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WATSON DECLINES.
DOTCHALLENGE FEOMJOEJAMES
TO THE POPULIST LEADER.
They Seoreli Each Other Severely -Th* Car*
rvspontletico that l*a»sr<l Between Them.
No Joint Debate Will Occur.
If words could bum quite a roll of cor
respondence that passed between Thomas
K. Watson and Joseph S. James Mon-lay
.would have been consumed like hay.
A «htoicnge to joint debate, growing out
of the newspaper charges that have b?cn
exchanged between these two gentlemen,
dipped into personalities with a vengeance.
Mr Watson refused to meet the district
attorney on the stump. He reflected severe
ly on Colonel James and the colonel lost
no time in tiring back, firing as hot shot as
had been sent.
The Daily Press of Saturday scored Colo
nel James severely for hiring Mr. L. * •
Barnes to roast Hr. Watson. This the
colonel denied in most emphatic fashion.
He was extremely indignant over what ap
peared in The Press and yesterday openij
challenged Colonel Watson to a joint -
bate tn every congressional district in tne
State.
The challenge reached Canton, ''l‘
both Colonel Watson and Colonel J - ll " vs
ba t appointments to speak today and • r.
George K. Drown challenged the popu
]ists for Colonel James to meet Colonel
Watson. Lost night Colonel James re
ceived a telegram saying that the chai
let. ge had been refused.
Al fU o'clock Mommy night Mr. James, who
Was stopping at the Kimball, sent to C<»h>
ml Watson, who was also Stopping at that
hotel, the following note:
•■Atlanta. G-., September H th. 8 o c <ck
lien. Thomas bl. Watson- L» Bir: 1 li.ne
just been informed by teiegraj ti that the
Challenge 11 ft with fn< nos i- nn-.-t you
In joint deb.it>- at Canton totnorr a has
been declined. I write to know Item you
personally whether such Is tiie v:u-»- or mn.
"Please answer by bearer, and oblige.
Yours truly. J- .®* JAMho.
In a few minutes Colonel Watson rent
this reply:
Mr. Wal»<»!i’» Keply.
Atlanta. Ga., September M, JXH -Hon. J.
B. Jam-s. District Attorney lifted btaus
Court —Sir: Yvur note ims Just beta handed
"Az stated in The Dr ily Press of Friday
last, I am billing to m< -t any ut-im-r of
the democratic party woo h jlds the state
position In h.s party wiii< h I hold mine.
1 will m.-et Mr. Clay, or any d mocratic
nominee for congress or any of the gentle
men who are candidates for the senate,
if they wish. I would not meet you under
any circumstances, simply Iwcausc you do
jtot come up to the ru! will. h respect for
my party and respect for myuelf suggests
as the proper one.
"There is, however, a sp* . ! tl reason why
your challenge is p "eniptoi ily declined.
It is that you have vilified me in th ' most
unprovok**! and unr -i;! -manly maai’er
through tin- hired tr.idu-er who runs your
paper, and b I I .
peated the falseho.sis of this catupaf it
yarn-maker in a speech made by you at
Forsyth.
"To these charges of yours and his T have
replied through Tlo Dai y Pres*. t. Hieing
them in the language they deserv.-d.
"In Th" Atlanta Journal of today you
practically reaffirm the charges which 1 had
<j> n< <it.e» d as f-L-e.
“The«e charges c incern my integrity as a
man. If true, I am not an honor able man.
You have made the charges an 1 I have
denounced them as false. Therefore, it
reems to me. the debat" between y -u and
jne would be simply a in »nc.l q>rtr.< I, and,
prrh:tcs. a pert* fttal co'lision.
"I cannot have any nd t Jons with a man
who chary-s me with dishorn sty. I cannot
have a public <!•!»!• with a man I would
pot speak Io -■•! the street. While this
charge of yours stands uuretr mt'- i you
must know H at a s- ri--s of tings be
tween Us would l«e but a sc- ’.. s of-«»• il
quarrel-, in: > which the public Should not
be drawn. At a great in:-’--.* m ••»ing of the
people, where men. » meg at >1 children
meet to hear government <1 prin < fate.
Jy and decor-'Usly discussed, 1 can think of
nothing m->re diser- dl.nln- to us than t >
Involve them In the ffanse-i i--n< •<• «.r a
personal rancorous dispute L- tw -on you
an 1 me and in the collision which might
follow.
“When an Isstro I- two- n two g>ntlenten
reach“S the stage w -ere the lie has b-• n
pass-st ther- i> n -thing I » debate -«o far
as public j>int -it-eu--i -n< s»re c-ni- i-rt.r<l.
“You have said I bare actol -liGi-.nestlv.
You have I m e’t trg- I with the falsehood.
J ■ ■ . ■ '. . : ! ■ \
the charge through the pt-bllc prints, where
your hireling fi*st made it. or prove your
self a gentleman by r--tra<-ting tl-e cjnr.e.
