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THE HUSTLER OF ROME. D YEAR. ANSWERED! Atkinson Meets the ‘..Mger’” Ch»:'ge g the Dodgers and jXPLODmMMCOMPLI™ ti.™ np«'«' up- ~” t der - «<■“««' e, “ b M “ t me Stump ».ul MseuM «•»' Charge?'’ The Atlanta Rin* has built an T 5 Hodffpr” and B ftDt it out by “ ftr all over the State, prepared “dodg- " Ute dodgars have made some tbe it Outrageous and uo £Xfu“ 7" lrUr " ! “ Ld iDt ° u C ° n , ii | d the fact that the false eb«rg“.«r» mad" by DuraoeraU n«t a Democrat and inside the aga v line? then the heinousuess st hP poWtoal crime shows up tu Jd.v, >■« m. HOU. W.Y. At kinson said: , .. Ih ese Atlanta lawyers who thought I was a pretty goo I Dem ocrat' two yea” ago, now, while fhev seek to put in en Atlanta man for Governor, who has never done anything lor the party, suddenly discover, or claim to discover’ that my record is a bad one. If my record is vulnerable, why is Gen. Evans himself unwilling to meet me face to face and discuss it before the people of Ge r-in? Why does he prefer that charges be made behind my back? And why is it they are flooding the conn ry with circulars attacting my record immediately before the day that the county acts, andjtoo late to permit me to reply to them? They are sorely pressed. So much bo that a short time ago they tried to aet out a third candidate. So much so tl a* they have turned their hand to slandering their own candidate. They are circulating the deliberate falsehood that I stated in my speech at Gainsville a few days ago that Gen Evans was a ‘srperan rated idiot.'lt is an insult to Gen. Evans for these papers, who claim to be his friends to state that any one thought so little of him to make this statement. My treatment of Gen. Evans has been, and shall continne to be. entirely re spectful. While I shall discuss his re cord I shall defen 1 his personal char actor. “In their desperation they have also charged that I stated that Gen. Evans was a coward . On the contrary, I have always said, and now say, that he made a good and valiant soldier, and I have not one Word to say derogatory to his re cord as a soldier, “Aon can understand from this the stateot their desperation, and better determine the weight io be attached to their so called attack upon my legislative record. lam frank to say that during ®y eight years’ service in the gen ial assembly if, out of perhaps b,OOO votes, thfge cited in their circular were all that were ques tioned, it would be the highest proof that I had exhibited some judgement in my action as a mem ,J'r of the legislature, and had -n faithful to the interests of ibt: people, "I wdl briefy allude to some of ‘he points made. It i 8 charged that. 1 did not vote on a bill to amend ■e act in reference to the disabled Confederate veterans. It i 8 true that 01 many bills looking to the in t- t of ( onlederate veterans on one ccasion I wae absent when the bill n u l'on, but this argues 1L °’ dS “ le bill had been agreed '"" n '' ttee ’ every mem then ‘■" ll9e was iu accord with no ° I *' 8 ac ‘ion and there was 0 the bill. "ef)Bix y. BX members ROME GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY EVENING MAY 23. 1894. of the legislature who did not vote upon this subject, a number of whom were Confederate veterans themselves; men who faced more bullets than were «ver seen or heard of by the little Atlanta law yers that are making this attact upon me. They had faced at least us many bullets as the distiii guished gentleman who opposes me, even if he was a general. To charge me with being opposed to the pension because I was absent, is to make the same charge upon these battle scaned heroes who happened to be absent at the same time 1 was. It comes with poor grace for General Evans’ friends to talk about my pension record. In 1878, in a speech made in the city of Newnan on Memorial day, for the hist time, s° far as I know, in the state of Georgia, I expressed myself as iu favor ot granting pensions to disabled and indigent old veterans. As a member of the ligislature I aided to increase these pensions until the sum, which was $25,000 the year when I enter ed public life, now amounts to the princely sum of $450,000 per year. What has Gen. Evans done to put money in the pockets of th se old heroes? When he was a trustee of the so-called Atlanta home and was trying to induce the State to accept it and send private soldiers who needed help to this Atlanta poor house, J opposed it and ar gued that the State ought to give them’the money in their own pock ets ia pensions. I voted for an amendment to the constitution to extend the pension system so as to grant additional pensions to all dis aoled