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MARIETTA, SKIT.' 12, 1878.
FOR RKI’KESENTATI VE,
Of' the S<‘i'enth I/istrigt qf Gear
gin in the /fith Congress,
fllon. W. H. Felton.
|gr Tuk Marietta Paper Miimifue! fir
ing t 'oiupiiiiy iiiHiiiil'ii'ttue' I lie iw-'t of
hiiil \V rapping p<tpr, at lowest
jjriees. S. A Andkhson, Agent.
■"*y The lion. W. 11. Felton will ad
litn r . e!iS citizens of Cobb county
tin in Powder Spring*' on Monday
•m stai. tlie Ittth insl., and al Smyr
mil nil* jj H . 0 j the snine day.
1 Roswell on Tuesday noon.
[ |,Atii inst. We hope all will
Km* "Mid hear him.
f r
Gen. Robert Toombs will speak
tat Adairsville on the 21st instant.
i on the canvass in the Seventh.
i
By the resolution of the Cotton
‘ h 8( change of New York, cotton
buyers every where reject cot ton
baled in light, flimsy gunny bag
ging, us it stains and in jures cot
ton when wet.
■lames L. Seward, of Thomas
has announced himself
jan independent candidate for
• Congress against the organized.
The democracy, which is crystal
Hzed in he hands of a few, is
U‘fnl.
If! f’
They try another trick. The
leaders of the organized say that
the republicans have brought
.out a candidate for Congress in
■I he Hevi •nth, one Ihdtzelaw, and
*Vhat there is danger. This is all
jyhosh. If there is such a caudi
date, he would not take enough
vote* from either hosier or Kid
ton to affect the result.
The Comptroller General of
Georgia informed us sonic six
years ago fTial with the"then rale
of taxation the debt of the State
could be extinguished in about
ten yea.iv Taxes Hie higher than
ever. Why is this thus' Will
the “organized” explain '
Aloiik Straw*. We learn that
on the road from Johnson's to the
county line, a number of hands
were at work, and only one ot
them for Lester. On the road i
from Noonday bridge towards the
Shanty, 17 hands, and only lour
for Lester. On the road from Shi
Joh church towards Canton, 12
hands, none for Loafer. On the
road from Goodwin's mill tw Ma
rietta district line, IS hands, two
only for Lester.
At a gin-house raising in the
Ittth district of Paulding county, j
there were 25 voters present, and
only one for Lester.
From a letter from a prominent
gentleman in Gordon county, we
extract the following:
“ From the best information at
inv command, 1 am constrained
to predict that Gordon county's'
majority for Dr. Felton will not
be less than 400 or 500. We think
it would be u very sensible thing
in your Cobb comity colt to sutler
himself weaned by our handsome
parson as early in this race as
did the first colt weaned by the
Doctor."
President llavks delivered a
speech at Bt. Paul, recently, in
which he stated Ihal more than
one fourth of the public debt tuts
been punt olf ill tin; last thirteen
years; that coin and paper are
now practically abreast of each
other, and that with a sound cur
feney, financial prosperity will
he restored and the burdens of
the national debt will eon
tinualiy grow less.
’ i
"Mohk Money” is the cry of all
who are seeking financial relief.
The laws of Political Economy
provide invariably for enough
money to represent the produc
live industry of every country
lust as c***-rainly as the Cotton.
r Sugar, of the
V Lv tlii' war
exchanged readily for money. Is
the demand then, only for cheup
er inom“rx? if so it would not
better our ceudition as we can
claim no more real value for the
productions of ilia country than
the markets of the world afford.
Economy, industry and increased
production will afford the only
inflation that can bring certain
relief.
The Lester men say that Eel
ton has started another canard
in accusing Judge la;ster of hav
ing ottered Mr. Zaek Hargroves
a “consideration” to vote for him
and to secure his influence among
the negroes. Mr. Hargroves
says Dr. Felton misunderstood
him it he say* the Judge offered
him money. He was ottered that
in the last campaign by a prom
inent democrat, but in this case,
though the Judge had been very
anxious to see him, when he tin
<sly obtained an interview, he
only begged the prominent lie
publican for bis support and
promised him his official influ
ence, saying—that he (Lester,)
“would be in a condition to do
more for him than Dr. Felton and
that he would do it; that Felton
did'nt have it in his heart to do
as much for him as hu would.”
