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CONFEDERATE VETERANS’
LEAGUE.
We announced last week an organi
zation 'Of-above name. It means much
for out veterans and for the people of
Fulton county. Die veterans are in
earnest and have taken steps in the
right direction at last. They are get
ting together in their latter days for
mutual aid and protection. They
have organized -a league, to promote
their own interests, and to stand
together for the purposes of ma
terial, social, and personal benefits,
such as may be realized by a compact
organization.
They do mot intend to undertake to
make‘any serious sensation in any of
the moral, or social, or religious, or
political affairs of the public,
but 'they do propose, and it is their
purpose,’to stand up as a body of
men, for such advantages and benefits
as they may be entitled to have for
themselves as comrades. They stood
together in times when it meant much
to them in the way of life and death,
and when their country was fin need of
them as brave men. Os recent years
there has seemed to be a spirit abroad
not favorable to their wants and their
needs. It is true’that the legislation
of Georgia has been kindly in some
degree, to allow pensions to many of
them, but it reaches only a few, and
this same sort of legislation for vet
erans has had a tendency to create a
sort of feeling like a pitiful solicitude,
~r a pathetic distrust, or something
similar to distress and doubt, and
•compassionate anxiety, with regard a
sick man, or convalescent patient in
the poor ward of a city hospital, on
hand for attention, and the spirit of
charity forbids driving him out and
adrift, but a sinister feeling prompts
the warden to wish he were out of the
way, or able to pay.
There seems to be an idea prevalent
that the petty pensions given by the
State were sufficient for all veterans,
and the idea has seemed to prevail
that.all veterans were to be “relegated
to the rear,” as either unable or in
competent to engage in business, or in
public affairs, and the result has fol
lowed that as a general rule they are
being ignored and excluded from con
sideration of important affairs of life.
In many instances such feeling in the
public is unfair to the ability and ac
tivity of veterans, who may desire to
engage in business, or in public duties.
Younger men may be preferable in
some matters, but they are not to be
preferred for any account of superior
qualifications. Veterans have come to
realize the unfair position into which
they have been pressed back-ward on
account of the feelings so created.
They appreciate such favors as have
come to them, but they do not appre
ciate the peculiar position into which
the political machinery and special
legislation has put them in the public
vie% and estimate of their own worth
and qualifications. It is not fair.
They propose now to organize to cor
rect errors of impressions, and to take
a fair hand in the proper shaping and
adjustment of affairs in which they
may be seriously concerned. They
have the purpose to help each other.
They have the purpose to choose com
rades for work, when opportunity may
come, and ability and fitness may
be equal with others. They
have the purpose to take an
active interest in all sorts of affairs in
which they may take a part. They
have a purpose to look after their
own interests. They will look about
their rights under the law. If they
have a lawful “right to peddle or con
duct business” they intend to see that
such right shall be maintained prop
erly, and to contend in a law’ful man-
| tier against any abridgement or limit of
right by political office holders or pic
ayune policemen who work to keep a
job by making veterans “move on,”
when they have the right to stand in
a place to conduct their business.
They have a purpose to demand of
office seekers some promise or pledge
of favor. They have been shoved
about long enough by parvenu job
bers and political schemers. The
pretense of kindly favor and feeling
has deceived them long enough, and
they have a purpose now to require
something like substantial recognition
of their worth and rights as citizens.
For the old and feeble of their ranks
they have a purpose to assist them,and
to see to it that they shall be cared for
in such manner as the law- directs for
support, without having to be forced
to go to the “poor house.” For the
men who may be able to labor in some
sort of work, they have a purpose to
see to it that they shall be recognised
for work, instead of being shoved out
of line, to give place to some interlo
per, or perhaps to be required to stand
out of the way for some fnnky negro,
as has occurred several times and in
several places. They have a purpose to
stand in line fo v their own rights in
every way, and to claim their own
share of special favors, from whatever
source or for whatever object such
favors may be offered or given. Thej
have a purpose to look after the sick,
or the feeble, or the wounded, and
they have a purpose to see to it that
such men of their ranks as may be fit
and capable for active duty, shall have
a fair chance for duty, or to engage in
active service. They have a purpose
to arouse a new interest in a “Soldiers
Home,” and to ask for its mainten
ance by the State as a public institu
tion.
These are some of the purposes of
the Confederate Veterans’ League, and
any man or any set of men who may
declare against-them, or actively op
pose such aims and purposes, is to be
deemed an enemy, or the ene
mies, of such purposes and of
the veterans, and shall be likewise
opposed, and if possible, shall be him
self or themselves sent to the rear for
repairs and for medication and medi
tation. The Confederate veterans are
organizing as they did in 1861, for
business, and they are enrolling to
stand by each other, and each for all,
and all for each, for the term of life.
