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fOR FREE SILVER.
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ix uur flaixlt run sii.veu.
kvnr a Ratio of 1« to 1, and Demand
rtliate l.*-gi»lali<>ti on It- Judge T.
.awaon Nominated in the Eighth.
■nton. Ga.. July 31. {Special.)—The
f the organized democracy of the
jngressional district rings out in no
I tone.
then. In this district, the home of
, the very place where democratic
ns get their most positive construc
ts no wonder that representative
?s of the party called in conven
organize for the red-hot campaign,
found appealing to the state democratic
9Etvention to stand by the party platform.
JKv! tin of speech. brief and to the point,
th< resolution was passed unanimously and
Wit a shout of applause. It speaks for
Kb< f. Hon. James Whitehead Introduced
It, and Its sentiments were taken up with
•i wild whoop of approval, not one vote or
Jbice to the contrary being sounded. Here
M the resolution in full:
That we. the democrats of
jßh-’ tvn.h congressional district in convcn-
Skm assembled. hereby renew our allegi
'flur to the democratic principles enunci
ated in the Georgia platform in 1892.
B “We favor the immediate repeal of the
d.ibii.iiy 10 p» r cent tax upon state banks.
■ “We favor an income tax that will cause
filhe rich to bear their just proportion of the
,®bur-i<-n of the government.
Jg “We favor a tariff for revenue only, so
iust> d as to relieve the necessities of life
wfr m taxation and place the tax upon the
■ux'.tries as far as practicable.
I “We favor the free coinage of silver at
|H*!ie ratio of 16 to 1, and demand that such
■lov be enacted witlAiut waiting u|*>n tne
wcivw* process of international agreement.'
Judge T. <;. I-aw.on Nominated.
I Gre nesboro. Ga.. July 31.—{Special.)—The
■ <ongr>-s-m>:i.tl convention of the eighth dis
■ tn<-t met at the courthouse here at 10
■ o’clo. k inis morning. The convention was
■ organized by the election of Hon. W. D.
■ O’Farrell, of Athens, as chairman, and
■ Colonel J. w. Chapman, of Washington.
■ s cretary. The convention was a large and
■ representative one. am! its delilierations
V were marked with harmony and . nthusiasm.
■ Colonel •_»’Fart ell, in taking the chair, made
■ a few ringing remarks on the necessity of
I united democratic action and the solidified
I front w hich the party should present to the
■ common enemy.
Nominations for congressman being in
I ord’-r, Hon Luke Campbell, of Monticello.
I made a strong and eulogistic speech eom
* mendatory of Hon. Thomas G. Ltwson. of
I Putnam. The nani • of Judge Lawson was
! gtcetel with continued applause. Hon. John
I C. Han. of Greene, seconded the nomination.
In doing so he withdrew the name of Hun.
i Mamiiton McWhorter, and paid a high en-
I tomium to th character, fidelity ami abili-
L ty of that gentleman. Captain Hart said
! there would lie no truer, more earnest or
enthusiastic worker for Judge Lawson than
the men who had sup|>orted Judge McWhor-
I ter in the r cent contest.
On motion of Hon. H. T. le'wis. of
Greenesboro, the nomination of Judge Law
son was made by a rising vote, and when
the chairman put jt, every man in th. court
room rose, and a ringing cheer went up for
the standard hearer of the democracy.
The Chicago Platform Enilorwd.
“Ib-solvel. That we renew and ratfirm
«»ur faith in, and our allegiance to each
and ttery one of those sound demecratie
puncipl's and promises contained in the
Chicago platform of 1st!; and standing un
alterably and immovably then upon, we
hereby renew the pledge of the grand old
democratic party, to the sun', honest and
• • !' r u' ftiinibw nt of jt< e.-- ry promise, as
. ,£»ih in said platform.
“ttvsoive.l. That through dissension and
division In our ranks we only invite con
tinued ruin ami wreck, while alone through
united an I harmonious action can we hope
for .i r -toration of honest ami constitu
tional got' rum. nt and the triumph of true
democrat! principles, ami we would say
to our erring brothers who have gone apart
fr<>ni us. return to the fold of your fathers,
and with our ranks once again reunited, let
us move on for a full realization of that
long hoped for happiness, peace, plenty and
prosperity which will prove the coming
Id -~ing of a just ami honest government,
under a fully r stored constitutional union
of the American states.
“It« -olv« d. That tn the Hon. Thomas G.
l-i-.vs- n the eighth congressional district
of Georgia has had an able, honest and
faithful r« presentative. ami that In return
ing him to th tifty-fourth congress we con
tribute to the national congress a states
man > f known and recognised ability ami
one wh-■loyalty to public trust eanwoily
b- e«| iale.| by his loyalty to duty as a
true and tried democrat.”