From this showing it is appa
rent that Judge Lester did offer
Mr. Hargroves a “consideration"
for his support, whether one
more objectionable than money
is the question.
The Atlanta Constitution eaaie
to us on the sth with a double
sheet—one filled with its accus
tomed news of the day—the oth
era highly interesting paper oc
cupied with the statistical status
ot All-iittm. The engraving ot
the new Post Office and Custom
House, embellishing the paper
is tine and its articles tracing the
growth of Atlanta, exhibiting its
population, financial condition,
railroad system, tributaries and
manufactures will be very use
fill and interesting to all who
with ourselves look with pride
upon tin- growth and promised
future of tin* great city of the
South.
•* I >i. Kelt on's campaign is
against the democracy.” —Con
StttatlUH.
True enough ; Imt only against
tiiat portion of it known a* “or
ganized tricksters.” His earn
paign is all tor the people who he
regards as the true democracy in
this country.
We- regret that we cannot
claim B. F. Butler as an inde
pendent in whom there is no
guile ; still, it is said, Satan may
sometimes speak truth, and in
quoting from Butler’s letter ac
cepting the candidacy for Gov
ernor of Massachusetts, we quote
from one who lias traversed all
the mazes of political jugglery—
who was pre eminent as an or
gatmed democratic “trickster”
and who knows whereof he
speaks. He says :
“No political party coming to
power as such can make or carry
out tin* necessary reformation.—
With the swarms of office-seekers
hanging to the Executive of the
party, it is impossible to abolish
needless ottiees or to stop the
leak m the Treasury from which
hungry politicians are fed. We
have no political machinery or
political wire workers who can
make a claim on us. We are di
rectly from the people and of the
people—nay the people them
selves. Let the people interpose
just this once between the gov
ernment ting and the people,
without the middle uieu of Con
ventioiis or regard to political
issues."
The organized democracy is
the only democracy recognized
in this country and esptniaUtj in
the Southern States.”—Cato to
the Constitution .
True, the organized democia
ey. recognized by the Country
THE FIELD AND FIRESIDE— MARIETTA. (HA.) THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 12. 187s
in 1850—'54 and ’6O. and '7B is
“the Southern organized democ
racy” and upon thatorganization
rested then and rests now all the
odium justly merited bv a party
which brought such ruin upon
the country. We hope that Dr.
Felton is fighting the erganiza
tion, not only because of its
••rings,” but because of its mad
ambition and insane blunders il
lustrated by four years of fruit
less and needless sacrifices, and
by its incapacity, since the war,
to administer a government for
the benefit of the people. It is
an organization that learns notli
ing and forgets nothing. It is
essentially Bourbon. Disastrous
defeat brought it no wisdom, and
’it still gloats over visions of suc
cess confined to the few who lead
it. The people are beginning t£>
understand it and the days of its
arrogance are passing away, to
be succeeded by a brighter day
of popuiaC- independence.
When we get men tf brains in
Congress, the desire should he to
keep them there. The longer a
man has served as a member, the
abler aud more influential he be
comes. He acquires authority
from the fact of being returned
by his constituents. This, alone,
gives him additional weight, for
it convinces fellow members and
departments of his strength a
mong his constituents, and when
he speaks he represents the voice
ot his district.— Columbus ( Go.)
Enquirer.
Ah ! but you must look to rota
tion. You must not look to the
good of the country or district a
lone, hut to a fair division of the
money.
[commcmcatku.j
The Effort made hy the lister
Tarty to get the Republican
Vote!
Judge Lester wrote to a piomi
nent Republican in Chattooga
county, and told him that a great
many Republicans throughout
the district were going to vote for
him, and he hoped lie would give
him his influence m the coming
election Thi> gentleman lives
near Subligna. You can get his
name. He is a very prominent
man.
Judge Lester sent for Maj. Har
grove three times, and requested
an interview. Finally .lodge Les
ter procured an interview', and
asked Maj. Hargrove to support
him—that he and his friends
would do more for him than Fel
ton could do. Judge Lester tries
to say he did not do this, because
he did not name the price. It is
likely he preferred not to name
the amount. lie certainly oiler
ed Maj. Hargrove official prefer
ment through himself and friends.
Judge Lester allied himself with
Bullock, and run with two parties.
These tactics are not new to Judge
Lester. So much for this wonder
ful Democrat.