The League is in earnest. Its organ
ization means business. There is yet
manhood and energy in many of our
veterans, and they propose to show it
and practice these faculties as long as
they may have strength. They do not
desire to be idlers, nor to be treated
as involuntary mendicants. They have
either earned and deserve such spe
cial favors or pensions as they receive
by public laws, for past services ren
dered, or else they desire a fair chance
to earn an honest livelihood by fur
ther endeavors.
Ex-Governor Atkinson.
On last Tuesday, at his home in
Newnan, Ga., Ex-Governor W. Y. At
kinson died. He had been sick about
two weeks. On the 25th of July, he
was apparently in good health, and at
tended, as a guest, the reunion of vet
erans at Newnan. After the dinner
was over, as one of several speakers
on that occasion, Mr. Atkinson made
an address to the assembly of citizens
and veterans. That was his last pub
lic speech. That night following, or
the next day, he was taken sick, and
was not able to be out ever again. He
had been a successful politician, in
the common sense idea of success,
and had obtained a personal fol
lowing of admirers amongst local
politicians in the state, who
had supported him, thus making a pe
culiar cordon of political influence
over the state, which apparently made
him a leader of men, and seemed to
present him as chief, as he was of that
sort of influence, which, for several
years, dominated in state politics.
His death breaks the power of
the chain of such influence,
and we believe there is not
another to assume the position
of the ex-Governor, and the regime of
the “charmed circle” has had its day,
and is passing away.
We do not feel now disposed to
write any criticism of his methods for
leadership as a political partisan. His
official record as a legislator, and as our
State Governor, stands as it is written.
While it may have apparently been a
record of continue, and consecutive
easy victories or su jeesses of his own
ambition, we may s ppose that he did
not always have ea y sailing, and we
may believe that on nany occasions he
had troubles of his 'own. We feel a
sorrow for his un' nely death, as he
was yet in the prin of active life and
mature mahood. i feel a sympathy
for his mother an< family, and rela
tives, who loved h m as a son, hus
band, father and hr >ther.
Mayor Council.
Mayor Woodwar 1 and the City
Council seem to be h living a sort of a
reugh sea voyaj e, in their ef
forts tc to get 1 rid of, and
avoid, one another./ Mr. Woodward
seems to be very sea-sick, and asks to
be excused from a public appearance.
The councilors seekn to be very much
at sea in getting the mayor out of their
way. What will be the outcome of the
whole affair seems to| be more than any
seer or wise-acre W|ill now predict.
The whole matter appears ridiculous
in more ways than one. Mr. Woodward
seems to be in a ridiculous predica
ment, and it appears that he is having
a great deal of—fun—or else a great
deal of trouble, from several causes.
He appears to be disposed to enter an
equitable plea by “confession and
avoidance,” and at the same time he
seems to notify the councilors that if
they will persist in their “demands,”
he may file a “set off,” by
recrimination. The council in the
mean time are discussing the pro
priety of “amendment” for the mayor,
and the mayor is asking for a decree
of “cancellation, reformation, and
rescission.” The mayor appears to be
like a nautical cuss on a frail ship
in the Sicilian sea, fearing to be
dashed on the rock of Scylla,
or may be submerged in the
whirlpool of Charybdis. The mayor
appears to be in trouble from two
causes, or two sources, internal, from
his own intemperance and immorality,
and external, from the wiles and mach
inations of astute and sinister poli
ticians who wish him out of their way,
or wish to fill his place with some one
more congenial to their own political
plans. '
The mayor gets “befuddled.” He
ought to get in line and keep straight,
as a dignified officer of a great city, or
else resign and get out, and give
place to some one who may have more
force of will not to violate the propri
eties of temperance and moral virtues.
SUBSCRIPTION PREHIUH.
We renew our prize offer which we
made in the Georgia Record last
week,- —as follows:
Subscription Prize.—We have on hand
now about 75 copies of the History of Con
federate Veterans’ Association of Fulton
County. We will give one copy th each of
the first sevanty-five new subscribers to
“The Georgia Record” who will subscribe
for one year, paying in advance. One dol
lar must come with every new order. You
then receive the book, which is itself worth
the money, and more, and “The Georgia
Rbcord” will be sent to you 52 times. Do
not delay.
We hope our readers may take
some interest in this matter, and let
us have returns as soon as possible.