Yours, etc. THOMAS E WITS’tN.
"Chairman P. P. Ex. Com."
C.done! James was very inilg-mnt, an 1
gent th.s rejoinder iate last nigi.t:
Mr. Juuie» Writes Warmly.
"Atlanta. Ga.. September 10. 11:15 p. nt.-
H»n. Thoma* E. Wat-on, Klmbail House,
City. Dear Sir: Your letter reptying to
my note of tnls date haa lieen r c--iveJ,
and contents noted, replying to which 1
have to say I utn not now the owner of
any newspaper, or ir.t- rested tn any way
in one. I had a small interest only in The
Yh ugiasville N -w S- uth, up t » ub -ut Au
gust 22. IS9I. at which t;me it wui* sold.
j:ut prior to that -late. from-*lN.«::, 1 hav»
Hot contributed, directly or Indirectly, in
any way to it as a newspaper. It has b<-en
run entirely and exclusively by th-- princi
pal owner. Mr. J. T. Dun- an. and ti e
charge you made in The Daily Press- of
1.-st Saturday, and in your letter of this
date, that 1 have *viltfied you in the most
vnprovokei and ungentiemanly manner
through the hfre«l traducer who runs toy
naper,* is absolutely and unconditionally
fa ! «e. I have no interest or control in tha
publication of Tt.e N--w South, directly or
s«motely. Y'o-i further charge in your let
ter that 'I publicly repeate 1 the falsehoods
of this campaign yarn maker in a spe-ch
r. ade by me at Forsyth.’ To these charg s
of yours an! his I have repll-.d through
The Daily Press, denouncing th- in in th--
li.nguage they dexerve.’ 1 did not r< a 1
anything frem The Douglasville New South
tn my speech at Forsyth. I r--ad from The
Dalton Economist, a paper published by
Jir. D. P. Karnes, who made certain
charges against you. au-l 1 only stated that
he claimed to b- a populist. These same
charges had been published by a num'n- r
of dally p pers of the state prior to that
time. In The Journal of today I did not
p- ctically reaffirm anything. I only - hal
fenged you for a Joint dei-at-- in e.<ch of
the several congressional districts of the
State. This I did because of th>- unwar
ranted. malicious, false and low-bre I at
tack made upon me by you in The Daily
Press of last Saturday; and I state to you.
y >w, that the editorial referred io was n >t
only false, but showed a desire on your
part to conceal from the public the truth
of history, and a palpably apparent d*-
eirc to prevaricate awl smother the truth.
1 have not said In public sp-e- h anywhere
inn thing about your pr.vate ciiara ter. I
j.. . only -: il’ with you an > i are re
lated to the public, and as your public acts
affect the penjde. The truth of the mat’er
Is. .Ur. Wats ui. I have often se-n as l!ip
pant and high-sounding and word-painting
fellows as you Imagine yours-If to b-, held
down to the pr-'-p--r level, and, despite the
«*gn. no imaginary force that you suppose
yourself tn possess, shown up i efore th
public in their true light. Why -lid you wait
until the very brief extract from my sf—evh
a* Fnrsvth «pp--ared before you raise-1 ouch
e puny howl, wh--n ten times as much had
been said against you through a large
number of the nowsjtnpers of the stat»?
Why did you not refute them b-fore*
Your duplicity to well understood—you can't
shield vours-df behind th- pitiful ex<-us< s
made In your letter. 1 have not abused
anybody In th s campaign. My speeches
y-.ave been made from th- ptibpc records
rs the countrv. an.l that is wh.it y --.ir are
afraid to meet. You nre playing your old
tri-ks and your old d -dg<-s to keep from
faring the public records cf the c luntry.
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i Mention The Constitution. e-o-W
THF, WEEEZLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA. GA.. MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 17. 1894,
which, you know, when properly under
stood would completely upset all of your
sensational stories when appealing to the
passion and prejudice of your deluded
hearers, Mr. Watson, half as much as you
pretend you are. There is something that
Irightena you a great deal worse than
this; you are aware that 1 am in possession
of the public official records of this coun
try that will show the fallacy of your
ciaims, and the erroneous attitude of you
an.i your party. You speak, you write, you
publish matter and campaign literature
that Is directly in the teeth of all the
official n-<-ord of the country. In con
clu-ion. I beg to state that you will do well
to acquaint yourself with what I have said
in my pul He speeches before you under
take to denounce them as lals-d. The effect
of the argument 1 have made before the
;»eople of this state and the results follow
ing offend you a great deal more than any
thing else. I speak plainly to you, 1 re
tract nothing I have said in my public
apeeches anywhere. Resp>ctfu!ly,
“J. H. JAMES."
Mr. Wntson nt Canton.