and indigent soldiers who needed it: From this you can see the character of the slanders that they are circulating upon me and form some idea as to what means they are resorting to iu this cam paign. The next charge against me is that I dodged a Vote on the bill to establish a permanent school fund The charge itself shows that the men.who made it are either sim pletons themselves or take the people to be such. The bill would have been worth nothing if it had pissed. Each legisla'ure must make appreciations for the com mon schools for the terms for which it is elected. Charge third is that I voted against the bill for the inspection of fertilizers: There is not on* 1 word of truth in this charge, Look at the record on the page and year to which they refer you —house journal 1889 page 975, and you will see that the bill against which I voted was to the very opposite effect to that stated to you —it was bill to abolish the office of inspect or of fertilizers and to abolish the office of inspector. These Atlanta lawyers, perhap’, would not know what fertilizers was if they saw it. But in run - ning a campaign they ougtht to have sense of honesty enough about them that when they quote the record, they quote it truthlull}’, This however, is but a sample ot the treatment I have been receiv ing from my opponents in this campaign. They have not on y told untruths about XT AN EHL the •* femrV.e complniuta” anu WCcLAntiSSCS ttuit UTAK.e WOIUBiI E hitt a Tt ey’re ctuv.l, by £»’. BpA Favoriic Ireseription. 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Its proprietors offer toOO reward for an incurable ease of Catarrh. to deceive the people and refer to records that do cot e'xist, ■’Charge four is that I voted against (lie Brady bill, which pro vides for the pleading of failure of considerution ior the purchase of fertilizers. That question was in volved in the campaign in my county wheu 1 was a Candida.e f'-r the nomination of my party. My position was known, and I was nominated by a vote of two to one which was virtually and instruc tion from my constituents to vote agamst the bill, On this measure 1 voted iu compliance with the wishes of my constituents, and they approved of it and three tinius re elected me afterwards, I voted in accordance with the wish es of my constituents, and if 1 am elected Governor I shall conform my actions to the wishes of the people of Georgia ; be responsible io the people who elect me, and not permit these self constituted Atlanta bosses to dictate my course and control the Goveruer of your State. Tue people of Georgia have ratified my position on this bill and have de feated it for the last sixteen years. The author of the bill himself was a n embir of the last Legislature, and did not even introduci tue b ill which seemed to me be a confession I was right, and that the bill was a dead issue. Members of the General Assembly of Georgia, from Richmond and Fulton noth of which counties are claimed by Gen. Evans as his home county,voted just as I did onjhis measure if his own representatives voted wrong, why did he not attack them for it then? Why <ioes he wait to attack me now. when he has never attacked them? As this is one of the few times that I voted with the representatives from Gen. Evans’ home counties, it is a litle strange that they should now be at-, tacking me for it, Charge fifth is that I did not vote on th® Twitty bill. I drew a bill cn this question for a member of the Legislature, which was introduced in the house before Mr. Twitty was ever elected a member of the Geor gia Legislature, and was the friend of the bill from that time to the time it was passed. Mr. Twitty will d mbtiess remember that at the time the bill was passed I was at home sick. These gentlemen refer you to the time when I did not vote on that bill, why are they not honest? why do not the managers of Gen Evans’ headquarters act hone® ly about the matter, and also refer you to tue house journal of 1889. page 1428 where it will be seen that I di I vote for a bill to declare void agreements to pay attorney's fees; a bill whieh was more far leaching and sweeping than the Twittv bill but whieh finally passed. Is it a part of their campaign not to tell t ;e truth? ‘•Charge sixth, is that 1 came down cut of the speaker’s chair and made a speech iu favor of re pudiated bonds. This is another untruth which they tell for the purpose of mislead’Dg and deceiv ing the people. These bonds were repudiated. There was never a question as to whether they were repudiated or not. They were bonds issued before the days of reconstruction, when the State was in the hands of Georgians, a num ber of them issued by the illustri