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FLOPPER FELTON, The Political Acrobat of the “Bloody Seventh.” THE CIRCUS ACTORS NOT IN IT. The <H*l Man in Hh Dotage*, Willing t<; Advootlt Any (Mute to He KI acted to Congress. [From the Ringgold New South ] The greatest political acrobat ovci heard of in Georgia politics is known as Flopper Felton, of the “bloody Sev enth.” If he was not anchored to the •tateby his worldly possessions, there is no-telling where he would be “at.” As usual, at this season of the year, the feebie old doctor is running for of fice. Fourteen years ago he ran as an Inde pendent Democrat; 12 years ago he ran as an Independent Republican. Four i years ago, in his own words, he ran “as the nominee of the iron bound, steel nboed, rock bottom Democrats.” In his second race against Judson ; Clements, in his speech at Augusta, . Ga., he advocated the Republican’s high ' protective tariff, opposed any modiflea- > tiou of the silver law at that time and the issuing of any currency which was ftot redeemable at the United States treasury-upon demand, instanter. Not only did’he do this, but he went furtliei than the Republicans themselves in de- ' manding the federal supervision of elec- , ♦ions, in other words the force bill. The present race Dr. Felton is “try in ’em a round” on the Third Party platform. No one should think for a moment , that the doctor is wedded t» the third : party, because if the people will organ- ( ize another party and tell the fickle old ' flopper that he could go to congress on ♦he proposed platform of the new party, “Barkis would be willing” to renounce the- third party and join the new one to- { morrow. His aim in life seems to be to i go to congress at all hazards. I , To the people of the Seventh congres sional district this political acrobat needs no introduction. He was discard ed by the Democrats and Independents on account of his fickleness and lack of stability. 1 Dr. Felton joined the third party bo- 1 cause there was no other party to which ; he could take his old crippled political i horse, with the expectation of having 1 him entered in tin- race. i The third party has taken in many old political hacks; but they have offer ed the worst of the collection to the voters of the Seventh district. How any third party man can vote for Felton 1 £annot understand. To show many of the inconsistencies > of this old flopper, it is only necessary , Ho read :< portion of his record winch ] the Ringgold New South pr- s nts for , the benefit oi tho - 1 who are desirous of ; perus'd-.• his whimsical and delusive vi tuperations. ] Doth in congress and in the Georgia t legislature, Dr, Felton has done many j things which the people, reganlless of party, h ive placed their seal of condem nation on. , To mention a few of his most obnox- ; ious actions in the Georgia legislature, < shows sufficient reasons for the people ; to refuse to vot -for him. He was a strong advocate of the state univer.ety at Athens, and in order to sustain it he proposed to take the money from the free schools, and give it to the Athens school. He wanted to take the free school ■ money from 18,750 children in Georgia, j ♦he children of the poor man, in order ; ♦o give a college education to 185 boys; I ♦he sons of Georgia’s rich men. Not only did he do this, but he voted against the bill to allow counties to es- ' tablish six months free schools by ad valorum taxation, upon the recommen dation of two successive grand juries. These facts are a matter of record and cun. be found in the house journal of 1889, page 192; and in the journal of 1888, page 564. Felton’s speech against the Olive bill in the Georgia legislature, caused its defeat, as can be testified to by thousands of widows and orphans who, as a result, are left penniless to mourn their less. This speech can be found in the Atlanta Constitution of Oct. 11, 1889. Dr. Felton now poses as the friend of 1 the negro, but he cannot fool even them, because in 1889, on page 1,460 of the house journal, it will be found that he refused to vote for a normal college for the black. Numerous other instances could be 1 presented where the flopper is found to have labored against the masses, but to show you of his lack of stability, utter ances of his own false lips are repro duced. He W»>l4 Not Make Vhe Race. In the Atlanta Journal of July 15, 1800, in an interview with Claud N. Bennett, as to whether he would enter the race for congress