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bOVGLAB COUNTY OFFICIAL ORGAN.
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DCVGJ.AJBVILLE, GA., May 4th 1886.
FOR CONGRESS,
J.D.Stewart,
OF SPAULDING.
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For Senator 36th Senatorial District,
J. S. James,
OF DOUGLAS.
FOR THE LEGISLATURE,
W. T. ROBERTS.
OUR TICKET.
This week we hoist to our mast
head, the name of Hon. J. 8. James
for Senator of the 36th Senatorial
District, and Hom W• T. Roberts,
for Representative of Douglas county,
in the next-legislature.
In making our choice, we have
looked well to the qualifications of
the men, and to the best interests of
the people. While we think these
gentlemen are the best ones to repre
sent us in the various positions to
which’they aspire, we want it under
stood that we have no war to make
on any one who may oppose them,
so long as they make their opposition
open;and Honorable. We shall do
everything in our power to convince
the people that £thc names at our
mast-head are the ones who should bo
supported, and in doing so shall be
perfectly square, frank and-,sincere in
our efforts. We say now, we hope
every voter in the county w ill join us
in electing these men, and we promise
you that for the next two years, Doug
las will have two officers that she will
ever be proud of. yW e are wor king
for the interest of this county, and
nothing else, and w’e ask your her.ity
our ticket. We will give
VOn our ticket for county officers in a
Hon* M, Smith.
It has v „« ftlsii ’ by thfl
frieu'is ■>! (MR that S.uitb not son
mnqriiT f irritating
Hon. M- V. S uith Will be a c-h
--didale I r the Beu»te for I be
8 ar. which is out *O4 1 ro«
noauotd f°r James, mitnfls •• much but
dWMtgrudinfcly. 001. Smith I'*® ■
. rooord and ne is lb* peoples man f-r the
jxaitlon.
We clip the above from tb« < oweta
Advertiser.
fn replv, we »< tr, ‘« the
Star is “out and pronounced for
butthe Star do< s not “ad
mi grudgmgb’* nor ntlu rAiso, that
Col. Smith is “ candidate. On the
other hand, the Btar knows Col.
Smith I- no‘» an I will not be * eai •
<lidat», lor we have his positive as
sertion, over his <»*n aknature,
written by himself, that he will not
he,—lbw suhs’anee o‘ which asser
tion was recently nu»dishe<i in the
Star by Col. Smith’s n
Aa we promised our readers we
publish to-day, the speech of Hon.
J, S. James, candidate for
for the SGih District. U will be
MtnUmt < ok J'tnes takes a broad
and con prehemUve view t f the «>«'•
tera that must affect the people of
Restate, If Cel. James is ehebd
to the aenatc, and should entertain
person*! views on any avl j< ct cou
iraey the will of the people, we
know him well enough to assure you
that he will do the will of tl|« pe,
n» thvir serva i*. wh tber he agrees
with them or not- His speech has
the ring of the true metal in i’» sml
we hear i y cornmeml it to your co* •
Ful pertamd.
Bro. Ucvill. of the J/cX*reMer
n*»<f«<N»ror, **ema t<» I* getting
worse, in Ids vid We havn t
the nin n U»e !q»ai k to talk to y<»«
much this wwk, nut we will let yon
hea* from u* next we« k. We thL»k
we will wiiteC e “entire tlmpiei” as
you titmel it. and see if it will hcip
sour at lid temp r Unlit ther, U
la.
A ao'idpha’anx from this p aee
V*ntto AtWa lost Saturday t<» ace
J ff Davis.
Sp:ech of hen. j. J. James.
CANDIDATE FOR SENATOR
FROM THE 36TH SENA
TORIAL DISTRICT.
Delivered in the Court House at
Douglasville on the first
Tuesday in May.
