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WRIGHT IN WALKER.
inJfFLOYDGEXTLUHAN SPEAKS TO
POPULISTS AKD DEMOCRATS.
Finance His Leading Theme—He Lays Dowa
His Platform, and It is Said That he
Will be au Independent Candidate.
LaFayette, Ga., July 4.—(Special.)—Hon.
Seaborn Wright addressed an audience
here today on the issues of the day at th*
Invitation of the populist party of Walker
county. Some of Mr. Wright's intimate
friends say he will be an independent can
didate for congress from this district, and
in this light his address today might be
considered as the first gun of his cam
paign, and is, therefore, of especial inter
est. Kight here it might be stated that
the Walker county democratic executive
committee met here today and set July
14th as the day for the purpose of selecting
delegates to the congressional convention.
Chairman J. P. Shuttuck says Judge Mad
dox will undoubtedly get Walker’s vote
and that Everett has no showing here.
Mr. Wright says he is not a candidate,
wilt he is certainly considering the requests
that have been made him to run. If he
does make the race, it will at least be in
teresting and picturesque, as he is a
graceful orator and strong stump speaker.
Ills address today was made before an au
dience of from five to seven
hundred. The democrats say nearly half of
the crowd were democrats. The populists
declare that only thirty democrats were
present. However, there was a good sprink
ling of prominent democrats and all listened
to the address with marked attention.
It was an unusual speech. In that it ap
pealed to both parties to get together; to
forget party lines and work for relief. “It
is no matter how they get it,” said Mr.
Wright, “all are suffering,” and he ad
dressed himself to both parties: “All are
brothers and Jeffersonian democrats, and
if they can get together it will be better
for all.” He said he was an independent.
The financial question was Mr. Wright’s
main subject, and he handled it for one
hour and a half.
He said that since the war the money of
the country has been to a large extent
greenbacks, national bank notes, including
gold notes and fractional currency. In 1865
the circulation was $2,000,0b0,i)0:). Eleven
years later General Logan declared that
contraction had reduced the amount to
$742,000,000.
. That part of the currency known as na
tional bank notes will necessarily soon dis
appear with the payment of the public
debt. All agree that some financial system
must be devised to take the place of the
fast expiring national banking system.
Three Different Plane.
“’mere are three plans open to discussion, *’
Baid Mr. Wright. "1. The republican idea,
Which 1 believe to be also the idea of the
eastern democrats, supported by Mr. Cleve
land, is the perpetuation of our present
banking system bj’ an increase of the na
tional bonded indebtedness of the country,
or a system of state banks under the control
of the national government, which would
amount practically to the old national bank
ing system. This is clearly demonstrated,
first, by the recent bond issue; second, by
the refusal unconditionally to repeal the
state bank tax. and third, by the practical
demonetization of silver, which if persisted
in will result in th* absolute necessity for
$1,000,000,000 gold bond issue. Will this idea
do? It means, first, the perpetuation and
increase of the public debt; second, a bank
ing monopoly in the hands of the few, which
has resulted in the past twenty-five years
in the concentration of mere than one-half
of the wealth of the country in the hands
of 1 per cent of her population, which has
enriched the north and east at the expense
of the south and west.
“The second idea is that of the southern
element of the democratic party, with very
itttle support from other sections of the
country, for the unconditional repeal of
the state bank tax, which leaves the ques
tion of the establishment of state banks en
tirely to each state 10 determine for itself.
"I have in my hand,” said Mr. Wright,
•‘the campaign textbook of the democratic
party for the presidential election of 1892.
prepared by the authority of the national
democratic executive committee, of which
Don M. Dickinson. Calvin S. Brice, A. I’.
Gorman and my friend, Clark Howell, Jr.,
are members. In that book, in which thesa
committeemen speak for the democratic
party, they declare emphatically for the un
conditional repeal of the state bank tax.
and declare that ’the question will be left
entirely for each state to determine for It
self.’ The bill for unconditional repeal in
spite of this solemn pledge tn the
platform and reiterated by the na
tional executive committee, has just
been defeated in a congress
overwhelmingly democratic, with no word
of protest from the president who was
elected upon the solemn pledge of uncondi
tional repeal. I am in favor of the uncon
ditional repeal of .•<•>«.> bank tax. 1
believe it would have brought Immediate te
lief to the country. 1 oppose the conditional
repeal of the state bank tax because it
means a continuation of our national bank
ing system.
Immediate Relief Demanded.
“In the lignt of recent events it is hope
less to expect from the so-called democratic
party unconditional repeal. What then?
t-'hall we still adhere to this measure? Sup
pose, in the election this fall, every demo
cratic congressman from the south is elect
ed pledged to the repeal. It is absolutely
certain that democrats who may be elected
to the next congress from the north and
east will be opposed to unconditional repeal.
The same scenes will be enacted in the next
congress as in this one. The people must
have immediate relief. It is absolutely de
manded.