or not, Dr. W. H. Felton said in reply to a question pro pounded by Mr. Bennett: “You think, then, that by making sufficient effort you could be elected?” “No. I frankly oonfeae I do not be tteve I could get the nomination. Things have already been pushed too warmly by the candidate*- Bverett is <eerly the alliaaoe candidate and that i order is largely pledged to him. Clem ent has his following fairly well worked up, and it would be hard for a new man I to split the ranks. Besides, the Alliance , would oppose me because consider i their pet sußtreasury sc if ridiculous, j Many outside farmers v. mid oppose mo because of a mistaken idea that I fa- 1 vored higher education more th:: i com mon school education. Mm T of the i good organized Democrats wyui 1 use my former races as an inc yendout I against me. And the result is that I ; would be defeated.” I “Tell me, please, about your former Independentism and how you stand on that question now?” "Well, sir; I honestly believe that I saved the Democratic party. The party in this district was corrupt. The or ganized Democracy was clique. I purged it, defeated it, saved it. There is now no longer any necessity for an Independent. The Democracy is all right. lam fully confident that I could be elected as an Independent, but I I never expect to—nay, I never will run independent again. The white people j in the south must stand together; and I I am for white supremacy and pure . Democracy forever.” I Tlie Federal Election Lawt, Os this egregious infamy, Dr. Felton | said: . “There is no need whatever for such ' a law. There is not a man in the south ; who cannot vote as he pleases. There ‘ is hardly any doubt, however, about its I passing. But when it passes, it won’t ; do any harm. The idea of anybody being counted out in an election is ab- ; surd. There is much demagogueism in I the fuss that it is creating. Now, if j military supervision should come, we could not stand it. We would certainly resist by force of arms.” I suggested, more as a leader than- to- j show my feelings: "In that event we I would be whipped.” The doctor answered in tragic tones: i “Better death than slavery.” Mrs. Felton: “All the hullaballoo rais ed in congress over this law by both parties is to defeat the new candidates I of the Farmers’ Alliance. They halloe, ■ ‘Party! party! party! Stand together and return the present officers.. It will make a solid north and solid south. ’ ” Dr. Felton: “By making a solid north and a solid south (since the north is larger than the south), I fear that all this strife will defeat the Democratic party, which is the only break water be tween the south and negro domination. The Alliance contains the best Demo crats we have. I am a reconstructed Democrat, heart-and soul.” Mrs. Felton: “I am not one to hurt.” He Decided to Run. Notwithstanding what he suid to the I Atlanta Journal on July 15, that under 1 no circumstances would he accept the ' nomination, Dr. W. H. Felton is found ' on September 3, 1890. less than two i months later, bowing and scraping to the Romo convention, in his speech of acceptance of the nomination. In that sp - »ch, in referring to the Al liance, Dr. W. H. Felton paid his re spects to that organization in the follow-, ing toast: The Origin of the Alliance. “Let us see the nativity of this new political party, for it is neither more nor less. Whore were its platform and principles originated? Where was. it born? In Georgia! No, sir; in St. Louis, ' Missouri. Who composed the organiza- ! tion that formed? They were not all Democrats; they were not all farmers; they were not all southern men. It was a conglomerate mass, a conglomeration of soreheads. (Great cheering.) Mark you, in this discussion I draw a broad line, as broad as that between heaven and the dark abyss, between the honest, true and patriotic farmers of Georgia who have gone into that organization with pure motives and honest purpose, and the leaders, cunning, crafty leaders, the cunning, crafty demagoues who seek to despoil. "The St. Louis platform has two lead- I ing features. The first is that we want the subtreasury system. That is, we ’ want the government to build ware- I houses in every rich county in the Uni- ! ted States. It does not read that way, but that is what it means. I suppose there would be two in the Seventh dis trict. (A voice—‘Clements says five.’) Well, may be so. I did not know there were five rich counties in the district. Then he argued