The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-08-31
4 STORY OF RUSSELL.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR
Ihh CONGRESS.
.,a,t in Hon. Ben Russell's Past Life
Al which shows True Manhood--Hls
Recent Campaign.

Recent
From the Albany News
n,ho News and Advertiser was the
4,.t naper in Georgia to herald before
49, neo,ae of the Second Congressional
,,.+rict the name of the man made illus
49,. nv his life service in the ranks of
the Democratic party.
That man was Ben E. Russell, of the
.,,n+v Of Decatur, and who poses today
+bp nominee of the Democratic party.
Now in the closing scenes of a cam
,;rn the like of which has never before
toon in the Second district, it is only
rroner that we should tell something of
This mans history. Reared in poverty,
strucgling to rise above the ceaseless tide
Of adversely, with the stamp of marked
and unusual intelligence upon his face,
%nnostv. truth and integrity beaming
mon his countenance, he started life in
t5p town of cambridge, which has always
been his home.
men have the record that he has made,
who more loudly proclaim their Democ-
racv There is little incident in his
mast mast life which will show palmer than
ddnvtbing else how true he has been to
Years ago when Ben Russell was
voung man he was running the Balm
bridge Democrat. There were but few
Democrats then and they were poor, and
the inevitable mortgage hung over the Of
flee. Very unfortunately for the strug-
Cling yoIng editor tie mortgage was
held by Dick Whiteley-the great Re-
publican. with whose final overthrow
1oung Russell had much to do. One
da7 Whiteley told the struggling young
man that he would have to foreclose the
mortage, but before doing so he had a
proposition to make him. Whitley told
Russell to come to Albany and see his
uncle, who owned the paper, and make a
trade for it and >,raw on him for the
money to pay for it, and that he would
give him position as foreman at sala-
~ nj 500 a month, and after the cam
paign would make him present of the
paper.
Ben was pinned to the wall, and he con-
suited the leading Democrats, who adj
vised him to accept Whiteley's offer,
which included gift of the entire plant
after the election. They told him that
the Democrats were not supporting him.
He did not expect such advice, but next
day he saw Whitley and told him that
he would accept the proposition, except
that he would not accept the paper as a
gift.
"That is the most sensible thing ev-
er knew you to do" said Whitley.
Ben started to Albany to make a trade
with his uncle, and he was not in good
spirits either. 1t was necessary for him
to spend the night in Thomas ville.
never in my life spent a more mis-
cradle night said Ben, ethan did that
night at the old Gulf House."
he came to Albany, spent the day, but
SAID nothing about what he came for and
returned home without making the
trade. The next day he saw Whitley.
'Well, how much did you have to
pay?' thinking, of course, that Ben had
done so.
mot cent" replied Ben.
You are a bigger fool than thought
YOU were," said Whiteley. II must
have my money and will be compelled to
close you OUT
All right" said Ben, but he knew it
would take thirty days to do it.
lle brave young journalist went to
WORK and wrote to every type foundry
and dealer in printers supplies in the
country, asking them to sell him an out
AT on time, frankly telling them that he
had no money, but that he would paw
them II they would give him time. In
the meantime he wrote an editorial burn
lug with his eloquence and pathos, head
eQ' "A Democratic Paper Shall and
MUST Live In Decatur County," One by
Vue the answers came to his letters. con-
Ilelnlng polite but firm refusals that left
1nln no ray of hope, and gloomy indeed
SGIe Chat young mans thoughts as he
"aliy worked the old Washington hand
press and set the type for the paper
"4oSe days he knew were numbered.
but every cloud has its silvery lining.
ana one day there came letter which
TTibo o with 1t ray of golden sunshine.
6 6ne ieCIer was from Walker, Evans &
Dr;, OF Charleston, then dealers in
printers supplies, and now the most
ppi ali printers and stationers in the
I i, eIl telling him that they would glad
SJi uli MS order on just such terms as
t tHa'0u MIN, and the letter closed with
cue SIe quotation; GA Democratic Paper
' qua and Must Live in Decatur County .
inn 10 the letter was pinned Ben's ring
Liz editorial. And thus through the
RP, an of Walker, Evans & Cogswell
W Uon Wa was able to get new outfit, and it
o %%s W their kindness the district was
. oaen oold, fearless exponent of Dem
IL n.y. dS there was no other Democrat
Nm p@pet In the entire district at that
r ulne, and never since has there been one
i Ho5e outspoken and more brilliantly ed
f frio, ana today the noble men who be-
.o r,cnuea poor, struggling boy see him
Of f'tuIpylng the highest office in the gift
will 'nn people in his district, and Who
NAV w m%Ae reputation of which they