Huntsville gazette., 1888-09-01
DECATUR.
The Eight District Republican
Under Proper Leadership.
Election of Teachers.
Notes and Personals.

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The best Republican sentiment 0
Morgan county is very much morti
fed that the splendid opportunity t.
carry their county for tn Republican
nominees at the last election has beer
frittered away by the introduction
Of new methods entirely at variance
with the we'll known and approved
principals of their party. Four.
tifths of the new comers to Decatur
are Republicans to the core; and, had
the management Of the late canvass
been left to those who fight upon
principle, and not to catch Demo,
cratic votes, Morgan county would
have fallen into line with Madison,
Franklin, Lawrence and Lauderdale
counties.
The Eighth is assuredly a Repub-
lican district and with an upright,
honest and fearless candidate, who
does not feel that his principles re-
quire an explanation and apology;
but who stands squarely upon the
platform of his party, will assert its
Republicanism at the next election.
But there must be no Repub lean
club 'stor white men only" Repub-
licanism is neither white nor black
Our victories have been won under
the banner; "arm to arm, and knee
to knee" knowing no color, and at
this late day, when republicans have
created the one city in the South,
where all men are recognized as polit-
ical equals,-to surrender the control
Of the organization to those who
know nothing Of the terrible ordeal
through which white and black Re =
publicans have passed, is to commit
political suicide, and implies all that
Democrats have charged.
Mr.. j. H. Thomasson, Of Birming-
ham, passed through the city recently
enroute to Indiana, called by the
National Executive Committee to
canvass that state for Harrison and
Morton.
Coming events cast their shadows
before" and the presence Of we'll
dressed, business looking strangers
on our streets, suggest revival Of
the boom.
The Board Of Education has elect
ed as teachers for our colored city
school, Mrs. j j. Ho land, Princi-
nal. and Miss Bette Bentley and
Mr. McDaniels assistants.
The acquisition of Miss Bentley to
Decatur society, and the value of
her services to the youth as an edu-
Gator, can not be estimated. The
value Of Mrs. Holland is known.
Mi Anna NJ. Duncan, Mont
gomery's most charming conversat>
ionalist, passed here Aug. 9th a.
m. to Join her brother Prof. G. H.
Duncan, in Cincinnati, O., at which
placed Madame Rumor says he will
''shufle off his single COLI AS the
cannon BALI swiftly sped Miss
Anna NJ, one poor creature thought
Of token in Israeli and murmur>
ed "what might have been."
The primitive Baptist Association
has just closed a prof able and in
teresting session. Among the not
ables present were, Hon. Luke
Mason, Of Nashville, Tenn, aud
Rev. McNairy, of Franklin, Tenn,
two OF the ablest expopsnts OF the
Primitive Baptist doctrine. They
were the guests Of that old war horse
Brown Irvine,
The charming and accomplished
Miss Mamie Hall left Aug, 9th for
Huntsville, and the heavens shed
tears on her departure.
The smile now broadens on Mr..
Lewis RaneY's face when you ask
HIM about the fifth girl.
Master Robt. Logan has been clerk
ing at Cashin & Thomas store. The
front has been put on their new
buildir G and they expect to occupy
it in a few days,
The L. & n. car shops will be com
pleted and in operation January 1st;
The Urbana Rolling Stock Com
pany's works about Dec. 1st.
ED. w. H. Nixon passed here
to-day on bis circuit.
It is rumored that Tisdale q
Byrum, grocers will rem we to cor
ner of Vine u Madison SITS. The
comp etition in that locality will bt
immense 1t will be question Q
Survival Of the fittest.
Mss. Clara Wesley, who has beer