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About The Hustler of Rome. (Rome, Ga.) 1891-1898 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 23, 1896)
gIXTH YEAR. E. C. Wood & Co. the Hustling Retail Grocers sells Warters Rome Made Cigars. Best in the Market. Highest oi all in Leavening Strength.-Latest U. S. Gov’t Report. ABSOLUTELY PURE INDIGNANT! Mas® Meeting held in Marietta YrSterdau Afternoon JUDGE GOBERS NABOBS Come Together to Denounce Steve Ryan’s Cowardly Act. Business Houses Closed. Everyboi y Tjb®RE.. Marietta, Ga , Sept. 28.—Yes terday afternoon at 4 o’clock n mass meeting of the citizens of Cobb county assembled at the courthouse to express their indig nation at the assault made on Judge George F. Gober, of this citv, by Stephen A. Ryan, of At lanta. The courthouse w&s packed and jammed with friends of Judge Gober. were lawyers there ami farmers and doctors and mer chants and clerks and blacksmiths and preachers, and men, black and white, from all walks of life. It wag said that every business house in Marietta was closed while t'-e meeting was in progress. Colonel C. D. Phillips was elect ed chairman, and George S. Owen secretary. On motion of W. L. Sessions a committee of eight was appointed to draft suitable resolutions ex pressive of the esteem in which Judge Gober is held by the peoplr of Marietta and their indignation at his treatment at the hands of Mr. Ryan. The following gentle men were named by the chair man: L. W. Wiggins, \V. L. Barnes, W. E. Gramling, D. N. Ander. aon, N. A. Morris, W. L. N. Neal, E. P. Dobbs and W. L. Sessions. While this committee was per forming its duty several speeches were made Fy the citizens. All ex pressed themselves in no uncertain language of their contempt and indignation over the attack. There were shouts of applause from the entire audience, showing that the sentiments of the speakers suited the views of everyone present. Every business house in the city was closed. This general closing updtoW'* the love and confidence in which Jude Gober is held by the whole community. flte committee reported the fol lowing resolutions which were un animously adopted by a rising Vote : "Whereas, at a meeting this 'isy called by the people of Cbbb county and Marietta, after closing " ur different places of business for b'* purpose, it has been made known to us that the Hon. George F. Goner, judge of the superior ' ourt of this circuit, has been as ’oiulted hy a coward and would-be asß assin in the city of Atlanta on acc onnt of a just and right ecus de cision made by Judge Gober in the ‘""lorcement of the law a decision ’h'tt can appeal for justness to the conscience of every fairminded •nan ; that Steve Ryan cowardly clipped up behind and giving no earning, and with a weapon likely produce death, assaulted Judge Gober at a time when he was in o act of getting upon a moving ra >o, and knowing nothing of his anger, and these circumstances 8 owing an utter and reckless dis reg" r d of the consequences, and " nereas, Judge Giber is a citi { “"four county, and u. • nred u ' by many qualitiec tnat THE HUSTLER OF HOME. ROME GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 23 1896 many of us knew him as a poor school hoy with untiring energy ; ami perseverance, endeavoring to I get un education- that he has; balked at no opposition, and hue I made for himself a name and place among our people that commands their confidence and esteem ; that 1 for three years after graduating fr m the State university with highest honors he served as coun ty school commissioner of this c<>unty, resigning that office; thatdor the following eight years he filled the office of solicitor gen eral of this circuit with distinguish •d ability; 'hat since then he has iwice been elected without opposi tion judge of the supeiior court of this circuit, and has fi led that of fice to the entire satisfaction of of the law-abiding people, and so much so that there has been no suggestion of opposition to him for re-election to that important office; that he is also identified with many of Marietta’s public in terests, being at this time presi dent of the board of education of this city, and also president of the Clark Library Association, as well as having many important material interests here, and “Whereas, since the disposition of the Steve Ryan case in the city of Atlanta, six years ago by him, there has been an unscruplous newspaper warfare waged up»»n him by a few individuals who ha\e nothing to eain nor nothing to lose, therefore be it “Resolved, That the citizens of Marietta and Cobb county, assem bled in massmeeting, after having s tspended our business without re gard to faction or politics, desire to express our confidence in Judge Gober as an honest man and a fearless and able judge and as one who has