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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
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Dublin, Os., Joly 25.—A fight I* now
on between the contractors and em
ployer* of the cltr and the Dublin
Bricklayers* Union, which la composed
entirely of negroes.
During the past few days a number
of mechanics, contractors and masons
have signed an agreement not to wqrk
on a job where a member of the union
Is employed, end a number of property
owners have had their names placed
on an agreement not to employ any
one except those who have signed the
•greement not to work with a member
of the union.
The light on the unloii was caused by
. strike on the Bamb Wetchselbaum
Company, builders.
The non.union workmen say the fight
on the union Is whipped and the union
masons will have to quit the union,
eave this city or engage In another
l ine of work.
LARGE SHIPMENT
Of ELBERTA PEACHES
187 Cara Leave Roma Territory
During Week for East
ern Markets.
J. M. SMITH'S RECORD ON
NEGRO DISFRANCHISEMENT
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Enclosed please find ti copy of my
answer to on editorial from The At
lanta Journal of Its Issue of the l$th
Inst. Please publish It In The GeorglanJ
Tours very respectfully,
JAMES M. SMITH.
Bmlthsonla, Ga., July 24, 1905.
To The Atlanta Journal:
On my return home I find n clipping]
of your editorial from your Issue of
July 1», which was sent me by a friend,
In which you charge me with being op
posed to disfranchisement of the ne
gro and white supremacy, and In favor
of one of the Atlanta rings. This edi
torial appears to be based on a letter
written to The Journal by P. M.l
Cheney,
I have not seen P. M. Cheney’a let
ter because the Issue of The Journal of
the ltth Inst, failed to reach me, which |
I regret.
I have been a constant reader and I
subscriber to The Journal atnea It was
established.
Tbe constitution and laws of the
state do not permit any one to be con
victed .without a hearing. Tou will,
therefore, please allow me to briefly
atate In the columns of your valuable
paper my side of the case.
In mi Oglethorpe county was rep-
resented In the legislature by n negro
I did everything I could to prevent this
but did not succeed. At the next legis
lative election It was resolved by the
Democrats of Oglethorpe county, that
such should not occur again. Captain
John C. Reed, then u worthy and valu
able outsort of Oglethortw county, now
likewise such a cltlsen of Atlunta, pre
vailed on the sheriff of Oglethorpe
County to appoint fifty deputy sheriffs
to be on hand during the three days’
election which was held In 1170. At
that time Oglethorpe county contained
nearly four thousand negro and leas
than one thousand white votera.
On the second day of the election at
least three thousands negro voters. In
solid phalanx, approached the court
bouse door with the Intention of taking
possession of the polls and electing
negroes to the legislature again. When
the head of the negro column reached
the doorsteps. Captain Reed and his
fifty deputies met them. Captain Reed,
standing on th* court bouse doorsteps,
between rhe negroes and the ballot box,
surrounded by his deputies, pulled his
watch from Ills pocket, and holding It
open In lit* hand, said:
•This la a w hite man's country. The
white man must and shall rule, or per
ish In the attempt. I will now give you
negroes and your white nllles three
minutes In which to disperse; other
wise I will not be responsible for re
sults.”
These three minute* were critcnl
ones. Every one stood silent and half
breathless, not knowing whether at the
end of these three minutes peace or
war, life or death, would ensue.
The negroes and their allies sudden
ly broke ranks and walked away. Two
white Democrats were elected to the
legislature, and negro rule In Ogle
thorpe county, In these brief three min
utes, was broken and white supremacy
established. It has stood from that day
to this without Interruption, a period
of more than thirty-six years. Since
that day no negro has ever held any
office or served on a Jury In Oglethorpe
county.
1 was one of Captain John C. Reed's
deputies. Mr. P. 51. Cheney was not.
"Where was Roderick then?"
His politics at that time was doubt,
ful or unknown.
It the white people had displayed the
same patriotism and courage In other
states of the South, the story of recon
ttructlon would have been cut short.
Even the heat of a political campaign
does not Justify or excuse a white man
In Georgia, even at this late a day. In
chnrglng Captain John C. Reed, or nny
of hla deputies, with being opposed to
white supremacy.
The younger generations know but
Ilttlo of the trial! und dangers through
which white Degiocruts passed In the
days of reconstruction. This Is only
one Instance of many others where
white Democrats staked their Uvea and
liberties to restore snd enthrone white
supremacy.
All four of my opponents combined,
with Mr. P. M. Cheney thrown In for
good measure, have never done more,
If so much. In behalf of white su
premacy aa was done on that day.
