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I HE HUSTLER OF ROME.
THIRD year.
DEMOCRAT W. Y. ATKINSON,
•Will Arrive in the Imperial
City To-night.
SKETCH of his life
H eWlllke« t “ ,e Hetel “
few Boir»To-»otrow Moi wins and
Should be met by Every Cltlxeu of
Berne-
THE NEXT GOVERNOR OF
Democrat W I. Atkineon, Georgia’.
.extC.oreroor.rll.rrir.ie the e>ly
tonight-
He is not coming for the purpose
of making a speech Tut will stopover
a few hours and meet as many of the
citizens as he can.
He is in the race, for the high office
of Governor. He is in the race to
win, because he has been put there by
the democracy of the state of Geor
gia and Georgia democracy is never
defeated, for the simple reason that it
is made up of just such loyal, true
blue, wool bat boys as W. Y. Atkin
son.
The coming of Mr. Atkinson, to
night calls to mind in most vivid
colors, his last visit to Rome and
the“ Bloody Seventh.” It was back
in the dark days of ’92,when politi
cal chaos had settled over all the
northern tier of c< irnties, and the
voice of Maddox was ringing
through the night of uncertainty,
rallying the Democracy of his dis
trict as best he could.
At that time, when he and his
Lieutenants were hard pressed, and
the minions of Weaverism and the
sore head calamity howlers were
claiming the earth—There was
heard o n the flank of the gallant
little baud, another voice, it was
the clarion note of TV. Y. Atkinson.
Day after day he met the “wool
hat boys” going from county to
county and town to town. He put
new lite in the old party’ and kin
dled fresh hopes in the bosoms of
its despondent supporters.
The battle of the ballots fol’owed,
and ‘ Our John ’ was elected by r near
ly seven thousand votes—who won
the fight? Democracy! And W. Y.
Atkinson was one of the allied Gener
a’s who led on, where the fight was
thickest.
Mr Atkinson is no stranger in Rome
for Bime is a practical democrat! 3
and knows demo< racy in all its
o- i t. read •to < x end a
“earty wd-orae to a statesman of that
P a rty--Sh P remembers the gifted
“ Coweta, who came to the help
ben -«■
That Romans and North Georgians
3 ave a better knowledge of Mr
publish below a brief
fr»m ti° cm Carrer ’ wbieb we clip
be Colu mbus Daily Ledger;
' k, '"IOFMR ATKINSONS LIFE
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■ county ( a "“ m Mfcri wether
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■ 'tears. Nyi,; * kinson s uncles,
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’ ere> also reared in Co-
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• (ll ‘" T\ A. Atkinson,
l ' n I’resentative from
B 8n f d at P resent
sl of the Coweta
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ROME GEORGIA.
He Helped Defeat the soldiers
Home poor house scheme.
BRIEF REVKW OF HIS RECORD
Am law Maker aad ©ptoioas es lead
lag Geergia Jouraals oa hie ©uadi
dacy. Me is a man of the people and
8 the peoples choice.
THIS GRAND OLDSTATE.
was through his own iffortithat he
went through the University of
Georgia.
In 1880 he was married to Miss
Susie Cobb Milton, a daughter’ of
Hon. W. H. Milton, of Mariana,
Fla., and a distinguished lawyer of
that State’
In 1886, Mr. Atkinson was e'ected
to the Legislature from Coweta
count}’, and has served continuously
s ince as a member of that body.
During his service in the Legisla -
ture he originated the following
measures:
1. Providing for the election of
the commissioner of agriculture by
the people.
2. To establish the Georgia Nor
in 1 and Industrial Schools for girls.
8. To provide for the submission
of the State road betterments ques
tion to a commission, which finally
passed upon the claim of the old
lessees against the State.
Mr. Atkinson afterward employed
by the governor to represent the
State before this commission.