Fellow Citizens, of the County < t
Douglas:
There has been a custom of long
standing, for all who seek Legislative
positions to come before the people
and declare their views on, at least,
some of the measures or questions
that are exciting the public mind;
and according to previous arrange
ments, I appear before you on this
occasion to discuss, as I understand,
some of the issues or measures which
are likely to come up before the next
General Assembly of this State, and
in announcing myself as a candidate
for the Senate from the 36th Senato
rial District, I propose in the outset
to state that my candidacy is entirely
subject to the Senatorial Convention,
which is to be held in this District.
Unless I receive the nomination, I
will not be a candidate. I am sub
ject to the Democracy of this Dis
trict and should my own county go
against me, I will not push my
claims further before the Convention.
I will support whoever is nominated.
As my candidacy will depend on
whether I am indorsed for the posi
tion by my own county, I thought
best to open the campaign here at
home.
I was born and raised in this coun
ty. The people of my own county
know me better than I am known
anywhere else. You know my ad
vantages and disadvantages; almost
every act, both public and private,
from my earliest infancy up to the
present, are known to the people of
the county of Douglas. I do not
know who my opponents will be.
Several worthy gentlemen have been
mentioned; I suppose in good time
they will make their appearance. All
I can ask now is, should I have op
position for the office, that when
charges of any kind me made against
me, is to give me a chance to be
heard before they make a final de
cision. I trust I win be able to an
swer each and all of them to the en
tire satisfaction of all the people of
this Senatorial District.
I know, my fellow-citizens, when I
put my name up as a candidate be
fore the people, 1 must pass under the
critic’s eye, and in pointing his finger
at me, he must be allowed to have his
sport and fun. I know too, I will
get my portion of the abuse by
those who may see proper to oppose
me. I enter into the race with a
full knowledge that I must stand to
whatever may be put upon me, trust
ing all the while that the calm judg
ment and sound reason of the people
will cause them to consider well all
important matters before they act. I
do not mind opposition when it is
put on high, honorable grounds. I will
under no circumstances, dander any
one to got office; a man should run on
his merits and not on the demerits of
his opponent. Ido not claim for
myself any sort of perfection; all I
claim is to be an average Georgian.
It I could see my imperfections as
perhaps you see them, I would know
better how to govern myself in the
future.
Oh ’ would j ower the gift to give us,
To see ourselves its others see us.
It would from a many blunder free ns,
And foolish nothin.
Mea do not appear to have been
created by chance; all mankind pea
seas certain qualities, faculties and
desires which move and rule them
whether they be civilized or not. In
all societies, whether of civilized na
tions or uncivilized, there are certain
rules and regulations which all must
adhere to—which must and will gov
ern the conduct of each individual,
whoever he may be. People in all
countries have propensities to gather
in flocks or hen.ls, and it has been a
universal practice that some rule
ahoutd lie laid down among them as
to what conduct should be lawful and
what unlawful. Hence, in all well
regulated Governments, it is of the
greatest that there should
be some such general rule, and all in
gtKsJ faith ob«x rse this rule prescrib
ed. Hwe haw a bud law, enforce
it, and the repeal of it will be certain
to folk w. But it b of higher and
greater importance that those who
are clothed with authority to make
laws for the gcA’crumcnt of the peo
ple, should look, and consider well,
before they act. They who are cloth
ed with authority to say what the
rights of other people shall be,should
feel the strong pressure of the safety
of the people, the great importance i
of life, liberty and the enjoyment of
noperty. All laws should be made
.vith a view to the past, present, and
specially the future. The prosperi
ty of the people ought to be lookeff
co, and their happiness carefully
guarded, because when haopiness is
said to be at its best, it is only mo
mentary and then passes away:
But pleasures are like popies spread,
You seize the flower, its bloom is shed,
Or, like the snow falls in the river.
A moment white,—then melts forever.
