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CHATTOOGA NEWS ■ • i |1 00 Per Year In Advance. t _____ t - ( J. W. CAIN, j Editor and Proprietor. < __ ——“ ( MISS EDNA CAIN, Associate Editor. •Summerville, Ga., Sep. 16, 1896- Entered at Summerville P. O. as sec and class matter. DEMOCRATIC TICKET, For Senator 42nd District. WESLEY SHROPSHIRE. For Representative. R. Y. RL’DICIL. Be Just and Honest. Thoro is enough of injustice and brutal abuse in the pol itics of those latter days to make any ■nsitivo man hesitate before asking the people for any office within their gift. Let us take the case of Gov. At kinson for example. Coming into office as Im did two years ago in tlm face of very strong opposition, and undm- a shower of unjust and unfair criticism, his administra tion has naturally been watched with more than ordinary interest by both friends and foes. Many of those who opposed him pre dicted that his administration would boa failure and a discredit to tlm state. Perhaps never be fore has any governor of Georgia lived so completely under the white light of public scrutiny and criticism. But what has his record been? Ho has succeeded in compelling the banks to nay interest on the state deposits, which brings into the treasury each year about $15,- 000, mmugh to pay his salary five times over. No governor of Geor gia has over before attempted to do this, yet his enemies charge that it is "grand stand play.” Some years ago Georgia en dorsed the bonds of the Northeas tern railroad. The road had been bankrupt for quite a while, but re cently it was sold and bought in by the state, and since lias been operated at a small profit over ex penses, The business judgment displayed by Gov. Atkinson in the management of this matter has been highly commended by some of the best business mon in the state, yet his opponents charge it up as more “grand stand” work. Gov. Atkuison has made a de termined effort to suppress lynch in Georgia, and in pursuance idea Im recommended in ag<> to tlm legislature that “iven the power by law to the commission of any r sheriff in the state when it was shown by good proof that he had failed in giving proper protection to the prisoners under his care, and want to the extreme of recom mending that the relatives of a person put to death by a mob should have tlm right to sue in any county in state, for damages in any sum not to exceed $5,000. Mrs. Nob'es and her negro ac complice, Gus Families, were found guilty of tlm murder of Mr. No bles. When Mrs. Nobles was re spited from death in order to further investigate the facts in the case, Gus Fumbles was respited, too. One was white and the other black, yet before the law both fared exactly alike. Duncan, an Atlanta negro, was found guilty of rape and sentenced to death, but before the sentence was executed new evidence was discovered which showed beyond the shadow of a doubt that the negro was entirely innocent, and Gov. Atkinson pardoned him. It was simply a plain matter of duty, wb re duty meant to save an inno cent man from death on the scaf fold. Yet for this one thing he has be <n bitterly assailed and crit icis *d By those who are seeking to encompass his defeat at any cost of h imr and truth. F< r years past the abuses of the convict lease system, and the cruel treatment of the convicts, have been matters of common talk among the people, yet Gov. Atkin son is the first governor Georgia has h 1 that lias attempted any reform along this line. He has followed the remedies laid down by law. and in the discharge of ’this plain duty, has antago- nized a powerful element in Geor gia politics, to-wit, the convict lessees who are rich and powerful, j and whose influence is wide spread ( and far reaching. When finally ( the lessees were convicted and ; fined, and in one case the lease ; contract annulled, they raised the . cry that they were persecuted for . political effect. They charged , that it was some more of Atkin- ; son’s “grand stand" play. The Populists have taken up the cr > and it is now heard from one end of Georgia to the other. Really, doesn’t it look a little like the Populist brethren were taking up the cause of the convict lessee? At least the Populists are endors ing what the lessees say about it, and seem just as anxious to defeat Gov. Atkinson as they. Why not be honest and fair? Why not give a man credit for duty honestly performed? Why criticise a man for doing the very things that the people want and have demanded? But unfair and unjust methods will rebound on those who use them, and Gov. Atkinson will be re-elected by a much larger major ity than two years ago. •—-a ♦ •» Moro often than not the man who is constantly prating about the “ring,” and about “machine politics” is one who is so unpopu lar personally that he can never got into office; hence, he lays the blame on the “machine” instead of his own unpopularity, where it rightly belongs. It has been the custom for years to charge that there was a political ring in Sum