Shame on any man tvho will write
disparagingly of the Democrats of re
Construction days.
Beginning with 1875 I was a member
of the general assembly of Georgia for
about ten consecutive years. Every
lime 1 was elected I first submitted my
candidacy to a white Democratic pri
mary. 1 have never been a candidate
for any office without my nomination
being first submitted to a white Dem
ocratic primary.
Since the day the negro was first tn-
franchtsed, and continuously up to this
time. I have never had nny political In
terest, or any other Interest, causing
mo to favor the negro as a voter. I
never cast n vote n» a member of the
Democratic executive committee, or In
any othar capacity. In favor of allow
ing the negro to vote. I am In no way
responsible for wlmt a majority of the
Democratic executive committee nt dif
ferent times may or may not have done.
I was not a member of the Democratic
state executive committee at the time
named by you.
If Mr. P. M. Cheney, yourself, or any
of the other candidates for governor,
will do as much ns I have done toward
helping the white man to rule this atate
for the past forty years; then I will
take pleasure In congratulating you.
Pour years ago I votsd against what
waa then termed the "railroad ring."
How many and who of the present can
didates for governor did the same
thing? How many nnd who of the pres
ent candidates for governor voted for
the candidate whom sums of them now
term "the railroad ring candidate r'
Produce the evidence. If you c
showing any lennlng whntever on my
part, at any time, toward "ring rule,”
the railroads or corporations, or Clark
Howall, or negro domination.
Such assertions without evldancs to
sustain them are wholly unfair and un
justifiable.
In becoming a candidate for gover
nor, I am doing Just what Hon. Hoke
Smith and The Atlanta Journal both
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By W. 0. CLEMENT,
Special to The Georgian.
Rome, Ga., July 23.—The total ship
ments of Elberta peaches made by the
fruit growers of Eloyd county last
week amounted'to 187 car loads. Their
destination was Northern and Eastern
markets. It Is now estimated pint the
total number of car loads of Elbertua
shipped from thla point will amount to
500, and possibly more. Very little
trouble has been experienced In get
ting enough hands to gather the fruit.
Negro help has been evaded altogether.
The work Is being done by white men,
women and children.
The earliest date now that the grow
ers entertain of disposing of their
peaches Is next Saturday. If It rains
again all this week the shipments will
be delayed for several days more.
Death of Miss Lemming.
Miss Myrtle Lemming, the aeventeen-
year-old daughter of Mrs. H. 51.
Lemming, died at her home at Bush
Arbor, near Rome, Saturday morning,
after a lingering lllnsas. Miss Lem
mlng was a talented and popular
young lady.
Will Go to Chattanooga.
W. C. Spencer, city passenger and
tleket agent of the Southern railway,
has bsen promoted to a poaltlon In
the office of the assistant general pas
senger agent at Chattanooga. He will
be succeeded by G. M. Almnnd, of At
lanta, who will take charge of the
Rome office about August 1.
Will 8peak for Hoka Smith.
Seaborn WrlghL one of Klnyd coun
ty's representatives to the legislature,
nnd Reuben Arnold, of Atlanta, will
speak In Cedartown July 28 In the In
terest of Hoke Smith. The speaking
will occur at the court-house or tht
Lyceum theater.
A Fins Residence Burned.
The handsome country residence
owned by the late Halsted Smith, val
ued at 27,000, wns totally destroyed
by firs Saturday night. It waa Insured
for 24,000. 5tr. Norris Smith was
the only occupant In the house at the
time the fire was discovered and he
had a narrow escape. Just as
leaped out of the window of the room
where he was sleeping the roof fell In.
Boy Broako Arm.
Little Ralph, th* ten-year-old son
of Mr. and gtrs. C. E. Carpenter, while
out playing yesterday afternoon, fell
and broke his left arm. This makes
the second time the little fellow has
met with a similar accident to the same
arm wltljln the paet four, months.
Scarlet Fever in Rems.
Scarlet fever Is very prevalent In
some portions of the city. The Infant
of Mr. and 5<ra. A. C. Wadsworth, on
Eighth avenue, has a severe case of
the dread disease, and grave fears nre
apprehended aa to the little fellow’i
condition. There ara now fifteen rases
of scarlet fever at Llndsle, nnd the
disease la said to be spreading at an
alarming rate.
With b7T~School.
Otto Harper will tnke charge of the
agricultural department of tne Boys'
Industrial School, near Rome, thla fall.