“What then, is to be done? I find it In the
first clause of the first demand of the plat
form of the populist party. We demand a
national currency, safe, sound and fc-xible,
issued by the general government only, a
full legal tender for all debts, public and
private, and that without the use of banking
corporations.’
“This is Jeffersonian democracy, pure and
s’mple. The democrat who refuses to en
dorse it is a traitor to the principles of his
party. If a government bond, based upon
the faith of the government alone is a good
security for debt, why is its promise to pay
without interest in small denominations, di
rectly to the common people who can only
obtain and hold such promises, worthless?
“1. The government has the power to issue
Buch notes.
“2. No interest to be paid upon these notes
to a favored few. Do you know that the
government has paid, since 1865, in interest
alone more than $1,000,000,000 more than the
entire public indebtedness amounted to? In
round sums this government has paid $3,000,-
0>)0,000 in interest to the bondholders upon
less than $2,000,000,000 of bonds.
“3. It does not benefit a class. It carries
Ma "PBsaiaritg is
PmvßitiiAl
llvIUiulUl? achieving a popular
ity never before accorded even to Colum
bias. Seven new peerless wheels which need
only to be seen to be
appreciated. Their
beauty appeals to
the eye, and their
construction to the
V good sense of every
wheelman in the
land, while their standard price of $125
proves particularly attractive to purchasers
of high grade bicycles.
POPE MFG. CO.,
Boston, New York, Chicago, Hartford.
All Columbia agents furnish our catalogue
tree, or we mail it for two two-cent stamps.
Mention Tho Constitution.
out the old democratic idea of eternal op
position to all class legislation.
“4. It could be made elastic.
“5. It is absolutely safe as long as the
republic lasts.
“6. It would bring absolute and immedi
ate relief.
“In 1862, when the people were willing
to take the notes of the government and
the patriotic bankers had refused, when
the bonds of the government were being
bought by eastern shylocks at 40 cents on
the dollar. President Lincoln signed the
legal tender act. I hold in my hand an
article written by L. E. Chittenden in
the October number, 1890, of Harper’s
Magazine, in which this graphic descrip
tion is given of the signature of that acti
“ ‘I was surprised when one afternoon
late in February President Lincoln entered
the register’s room with as sad a look as
I ever saw on his careworn face. He drop
ped wearily into a seat he had previously
chosen, and after a short silence ex
claimed “What have you to say about
this legal tender act? Here is a committee
of great financiers from the great cities
who say that by approving this act I have
wrecked the country. They know all about
it, or they are mistaken.’ ”
“My countrymen, were they mistaken?
In the light of history their protest was a
He. The grand old commoner when he
signed that act saved the union. What a
different scene, my countrymen, when ‘the
great financiers’ of this country were mass
ed in Washington demanding that the silver
dollar of the democratic party, sanctioned,
and I might say hallowed, by the endorse
ment vs every great leader of the past,
should be stricken down and destroyed
forever. Your democratic president of to
day bowed in servile submission. Oh
democracy, democracy, what crimes are
committed in thy name.”
The address was well received by all.
But the democrats say an independent
cannot defeat Judge Maddox. In the last
election the populist received 500 votes out
of about 1.600 in this county.
The seventh district executive commit
tee of the populist party will meet here
Friday to name a date for the congres
sional convention. Chairman Bob Dougher
ty. of this county, says he is in fav'ir of
putting out no candidate and endorsing Mr.
Wright.
WATSON AND HINES.
The Two Champions of the Third Party
Speak in Mncun.
Macon. Ga., July 4.—(Special.)—“Behold
the hero!”
This is how Mr. Iverson L. Harris, of Ma
con, introduced the Hon. Thomas E. Wat
son to several thousand people today.
These words of Mr. Harris’s were greeted
with great applause.
The third party rally at Macon on July
4th had been extensively advertised and
the railroads gave special excursion rates
to the people from the surrounding country.
Though the weather was exceedingly hot,
the audience stood it for several hours and
listened to Watson and Judge Hines. In
the crowd were many democrats.
No disturbance of any kind marred the
day.
On the stand with the speakers were the
local third party committee and other gen
timemen.
Mr. Iverson L. Harris, a talented member
of the Macon bar. Introduced the orators.
Judge II Ines’s Speech.
This was the first time that Judge Hines
has made a speech of any sort in Macon.
Mr. Watson has spoken here before, but
Judge Hines never had. The people were
naturally curious to see ami hear him.
Judge Hines spoke about one hour. He
made a very conservative speech.
Mr. Wulhod'i Speech.
Mr. Watson alluded to the fact that the
Fourth of July was a day which belonged
to no party and one in which every Amer
ican citizen had a common heritage. “It is
associated,” said he, “in our minds with a
protest against English domination and
with the establishment of our government.
It is well to refiect that today we are again
threatened with English domination and
»hat we are threatened with a loss of that
form of government which our fathers es
tablished. If we are to submit to English
dictation in matters of national finance, we
had Just as well let the English bayonet
defend what the English capitalist has con
quered.