Canton, Ga., Septemb- r 11.—(Special.)—
Cherokee had another big political rally
today, at which Hon. Thomas E. Watson
wns the lea-ling star and only speaker.
The crowd was not so large nor the en
thusiasm so high ns at the democratic
barbecue held here two weeks ago. It was
expected that Watson would meet James
in joint debate, and many came to enjoy
the fun and judge as between the two
representatives of opposing parties; but
Watson r-'fi.ie-l to meet Mr. James, and the
crowd wns disappointed. As Mr. Watson
would not meet Mr. James, and the demo
crats -Hl not wish to draw the crowd from
Mr. Watson, the appointment for Mr.
James was withdrawn, and the democrats
gave Mr. Watson a quiet, respectful hear
ing.
Hut. including democrats, populists and
republicans, men, women amt children,
the crowd at no one time exceeded 1.20)
people. However, there wen- perhaps 2.00)
people in town.
MOSES MEI-rrS WATSON.
The I.er.der «f the Populists Catches
a Tartar.
Carrollton. Ga., S--ptemlier T-.—(Special.)—
T-iday was on-- of the biggest rallies ever
held in Carrollton. Messrs. Watson and
Moses were the stars. About four thou
sn. 1 people wore out, one-fourth women,
one-fourth negroes and the rest divided be
tw---n democrats and popu'ists, with a ma
jority in favor of the populists. Mr. Wat
son opened tn one hour ami a half. Mr.
Moses had two hours. Mr. Watson closed
ir. thirty minutes.
The meeting was cnll-d to order by a
Northern Me.ho-’ist preacher. Mr. R. *'•
Bramlett, formerly a. representative. Mr.
Watson seemed to spots at a disadvantage.
H-* wont into a full explanation of the
charges preferred against him and replied
then to by saying that D. P. Barnes, sever
al j ars ago. inurder-’d a virtuous young
lady of Newnan by slanderous talk. 'I his
pl 'KS-'-l his audience and they yel!o-l. Then
h - got on state issues ami aat-l that the
-i. i-io-Tats had mismanaged the stat s
money; that the state loaned money to
Gunl-y Jordan to the amount of S3OO,(KW,
an.i that Jordan turn--1 around and bought
fy-.i-o worth of the state bonds. The peo
ple had to pay Jordan 4’i pot’ cent interest
-. r the mon. y the state state loaned him
for nothing.
Mr. Watson appealed to the prejudices
of the people by saying that the state fur
nished free l ooks to lawyers and judges in
A ilanta—books that cost $3 to $lO, Again
be said th-t the state furnished free books
to ri-h people’s children at Athens.
He ma-1 ■ a special plea to the negro vot
ers by saying that the democrats would not
let them help make candidates, but always
wanted them to voic f<»- those the whites
nr le. The populists. I: • said, wen* willing
t.< let the negroes help nominate their can
ites. He cited the n- gto-s on the state
committee. At till - the negroes yelled,
“Yes sah!" several times. _
fiiPKrexxniin Mosch Spcnßs,
Mr. Mi’s > was Intro-luced by Judge AN .
C. Adaim- n. The reply to Mr. Wat;; -n
was short ami decisive. Mr. Moses referred
to the fact that the rich counties semi
f2.'“U to Watson’s own county more than it
paid to the state. He made point after
p dnt on this line in reply to Watson’s free
liook plank. It was the general remark
that the speaking was a great surprise to
all.
Before closing the meeting Watson polled
th- < r-nv-1 -in those who voted for Peek and
thisc who intend to vote for Hines. There
V...S a considerable contrast in the number,
as four or five hundred bauds were held
up on the last ur.-positlon. This is explain
ed by s-mie holding up both hands. In his
talk Mr. Mo-- ’ showed that when the ne
gro was i njoyinx better advantages umler
• • tban im I'-r •«> "th- r, de
i’iacra<*y was their best friend. The crowd
was from Heard. Paulding, Cow- la, Har
i 1.-on, Douglas and Troup counties ami
from K.-mh-lph. Cltbuin and Chambers
counties in Alabama.
Without trace or taint of adulteration Dr.
Price’s Bakin- Powder attains in its make
up the ideal of perfect purity.
TO Jl'IMiE HINES.
Colonel Atkinson I«»«e» a Challenge for
Nome .Joint Debates.
Colonel Atkinson has challenged Judge
Hines for a series of joint uebates in the fol
lowing letter:
“Newnan, Ga.. September 12, ISM.—Hon.