mevville, when as a matter of tact, the people of this town have al ways been divided, politically. If the marble Goddess of Truth doesn’t faint every time one of these blatant howling demagogues gets up to speak, then it is because she has been shocked past the fainting point. ’ The “reform” party in South Carolina seems to bo unsteady on ‘ its legs. Within the last two weeks enough scandal and steal- ’ ing, in connection with the dispen ' sary system, has boon developed to damn any party. The claim ■ that any real reform has boon ac- • complished, that is of roal and 1 lasting benefit to the people, is a • stupendous farce, and Tillmun’s 1 administration has been an injury i to the state, rather than a benefit. ■ Let us hope that this sort of “ro - form” won’t strike Georgia. ( It is really hard to believe that General Evans is as wise a man as Mr. Wright believes him to be, and as good a man as Mr. Wright be lieves him to be, and at the same time supporting as bad a man f< r governor as Mr. Wright believes Mr. Atkinson to be, and opposing for governor as good a man as Mr. Wright believes himself to be. ’Tis , strange, aye passing strange. — Ex, Blackburn, of the Atlanta Coni -5 mercial, “the original Cleveland 1 man,” made a determined effort to 1 get a job under the big boss, but • Cleveland didn’t want him. Later ’ he wanted to run for congress with 1 the Populist endorsement, but the ’ Populists wouldn't have him. No 1 wonder the poor fellow*s liver is ! out of order. John Temple Graves is another [ disappointed office seeker. He, also, was a very urgent applicant before President Cleveland for a , soft job, but he didn't get it. Mr. , Cleveland is not wholly bad. In the meantime Johnny Temple is . going to reform the party so he can get in. An old farmer who lives near ; town, expressed surprise a day or two ago when told that Seab Wright was a candidate for gover- ' nor on the Populist ticket. He excused his ignoronce. however, ' by saying that a farmer who kept up with his work had no time to keep posted as to Scab’s politics. Some weeks ago an Arkansas preacher, who was a gold bug, in the midst of his sermon, remarked that any man that didn't have any , more sense than to support free silver, ought to be pitched into h—ll. He was nearly beaten to death by a mob of his hearers, be fore he left the pulpit. We respect any man who is a Populist from an honest convic tion, but the man who will toady to the Populists, or for that mat ter, to any party, merely to get into office is beneath the notice of any self-respecting man. Now is a good time to subscribe for the News. The Charge Refuted. ’ Since the inauguration of the populo-prohibition campaign a canard has been industriously cir culated concerning the pardon of Hinton by Governor Atkinson to the detriment of the latter's char acter. Those who are acquainted with the facts in the case know that Governor Atkinson would not have pardoned a murderer on such flimsy grounds as have been alleged in the statement. But for the benefit of people who are not conversant with the facts we give below the statement oi two leading Georgians w hose tes timony over their own signatures, goes to show’ that the whole publi cation was gotten up simply to in fluence the minds of the negroes against a man who has proved him self to be one of the best friends they ever had in the gubernatorial chair, W. Y. Atkinson. Here is the statement of Messrs. Reese and Colley: “We see in the reports of speech es by populist candidates frequent references to the pardon l>y Gov ernor Atkinson of R. L. Hinton. Those references, if correctly re ported, do a great injustice} to th< governor. We were on opposite sides of the case tried in the supe rior court of Wilkes county in which Hinton’s testimony was used and in which his connection with the murder was alleged to have been shown. We submit as tin facts in the case, first, all the par ties defendant, including R. L. Hin ton were populists. We learn it hus been alleged he was a demo crat. Second, the defense, as rep resented by Mr. Watson, among others put up several witnesses to prove that Hinton had nothing to do with the homscide and argued with great persistence that he was innocent of the crime. “Third, Mr. Watson had full no tice of the application for Hinton’s pardon. He had all the facts of the trial before him; he knew that one of the state’s counsel had prom ised to endeavor to see that Hintor . should be pardoned if he told the truth and aided in the conviction of the guilty parties. If it was an outrage to release him as a cit izen of the state Mr. Watson could , have brought to the governor’s at i tention facts that he knew of which ; would prevent the pardon. “Fourth, the petition for Hin , ton’s pardon was signed indiscrim • inately by democrats and popu lists. “Finally, it is a faqt that this prosecution was a determined ef ’ fort upon the part of a white dem -1 ocrat, John Logan, to protect his colored tenants and unearth