When Dr. Felton spoke in La
fayette, there was a colored Bap
tist Association going on very
near. Zealous Lesterites took it
on themselves to assure the col
ored people that they knew Fel
ton would not he there. When he
came, and they found out the
trick, it did not help Judge Les
ter much.
The day the Judge spoke these
colored brethren were all invited,
and he told the darkies that his
speech some years ago on the ci
vil rights bill in that town, was
misunderstood—that Ids allusions
to their black skins, thick lips and
gteasy odors was simply an anec
dote—he was illustrating some
point, etc. An old darkey re
marked: “The massa think he
’splained, hut itdidnot fool them
niggers who heard him.”
Judge Lester rises to the height
of the argument when he says
“ Dr. Felton was elected hv radi
cals and negroes”—“that he will
have nothing to do with the radi
cal party.” These are facts, and
will explain the subject to the
satisfaction of every fair minded
man. Trith.
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BEHIND THE SCENES!
AN ACT WHEREIN LESTER YTRNKTH
THE FOOT SORE CONFEDERATE
FROM HIS DOOR THE
I'ROOFTO RE HAD.
To the Field mid Fireside:
Judge Lester told the story of
Samuel Collins at Ringgold, lie
jumped about—he snuffled —he
whined—“O, that F’elton could
be so mean as to refuse a poor
confederate soldier a night’s lodg
ing. It was a shame ! a disgrace!”
How lie did try to array the sol
diers feeling against Felton!—
Never once did he allude to Mrs.
Felton’s statement of bet illness,
of course not —that altered the
case, and Judge Lester could not
tell that.
Now for a little piece of liisto
ry. Mr. Thomas Hightower, son
of Judge Hightower of Folk conn
ty—one of the best and most
substantial families of Folk Cos.,
was also a confederate soldier.
He was acquainted with Judge
Lester. He was travelling du
ring the war, weary and foot sore
and night overtook him near Ma
rietta. He called at Judge Les
ter’s house, who was then a Con
federate Congressman. He polite
ly asked for a night’s lodging and
Lester refused him, sent him a
way. Lester was able to take
care of him for he got nine dol
lars a day in gold, while poor
Hightower got eleven dollars a
month in poor confederate money
—Why does not the Judge tell
this fact, lienor any other man
in the Seventh district will im
peach Mr. Hightower’s testimo
ny. If Felton refused Collins, it
was to help a sick wife. What
did Lester refuse Hightower for ‘
Where \s Collins.
Fig ami Puppy.
flic Atlanta Constitution iti
the fact* of the truth that Judge
Lester approached Major Hur
groves ami hid for his support—
openly says, Major Hargrovesdc
nies it.
•fudge Tester did do so and Ma
jor 1 laryroves lias so staled it to
the Home Tribune. More titan
that Lester wrote to 001. Wesley
Shropshire in Chattooga cotinny.
ami asked his support —and Jim
Black the colored Lester speaker
in Rome, says he supports Lester
because "‘he helped Bullock,
which Felton never did.”
The Judge plays pig and pup
py. He is “all things to all men.”
Just as he served Bullock lie w ill
serve any other master who “is on
the make” and “who wili divide
with his friends.”
Jim Black was right, “he was
wrapped with Bullock.” The
Judge is on the side of the “re
tainers,” no matter where they
are found. Maj. Hargroves sent
a m itten, statement to Summer
ville by Judge Wright, which
stated that Judge Lester did bid
for his support, and promised him
official preferent.
Judge Lester will not deny this
in Maj. Hargrove's presence nor
will the Atlanta Constitution do
so. The fact of the business is
just this: Judge Lester is bidding
for every Republican vote in the
Seventh district, and the writer
does not hesitate to say, that any
honest Republican would make
a more reliable member of con
gress than the Judge who is pig
or puppy, just as these animals
suits the locality he is in. He is
looking out for Lester alone. He
served Bullock and abused him.
He bids tor Republicans and a
buses them. He is either demo
crat or radical according to the
company he find himself in.
Terrier.
[I'OMMCMCA I KK.
Col. Cato, you had access to all
the papers in the Executive office
for four years. Won't you tell us
about that love letter written by
Col. Lester to his friend, Rufus B.
Bullock 1 Come, Col., do tell us.
for we know you can, if you will.
Many Dkmockats.
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