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THE HUSTLER-CO|MERCIAL
THE HUSTLER OF ROME
EsUbiUbed, I*9o.
THE ROME COMMERCIAL
Established. 1895.
leaned every evening, except Saturday.
Sunday and weekly.
PHIL (i. BYRD.
EDITOR AND MANAGER.
wttice, Wilkerson ißlock. Third Avenue
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THE HUSTLER-COMMERCIAL,.
ROME, GA.
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BUSINESS OFFICE P HONE 85
THE STATE TICKET.
For Governor,
ALLEN D. CANDLER,
of Hall.
For Secretary of State,
PHIL COOK,
of Lee.
For Comptroller-Generali
W. A. WRIGHT,
of Richmond.
For Attorney-General.
JJOSEPH M. TERRELL,
of Merrlwether.
For Treasurer.
<< • Hl • v* I\ tv,
of Fulton.
For Commissioner of Agriculture,
O. B. STEPHENS,
of Terrell.
For School Commissioner,
G. R. GLENN,
of Bibb.
The concert of the “frogs”
continues.
Battleships are named for
stages and cruisers.
The grand lodge of the
Knights of Honor meets in Ma
con on April 13th.
Wherever two or three citizens
are gathered, there will the war
talk be. —Waycross Herald.
The croak of the bull frog was
expected—and especially as the
clouds w re hanging low for
said “frog.”
'The Macon Telegraph is wroth
because, forsooth, Col. Candler
has not called in “the leading—
republican daily tn Georgia to
advise with him.
And now Glessner, the Doug
lass con-tender and true, is leap
ing onto brave old Henry Mcln
tosh because he has a few opini
ons of his own and dares to ex
press them.
Col. Candler refused to meet
his opponents on the stump, at
the present at any rate, and
Spencer Atkinson has written
him a very sharp letter for so
doing. What is it to Atkinson if
Mr. Candler does not meet him.
Let Spencer talk all he pleases,
but he need not sling any mud
—Americus Herald.
Fully ninety per cent of the
newspapers of the state have in
dorsed the early primaries Here
is another endorsement from the
Telfair Enterprise, and Atkinson
supporter: “We heartily com
mend the state democratic com
mittee’s action in calling pri
maries for the election of dele
gates to the state convention to
nominate a governor and state
house officers. A long contest
for party nominations is very
unwise, we think ; better get in
trim to tight the party enemies,
instead of an ail summer’s fight
inside of party rank.”
THE JOURNALCAN’T BE
PLEASED.
It septns that the Atlanta Jour
nal is» a bit hard to please. It
finds the opportunity to take ex
cep* ions to the pog tmn
of the three candidates for
the denn cratic nomina'ion for
governor. Col. Candler, the Jour
nal says, does not speak candidly
with reference to joint debates.
His letter to Judge Atkinson on
on the subject, it says, was that of
a trained railroad lawyer educated
in the urt of special pleading rath
er than of th« open, manly Geor
gian the Journal has always con
sidered Candler to be. Mr, Berner,
according to the Journal, is hurt
ing the interest of the state by his
attacks upon corporations and
corporate interests. He deals too
much in glittering generalities,
Judge Atkinson brings in extra
neous matter. He insists upon
talking about silver, and using
figures of speech and arguments
which are beneath his digni'y,
in his advocacy of silver, while th*
governor of Georgia has nothing
whatever to do with the nation’s
finances. Since the Journal is
not fully satisfied wi h either of
the avowed candidate, pcssib'y it
will suggest a man who will fill
the bi*l in every particular. How
would ex-Secretary Smith suit
the Journal? —Sivannah News.
A SUCK FAKIR-
There is a fellow going around
over the country performing a
slick fake. He will go into a
town on Sunday and attend one
°* prominent churches.
When services txrp
over he will fall, as if in an epi
leptic fit. Os course he will be
taken car 3 of at once and pinned
on his coat will be found apiece
of paper giving his name and
stating that he was injured in a'
sawmill explesion . He disap
pears and nothing is heard of
him until the fake is repeated
elsewhere. Whoever he is he
ought to be disposed of.—Schuy
ler (DI). Citizen.
Indications are that we will
have a splendid fruit crop this*
year. Plenty of peaches aud a
nice crop of apples will uot
only be the means''of affording a
great deal of pleasure ’o those
who like luscious fruits, bnt will
put money in circulation at a time
when the “gilded sheckles” will
be badly needed.—Thomasville
Times.