J. K. Hirn s. Atlanta. Ga.,—Dear Sir: That
the voters may lie afforded an opportunity
to h-'ar at th-* same meeting a discussion of
the Issues inv -iv. -i in the campaign now
in progr-'.-s in this slate by the nominees
-of tiie opposing parties for the office of gov
ernor. 1 respectfully invite you to j -in me
in a series of discussions. If this proposition
meets your approval 1 surge: that a com
mittee of two, one to be elected by you
and one by me, bo authorised to agree
upon dates amt places and upon rules for
tiie government of these debates. The
-■ours.- suggested can bo no detriment to the
p.-opl ’ in deciding to what party they should
intrust tiie government of Georgia, her wel
fare, her honor and her destiny. Yours
most respectfully, VZ. Y. ATE
Crisp in the Tenth.
Augusta, Ga., September ll.—(Special.)—
The Augusta opera house was never more
crowded than t might with those who
turned out to hear Speaker Crisp on the
political Issues of the day. The meeting
was postponed until 9:30 o’clock, on ac
count of the opera house having been en
gaged by the “Down in Dixie” theatrical
company, which gave its performance very
early in order to vacate the house for the
speaking.
The speaker fold his audience about the
work of congress. He repeated what he
had said In his Atlanta speech on the sil
ver question, declaring for free coinage,
amt stating that the act of congress In re
pealing the Sherman law without passing
a free coinage bill as a substitute had
been a disappointment to him, but the fight
had not ended. He said be was not satis
fied with tiie tariff bill as passed. He had
not obtained all he wanted, but it was the
best and lowest tariff that had been pro
p--«ed in congress fur thirty years. It
was a good bill. It had not taken all the
i odious protection away from the sugar
trust, it had taken but half of It because
of the small majority, but he thought halt
a loaf better titan no bread. Congress
would take the balance away later. This
declaration was received with great ap
plause.
Judge Crisp was interrupted once by
a populist in the audience, who asked him
if the populists would l-e allowed managers
at the i-olis. Senator Walsh announced
that they would, and Judge Crisp made
some strong points against the populists by
talking about their claims that nobpdy was
honest in elections or anything else, ex
cept them. Judge Crisp’s closing remarks
were received with great applause. Indeed,
he was given a genuine ovation.
Atkin«*<*n :m<i Bitrmi.
Cuthbert, Ga., September 15.—(Special.)—
This has been a great day for democracy.
Between two and three thousand people
were in Cuthbert front this and other ad
joining counties. Mr. Atkinson and Major
Bacon were the speakers. The fallacies of
the third party, its platform and prlnci-
pies were ably discussed. The populists
were inclined to be noisy apd to Interrupt
the speakers by numerous questions. The
crowd tried to hiss them down, 'but Col
onel Atkinson and Major Bacon Invited
them to come oik The populists did, and
they got hot shot poured into them at a
lively rate, much to the chagrin and to
the amusement of the crowd. Both ora
tors were quicjc and slendld at repartee.
Merchants closed their stores' during the
speaking. A big barbecue of more than a
hundred carcasses was served, and the -lay
thioughout proved a great success and a
party love feast.
Neither legitimate competition nor envi
ous rivalry can shake the hold of Dr.
i’rlce’s Baking I’owdtT on -the public.
HAS HE RESIGNED?
An Interesting Political Humor That Come
from Mncon.
Macon,, Ga., September 11.—(Special.)—A
sensation was created here today when it
wa.; stated that Mr. Marion W. Harris had
written Chairman Clay, of the state exec
utive committee, tendering his resignation
as a member of that committee.
Tne report cannot be verified, for Mr.
Harris wiil not talk; but some of his frelnds
say there is no doubt of the truth of tne
report.
The reason for the resignation docs not seem
to be clearly known, but it is understood
that at the recent meeting of the committee
he strongly advocated the proposition which
came from Chairman Watson for a division
of the election manage:s and that his resig
nation is due to his disagreement with the
other members of the committee on this
matter.
Some Inside History.
It has leaked out that at the last meeting
of the state executive and campaign com
mittees there was a lively fight over the
position which should be taken with regard
to Colonel Watson’s request that democrats
should agree to give the populists a mana
ger at each polling place in the state. Chair
man Clay read the letter from Mr. Watson
and then in a strong speech argued that
tiie proper thing to do was to grant the
request. He said that while he knew that
heretofore the elections In Georgia had been
perfectly fair and that there was no occa
sion for such a request from the populists,
still be felt that in a spirit of fairness,
and in ord<-r that the party might be far
above all criticism, the proper thing was to
recommend that populists be given a mana
ger wherever one qualified to serve could be
found.
Air. Harris endorsed Chairman’s Clay’s
position, and in a short speech but one
clearly to the point, argued that the demo
cratic party could not afford to do other
wise than act on the chairman’s sugges
tion.
Tiie Majority Thought Otherwlnc.
it seems, however, that a majority of the
committee thought otherwise. Among those
who took the position that the proposition
was simply a populist trick and an effort
to make it appear that there had
been unfair elections in the past was Chair
man Berner, of the campaign committee,
who made a very strong speech against the
I’lojiosition of Colonel Clay. Hon. Charley
A-lamson, of Carroll county, and a number
of tiie other members of the committee,
spoke on the same line and tiie result was
that a majority decided against Chairman
Clay’s position.
