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Volume LXV\
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SOUTHERN KkOOIIDER • * ‘ ‘1819.
[ CONSOLIDATED 1872 Milledgeville, Ga., October 30, 1894.
Number 18.
Editorial Glimpses and Clippiuss.
\ftor till it is said t.lmt Sccittiaij
Parlislp will construe »li« ourreucy
i a w so as to make the Floyd county
currency bonds subjec; to 10 per cent
tax. ^
In the Oamulgee Circuit Judge
Tenkins will not be a candidate for
'If, election. The candidates Tor ,J udge
are Frank Chambers, Irwinton; J.
0. Hart. Union Point, J. S. Turner,
Eatonton.
The democratic party is the great
est party under the son. It is for
everybody; it is for masses and not
classes; it is for a fair and economi
cal administration of the state and
national affairs. Help keep the party
in power.
\ext Tuesday the congressiona
THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
Caucus Nominees Elkctkd for
All the Offices in the House
and Senate.
The Legislature met at ttie Capi
tol iu Atlanta at 10 o’clock last Wed
nesday morning. The nominees of
the Democratic caucus were elected
in every instance for the offices of
the House aDd Senate
SESSION OF THE HOUSE.
The house of representatives was
called to order at 10:07 by Hon. Mark
Hardin, the clerk of the last house.
An affecting and heartfelt prayer
was off. red by Kev, Dr. Hillyer.
After this, the members of the house
took the oath of offices in batches of
(en. The oath was administered by
Hon. Seaborn Ileese, judge of the
Northern circuit.
The election of a speaker was !m
•' ^ v ’ , . I , , ..Uy lift: Cit'UllUU a Pjicaivci "
election comes ou, ana o y llie( jj^^ely proceeded with,
will he relieved from the pressur*of Hon ^ V H Fleming, of Richmond,
another great public d •>. I was put in nomination by Mr, Bray*
elections eon d ^ ^'d on the sa ne | ton| l of CltlhouD . There was ft
ilay it would he a g I of seconds from all oyer the
country
Harry Hill has told a friend that
he will not enter society again, when
begets out of th» pen, because so-
yiety i» what ruined him. This de
cision is probably a compact between
Hurry and Lord Heresford. Bruns
wick'Advertiser.
The Dixie Interstate Exposition of
storm
house.
Sb. Boyd, of McDuffie, nominated
Hon. Mel I. Branch (populist). The
balloting was lumediately proceeded
with end showed the presence of
102 members. The vote was ns fol
lows;
Fleming, 123. Branch, 20: The
demrcrate on the floor broke into a
storm of applause and the galleries
joined in. Messrs. Bennett,of Wayne,
Branch, of Columbia, and Rockwell,
Miieon opened Rs doors to the uot ld , Qi, a tham, were appointed a com-
lnst Tuesday. The weather was < *• i mittee to escort the newlv elected
lightful am file daily attendance as I , peaker to the chair .
lieen large from the start., Iheextibi-i j u , wa i ke( j clown the center
tion is the most, attractive ever seen aislo of tho t, oul>e> Mr. Fleming’s
ia the Central City. popularity was proven. Democrats
, . 77 , ; and populists uuited in giving him
It is the imperative duty of every j RU OV(i tjon.
democrat to come out and vote on i 0n taking the chair the Speaker
tlie Otli of November next, and not lnat j e all a Vj] e an d appropriate ad*
only vote but devote the who.e day which was followed by loud
to tlie good cause of uemocraey by , B ppi aU8e>
seeing that everybody else that yon The next business was the election
can influence puts in a ballot of tlie j 0 f a c | erki Mark Hardin received
Tight kind. M 1 123 votes and his populist coinpetl*
The remains of the late Justieo L. * ;or > * rw ' n ’ of Rockdale, 42. For
y. 0. Lamar were disinterred from juessenger of the house, Smith of
Rose Hill cemetery, at Macon, on the Vate8 ’ <lnd
22d inst.. under tlie supervision of his Harris of Cobb (pop) 38.
sou, L. (I C. Lamar, of Wa-hiugtou, , Ca P ta!n Moses Martin was elected
]) h. who had them removed to Ox* , ‘Jo^eeper. receiving 115 vote-, to 31
ford, Miss., where other members ot! for Mr - populiat, of Gwiu-
the distinguished family are buried.
