The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-07-18

politics of Georgia for number of years, as
the patronage is considerable. The road runs
from Atlanta to Chattanooga, as the most OF
our readers are aware, and is 1873 miles long.
During the reign of that illustrious patriot,
Gov. Bullock, who has cleft his country for his
country's good" the State Road was thorough
political machine, and ostensibly furnished en-
ployment for any number of Radical satellites,
who proved true to the instincts of that partic-
ular genus, and made good thing out of it,
by pocketing the earnings of the Road in va
rious ways and perpetrating divers swindles, as
is their won't Under this peculiar manage
ment, it is no wonder that the Road went down
as public institution, the track became in bad
condition, the rolling stock dilapidated, and in
security felt by persons who were compelled to
travel over it. Finally, when things got to
their worst, and Democratic Legislature was
coming into power, company of capitalists
offered to lease the Road for twenty years, pay
ing to the State an annual rental of 100000
in monthly instalments, and agreeing to turn
over the Road in good condition at the expira-
ton of the lease. The proposition was accep-
ted, and the lessees took charge of the Road
electing Ex-Gov. Joseph E. Brown as the Pres
ident. The lessees have now controlled the
Road for eighteen months, and besides paying
the rent promptly, the track has been put In
good repair and the rolling stock thoroughly
overhauled, until now the Road is in as fine
condition to transact its immense business as at
any time in its history. Trains run with regu-
larity, scarcely an accident ever occurring, and
the vast freights are transported over the Road
with celerity and dispatch. Four or five freight
trains of twenty to thirty cars each, even in
this dull season, are passing each way with
through freight, besides the regular trains for
way freight Three passenger trains, up and
down, every twenty-four hours, transport an
immense number of individuals, who are pro-
vided with every possible comfort and accom-
mediation. Briefly, the Road is splendidly
managed, and although it is understood that
the lessees have not realized any clear gain up
to this time, but on the contrary have expended
large sum of money over and above the
earnings to place the Road in frst-class condi-
tion, there is every prospect that the lease will
ultimately yield handsome dividends. In our
Judgment, the lease is beneficial arrangement
for the State, if it does not bring profit to the
lessees, and we are surprised to learn that ef-
forts are making to revoke the contract, which
would again place the Road under the manip-
ulation of trading politicians. But this is a
question for Georgians, and we are not disposed
to meddle with their business further than to
state the facts.
Politically, there appears an universal senti-
ment among the people Of Georgia, and that is
strongly in favor of Greeley and Brown. AT
least we have failed to meet an opponent of
that ticket, although there are some adherents
of Grant and an occasional follower of Toombs
and Stephens, only that we have not come
across any of either class. Persons of lifelong
Democratic persuasion and others of recent
Republican faith are alike enthusiastic in sup
port of the Chappaqua farmer. The latter
class lately so-called Radicals when that party
ruled the State, are seizing the opportunity to
renew their alliance with the Democratic
masses, from whom they flew off at tangent a
few years ago. One of this class remarked to
us, the other day, that he was surprised at
certain gentlemen in South Carolina not taking
advantage of the Greeley movement to regain
their former popularity with the white people
But it makes considerable difference, when we
consider the Radical majority in South Caroli-
ma and the Democratic majority in Georgia.
People who take advantage of political oppor-
tunities are apt to be governed by majorities
the world over, and thus the time-servers in
South Carolina are desperately in love with
Grant.
We shall leave in day or two for more dis
tant points and will endeavor to keep the read
ers of the hnteNigencer informed as to our
whereabouts. j. a. d.