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About The Rockdale banner. (Conyers, Ga.) 1888-1900 | View Entire Issue (June 10, 1890)
ROCKDALE BANNED subscription rates: Per Year, in advance.............«....... $ 1.00 Six Months............................ 50 Class PEntered Mail at Matter. the Conyers Postoffice as Second Advertising Job Work neatly Rates and made promptly known on demand. of executed. AH obituaries, resolutions respect, etc., charged for line. at the rate of two and one-half cents per T. D. O'KELLEY, Editor and'Proprietor, Bit;; £! Ill FOR GOVERNOH: HON. W. J. N0RTHEN OF HANCOCK. FOR COM. OF AGRICULTURE: COL R. T NESBITT OF 00BB. Clarkson says there are 15,000 postmasters in the United States who receive less than $16 a year each. That’s the reason most of them have been left endisturbed by the chief headsman. Yes, we are willing to acknowl¬ edge that the Solid South made a “scoop” on the news of last Sat¬ urday; it is expected that an edi¬ tor, no matter how dull, “make a scoop” on news that originates in his own family. The Birmingham Age-Herald says that a case will be tried in the criminal court of Birmingham which is without a parallel. At the last session of the grand jury a man was indicted for shooting a snake On his own premises on Suuday, the offense being Sab¬ bath breaking. The case will be hotly contested, and will furnish a good deal of amusement.” It seems that the negroes of Early county are dissatisfied. A letter addressed to Gov. Gordon was last week received at the ex¬ ecutive office inquiring whether free transportation to Africa, with twelve months sustenance, has been offered colored emigrants. A rumor to that effect said the writer, John Cain, had been cir¬ culated among the negroes of his neighborhood. It appears to have stirred them up considerably. Cain was exceedingly anxious to know when the train for Libe¬ ria might be expected to pass Blakely station. Not Against the Alliance. Our paper has never fought the Alliance, though some doubt¬ less who read the accusations in our contemporary without read¬ ing the Banner honestly think we have. This has been often charged, nearly as often as the crime of our ignorance. We make no attempt at a full reply to last week’s charges, but only offer a few words of correc¬ tion, hoping that our readers will bear in mind that the editor admits that we have advocated the principles of the Ailiance as laid down in their constitution, and have not violated the by laws by joining when ineligible, or otherwise. We did not oppose the fight on jute; we encouraged it; but we opposed the use of cotton bag¬ ging as a method of warfare. We advocated instead the adoption of pine straw bagging. Had the Alliance followed our advioe ihe South would have bad now anoth¬ er large and profitable industry in her midst, and we believe the fight would have been over, which now threatens to be perpetual. As to the “compound lard” bus¬ iness, we simply say that we were advocating a measure begun and urged by the Farmers’ Alliance of Iowa, whose lard was one of their principal money crops, while our contempoary was advocating the opposition sprung and urged by the Standard Oil Company, Ar¬ mour &, Co., and a few others of the biggest monopolies in the country. As to the sub-treasury meas¬ ure we simply say, that while with the lights before us we do not think it would bring the re¬ lief desired, we have had nothing to say about it in our paper. Finally we affirm that we desire with all our heart the prosperity of our country, and that we con farmers the productive class which rests that prosperity. 3o when’we differ from our fel¬ low-citizen as to any measure, we hope to be credited with si n cerity. Every thinking man has views of his own. Nesbitt not Henderson. Mr. R. T. Nesbitt is the man who will, we think, next occupy the chair of Commissioner of Ag¬ riculture in the grand old state of Georgia. This is just as it should be. Judge J. T. Henderson is not the proper man to succeed himself; and for the people of Georgia to so see it, they need only to keep in mind two undenied and undeniable facts. Suppose the charges about his inspectors’ paying: him a part of their in¬ creased wages, about the com¬ mercial values of fertilizers which he seemed to manipulate to suit himself, about asking men to sign receipts for more than they had been paid for choice seeds, etc., etc., are all false, these two facts, remain, viz: (1) He has held the office eleven years; (2) he tried to browbeat Rockdale County Alli¬ ance into an endorsement of him¬ self in their meeting at Conyers last Saturday the 7th inst. According to tne usages of the Democratic party, eleven years are a long time to hold a small state office, the governor not being allowed to hold his but four years. Last Saturday, according to a call of the president, the County Alliance of Rockdale met to at¬ tend to some important business; and it was understood that this business was the endorsement of men as candidates for certain of¬ fices. Judge Henderson, we havj every reason to believe, so under¬ stood it. He came down from At¬ lanta on the 9:17 train, and kept close to the courthouse. When the Alliance met after dinner, (there being public speaking be¬ fore dinner) he went in with them, and took his seat beside the pres¬ ident where he could see into the faces of all in the house. When it was proposed to endorse him as candidate for commissioner, he still remained until asked to re¬ tire, which he reluctantly did after making a long tiresome speech, which time was tendered him by the president When outside he remained near the door till the members came out. The motion to endorse him was not renewed; but had it been, it is the common belief that he would not have received more than one-tenth of the votes in the house. Now add to this the fact that he is not properly eligible to membership in the Alliance, being neither a farmer, a farm laborer, a mechanic, a country school teacher, a country physician, nor a minister of the gospel; and fur¬ ther that, instead of joining the sub-alliance nearest to him ac¬ cording to the rules of the order, he was engineered through a sub¬ alliance of of Rockdale county,— and we have a series of facts un¬ deniable that should shut him out from re-election. The manner in which brother Irwin says the County Alliance