“Unless we can maintain that principle
which allows the majority to govern them
the spirit of the republic is gone. 1 declare
to you today that the most important ques
tion which confronts us is whether we shall
have any government nt all. If offices are
to be obtained by trickery and fraud; if
stuffed ballot boxes and suppressed votes
are to be the order of the day, then we have
no government at all. Whenever the places
of public trust are to be auctioned off to
the highest bidder anarchy takes the place
of law and chaos rules where order should
prevail. 1 call upon all citizens, irrespect
ive of party, to reach a common agreement
upon this question, which is higher than all
parties, and to determine that the honest
and free ballots of the actual voters of this
land shall chose our rulers and dictate out
laws. Why are you a democrat today?
What do you believe In? What theories of
government do you hold to be correct?
Will you vote as you honestly think, or will
you go to the polls driven by the party lash?
“A democrat of today must be one of two
things—he must believe in the principles of
Thomas Jefferson or in those of Grover
Cleveland. If he believes in Jefferson’s prin
ciples he will search for them in vain in
the democratic platform or in democratic
practice. If he believes in the principles of
Cleveland, he embraces every republican
policy he has denounced and he denounces
the very principles he has been taught to
love. No man can endorse Grover Cleve
land who is not willing to endorse John
Sherman.
“An illustration of the confusion which
dominates the democratic mind was af
forded by the recent speech of the Hon. H.
G. Turner in Atlanta. He is a gentleman
of the highest character and of very fine
ability In discussing the silver question
he said he would be in favor of its coinage
of 20 to 1 ‘as a beginning.’ Strange to say,
in 1886 Judge Turner voted squarely against
the free coinage of silver. In 1892, as
squarely in its favor; in 1893 he voted to
stop the coinage of silver altogether, and
tn 1894 he says he would favor coinage at 20
to 1 as a beginning. If you change the ra
tio of coinage at all you upset the entire
system, and to restore unity you must call
in every silver dollar now afloat and coin
It over. Mr. Carlisle says this alone would
cost $58,000,000. When a defender of Mr.
• Cleveland as able as Judge Turner is gets
into a difficulty of this sort it simply shows
what a hard case he had to argue and how
difficult It is for a man to run for two offices
at once, as Judge Turner is now doing,
without getting more or less tangled up in
the difficulties of the situation.
“Populism proposes to restore to the peo
ple Jefferson's theories of finance, free gold,
free silver and treasury notes, commonly
known as greenbacks. It proposes to sup
ply the demand which business feels every
where for more money. It proposes to lower
expenditures, to lower taxes and to put the
burden of maintaining the government
upon those who are best able to bear it by
the enactment of a graduated income tax.
NO JOINT DEBATE.
Colonel Candler Kef uses to Meet. Colonel Liv
ingston In Joint Debate.
Hon. Leonidas F. Livingston, fat, plump
and hearty, stepped lightly from the Rich
mond ami Danville train Monday morn
ing as it arrived from Washington, crossed
the street, and his face beaming with good
humor, registered and asked for his usual
room at the Markham.
Then, without waiting to brush the dust
from his clothes, he proceeded to jump
at the newly developed boom of Hon. M.
A. Candler for congress with the avidity
with which a duck pounces on a junebug.
Before he had time to digest his break
fast he penned a few lit es to his comjjeti
tor, stating that be was ready for a joint
discussion forthwith and immediately. This
letter was sent to Colonel Candler’s office,
and for two or three hours an animated
correspondence ensued, which wound up
in Colonel Candler’s absolute refusal to
meet Colonel Livingston on the stump.
Colonel Livingston wanted to meet his
competitor, as has been the invariable cus
tom of the district, and to talk with him
before the people. But Colonel Candler dm
not see it that way, and the public expecta-
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tion of an interesting joint debate went up
in smoke.
Colonel LivinjjNton Thinks It Funny.
Colonel Livingston is disappointed that
Colonel Candler refused to meet him on the
stump.
“Why, said he, in speaking of the mat
ter, “it is the most remarkable thing I
ever heard of. Colonel Candler says he
will not discuss the democratic platform be
cause it allows no room for discussion, and
for that reason he will not meet me. Yet
he wants to turn me out of congress and
take my place. Now it strikes me that this
being his position, the people of the district
have a right to know just on what ground
he desires to make the change. He should
be frank with the people, and tell them his
objection to me. Then in fairness I should
be on hand and defend myself, and tell the
people in Colonel Candler’s presence just
why I think the change would not be ad
visable. Since, however, he admits there
is nothing to discuss, he must be fully sat
isfied with my record—else he would be
willing to discuss it. If he is satisfied with
it, then he should not try to defeat me.
