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Milledgeville (ta., July 28,
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Hrgulnr Cf
Washington, July 22nd, 1896.
Editorial Glimpsa^and Clippings.
They are picking cotton out in Texas
Congressman black declines to
f.tand for re-election to Congress in the
10:1) district. ^
; f — Washington lias practically been
Tlie New ^ ork M oihl says that “*an settled upon as the proper location for
honest dollar is the mid* -. \> nk democratic headquarters during tlie
. coining campaign. Senator Jones, of'
There may he another Presidential Ark., Chairman of the Democratic Na-
ticket put up by bolting democrats, tional Committee, made a careful study
but there will be but one democratic j of the advantages offered by New York,
ticket. : Chicago and Washington respectively,
_ , 7 "T . . .- and has made up his mind, largely
loe Pottle takes the patriotic view ot . . ,, ... - \ ° J
,l() - , . , • * , i owing to the open hostility of the news-
,1, P noli11cal situation, and there are! . , , r x - v , , ■
uie pouiicm .. I papers in both Vw x ork and Chicago,
other nonulists who will follow his e»- . w , • • , . , n
oi.iu popuit-io that Washington is the best place.
® u, P‘ e - _ Wliil: the choice of Senator Jones is
Jud-e Jim Griggs has won the notai- j . Imv,n f * ttted th ! 8
nation'for Congress in the second dis-1 garters business he ,s so anxious that
Sc ® and Lon 'Livingston has been j «v«ything done by the National Corn-
nominated in the 6th.
BACK INTO LINE.
PoTTI.R ANNOUNCES
UlS lvF.TL 15X TO DEMOCRACY.
jcratic Union, of New York City, with 1
! a membership of 12,(fOO, find the Bryan
‘ Free Silver League pf New Yjprk City. Cor.. Jos. K.
: The application of the former stated
I that tliey fully endorse the Chicago
regular democratic ticket and platform. ; From tUeAUanta dilution,
Mr. Gardner says hi- has been much Colonel j ,, K . Vot{h of Mil-
surprised at the largo mimber of en- ,
dorsements of the democratic platform I ledgeville, who for the last lour years
received from the Eastern States. He has been a tower of strength among
was himself a gold standard man pre- the populists of middle Georgia, has
that
, vice-presidential candidate, is
rich after all. 11 is firm is rate
d at
And now it turns out
the
so rich after
$75,000 with fair credit.
Hon. Miller Wright, of Cednrtown,
and Hon. Joseph Pottle, of Milledge
ville, prominent Populists are out in
letters for Bryan and Sewall.
The Atlanta Journal announces that
it will give its full support to the Dem
ocratic nominees. Of course. The Journ
al is a good, reliable democratic paper,
always. _
The Republican silver bolters have
demonstrated that their action is in the
interest of bimetalism and not for the
spoils of office. They have set the Pop
ulists a good example.
The states which hold elections be
fore November are Alabama, August
3; Vermont, September 1; Arkansas,
Sept. 7; Maine, Sept. 14; Florida, Oct.
6, and Georgia, Oct. 7.
The Democrat who talks about an
archy and lunacy at the Chicago con-
>cntion, and who declares that lie will
vote for McKinley, may fairly be term
ed an all day sucker.—Augusta Chron
icle.
mittee shall be harmonious, that no
i official announcement of the location of
Sewall, i Headquarters is likely to be made until
not ! the Committee, which will shortly meet
in New York, passes upon it.
Many democrats are much pleased
at the talk ot the probability that Sen
ator Gorman will have a hand in man
aging Bryan and Sewall’s campaign,
either as chairman of the Executive
Committee or as General adviser. Al
though Chairman Jones has full authori
ty to select the members of the Execu
tive committee, which will assist him
in conducting the campaign, it is not
probable that the membership of that
committee will be announced until
Chairman Jones submits his choice to
the full National committee. Senator
Gorman has few, if any, equals and no
superiors as a political manager. True
he isn’t n silver mnn; but neither is he
a bolter. He is going to support the
ticket because it is the democratic
ticket, and if he can be persuaded to
accept the Chairmanship of the Execu
tive Committee, it will be fortunate
in more than one respect for the party
He hus the prestige of having success
fully managed a National Campaign
and the very fact that he was helping
to manage this one would serve to bring
out many democratic votes which would
not. otherwise be cast
vious to the Chicago convention.