MATEEN IO ONE.
That I* the Declaration of the Fifth f'on
gre«.*i'«»nl District.
The fifth stands nat on the Georgia con
st ru-ti>>n of the currency plank in the Chi
cago platform.
That is. in express terms, the frer coin
age of silver at 16 to 1.
la the language of the resoluti-'ns adopt
ed by dele-ates deeled squarely u|h>ii that
is-ue. "the currency plank of th.it plat
form wa- given only one construction in the
campaign in Georgia two years ago.”
construction has be-n loyally defended by
a majority of the s •utheru members of
grvss. For his fidelity to that con
struction Hon. Leonidas F. Livingston was
co mend* i. and to further carry it out be
was n sminated for a third time to a seat in
the house of representatives.
Thi- is the offici d v lee of the capital
• ■ ty district of Georgia, representing not
si-one the farmers of Walton and Houglas,
l‘it the great commercial interests of Ful
ton county. it is the voice of the farmer,
tae mechanic. the laborer, the mere han
the manufacturer and the professional man.
ail of whom See in the rigid carrying out
p.atform their only hope of pros-
Hvii. dark Howell moved the appoint
ment ■ f a committee on platform, to be
composed of one delegate from each county,
whicn was adopted, and the following gen
tlemen wen- appointed by the chair:
Hon. Clark Howell, of Fulton,
lion. A. I’. Adamson, of Clayton.
Hon. M. I’. Harvey, of Campbell.
Hou. John M. James, of Douglas.
Hon. W. M. Ragsdale, of DeKaltx
Hon T. J. Speer, of Newton.
Hou. J. M. Day. of Rockdale.
Hon R. J. Sorrell. Sr., of Walton,
in i few minutes the committee, though
its chairman, Hon. dark Howell, announc
ed ready to report.
h>iuare mid t<» the l , oliit
Tne platform read as follows:
"Speaking for the democracy of the fifth
congn ssionai district of Georgia, we, their
representatives, in convention assembled for
the purpose of nominating a standard bearer
for the i-arty in the campaign for represen
tative ftom this district, express our ap
proval of the course of Hon. L. F. Living
ston in his efforts in behalf of the redemp
tion of every pledge of the democratic
platform. In efery vote cast on measures
looking to the redemption of democratic
pledges, he has proven faithful to his trust,
and loyal to the sentiment of the district
which he has so ably ref resented.
“We renew our allegiance to the demo
cratic pr nciples enunciated in the Georgia
democratic platform of IW. and In the
national platform of the party adopteil in
the same year. The currency plank of
that platform was given only one construc
tion in the campaign in Georgia two years
ago. and that construction has been loyally
defen<le«l by she overwhelming majority of
southern representatives and senators in
their efforts to repeal the altominable Sher
man law makeshift by the substitution of
saver legislation in accord with the declara-
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION; ATT.ANTA, GA., MONDAY. AUGUST 6, 1894.
tion of the Chicago platform, by which
pledge the use of both gold and silver as
standard money metals of the country are
to be coined without discrimination or
charge for mintage, which means the free
coinage of silver alike with gold. In acting
with the majority of his democratic col
leagues, and with the almost unbroken rank
of democratic representatives from the
south to secure this end, we applaud the
votes of cur representative, and commend
him for refusing to make one of the demo
cratic minority which, in conjunction with
the republicans of the house has succeeded
m checking democratic legislation as de
manded by the majority of democrats in
congress, and by the overwhelming senti
ment of the democrats of our state.
"We demand the immediate restoration
by this government, independent of any
foreign power, ot the free and unlimited
coiage of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1; such
silver when coined to be a full and complete
legal tender, equally with god, for all debts,
public and private, without exception, this
having been the law prior to the iniquitous
act of 1875, which was passed by a repub
lican congress without the knowledge or
consent of the people of the United States,
and at which time the silver dollar was
actually at a premium. We demand that
the restrictive and discriminating legislation
then thrown around silver be removed, and
hold that it is unjust, unfair and unreason
able to attack the silver dollar as a dis
honest dollar until it is allowed to assert
its fuil potency by the repeal ot the in
iquitous legislation adopted for the sole
purpose of depriving it of its constitutional
functons.
“We favor the immediate repeal of the
prohibitory 10 per cent tax on state banks.
"We favor an income tax that will cause
accumulated capital to bear its just propor
tion of the expenses of the government.
“We favor a tariff for revenue only, so
adjusted as to relieve the necessaries of
life from taxation, and place a tax upon
the luxuries as far as possible.
“We ask the democratic party every
where to unite with us in the defense of
time-honored democratic principles; we
pledge our assistance, as loyal and true
democrats, to every effort of the democratic
administration which seeks to redeem the
pledge* of the party, and we commend and
approve the repeal of the federal election
laws.