If he is not satisfied with it, then he should
tell the people wherein he objects. 1 have
challenged him to do this, and he refuses
to accord me the privilege, which never
before has been denied in a good-natured
contest for the congressional nomination
between democrats in this district. There
is an old rule in Kentucky that when one
candidate refuses to meet another in joint
debate, he is eliminated absolutely as a
factor in the race. The people will not
vote for a man who is not ready to meet
his competitor. This rule does not apply
In Georgia, but if the time ever comes
when it can be said of me that 1 am unwill
ing to meet my competitor in open debate
and tell the people before him the whys
and wherefores of my candidacy, then I
want my friends, if I have any left, to
pull me out of the race and drop me with
a dull thud.”
ENDORSED AT HOME.
The Deiuverutv of Newton County
Rally to Colonel Livingston.
Covington, Ga., July 4.—(Special.)—At a
large and enthusiastic mass meeting of
the democrats of Newton county, after a
grand speech by Hon. L. F. Livingston,
the accompanying resolutions were unan
imously adopted:
“Whereas, A statement has been made
that opposition to Hon. L. F. Livingston
in his candidacy for re-election to congiess
has been brought about in part by citizens
of Newton county; therefore be it 1
“Resolved, That we, as democrats J( |,n
mass meeting assembled, hereby renew „,ir
allegiance to him and regret that si«h
an impression should have been made, aid
be it further g
“Resolved, That we most heartily in
dorse Colonel Livingston's course in con
gress and hereby pledge him our cheerful
support and commend him to our party Ba
a leader in every way worthy of their cu’-
lidence W. C. NORVELL, Chairman,
“J. 11. GRIFFIN, Secretary.” »
One Honest Man.
Dear Editor: Please inform your readers
that if written to confidentially, 1 will mail
in a sealed letter, the plan pursued I y
which 1 was permanently restored to heal.lt
ami -manly vigor, after years of suffering
from nervous weakness, night losses and
.irunken parts.
I have no scheme to extort money fre m
any one whomsoever. 1 was robbed and
swindled by the quacks until 1 nearly lost
faith in mankind, but thank heaven. I am
now well, vigorous ami strong, and anxious
to make this certain means of cure 1-nown
to all. Having nothing to sell or send C. O.
D.. I want no money. Address,
JAMES A HARRIS,
Box 62. Delray, Mich.
SPENT F.K KOl'Ulir IT.
Tne President of the southern Buv« the East
Tennessee—Over Two Million Paid.
Knoxville, Tenn., July 7.—(Special.)—
Promptly at 10 o’clock this morning Col
onel Joseph Caldwell adjusted his eye
glasses and said: “Now, gentlemen, if
you will give me your attention I will offer
for sale the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia railroad.”
His air and manner was that of the e'-
ery day run of auctioneers when they hold
up before the anxious bidders at a country
store a tin dipper or a. coffee pot, and ask:
“How much do 1 hear for it?” He was as
cool as a cucumber on ice and to a passer
by not knowing what was going on no idea
could have been diawn of the significance
of the moment. The men standing close
beside the auctioneer would never have
been takefi for millionaires or representa
tives of millionaires. There was Mr. Sam
Spencer, president of the new Southern
Railway Company, and his immediates as
sociates representing Drexel, Morgan &
Co. Mr. Spencer, a man of small statue,
stood right under the crier, clad in a simple
suit of blue serge, wearing a very plain,
narrow-brimmed straw hat. in his vest
pocket were two little bits of blue paper.
They were certified checks heralding a
million and a half dollars, ami a few
utes later were passed over to the '1 en
nessee colonel with spectacles on his nose.
That moment the East Tennessee. \ Ir
ginia and Georgia railroad saw its naming
red seal vanish forever from the constella
tion of .southern railroads in which it lias
figured so 1 ng as a leading light, for with
the changing hands of those tiny scraps ol
paper of robin’s egg blue, this colossal sys
tem of railways became the property of
the Southern Railway Company, and here
after will be nothing more than the west
ern division of the new system.
The sale was witnessed by 200 spectators,
and took place in front of the East Ten
nessee depot here. Colonel Josh Caldwell,
special master, by authority of the United
States courts, read the order of sale. This
took several minutes. The requirements
of the order are well understood by the
reading public, having been published in
all of the leading dailies of this section of
the south.
When he finished reading Colonel (aid
well looked over the edge of his spectacles
and announced that the first bid must be
on the property covered by equipment and
improvement mortgages. The number of
engines, cars, miles of track, etc., weie
named. “Now,” said he, a smile playing
in ills face at the humor of the situation,
“how much do 1 hear for it ?
“Twelve hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars,” said Mr. C. H. Coster, one of the re
organizers, as though it had been 15 cents
on a potato grater.
The crowd laughed.
An old negro hack driver shouted, “Good
Lord.”
Nobody cared to bid higher and the prop
erty was knocked down to Mr. Coster.
The second sale was property covered by
general mortgages, such as tools, pumps,
etc. Mr. Coster bid $250,000, which was not
raised, and the property was knocked oft to
him. Then came the sale of the road and
property in the entirety.