♦ ♦ •
COTTON.
New York, Wednesday, July 22, 1896.
Editors Union Recorder:—Under the
influence of the unsettled feeling in
business circles cotton has been with
out positive support and lias drifted to
the lowest quotations of the year, not
withstanding the continued good de
mand from European spinners. Trade
in Europe appears to be in an excellent
condition with a good undertone which
is believed to point to a continuance of
inactive demand for cotton during t he
entire season. Stocks of raw mate
rial in. the European ports and at the
Mills, have become reduced to such a
low point that it will be necessary to
add to these supplies f jom the early re
ceipts af the new crop now beginning
to appear in Texas. It is evident
from the condition of supplies through
out the world that the consumption of
American cotton this season will closely
approximate nine million bales despite
the curtailment in the output of the
mills of this country and that at pres
ent prices we shall need more than this
amount of cotton from the growing
crop to provide for their requirements
next season, At the present time crop
estimates range from 9,500,000 to 11,-
000,000 bales based upon a reported
increase in the acreage and the condi
tion of the crop on July 1st, as given
b 7 the Bureau report. Since the re
port was issued the condition in the
Atlantic States has deteriorated under
the effect of the heavy rains while
Texas Las received the needed rains
and the crop in that State has im
proved. Probably the best condition
of the crop is reported from the Mem-
Highest pf all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report
■■Powder
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Senator Teller in a letter of con
gratulation to lion. W. J. Bryan, ten
ders his support and his services to the
Democratic National Committee to
make speeches for the success of the
silver cause.
C. A. Snow & Co., of Washington,
D. C., Patent Lawyers, whose ad. is in
another column, procure patents for
inventions in the United States, Can
ada and Europe. They will send
printed advice about procuring patents
free to any address.
Tybee, Georgia’s Greatest Sea
shore Resort.—Tybee Season is at
its height. The increased hotel facili
ties offer ample accommodations for a
very large number or people. Low
rates and convenient schedules make
this attractive Summer Resort easily
accessible from all points on tin; Cen
tral Ry System.
The Eighth district Democratic con
vention met in Madison last Tuesday.
Hon. E. W. Butler was elected tempo
rary chairman and Hon. John P. Shan
non permanent chairman. Resolutions
endorsing the Chicago platform were
passed. Hon. Wm. Howard was nom
inated without opposition to succeed
Judge Lawson in congress.
Harry Iliil,the famous Atlanta whole
sale liquor dealer, sent up for forgery
has been transferred from Gress camp
to James M, Smith’s farm in Oglethorpe
county. Hill is learning to be a fine
woodworkman and blacksmith, and
when he gets out of the pen will be.
master of a useful trade. Mr. Smith
says he has worked so faithfully and
•behaved so well that lie deserves a par
don. Ilis sentence will he out in
months.
Special Recursion Rates to Sew
York and Boston via Savannah and
the O. S. S. Co Parties contempla
ting a trip to the East during the sum
mer should take advantage of the de
lightful route ofljered via the Central of
Ga. Ry. and the elegant Passenge
mn
paign
Senator Jones is going to his Arkait- I phis district and the largest estimates
sas home for a short rest before begin- i emanate from that section of the cotton
the continuous work of the cum-j belt.
Up to the present time the Amer
ican Mills have not, contracted for t lie
delivery of any large amount of the,
growing crop, being deterred by the
fear of the result ol the approaching
elections, which prevents merchants
from ordering goods in anticipation of
an active autumn trade. Therefore it
is probable that the commencement of
the season will find many buyers in the
field actively competing for the early
receipts and if from now on the crop
lie will goby way of St. Louis,
so as to he there when the populist
convention meets this week. He ex
pects that the populists will endorse
Bryan and Sewall and he wants to he
hand when they 1 do in order to con-
■ with the populist leaders about the
campaign. lie also expects to coaler
with the. bolting silver republicans, who
have already announced their intention
to support the democratic ticket.