“This platform,” resumed Mr. Howel).
"Is plain ami outspoken—a declaration upon
which all democrats can stand and the
adoption of which by the fifth district will
inspire demoerts everywhete."
The vote then recurred upon the adoption
of thy report as read by Mr. Howell, which
was carried without division or negative.
Naming Hie Men.
“The time has come,” said Hon. Hamil
ton Douglas, "when w-• should name the
standard bearer of the democracy for this
district. It is my honor to place in nomi
nation one who shall represent us well and
faithfully.
With a hurrah the vote was taken and
Colonel Livingston now stands the flag
liearer of the democracy of the fifth district,
standing upon
A platform of 1G to I.
JI DGK < OI’FONHNTS.
The Third’* PopuliMtn \<»nilntite G. W.
White for <'«»ngreMS.
Americus. Ga., August I.—(Special.)—Judge
Hines and Tom Watson spoke here today
to an immense throng. The crowd was es
timated at lo.ouo. The third party men pre
dominated, lut they came from a dozen
adjoining counties. Hundreds came in
wagons and camped over night. A large
number of negroes were present. Watson
and Hines spoke from the same stand
that General Evans and Atkinson occu
pied when they visited Americus. Judge
Hines made a very conservative speech,
only now and then giving the democrats
a lick. Watson fairly tore up the turf
and was greeted with shouts of applause
from his side. He made one of his usual
speeches as to the government ownership
of radroads, the race question and the dis
turbed finances of the country. The demo
crats treated the sp«-aker with marked
respect an 1 the meeting was conducted in
a most ord rlj manner. After the speak
ing. the populists of this district met at
the oi«-ra house and nominated George W.
White, of Crjwfc-id county, for congress to
oppose Judge Crisp, and Mr. J.
of Sumter, for senator from the thirteenth
senatorial district.
TWO Al’lKt i:.
Iliacou Got Monroe nod Ptitnnm.
Giirrnrd Took Troup und Henry.
Forsyth, Ga., August 4.—(Special.)—The
election passed off quietly in Monroe
county today. From the best information
tonight. Bacon carries the county by a good
majority. B. S. Willingham and B. <Mc-
Gough are the successful candidates for rep
resentatives.
Eatonton. Ga.. August 4.—(Sjiecial.)—Ba
con's majority in Putnam county is 75.
Garrard Carried Troup.
LiGrange. Ga., August 4.—(Special.)—
Troup county today went for Colonel Ixiuis
F. Garrard by probably 50 majority. With
one precinct to hear from Garrard’s ma
jority is 2x. and it is believed that he will
have a majority in the precinct wliieh has
not reported. Th? fight was very close.
Henry Went for Garret rd.
McDonough, Ga., August 4.—(Special.)—
Ixtuis F. Garrard is Henry county’s choice
fo’r the United States senate. He got a ma
jority of 3 over Major Bacon in yesterday’s
primary.
IN TH E ELEVEN I 11.
Populists Nominate n Man Against Judge
Turner for Him to Defeat.
Waycross, Ga.. August I.—{Special.)—The
third party of this district met here today
t<> put in nomination a candidate for con
gress and a ticket for the courthouse offi
cers. The meeting was presided over by
Bishop ami Morton. Colonel Harris, of
Brunswick, made a speech, in which he
spoke bitterly of the democrats. He was
frequently cheered by the populists.
It was thought by the democrats that
Harris would receive the nomination for
congress, but in this they were mistaken.
Prior to the nomination, the leaders of the
party met in the grand jury room at the
and held a caucus. Dr. S. W.
Johnson, of Appling county, was chosen in
the caucus as a suitable person to present
t<> the meeting as a candidate for congress.
Johnson was put in nomination, and re
ceived the unanimous vote of the delegates.
Bartlett Got Npnlding.
Griffin, Ga., August 1. —(Special.)—Hon.
Charles L. Bartlett has carried Spalding
for congress by a majority of 22S with one
district to be heard from. That polls less
than 106 votes, and it is lielieved that H
will still further inen-ase his majority. Tne
only two candidates that received anything
like a vote were Bartlett and Calmniss,
who were warmly supported by their
friends.
Whitfield Geta Butts.
.laek«on. Ga.. August I.—(Special.)
Robert Whitfield carried the county by one
or two majority over Judge BarCiett for
congress.
Straight from the Shoulder.
Dr. W. J. Tucker has been located in At
lanta lifU-en years. He has tiie largest
practice of any spe
cialist in the southern
states. He treats his
patients to cure them,
and wants no one’s
money for nothing.
He treats all chronic
diseas.-s of both sexes.