“What do 1 hear from you!” shouted the
colonel.
Mr. Sam Spencer, representing the South
ern Railway Company, quietly said, “C'fy
teen hundred and five thousand dollars,”
going just $5,000 above the total amount of
both of Mr. Coster’s bids.
“Going, going—last time and fair warn
ing,” said the genial Colonel Caldwell —
“gone.”
The lowest bld that could have been made
was the sum total of Mr. Coster’s two bids—
sl,soo,ooo—according to the order of sale.
As to the operation of the East Tennes
see by the Southern, Mr. Spencer said to
day:
"This will be called the western division
of the new system, and light changes, if
any, at least for the present, will be made
in the management. Headquarters will re
main at Knoxville for the present. As to
the personnel, 1 am not inclined to go out
of the way for officials, and so far as prac
ticable will hold to the present officers. I
have no favorites among the present offi
cers. 1 have no favorites to bring here
from other roads and believe the men here
know more about the road anyhow than
any I could bring in.”
The sale will nut be ratified by the courts
until July 14th. Quite a sensation was
sprung at the sale by Hon. W. A. Wimbish,
of Columbus, special attorney for the state
of Georgia on the Western and At
lantic railroad litigation. He served
notice that the East Tennessee has
usurped in Georgia towns and
and particular in Atlanta the track of the
Wet tern and Atlantic and that the pur
chi, seis would have to take that into con
sideration in making their bib
GEORGIA POLITICS.
A SUMMARY OF POLITICAL AFFAIRS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
Ti e Results of the Democratic Executive
Committee’s Mass Meetings in
the Different Counties.
Sandersville, Ga., July 3.—(Special.)—The
democrats of Washington county held a
inass meeting here today, and the sena
torial convention of the twentieth district
was also held here. Rufus W. Roberts
Baldwin county’s choice, was nominated
for senator. A new county executive com
mittee was elected. Delegates were chosen
to the state convention, and were instruct
ed, to vote for W. Y. Atkinson for governor
and the present statehouse officers.
A resolution endorsing A. O. Bacon for
United States senator, and requesting the
county’s representative to vote for Iran,
was enthusiastically adopted.
A resolution approving the administration
of Governor Northen was unanimously
adopted.
R. W. Roberts was introduced, and made
a graceful acknowledgement of the honor
conferred upon him.
Bacon Gets Hancock.
Sparta, Ga.. July 3. —(Special.)—At a mass
meeting of the democratic party held here
today, resolutions were unanimously passed
endorsing J. C. C. Black for re-election to
congress and A. O. Bacon for the senate.
Culhonn’s Delegates Appointed.
Arlington, Ga., July 3.—(Special.)—Calhoun
county's executive committee met today.
Atkinson and Clifton delegates were ap
pointed.
Putnam Endorses Lawson.
Eatonton. Ga., July 3.—(Special.)—At a
largely attended mass meeting today Hon.
Thomas G. Lawson was put forward by the
democracy of Putnam county for renomi
nation to congress from the eighth district.
Tlie resolutions were strong and earnest
and were adopted with great enthusiasm.
Putnam is justly prottu of Judge Lawson.
County officers will be selected by pri
mary early in August.
George W. Adams was made chairman of
the new executive committee. The Evans
Club, at a meeting today, appointed a
strong delegation to the state convention,
with Colonel R. R. Nisblt at the head.
In the Eighth.
Athens, Ga., July 4.—(Special.)—Greens-
boro is the place at which the democratic
congressional convention will be held for
the purpose of nominating the standard
bearer for the eighth district, and July 31st
is the day on which the convention meets.
There was no fight whatever in the meet
ing of the executive committee, and the
friends of-both Judge Lawson and Judge
McWhorter readily agreed on the time and
place for the convention. In fact the vote
was unanimous.
Mass Meeting nt Isabella.
Ashburn, Ga., July 6.—(Special.)—There
was a democratic mass meeting at Isabella
today. Hon. Ben Russell received 95 votes
and Judge Guerry 8 votes for congressman.
Bibb ter i art
Macon, Ga., July 7.—(Special.)—The de
mocracy of Bibb county had a glorious
time today. A regular love feast. There
was an immense attendance of rock-ribbed
democrats at the mass meeting which as
sembled at 12 o’lock at the courthouse.
It unanimously endorsed lion. C. L Bartlett
for congress from the sixtli district and elected
delegates for him.
I awaxn Carries Franklin.
Carnesville, Ga., July 7. —(Special.)—At a
large and enthusiastic democratic rally
held here today Judge Hamilton McWhor
ter and Hon. T. G. Lawson made strong
democratic speeches to an audience of
from 1.200 to 1,500 people. The speeches
were able and eloquent and both made im
pressions upon the democrats and will do
much gogd. Delegates wero elected to the con
gressional convention and instructed to
cast the vote of the county for Hon. T.
G. Lawson.
'.tones Gets His Home County.