the entire confidence of the people.” “Resolved, further that we have no terms adequate to express our indignation at the brutal attack upon our judge in a matter where all of his acts were affirmed by the supreme court of our state. ’’Resolved, further, That these resolutions be furnished to the current papers for publication.' Elected a Teacher. The board of Public School trustees met yesterday and elected Miss Hattie Bass to fill the chair in the newly established 3rd. Grade C. Miss Bass is one of Rome’s fair est and most talented daughters and this i? a deserved honor. Misses Della Pollock, Rosa Dykes, Jessie Spullock ind Ella Allen were added as supernumer aries. Woman's Press Club. The Woman’s Press Club of Georgia met today at Lithia Springs. Thd delegates from Rome are Mrs. A. B.S. Moseley and Mrs. Ethel Hillyer Harris. Business of importance was transacted. DRESS MAKING rs. T. M. Quinn late of Dal las Texas has opened Rooms at 208 East 3rd street, between 3rd and 4th avenue for the purpose of carrying on the Dress making bu sinesr. She feels that she is fully competent to give entire satis faction as she has f .. engaged in the busing* fort! < past six io I)n Whs lex fl THE DUNCAN CASE Governor Atkinson Writes «n Interesting Leite; SCORES THE POPULISTS For Circulating a Multilati d And Gabbled Circular. Dun can Was Innocent, Hence HE WAS PARD NED. Go\ r nor Atkinson has w itten a highly interesting letter concern ing the Duncan case and the ef forts of bis opponents to make political capital out of it. The letter is in reply to an in quiry from Chairman Radden bery, of Thomas county; and in view of what has been said and published about this case, this reply is an important addition to the literature of the campaign. Here it is in full: letter to roddenbery “Hon. 8. A Roddenbery, Chair man Executive Committee Thomas Coun y, Thomasville, Ga. —Dear Sir: I am in receipt of your com munication, stating that I am bej ing censured on account of a cir cular containing a statement that I had pardoned Adolphus Duncan, a negro who had been twice con victed of rapeon a white woman, and asking whether or not 1 had authorized its publication as is sued. “If you had but reflected for a moment, you would have known that to attend to the duties of governor and do the amount of stump speaking that is done by I me, was all that it is possiblo for one man to do. It is not possibli forme to superintend or know of the work done by supporters of the demo cratic ticket in distributing cam paign literature, and it does ire a great injustice to hold me respon sible for what others do without my knowledge or consent. There woo d be just as much reason and justice in presuming that Bryan and McKinley knew of and were responsible for everything done or said by their party supporters and newspaper advocates. I did not authorize the publication of this objectionable statement about which you write, and did not know of it until I saw a criticism on it in a newspaper. I then got a copy, read in it the statement above quoted, and saw that the bare, naked, unexplained statement was calculated to demoralize those ignorant of the tacts in the case, and at once, without a moment’s de ay. requested Chairman Clay to use his effort to prevent the fur ther distribution of the circular. Mr. Clay himself did not read the circular or know ofits con tents until I called his attention to same. All of his time it requir ed to look after engagements for public speakers, and to answer correspondence; it is, therefore, equally impossible for him to know the contents of all the liter a ure distributed by supporters cf the democratic ticket. I will remark, however, from information received at democrat ic headquarters, I learn that the same circular is being distributed at points where it was not sent by any supporters of the democratic ticket, and that I am satisfied that the populists have reproduc ed the circular in a distorted form and are distributing it among the voters and attacking me for what I never did, and for what they themselves are now doing and pretending that it is the work of democrats. As corroborative of this, I refer to the garbled ex tracts of same in th : s week’s popu list paper, purport; , k to b» a trite copy of thfe circular. This is upon lev 1 w ith other low, duty . i B - reputable campaign metho Is of the populists. BATIBFIE ) nr DUNAAN’s INNOCENCE. •‘Ti e parties who compiled the in tier m the circular in question uoubilr'ss thought that as so much had been said in the newspapers about the Duncan case everyone was just as fami iar with the rea sons for granting the pardon us J they were themselves, and that the bare suggestisn of the case would recall the reasons upon ; which the pardon of Duncan was based “The case in short was this: “Duncan