If we obtain more than enough
new names to take up our stock
of histories, we will supply some
other handsome premium. Send on
your names and dollars. Veterans
should avail themselves of this offer
at once.
GOOD NEWS FROM A DISTANCE.
We are pleased to have a letter from
our friend, Judge Samuel K. Phillips,
of Matteawau, N. Y. It evinces a
true spirit of appreciation, and we
commend it to newspaper readers.
Judge Phillips is now judge of the
county court of Dutchess county, N.
Y. He was of counsel with us in an
important case at Poughkeepsie sev
eral years ago, and we were received
as his guest. He has made several
visits to Atlanta, and was our guest.
He has been reading “The Georgia
Record” from its first issue, and he
voluntarily sends to us “a letter and
contents, ” as follows—.and we hope a
thousand more will follow suit at once,
particularly as to the last clause of the
letter: |
County Court Chambers, I j
PoughkeeprielN. Y..
Aug. Bth, 1899. 1
Hon. Robert L. Rodgbrs, Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Judge—l have regularly received
your paper, “The Georgia Record,” for
some weeks, and have read its articles and
news items, particularly the home and
neighborhood news, with much interest and
enjoyment, giving as it does an insight into
the home life and amusements and recrea
tion of your people. I very much wish to
continue to receive the paper regularly, but
do not desire to continue to be a “dead
head.” I enclose one dollar for one year's
subscription. Truly yours,
Samuel K Phillips.
Be Cheerful.
We commend this little poem to our
readers who may, possibly, sometime
have “the blues” in these “hard
times.” Our veterans who may have
some remembrance of “hard times”
earlier in their lives, will be able to
appreciate the philosophy, as well as
the poetry, of these stanzas:’
DON’T TAKE IT TO HEART.
BY GEORGIANNA CLARK.
There's many a trouble
Would break like a bubble,
And into the waters of Lethe depart,
Did we not rehearse it,
And tenderly nurse it,
And give it a permanent place in the heart.
There’s many a sorrow
Would vanish tomorrow,
Were we not unwilling to furnish the wings-
So, sadly intruding
And quietly brooding,
It hatches out all sorts of horrible things.
How welcome the seeming
Os looks that are beaming,
Whether one's wealthy or whether one's poor!
Eyes bright as a berry,
Cheeks red as a cherry.
The groan, and the curse, and the heart
ache can cure.
Resolved to be merry,
All worry to ferry
Across the famed waters that bid us forget :
And no longer tearful,
But happy and cheerful,
We feel life has much that's worth living for
yet.
PROMINENT FARMERS ARRESTER
Ten Men Are Jailed Under Charge ot
Assassinating Pat Bowers.
A special from Columbia, S. C.,
says: Three weeks ago Patrick Bow
ers, a well-to-do farmer of Lexington,
was driving to his home from Little
mountain, Lexington county, when
his body was riddled and his head
almost blown off by assassins conceal
ed by the roadside.
It was supposed at first that negroes
did the killing, but there seemed to
be no clew, and some days ago Gover
nor McSweeney offered a reward of
S2OO for the arrest of the guilty par
ties, with information to convict. That
information was quickly furnished
Sheriff Caughman, who went out into
the country with several deputies and
returned with a batch of alleged mur
derers, which caused much excitement
in the town of Lexington.
Ten men, driving in their own bug
gies, preceded the sheriff. All were un
der arrest for murder. They belong
to some of the old Dutch fork fami
lies. They are C. F. Haltiwanger, M.
K., L. B. and John Frick, S. C. Mat
thews, T. F. Cannon and his sons, C.
B. and J. Q. Cannon, John Fulmer
and D. J. Dehart.
FIRED EPON NON-COMBATANTS.
An Unfortunate Incident Brouclrt About
By Gunboat Napidan.
A Manila dispatch says: One of
the most unfortunate incidents of the
American-Filipino war was the shell
ing of the little city of Paete, on the
lake, last week by the United States
gunboat Napidan.
The town was full of people who
had been encouraged to return after
General Lawton’s expedition, having
been assured that they would not be
molested if they peaceably attended to
their business.
Liuetenant Cobb, who was in com
mand of the Napidan, heard that the
insurgents had occupied the town and,
steaming close in, opened fire with his
six-pounders without warning. One
child was killed and many buildings
were damaged. The authorities ex
press great regret on account of the
incident.
DELEGATION FOR M’LEAN.
Democratic Primary In Ohio Favors the
Cincinnati Editor For Governor,
A special from Toledo, 0., says:
The result of Monday’s democratic
primaries indicate that John B. Mc-
Lean has secured the Lucas county
delegation to the state convention. In
contested precincts McLean secured
all delegates.