Hector I). Lane, commissioner of
Hgrieuiture of Alabama, lias issued
a call for a meeting of southern cotv i
ton growers, to convene at Mout*,
gomery, Ala., Novemher 13tb, to
discuss tlie causes leading to the
present depressed condition of the
cotton market'
nett.
Hon. Clarence Wilson, of Clay,
was elected speaker pro tern. Ttie
populists nominated H. G. Edeufleld
for this position, and lie received 22
votes.
A committee was appointed to
wait, on the governor and notify him
ttiat the house was duly organized
and ready to receive any communi
cation he might desire to send.
Diphtheria is epidemic at Casey-j A resolution was adopted proyid-
vilie, Ills., and coffins can hardly be j ing for a committee of nine to noiu
furnished fast enough with which to inate a chaplain of the house—the
try tlie dead. Not fewer tlian forty 1 house to vote on the nomination,
paths have occurred within a week. session of the senate.
It is not uncommon to bury two j At 10 o’clock the senate was called
children in a single coffin. The com* ' to order liy Hou. H. H. Cabaniss,
iuunity is iu a general state of alarm | Secretary of tlie last senate. After
and the schools have been closed. | prayer by Rev. Mr, Watkins,.the
— moiubers advanced to the clerk’s
Hie Aequia Creek train robbers 1 desk and the oath of office was ad*
been arrested. One of tnem ministered by Judge C. J. Wellborn.
have
Ctmrles .1. Searcy has made a confes
siou and led the officers to the spot
where the boodle was bid, in the
woods. There were but two men
concerned in the robbery, C. A. Mor-
ganlield and| C. J. Searcy, Both
have been arrested aud will be
brought to justice. .
Mr. Cabuuisa then announced that
the next thing in order was tho elec
tion of officers.
Senator Bioughtou nominated
Hou. W. H. Venable, for president
and Hon. N. E. Harris seconded the
nomination. Senator Motiarity,pop
ulist, nominated Senator Charles E.
a McGregor, and Hon. B. H. Brown
Small I ox in Washington.—A seconded the nomination. The vote
lispatcli dated Washington, Oct. 24, resulted in Mr. Venable’s election, be
i a D’ several days ago a baby named receiving 33, and Mr, McGregor 6.
Kutli Ca-ton died of smallpox and A committee consisting of Mr. N.
from this case has sprung live otli- | E. Harris, W, O. Beeks and W. G.
ers, I he child’s father is an employe Little wa^ appointed to escort Mr.
in the pension office and lie commu- Venable to tne chair,
nicftted the disease to Judge E. M. Mr. Venable returned his thanks
ucker, or the law department of the for the honor, and promised fairness
PtiMon Bureau, and Win. Owens, a and courtesy to all members, no mat-
Wesseuger iu the same bureau. Judge ter to what party he belonged,
tucker livss at a boarding house For Secretary of the Senate, Mr.
ntaining twenty-six guests. Some Shepperd nominated Hon. William
ave become frightened aud left Clifton, of MoLntoeh, and Mr. Little
j Up others are quarantined. Three seconded it. Mr. Sneed nominated
oiored women empioyed at the Cas- Mr. F. M. Waddell, of Meriwether.
;? n reH 'dence caught the disease, one Mr. Clifton was elected.
• ary Muudtl is dead and Mary Mr. Star nominated R. E. Wilson
aiu ' Mary Brown have vio for door keeper, and he was elected,
ent cases. Considerable excitement Mr. Williams nominated Mr, Flynn
Ifrmn? " luou K Gieclerks in tlie pen* Hargett for messenger. He received
ho«7 ee ov« r t he matter. The cases all of the democratic votes and was
, ave been removed to themospital ! elected.
h 0 fi ».M 0,, i' 1 « io,ls diseases, and tlie | Governor Northeu notified the
- in department is taking every Senate of three contested seats that
»;um U ry precaution to prevent the 0 f Mr. Whitley against Bion Wd-
•I ftding of tlie disease, j liams, A. M. Baxter against C. H.
n r j , * i Brand, and L. tL Hardman against
rana Lodge of Georgia Masons. T. S. Johnson.