Mr. Harris was one of the minority. He
does not seem to have acquiesced at all
gracefully to the action of the majority, and
the result is his action as noted above.
He AVould fi-t Talk.
Mr. Marion Harris was seen at his house
tonight and your corespondent showed him
a copy of today’s Daily Press, containing
tm article -I' d "l-oii- st Democrats. Mr.
Harris refused to make any statement
at .-ut tiie matter other than he made to the
Atlanta paper today—that is, he referred me
to Hon. A. 8. t'lay, chairman of the state
-li'tiiu. ratio ex---utive committee, as the
proper person to see in reference to matters
relating to the affairs of that committee.
Ilnd *•-»t Keen Ite*eixc-1.
Sliorlfy after the populist paper, which
< .-.itaine-l the story of the alleged resigna
tion, appear--1, Chairman Clay was a. ked
about tne story.
"1 know nothing of it,” said he. “No
such resig. -alion has been received.”
When asked about the causes that 1c ’ to
the committee's action, Coioney Clay replied
that he had nothing to say.
Mr. Harris is a prominent young man of
Macon. His brother, Iverson Harris, is a
populist.
Why He J’eHigtied.
The resignation of Mr. Marion W. Har
rs as a member of the democratic execu
tive committee has bet n received by Chair
man Clay.
“There is very little to say about the mat
ter,” said Chairman f'lay yesterday. “Mr.
Harris wrote simply that he did not agree
with the committee in certain actions :t
!.."1 taken ami he thought it best, therefor-.
that he should resign.”
“He referred to the action on the populist
request as to election managers?”
“Yes, that w-is it. An-1 on that let me
say that the action of the committee has
not been clearly stated. Nothing was sal-1
ami nothing was done that could lie con
strued in a decision by the committee that
the populists should not have any election
managers. That was not it at all. The
committee simply held that as a committe
it had no authority to provide for mana
gers of elections. The laws of th-' state
provide for the elections and the elective
machinery. T’nder the law each county
setths the matter of election officers, and
the executive committee has nothing to do
with the management of the elections or
t’u> appointment of managers. The com
mittee took the stand that the laws of the
stale are ample and sufficient, ami us all
parties have heretofore acquiesced in them
ami there has been no cause tor complaint
us to the fairness of elections in Georgia,
there was ro reason for the committee in
terfering.
“The law provides that a justice of the
peace and two freeholders, or three free
holders, shall be selected at each sleetion
pi -einct as managers. This has been dune
heretofore ami will be done hereafter. The
committee was not oppos. d to the populists
being represented by managers not at all;
it .'imply belli that It had no authority to
say who should manage the elections. The
•gentlemen comprising tiie committee sim
ply helii that the wisest thing to do was
to leave the matter where it had been, and
not interfere with the home rule granted
the counties by law.”
Mr. Marlon Harris is a young lawyer of
Macon. Be was a candidate for member
ship on the executive committee to repre
sent the sixth district, but was defeated.
Then, at tiie request of the Bibb delega*
tion, he was put on as a member from the
state at large by Chairrnan Clay.
Funeral of Geroni-uo'N Son.
Montgomery, Ala., September 12.—(Spe
cial.) —A Mobile, Ala.., special says: "A
funeral cortege from the military barracks
at Mount Vernon arrived in the city this
afternoon over the Mobile and Birmingham
railway, with the body of an Indian named
Crappo. a son of the old Apache chief,
Geronimo. The cortege or funeral detail
was from, the Indian company, and was
in charge of Sergeant Martin Grab. The
mourners consisted of Geronimo and his
wife, the mother of Crappo. It seems that
Cmppo was a student a. th-’ Indian sch ml
at Carlisle, Penn., and, while exercising in
the gymnasium some time ago, he fell and
injured himself. He returned to Mount
Vernon, where he died Sun-lay from his
injuries. He was interred in the Federal
cemetery.”
- —•—
Down in Schley.
Ellaville, Ga., September 15.—(Special.)—
Messrs. A. H. Cox and Robert Whitfield
sjw’ke to a large and enthusiastic audience
here today. Mr. Cox devoted most of his
speech to a discussion of the silver ques
tion on the administration's lines. He op
posed the repeal of the purchasing clause
of the Sherman law, and argued that it
would be utter folly for the United
States to attempt the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1.
Colonel Whitfield handled Vom Watson’s
party with gloves off. lie called special at
tention to the declaration in the populist
platform against paternalism, and that
other declarations in the same platform
favoring the purchase of schoolbooks by
the state and the purchase of the railroads
and telegraph lines by the United States.
GIVES GREAT POWER.
WTT.4 T THE ADOPTION OF ONE OF THE
AMENDMENTS WOULD MEAN.
