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BANNER-M ENGrER.
VOL XV.
POPULISH
NOT DYINS BUT DEAD
C’LKBUKXK COl’NTY, ALABAMA.
The Democratic party in Cleburne has
asserted its manhood, and is again vic.to
ri<ms - Notwithstanding the
nary efforts, and the political schemes re
sorted to by the combined opposition,
the democrats have elected their entire
ticket from Probate Judge do.vn, with
one possible exception, that of
tentative, and democratic leaders are con
lident that when the official count is
made, Mr. Garrett will be found to have
a safe majority over Mr. Campbell, the
populist candidate for that position.
Populism has been on the wane in this
county since 1802, when they swept the
(•minty like an avalanche, and the verdict
of tlie people as expressed at the polls on
last Monday is that the popuiist party in
Cleburne county is a thing of the past,
and that hereafter political lines will be
drawn between the only two legitimate
political parties, the democrats and the
republicans, and that politics will settle
down to its normal condition and what
ever contests may arise will be -strictly
between these two parties.
The combined opposition to
ey, in the contest just ended, in their ex
trendty seizd eupon the County Court iu
this county as tl* issue, endeavoring by
false statements and misrepresentations
in regard to the expenses and woiking of
the court, to inflame the minds of people
who were supposed to bo ignorant on
these matters, but their schema were ex¬
posed and the people have by their* bal¬
lots cast on last Mond iy expressod in
thunder tones their approval of the
County Court, by electing Judge Durst
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JUDGE HURST.
upon that issue, to the office of Probate
Judge and forever set at vest* the only
question upon which the populist party
in this county based any hope of success.
Tho usual cry of election frauuds is
being sounded by the populists. Indeed
they entered the campaign with that
cry and they have kept up the howl all
the way through. Evidently they saw
defeat staring thorn in the face from
the beginning.—Ed wards ville Standard
News.
The Chattahoochee Singing: Convention.
Watovo, Aug. 8.—Editor Banner
Messenger: As I have just returned
fiom the old Chattahoochee Singing Con¬
vention, please allow me space iu your
bright little paper—that I like so much
to read—to say a few things concerning
this grand old singing convention. I will
make my letter as short as possible,
knowing that you have a numerous set
pf able correspondents already.
BUCHANAN, IIAHALSON COUNTY. CF.OKCl A. TIH I’tSDAY, Al GIST )1 l«is.
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0e ”" attending sinkings f„. the Inst
2 7 oars and u « v «‘* ^ n *.V life did I attend
* he tter one ; [t wa ® * oul cl »eerin K to see
the , ®» d union that was exhibited
at
f Lat grand old ^“ttahoocheeconvention.
. . Bro
u ? w ’ * V,x > 1 h °P« X‘>« will not
1 atn excited^when I teli you that
KUNsas "enty-hve hundred or three
thousand Pe°P le present, and mo of the
J?° 8t ‘“t®"**-*®# features of the conven
^ that every one P« !sen ' ‘“ukl
"* , k 1U th< f 1>ieasant face of that good old
~' inst,ia,tldu;arto d music writ-r John P.
®’ Wb ° *° abIy pres,ded ver the
convuition as president.
1 he Haralson county singing conven
^° .
51 ^epresouted in that body by W.
rr ,77 am °mi u\v *' report iA>V,,S ;hat and we will 77’ have
‘
‘ l ,u » e ‘ eU 'Uation trom that body o> the
llar » ls, «» bounty Convention which
' eiH s on ^ ,ltt n<lay before the tomth Sun
A,,ffU8t at r ^° thel cI,uvc lh three
mue ^ sou * 1 °f Guchauan on the Hremeu
and Gachanan road. All good singers
au d lovers of music are cordially invited
to atteiuL I mention this because I don’t
see any notice of the timo and place
° W U , r * ero S0Cie W1 ^f* consider 1 I . ,ope tips tho invitation . Pf°l )le 0VP, good '-V
anr ( oni< . On» piesidont, Mr. \\. 11.