( , * 1 * * * Oe druid Lodge of Masons of
i. will convene iu Maqon today
a y) and the outlook is for one
„ . !,1 “ largest gatherings ot Masons
‘•\er seen in Georgia.
wPi re aid lodg'es in the state,
l 11 a total memoersbip of 15,000.
no state ui the union is Masonry
thn K - fir ’ C0 ®P a red to population,
I '*' 1 a ltJ Georgia, and the Grand
°* i)o state embraces a more
1 1 Ul ‘ i disliuguielied body of men.
li:.. le T tJ !' rise H t acting grand master is
-Vi,, . ohn B. Bhaunonof Elberton,
served since tlie death of tlie
„ rnn “ ra nd Master Davidson. A
sp^io, lua » st0r is to elected at this
° n of the Grand Lodge, and
to «.i l!S ., C0U( >iderable speculation as
Uu8ter D^yldson’s suc-
turn^ 8 ^ the hair begins to fall out or
and „ ra 7’ tho scalp needs doctoring,
Him, n ii, uo . w of no better specific
R en !l11 a ' egetable Sicilian Hair
The Newnau Herald and Adver
tiser, Goy.-elect Atkinson's home pa
per, lias this very pointed statement
in its last issue: "Neither at Rome,
nor upon any othor occasion, during
or since tlie campaign, lias Mr. At*
kinson ever declared for free and un
limited coinage of silver at the ratio
of 16 to 1, We have the very best
of authority for tlie denial.”
When Others Fail
Hood’s Sarsaparilla builds up the
shuttered system by giving vigorous
action to the digestive organs, creat
ing un uppetite aud purifying tlie
biood. It is prepared by modern
methods, possesses the greatest cura*
tivo powers, aud has the most won*
derful record of aotual cures of any
modioine in existence. Take only
Hood’s.
Mr. J. O. Mathewson, an old and
prominent citizen of Augusta, died
last Thursday.
THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE.
Hon. W. J. Northen’s Last Com
munication to the Legislature.
We make the following extraots
from the Governor’s message*
WESTERN AND ATLANTIC It. R.
It s my pleasure to again commend
the management of the lessees la the
use of tlie state's property. The
road-beds, bridges and buildings
have all been greatly improved, and
they are kept in most exeelleht condi
tion, aud tlie state’s interests have
been most carefully and securely
guarded.
Tlie rental stipulated in the lease
[$420,000] has been regularly and
promptly paid and the management
lias not hesitated to expend addi
tional sums in whatever wav the best
interests of the slate’ property de
manded.
Tfilt state's DEN 1 SYSTEM.
Besides <he deatli i unity iu cer*
tain cases, under ou statutes we
have four distinct methods of punish
ment for violations of the law: 1st,
Confinement in the county jail; 2d.
Fine; 3d, Imprisonment in the coun
ty chaingang; 4th. Confinement at
hard labor iu the state penitentiary.
This entire system needs careful re
view for the purpose of making im
portant aud radical changes. It is a
question worthy your consideration
as to whether the common public
should bear the expense for mainte
nance of a criminal in the county jail,
after couviction, unless because of
some physical infirmity, he may be
unable to bear heavier penalties un
der severer and more disgraceful
methods.
There are maqv grave objections to
the alternative penalties imposed by
fine.
My candid judgment compels me to
believe that this system should be
greatly abridged.
Iu some cases I have reason to
know that penalties would not have
been inflicted at all, were it not for
the fine to be distributed in final set
tlement.
As the executive of the state, I
have been asked, time aud again, to
fix alternative penalties in flues, when
tne innocence of the party was par
tially, if not wholly, conceded.
It is dangerous to trust the liber
ties and tlie rights of the people to
such powerful t<hnpt*tions ou tlie
part of he officers of the la w.
Again, the social conditions that
exist In our state make it possible for
ttie fine to be paid by innocent par
ties. This system, under such policy,
amounts practically, in some sense,
to compounding a crime.
The officers of our courts should be
paid fixed salaries, so that they may
be relieved from the temptation to
wrong-doing towards unfortunate
citizens, who can be convicted for a
price.