The bill to limit lhe pay of in
spectors of oils to $1,500 per an
num each and to pay the excess of
fees into the State treasury,
This measure alone has resulted
in the saving to the State of $lO,
000 or $12,0G0 annually, since its
passage.
5. The bill to place telegraph
and express companies under the
railroad commission.
He also aided in the legislation
that increased the State school
fund from $300,000 to nearly sl,
250,000.
Mr. Atkinson is the president
lof the board of trustees of the
! Girl's Normal and Industrial Col
■ lege and has devoted his time and
I energies to the upbuilding of that
i institution without, any compensa
tion whatever.
He has twice been elected chair
man of the State Democratic Exe
cutive Committee, and during last
year’s campaign his servces in
this capacity were of incalculable
benefit to the Democratic party.
His administration of the affairs
of his party in the State and his
record as speaker of the h©u«e of
representatives are evidences of
his high executive ability.
During the past eight years he
has been intimately connected
with rhe questions of the State
‘government in all departments
and is yet in the prims and vigor
of manhood.
Much ado has been kicked up|
by papers that oppose Mr. Atkin
s m claiming that he is making a
fight on the old Veterans. To this
rot Editor Reed of the Athens
Banner makes this ringing reply.
A great deal is being said through
the columns of the Evans organs
throughout the State in regards to
what they term a movement on the
part of Mr. Atkinson’s friend to elim
inate the old flag and the traditions
and memories of the late war. We
have a right to speak for ourselves
in this matter and make it plain
enough for any man to understand
that we will support no man who
seeks to repudiate the deeds of the
boys who wore the grey. If Mr. At
kinson were to attempt to make a
flight on General Evans because ©f
services to the Confederacy, he
would see how quick the votei’s of
FRIDAY EVENING JANUARY. 10. 1894.
Georgia would lay him in his polit-1
ical grave. The ser.ices of those men I
who followed the stars and Lars to
victory and defeat, through sunshine
and shadow will never forgo! en
in Georgia, Degenerate, indetd
would beceme the people, who could
•ver forget the deeds of tloj® who
bared their breast to the stxrm of
battle in defence of their country.
When Geoigia does this, we will ad
mit with shame that we ar© a native
Georgian.
But does the suppoat of Mr. At
kinson carry with it any such inten
tion on the part of our people? Has
Mr. Atkinson ever attacked General
Evans on account of his Coufedesate
record? Has he ever had ought but
words of kindness for his < ppi nent.
Is this movement to elin i late the
old flag a fact or is it campaign nay th,
generated by the enthusiastic follow
ers of General Evans? Most assured
ly the lutter. Mr. Atkins n was too
young to do seru e in the war, but
those of his kindred who were near
and dear to him did do valiant ser
vice in behalf of the Confederacy .
If Mr. Atkinson had been of age at
that time sufficient to enable him to
bear arms, 1 e too, mig’t have
been a General. His barvery none
have questioned, and Lis devotion to
t tate and country all know full well -
In the discussion upon the Soldier’s
Home bill in the House of Represen
tatives. Mr. Atkinson opposed its
passage. In this we disageed with
him at the time, and still think the
home should have been accepted by
the State. But Mr. Atkinson’s posi
tion was on high ground He was in
favor of giving the money direct to
the needy veterans as pension mon
ey. so that they might enjoy it a'
their own homes. In this view he
had the support of many veterans
Is he a foe to the relics of the Con
federacy. AV is there a wormer
supporter of the bill to pension the
widows of the Confederate veterans
than W. Y. Atkinson?
Mr. Atkinson cannot boast of a
brilliant war record, but in the cam
paign ahead he will seek no votes by
disparaging the h irvices reudered by
General Evans during the late wa r .
If any one attacks this record of Gen
eral Evans none will repudiate the
attack with more energy than Mr.
Atkinson.
Ti e Atlanta Ring undertook to
close the gates against Mr. Atkin
son, but Georgia Democracy being
'he larger of the two. would not
bare it so, and from all elements
of society and every section of the
state, the “Wool hat” boys hav.
called for Atkinson, and will have
none other.