Speaker Reed’s opinion of Quay anil
Manley as McKinley campaign man- should show any change for the worst
agers would make interesting reading. | the demand would become urgent as
Several week* before the St. Louis con-1 with exhausted supplies European spin-
vention met Mr. Reed had reason to
believe that Quay and Manley ltad be
trayed him to Hanna and wliut has hap
pened since must have convinced him
of that fact. Both of these Ex-Iteed
men are now members of Hanna’s ex
ecutive committee, and Quay is much
more than merely a member of that
Committee. It has leaked out that
Quay will, trom the New T ork head
quarters, boss the entire campaign in
the Eastern States; also, that lie will
have exclusive charge of a scheme by
which he hopes to carry several South
ern states. This last scheme is said to
depend largely upon the support of bolt
ing gold democrats in thosestates for suc
cess, as it includes a combination ot
that element with the negro voters,
upon both Congressional and electoral
tickets. It was intended that this
scheme should be kept dark.
ners would not wait as tliey did last
season. On the other hand everyone
anticipates a large crop and low prices.
Upon this belief the world lias acted,
with the result of a large short interest
waiting the movement of the crop to
cover at a profit. Therefore the situa
tion is an interesting one as buyers
will be encountered on each decline if
the crop proves a large one, while if
any change in sentiment occurs the
resulting advance will he a sharp one.
It is believed that the largest holders
of cotton here have agreed not to ten
der their holdings upon August con
tracts in this market.
Yours, very truly,
Hi bbauii Bros. &Co.
Are you Tired
The campaign liar started before the
campaign did this year. In conse
quence an awful lot of rot has been put
into circulation concerning the attitude
! of President Cleveland and the mem
bers of his administration towards
Bryan and McKinley. Silver demo
crats are not expecting any aid from the
administration and none of them,were
at all surprised when Secretaries Olney
and Herbert said they would not vole
for Bryan, but it will take something
more authoritative than sensational
newspaper publications to make them
believe in the existence of an under
standing between Mark Ilanna and the I for admission
President by which the influence of tlm | follows:
All the time? This condition is a
sure indication that your blood is not
rich and nourishing as it ought to be
and as it may be if you will take a few
bottles of the great blood purifier, Hood’s
Sarsaparilla. Thousands write that
Hood’s Sarsaparilla lias cured them of
that tired feeling by giving them rich,
red blood.
renounced whatever platform the Peo-
! file’s party will put out at St. Louis
and announced his allegiance to dem
ocratic principles.
He will give the democratic national
ticket his ardent support and adhere
\,o all demands made in the Chicago
platform. He declares that the ques
tion is now one of principle and not of
party, and says that “the time has
come when partisanship should disap
pear and patriotism should be the only
guide for the conduct of men.” He
believes it is the duty of all populists
to take this course, and says that lie
earneslly prays that patriotism anil
not politics will triumph at St. Louis.
Since 1892 Joe Pottle has earnestly
espoused the cause of the populists. He
has been sincere in his convictions.
No man could doubt the hdnesty ot his
purpose. Ilis natural brilliancy and
indomitable energy made him a recog
nized leader with the people of his
faith. There waa nothing of the dem
agogue in liis avowal of populism.
What the party accomplished in the
sixth district was mainly due to his ef
forts. In the practice of law lie has
shown that he inherited those qualities
which distinguished his father, Judge
£. H. Pottle of Warrenton. During
the recent trial of Ewalt in Milledge
ville Colonel Pottle made an argu
ment for the state which many ac
knowledged eclipsed that of the fa
mous Breckinridge.
Colonel Pottle writes this ringing
card explaining his position:
Milledgeville, Ga., July 20.—Edi
tor Constitution:—The late gathering
of men at Chicago, in their enthusi
astic declaration of independence,marks
an epoch in the history of this country.
For mv part, I would hesitate to make
any public statement but tor the fact
t iat,:is I conceive it. th* j time bus come
when partisanship should disappear and
patrietism should be the only guide for
the conduct, of men. The emphatic
and earnest protest made a few years
ago against the system and tlie class
wliose end meant the destruction of the
liberties of our people, and to which
protest I was an humble but sincere
party, has foun'd its final and supreme
expression in the platform and the can
didate announced at Chicago.
The intense earnestness, and mag
nificent sincerity of that platform und
.of that candidate are beyond all possi
bility of doubt. The line of battle is
distinctly drawn; the supreme issue is
clearly made. That issue rises far
above party name, party hopes or party
ambitions. In the decision of this is
sue parlies have no part or place.
Every man who believes, as I do,
that on the one side of the balances
rests prosperity, hope and liberty, and
on the other rests a-class and a system
whose end, if not aim, is the destruc
tion as nil those, finds his way without
any hesitation or doubt.