If you are afflicted set
» down and write to
him. describing your
svtr.ntoms. He ’will
•tell you honestly ami
free of charge the na
ture of your trouble.
czz. Llt’lillit-,
and whether curable or not. Y • will he
under no obligations whatever >ut your
self under his treatment. If you- decide to
i»e treated the doctor guarantees that his
t< mis shall be within your means. Don’t be
distourag-'l because your home doctors
have failed. Remember Dr. Tucker has
l»een treating just such troubles as yours
for many years. I»on’t put it off any longer.
The doctor can treat you at 'home just as
well as though you were here in person.
I’amphlet and question list free.
W. J TUCKER, M.D.
16 Broad Street. Atlanta, Ga.
THE J. P.’S IN SESSION.
TBBYHniD THEin SECOND ANNUAL
CONEKTION LAST WEEK.
They Want Larger Fees and a Wider Ju
risdiction—The New Officers Elected.
The Convention Adjourned.
At ten o’clock Wednesday morning, in the
city courthouse, the wearers of the "J. F.”
ermine, repr senting nearly two-thirds of
the counties of the state of Georgia, from
the wire grass region of the southwest to
t’ae smoky mountain tops of the Blue
Ridge, met in thi ir second annual con
vention.
Two or three of the delegates were gray
bearded old men, who had been in the Ser
vin- of the law for nearly fifty years. Their
hoary locks inspired a feeling of respect
and reverence among the younger delegates;
while their brows, knit with the problems
of the law which had so often fretted their
composure of mind, gave earnest of the
varied lore concealed behind the spectacles
and which they had gathered during a busy
lifetime from th; dockets of their own
courts of justice.
The burden of complaint which character
ized the proceedings of the convention yes
terday was the lack of justice in th<- ap
portionment of fees and the extension of
the jurisdiction. It was shown that the
smaller magistrates were the objects of a
very unfair discrimination, and th correc
tion of this evil was one of the principal
objects for which the convention was organ
ized.
Morning Sesshm.
The convention was called to order
promptly at 10 o’clock. Judge J. G. Blood
worth. the chairman of the last convention,
occupied the chair and pn sided with his
customary grace and dignity.
Judge R. L. Rodgers, ex-justiCe of the
West End militia district anti secretary of
the last convention, read the minuti s of the
first annual session, which wen approved.
“In view of the fact,” said Judge Rodgers,
"that 1 have resigned my office as justice
of the p ace since the last session of the
convention, 1 am no longer a legal member
of the body. It is therefore the duty of the
convention to select a new secretary.”
Judgi < »rr placed in nomination Judge A.
I*. Adamson, of Clayton county, who was
elected unanimously.
"I now move,” said Judge Orr, "that we
extend a cordial invitation to Judge Rodg
ers to remain with us and take a part in
our proceedings.’’
“1 suggest that we make him a life m m
ber,” put in Judge Landrum.
The amendment was accepted and Judge
Rodgers was made a life member of the
association.
"I thunk you very much for this compli
ment,” said Judge Rodgers, rising to his
ft-, t and blushing like a school girl. "Though
I have given up my 'dlice I have lost none
of my enthusiasm for the work and am
still ready to co-operate with my brethren.
My first experience as a justie ■ of the
|H-ace dates back to my twenty-first year.
I v as then living in Burke county anti was
elected to the office by ten vot; s, the total
number polled. 1 tlischarged the duties as
well as 1 knew how, but two years after I
m >ved out of the county I was indict; d l y
the grand Jury for failing to present my
docket. (Laughter.) That is about as near
as I ever came to getting in trouble. I
shall always entertain a brotherly fe ling
towards a justice of the peace and shall al
ways try to be with you in your gather
ings." (Applause.)
Judge . H. Orr, at the close of Judge
Rodgers’s little talk, sugg sted that a com
mittee of five be appointed to retire ami
formulate a plan of procedure, recommend
ing sin h business as properly belong’d to
the scope of the convention.
Judge Landrum objected to the appoint
ment of a committee before the eonv ntion
was fully organized. He thought it b'-st to
ascertain ..’ho weir pr sj-.t in order : >
out whether or not is whs a J. P. conven
tion.
It was finally decided, however, to ap
point the committee and to enroll the
gat s when the committee was out of the
room. The following justices were appoint
ed by the chair: Orr. of Fulton; Harris, o
Floyd; McVurdy, of DeKalb; McGowan, o.
Madison, and Franklin, of Fayette.
While the committee was out the dele
gates pr sent advanced to the secretary s
desk and signed the muster roll of the con
vention. It was ascertained that a con
siderable length of time would be requited
by the committee in getting up its recom
mendations and accordingly a motion was I
made and carried to adjourn until 2 o clock.