So what happiness the people do
enjoy, should be guarded with the
very best and highest judgment of
the Legislator, and before a Law of
long standing should be repealed, it
sliould be Well weighed and its effects
fully discussed. The government of
the United States, under the const
tution, is divided into three general
heads:—the Executive, Judicial amj»
Legislative; and so, under the Con
stitution Os the State of Georgia, we
have the Executive, Judicial and
Legislative departments. The Leg
islature makes the law, the Judiciary
decides all questions arising out of,
and construes the law, and the Ex
ecutive sees that the laws are faiths
fully executed and fully carried out.
Under the Constitution, all of our
laws are made, and nothing can be
passed by the Legislature which
comes in conflict with the Constitu
tion. Now, with these general
preliminary remarks, I will proceed
to discuss first,
THE ROTATION SYSTEM
in this District. In the last Conven
tion there was a resolution passed
that the rotation system should still
prevail in this district and it was
agreed that the representation in the
convention should be as follows:
Meriwether 18, Coweta 15, Caoipbell
12, and Douglas 10 delegates ca< h.
Some of onr people fear that Coweta
and Meriwether will go back < n the
rotation system. So far as I am
concerned, I do not believe any such
thing. They have shown no dispo.
Sition to do so, and I (*’<•! <' andt nt
they will in go«l faith stand, by th<
> !>• find - d
d> !.hd md.y. Ofvouw,
dependent may colnv out and i’u: 4 ,
but it will do no good; the Democra
cy will not support him—hence, 1
deem it unnecessary for me to say
more on this subject. lam not pre
pared to say what changes should be
made in
OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.
It certainly needs some. I believe in
carrying out that provision of our
Constitution which says that the
General Assembly .-shall provide for
a thorough system of free schools in
instructing the children in the ele
mentary branches of an English edu
cation. Should the House of Krpiv
sentatives in Congress, pass the Blair
Educational Bill, it will become the
duty of the Legislature to look well
to it. and see that Georgia gets her
share. The colored people of the
South were turned loose without ed
ucation. It was bad enough to take
them from their owners without pay,
and to make the people’of the South
pay for their entire education would
be wrong and unjust. If the Blair
bill passes, I trust that our Legisla
ture will act wisely and secure what
ever we are entitled to under the pro
visions of the bill, according to the
illiteracy of the people of this state.
Georgia can never be a grand and
glorious stat - until she educates her
people, ami the whole of them; for us
to measure hands with the balance of
the world, we must have our people
well trained in learning. Education
teaches us our duty to man, to the
world and especially to God.. It
enlightens our judgment, expands our
reason and develops those faculties
in us which make men an I worn -u
wise in all things appertaining to
this] life, and the life to come.
From it we learn to govern ourselves
by reason ami judgment, and not by
prejudice ami passion. 'I he better
the education, the happier the people;
and when the minds of the j»eopk' of
any nation are tniined in matters of,
thought in any branch of learn ng,
it leads one step higher into civßizt
tion and good govenmaeut. It in-j
spires us with brighter hopes tor the |
future, ami leaves a happy recolkc -,
tioa of the past. Then, I say, the j
final hope of any nation is *:v* educa-
tion of the people. AVell might the
poet have said: —
Eternal hope ! when yonder spheres sublime,
PeaM their flrat notes to sound the march of
time.
STOCK LAW.
In some sections of the country, it is well e
noiigh to have the stock law; and in other sec
tions the people would be better off without it.
My own opinion on the question is, that we do
not need any change in the law; it is now left
where it properly belongs—that is, with the vo
ters of each county or district. If the people
want the stock law, let a majority of them vote
for it, if they do not want it, let a majority of
them vote against it.
CAPITAL, LABOR, STRIKES &C.
I dont know that it is at all important that I
should say anything on the subject of “Strikes.”
i But as there is some trouble in some sections
of the country, I do not think it amiss to make a
few remarks as to what I think about it. I main
tain that all workmen have a right to make their
cwn terms With their employers, and it can
make no difference-so far as their right goes
whethcr they act as one man or in numbers,
great or small, of their fellow-laborers, in aran
ging or re-arranging terms. All laws having for
their object the prevention of such combina
tions and strikes, are unjust and oppresive.