With these views, to my mind the
course for the members of the political
organization to which I belong to pur
sue wiien they meet at St. Louis, is so
plain that any question about it is un
accountable, To divide the forces
wliose beliefs are all identical, to dissi
pate their power and their influence, is
a little short of suicide.
The nomination of a ticket at St.
Louis other than Bryan and Sewall
would be in effect a declaration to the
world that “we admit that the demo
cratic party is leading the great army
of which we were
tells them that the democratic house
lias been new swept and freshly gar
nished nnd that they may come in and
possess their own again.
I earnestly pray that patriotism and
not politics will triumph at St. Louis
as it triumphed at Chicago, ami that
the men who gather there will deter
mine, with the enthusiasm of conscious
truth and justice, that there is one duty
and only one for them to perform, and
that is to make any sacrifice which
tends to giving aid and comfort, to the
glorious effort to prevent “the pressing
of the crown of thorns on the brow of
Labor.” Very respectfully,
Joseph E. Pottj.e.
EUHOPEAN LETTER.
The Georgia Teachers at their con
vention at Cumberland passed a resolu
tion in favor of the adoption, by the
three leading Institutions of learning
in the State, of uniform requirements
The resolution is as
concede that their cause is our cause,
and that their platform is an earnest,
emphatic declaration that our demands,
in their substance, are right. We re
cognize also flic fact that the democratic
candidate is earnest, eloquent and self-
sacrificing in the cause, and that, it is
doubtful if he can he elected, or his cause
triumph, if we standoff from him, but
this we decline to do.”
To me the result of this election is
of supreme import to the south, the
west and tlm people of the entire
! conntrv. A mistake is likely to be fa-
steamships of the Ocean Steamship I administration is to be used in behalf j “Resolved, That it is the sense oft tal. The democratic party, with its
Company. Reduced excursion rates | 0 f McKinley. Secretary Gardner, of this body that there should be an agree-! glorious history in the past, its devoted
arc now in effect, tickets limited to <)c-; the democratic, congressional campaign ! meat among the three leading univer-l enthusiastic thousands of adherents of
tober -list returning. Rates include j committee, and ol the National Associa-1 sities and colleges of Georgiy, namely, I to-day, has said to the people that these
meals and berth on Steamers from Sa- ! t ion of Democratic Clubs, sav he ex-1 the University of Georgia, Emory Col- questions rise far above partianship;
vannaii to New York and Boston—i pects to enroll more than fivp thousand | lege, and Mercer University, touching j they affect the very life of the people,
Full information can be had of any | campaign and regular clubs before the I the requirements for admission to their . and that whatever error it has commit-
agent of the Central of Ga. Ry. or by | election. Among the applications for freshman classes; and that the high j ted heretofore, yet it comes now to the
c r itir)„ to ,T. C. Haile, General Fas- enrollment during the last week were schools of this State should make their people and calling to them above sel-
j-enger Agent, Savanna!), Ga.
those of the Russian-American
From Our Special Correspondent.
Rome, Italy, June 15, 1896.
A visit to the Catacombs is one of
the inevitable duties of the traveler
here, no matter how little time he may
find for anything else. It is indeed of
unfailing interest to ail sorts and con
ditions of tourists, from the student of
history or the archeologist to the man
who is “doing” Europe in five weeks,
and who decides to give forty-eight
hours to the Eternal City. The latter
it is true, is disinclined to waste time 1
on the Catacombs, being under the
impression that we have mines and
tunnels in America which are as in
teresting and more practical; hut he
comes because soote one has told him
that they must be seen; nor does be
feel that his time hus been wasted when
he returns.
First there is the drive along the
Via Appia, where careful eyes may find
some of the original stones, placed
long before the era of Christianity.