(tn motion of Judge Rodgers the compli
ment of a free life membership was ten
dered to Judge W. <’. Davis, who had re
signed his position of justice of the peace
during the year. Judge Davis was one of
the inaugurators of the movement which
started the association a year ago, and has
given It all along his cordial support and I
co-operation.
Judge Adamson, the secretary of the con- |
vention. has filled the office of justice of |
the )»eace for nearly twenty-four years.
During that period of time he has per
formed the marriage ceremony for Li coup
les. Judge Adamson came to the city yes
terday as a delegate to the justices of-lhe
peace, the congressional and the gubernato
rial convention. This conveys qn idea ot
his prominence and popularity among the
people of Clayton county.
LeglMlalion Itecommended.
Promptly at 2 o’clock the convention re
a sseinbled.
Judge E. H. Orr, the chairman of the
committee, submitted the following report,
which is given as amended:
"1. We recommend that section 460 of the
code, referring to new justices of the peace J
when first coming into office, be amended ,
by extending its provisions to any justice j
of the peace <>r notary public and ex-otticio i
justice of tile peace, and by clearly and dis- J
tinctly allowing a change of time, as well ,
as of place for holding said courts.
"2. We recommend that paragraph 11, of |
section 457, relative to justices making a j
list of taxpayers and returning same to
the receiver be repealed, or that just and
adequate compensation be alloweil by the
county for the service.
"3. We ask that section 3, of act of Oc
tober 16, 1891, providing for the hearing of
contested election cases be amended by
granting to the justice presiuing a per diem
of $5, to be taxed against the party cost in ;
the contest.
"4. We ask that justices of the peace and |
freeholders and their clerks be adequately |
compensated for holding elections by a gen- ,
eral law, the same not to supersede any !
local law on this subject now in operation.
"5. We ask that the law be so amended
as to authorize appeals ’in forma pau- j
peris’ to a jury in the justice court only, ;
whether the amount be SSO or more.
"6. We recommend that all affadavits ‘in I
forma pauperis* be two-fold, one as to the
inaliility of appellant to pay cost, and the ,
other as to his inability to give bond.
”7. We ask that in cases of attachments
and garnishments and similar papers is
sued by a justice or served by a constable,
returnable to the superior, city or county
court, the justice shall have the right to
issue execution for issuing and serving
against the plaintiff, the plaintiff to col
lect the same out of the defendant upon
the final trial in case he recovers in the
suit.
"8. We ask that some adequate compen
sation be allowed out of the county treas
ury to jurors in justice courts.
“9. We ask legislation to more clearly de
fine the right of justices of the peace to
forfeit and collect recognizances in crimi
nal eases.
"10. We ask that the law be so amended
as to authorize justices ot the i»eaee and
notaries public, who are ex-officio Justices of
the peace, in the district which embraces
the county site of any county, in their dis
cretion to order the constables to make the
sales at the door of the county courthouse,
proper notice to be given of the place and
time of sale.
"11. We recommend that the Jaw be ?o
amended as to allow a fl. fa. to issue imme
diately upon the rendition of a judgment,
the entering of an appeal to suspend ac
tion on the 11. fa. until the final hearing of
the case.
“12. We ask that the law be so amended
as to authorize judgment where an account
Is proven by affadavit, whether the service
l>e personal or at defendant’s most notori
ous place of abode.»
"13. We recommend that the laws of this
state in the action of trover and bail be so
amended as to •prohibit the bringing of this
action in cases where property is sold on
the installment plan, under conditional bill
of sale and in cases where money Is loaned
and a bill of sale to personal property is
taken to secure the loan. It is further rec
ommended that affadavits to hold to bail
be traversable and the issue thus formed
be tried at once without unnecessary delay.
"14. W© ask a revision of the fee
bill in civil cases, providing
fees in the many and varied instances
where services are rendered and no fees are
provided by law,, and providing for the in
crease of fees in such instances as the
present statutes make inadequate provisions
for. The revision is asked not only as to
the fees of justices, but as to fees of consta
bles also. We are not to be understood as
asking for the repeal of any local law on
the subject now in force.
“15. We reaffirm all that was asked by
this convention a year ago, relative to pro
viding for the payment of costs in criminal
cases. Should the general assembly not see
fit to grant the legislation then asked, we
would now ask th.it in each case of convic
tion the county pay some portion of the
justice costs in that particular ease. We
also ask that all fines and forfeitures be
paid into the county treasury and that the
same be pro rated and paid out by the coun
ty treasurer.
“E. H. Orr, Futon county, chairman;
Walter Harris, Floyd county; J. W. Mc-
Curdy, DeKalb county; E. F. McGowan,
Madison county; John M. Franklin, Fayette
county.”
Judge Landrum offered an amendment to
section -3 of the report, which resulted in the
addition of the last clause.
A resolution recommending that solicitors
general be paid a stipulated salary was
discussed and withdrawn.
