .
former. Now, if Mr. Tate i 9 Ca ^
did in his friendship for tbe moon *
shiner will he explain why he is
friendly with the revenue officers’
How is it that all the places in th e
Revenue services are filled by his
friends and all of them are hig*
ardent supporters?
We understand that he even
advised his friends m the Collec
tor’s Office to hold their p i ac " eg
under the negro Rucker and that
now there are three Deputy Collec
tors from his own county, two Re
publicans and one Democrat, serv
ing under the negro—all no doubt
appointed upon the recommenda
tion of Mr. Tate. These Deputy
Collectors keep up the reporters
and have them paid for their dirty
work.
To a man up a tree it looks as if
Mr. Tate was working both sides
of this question.
Mr. .Tate ha9 no fitness for the
place he now occupies in Confess
and ought not to be re-nominated
for the place. The people are
tired of him and he and his friends
know it,but rather than step aside
and let some other good demo
crats have it he is endeavoring to
run rough shod over the will of
the people. The democrats in the
district should see to it that such
j methods do not succeed, and that
they be exposed and made odious.
No, Mr. Tate the people under
stand that you care nothing for
your duty at Washington, and
nothing for the interests of your
constitutency at home. You
only want the office and you seem
to think, and correctly, that youi
only chance to get it is to buy
it. However, in this you will be
disappointed as the people are “on
to your methods” and they are
going to retire you for all time to
come.
THE WAR HOSS OF THE NINTH
Mr. Tate could hardly' get a war j
resolution strong enough to suit
his bellicose ideas while in Wash- j
ington, so anxious was he to get j
at the Spaniards. However. just|
as soon as ha succeeded in voting
to plunge this country into war
bis ardor cooled and he hied him
self home to look after his po
litical fences.
He got to Gainesville on the
21st of April where he met the
Chairman of the Executive Com
mittee of the Ninth district who
had called the committee together
just giving time enough for Mr.
Tate to reach Gainesville to be
at the manipulation of that body.
Mr. Henley was careful not to
let the members from the coun
ties supposed to be favorable to
Mr. Thompson know of the time
or place of meeting, and procur
ing the proxies of the members of
four other counties in his pocket
came to the meeting. Mr. Tate
manipulated the committee so as
to bring on an early primary to
suit himself, and then,it is alleged,
took to the country and com
menced buying up such leaders as
he could purchase.
It has now been more than a
month, and while Mr. Tate’s pres
ence is needed now in Washington
worse than at any time during his
whole term of service of six years
he is not there and is not thinking
of going there.
What does he care about duty
or the interest of his constituents?
Nothing! all that he wants is to
be re-nominated and elected and
consequently he is around over the
district working it for all it is
worth, hoping by some means to
secure his nomination on June 6th.
We are getting news from every
part of tin? district that Air.
Thompson is making friends every
day. The high plane on which he
is making his campaign suits our
people. New recruits are enlisting
under his banner every day and
say that they do so because of his
clean and honest methods and his
refusal to use money' or to employ
heelers.
Mr. Tate who was commisiored
two y T ears ago to represent the
Ninth District in Congress is mak
ing quite a reputation as an
absentee. He has not been in bis
seat for five weeks, although the
most important legislation is on
hand that has come up since the
close of the cival war.
Mr. Tate voted against the tiil
to pension our own confederate
soldiers’ widows, yet, since he
went to Congress he has been
very active in getting pensions tor
those who deserted the Confed
eracy and joined the Federal Army
to fight against their own State.
It is said Mr. Tate’s mode ot
running for office is to put moDy
in the hands of a gang of boss?
and heelers in the various coudu?
and let them manufacture enthn
siasm which his ability and esp^
itv to serve the people f fl b l0
produce.
Congressman Maddox says that
a Congressman who has any regard
whatever for the interest of his
constituents could not leave
Washington now, yet, Mr. Tate
has been away from his post for
more than a month loaping around
the Ninth District working for his
nomination on the 6th of June.
Do You Want Work.
We need energetic, sober men tob- n
die our machines in different seLL1 ° ^
of the country. Steady empf°. ,t:je
aud good contracts to right parties j
No capital required. For full
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Mfg. Co., Atlanta. Ga., or H. C. l*°’ Te
District Agent, Gainesville, Ga. ^ j
Our new machine is noiseless? j
and durable and beyond eomp et - ^ ,
In beauty of orniroeutation ami 0 f j
beyond comparison. Sold on long n |
Small payments. H. C. Floweig, |
District Agent-
Obild^en’s Day Service- ^
The children’s day services »*
First Methodist church last h
evening were very interestmg - ^
appropriate program was ren
a good congregation enjoy e