Saturnus Sacked By Filipinos.
A Manila dispatch states that the
steamer Saturnus has been found
beached at San Fernando under the
insurgents there. The cargo, consist
ing of general merchandise and SIOO,-
000 in specie, had been sacked.
English Parliament Prorogued.
The English parliament -was pro
rogued at London Wednesday at noon
by royal commission. The house of
lords met and summoned the commons
to the bar and proceedings terminated
with the leading of the queen’s speech.
GEORGIA POPULISTS
Hold a Conference in Atlanta and
Discuss the Outlook.
PROMINENT LEADERS WERE PRESENT
Meeting Declared Emphatically Asainntz
Fußion---Full Ticket Wil! Be Put Out
For Coming Campaign.
A conference of nearly all the popu
list leaders in Georgia was held in At
lanta last Tuesday, at which a plan of
action for the work in the next cam
paign was mapped out for the party,
and other matters of importance dis
cussed.
The meeting was one of much im
portance as it, being the first to be
held this year, gave some idea as to
what the action of the party will be
next year and who will probably be
the leading figures in the work.
Eight or ten of the most prominent
members of the reformed or populist
press were present at the meeting, and
took a very active part in all the
deliberations and discussions. They
pledged themselves to devote all the
available space of their papers to full’
and complete discussions of the prin
ciples of the party.
By unanimous and enthusiastic ac
tion, the members of the conference
declared for straight “middle-of-the
road” populism, and unalterably
against any and all fusion with either
of the older and larger parties. Strong
resolutions were passed about this one
question, and the party was announced
as positively only for pure straight
populism.
Colonel Peek of Conyers, who called
the meeting, presided as chairman,
and it was through his efforts that the
party placed itself in a known position
in regard to fusion.
“The main object of the meeting,”'
said Colonel Peek after the meeting,
“was to ascertain the strength of the
party, and see just how the people of
the state stood in regard to it. All the
men that I invited to be present
were on hand, with a few that were
not especially requested to bo present.
The principal affairs discussed with the
exception of party stand in the state,
were the declaration against fusion,
the arrangement for the complete state
organization in every militia district
and the endorsement of the presiden
tial candidate.”
After the strength of the party vat.
ascertained—and the leaders state that
it is stronger than ever in the history of’
the party—the members of the confer
ence indorsed the candidacy of Whar
ton Baker for president aad also that
of Donnelly for vice president. The
full populist national ticket has not
been made out, but it will be indorsed
by the Georgia members of the party.
Colonel Peek stated that Candidate
Barker would go to Atlanta immedi
ately after the Mississippi meeting for
the purpose of consulting the Georgia
leaders in regard to the outlook for the
party in the state.
To Speak At State Fair.
It was also stated that both the
presidential candidates. Barker and
Donnelly, would speak in Atlanta
during the state fair, when a great
rally day would be held by the popu
lists of the state. The day for this
meeting has not been decided, but
will be announced at an early date.
A full state ticket will be put in the
field, it was decided.
The members of the conference de
clared that perfect harmony prevailed
in all circles of the party, and that alb
the leaders were working in full sym
pathy. The party, they claim, is now
in a stronger position in this state
than ever before and it will play no
small part in the next campaign.
Those present at the conference were:
W. L. Peek, Conyers; W. J. Hin
ning, editor Augusta Tribune; W. W.
Wilson, editor Beauford Plowboy; A.
G. Larnar, editor Winder Economist;
Ben Milliken, editor Jesup Sentinel;.
E. Boodenhamer, business manager
Dalton Herald; Editor Dodson, of
The Carrollton Advocate; Editor Dod
son, of The Buchanan Tribune; J. H.
Taylor, William Phillips, Judge J. K.
Hines, of Atlanta, A. M. Cramer, of
Atlanta; J. A. Neese, of Carnesville;
J. B. Erwin, Conyers; G. F. Berner,
of Gwinnett county; W. C. Bryan, of
Gwinnett county, and Mr. Tow," of At
lanta.
TIRED OF THE STRIKE.
Cleveland, 0., BusineHs Men Take Action
to Stop Disorders In That City.
Five hundred business men of Cleve
land Ohio, held an anti-boycott meet
ing Wednesday afternoon in the cham
ber of commerce rooms. A fund of
SIO,OOO was started to ferret out the
criminals who are dynamiting cars and
creating discord in the city.
In a few minutes time not less than
$5,000 was subscribed and the rest of
the amount will be fully made up.
The meeting was largely attended
and it was a representative one in ev
ery respect. Millions of dollars were
represented in the men present.