Governor Northrn Throws Uglit on a Mat
ter That Is of luterent to the People.
Other Political News of the State.
Tiie people of Georgia will, at the coming
election, vote upon three proposed amend
ments to the constitution.
One of these amendments provides for
an increase of the number of justices of
the supreme court, making tiie court eon
sist of one chief justice and four associate
justices—five in all—instead of three as it
is now constituted.
Another amends tiie section of the con
stitution providing for pensions, so as to
give to the legislature the power to pro
vide pensions for those old soldiers who,
through old age and poverty, physical dis
ability and poverty, or blindness and pov
erty, may need help.
The third amendment provides that niter
Its passage the sessions of the legislature
shall be held in July Instead of October.
Arguments for ami Against the First
Two.
The reasons for and against two of these
amendments have been presented in the
public print.
Tiie arguments for the increase of the
number of judges on the supreme court
bench has been given very fairly, i lie
only argument that is made against it at
all is that on account of the fact that
several gentlemen have announced th- ir
candidacy for the posltlbn, some people
think that it is an effort to create offices
for some particular men. There is, of course,
nothing in this, and the sentiment of those
who have investigated the subject is unani
mously in favoi of the Increase on the
ground that it is necessary for tiie good of
the public service.
The amendment referring to the Increase
of the pension list, simply gives to the leg
islature tiie power in its judgment to ex
tend the benefit of the act to certain needy
obi soldiers. The amount of this is in the
discretion of tiie legislature.
Ax <o Sttmnser Sessions.
The amendment providing for July ses
sions has bet n discussed less than either of
the other two. It, however, means more
than appears on the surface.
It will be remcmliered that during the
last legislature a bill was passed specifical
ly providing for summer sessions. This
was vetoed by Governor Northen as being
contrary to tiie letter and spirit of tiie
constitution. Subsequently, by two-thir-is
vote of both houses, it was decided to sub
mit to Hie people this amendment. This
action, it seems, was rather hastily taken,
and from a : tinly of the situation, it looks
as if the members of the legislature had
not taken pains to see what would be th"
result of the adoption of tills proposed
amendment.
The Governor Explains It.
*'l do not hesitate to say,” said Governor
Northern Tli u rs-lay, “that I shall vote
against that amendment. I believe that if
it is adopted the people will be extendin','
to the newly elected legislature an amount
of power which they have no idea of ex
tending to it. You will remember that I
vetoed a hill on tiie question of the summer
session and that this came to me after
wards. I was urge-1 by some to veto this
also, but for two reasons I did not -Io so.
I favored summer sessions, and having
just vetoed one bill, I determined to h t the
people pass on this other one. Then, again,
the hili had been passed by more than a
two-thirds vote of both houses and it woub.i
have been useless for me to have vetoe 1 it,
b cause it would have been passed over lay
veto by tiie same V'ote.
”My reasons for opposing the j resent
amendin-nt will be apparent when 1 show
yon what *he effect -if tbe adoption of that
amendment, would be. Understand nv, how
ever, that for almost every reason I think
summer sessions preferable to winter ses
sions and if tiie change can be brought
about without running counter to the objec
tions which I mention 1 shall gladly sup
port such a change.
“In tiie first place, there must necessarily
be a session of the newly elected legislature
in October of tiie present year. That is
necessary to arrange for the tinanc- s. of the
state. Then, umler the amendment tiie same
legislature will meet in July, ISS-5, and In
July, 1896. That would mean three sessions
of tiie legislature which is to fie chosrrt in
October, and each session costs in round
numbers $70,000. Tiie last session cost $6,,-
NV liolemile Election of Judges and
Solicitors.
“Now, as to the election of judges and
solicitors. The time of one-half of these
expires on January 1. 1> and the other
half on January 1, ISI-7. But the legislature
which is elected in October, 1.-5, will not
convene until July, 1857. 'J he constitution
provides that the judges and solicitors shad
be elected by the legislature in session im
mediately preceding the expiration of their
terms. That will, you see, be this next leg
islature, and to it will be giv- n the election
of every judicial officer in Georgia, with
tiie single exception of tiie chief justice
of the supreme court.
And Gordon’s* NucccM»--»r, Also.
“To the legislature which is soon to be
elected falls the lot of choosing a senator
for the short term which Senator \\ -h
is now holding by appointment, and one for
a full term of six years. Umler the pre ent
lew a successor to Senator Gordon will be
chosen by the legislature elect- 1 in October,
1896, but if this proposed change is made
that legislature would not take its seat
until July, 1897. Now, the term ot Senator
Gordon expires March 1. 1897. and, therefore,
the l-'gislat nre which w ill sit in Ju y,
if the amendment is adopt--!, will choose his
successor. That is th-’ legislature to which
is given the power of choosing the ether
senator—the legislature elected in October,
1d.»4.