who ever was the perpetratar of the crim?. The custom of offering par don to one who will turn state’s ev ’ idence and testify against his ac ' complice is one allowed whenever ’ the common law is the rule of the country. The governor only fol . lowed this rule of law in granting i this pardon. M. P. Reese, , F. 11. Colley.” Every Democrat is expected to do his duty. ~ r w -ifr • > A report has been in circulation i that Seab Wright owned stock in ; an Atlanta bank. Seab denies the al'egation, and defies the alligator. He says he is sorry the report is not true. And Willie Breckinridge is so licitous about the national honor. Willie seems to forget that nat ional honor is always founded on j individual honor. A man who , will dishonor a woman needn’t be so allfired uneasy about the na tion’s honor. There is more catarrh in this sec ( tion of the country than all the other diseases put together, and , until the last few years was sup posed to be incurable. For a great many years doctors pronounced it ( a local disease, and prescribed lo cal remedies for, and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment > pronounced it incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a consti tutional disease, and therefore re quires constitutional treatment. ' Hall’s Catarrh cure, manufactured ' by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, 1 is thebest constitutional cure on the market. It is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a tea spoonful. It acts directly, on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. ’ Send for circulars and testimonials. Address. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. I Sold by Druggists. 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best’. Cripple The iron grasp of scrofula has no mercy upon its victims. This demon of the blood is often not satisfied with 1 causing dreadful sores, but racks the body with the pains of rheumatism until Hood’s Sarsaparilla cures. “Nearly four years ago I became af flicted with scrofula and rheumatism. Made Running sores broke out on my thighs. Pieces of bone came out and an operation was contemplated. I had rheumatism in my legs, drawn up out of shape. I lost ap petite, could not sleep. I was a perfect I wreck. I continued to grow worse and j finally gave up the doctor’s treatment to Well take Hood’s Sarsaparilla. Soon appetite came back; the sores commenced to heal. My limbs straightened out and I threw away my crutches. I am now stout and hearty and am farming, whereas four years ago I was a cripple. I gladly rec- I oinmend Hood’s Sarsaparilla.” URBAN Hammond, Table Grove, Illinois. Hood’s Sarsaparilla Isthe One True Blood Purifier. All druggists. fl. Prepared only by C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. . , ~ cure liver ills, easy to ITOOU S HlllS take, easy to operate. 25c. i Col. W. R. Rankin. Col. W. R. Rankin, of Calhoun,) addressed a small audience in Sum mervil’e last Wednesday. His coming had not been advertised, therefore the gathering was small. Ho intended to speak at Trion Wednesday night lint the crowd did not materialize. Col. Rankin is a clever man, personally, but he has made a big mistake in leaving the Democratic party and he ought to realize that there is no room now for an independent candi date. Judge Maddox’s Speech. Judge John W. Maddox address ed the people at the courthouse last Saturday and bad a crowded house. Col. Livingston had pro mised to be present but unexpec tedly was called away whore his services were more urgently need ed. It was the universal opinion of these present that Judge Mad dox made the speech of his life. There was little attempt at oratory and there was not a great deal of applause, for as one old gentleman evpressed it, there was no chance for any waste of time. The ad dress was a masterly effort, clear, concise and logical, and was per haps thebest exposition of tho fi nancial question ever heard in Summerville. The speaker hold his audience spellbound until the close of his address, when dozens and scores of his friends gathered around him to offer their congrat ulations. We believe that Judge Maddox will carry more than the regular party vote in Chattooga, as he has a host of friends who will vote for him on account of old personal friendships. Unless all signs fail he is a dead sure win ner in the coming contest. The Candidates. The town was full of candidates last Saturday and there was a uni versal hand shake. There may be some unpleasant feeling engender ed in a political campaign but then it has its good features also. For instance, it is promotive of that feeling of brotherly kindness that is so pleasant to see. To the on looker last Saturday it would ap pear as if a band of brothers, who | had long been separated, were holding a family reunion. But . while we guy the boys a litt’e, we also extend them our sincere sym pathy, for the writer has been j there a time or two himself, and has found out that the man who Igoes