Every man has an inalienable right to seek to
better bis own condition, and must be let alone
to decide in his own discretion the means to do
this, saving only, of course, that he must at all
times keep the peace and have due respect for
the law, and observe it. As a workman has no
defense against an oppressive employer except
a threat to leave him, it is the extreme of injus
tice to deprive him of that.
When a laborer strikes, he exercises only the
liberty of deciding to whom, and on what terms
he will give his labor, and to interfere with this
right, would be to take away his freedom, and
make him a slave. But the right he has and
uses, he must allow others, and the striker has
no right to coerce any othe.|.vorking men to join
him. When he does that, he himself becomes a
criminal of a very grave kind, for his . wrongs
affect the rights of all working men. If it were
granted, a striker might rightfully force anoth
er workingman to join him, he would thereby
give up his own rights and liberties, for clearly
if he may abridge the freedom of another, some
body else, by the same right, may lessen his. If
you have aright to force rtie not to work, an
other may have the same right to force you to
work. The striker therefore commits the great
est and most absurd tyranny when he interferes to
force some other man to work or cease to work.
Such things I hold to be contrary to every prin
ciple of right, justice and equity between the
employer ;nd the employee. If one man can
not affoid to work for another for what he, the
employer, will pay. kt him strike and quit, and
go some where else, and if all of his associates
will strike with him, all right, let them do it.
But in no case has the laborer a right, by force
to keep others from working for such employer
for whatever they may agree upon. Any other
rule would distroy the right of contracts, and
unsettle the security in property and abridge the
liberties of a free people. An amicable settle
ment Os differences of this kind between the
parties, would "be preferable, but if they can not
by agreement in some| way, come to terms,
no force should be used by either party to make
them doit.
RAILBOAOB,
1 c >mc now to speak on a subject that some of
my fritmebi may differ wirii moon, but the differ
ence is of a very small nature, and a mere ques
tion of policy. lam '»> f: vor of aR. R. Commis
sion, afld have always expressed myself that
Other gentlemen, mneh wiser and better
avstedas to the states lateral I, ;un, I*-
ievft there ought no* to ba ;« railroad commis
sion. iThfri- .-.ontend. from their .«tand jxdni of
k k. MO- «..e k ... 4 Vu.y
the (iev«••.opment of the various resources of this
jMMttml t'.i.a it rc-.iri'.s the building of rail-
Ocorg.a. V> it t’.'. r This is ti ue or u •(.
I :.m um.ble to say. But I da say this mneh.
that I favor a railrmwl commis-sion judicious; y
maaaged.-one that will carefully guard every in
terest the people have from the strong arm of
such eorpot atioiw as would in any way see proper
to oppress or extortion uj»on them. I favor a ju
dicious management of the commission so as to
do Justice to the people and the railroads. At the
same time, lam of the opinion that Georgia
should show the same liberality to induce capital
into her borders as her sister States do. The
immediate resources of no country can be de
veloped without railroads. To build up our
waste places, we must have transportation for
frights and passengers, and that in the cheapest
and best way possible, and in order to do this,
we should at all times so frame our laws as to
bring about this result. Noone in tbi« State
would contend Ibra minute that justice should
not be done to all of her citizens and a proper
regard had for all the interests in our Statv, and
so managed that one Interest shall not impose
upon another. I believe if our people would look
to the internal improvement of the state, we
would not only be the Empire State of he South,
but other states in the union would look on
Georgia with pleasure and admiration. I long
to see the time come when Georgia will take the
lead as a manufacturing state in the union. If
we had competing lines of Railroads shooting a
cross every section of country, my own opin
ion is that they would add more to the eon
veinenee, wealth and prosperity of our people
than anyother one kind of enterprise. If we
could have them, and have them managed just
ly 1 y our eenunission, it would be a great thing
for the people. I want to see the time come
when we will have factories enough in our own
State to manufacture every lock of cotton made
in it. aud in place of sending our cotten off to be
manufactured, let it be done at home, then our
farmers will be able to get the very highest pri
ce's for their cotton and other produce raised
each year, and in place of the State being in the
depressed condition she Ls after her crops of
cotton are sold, and the money returned to onr
Northern frtends for the necessaries of life, we
will have almost A self suetaining concern, and
in place of all the money of the country being
gone, we will have it continually coming into
our State to purchase our manufactured goods.
