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VOL. XVI. BRANAN DECLINES TO DIVIDE TIME Tie Aspirant lor Gongressioaal Honors Refuses to Meet Livingston. WRITES a LONG LETTER jjn WTiich. He Advises Colonel Living ston To Pay His Own* Buggy Hire. mures himself to be for silver refers To Conduct His Candidacy Alone— Says He Wants Hess Talk and Hore Work. ijhe challenge of Hon. Lon F. Living to Hon. Charles X. Branan, requesting joint debate, was answered in the nega ve yesterday. asked that Mr. Bran Colonel Livingston meet in joint debate and discuss with the issues of the campaign, hut Mr. Im saying that he was op rnnart declined, wed to joint debates and preferred to con t the race single handed and alone, lc that Hr. Branan says In his answer as Ctlt ho and his opponent agree in their rletvs upon the money question, both be leving in the free coinage of silver In the ratio of 16 to 1, that a debate is unneces¬ sary and would only tend to alienate mem¬ bers [in of the party. his letter to Colonel Livington, Mr. an says that he pays his own buggy ire. sees his constituents in person and jvises his opponent to do likewise. “I am against political prize fights,” says [r, Branan, “and I shall be satisfied to eave my race to the people whose inter it I have at heart. I do not believe joint lebates would be beneficial to the party tnd am of the opinion that the race can it be made by individual work.” i The card of Colonel Livingston request lif the debates is very brief and is as foi¬ sts: “Atlanta, Ga„ May 20, 1896,-Hon. Charles Branan, Atlanta, Ga.—Dear Sir: Having eea your announcement as a candidate for he 55th congress from the fifth congres ional district, .subject to the democratic binaries—with your platform as published a the Atlanta papers—and as 1 am now m he district for a short time, I most re bectfully ask that you join me in debate t such times and places as may bo agreed non, and on such terms as mutual friends lay arrange, campaign to open in Atlanta hiiiediately. reply is requested. I at "An early p lie Kimball house. Respectfully, LIVINGS" “L. V. o Mr. Branan’s Reply. •Die following letter was written Colonel ivingston yesterday afternoon, and con tins Mr. Branan’s ideas on the subject: •Atlanta, Ga., May 21, 1896.—Hon. L. F. Kingston, Kimball House. City—Dear Sir: tes of 20th instant being left at my msk of business, was handed me on my ■rival in the city from a trip in the coun¬ ty. in reference to your I will request that, that if I [have you in joint debate, say commercial had any success as a fpct raster, it has been by reason of the hat I make it a practice to present in > e alf of my goods their merit only to the uyer and lrs co-workers, and have al ays given my ’competitors the same priv sge. Also, when I make buggy trips in the juntry to see my merchant constituency, hire my own hor^e and buggy, and tliere ire suggest to my competitor that he can ) likewise, making his own <la + es, etc. esides, I have been going among the farm¬ ’s of the fifth district for the past several ays: i. e., the farmer who keens the rass out of his own crop, succeeds: so, aving a political farm of eight counties » cover, I prefer to carry out the same >licy as a congressional candidate. There »re, I respectfully decline to meet you in lint debate, for I fully agree with you in »ur speech of July 1, 1890 (see Atlanta (institution July 2, 1890), whqn you most nphatically stated to John D. Stewart iat we had too much denouncing and too file work, and that you wanted less talk id more work. “Further, I do not believe in political demo ize fights, or that it would benefit key: more particularly as to carrying out ►at part of the resolution of the state imocratic executive committee, which fys, “Re it further resolved, that we call pon the democrats, who, for one reason ’ Icir another, affixations have left the party, to in renew said rimaries,’ by participating jven T might also quote your declined reason to Tom Watson when yon i meet him in joint debate (see Atlanta institution, (id that September 7. 1891) ’wherein between you ^gentlemen there was no difference on the Ocala platform, and before a joint debate was unnecessary, pe same conditions exist in this contest. P k r positions are practically the same on money question Doth of us advocating f free coinage of silver at 16 to 1. there p, Tio debate is necessary. 1 am ip favor ■ winging that our people closer togethe fraternal r in a F" ptionship. mav alienate them in Respectfully, BRANAN.” “CHARLEY branan talks out. e Candidate for Congress Speaks in Decatur. 1 interesting gathering of the demo of DeKalb at the courthouse in eatllr last night to perfect the organiza Q of the Young Men’s Democratic and to hear democracy discussed ^° n - Charles I. Branan, candidate for lgreas f rom the fifth district, and Mr. A. Holleman. ron >Pt!y at 8 o’clock the meeting was Bounced open for business and after fieetiag the organization, Mr. Branan 15 int roduced by Colonel W. M. Mor on ’ w h° said that Mr. Branan 10 of unquestioned honesty and integrity, 4 represented the agricultural well as as l lowing com mereial is the interests of the state. The full text of Mr. Branan’s ^B-(iySnly ,. 