Col. Candler's enemies call him
the “letter writei” and Col. Can
dler grows more popular day by
day. This condition of facts has
induced Railroad Commissioner
Atkinson to go in to the letter
writing business. From his ef
forts, in writing Cel. Candler his
“smart Alec” epistles it would
seem that as letter, writers, there
is this broad difference be
tween the two gentlemen: Can
dler may make a mistake in who
he writes to, bt t never in what
he writes, while, Atkinson makes
no mistake in who he writes to
but does in what he writes.
No, Claude , Colonel Candler
never met Emory Speer on the
stump. He does not care to meet
even his party associates there.
—Griffin News.
The above cowardly insinua
tion eminates from that brilliant
ex-Ohioan, Col. Douglass Gless
ner, who, early in the game
“poked fun” at Candler’s lost
eye—an eye lost in the defense
of his, Col. Candler’s, country.
The people of Georgia, conver
sant with democratic history,
know well how Allen D. Candler
led a forlorn hope against the
brilliant Emory Speer—how he
went on every stump in the old
ninth and how by over 8000 ma
jority he redeemed that grand
old district to democracy. Let
Douglass vapor—he’s blegadter.'
You should go now and in-!
sure against fire with Cothran
& Co. '
DON’T
The Griffin News, whose ed
itor has the job of cleaning!
spittoons in the governor’s office,
gets off the following crushing
bit of sarcasm:
“Editor Blackburn promises,
if the people will elect him to ■
congress, that he will extend j
navigation on the Chattahoo
chee from Columbus to Atlanta.
As he estimates that this will
only cost $2,000,000, we don’t
®ee why he doesn’t do it anyhow
out of the receipts cf his paper.”
The receipts of The Commer
cial may not be sufficient to
open the Chattahoochee to navi
gation but it is enough to keep
its proprietor from becoming a
gratutious pensioner upon the
state as is the case with the ed
itor of the News —Atlanta Coin
mercial.
MR. STEVENS’ CAMPAIGN.
Hon. O. B. Stevens, South
Georgia,s candidate for com
missioner of agriculture, was
in Macon a few hours yesterday.
Since announcing his candidacy
Mr. Stevens has visited fully
half of the counties of the state,
and he is meeting with splendid
success everywhere. He is mak
ing the most vigorous campaign
of any of the candidates for slate
house offices, and he is rightly
meeting with propoitionate suc
cess. Everything indicates that
Mr. Stevens will get Bibb’s six
votes, and his nomination is
iookml upu« by l<i.-> friends as a
certainty. As The News has
repeatedly slated, the people of
Georgia could select no better
man for splendid business ability
and long experience in state
affairs, but he is a practical
farmer undone of the most suc
cessful in Georgia.
So far the Rome Tribune is the
only portion of North Georgia
that can be put in the Atkinson
cduuin. And he is welcome to it
- -Macou News.
The South Georgia Home says:
“The Home commends Colonel
Candler for refusing to take part
in a joint debate. Such discussion
would become a personal wrangle
between the candidates, could
serve no good purpose and instead
of uniting the party would tend
to divide it. The outcome of such
discussion over the state would be
disastrous. ”
ATTENTION EVERYBOD Y.
This is to notify the public that
Jervis & Wright, the druggist
have decided to *BBll their drugs,
sundries, etc,, at prices even
lower than which they have been
advertising to sell them. Every
body who wishes to buy any thing
in the drug line will do well to
give them a call before buying else
where. Notice their advertisement
elsewhere in this paper.
Instead of leaving Rome or
going out of business (as some
one reported) I am receiving
the handsomest lot of stylish
hats and bonnets ever brought
to Rome. We will be pleased to
show all in quest of the latest
and most correct designs at low
prices.
Mrs. A. 0. Garrard.
307 Clark block.
BEST OF ALL
To cleanse the system in a gentle
and truly beneficial manner, when
the Springtime comes, use the
true and perfect remedy, Syrup of
Figs. One bottle wili answer for
all the family and costs only 50
cents. Buy the genuine. Manu
factured bv tne California Fig
Syrup Company only, and for sale
by all druggists.
FOR RENT.
I The office lately occupied by
.he Rome Commercial will be
or rent after April Ist. Apply to
Mr.Thos. Fahy. i
I | BIRD'S EYE VIEW.