Even the unimaginative must think of
the feet .that have passed over them —
trom triumphial processions of Caesar
and Titus to the weary trump of fet
tered slaves; not to mention the dis
tinct vision that arises of tile little
group of disciples who went to meet
Paul as far as Appii Forum and the
Three Taverns, and came back with
him to Rome. Then when you have
reached the garden that surrounds the
entrance to the Catacombs of St. Cub
ixtus (there are several rivals, but this
is the most popular) you climb down
into the dark passages, you decipher the
inscriptions made by the early Chris-
•tians who found a hiding place here;
you gaze ht the spot where the body
of gentle St. Cecilia was found, with
its severed neck; you listen with rising
hair to flie story of the tourist who
was separated from the rest of his
party, and who wandered helplessly in
these miles of labyrinth for days, and
who was never found again, or. accord
ing to some versions, was finally dis-
dbvered in an imbecile condition. This
is always related, and makes you clutch
your waxen taper more tightly and fol
low closely the footsteps of the guide
until you emerge blinded into the outer
light. It is a relief to come back to
safe commonplace; to buy chocolate
from the Trappist monks and talk to the
two or three who are allowed to break
their vow of silence; and who appa
rently enjoy Hie immunity, conversing
volubly in several languages and on
any topic. One of these (he lias a face
that might have been a model for Carlo
Dolci) is known as “the Beautiful Broth-
the outposts; we! er” among the gushing American girls,
and tliey esteem it a great favor to have
him for their guide in tlie subterranean
passages. * *
On the way hack the driver always
stops at a little church and explains
that tliis is something that yen must
not miss seeing. You colleet your scant
Italian vocabulary and inquire wlmt Is
the attraction—the building is small
and looks almost as much like a way-
side inn as a place of worship. This is
the church of “Domine Quo Vadis”
and here,- according to ecclesiastical
tradition, on one occasion when Peter’s
caurage failed bins and ho was fleeing
from Rome, Christ met him on the
way. “Where goest thou Muster?”
asked Peter, wheme the iqune of the
church. “To Rome, to be crucified
a"ain, in thy stead,” was tlio answer.
The apostle returned at once to suffer
martyrdom, and the scene of the vision
commemorated by the impress of
same story that is told in other eonn-
tries of Mohammed and of the
Gabriel. In this case, however, ined
ibility is excusable. The. stone is ssb-
covered (after you have paid for flit
privilege of seeing it) with much fm
nudity and reverence; there are Hbr
outlines of the two feet; but the efc
servant cun distinguish the murksrf"
toe-nails, leaving one to infer that the
bungling artist designed the same mr
the bottom of the feet.
Another chapel, further, on the sup
posed site of Paul’s execution, iscalUr!
the church ol the Three Fountain!-
A hare-footed friar expluins that ski .
the head of the apostle fell from tbt
nxe, it rebounded three times.
every spot where it touched tilt esnis’- 1 j
a spring of water arose. If any sfcqp
tic doubts this piece of history, the In
genious monk says, with nn express**?
gesture, “But do you not see Ar
springs?"
PRIMARY ELECTION LAW.
■ri«r Bhsbc mt ska Mssw ttsvSrnlOK
NbmHm In Bunk.
“Section I. Primary edition*-4W1
be eonducted according to'‘the -rules ef
the party holding them. Manages
shall take an oath to fairly, impartially;
and honestly conduct the same accord
ing to the provisions of this act, and in.
accordance wit It the law* governing
regular state elections.
“Sec. 2. Before any ballots arn t*
ceivad the managers shall open ends
box and exhibit the same publicly,-of- <
ter which boxes shall be locked «r seat
ed, except the opening for baUots, and
shall not bn opened until the ctssewd'Ae
election. Managers shall keep a list nf
voters. If vote is challenged they slui/
administer mi oath to voter that lie it
qualified according to rules of his pert* 7
and tlie election laws, and that he Ink
not voted beforh in the election then be
in" held. -Managers shall certify the
result of the election and transmit surf:
certiorate, with poll list, ballots and tdt
papers relating to election, to ,persoae-
desigiiiitcd by the party bidding eht*
tion.
“Sec. J. The election shall he •'heir
at the time and place and- under the
regulations prescribed by the rules 4t"
the party. Returns shall lx* filed with'
clerk of superior court within t'oer dnsr
after the final declaration of the result.
“See. 4. Provides for the pumslunan'
of managers convicted of a ratsdemenn
or, fraud or corruption in the manage
ment of the election.
“Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That
any voter who shall, if challenged,
swear falsely in taking the prescriiHiit
oath, or shall personate another persne
and take the oath in his name in order
io vote, such voter shall be guilty >•
perjury, and shall lie punished up*
conviction as for perjury.
“Sec. 0. Be it further enacted, Tlind.
it' any person voting at such primary
election shall vote more than onceae*:
more than one polling place, shall br
guilty of a misdemeanor, and on emm
viction thereof be fined uot less tbas
$•'>() nor more than $200.”
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