that to build 1,000 : warehouses would cost $50,000,000, and put horde of federal officials under the appointing power of the administration. Probably Republicans would be sent here to administer on your cotton, said he: I "Mark,” he said, “the bill says the , 1 owners of these products, cotton, corn, wheat, tobacco and oats, may deposit in the warehimses and draw 80 per cent on their value. Richardson, the great Mis- i sissippi farmer, and the cotton speculat ors could by up all cotton, put it in the I warehouses and draw money. Liver-' pool would say, ‘We don't want your cotton. We can get our supply from India, Egypt and Africa, but as a favor we will give you 4or 5 cents a pound , for it.’ Dalrymple, the great wheat , man of Dakota, and Old Hutch, the grain cornerer, could buy all the grain I and put it in the subtreasury. The margin would be exhausted and the gov ernment would have to redeem money based on oats. In the meantime the Norway rate will have done their work i and the eubtreasury uotee will have to THE HUSTLER OF ROME THURSDAY NOVEMBER, ! 1894. . | bo redeemed in cstta, taxed out of Ha ] people, for tho collateral will have gone j lowu tho atomaclrs .tof tho Norway rats. 8 Then he drew a picture of the farmer's r hirnm. of afi mou.whoeau least afford tho results of ;t panic that is sure to re » suit frctti this inflation and the contrac . | tion of t'ae outrejnoy. Youtr home may . | be an hurtlflo one, but it is yours; your 3 1 pillow not es down, but rest ftpon it is ) sWeet. It is the houw of your wife and your child, and let inn bog of you not to [ imperil that Imme, for all this business , is to be settled' in the federal courts. It was not Georgia that constructed/ tins; it was done in St. Louis by 50 me»-, who sent it here to 3e crannied down- the throats of the honest, industrious farm ers of the Seventh district ae the nation al Democratic party. Fellow-citizen*, it is my honest belief that that little crowd assembled there at St. Louis knew no more about, and cared no more for,- and had no more to do with nationrd Democracy than the* devil F.hb to de’ with holy water.” (Great laughter and applause.) Ur. Felton Then anil Now- The Marietta Journal,, of reoent'date, adds the following fact ;«s to Dr. Fel ton’s oecilating character.’ “Polities makes strunge* bed fellcws. As the truth of this we take the foil'w i ing extracts from a speech delivered by I Dr. W. H. Felton in Marietta at tike' i courthouse, in September, 1890, wh-ant i he was a Jeffersonian Democratic ca as! didate-for congress: | “I am the nominee of irm bound .' ! steel ribbed, noefc bottom Deraocrats. 1 ■ have been a prodigal in the* past and L wandered off; but thank GodL I have ' ■ got back home at last. I amt back in j the Democratic party to stay aarl I feel 1 comfortable in being: buck. Who- nom- - inated Everett anyhow? It wiw a skew balled convention;: hwwas pus out: by sub-alliances, a seerwt order, a <&-vk lantern crowd; where;they had.: to> pay 25 cents for a whispered pass vordi to get to sling a vote. Gori save my oeww pation as a farmer when it petscs nnrtil it required 25 cents to bo paid fior th» honor of casting his-vote. ” i The doctor then compared them to > the Knownothing party, Spanish- in- ' quisition and the star Chamber <s£ Eng-i land. “My fellow citizens,-, ain’t you as ham- [. ed to belong to such an order? Iff L was you I would quit it.” Then continued the doctor: “These subtreasury'fellows wont to* get an office. If you ask: them if’ they • are in fa vg^'mi f - "''nace, they will j say I am for the - , thing better. That is their cry. The subtreasury bill would fill this country with a swarm of President Harrison’s appointees, like the locusts of Egypt to ' devour your substance. It is absurd ’ and un-Democratic. It would make-the i po-rr farm-r’poorer, anil the rich man richer. It would corner wheat, cats j aid corn in those warehouses in the I west, and raise the price of flour, etc., ' iirivvnng . burdens upon the laboring j people of tins country and make the ; government a pawn broker. The Nor- ■ way rats would nest in the warehouses i and carry off the wheat and the gov ernment would be the loser.” Thus spoke Dr. Felton in 1890. Now ' in 1884 he accepts the Tliird Party nom- ! ination for congress, swallows tho Oma- j ha platform, sub-treasury, Norway rats J and all. Caa you vote for such a flopper ? We should think not. Can You Vot - tor Him ? Dr. Felton has denounced every