PENITENTIARY.
1 have no cause for complaint
against the lessees of the peniten
tiary. On the contrary, I desire again
to express my continued appreciation
of their conduct, management and
uniform courtesy. They haye co«
operated with the state department,
and with this office in the humane
treatment of the oonyicts and I have
found them always ready and prompt
to obey as well as to enforce the law.
There have been some irregulari
ties in the discipline and an occa
sional mutiny or rebellion arnoug
tlie convicts, but these aud more
might have been expected iu the con
trol of so large a number of bad and
unmanageable people.
Tlie officers in tlie state department
have been painstaking and faithful.
The prisoners have been controlled
with little or no friction, the sanitary
conditions of the camps are admira
ble, anfl the deatli rate, from all
causes, is remarkably small, being
1.6 per centum.
The principal keeper, assistant and
principal physician have my unqual
ified commendation, in that they
have kept my administration free
from stain iu the public mind aud
absolutely clear of criticism, affect
ing their department, by the general
assembly, during tho entire term of
t lieir seryice.
REFORMATORY.
Out system needs to be further
amended by the establishment of a
state reformatory or training school
for young criminals.
During my term of office I have or*
dered anil secured the separation of
the sexes and the races in tlie state
penitentiary, and the chauge has
worked great good to the system.
1 have had no authority, under the
law, to separate the younger offend
er?. from tlie older aud more hardened,
criminals. For the lack of such pol
icy the best interests of the slate
have suffered greatly.
No argument is needed to show tlie
permanent hurtful effects of an indis
criminate close confinement of ail
kinds of offenders against the law.
Tlie duty of tho sf.Hte is not com
plete wheu the offender lias been
A Marvelous
The U. S. Government, through the Agri
cultural Department, has been investigating
the baking powders for the purpose of inform
ing the public which was the purest, most
economical and wholesome.
The published report shows the Royal Baking
Powder to be a pure, healthful preparation,
absolutely free from alum or any adulterant,
and that it is greatly stronger in leavening
power than any other baking powder.
Consumers should not let this valuable infor
mation, official and unprejudiced, go unheeded.
ROYAL BAKINS POWDER OO., 108 WALL ST., NEW-YORK.
is not so much attributable to the
growing bad morals of the people us
to the training system found iu our
chaingangs aud short, terms in the
penitentiary, without moral restraiut
and helpful influences.
If we keep abreast the civilization
of the times and improve the moral
standard o* our people, we aiust use
more humane treatment for youthful
offenders agaiust tlie law.
I earnestly recommend a suiteble
appropriation for the establishment
of a reformatory or training sciiool
for youthful offenders.
We canuot stop to consider the pit
tance o*' cost, when we count the
criiyes it will prevent and the multi
tude of good citizens it will save to
the state.
Tho state needs to give attention
to the prevention of crime through
more rational plans than its severe
punishment.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
We are just beginning to enter
upon the possibilities of the investi
gation of the material wealth of the
state. We cannot well discontinue
the survey until the entire work is
complete. The appropriation under
which the department is now operat
ing will expire during the next sum
mer. I recommend an additional
appropriation for tlie prosecution of
the work to the completion of the
survey of the state.
EDUCATION.
In this, my last official effort for
the good of the state, 1 most heartily
lecommend large and liberal appro
priations both for the common school
system, and for all tlie institutions
for higher education established by
tho state.
The education of the people must
be the safeguard of our liberties and
the standard of our civilization, as
well as tlie guarantee of our mate
rial progress.
CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.
An examination of the reports sub
mitted for the schools for the deaf
and the blind and the asylum for the
insane will show tlie satisfactory con
dition of these institutions. The con
duct ot the state towards these char
ities js above criticism. and their ex
cellent condition is an honor to all
onr people.
ELECTIONS.
Vi’e have now reached a period in
our poiiiieal history that compels a
strict regard for the security of elec-
tfons through the purity of tlie bal
lot. Unfortunately for our best in
terests, the people are seriously di
vided upon many of tlie most im
portant political issues that eonfLout
us. The temptations to corrupt
practices at the polls, and ihe oppor
tunity to put them iuio damaging
effect, are greater than ever beiore in
the history of the state. No division
of sentiment will ever change tlie
character of our free institutions if
the purity of the ballot is preserved.