0 ;. avin the a atpr«kte D appearing ^rSgh for. you this s pleasure of (iem„ evening jn the interest tfcmo. acy - 1 feel like I am no stranger firv, 50li ’ f "T it was in Fulton county a w lhe light, and as you v.-e!l aty.' , '". n was formerly of De osapJ, ,, I a part the .*• am interested in *1S. a£r7i : , ‘? ut t+li? tha county, being is one small of your t Interest a-, of th ° interest X have in tne the agriculturists o£ the fifth ill ®i»|« llwif <> CONYERS, GA., SATURDAY, JUNE 6 1896. district, for when X say that, the success of the farmers means my success, their failure my failure, I am satisfied it will meet with the approval of every business man here. “When I first heard of your organizing a democratic club in your county I said to a friend of mirm: *1 hope that the other counties will follow suit,’ for I am a great believer in organization, for in unity there is strength, and 1 am satisfied great good can be accomplished if you will enlist not only the young men In your club, but the older oius, and yt.ur efforts will be ap¬ proved by the good fathers of this county who desire to see their sons take an active part ward in public matters, which will tend to¬ building up their county and protect¬ ing th^ir party from being led by men who. are party men for revenue only “While 1 am not very old myself, still I have been in business twenty-iwo years and in public life most of that time, and I will say to you young men as one who has watened matters very closely, if you desire to build up the party and place your names in the history of your courury as patriotic men stand upon the platform which has for its support sincerity, love of country and love for the people, and form always vote against those men whose plat¬ is composed of self first, and the people last of “I have had the pleasure going among the farmers for the past month or so, and while I was already in full sympathy wfith them, I believe I am a better democrat today than I was thirty days ago, for democracy, as I understand it, means government of the people, for the people and by the people, and when I come in contact with the men between their plow handles and hear them express their desires for prosperity of the coun¬ try I am enthused with new life to go forward and do my utmost to benefit them, and I believe great thiags have been, can be and will be accomplished by work, and I desire to emphasize to you young demo¬ crats this evening the importance of going among your people public and working for for their interests in all matters, I am satisfied you young men have enlisted to this organization for patriotic purposes and great good will be the outcome of it. “My young democratic friends, X am not here to say to you as did a gentlemap lately from South Carolina in Atlanta on September 16, 1891, at the courthouse: ‘You are in utter darkness, and I am here to give you light,’ and the next day in an adjoining county said: ‘1 do not advise you to join the republican until party, the this Omaha party or that party; but wait platform is announced and then decide the question.’ It seems as if this same gen¬ tleman has been so busy looking after Venezuela's interests he has allowed his political cotton crop to grow up in weeds, and notwithstanding I have chopped mine out and plowed around it the first time and expect to have it laid by by the 6th of June or soon after, I bad to refuse his request to help him get the grass out of his crop, for I did not desire to be paid off in premises. “My young friends, allow me to impress upon you the importance- of bringing back into the field the dissatisfied democrats, both in the state and the district, for 1 assure you as l come in contact with them in their homes and in their fields, I find they are men of honest convictions, or.d 1 am satisfied if the matter is pre¬ sented to them in the right spirit they will join hands with the democrats and work iu na;raony with you in the upbuild¬ ing of our section, and the outcome will be that this section, will be more of a fra¬ ternal brotherhood than it has been !o r the last few years. *‘I aid not come down here with the intention of advancing my candidacy for congress, but only to give my encourage¬ deserving ment to the movement which you young men have inaugurated; however, X will say this: Many of you have read my platform and it will be the effort of my life to carry out those principles having silver em¬ bodied therein particularly in. the free recognized at the mints, and coin¬ age of the same at the ratio of 16 to 1, lim¬ ited to the output of the American mines; for L believe that in carrying out tnis poli¬ cy the day wiil come when other countries will be forced to the free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1, for we will prohibit the importation fot ’of silver Hot in any shape by help a high tariff, I am inclined to those nations who do not recognize silver as we free silver men of the United States desire to recognize :i. My policy on the silver question will develop the mining