ous Chares J. Jenkins. The only question was not whether they Lad been repudiated, but whether or not they bad beeu paid That quest ion had been referred by a previous legislature to the Hon.' VY. A. Little, attorney general. He made a report to the general ass ‘inbiy, giving all the facts bear ing upon this point, and giving it as his opinion that they wore val id, subsisting, outstanding, uupaid obligations of the State. A spe cial committee was then appoint-1 ed by the house to investigate. further. Hon. Milton A. Candler, who was a strong suppo ter of | Gen. Evans, was chaiin an ts the I committee, and thi committee made a report to the same effect as that made by the attorney gen eral. “ The bill to provide for the payment of the»e bonds was be fore the house; this bill provided for the payment of principal and interest, I took the floor and ai gued eimply the legal question in volved: 1 argued that as a matter of law, however much the Legisla ture might want to do it, we had no legal authority to piv the in terest on these bonds after ail the coupons had been exhausted; that the State was sovereign, and debts against her drew no interest ex cept where she agreed to pay it. This argument was directed -against the payment of any inter est, iu case tho house agreed to the proposition to to pay the principal of the bonds. My argument was not made ou the question of the payment of the bonds, because the house generally conceded that the evidence was conclusive on that question. And while it was necessary for me to make argument on that question, it is certainly true that no evidence was obtained to show that the State had ever paid these bonds, but the books in the treasury show that if the bonds were ever paid by any body, that the State had never paid them. This is the truth about the bond matter. If elected Governor, I shall seek to maintain the honor of the State and if any one desires a man elect ed Governor who has not a suf ficient sense of honor to pay valid debts of the State, lam not the man that they would seek to elect. No fraudulent, tainted or question able claims would be for a mu meat entertained by me, But the Stale’s debts are debts of honor. She cannot be sued, and she should maintain an untarnished honor and an unquestionable integrity. I call attention, in connection with this, to the fact that the At lanta Constitution, which is Gen. Htvaes’ chief champion was the champion of the payment of these bonds, and there was nut a single newspaper now supporting Gen. Evans that spoke out in opposi tion to the payment of these bonds. ‘‘Charge seventh is, that I am the friend of the corporations against the people. This charge is too puerile, too contemptible, to deserve notice at my hands. I simply refer you to my well-known record upon these questions, and refer you to your rep resentatives, with who u I have serv ed in the General Assembly of Geor. gia. “One other point to which I shall call your attention, to show the disgusting and disreputable methods which they seek to use against me is that while they make these attacts on me. they have not the manliness to come forward and tell you where General Evans stood, or stands no.v, on any one of these questions. The represen tatives ot both his counties voted ( as I did on the Brady bill; the representatives from both hiscoun-, ties voted for th<- payment of theso : bonds, which they now charge to be fraudulent; the representatives from both of h>s counties voted against the Twitty bill, and every bill on that subject during the eight years I have been in the Leg islature, while I have been on the other f i do. “It is charged that I was absent when the bill was before the house to extend the school term to six months. They do compliment u.a high ly wheu they cor fess that they can not find where I have vo»ed wrong, and can only find where I have be p n absent on these votes in a service of eight years. Th s bill did not pass .It was condemned by the house, which had increased the school appropria tion, because we had a house bill on the same subject as the Senate bill now in quest on,and wo prefered the H >use bill. 11 h *y are certainly reduc - ed to extremities when they attack my record on common schools, as I have been earnestly, faithfully and successfully at work duiing all my public life to build up our common -chools, and educate the children of rhe people. “Then it is proper for you to ask tii« question: Where does General Evans stand on any of these ques tions, aud why is it that he does i.ot Co we out and state his posit i ,n As you ask this qut t nit migh dawn upon you that one reason win he was not willing to meet me in joint debate