Newnan, Ga., July 7.—(Special.)—The pri
mary election for congressman, State sen
ator and two members of the legislature
tcck place today and was one of the most
exciting contests that has occurred In this
county in ten years.
Hon. Charles IL. Moses has received fully
nine-tenths of the vote cast for congress
man, Judge Sam Harris’s total vote being
estimated at 125. Hon. Thomas W. Grimes
was not voted for.
Hon. T. R. Whitley, of Douglas, gets the
entire vote of the county for state sena
tor.
Judge Harris Carries Cat-roll.
Carrollton, Ga., July 7. —(Special.)—In the
primary today Judge S. W. Harris carried
the county by over 1,200 majority. Mr.
Moses made a light in the county. He is
sued circulars ami his friends worked hard
but he did not poll 300 votes. Dr. W. W.
Fitts and W. O. Malone were nominated
for representatives.
Harris Gets Meriweather.
Greenville, Ga., July 7.—(Special.)—Meri
wether county yesterday went for Judge S.
W. Harris for congress by a large majority.
Morgan for Lawson.
Madison, Ga., July 7.—(Special.)—A mass
meeting of democrats, presided over by
Hon. H. VV. Baldwin as permanent chair
man, was held here today. On motion of
Hon. Calvin George a delegation of twen
ty members witii Hon. E. W. Butler as
chairman, was elected ami instructed to
work and vote for Judge Lawson for con
gress. Strong resolutions of endorsement
of Judge Lawson by Hon. E. W. Butler
were unanimously adopted. An executive
committee of twenty with Hon. H. W.
Baldwin, as chairman was selected.
Qnitinan for Guerry.
Georgetown, Ga., July 7.--(Special.)—ln a
mass meeting today, Quitman county elect
ed delegates to tluj congressional convention
in favor of Judge J. H. Guerry and the
senatorial convention in favor of Captain
J. E. Harris, of this county.
Carroll’s Populists.
Carrollton, Ga., July 7.—(Special.)—The
populists held a convention here today
and nominated Jesse Murrah and J. R.
Spence lor the legislature. They are the
same men nominated and defeated two
years ago.
Drowned Before His Family.
Anderson, S. C., Julv 7. (Special.) E. B.
Murray, a prominent lawyer and ex-state
senator,’ was accidentally drowned his
fish pond this afternoon while bathing. He
was towing a small boat in which were
members of his family, when his foot slip
ped and he went down. He was under wa
ter about twenty minutes and all efforts to
resuscitate him failed.
Reunion at Cora.
Covington, Ga., July s.—(Speclal.)-The
people of Newton county heldxa social re
union at Cora. Three thousand persons
were present. Addresses were imide by
Messrs. R. L. King, Z. Speer. W. B. Lee,
Jr Rev. Mr. Ragsdale, 1.. L. Middlebrooks,
Hon. L. F. Livingston, Judge E. F. Edwards
and others.
ON THE POINT OF FIGHTING.
Populists Interrupt Colonel Atkinson
and Create Great Excitement.
Tennille, Ga., July 4.-(Special.)-Hon. W.
Y. Atkinson spoke here at 2 o’clock today
to one thousand people. All business houses
were closed Ln Sandersville and lenmlle.
Three or four hundred populists were pres
ent Colonel T. W. Hardwick, a prominent
attorney of this place, introduced Mr. At
kinson. In closing the introduction he said
it pave him great pleasure to introduce to
the citizens of Washington county one who
had been the means of leading the demo
cratic party to such an overwhelming ma
jority In 1892. and who would lead to a atilt
greater victory in 1894.
Mr. Atkinson was interrupted two or
three times by two third partyites. Fate
Brantley and Bill Glenn. Fate Brantley
interrupted by saying that the democrats
bought the negro vote. Mr. Atkinson sa:d
the negro had learned sense. He knew the
democrats had money and democrats paid
the negro's schooling. Bill Glenn said the
negroes in Washington would vote lor
Hines. Mr. Atkinson had just started to
reply, saying, “This gentleman says the
negro will vote for Hines— ’’ when Bill
Glenn called Mr. Atkinson a
_ _ liar.” There came near
being a fight, but Mr. Atkinson and
others soon quieted the crowd, and the
balance of the speech was listened to with
close attention. Mr. Atkinson put a great
manv third party people to thinkmg wheth
er tney would stick to the third party or
not.
The Seventh’s Ponullsts.
LaFayette, Ga., July 6.—(Special.)—The
people's party executive committee of the
seventh congressional district met here
today and fixed August 15th as the time
for holding their congressional convention.
The convention will be held in Rome and
after that date Hon. Seaborn Wright will
know whether he is to be endorsed or not.
It is the general opinion here that the
populists will endorse him and allow him
to run as an independent.
MR. TURNER’S ADDRESS
Reviewed by a Well-Known. Georgian
Who In Here.