Judge Reynolds, of (’hatham, offered a
resolution petitioning for a constitutional
amendment in order to extend the jurisdic
tion of the justice court to S2OO.
The report of the committee, as a whole,
was unanimously adopted.
Judge Rodgers moved the appointment of
a committee on legislation to bring the mat
ter before the attention of the next general
assembly.
The committee was appointed as follows - :
u<ig s Bloodworth, ex-omcio chairman, Har
ris, Fuller, Davis and Orr. The chair sug
gested that each delegate should make it a
]>oint to see his represntative.
The sum of S4O was taised by the conven
tion for the purpose of semi ng out circulars,
and giving tne proceeding of the convention
to the various justices of the peace through
out the state. Every justice of the peace is
an ex-officio member of the association.
Sew Officer* Eleeled.
A number of the old officers were re
elected. The following is the ticket:
President. J. G. Bloodworth; first vice
president. W. Davis, of Fulton; second
v ce president. J. W. McCurdy, of DeKalb;
treasurer. E. H. Orr, of Fulton; secretary,.
A. I’. Adamson, of Clayton.
Judge Bloodworth, in a neat speech,
thank'd the convention for the compliment
of his r ■-cleet ion.
Judge Davis made a brief talk in which
he urged the delegates to form county or
ganizations. No reform, said he. was ever
accomplished in a day. Persistent organized
effort was necessary. He thought the juris
diction of the court ought to be extended
as in the state of Tennessee and other states
of the tin on.
The convention’adjourned after selecting
Atlanta as the next place and the first
Wednesday in August as the next time of
meeting. The convention was a dignified and
able body of men and the proceedings
were characterized by intelligence and dis
patch.
A group picture of the justices was taken
during the afternoon..
Judge Rodgers entertained the conven
tion at the close witli a number of humor
ous anecdotes wh<ch were greatly enjoyed.
THAT GREAT SLUMP.
It Now Looks As If It Would Reach Thirty
Million.
The big slump of 1891 the contraction of
values throughout Georgia as indicated by
the tax returns—promises to be one of the
features of the history of this state.
Recently The Constitution referred at
some length to the fact that the big slump
of 1893 would in all probabiliy be followed
by one equally as big, if not bigger, in
IBM. The figures and the facts were appall
ing enough, but—
Literally—
The half has not been told!
For instead of a slump of $15,000,000, It is
now estimated that the decrease in the
taxable values for this year as compared
with last year will be-
Thirty millions of dollars!
That is certainly astounding. It speaks
for itself and it means a great deal.
The only plausible reason for such a
state of affairs was that shown by The
Constitution yesterday. That is, that be
tween forty and fifty millions of values
have been squeezed out of the state by the
New England goldbug policy.
Cuptedn Furlow's Estimated.
Captain Charley Furlow, of tht comp
troller general’s office, in summing up the
returns from the counties which have re
ported to date, said:
“It is a conservative estimate to place
the decrease which we may expect this year
at l>etween twenty-five and thirty millions
of dollars. It will more probably be close
to the latter figure. We have now received
digests from fifty-two counties, and but
four of the fifty-two fail to show a decided
ilecrease as compared with last year. These
counties represent all sections of the state
and they are, with a few exceptions, small
counties- that is, Ix-low the average in point
of wealth. Experience of the past teaches
us that in all probability the same average
of decrease will be maintained throughout
the entire list, the larger counties decreas
ing in the same proportion as the smaller
ones. Os the fifty-two counties received,
forty-eight show a decrease amounting to
$4,608,858. The net decrease for the fifty-two
is $4,533.«9(>. The fact that these counties
represent all sections shows that the de
crease is general and the fact that they are
almost without an exception small coun
ties shows that tlie total decrease will be
alt >ut as I have indicated $30,000,000.”
The Figures Speak for < UetiiMelve*.
But here are the figures to speak for
themselves:
Rabun, decrease $ 44j S)1
i’ike, decrease n >. ( ■•>
Harris, decrease 7(j;‘>
('larke, decrease 205A’lii
Mclntosh, decrease 82,949
Ware, decrease 59,950
Thomas, decrease ’ 2S4A’!t;t
Montgomery, decrease i;;9,.'>57
Pierce, increase 16.770
Miller, decrease 1.”.,!'55
Gordon, decrease Ititi’vs.',
Macon, decrease 34,924
Catoosa, decrease 63.1KX
Henry, decrease .. .. 14,798
Greene, decrease 131,856
Polk, decrease 314,853
Quitman. dec-ease 74.036
Gltiscock. de ease 25.2U3
Oglethorpe, 48,335
Johnson, de» .'ease 25,1t12
Liberty, deerease.. 85.14'1
Hart, increase
Milton, dwrease 67.107
Jeffers ii. decrease .. .. .. 66 092
Laurens, decrease I: ~::!!