was convicted of rape and sentenced to be hanged, “The supreme court and other officers expressed to me a doubt as to his guilt. It was suggested, that in view of the doubt of his guilt, that I commute his sentence to imprisonment in the penitentiary for life. “I declined to do this, and stat ed that if he was guilty he should hang, and if innocent, he should be pardoned; that there was no middle ground in a rape case. When the charge of rape is made the innocent deseives no punisl - merit and the gui ty deserves no mercy. Even though he was an humble negro. I felt it was my du'y to learn the truth, whatever time and effort it might cost me. “I did learn the truth. It was c'early proven to the satisfaction of the community, the jury, the solictor general, and all of the of ficers of theciurt that Duncan was an innocent man. “I was clear'y satisfied of his innocence and pardoned him. “It is a mattes of regret to ev ert selfreepecting Georgian that tie populist have undertaken to conduct this campaign upon such a low plane. While I do not pro pose to sink to their level, I am forced, in replying to these at tacks, to say such a thing and state © W<<<<<<<<<<<« $ «<« w © Z*px Z>p\ z>|v Zy' 7>p\ Z>p\ 7frp\ /fyc i ft BABY CARRIAGES! t! YOU CAN FIND <J THEM ANY STYLE J< J< AND PRICE AT: <J ft HANKS FURNITURE CO ' -W- A. We are belter prepared to serve you in thio ££ line than ever before, as we have bought heav 0 ilyandthe most magnificent assortment ever brought to the city. 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Furniture Company || < Phone 4S, Rome, Ga. < 5 W<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<« < ©t <W<W<W<<« <<w<«w w@ such facte that the people can got i at the truth. “The objectionab e clause of the circular in question was made to reply to One of th ir campaign * slanders, and has just above it the i following statement: ‘While it is 1 not deemed proper to refer to the exercise of the pardoning power of nu executive as the reason why he should be supported politically, ’ yet inasmuch nsGovernor Atkinson ' has been att c;,< d by the populists , for paid.aiii ! nton tor the pur . pose of prejudic the colored peo ple against li id 'j is but. proper to refer to th t>»il< .in; cases.’Then follows the nili .on o the Duncan 1 case. “If our democratic friends will 1 get hold of the untruthful and 1 slanderous circulars which are be in' put in circulation by lhe popn lists in order to defeat me, they’ < will find ample cause for indigna | our opponents. Let us I now turn our guns upon the ene my. Let no demacrat fire into the democratic ranks while there is a common so? upon the field. Before believing charges against cur party nominees, let us make inquiry and learn the truth. “In the course of political cam paigns it is not my custom to re ply to attacks of a personal na'ure made by my political opponents, and only notice this one hecai se the requ st to do so conies from you as chairman of the democratic enecutive committee of your coun ty. Obediently yours, “W. Y. ATKINSON.” In North Carolina. Raleign, N. C., Sept. 23.—Early yesterday morning the democratic, populist and silver parties con cluded a fusion on Bryan in North Carolina. The democrats and pop ulists each get five electors and the Rilverit>B one. All of the silver element will support Bryan and this, it is said, secures the state to i the democrats. I C CENTS A WEEK A KENTUCY MOB Nliddie-of-the-Roaders Des troy Toll Gates AN ORGANIZED BAND Os Anderson County' Citizens Warn Toll gate Keepers And Destroy the Toll Gates with Dynamite . Lawrenceville, Ky., Sept. 28 Between mid-night and daylight this morning over one-half of the ’ twenty toll gates in this, Ander son county, were destroyed by regularly organized bands of law less advocates of free turnpikes. At the gates which were destroy ed the keepers were warned that any attempt to collect more toll would be a warrant for hanging. This mob was organized in the southwestern par* of the coun try and divided up in squads of twenty-five or thirty men each, in order to more completely accom plish the work of destruction. One body rode through the town but owing to the moon being ob scured by clouds, no one was re cognized. These outrages are iden tical with those that have been ter rorizing the people of Wash ng ton county, but there is no excuse for the destruction and the Ander son county authorities will take vigorous measures to prosecute the offenders. At the last November election a proposition for a tax to buy the ( turnpikes was carried, and the work of doing away with the toll i gates has been prosecuted rapidly Anderson county is one of the I wealthiest in the state and its peo ■ pie are of a kind who will not sub mit to such lawlessness as the dis i graceful occurrences early this morning.
