The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1882-09-14
WHICH BANNERf

u Ou1y uhli utc cupJSItDs uut SoF-
ereign but party leader. History
repeats itself, the footlights, on the
political stsge reveals human con
duct, the same in every age and
under every form Of government,
the conservitor of to day i. the rad,
zeal of to>morrow, the stickler for
precedent to day is the independent
Of Yesterday. So the world goes,
aud at last one is lead to believe that
mau at least is but bundle Of con-
tradictious. Now the sum of the
whole matter is not wha. a man WAS,
one month, six months or five years
in The past, what is be to day and
what will he be in the future. Men
do not live for the past but tho fu-
ture. Then why all this fuss, about
Stephens record, or GsrtrelIs rec
ord,Y What do the people care
about the difference between Steph,
ems and Davis, or whether Gartrell
was an original Secessionist, and
then made good, bad or Indifferent
soldier : Let the dead bury the dead.
The question that shouId engage
every patriots attention, is tie liv-
ing issues of to day. Who that is
aspiring to Office is best calculated to
conserve the peace and advance the
interest of the people--they care
nothing fof political distractions,
sober, sensible administra alton of
government is all they demand or.
request. Now from this standpoint
let as see which of the two, las they
now present themselves) comes nesr-
err meeting these demands. First
then, | award Mr.. Gartrell honesty
of purpose, for he is a Georgian and
would hardly stab the mother that
gave him birth, but his applications
are such that however honest he
may be his official action would
be controlled by the irresponsible
party who put him in nomination.
No man, however prejudiced he may
be, no man, however chafed by pc
litical disappointment he may be,
can doubt one moment that he is the
head and representative of the Re-
publican party in Georgia, both
wings of tina! party white and black
endorse him, and to>day his name
floats at the mast heard of that par
ty's press. He is in no sense of the
word the exponent of democratic
ideas or democratic principles. DR..
Franklin said we Judge of a man by
the company he keeps, and this is
true lin politics as in morals. =
Yes, GartrelI, Forsyth, Darnell,
Pledger, Wilson, I'd omne genus,
is the mongrel, incongruous ticket !
They are the men whoron with, ad-
wise with, and expect to shape GAR
trelPs administration should he be
elected. Have the white men, the
property holders of Georgia SO soon
forgot what republican rule brought
them 2 Do they remember the
weat box and the prison Do they
remember the squsndered millions
and bankrupt treasury they inherited
after BulIock's flight. If you do
then bear 10 mind the same crew is
aboard the Gartrell ship, and alas
with Pledger at the helm. Disguise
it as we may, the republican forces
are being mustered in, the color line
is being formed and at its head
stands L.J. Gartrell. Now let us see
who the other candidate is and
whether her enjoys the confidence
of the people, For forty long years
Mr.. Stephens has served the people.
Those who know him best love him
most. SO thoroughly trusted 10 his
own district that the Office of Con
gresham was never rendered anolh-
or. A man whose histories and
writings have endeared him to every
southern heart and say what we
will, bis pen, tho guided by feeble
hand has placed on history's imper~
ishsbe page truths of the grandest
struggle of all time in behalf of po-
litical liberty and personal freedom
The manly and impartial vindica
ton of the South is his browning
achievement, and the man or men
who would discredit its author for
get the glorious memories of the
past, unwittingly discredit the he
roic deeds of departed heroes. Now
let us approach the present. Steph-
ems is the representative of con-
servative democracy fairly and
honestly put in nomination, so over>
whelming the choice of the people,
that his bitterest opponent recogniz,
ed the fact and withdrew from the
contest. Then it can be truthfully
said, he stands for the wealth, intel
ligence aod good government of the
State. l beg you compare the
State tickets and see for yourself
how this matter stands, and just
here let me say as an humble citizen
not in office, or wanting office, that
it is the part of wisdom for every
man to array himself on the side of
intelligence and good government.
If the republican party of Georgia
backed by corrupt federal admin
istr alton, see fit to draw the color
lioe and force the equality issues on
us, then for one | will be found
Hnhtinn nndar that fac that rnaran.