cause tho Third Party advocates in the bit terest language he- could command; he has exhausted his vocabulary in apply ing to them obnoxious names, that should cause even, a hardened politician like old Dr. Felton to blush with shame. In his lexicon of old age, he knows no such word as shame; and he now goes to these same people and begs that they ■ support him.for congress. His claim that he could give the peo ple relief if he is elected to congress is j unfounded;-, because, if such a visionary J delusion as his election is to be consid i ered, he could not carry out his prom ises. If he was elected as a third party ite to congress he would wield no influ ence, and could gain no recognition be cause his party is in the minority, and those present in the last congress did not accomplish a single object. If, after perusing this assembly of facts, a man can vote for Felton, then ' there is no use in trying to further ar-1 gue with him as to the old flopper’s in consistency, lack of stability, and his ! desertion of every political creed to, - whi<jh he ever belonged. W. Trox Bankston. An Assault Near Atlant* Atlanta, Oct. 29.—About dark *n Thursday afternoon, the 13-year-old ■ daughter of Mr. Matt Griggs, section master between Atlanta and Button, i I was met by a large negro who attempt 'ed to assault her. Her screams Mid the approach of a handcar frightened him. away and caused him to flee. Thtj alarm was given and searching parties form ed, but the negro made his escape. Entombed for Forty. Three Roar*. Iron Mountain, Mich., Oct. 29.—The work of rescuing imprisoned miners at the Pewabic mine was accomplished be tween 6 and 7 o’clock, and they were hoisted to the surface as sound as a dol lar, and without a mark, after having 1 been entombed for more than 43 hours. There is great rejoicing in the omomu , nity 1320 HONEY COMB TOWELS, EACH 40ts.' Ty are fall 34 inches long and 20 inches wide. New and bright a you can buy them at the value of a wash rag at BASS BROS &, Co r old store, and PARKS &. Co, store. ; This is but a little item of the Thousand Great Ba “ gans in store for the Fall Trade. Our prices for the next sixty days will be a revelation to the people, Prices unmatchable, unap- ;■ oroachable and phenomenal. r l * R I j , -| I YOU HAVE NOTICED! j I -i The newspaper annon-uce-! i nients of our pure-base of thel Keceiver of the Ladies’ Bazaar! (To.. of Atlat ta. It wa» a! threat stock of fine Dry o Notions, &c., invoicing .$39,- 001). The price paid was nearer nothing I han that at which , su<-h goods never changed ! hands in this broad la»d, if oia’ i t kno w-ledge of such masters is a j true record— ii : : : ——.- U J .... - 8400 Yds, heavy yard-wide Brown Sheeting, worth 6 I-2c at 4 1-2 420 “ Turkey read Damask, never before under 20c going at 12 1-2 8000 “ Good quality 4-quarter bleached Domestic worth 7 I -2c at 6 300 “ Cheviot shirts, with collars, priced by others at $ 1,50 to go at 71 80 Fine Count all wool, 80-quarter. Bed Blankets worth $lO. pairs3.s 4000 Yds Dress Ginghams,. lovely styles & colorings worth 7c at 4 1 -2 300 Pairs Ladies Fine dress button shoes, worth $ 1.75 togo at $l.O 3500 Ladies Hemstitched Handkerchiefs worth from lOto 1 5c at 5 2000 Yds. High grade, fine count, Sea Island full 36 inches wide, j worth 71 -2c at i 240 Pairs of that celebrated Shoe for Men, “Good wear” worth s2.so.Until sold only ‘ 5 360 Suits Fine all wool Cheviot Suits single and double breasti sacks, blacks browns. & ex,, worth $ 1 0.00. Made to sell for $lO 00 more. Nothing equal to them in a thousand miles of Rome for t money. FOR DRESSES By far tbe largest stoek in this market. An almost t tvhess variety frt>in h ’ single width American goods fro>n ' u p to the- exquisite of ench Ar:ist>»: extra q.uaiity. Covert 4cth, Ser res. Novelty Mixtures. \rmures. Beugahnes. Popiines, ! Henrietta Cloths, Camel’s- Hur, Granites etc. Satin Dutchesses, Morie-', Fail , -s ind Bengalines, China atw-l Japan !«oe Silks, Surahs, Ginghams-,, Prmts, ; Peic’es, Cheviots, Crepe Clot*\ Ducks Denims , Suitings, Sterpes,, etc. 46-inch Cov*rt C\>tti, the latest comer of nevj-dress ‘abrics made to I sell atsl.2s our priee .85 i Beautiful Mixture Covert Cloth, ! vortL 80c. at CO Two- toned Diagonals Sb-inch Double told 3&-iuch, dark and tredium gray, worth tw>c« the price; tall suit, 8 yards for sl, 10.000 yards Fancy Draas Prints, £4xo-1 clokh wo.th 7c 5 Tnmmjings & c. AH the inaaginables in. Silks. Illumi- I naled Sistahs, two-toued. shot and seeddot effects, Bengalines, Tff, V o ]v< t a Velveteans. Si k Braids, Pass ementeries Jets, Novelty Trimmings, Ribbons, etc. The desirable things in Ixees. Swiss, Nain. sooi; and Cambrics, x!l-over einbroi ! deriee. 