made his paper its official organ, reminds us of the manner in which he and Judge Henderson become members of the Alliance. The Covington Enterprise of last week repeated that often used assertion that every charge against Judge ^Henderson’s ad¬ ministration has been reputed. Now we wish to ask our .brother if all the charges as to misrepre¬ sentations of commercial values of fertilizers have been shown to to be false. If so, we wish to hear what was the reputation of a re¬ port that come to us some time since, that Rockdale Standard Guano was valued at $17.60, last season and when complained at he raised the market value to $18.11, making a difference of 51 cents per ton. We have not yet heard how the Judge made both these valuations correct. Per baps brother Hawkins can ex plain as he has seen the re¬ futations. Atlanta’s electric humbug, Dr. Evans has skipped to parts un known. It is said that he left 700 patients who had paid in ad¬ vance. Hon. Jno. D. Stewart spoke to our people to-dayj in court-house at 10 o’clock. He made a most sensible talk and it met the ap¬ proval of almost every one in the house. It is the desire of our people to hear him and Col. Livingston discuss the issues of the day together at this place at an early day. Let us have an appointment. TO THE VOTERS OF GEOEGIA. Atlanta, Ga., June 7, 1890.—I notice a correspondent from Houston county states that all of the charges against Commissioner Henderson are “maliciously false.” I wish to submit the following for your consideration: 1. Is it denied that Henderson used the patronage of his office to defeat the bill making this office elective by the people? 2. As to the charge that Hen¬ derson received a part of the in¬ spectors’ increased salaries for campaign purposes. Major Wooley, of Cartersville, with other inspectors, signed a card stating Commissioner Henderson had not demanded a part of their salaries when he gave each of them an increase of $300. Maj¬ or Wooley now acknowledges to Colonel Tom Lyon, in presence of Dr. Jones, of Cartersville, that he gave Commissioner Hender derson $125 of this increased sal¬ ary, Major Wooley was one of his inspectors. Is it not true that Commissioner Henderson, in the past, has sent out all over the state tags to be use on guano that had never been inpected? Did he not send them to other persons than inspectors, and were they not used on guano that was never inspected? This can be shown by the best men in the state. What does Commissioner Hen¬ derson know about farming? Was he not a failure as a farmer? Was he not a failure as a business man? Has he not been a misera¬ ble failure as commissioner? Has he succeeded at anything that he undertook? As a financier what has he accomplished? If he can¬ not manage his (our) business, can he successfully manage the affairs of this important office? Has not Georgia taken care of him for eleven years? He ought to be able to take care of himself in this length of time. If the people will will be consult their interest he overwhelmingly defeat¬ ed in the primaries. Farmer, in Sunday’s Constitution. The June number of The Old Homestead comes to ns laden with good thing’s. It is full of interesting original matter in the shape of serial and completed stories, sketches, essays, poems, criticisms, etc., by the best talent in the south. A glance within its well-flllod pages will satisfy the; most critical that the magazine, in its literary, musical, fashion, and domestic features, Is the equal of any similar publication in the country. That it has ful¬ filled its promises made a year ago when its first number appeared is demonstrated by the evidences of success in its phenomenally large circulation and iu the superiority of its read¬ ing matter. The Old Homestead is distinct¬ ively a southern publication, whose purposes and aims are to cultivate the literary talent, the domestlo virtues, and the refining influ¬ ences of homes and families. The subscrip¬ tion price is but one dollar a year, and the magazine should be a welcome guest in the homes of every southern family. 8ample copies wiil bo mailed to any address for ten cents. Davis Bros., publishers The Old Home¬ stead, Savannah, Ga. AMONG THE DEAD. For the Banner: Is there room among the angels, And will angels strive to shun me. When I dwell among the dead? Will they turn their backs upon me. Will they always strive to shun me, When Idwell among the dead? Will they always treat me coldly, Will they all look down upon me, When I dwell among the dead? No, I'll bear the angels calling. When I’m called from earth to rise; For I’ve often heard my mother. From the mansions in the skies, And I sometimes hear her yet. But my mother's gone and left me. Many weary years ago. Tis the holy name of mother I can never quite forget - Lou. REMARKABLE RESCUE. Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plain field, Ill., makes the statement that she caught cold, which set¬ tled on her lungs; she was treated for a month by her family physi¬ cian, but grew morse. He told her she was a hopeless victim of consumption and that no med¬ icine could cure her. Her drug¬ gist suggested Dr. King’s New bought bottle she a and to her delight found herself benefited from first dose. She continued its use and after taking ten bottles, found herself sound and well, now does her own housework and is as well as she ever was.—Free trial bot¬ tles of this Great Discovery at Dr. W. H. Lee & Son's Drug Store, large bottles 50o.and| $1.00. AUGUSTA ENCAMPMENT. The Conyers Volunteers will leave next Sunday on the 9:17 train for Augusta, where they go to attend the state Encampment. The Volunteers will carry about 35 men, and they have secured the services of Mr. William Ward law to look after the cooking for the company. It is said there will be over one thousand men in camps. Atlanta and Macon will not be represen¬ ted, but the people of Augusta say that the Encampment will be a success nevertheless. We venture to say that the Conyers boys will be as fine a look¬ ing company and as well behaved as any on the Encampment. Bev. Jas. B. Hunnicut, candi¬ date for Com. of Agriculture, spoke to the people of Conyers in courthouse last Wednesday even¬ ing at 8 o’clock. He made a no¬ ble speech, and left a very favor¬ able impression behind him. 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