in¬ dustry of the United States and the profits accumulated by the mine owners of Amer¬ ica will go. toward building up our country and give labor to the idle; besides, from the miners themselves wiil be led the products of our land. Hut by accepting the bullion of other countries I am satisfied that 90 per cent of it, after being coined into our dollars, will be used to purchase our gold, which will be carried back to these nations who have an unlimited de¬ mand fur geid and the majority of which are not in sympathy with the idea as to recognizing silver equally with gold. "My young friend s, let me say to you again, let us stand by democracy; let ua every man who realizes ihe great good the democratic party has done our laud in ilie past and can do as much in the future, if we unite together and stand by tin-* people ami work the masses, and not for the few. “I have kept my promise to your com¬ mittee as to making a short speech, and 1 promise your voters that if I am sent to congress that I will do the larger part of my work in the committee rooms and will not only make short speeches in the house, but will oppose such action by these long winded fellows at a cost of $1,000 per hour to the people of the United States. “I could say much more on this line of democracy, but 1 hope to appear before you again in the near future. I thank you for your kind attention and again wishing you success in your efforts, I am always at y’our command.” Mr. J, A. Holleman, who was introduced by C. E. 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I hope the day is not far distant when mothers will consider the real interest of their children, and use Castoria instead of the various quack nostrums which are destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium, morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful agents down their throats, thereby sending them to premature graves.” Dr. J. F. Kinchpxoe, Conway, Arl:. T'.ie Centaur Company, 77 Murray Street, New York City. COMMUNICATION Venus, Tex. May 20, 1896. Editor Conyekl Wkekly; You no doubt will be sur¬ prised when you receive this letter from me as I have not been heal’d from through your colums since it went out of the hands of Capt. Reese. Your readers will I guess remember when I last sent a letter I was at Alvarado in Johnson county, of this state, that about October 1st 95. Since that time as the old ayiug is, I have been on the wing. I am now at Venus thirty-two miles South of Dal¬ las on the Uulf Colorado and Santee Fee R. R. 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Only a few days ago a few miles North of us at Sherman there was a very destructive cyclone both tc property and human lives, something over one hun¬ dred and twenty lives were lost. A few days previous to the cy¬ clone in Sherman our town. Venus, was visited by a very severe hail storm. Strange to say but nevertheless it is true that occured I think about May 1th and there is hail to be gathered up here today in some places. Castoria. Castoria is so well adapted to children that I recommend it as superior to any prescription known to me.” H. A. Archer, M. D., hi So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y. “ Our physicians in the children’s depart¬ ment have spoken highly of their experi¬ ence in their outside practice with Castoria, and although we only have among our medical supplies what is known as regular products, yet we are free to confess that the merits of Castoria lias won us to look with favor upon it.” United Hospital and Dispensary, Boston. Mass. Allen C. Smith, Pres. A great many farmers had to plant over their cotton but they dont seem to mind it much, and while I am writing another storm is threatning but I hope it may pass off and do no injury. A great many people are pre¬ paring for security for them¬ selves and families by digging storm pits, There was some damage done in our town by the wind and hail storm on the first, by blowing one two story building off of pillows also the Methodist chu'ch was tuined off its foundation. No lives lost. Well something about the farming interest. This is a great farming country for corn, cotton, wheat, and oats, The average crop of corn per acre ranges from 50 to 100 bushels, cotton* from three-fourths to a bale per acre oats from 75 to 125 per acre, wheat like in the old State a little uncertain but generally better than back there. I suppose this year 40 bushels per acre, will be a very good average. Crops are look¬ ing fine now. The farmers are generally over now the third time, will lay by corn the next time going over. All is done with riding cultivators, one man can plow from 75 to 100 acres of lh'8 Texas black land with a good cultivator and team. You never see the single mule and plow here. This country is nearly level. Can see as far as if you were on water. Stan¬ ding where I am now I can see AA.y ate > 5 milesaway- Still further on pretty much in the same derection you can see Midlothian, in Ellis county, 13 mhesaway. At this distance you can see almost in every direction. 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