Among those of Rome, to whom
I spoke today, I find that the At
kinson sentiment is growing rap
idly, and there is certainly no
doubt of his carrying this county.
Among those I met in a hurried
I way, were C. Terhune,Dave Hanks
Pace Roberts, Jack King, Harper
Hamilton, Tom Cornelius, Capt. J,
C. Gai rison, Dave Brown, W. W.
Hudson, Judge Fillmore Johnson,
of Etowah, George Allen. Hender
son Lanham, J. K. Williamson,
J. R. Watts, Tony Antognoli,Reese
Miller. Judge Cicero Hammond, of
| Armurcnee, Henry S’offragen,
Charley Beysiegle, Dave Shelton,
Dr. Felton, Dr. Sam Lowry, Dr. j
Jervis, Dr. Garlington and —hut
space forbids.
From all over the county comes
the same report, and Floyd will be
written in the Atkinson column.
Mr. Atkinson is not here to mak<
a speech, but will meet the boys
and renew old acquaintances as
well as form new ones. He is here
for business, of course—-he is built
that way and that’s the reason
Demociacy honors him and will
put him in charge of tne Governors
office for the next term .
Go down to the Armstrong to
morrow morning and meet him.
FOR DYSPEPSIA,
Indigestion, and Stomach disorders, tate
BROWN S IRON BITTERS.
All dealers kaep it, 81 per bottle. Geautno has
yada-mask aad eruased red Uaee o©
NEW YORK GOST
WE ARE FORCED TO SELL OUT.
*
The entire stock of A. B. McArver & Co is now on
the market at New York Cost. This is no fake
sale, everything goes and for spot Cash.
SPOT CJLSTZ SALE.
MB
£ Dr y goods. Dress goods, Whit
M goods Silk warp Henrietta All wall
I cashmire Half wall cashmire All
X wool dress, llanel B'ack Sateens *
| Collcred Sateens Check Nainsooks T
I Check Lawns Plain white Lawns $
India Lawns ’Whito and cream f
® mull Hamburg Edgings. India k
* Linin
X Laces Ribbons Table Linens Towls j*
J Dress Linings Red and white flan- M
A el White and Red Spreads Jeans f
$ 10J Sheeting 5} Pillow Casing
I Black Domestic Drillings. Sheet
mg Shirting, Callicos, Buttons L
and thread. Blankets and Com-
A forts.
| SHOES •
I'. Ladies Shoes Fine Shoes Good
Shoes Cheap Shoes.
i Misses Shoes. Childrens Shoes
jk “ Rubbers
COST
A B.McARVER&Co.
Fillß FLEES.
A Jewish Rabbi Skips From
Macon.
AFTER GOING ALL THE GAITS
Leaves Four t • pcctive Brides and
a Aunib**' >! frauded Creditors.
Some Serio ■> and Sensational Char.
ffes.
Macon Ga., Jan. 18.—The con
duct of Farber, the Hebrew rabbi
of this city, is creating the great
est sensation Macon has had in a
long time.
Farber forged notes, erders and
other papers on Sam Waxelbaum,
Simon Josephson and others
amounting to between $1,600 and
|2,oo*\ and bought every (thing on
a credit that he could get.
His wife recently died and he
leaves two small children behind,
o a a baby a year old. One of the
children are to be put in the He
brew Orphan’s asylum, and the
other is to be adopted by a well
known Macon family.
Farber was engaged to be mar
ried to four different girls, and
two of them had their trousseaus
ready. He induced one of the girls,
pretty as she can be, to resign her
position as typewriter lor a leading
law firm two mouths ago on tb e
grounds that in view of his exalted
position, it was necessary for her
tc give it up a few months before
their wedding. Ona of his fiances
lives in Atlanta and is well known.