into politics earns a good deal more than he ever gets. “Dust to Dust.” Speakinjymf candidates we heard a gentlemaq say Monday that the reason fcr the terribly dusty roads that are now so common, is that the small army of office seek ers are constantly on the hump, and keep the roads cut up so that the dust is almost kifi?e deep in places. “Why,” said he, "I haven’t seen anything like it since the fall of the Chickamauga battle, just 33 years ago.” Alas, poor candi dates 1 At the meeting at the Presbyterian church last Sunday Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Wilson joined the church by letter, while Miss Kate Kellett and the two Misses Wilsons joined by profession, and the two little sons oi Mr. Wilson received the ordinance of Baptism, | “MAYBE A SERMON— MAYBE A SONG.” Woman in Politics. —The casual reader might glance at my subject and conclude that this column contains pleas for all sorts of woman’s rights, and think himself justified in passing it by. If he has gotten this far, how ever, I wish to inform him that 1 d in’t want any rights, myself—not this week, at least—and 1 am inclined to let my sisters work out their own s dvation along this line. 1 merely want, now, to enjoy the comfortable p ivilege of a non-combatant—that < f B Hing on the fence and criticising the others. Everybody knows what that is for they have all been there; some only once or twice but others so often that the fence is worn slick and easts a r flection on everything in sight. This is a very into; esiii g year polit ically. I am sure the oldest inhabi tant, e - e i, las never seen one more exciting. Its feverish agitation is felt every where, and even the interest of women seems magnetized by it. This ' newly awakened interest on the part of women may arise, however, from I the probability of their becoming po litical factors soon. If this be the i case, before she settles her most be coming bonnet more firmly on her head and sails into.the fray, fair wo : man might indulge in a moment of i profitable reflection. She lias a vague | I notion of reforming politics, I believe. Well, it is something like managing a man—one must thoroughly understand the subject in hand in order to accom plish desired results. The average woman knows next to nothing about politics; hei knowledge of affairs is a surface one, and in spots at that. She will get her opinions at second hand from the particular man belonging to her, and what sort of reform will it be wheir x she is tied to men’s political apron strings? 1 fancy our conclusions are tinged by individual e v perience, so possibly my o\\n quest for political knowledge may have given rise to those views. It occurred to me not long since that it was every woman's duty to take a lively interest in the affairs of her country, and to be well informed as possible. The most convenient foun tain head of political wisdom happened to be the senior editor, to whom I confided my yearning for information and begged that ho-employ an hour or two in telling me what he knew about it. I will pass over what he said just then, but I have discovered for myself since, that one does not acquire knowledge thus quickly and easily. The ways of the wily politician are be yond my ken and myself esteem shrinks from the rude prick of the campaign liar. After conscientiously wading through columns of political “leaders’’ I am aghast at the extensive ignorance ■ manifest—on my part. I have not even cut my teeth, politically; I am a baby. I have heard quite a lot about political “rings” and I fancy one of those Would be the very thing to cut one’s political teeth on. I will ask the senior editor to buy one for me. I am a great admirer of the domestic woman, for the woman who governs a household wisely is greater than she who taketh a city by storm with a po ' litical speech. At least she ought to be greater for she has infinitely more ■ work and worry than the other. But • it seems rather foolish to talk about the glories of her “sphere” to a wo- ; man who rocks the cradla, and inci dentally cooks and scrubs and sews all the days of her troubled life. She may rule the world all right enough but the woman whose time is taken up with drudgery to the exclusion of all ’ the charming giaces of mind and body ' that would make her own little world ' beautiful and comfortable, doesn’t ■ think much of her qceenship. Os ' course there are lots and lots of wo- ■ I men who have charming homes m : which to play the model wife, but there are others. I haven’t any sta tistics by me, but it seems safe to say that more than one-half of the world’s ■ women—including heathen women, who are Dolorously sans rights—arc domestic drudges. Os course this is all right; these women live the life they were born into without saying much about it. Only don’t talk to them so much about the beauties of their tread mill, which you designate , I a “sphere.” • I It took men a long time to discover that the earth was a spherical body suspended