It this was done, it woaid lutuish to thousands
of the women and children employment, who are
to-day without the necessaries of life. In this
way imigrants would poor into our state and we
could march on in pics polity till
, very Georgian could look upon bis state and
boast on her industry and the energy and prog
ress of her people. Os course no one need ex
pect this to come about st onee. but the ejuick
eat w.sys to bring it aU.ut should be adopted. I
do not o* ii a single dol'-ars interest in any rail
road, and don’t know that 1 ever will I am no
champion of rai!rosdsk,twt we need several of
them in this Senatorial district. It would be a
good thing tor the people of Coweta and Meri
wether if a connecting line was built from
Greenvilk to Newnan and for both of these
counties fnd Douglas and Campbell to extend
from Newmtn through Campbell and Douglas
and across the Gt. Pacific in the neighborho* d
of Salt Syring* and E. T. V. X. G.. at or near
Powder Surinas and on to Marietta. If this
* i
could l»e done, it would sive ear hos us comjse- i
Ung lines east, west, north and south, ana would
grent’y tnvkl up *»uc scctism of the State and
give us a eend-cIT that would last us for years.
Ami if ear people would only take hold of it and
work together* we could carry it through. It
wou’d idso Ire a very important thing tor the
people ®C Catupl ell. that she should have at
toast a branch road Wilt fironr the Georgia Mid-
land, this would g ve the people of Campbell
competing lines in all directions. If this pro
gramme could be carried out, it would do more
for this Senatorial district than any other one i
thing that now occurs to rny mind. 1
But lam in favor of having both Rail-
roads and Commission. One thing we should
carefully guard in our laws is, that the stock
holders in one Railroad should not
be stock holders in any other competing line
in our State. So far as the county of Douglas is
concerned, I give it as my opinion she will have
another Railroad in less than twelve mouths,
but 1 am not at liberty at present, to intimate to
you its general plans. I hope to see it come
soon. My opinion on any and all questions|of pol
icy is to take a conservative view and look for
the right and do the right. The best plan to
bring about the thing most desired should be
addopted. I suppose the convention which
meets in this district will express their views on
the Railroad Commission when they put out
their candidate. M hoever the nominee may
be, it will be his duty to carry out, in good faith,
the wishes of the people in matters of this kind.
One who is elected by the people, is the servant
of the people, and if his views and the people s
should differ as to any question of policy, he
should adopt their views and carry them out,
because, after all, a Senator and a Representa
tive are nothing but servants of the people and
are in the Legislature for no other purpose than
to do their will and wishes on all questions. And
should they desire no change, so far as I am
concerned, no change will be made in the pres
ent Railroad Commission laws. I have hereto
fore, while in the Legislature, used my best ef
forts to have such laws passed as would pro
mote the very best interests of all the people of
this State. I have not heretofore, and shall not
in future, if elected, support any thing that
would injure in the least, any interest that the
people have. lam not bound by any tio what
ever, to any corporation or monopoly of any
kind, and lam under no obligations to them
more than to see that justice is done to all of our
citizens alike.
From th best r f >rmation I cm gather
a large majority’ oi' the people -. .f this district
are opposed to »nv change 'n our present
.RailroadC ‘tnrnission law-, and shouldi be
elected ishall not vote or support any bill
or measure to chinas in any way the
commission laws, unless instructed to do
so by resolution f the con vention that is
to meet in this district, but will allow
it to stand as it is. It a' ways affords
me great p easure to carry out to the
letter the will and wishes of the peo
ple whom I represent. White I was
in the Legislature I was on the peop e’s
side of every measure that came up,
and I defy the world to show one vote
I ever cast that wou'dinthe least fa
vor any monopoly against the interest
of the people of Georgia.