“Now, of course I have no objection to
the present legislature choosing both of the
full term senators, but 1 do not believe that
the people of Georgia mean to give to any
one legislature so great power as w’oul I
belong to this one if this amendment is
adopted. I did not veto tiie bill providing
for tiie submission of this amendment for
the reasons I have given, but I reserved the
right to vote as 1 choose, and I certainly
shall vote against it.”
BARGE CROWD AT DAETO.V.
Judge Mnddox ».nd Secretary Smith
Siteuk for Democracy.
Dalton, Ga., September 15.—(Special.)—
Last night and today Dalton lias hail on
holiday attire. Last night Hon. Hoke
Smith was bauquett'd at Hotel Dalton and
today the democrats and populists came in
fJEMEMBER there arc hundreds of brands
of White Lead (so called) on the market that are not White
Lead, composed largely of Barytes and other materials*
But the number of brands of genuine
Strictly Pure White Lead
is limited. The following brands arc standard “Old Dutch” process,
and just as good as they were when you or your father were boys:
“ANCHOR” (Cincinnati). “ RED SEAL” (St. Louis).
“ ECKSTEIN ” (Cincinnati). “ KENTUCKY ” (Louisville).
“SOUTHERN” (SL Louis and Chicago). “ ATLANTIC” (New York).
“ COLLIER ” (St Louis). “JEWETT ” (New York).
If you want colored paint, tint any cf the above strictly pure leads with National Lead Co.’s
Pure White Lead Tinting Colors, a pound of color to 25 pounds of lead. The best merchants
sell them, the best paiutera use them.
A good many thousand dollars have been saved property-owners by having our book on
painting and color-card. Send us a postal card and get both tree.
NATIONAL LEAD CO., New York.
from five adjoining counties. It was the
largest crowd in Dalton for years. Judge
W. Maddox and Mr. Hoke Smith spoke.
Colonel Trammell Starr introduced Judge
Maddox, who made an effective speeqh,
showing the record made by the demo
cratic administration and congress. He
criticized Dr. Felton severely. Colonel F.
E. Shumate introduced Mr. Smith, whose
speech captured the people. He spoke of
democracy’s recent economy and the party’s
work for the people. He exposed the
trickery of western populism and argued
againsCfree coinage.
Will talk about the tariff ever cease?
There is far greater benefit in talking about
the merits of Dr. Price’s Cream Baking
I’owder.
Joint Debate in Jackson.
Harmony Grove September 15.—(Special.)
This was a field day for democracy in
Jackson county. The populists had adver
tised throughout this and adjoining coun
ties that Candidates Mahaffy and Newt
Twitty would speak here. The democrats
of this place wired for Major Bill Sim
mons of Gwinnett, to meet the populists
here. The major came and spoke.
Mr. Mahaffy opined in an hour and a
half speech. Major Simms followed and
demolished the populist.
He poll-d the populists present and re
quested all wnc, stood fiat-footed on the
p-.pulst platform to rise and only five out
of probably two hundred arose. He next
polled the democrats present, who endorsed
the democratic platform in toto and every
democrat in the house, fblly live hundred
strong, arose as one man.
Chairman Clny in Dooly.
Vienna, Ga., September 15.—(Special.)—
Hon. A. S. Clay addressed a large crowd
h-re today, creating great enthusiasm in
th« democratic ranks. Two populists, who
took prominent seats in front, attempted to
interogate the speaker. He replied to their
complete discornforture and the amusement
of tiie crowd. Several ladies were present
and much good was done fer democracy.
Judge Hines is to speak here next Friday.
Colonel D. A. R. Crum, of this place, has
risked for a division of time. Dooly can
be depended on for her usual democratic
majority.
The Guopnisn in Flnyd.
Rome. Ga., September 14.—(Special.)—
Judge Maddox, W. 11. Lumpkin, democratic
nominees for the senate; Mose M right,
nominee for the legislature, and Harper
Hamilton made democratic speeches today.
A big crowd met the speakers at Cave
Spring this morning and great enthusiasm
was aroused. Tonight at Van’s Valley
Messrs. Wright and Hamilton urged the
voters to stick to the party and vote for
the nominee. All t'he speeches were strong
and will make votes for democracy.
OUR AGENTS’ PRIZES.
The 54 Agents Who Were Lncky Enough to
l>rcw th" friz** Money.
On May Ist The Constitution offered $250
in prizes to be divided among tiie fifty
four agent who sent in the largest lists of
subscribers from May 1, 1891, to Septem
ber 1, 1891. An accurate account of the
names has been kept and the following
agents will receive the amounts opposite
their names;
These prizes are given in addition to the
liberal commission The Constitution offers
her agents, so it is just like picking up
this money.