in space by wonderful laws, and I suppose it will take some of them another long time to find out that this same sphere is woman’s I sphere. This looks like a woman’s rights plea in spite of the assurance made in the beginning, but several days have elapsed since I began this, and I have had time to change my mind. But lam not inconsistent; this means something broader than mere political ••rights.” Why. to be a mother, a woman should possess the deepest wisdom and broadest knowl edge of all the world. The woman who is an intellectual baby would bet ter make political speeches than to rear babies. When the blind lead the blind they both wander in darkness. It doesn’t matter much about the poli ticians for they are alieady in the dark, but I am heartily in favor of giving the babies a chance. E-<. : SPARKS, BRANNON & C 0,- 233 Broad St., ROME, GA. if Low Prices and Good Goods are what you want# then you cannot afford to go by us this Pali Without looking over and pricing our Big Stock of —-—0 = Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Flannels, Cloaks, Men’s, Boys’ and Children’s Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Caps, Etc., Fite. H Ti Jun. a h Prices Bskw: > °' . I Good Fancy and Blain Worsted Dress Goods foi only -10 c! 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Come early, come often and you will get Bar= gains as our entire stock was bought 33 per cent, under regular prices. SPARKS, BRANNON & C 0.- 233 Broad St., ROME, GA. MERGER UNIVERSITY, MACON, Ga. FALL TERM OPENS SEPTEMBER 16, 1896, Well equipped, strong, and progressive faculty; uni versify organ ization; and courses elective. Eleven separate schools: English Greek, Latin, Latin, Modern languages, Mathematics and Astronomy Natural History, Physics and Chemistry, History and Philosophy Pedagogy, Theology and Biblical Literature and Law. School of Pedagogy open to women as well as mon. Its funda mental purpose is to makolhe scholar the teacher. Special pain ta ken to secure remunerative employment for graduates of this school. ■" School of law, with a very able faculty. Students can take law and special courses in the arts department. Notable advantages for students in the Macon courts. Board in clubs at $5 a month; in families from $lO to sls. Matriculation fee, S4O. No tuition charged. M ercer University stands for Christian character, for honest work for honest and intelligent methods and f-r scholarship. We appeal to all real friends of education to co-operate with us in our efforts to uphold the proper standard of education. For catalogue or special information afldress, P. D POLLOCK. Chairman of Faculty. KARTAH, GA. Health of our community is very good at present. Farmers are busy gathering their crops and making sorghum. John Perry, formerly of this county but more recently of Floyd, died last Saturday morning. The remains were brought back here Sunday for inter ment, the funeral services being con ducted by Rev. B. F. Hunt, in presence of a large gathering of sorrowing rela tives’ and friends. Just one week be fore lie died he came over to attend the funeral of Mrs. J. F. Perry. Return ing home Friday he was taken with a violent attack of sickness and died Sat urday. The friends and family have the sympathy ofalarge circle of friends in their sad bereavement. He leaves a wife and live children. The meeting at Pleasant Grove closed Sunday night. Seven were added to the-church by experience and one by letter. May the good work continue. Miss Milam will return home Wed nesday. after spending several days with friends at this place. D. B. Sanders is among his friends at this place, enjoying th? sport of hunting and lishing. Mr. and Mrs. Wood are visiting rel atives in Summerville. Miss Viola Wright, who has bad charge of the school at Farmersville, returned to her home in Rome Monday. She has many- friends in this section who regret to see her leave . Country Girl. I question —Would you advise that i seed corn be selected in the field, or is it just as well to select the tine ears after the corn is housed? My plan has al ways been to keep boxes or barrels handy, and in taking the feed corn out of the crib, to reserve the very fine ears by throwing them into these receptacles. Answer. —In selecting seed corn we should reserve not only the finest ears, but these should be taken from the best stalks. After the corn is gathered and thrown into the crib wo, of course, can form no idei o:' tio stalks on which the best ears were grown, and therefore it is the safest plan to sele.-.t the seed from the field as the crop is gathered. This may bo done by going through the field first selecting the fined ears' n the most I vigorous and ,1 ••.■■•!o:r-.l -talks. The i ears should not only be largo, but well I formed also>—that is the sama er nearly i the same size from tip to tip—well filled at the ends as well as in the middle, the cob small n I tho grains wedge shaped, 1 that is n>u" i smaller at tho bottom than at the top. If net practi<: ible to gather the seed coni first, then have a box in, i the wagon, and as tho cron is gathered < throw tin* ■- ■‘.