TUE STATE ROAD.
lam opposed to the sale of the State road.
It might, undercertain circumstances, become
necessary to sell it, but such do not occur to
me now. I think a better plan would be to
lease it. Mace a limit on the power of the
Governor in lensing it, that it shall not be leas-
I ed for less than forty or fifty thousand dollars
per month, and is mnoli more than this as ossi
ble. ano t pas Stic law-in this com ee'.ion a.
will cm efui.y guard Hu; property of the State.
The Georgia R..ii Roa I is lea-iiug today for fifty
thousand dollars per raoi.th. and the State,
.only receives tw< r.ty five thousand dollars tor
its road, a ninch more valuable piece of proper
ty. Th' t ile Road is one of the most valuable
toar.Mete. and its value will increase
from year to year, and a very guarded action
shou.d be tnken by the Legisl .ture in relation
thereto. It might be lies; to sell it., if it would
fitly tliffefitlre of the State. lam inclined
to doubt it. I believe it can be easily rented for
fifty thousand dollars per month. If this is done
it would add a considerable amount to our pres
ent Educational fund and relieve the people of
§600,W0 taxes each year.
FARMTXO INTEREST.
The greatest interest we have in our State is
the agricultural. lam in favor of passing all
laws possible to increase the farming industry
of Georgia, and if there is any class of people in
this land whohave my deepest and wannest
sympathy, it is the farmer. I am opposed to
arraying one class of people against another,
because it takes all kinds to make up a govern
ment, yet I do believe the farming class is the
worst imposed upon of any occupation,
geneially his cotton crop is isugiit
and sold, long before it is made. One very
great trouble with the fanners Is the credit sys
tem, aft is run in our country nowadays. By it
they break themselves and break the merchants
who sell them. One other great trouble is the
loose way that they buy and tree guano. I am
not opposed to the m;e of fertilizers but it
ought to be used in a very judicious way. I
think all laws possible otteht to be passed so as
to require a good article sold. Whatever fs
right and justice between the farmer and the
guano dealer# ought to take place. There are
other great troubles in the way of the prosperity
of our farmers butl have not time to sjs'ak of
them to day. But suffice it to say if lam elected
to the Senate from this district I shall feel it my
duty to look carefully to all laws that affect
our farmers, and will use my best efforts to ad
vance their interest in any and every possi
ble. I long to see the day come when our
fanners can get sometliing like a reasonable
price for their cotton and other produce raised
by them.
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE.
Georgia s climate is genial and healthy, with
every va iety to suit the imigrant, whatever may
be his occupation or persuit in life. Should
he desire to raise rice, eotton, fruits, oranges or
early vegetables and fruits tor Northern con
sumption, he can find a suitable place in Georgia.
If he wants to raise Coni, Wheat. Oats, Rye,
Barley and other grains, he can find a good
place in Georgia, and should he desire to
raise Clover .nd Grasses of all kinds he can
dosoon Georgia soil. If he wants to raise stock
of all kinds he will find no better place than this
State. We can raise almost everything in Geor
gia that the ueees-.iries of life call tor. We
have high and low land* suited to diversified
pr’Mluction. The climate is inviting to all, and
win well remunerate all who d sire to make an
honest living by almost any occupation or avo
cation of life. This being trim. I believe al!
necessary legislation should tv had, that will
t nd to induce gout, desirable i nmigrants to
come among us, an I thus help to develop the
magnificent and diversified resources of our
grand old state. With proper legislation to
inis end, it will be but a short time until we will
be indeed and in troth the “Empire *tate of the
South. If elected. I shall do all that in me
lays to accomplish thin end.