400- yards Hamburg Bdging orth 10v*. yard at ,5> 20<t- Hamburg at 10/ bCa-Hamburg at .17 CBOTHIITCt. J A choice assortment for Men, Boys and Children. Swell effects in Tweeds, Cheviots, C i sineres- and Serges: also swell effects in the dressier Fabrics, prominent among which Cla and West of England Diagonals. Suits for slender people, stout people, young giants s little fellows. Especial attention is called to 360> Men’s all-wool buits at $5.00. They t simply unmatchable bargains. Our stock of clothing from lowest to best quality comes us as the most brilliant haul of our victorious buyer, and we are determined bp the pov of magnetism ot price to put more new clothing on men and boys this fall than ever be ft in aur business experience. The few prices mmed throughout this advertisement are me ly suggestive of the way other goods will be sold, 300 Overeoats le«s than half pric Fact. Superb assortment oi Cloaks. Mll I Il\l FR \ I B azaar * 8 stock almost in its entirety was shipped to < ‘’HLLIi-iLr\ I J Rome house—cost nearly nothing, and if you want anyth! in thia line, we will sell it to vou away down below prices of others. Come to sue I BASS BROTHERS & COMPANY For the goods herefadvertised, go to either of our stores, excepti that the Millinery will be found atfthe PARKS store,! and t Ciothing and Hats will beat|the oldjstoreJ2s Broad Street. Less Than 1 9 Ctson $ A good percentage of these I goods has been shipped: to us, and if prices and values- I count lor anything they wii’f go into new homes in quick order. # )ur imp.ort order for I | Fall Goods had 1 *en placed , * before this purchase made and the goods are aivi< dr 'y. Must have room, and jweare going to make it by' bidding adi‘*ut<» a pde ofmer- I »'hamdise at once. Sma l Wares. N?e;Wes, Pins,. Hair-Pins, Threads. i\\ ha’e-bones, Casings, Hooks-and I Eyes, Tapes, Dies.- Shields, Cotsets , Laces, shoe Laces, Buttons, Brads | etc. i A straw will show the way the ' i win I blows, b o in these little items' Jwe will save you 50 to 10ft per cent I |on your pnr< bases. Stick a pin down ! j here; if yon have no pin, we will sell I you a whole piper of English Pins i fin sc. and everything else relatively as cheap. Blankets and Flannels These goods at prices that cannot and will not be duplicated by others We bought them away under tbe ‘ market at the great auction sale of Ifaulkner Page-dkCo New York in | Xiuv when the meenyy was up and ! blankets were down. K 5X e want you to see our full size Bed Blanket at each—a trifle 25 | thir Fine All-wool Blankets SIO,OO value per pair 3.50<‘ NoShing ever offered equal to, them as bargains. Bed Flau&el worth 25c at 15 | White Flannel worth 25c at ’5 ■ Bed Twilled Flannel worth 40eat ■ ’Alnte Twilled Flannel worth4ocat 25 , Hvery quality of Flannel cut almost. 1 k* Tw©. Gents Furnishing, Linen Bosom Shirts Lanndried and , Inlaundriftd; Percale and Cheviot ( ; l Shirts Satiue Shirts Drawers Seriven’e Patent Drawers; Hosiery and Glove So Price! Price! will do it. When the cos small, a fraction of the wor our lee-wav is immense-19 j v | cents on the dollar, a I Sne goods too; most of th Winter Goods—l 9 1-2 ceii Y an never heard of such a pi •cnase. I I m great variety. Scarfs Ties fl j Support- rs Cuffei Buttons, Col’ars I Cuffs etc;.; all iu tue bargain ea -I'OgUe, Alep’s- Fine AS-Wool Shirts | a Drawerg silk StiCued worth each! Oil; -s loag as this lot lasts our pl wilt bo 1,900 4- Linen Cellars Shoes There is ro equal to our Doni Dutton Shoe for Ladies at I Have you yet bought our aye Tap-Sole Blucher Shoes for mi This Shoe is made excursively fbn and canaot be sold by any one exd us. We take the bold positiCL t [ ‘here is-not Shoe on earth of ed i; wear to it at 11-< j ii« f Ladas’ Cloth Top Patent tip ; i ! value 1 Ladies’ Genuine Kid wc i3xoo ah 2 - Ladies’ Solid Substantial St i Men’s Hex Calf Shoes 1 Hand Welt Calf worth $4.50 at 1 Children's Solid Shoes Misses” Heavy Shoes School Shoes worth SI.OO at School Shoes worth $1 .25 at Misses FineShaes worth $2.00 at For all our stores we buy as n 1 Shoes as any 4 houses in Rome ; i buy’ tbe'H at headquarters- with t cash aud we buy them at ! thau those who buy in smaller qt [ties. Come to our place for Shot