•tel ears in this. If you do not m?. : . the seiectim yourself don’t tin-. i to th ■ judgment of the or dinary farm hand- delegate it t> some ! one .a-- •• difcriminatioa you can c-. c.id. In the matter of seed coni, 1 farmers, as ru’o, <!■> not realize the im i porta : ■ c u-.-fii': n lection. By actual test it'. «o .n shown that good seed will m lie a difference of several addi timnl bu-h; ■- to the aero. To keep up this advantage, the seed should be se lected every year, and not once in three or four years. In making selections se- ■ lect from stalks with two ears.—State Earl The Nominee. Columbia, S C, Sept. 11.—The Democratic executive committee met tonight and officially declared Judge Earl the senatorial nominee, his majority over Gov. Evans being 3,312. ' The committee also adopted a resolution calling upon the s'ate board of contr- 1 and the legislature to make a rigid and public investi gation iton the dispensary scandal and give the public the bene lit of all the testimony. The board of con trol will meet for that purpose oh Tuesday. Ripans Tabules cure indigestion. Ripans Tabules cure torpid liver. Ripans Tabules: gentle cathartic. Ripans Tabules cure constipation. For Treasurer. I hereby announce myself a can didate for re-election to the < ffice of County Treasurer and respect fully solicit the support of every voter in the county. My friends know my physical condition and their support st the October elec tion will I" great ly appreciated by one who has tried and will contin ue to try to fill the treasurer’s of fice with squareness, fairness and accommodation to all.\J feel very grateful for the kindness shown I me in the past and will appreciate ; any favors shown me in thefuturei I ’Respectfully, R. E. Dorsett. To the voters of Chattooga conn* Ity : I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Treas-- urer and respectfully ask the sup port of every voter in the county. If elected I will faithfully dis charge the duties of the < (lice. James W. Pursley I hereby announce myself a candidate tor the otlice ol Treasur er of Chattooga county, and earn estly ask the support of the voters at the October election. lam get ting old, and my health is bad, and any assistance the people can I give me under those circumstances will bo greatly appreciated. It e lected 1 promise that tho business |of the otlice will bo carefully at tended to. Jackson Millsaps. For Sheriff, Thanking the voters for past fa vors, I hereby announce myself a candidate for re-election to the of fice of Shoritf of Chat tooga county. If elected my present deputy, D P. Henley, will again be with me. We promise a faithful .•■nd impar tial discharge of the duties of the office.-- For Senator 42nd District. To the people of the Forty Sec ond Senatorial district of Georgia: I hereby announce myself an In dependent Democratic candidate to represent the Forty-second Sen atorial district in the next General Assembly of Georgia, and respect fully ask your support and influ ence. If elected I will faithfully and to the best of my ability represent the best interest of the entirp ois trict. lam a Prohibitionist, and will favor all just legislation look ing to the regulation and suppres sion of the sale of spirituous and intoxicating liquors. I favor the free, unlimited and independent coinage of silver and gold at a ra tio of 16 to 1, as it existed prior to the act of Congress of 1873, and if elected J will vote for the Hon. Charles F. Crisp for the United States Senate, unless otherwise in structed by a vote of the people of the district. Vt-ry Respectfully, Robert W. Jones. For I hereby announce myself a can didate to represent the people of Chattooga county in the next Gen eral Assembly. Believing as I do that “a public office is a public trust;’’ that a man elected by the people is their servant and not their master; therefore if elected I will, to the best of my ability, represent the people regardjess of any party. Viewing the money question as the greatest issue of the day and favoring the fiee and unlimited (Coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 and following the teachings of Jetnrson ami Jackson that National Banks and Banks of issue are dangerous to the welfare and liberties of the people ami ought to be suppressed. J fence if elected 1 w ill do all in my yower to elect a man to the United State Senate who favors the same. Education is Ihe hope of the l - state, therefore I am in favor of a liberal support of the public schools. I oppose the present convict sys tem as it is inhumane and in cotn ' petition with free labor. 1 As the price of the products of ■ 'abor has decreased and the pur chasing power of money has in -1 creased and I deem it just ami 1 right that fees and salaries be re duced. > Asking the support of every man in the county I am very respyct- > fully. “ A. J. Moore. J