w.'.tkk kites.
sbe water powers in Georgia are almost in
nnnierable, covMng three fourths of the eonn
ties in the State. The water power in Douglas
county Ualm<e>t uu-surpassuMi in any portion
of the State. We have Sweet Water Creek, as
large as the ooramon rivers in the state, on the
east si<l • of our county, which b n*»ted for its
groat, maguilcent water powers. In a very few
miles the fall is several hundred feet. We also
have L*<*g River in the western |>urUor. of the
county, with equal wator power to that of Sweet
Water Creek. We also have, a great many other
water courses with fine jiower on them. Camp*
bell, Coweta and Meriwether all have consider*
able water powers in their borders which ought
to be utilized and developed, and factories
and mills built upon them. We have in the
district a great many ini neral Springs Os strong
potency. In Douglas, the celebrated Bowderi
Lithia Springs, more commonly known as Salt
Springs, besides other fine mineral springs in
the county. Salt Spring#, no doubt, is one of the
best springs any where i;n the whole counties;
The time will soon come when it will be known
far and near for the wonderful cures it will and
has already affected. Other portions of the
State have as good water power as we have and
perhaps better in some particulars. Georgia is
1 lined almost from one slide to the other with
fine water power—-we need capital to build them
up in manufactories of one kind and another.
The development of the cotton factories is prog*
ressing in Georgia witli a great stride. The
manufacture of cotton where it is grown ii the
idea that is seizging the world, in every instance
it has proven profitable. In 1881 we had invest*
ed in Georgia in manufactories the following
sums: Bibb §77,500, Brooks 813,955, Clark 8260,000,
Cobb 8156,750, Coweta 81,500, Early 86,500.
Greene §52,000, Hancock §25,800, Harris $75,000,
Houston §25,000, Muscogee 8501,565, Newton
815,500, t Pulaski 86,000, Richmond §546,000,
Taylor SII,OOO, Troup §40,000, Upson §45,000,
Walton §56,000, Warren §30,000, making a total
of §1,966,070. The above factories or amounts
pay Tax. Those that are not taxed or follows:
Cobb §53,000. Chattooga §225,000. Coweta §75,000.
Chatham §IOO,OOO. Cherokee §16.000. Bibb §70,000.
Brooks §300,000. Bartow §49,000. Early §57,000.
Fulton §286,000. Muscogee §500,000. Pickens
815,000. Richmond §700,000. Making a total
§3,176,000, making a grand total of §5,142,070.
Since 1881 there has been considerable invest
ment in factories in the state, in Augusta, Rich*
i mond county, and other portions of the state,
; perhaps to the amount of 2,500,000, ahS I trust
in a few years to see the figures doubled.
We have in Georgia now completed, over
2700 miles of Railroad property, of an estimated
value of seventy five million dollars. The origi
nal coso of the Railroads was upwards of fifty
million dollars. I would be glad in the next
twenty years to see this much more invested.
If we only hall as much invested in manufacto
ries of various kinds as we have in Railroads,
we would-be fast gaining pace on the rest of the
States in the union. In order to build up our
State, we must foster all and every occupation
of life and invite the balance of the world to
join us in our attempt to carry the Empire State
of the South into a higher State of civilization,
to assist in developing our resources, in bui ding
I our factories, building liatirokde, utilizing our
I farms, converting our mines into merchantable
! products, in advancing our Agriculture, in
I building up our wasteplaces, in converting our
pine timber into money, in building us up in Ed*
| ucation, and to assist and help*us infall '
th it will lead tw to success, an I in that''which
i will place Georgia in advance, if possible, of any
other State in the union. Georgia has had
great men, and has them yet, and if each and all
of them, rich and poor, high and low, white and
black, would join togetl|er and make a long and
steady pull in all things, it would lead us in ad
i vance of all our sister ikates. The depressed
, condition the country lids been in for sevenal
I y ars. 1 trust, is about over. I think I can seo
! in the near future better times, and I believe it
near at hand when the vfho'e country will rise
i from the tim ncial prtssuiv that has been u|m n
I it for several yean*, and I hope to see the energy
of the jieopie again quickened and all march a
long tog'tiler in perfect p&ice and harmony
am’ t<> firospeiiij- and p enty.