Haralson, decrease 2f7/_':>2
Murray, decrease 1i.»'203
Walker, decrease .. 277.695
Troup, deevrease 155,’5>6
Butts, decrease 139.472
Flay, decrease 43.221
Clay, decrease 43,224
McDuffie, decrease 34,583
Gwinnett, decrease 20,8’55
Wayne, decrease 41,045
Early, increase 29.625
Effingham, decrease 48.3t’>8
Bulloch, decrease 85.279
Chattahoochee, decrease .. .. 4.873
Webster, decrease 25,156
Rockdale, decrease 25,156
Chattooga, decrease 125.2a
Cherokee, decrease 85.W17
Clinch, decrease 173,596
(’’rawford, decrease 30.493
Dade, decrease 83,<zn
Lumpkin, increase 1,571
Forsyth, decrease 26,618
Hancock, decrease 153.73;
Pickens, decrease 18.179
Pulaski, decrease 15i.5::0
Screven, decrease 117 401
White, decrease 29.683
The net decrease for fifty-two counties is
$|,5.33,6!»0.
THEIR OPINIONS.
DINES AND WATSON DISCUSS THE
DEMOCIIATIC I‘LATFOIiH.
Thev Are Not Satisfied with It, Which I»
Evidence That the Declaration Is All
Right—They Speak at Milledgeville.
Milledgeville, Ga., August 4.—(Special.)—
Milledgeville has been in the bands of
the populists today. Watson and Hines
spoke here to two tliousand people. The 10
o'clock Georgia train brought in the popu
list leaders. They were met at the depot
by a brass band and driven in a handsome
turnout to the speakers’ stand on the cam
pus of the Middle Georgia Mechanical and
Agricultural college. Captain Crawford,
a prominent attorney, introduced Judge
Hines, who spoke for one hour and a half.
Judge Hines opened by saying that Mr.
Atkinson had denounced the populists as
anarchists, to which Steve Clay said
amen, and yet the state democratic con
vention had adopted the populist platform.
The populists, said Mr. Hines, believe in
abolishing the present convict lease sys
tem. The democrats say it is not yet time
to discuss it, but they will attend to it
when the proper time arrives. “That s
the way they straddle that issue. The
democrats are the greatest straddlers on
the earth, but the straddlers are not the
rank and file of the democracy, who are
as honest as we are. But the men who
parcel out the offices in advance have made
so many promises in the last few years
and failed to come up to them that they
now straddle bn all important issues by
saying they will settle them when the time
comes. The populists believe in an honest
ballot and a fair ! count—not in whisky
barrel rule,” said Mr. Hines.
Attacking' the .Senator*.
Judge Hines paid his respects to the
lnit.-d States senate and Mr. Cleveland in
the following words; “They are a set of mil
lionaires, who have n'o more interest in the
people than the man in the moon. Today
they stand by the liquor trust and the su
gar trust, and Cleveland wants free coal
and free iron because his friend Whitney
leases the Nova Scotia mines.”
Judge Hines spoke at length on the finan
cial situation, putting forth the
argument that supply and demand
do not control prices. Over-production, he
said, has never yet hurt a people. The re
publicans are for the free coinage of silver
at a ratio of 16 to 1. Where do the demo
crats stand on the silver question? What
did the democrats do in their late conven
tion? The Constitution says they did one
thing and The Journal says they did an
other. The populists are accused of preach
ing social equality because they believe in
giving the negro the right guaranteed by
tiie constitution of the country, the right
to a free ballot and a fair count. Why, Gro
vel Cleveland has gone farther on the line
of social equality than any other man, dem
ora! or republican. While governor of
New York he favored a measure placing
white and black children side by side in the
schoolrooms.”
The Judge Is Sarcastic.
Continuing, he said: “Why quit the grand
old party, why turn the boys out who are
living on the democratic fat? Why not
fight it out in the old party? I'll tell you
why. Because the party has become so cor
rupt that it does not carry out its pledges.
What is the object of a political party? It
is the accomplishment of certain great
poses. If the party has become so discord
ant and corrupt that it is not agreeable as
to the principles for which it is going to
fight, then that party has become useless,
and ought to be retired, and that is the fix
the democrats are in now. They have more
discord among themselves than any other
party on the face of the earth. They are
now cussing themselves a great deal more
than they are cussing the populists. Why.
Because the men in the democratic party
who have stood true to its principles and
who bt I.eve in true and honest methods in
politico h.’ivt? bceii iiirne i down iu Georgia.
“Th'-y promis- financial relief. They
have absolutely refused to give you any
financial relief. Though they denounced tne
Sherman law as a cowardly makeshift, the}
absolutely refused to repeal that law and
they sitnplv rep aled one clause ot it’ and
that clause was the only one that hinteu
at silver. They promised you tariff reform.