Jiady ! , b aud both our vice 0,1 P reside,1 E Mr - J- H
’ are u ° Christisins and have
caU8e of tJ >e convention n< heart and
W ‘ U h ° g,ad to meet ^ on there
-
Reckless Boy.
P- 8. 1 he old Chattahoochee singing
convention will convene next year at
Kansas church, ten miles southwest
Tallapoosa. This year it was held five
miles south of Villa Rica at Flat Rock
church. R. r.
POPULISM PETERING OUT.
Augusta Chronicle. *
There is something amusing in the
delusion of the Populists that, as a party,
they consistute any longer a potential
factor in Georgia politics. That Mr
Ilogau, of Lincoln, should imagine
he is really “running for Governor”
against Col. Candler, would be grotesque
if it were not so pathetic. The self
sacrifice and fidelity of some Populists
have been inspiring. The record of the
party has nothing to commend it to
longevity. Fusing with Democrats in
one State and with Republicans in a noth
er, it has been available always to the
highest bidder, and ready to cast its
votes with either side that promised the
best division of the spoils. However
plausible its platform or praiseworthy
its alleged principles, no party with such
a record could hope for prolonged infln
ence.
Men who control and get office in conn
ties or districts by Populist majorities
very naturally keep up the fight, and
seek to persuade their constituents that
the party is still influential and potential.
They cannot afford t<» do otherwise, It
is their political salvation, bhould they
acknowledge the uselessness of this par
ty division and advise their constituents
to go back into the Democratic party
form which they seceded, it would mean
political retirement, for some who are
now “party leaders.” This is a degree of
political unselflishnss that is not te be
expected.
But the lank and file of tho Populist
, , , ,
of the reforms it have
zz kith r “hi h, ,T" *i b J" r h '“‘"J, ° w
fusion
* '
md with the other iu another Thov
have sc v m the constantly wamn^ influ
.t, e of Populism and h-tvo \\Z.ok 7s ......
h;.t :!1 which ns desirable it. nlv
form is borrowed from Domociaev hcv
know the Democratic party U the only
one capable of succescfu! opposition to
Republicanism, and they arc ( . ol nii
baek into the party of their fathers from
whb'h they strayed What , ould he
more convincing of tne potenm- out of
Popular influence and enthusiasm than
the meeting at Thomson on Wednesday:'
There were offered as attractions Hon
Thomas K. Watson, Major C. K. m c [
Gregor. Hon. John T. West -almost the
cmiro brains of the party in (foorgia— as
as the party's candidate for Gov
emor, and yet the crowd was accom
modat. d in a room hardly as laigo as
the basement hall in our court house. \
few years ago such a Populist meeting
in Aie.Duffie would have been held in the
open r„ OT to accommodate the crowds
that would have flocked from every
qua ter.
Cut the old Third Party enthusiast
is gone The rank and tile*no lunge res
pond to the call of the ‘ leadeis,” They
will bo Democrats again. Populism in
Co .rgia is petering out.
A Victory To Be J’eou.l Of.
l'he victory of the Alabama democracy
ns not only one to be proud of in a part:
sense, but Governor Johnston must fern
especially gratified wit h the result.
Several years ago when many whik
men of Alabama, like those in other
southern states, felt that they could not
find a place for needed reforms within
the democracy,and went out after strange
gods to accomplish their purpose. Tho
Constitution took the lead in urging
tbem t : reconsider their step, and to i e
;l1 ' : gn themselves with tl - democracy J
.
"h- union. Our readers may well remem
her the criticism with which this “ink-*
ference,” as it was called, with Alaban ;
democracy was looked upon by certain
elements in that state. Tlier<> seemed in
be those in Alababama who were *vi!;
in g for democracy to lie prostrate rata,
than to take that forward step winch
would re-establish it in all of its prist
glory. The Constitution urged Hon.