Mr. Harper Is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Georgia nnd has had special
training Ip this line.
Painful Aocldent.
Klnyd Webb met with a painful ned-
dent at the ball park yesterday after
noon. A ball thrown by Tom Caldwell
struck the ground and bounced, strik
ing Mr. Webb on tha nose, InlUctlng a
painful wound.
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SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
8CH00LS AND COLLEGES.
asked and urged me to do.
Since this cnntpalgn opened Mr. P.
M. Cheney voluntarily tendered me hla
support. Whst caused him to change
Is a mailer of conjecture.
"Consistency, thou are a Jewel!"
JAMES M. SMITH.
Smlthonla, Ga:, July 34.
Nursing Mothers and Malaria.
The Old Standard, Grove's Tastelsss
Chill Tonic drives nut malaria and
builds up the system. Sold by all
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awaiting with much eagerness the
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esecutiv* committee will meet tomor
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Eights on dispensaries In Georgia ara
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1906 1907
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Trains Leave Atlanta, Now Terminal
Station, corner Mltohell and
Madison Avanua.
N. B.—Following schedule figures pub-
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lllnnlttsham 10:15 a. tu.
6;W A. M—No. 12. DAILY. "CHICAGO
AND CINCINNATI LIMITKD." A Mild
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out change, compoaeo • of reitlbuled day
coachra and Pullman drawing room sleep-
Ing can. Arrtrea Home 7:30 a. m.; Chat
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Loulsrllle 8:15 p. in.; Chicago 7:23 a. m.
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Brunawlck ami Jacksonville. Makes all
stopa , arriving Uaenn 9,15 a. in.; Bruns
wick 4 p. in.; Jacksonville 7:40 p. m.
7:00 A. 21-No. 35. DAILY.-Wlmao to
Birmingham. Memphis. Kanaka City and
Colorado Springs. Arrives Memphis 1:05
g m.; Kansas city 9.45 a. o.. and Colorado
nrioga 8:16 a. m.
7:60 A. M.—No. 12 DAILY.—Local to
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Special to The Georgian.
Abbeville. Ga., July 26.—R. W. Can
non. mayor of Abbeville, died at 1
o’clock thla morning.
He wee elected mayor In April and
served only a few weeks before taken
III.
He lenyea a wife anil- three son*,
Harry, Sidney and Georg* CkWion.
All places of business will doe* at 2
o’clock ror th* funeral service* at
Trinity church.
—„— . .lining ci
serve all meals on rout* Arrives V*„-
£J32P™J«<1 Washington. Arrives WasS
Ington UJ# «. m.; New York 4n. m.
ft: 12 I. M.—No. *, DAILY.—Loral for
Maron, arriving Macon 2:40 p. m.
4:10 P. M.—No. 10, DAILY.—Macon and
JiV'f ?.‘. T . Ul *; -ho-rvatloo chair
ear Atlanta to Macon.
4:25 P. M.-No. *7, DAILY.-rallmaa
sleeping car and day coaches to Ulrmlng-
MSpkli'V'u*. 8 !?'“ fk ‘ nl
4.. Ti, .PAU/Y. except Sun
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P- **■—No. ft DAILY.—Origin and
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4:21 V. M.-No. a DAILY Local to p.v-
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4:20 P. M.—No. 15. DAILY.-Throuah
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•£ P- m.: Chattanooga 0:55 p. m.; Meamhlo
0:30 a. Louisville (go a m.; BL limB
* /.."it Cincinnati 1:10 a. m. '
0:12 P. M.-No. S. DAILY.—Ylakea all
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^ vMtllmliHl train to Jarkaon-
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WBaTEUN A-S'ft ATWNTItfitA l.kCIE
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• I Nashville.. 7:10 ami* 3 NaahvlUe. I »
73 Marietta... 1:10 am 7l Marijlu..ll l« PJ
•93 N'ashvllle..U:l6 ami* »* S2
75 Marietta... 2:53 pm| 72 Marietta.. { » PJ
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& ivannah 4:<
aeon 7a
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•helms 11:26 pm [•Selina LDPJ
^Montgomery.’ l! ^
•Dairy. All ether tralno daily tietpt
d */il train* of Atlanta and \West Pjjj}
Railroad Company arrive at and
from Atlanta Tennlnal otatlnu. corner
Mitchell street and Madlaon avenue.
Covington 7:40 am‘Augusta
•Augusta.. . .13:10 pm Conyers 13 K
251:
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Abbeville 3:00 niBMoores--- • * a
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