We have SI,OOO in agents’ prizes to be
awarded on I lay 1. 1835. Now let every
agt ut start his list at once and compete
for these prizes. The announcement will.
found in another column.
Names of agents who won the prizes:
"Miss S. N. Teasdale. Rome, Ga $59.00
Jerre A. Pierce, Longview. Tex 37.50
b. Jay Somers, Milledgeville, Ga 2,>.p)
c. 9 . Cooper, LaGrange, Ga L-..,0
L. Wakefield. Gre- nvillc. S. C
.). T. Stodgehili. Fredonia. Ala »•’*)
J. T. Jack-on, Pacolet, S. C
D. D. Peacock. McDonald. Ga 5.00
1 Jefferson Jennings, Roopville, Ga u.OO
I F. H. Steed, Palmetto. Ga o
‘ a '(■ EMr’dge. Oak Grove, Miss &.'*)
J. M. Giddens, Cuthbert. Ga
G F. Woedliff. Gainesville. Ga sj>o
John Ward, Edison. Ga 5-W
W. S. Walton. Albany. Ga 2..j*)
D. M. White. Summerville. Ga 2.50
JI. H. Goodwin, Moorefield, Ark 2.50
V. . <’. Ghormley. Evansville. Ark 2.50
W. li. Eason, Ark.tbutli, Miss 2.5-)
W. B. Candler, Villa Rica. Ca 2.50
W. P. Persons, Americus, Ga 2.50
Mrs. B. F. Angel. Franklin, N. C 2.50
G. W. Cook, Harleton, Tex
J. T. Lassiter, Snapping Shoals, Ga 2.50
W. 11. H. Mullins. Ruston, La 2.50
.J. A. F. Brown. Sand Hill. Ga 2.50
J. It. Graves, Bainbridge, Ga.. •• •••••• 2.59
W. S. Kimbell, Summerfield. La 2.. J
J. L. Blackmon, Hamilton, Ga
J. T. Dixon, West Point. Ga 2.50
B. F. Camp, Covington. Ga 2.50
S. D. Bain, Forked Deer, Tenn 2.50
S’aton Greene, Henrietta, N. C 2.50
W. L. Joyner, Oconee, G t 2_50
J ibn Martih, Sumach. Ga 1.25
W. B. i’utlerson, Marthaville, I t 1.25
W. J. .McAnally. Madison. N. C 1.25
Maggie Smith, Woodiin, Ga.......... 1.25
W. R. Dai'lni, Opelika, Ala 1.25
T. A. Starr, Starrsville, Ga 1.25
G-orge <Smith. Le.xir.gt'Ui. Ga 1.25
W. C. Allison, R’>aiv*s Mills. N. C 1.2>
J. F. Brown, Meridian, Miss 1.25
W. W. Carpenter, Catfish, N. C 1.25
<’. F. Dusenbury. Eatonton, Ga 1.25
!•’. J. Goo 1 win, t?oe. N. C 1.25
Mrs. A. M. Jones. Enterprise, I. T.... 1.25
W. R. Joyner, Pine L-vel, Ga 1.25
J. R. McGoldrick, Coushatta, La 1.25
John S. Hichar-lson, Sumter. S. C.. .. 1
George R. Wells. Ston- Mountain, Ga.
A. G. Grayson, Trade, Tenn 2 1.25
.1. Egan Baker, Mt. Lebanon, La 1.25
John Neel. Westville, Fla 1.25
Ml KDEIIED BY MtMINStIINEftS.
Deputy Marshal (irisson Shot Through
the Heart.
Little Rock, Ark., September 15.—The re
mains of T. B. Gibson, the deputy United
States marshal Who was killed by the two
r’oonshtners, James and John' Cook, in
P-ke county, Thursday night, arrived this
afternoon and were buried imm<«diat-ly
uoon their arrival. The body was badly
dei'amr-Ded. The killing of Grlsson occur
red twelve miles w-*t of Amity, ntflr the
place where Deputy United States Marshal
Trammell was killed by ’shiners in 18'88.
Gri. ; son was shot in the heart and llrvl
twice at the before he died.
Tiie authorities here believe that rhe moon
shii rs in Pike county are members cf the
Cook gang of outlaws who have b-cn operat
ing in the Indian T- rritory for years. A*x»ut
a month ago they robbed an Oklahoma
l ank -and soon after committed a robbery
at Tahlequah. In a tight with the marshals
one of the robbers was shot and captured
and he is now in jail at Fort Smith. Mar
shal Gaines and seven deputies left Arka
delphia this morning for Pike county, where
they will remain several -lays in searen of
tiie murderous moonshiners.
ill ills <>ll.
Minden, La., September 9.—Link Wag
goner, a noted desperado of North Louisi
ana and eastern Texas, was sh it to death
1 i his cell in the parish jail by a mob last
night ut 1 o’clock.
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i This is a time when a parent’s responsibility
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