S(, p)i F. Johnston as the man fitted moif
than any other to take the leadershij ill
that state, and to rescue Ins party, not so
much from the hands into which it ;,m
fatten as from the lethargy into wine!
had passed. Mr. Johnston was a mao
business, a true democrat, faithful to 1H
common people, one who could not
cajoled or influenced, and was just tj
man to speak plainly to the plain pe '
In the bitter campaign which followed
Mr. Johnston won and became the gov
emor of that state. Under his leader¬
ship, thousands of populist returned to
the party audit was confidently promised
that once the wldto men of Alabanu ; ,i
assured that the principles represented
by Mr. Johnston were those which would
be indorsed by the party, they would
showed an utter abandonment „f
ly increased democratic irre
vote showed that
of Jefferson ’ ‘ '
and Jaokson.
NO. 2!*
*«*’•»'**«<* «r*i •*»'»«' ......*.•. 'ho tIds occasion to
op»<- sou.1 work .In h
’ AUtewwi politics,
! t, -V r " f ook the stand it din in
. ' Mt s? tI h tlu
"' ou -’ '
i ." r ]'" U ^" n i l "mm sid.M'ribers than ue
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* l,g u ‘ fct clruatm.
T' 777 • '7 ‘T S * r ° """ ? be
i 777 • •is one man. ready Uwy to l,ave uphold become the
I presj.'erity md g< I name of then- state.
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H wm meet »t \v.,r,» on >' -x <
tt «“»l IM Sll iV
Com mri *,<;.« Yugu'ff d. -The eon
gressi.m,'.: (mnvuuti.ui flu ‘he fourth con
sessional didyim. wii! i H * held at W, a: m
«P r; » ' • » " ednesday, August 10th. It
W *1‘ I a nune i\ nality, as Judge W. C.
Arlan , h< p ant representative of
the i trict in < tvi uimni
naouslv renomin. d- - d rneans
that he will be • . . vu • years
ag., the -mud . ..oh { .,i!e a rt elablo
showin...- in this district, but a present
»-he aong.h •. cf .-mbiued ; p position
to do in 'acy is e mi'aralively insignifi
i an
Judge Adamson b is edo ■ esor>
tative who has give: satisfnet* us ever\
portion of Tie dist i i t— king n i Tie
low-t3;i‘- nountain lutercstswith same
energv and determination which he has
,! ' m Um '\ Ak "' nri ' b ‘ es
wno live u that H.r 5* ->ry political!' do
soi i bod sis "above the mountains Tn
calling tim attention • Congress to ho
!!<*'■ > <u I b, t * * i < tail' ->! he-: VIV'-r i in
working w-lli committees at !h - e jy.il
capital un h < *•' has displuve<l - no
collar ami pe mi interest whin]
\ i HW Uu ‘ UUl aims'. by Columbus \v A n
.... i..*> : ( > V ■ > • I; :• \:e
to look alto 1CV >f
hi-, section and it t> ,,tui i:t VVashb on
bat m- mu io ; : • ia vo I.ivin .sC'ij,
ut l ' !1 ” ' n) ' can •••■«•- fh
m ‘ >lu u "'' iS “ :,S : ' ny m a
<d tie Georgia dotogation.
Judge Adamson see tired an tru for
wagons fr- m ti c wat tlet-artmcDT, for >
• uunbu-; concern Oi n r nment
om i - on T-‘ obtained hi oi'der fo
factory in t! uirtii;’ o part of II
tiiot. Tims 1 ) n t tv. i sits' ,n
M; • manner in which t
nforest, ff his cons. ;
iclge Aiiamso?: ' . generally mnv.-ii: <• ,!
as one of the most hie men from tho
south i.e rongrees and he has made
impression in legislative hails. To i V
fact thata congressman .should have
opposite n for renornination in tho fo
congressic ,1 disnuJ wdl no doubt
regarded m Georgia as a shining
nial to his fltnes,.. (Jonstitiv ton.
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