Editor Constitution: I must admit that I
was very much disappointed at Hon. Henry
G. Turner’s speech. We had been led to
believe that democrats were to find out by
hearing his speech what was the cause of
our present trouble and that they were to
be given the remedy.
I agree with him on one proposition, and
that is that the democratic party is in
danger and that if disintegration comes
it will be a great calamity to our people.
I accept without dispute what ne says—that
our party by “consolidating our factions,”
reversed our disasters and again took pos
session of both branches of the government
and the presidency and that “consummate
generalship prevailed before our victory,”
and I agree further with him that as soon
“as our party was inaugurated the differ
ences which were healed in the campaign
reasserted themselves and the country was
rent with division.”
These statements are all true.
I was disappointed because Mr. Turner
did not tell us how these dissensions oc
curred and how they could be healed. The
latter point especially I did expect to hear
elucidated by the distinguished speaker.
In fact, I had been told that he was a
candidate for the senate and had been
selected to make this speech in Atlanta for
that specific purpose.
Mr. Turner discussed mainly four prepo
sitions.
1. Silver.
2. Repeal of state bank tax.
3. Tariff.
4. The senate.
I am led to believe from his
speech that he agrees with what
has been done on the first three important
subjects and endorses the senate, sugar
and all, when it has put two of the prin
cipal products in his congressional district
on the free list, lumber and wool, and given
40 per cent protection to a few sugar plan
ters in Louisiana because the sugar trust
demanded it. Every manufacturer that
uses wool gets some protection and the
wool grower gets none, Every trust is
protected by the senate bill; not one
escaped, and there is not a sensible man
that does not know that the senate bill,
which Mr. Turner says will bq a law in a
few days, is nothing but a modified Mc-
Kinley bill
Now I am sorry to hear so tame an
excuse as Mr. Turner gives for the loss of
the direct pledge to our people to repeal
the tax of 10 per cent on state issues. I
will just quote what he says, after he
shows that the committee api>ointed by the
speaker was opposed to the repeal of the
tax.
“Why did the measure fail?” asks Mr.
Turner. “It was because certain demo
crats (He might have said mugwumps)
were not true to the pledges which they
assumed and failed to carry out.” If Mr.
Turner had stopped at this he would have
hit the nail on the head, but he apologizes,
in substance, for those who deliberately
deserted their party colors, by saying:
“There were several trem the north who
opposed the repeal of this tax from honest
motives, and I am not the one to charge
them with disloyalty.” If this was not
disloyalty what was it, and Mr. Turner
would made no mistake in charging it. If
these men were right, the democratic party
was wrong in putting such a plank in its
platform. I deny the latter.
But Air. Turner’s greatest disappoint
ment was on his discussion of silver. To
say tiiat it must be disappointing to the
friends of the Carlisle-Sherman policj here
is to put it mildly. Mr. Turner never did
convince but one man that a ratio of
20 to 1 was right and that man is Ben
Russell, and if Beu had it to do over
again he would not convince him.
Os all the fool propositions about silver,
this parity business is the worst. The word
was never heard of in public discussion uhtil
after 1873, in this country, at least. John
Sherman imported it. It is an English thor
oughbred, registered by Mr. Sherman in
The Congressional Record as fa” back as
1873, and the work of that year produced a
panic in this country that has never been
equaled until the present day. The panic
of 1873 was caused because we ceased to
coin silver dollars (by a shrewd trick), for
which tlie English government paid well,
it is said.
Let us imagine for one moment that Mr.
Turner had been able to convince congress
that the ratio of 20 to 1 was the proper
one for silver. What would have been
the result? Every piece of silver, whether
dollars, half dollars, quarters or dimes,
as soon as the bill passed would have been
at a discount all over the world. The bill
would doubtless have gwen the holder of
a 16 to 1 dollar the right to exchange for
a 20 to 1. Mr. Carlisle said it would take
four years to coin the seigniorage—about
$50,000,000. Counting our silver currency at
about $100,000,000, it would have taken thirty
two years before we would have finished
the job of swapping dollars. This is certain
ly the grandest scheme for demonetizing sil
ver ever invented. It is so bold-faced that
even the monometallists have never given
heed to it for fear they would be found
out.
Then, another thing. Mr. Turner, no
doubt, knows that 20 to 1 is not the ratio
between gold and silver, even under the
artificial pressure of today. The truth is,
the parity of gold and silver is nearer to
30 to 1 than it is to 20 to 1. Then why change
from 16 to 20?
The United States has more silver in a
dollar than any nation on earth. The stamp
of the government makes the value, and
as long as a silver dollar will buy as much
as any other kind of a dollar, why do we
want to disturb it? Sotne of the goldbugs,
who went to Mexico, say you could get two
Mexican dollars for one American dollar.
Then why increase the ratio? There is but
SB.BO bullion gold in a ten-dollar gold eagle,
but nobody makes any fuss on that score.
Such arguments, purporting to be made
to conciliate are calculated to cause dissen
sion, especially when they are in the face of
all the promises we have made the people
in our platform.