is that he was unwill ing to answer questions as to where he stood on anything.” THEN RAN AWAY. FROM CAKDELIA AND WERE MARRIED IN ROME. There was a termination of an Alabama romance in Ordinary John P. Davis office this morning The parties the Gretna Green affair were Mr. Walter S. Fittt and Miss Lula Elliott, both of Cor delia. Ala,, and the man of God who untied them for life was El der W. C, Bryan one of Floyds pi xt representatives 1 At an early hour the stalwar ! young groom applied to our clever (Ordinary, and was promptly serv I ed with a pair of license. A preach er was next asked for aud as usual Elder W. 0. Bryan proved to b<- rhe right man in the right place, The groom blushed violent y while his proud bride smiled sweetly and the knot was tied, and the twain took a train and once again journeyed to Alabama. The Hustler of Rome wishes them mighty well ano predicts that their lives will be all the bet ter and blighter for their having ended the Roara-ance in Rome. May their next journey to this city be as delightful—even if they do not come to transact the same business. HARDIN—GORDON A PRETTY HOME WEDDING TONIGHT IN THE FOURTH WAHU. Tonight at 8 30 o’clock there will be a quiet home wedding iu the Fourth Ward. The ceremony will be ■ performed by Rev. Dr. Duvall and ' interesting as any ceremony, of the kind, that be has ever pruouneed. | Ai 8:30 in the parlors of the pretty cottage of th < bride's fa ther Mr Will J. Gordon will lead to the a tar, Miss Leila Hardin, j daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Alvin | Hardin. The bride e'ect. is one of Rome's fairest daughters, a woman of j many sweet traits of character aud a winning personality. Mr. Gor don is to he congratulated on hav ing won me hand ami heart ol such an helpmeet. Mr. Gordon, the Bridegroom, ic a well known young business man having been engaged in the grocery ttade in the Fourth ward for a couple of years. He is juetly pop ular and The Hustler of Rome voices the sentiment of all who know him and his fair bride wheu 1 it wishes thepi a long, happy aud prosperous life. » ■ WASHING ION NOTES. THE INVESTIGATION OF THE SUGAR • TRUST GOES SLOWLY. Washington, May 23—The house committee on the election of president and vice president has voted to make a favorable re port of the bill of Mr. Tucker, of Virginia, providing for the elec tion of United States senators by a direct vote of the people. The re port was agreed upon by a nearly unanimous But one Repub lican member of the com mittee was present at the meeting. The bill is identical with the one that passed the house last session . A Spelling Bee without a police force s'inger is thelovliest Beo of the ‘Spe..’ family. IO CENTS A WEEK MR. THOS. FAHY, THE MER- CHANT BECOMES POETICAL Mr. Fahys poetry [may not be fraught with that melody and sweet ness which characterizes the verses of Frank L. Stanto - ,or Montgomery M but every line , that flows from his pen proclaims a fact far more valuable that t m sweetest sentiment. Sentiment is sweet and all right in its place, but it does not cloth the naked or feed the hungry. It will he of profit to all the Hust ler readers to peruse with care and consideration the lines from the suc cessful merchants pen. He sta-g out thm. We have dry good® and notions, Os every imaginable kind, High prices, low prices, I‘r.ces that will suit the times. For Dress Goods and Trimmings, whether fancy or plain, All wool, or half wool, we best them all the snua, And seemingly with renew insniratiou he continues. Our go.,ds are of the latest styles, The most beautiful in design,, French goods, German goods, Goods of every kind. In any kind of underwear we are ready to supply, T: e young, the old, the rich, the poor, No one ne *d pass us by. The new born poetical talent seems to grow brighter and bright er as he proceeds. Now is the time f >r you to buy Mattings and curtains for your wives, Such an assortment people say They never saw in all their lives. This Summer will be long and warm, So prepare for it in time, Don’t put off but come at once. And supply your needs of every kind.' Once more he soars aloft and the fires of bargains is seeh to flash his pen. Every one should have a trunk Os zinc and patent tray, Now don’t forget when jou buy To come right staight this way Umbrellas are always needed, whether sunshine or rain, And don’t you forget we have them Gold headed, silver headed and plain. Mr. Fahy has for over twenty years been regarded as a prince among merchants. His goods al ways of the nest kind and hia prices always the lowest. Crowds stand before his counters every day and thousands us bargains ar issued from his emporium every week.