A story is current here that at
least one of the girls to whom
be was et giged has been deceived,
and veugance has been sworn,
Farber’s libr ry is one of the
most noted in the United States,
not in extent but in its character.
It contains many rare, va'uable
and antique volumes.
There is no end to the excite
meu tamoug his race, and busi
ness among them is almost sus
pended. —Jou: s i'.
KIMBALL GOES LOW.
The Town Capitalized at Mil
lions Sells for $85,000.
Chattanooga, Tenn , Jan. J 9. (Spe
cial.) Sixty-four thousand acres of
valuable mineral land and town site
plots in the Sequachce Valley, the
property of the New York and New
Orleans Coal and Iron Company, were
iold today at receiver’s sale for SBS,
000. This company founded the boom
town of Kimball, and was organized
by H. I. Kimball, the builder es the
Kimball house, of Atlanta. The com
pany was capitalized at fabulous mil
lions and claimed to have English
capital at its disposal, which, how
ever, did not materialize. Majer
Root, of Little Rock, Ark., and Col.
Edward Richardson, < f ihis city, and
the larger bondholders bid in the
property for the Root A Richardson
estates.
DOES NOT PAY TO MINE.
Knoxville, Tenn , January 18
It is reported at Johnson City as
coming from Colonel H. C. Nim
son that the Cranberry magnetic
ore mines are to be closed down
entirely and that the company
owning the property will cease all
operations there. It is said that
the company has decided to take
this step after six or seven years of *
experience. All the while they
have been mining the ore at a loss
10 CENTS A WEEK.
Gents Furnishing goods
$ “Scarfs AHose Suspenders Collars
“and Cuffs Fine Shirts Flanel
$ “Shirts Cotton Shirts Under Shirts
“Over Shirts Overalls and Jackets y.
“Rubber Coals.
Good Line of Hats Good Line *
w of trunks Ladies Hose Misses
» Hose Childrens Hose. Ladies f
$ Under vests M
I “Handkerchiefs Gloves Shawls f
“Scarfs Cloaks Jackets Gossimers f
•I'- Misses Gossimers Misses Corsets
f Ladies Corsets B >ys white waists. ♦
♦ Spool Silk Spool Cotton.
I SHOES I
$ . r
Mens Fine Shoes Good Shoes
n. Boys Good Shoes Cheap Shoes
‘ Rubbr Shoes Mens Rubber Shoes
™ Ladies Rubber Shoes.
-» . ’ Sk
SHE’S HIRING AN ARMY
A UTIB OF THE Dl POSED HAWAIIAN
Queen in Canada
Victoria B. C., Jan. 18 —A re
port has been set afloat to the af
fect that an agent of the deposed
Hawaiian queen h s been in' Can
ada for some time, securing a lit
i o army for Honolulu. It is said
that 180 members of the North
west mounted police force hav*
enlisted. It is further asserted
that the reciuition officer of the
queen is C W II Lanson, a promi
nent b pile s mat. o' Vtnco ;vtr. Tue
alleged -xmy will, according to tht
story, be in charge of Capt C W
Kean, ex- ergeant of the mounted
police. It is Jsaid that the Austra
*ian steamer, Warrimoo bore to the
Honolulu royalists, when it sailed
last night, reports of the progress of
the recruiting officer and an appear
for fuither instructions.
SHORT S2OO.
A Secret Order Secretary Dis
appears and his Accounts do
not Ballance.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Janu«iy 18
(Special.)-\V. O. Percival,’
book-keeper for Chase & Co.
game and fish dealers, and secre
tary of the Chattanooga lodge of
Woodmen of the World, disap
peared last Monday, leaving &
shortage of nearly S2OO in the
funds of the order, He collected
dues from the members, but failed
to turn over the money to the
treasurer. Percival is well canpact,
in Covington, Ky„ vhvnys he
came to this city two years ago. He
spent the money for drink and is
not believed to have been guilty
of criminal .intent.