The most striking thing in Mr. Turner’s
address is his declaration that he favors
free coinage at a ratio of 20 to 1, though
he admitted that this would not be at a
“parity.” Yet, if the 16 to 1 dollar is a “dis
honest” dollar, would it remedy the evil to
supnlant it with another “dishonest” dol
lar? If Mr. Turner wanted to be very con
cise on this point, why did he not declare
for a 30 to 1 dollar, which could be changed
every once in a while as the gold trust
succeeded in changing the value of the two
metals? If 20 to I is right, why not 16 to 1?
In heaven’s name, why?
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not renew at once no as to get one of
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are giving to every one who sends
in a year’s stibscription (whether new
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In a Series of Prizes Based
On the Best Estimates of
Bis WsCimoii Crop
This SI,OOO will be in addition to our
numerous other premiums and prizes, and
every new subscriber, or every renewal, baa
the privilege of contending for every priss
in this or any other of the several priM
contests instituted for our subscribers.
THE PLAN.
The prospective size of this year’s supply
is the determining factor of this year’s
prices. Hence, everj’body is interested in
the probable size of the cotton crop of
1803-94—the crop which is already harvest
ed and which is now being marketed. The
official announcement of the size of this
crop will be made about September 1, 1894,
and the figures accepted in determining this
contest will be those of the New Orleans
cotton exchange.
The prizes will be awarded and
THE SI,OOO DIVIDED
among the successful guessers just as soon
as the official announcement of the New
Orleans cotton exchange is made.
THE PRIZES.
There will be SI,OOO in prizes, to ba
divided and distributed as follows:
First Prize.
S4OO IN GOLD to the person making the
nearest estimate of the official announce
meat of the size of the crop.
Second Prize.
S2OO IN GOLD to the next closest
guess.
Third Prize.
A S2OO SGIiOLARSHIP and board in a
leading university for one year, transferable
if the winner desires, and available (<*<.•
male or female. This prize for the thirj
nearest guess.
Fourth Prize.
A $1 ( JO Titll’ TO HAVANA, Cuba, and
return, ibis amount including railroad
and steamship fare from the home of the
winner to Havana and return, and allowing
enough for expenses for a delightful wt-eij
or ten days’ trip for the fourth neartxl
guesser.
Fifth Prize.
A SIOO TRW TO THE CITY OP
MLN ICO, traveling expenses to be borne
by The Constitution, including all railroad
transportation to the above amount. Thii
prize for the fifth nearest guesser.
THE CONTEST.
The conditions governing this contest ara
very simple, indeed. Every person who
semis fits own name or any other name,
or a renewal, lor one year s subscription to
The Weekly Constitution will be entitled
to make an estimate in tuis contest.
He can wake a guess for every sub
scriber sent, and the names so sent will
also be entitled to a subscriber's guess.
Thus, if a person sends us the names of
six subscribers, lie can make six guesses,
and each of the names he sends will be
entitled to a guess, lie can send a guess
with every additional subscriber.
All clubbing subscriptions are entitled to
participate in this contest.
Every guesser is required to write his
name and address on a separate piece of
paper, on which should be written hii
guess in legible figures.
No guess will be entered that is not
accompanied by cash for the subscriptions
sent.
Other Crops.
In order that the guessers may have a
fair insight into the statistics concerninj
past cotton crops, we present herewith tha
total crops from the year 187 1 to 1891,
inclusive, as follows:
Year I Bales Year 1 Bales
1577 ... .1 4.485,423 11 ls >B4 5,714,053
| 4si 1 ‘>os II 1, 85.> ... . . s,bbl*,’'2l
loij •• • • VtV ’JmYiI •• • • 6,.113,624
ISS) ... • • 1888 .... 7.017,707
1881 ... . -I b,.>B.i..>_.' 1 -JJ.S9 .. , . 6,‘.>35,0.83
1882 .. . . I 181)0 .... 7,313,720
1883 ... .1 ti.FA 4 ? 8 U’G.5lB
1884 | 5,714,052 | | 1892 j 6,700.365
THE CONTEST NOW OPEN
A special clerk has been assigned to the
work ol compiling the thousands of guesses
that will be received m tins contest be
tween now and next September. Special
books have been prepared, by which careful
record will be kept fdr every guess, so that
there will be no possible confusion in the
award of the one thousand dollars which
The Constitution oilers, and which will fie
distributed in settlement of this contest.
The contest is now open, and every new
subscriber or renewal of a subscription is
entitled to a guess in accordance with the
conditions above stated. It is not every
day that a paper gives away one thousand
dollars in one contest; but The Constitution
aoes tins to interest its readers. This is
but one of several contests that Tim Cou
smution will run during the coming year.
The contest above announced is the most
interesting that. The Constitution has offer
ed in a long time, and it is a splendid op
portunity for its subscribers to make a test
of their guessing ability.
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