The highest duty of the general as
sembly will be to guard our system
of government against the dangers
threatened through the ballot box
by ambitious, bad men.
While every opportunity should be
secured to legal voters, of whatever
frequency of elections. Tlie policy lereut departments ot state interests
for nominating primaries lias become
uuiforiu oyer the state. These pri
maries are used at different times for
different elections, and they occasion
the sameatrife and contention as the
general elections. Afterwards wo
have the general elections; in Octn*
ber for tlie state; followed immedi
ately in November, for natiouul offi
cials and in two months thereafter
we have od election foa county offi
cers. These elections not only con
sumo, unnecessarily, the time of the
people, but they multiply confusion
and strife that can be easily ayoided
by a combination of elections.
8‘nce tlie repeal of tlie Federal
election laws there no longer exists
sufficient cause for tlie separation of
national and state elections. There
certainly can be no good reason why
the election for state and county off!
cials should not be held ou tlie same
dav and at. the same time.
Your attention is respectfully call
ed to the evils attending our elections
herein enumerated.
I recommend the enactment of just
and comprehensive luws to remedy
them.
The Cotton States and Inter
national Exposition.
I most earnestly recommend large
and liberal appropriations to the dif*
to be advanced by the Cotton States
Exposition, to be held the coming
year in Atlanta.
Conclusion.
I have about reached tlie end of tuy
second aud lust term as tlie executive
of this state. I lav down tlie burdens
of my office witti feelings of great rq*
lli-f mingled with a degree o f lvgret,
The duties of the executive office
have been delicate and full of respon
sibility. I liave discharge! them
with the best ol my abihty, witn high
regard for uiv oalh of effice, and tlie
best interests of the commonwealth.
I cannot forbear, through you, to
express to the people of ttie state my
profound appreciation of their uni
form kindness to me and their ex*
pressions of commendation for my
administration.
It shall be my highest pleasure,
during tlie future of my life, to do
whatever may be within my power to
advance the interests of tha state,
and to honor tlie people who have 60
greatly honored me.
W. J. Northkn.
Democrats, remember the Oct-
tober election, and come out and
vote in the November election.
Golden Honors
from the
Golden Coast
simply punished, aud it may be, cru-< political faith, to cast their ballots
elly abused. He deserves, and the
interests of the state demand, that
he shall be uiAda a better man.
Not only should the utute secure
the moral interests of its prisoners
against the evil influences ot environ
ment, but it should give to these fall
en people such moral help and train
ing as will make them better, upon
restoration to liberty and possible
citizenship. This is especially true
of vouug criminals.
Th
he increase of crime in the state
uutrainuieled, it is your imperative
duty to enact such laws, thiough a
system of general registration or
otherwise, that will prevent not only
illegal voting but the failure to count
such legal votes as may haye been
properly cast at any legal election.
No greater wrong ia government
can come to a oitizen than the loss
of his franchise through the igno*
ranoe, fraud or technical bad man
agement of election boards.
The state suffers again from the
...for...
Dr. Price’s Baking Powder
California, empire of the Pacific, salutes the world.
Her Midwinter Fair closed in a midsummer blaze of glory.
Second only to the Columbian Exposition in extent, variety
and splendor, the coast display was a veritable triumph.
Out of her abundance the state poured her treasures—and
the nations of the earth came to aid her in her noble
exhibition.
Memorable were the exhibits—of gold and silver, of
wheat and oil, of fruit and wine, of silk and wool—of all
that man and nature could combine to produce. And no
exhibit attracted more attention or excited warmer approval
than that of
Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder
Official tests showed it to be highest in leavening power,
purest in quality, and most efficient in results of all baking
powders made, • Accordingly, the Highest Award and Gold
Medal were conferred on Dr. Price’s at the Midwinter Fair.
The triumph^at San Francisco confirms the victory at
'Chicago.^ The Midwinter Fair verdict sustains end vindi
cates the bestowal of highest honors on Dr. Price’s by the
lury of awards at the World’s Columbian Exposition.