OI CONNEI THIS WITH ATLANTA.
This portion <»f the State is ekise y identified ’
with Atlanta. Mitii Ridliiunls enetratiug ev
ery motion of tioi nt.y, she wiqlds a great inf>u
en-eosrr the sm nail.din;- < ■ natrj. For
gy, her prople are not surpassed, if* eipialed, by
any city south, (me us the brightest gems in •
Atlanta is the Constitution. The munageinent
of this paper i* exceptirtr.al. It has men of
brains at its head ai.d men of modern idesre.
I give it as my op inion that this paper has done
moie to develop the resoniccs of o«r State and
to induce capital in her borders than any other
single institution in it. Every Georgian oupht
to feel proud of this paper. The great progress
that Atlanta has made is greatly due to the
Constitution. I woslti that all our people would
w ike up to this mod ern idea of things and look
at the new- south as it is, let ot er states do as
they please, let us build up our state in every
way possible..
COITNIY COT RT
All I can say on the subject of the county court
is, that should you elect a Representative from
this county who is opposed to the county ’court/' '~r
and he passes a bill through the house repealing
the act which creates the emirt, I will see that
the I,ill goes through the Senate. I can not
prowto more than this, because if the bill j as
ses at all, it will have to be introduced in the
House. It won hi be a local bill, and under the
constitution all such bills will have to originate
in the House of Representative and can not be
passed by the Senate until passed by the House.
ttECORD AS REI-RTENTATIVE.
My fellow citizens, you Imre honored me with
the office of Representative twice from this
county, in 1880-81-82 and.“ 3. Under the circum
stances, I did the best I could for your interest
and the interest of the entire people of this
state. What I passed in the way of local bills
for this county, are well known to all of you amt
I believe most of them are and have been ap
proved by the people of the county. I advocat
ed the building of a new capitol at both ses
sions, I favored extending Lunatic Assyium, I
fought the payment of many of the fraudulent
bonds against the State, on all questions! used
my best endeavors to save the people all the mo
ney possible, on each measure that came before
the House. I used my best ami highest judge
ment and supporded all bills th it I thought
would benefit the people of thia State, and voted
against all measures that I thought would be a
gain«t their interest. I tried as hard as any
man on that floor to discharge my full duty. I
tried to take a broad and conservative view on
all questions. My efforts were not to be controi
ed by excitement, sentiment, prejudice or
passion, but by rea-on, common sense and hon
est judgment. By an examinat ion of the Jour
nals of the House any one can easilyfind out my
records, and I invite all who fee! -in interest in
it to examine it. I have at eaeh election sup
ported the Dimocrati j nominee, both State and
National. To her party lines I heartily stibscrilie
and enrtorie, and her nominee* will always find
me their cordial supporter and co-worker.
old and rovxb.
■
I have but little respect for men who do
not reqlfcct the wisdom of the old people of our
country. Their plans and ways should be well
studied by the present generation. Some of our
young men do not seem to think that our fath
ers were wise in the management of affairs in
their days, such is a great mistake. It I should
call on :<ny class of people for sound advice,rea
son and judgement in what siural4 ** done, I
would appeal to tUeexpcri-nee of the aged fa
thers and mothers of tliis laud. .In their exam
ples we find the paths of virtue amkhe enobling I
traits in th ir characters that.hold our civiliza
tion together, and that which moves our mod
ern civilization on and up to a higher, greater
and grander degree of perfection in the way of
a good, perfect, true and happy government.
In passing onward to the grave each and all of
them would say and do such thin 's as w-vild
lead to the happiness of their children. If per*
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