The Rmm Tribune must feel
i v'e'rv lonesome in opposition to
Col. Candler in Floyd county.
I Almost everything else up ilia!
I way is for him and he will carry
i Flovd at the ratio of about three
! to one.—Macon News.
The News places its r:ti<» en
tirely too low. There are whole
districts in Elovd county that
will cast a unanimous vote for
Col. Candler.
»*»
In the face of the facts, the
morning pap* r, after stating that
Col. Candler’s speech Was “dull”
and th it it fell “flat” with the
big audience Saturday, states
that it has heard many people
express themselves as disap
pointed with Col. Candler’s ef
fort.
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I have been on the street and
.iinong the people qui'e a lot
since that speech, and I have
heard but few adverse criticisms,
and they only from the uncom
promising element of the small
Atkinson contingent of Rome.
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The Candler people, and that
means the masses in city and
county, were delighted with the
entire speech, and many of the
“undecided” who heard the
. speech were not slow in making
emphatic declarations for Col.
Candler.
As to the betrayal of the
t Meyerhardt letter—Col. Candler
handled the matter most force—
r fully. He left it to the good peo
. pie of Rome and of Georgia to
pass upon, knowing full well
that when an honorable people
passed upon that ravishment of
his confidence, that the cause of
Candler would not suffer.
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His treatment of this disgrace
ful affair was as eloquent as his
tongue was silent on the subject.
Allen 1). Candler may be small
in stature but he is a giant on the
right side of every subject in
which the interests of the people
may be involved.
***
Now just a word about Col.
Candler’s frog story illustration.
I am ready to admit that the il
lustration is an old one-*-“hoary
in its age,” if you please, but at
the same time I contend that
Col. Candler knew that the peo
ple knew it was ancient. That
it was timely, was evidenced by
the wildly enthusiastic endorse
ment the people gave it when
Col. Candler gave it its local ap
plication.
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The people .of this city and
county are for Col. Candler ami
at the same time they under
stand why the morning paper is
against him and against them
Hence they cheered to the echo,
even an “ancient and hoary old
chestnut,” wlun Col. Candler
used it to illustrate the nvise
and etc.
QUICK TIME.
Through Sleeping Car Service
To Jacksonville. Tampa
and FloriJa Points.
The Southern railway lias re
sumed its fast winter schedule
between Rome, Ga., Jackson
ville, Tampa and Florida points,
leaving Rome 8 :20 p. m., ar
riving Tampa 6:15 p. m., mak
ing the quickest time between
these points. This is a solid
train carryin elegant day coach
es and Pullman sleeping car,
Rome to Jacksonville, without
change ; also Pullman sleeping
car Rome to Tampa, without
change. Winter tourist tickets
are now on sale to all principal
winter resorts in Florida
For information, call on J. N.
Harrison, City Ticket Agent, l
Armstrong hotel. Telephone
No. 39.
Fora good smoke ti y Wa?-
ers’ “Extra Good” cigars.
THE‘PLACE
_ W To get your prescriptions filled is Zp-
at Sp
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=-W| Ii s ’•m: ci • > * *: :
Best chemicals used in compound-
ing, Jr
A complete line of druggist’s sun
dries and toilet articles at prices as
'UH reasonable as can be found in the
market. All goods delivered to any JC
'AM part of the city. JJL
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My stock of silver notions and novelties was nev- nq
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INSURANCE COMPANY, NEW YORK. I
. The policies are pai-ticularly adapted for business men, and special poliworeH
issued for bankers, for physicians, surgeons and dentists, aud for traveling men.
lerred is an oid line stock company with assets of over '.(XXJ.fd. ■
JOHN R, THORNTON, I
! ATI—ANTA., GA. • • • o STATE MANAGER ■
SOCS I
to go regardless of I
OIOISIT F!R|T|C!el
• You cin get just wha you want of I
We have A/ EW Bicycles from I
TWELVE DOLLARS UPI
and they will be sold at prices to suit the purchaser. I
I ’ianos -- 0 rgan J
and several makes of I
SMC IMK
which wih be sold at prices neve®
before known i i Rome I
We also have in stock 1,000 copie®
POPULAR SHEET MUSIC I
at ioc per copy, S nd for catalogs®
of this music. We also handle I
MANDOLINSA I
GUITARS, I
VIOLINS, I
and will rent pianos or organs with purchasing privileges- ■■
piano case organs are great sellers. (Jail and see them. ■
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