W hat have they d me to date? They have
<1 >n > nothing an 1 the 1 einocraey’s fate lies
swinging tn the democratic cradle between
the house and the senate about to die.
They sav that thev are willing to vote on
ant measure that they can get together on.
Mr. (T. veland said that the party had the
power to r*‘de t jn its pledges. They are
going to give vou Bill McKinley. Jr., for
Bill McKinley. Sr.”
Cannot Tell the Difference.
Judge Hines ridiculed the tariff bill now
under discussion as being a direct blow at
the prosperity of the south and west. He
said that it was one of Mr._ Cleveland's
schemes for running over the New England
states to democracy. And he said. "We
don’t want any niore northern democrats,
because vou .-an t tell a northern democrat
from a republican to save your soul. )ou
can’t tell an eastern democrat from a west
ern rvpuldican. and it’s getting so that a
man has got to put on his specks to dis
tinguish le-tween a southern democrat and
a republican. The democrats asked for a
chan- e in the last presidential campaign.
They promised free silver and tariff reform.
Hame tliey given them to yo? How many
ch mces are you going to give them? Mr.
Atkinson said in his Fayetteville speech
that the populists are sick people. I have
been all over Georgia and I have seen
sick people, but they are not
populists. We are '.-rowing Jem' —a-s
are joining us everywhere. The Evans
men who are disgusted with Georgia poli
ties are joining us.
’’Democrats are joining .is everywhere.
They ate sick because the old party has
gone back on Jeffersonian principles, sick
because John Sherman commands the dem
ocratic ship and Mr. Reed furnishes the
rules by which Mr. t’risp manages a demo
cratic house.” In conclusion Judge Hines
said that ho man need be afraid of the
third party—it was lighting for honest
methods in politics, for the principles of
Jefferson, equal right to all and special fa
vor to none, anil sooner or later the prin
ciples would triumph in Georgia.
Mr. WiitMon In Bitter.
Mr. Watson was introduced by Colonel J.
E. F'i’.tle, last season’s candidate for con
gressoral honors on the third party ticket.
Air. Watson’s speech was a strong plea for the
negro vote and a bitter denunciation of
democracy for failure to redeem platform
pledges. He said that the populists were
fighting for the political principles of our
revolutionary fathers, while the democratic
party knew not what they were lighting for.
The democratic platform was made to
catch votes. The financial plank in the
platform of 18!M was like the fanners fish
basket. which had a mouth both up and
down the stream to catch fish both ways,
the populist’s position on the financial ques
tion everybody can understand, and if it
was not good democracy there was none in
the country. The only tight now being
made by democrats is by men who want
Office. The democratic party is hound to
die. because it is divided against itself.
"You can be anything and be a democrat,”
he said. “There are more different sorts
of democrats than the ingredients in board
ing house hash. The democratic party can
not travel. Why? Because the democrat in
the east is against the democrat in the
south—tiie democrat in the west is different
from the democrat in the north. They are
all different. They cannot pull togeth
er. because they all want to go
different ways. They endorse everything
in the tenth district. The) have i nuois- i
my friend Black, who voted to shut up the
mint and stop the coinage of stiver. They
then endors d the platform which calls for
the free and unlimited coinage of silver at
16 to 1, and then endorsed Grover Cleve
land, who wants to shut up the mines ami
wants no 16 to 1. There are three dif
ferent situations. The democratic platform
in the tenth district is one thing, the state
platform is another and the national plat
form is another. They went still further
and endorsed the state democratic platform
of 1892, which is still another. They have
endorsed four different positions and you
still don’t see t’.iat they are a humbug. They
are endorsing things that are as different as,
Benedict Arnold and George Washing
ton.”
Mr. Watson’s speech was cut short by
a heavy shower. In his closing remarks
he made a strong appeal to the negro to
vote for Judge Hines, because they had
a voice in selecting him. while they had
no voice in the convention which nomino
ted the democratic candidate. The popu
lists promised them what the democrats
preached but never practiced a free ballot
a fair count.
Advice
Boys
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Russen Sage
The ffreat financier, gives the follow
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parents might also read with profit:
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and history. Learn to read
intelligently, so that you can turn to
practical use in after lite tiie reading
of your youth. Be sure you begin
right. Do not waste time in reading
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business world oi today must be
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without tiie aid of a teacher, in the early
mornings before business begins, a J
in the evenings after business hours.
It can no longer be truthfully said that
an education is out of any one’s
reach.”
This is the advice of a man who is
one of the most conspicuous business
successes of our time, and who lias
amassed one ot the largest fortunes in
America. It cannot possibly be
charged that he is in the pay of THE
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