The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-04-07

ASKED for the place, and did his best to get
It. In 1882 he ran for congress, but was de-
feated by Hon. T. B. Cabaniss but 1t was
not his fault: he did his best to get it-and
he did get 1t, during Mr.. Cleveland's adj
ministration, while that gentleman was
taking care of the lame ducks. sum va
riously estimated from $4,000 to $40, 0O0-
more money than Cabaniss got out of his
seat In congress. In 1896 he was elected to
the senate. and subsequently president of
the senate for the services he rendered the
party that year. / would not pluck one
laurel from the shapely brow OF Ajax.
but candor compells US to admit that he
has been pretty well paid for all the SER
vices he has ever done the party and If
he has not. his modesty has never pre-
vented his asking ample reward.
But fellow citizens. I must beg your
pardon for this self-laudation. 1t has never
been my custom to blow my own horn,
nor to herald TO the world my own ex-
PLOTS; but sometimes it Is necessary to
strike In self-defense. and this is one Of
the times, when 1t has been charged that
my voice was silent in the land when
democracy was assailed. I was lighting
| the battles of democracy in the stormy
days of reconstruction when the gentleman
who makes this charge and Is claiming this
nomination as right because of his party
| services was in swaddling bands l fought
| the battles of democracy when 1t was q
| crime in Georgia to be a democrat, and
when had to go to my appointment armed
to the teeth and yet / claim nothing for
1t. did but my duty. Democracy has
never called when 1 did not respond.
! and she never will. For doing
Is the distinguished gentleman from Mon
| roe.
Fellow citizens, here are your three can
| didates and here are their records. Judge
| you this day who is the best democrat, who
has been the most loyal and steadfast who
has been most faithful to the interests Of
! the people. and which can be most safe
! ly trusted.
A Word About the Press.
Before closing, fellow citizens, want to
pay my respects to the press of the state.
1t Is an incalculable power for good or
evil in a contest like this, when great Ques-
| tions Of state policy and party methods
are under discussion. AS a rule the dem
ocratic press of Georgia are always right
on public questions, and stand as tribunes
OF the people to defend their rights and
| interests. 1t Is q source of much pride
and qualification to me that more han
two-thirds of the press Of the state sustain
me and my position on public questions In
/ this contest and openly favor my nomina-
ton and election. I deem myself fortunate
in having such allies in this battle for the
right, and in being sustained by the man
hood and brains of the fourth estate. But
there are exceptions to every ,ule. A
few papers in the state oppose me, most
of them In decent, manly, legitimate
way, but few. very few, In an unfair,
underhanded way. They strike like a blind
adder at every noise, and scruple at moth
ing. No insinuation Ia too false or too
absurd to be Endorsed and reiterated by
them, and no blow too foul to be dealt
nv 4 10 oaIo %a3 20
age me- They cry aloud against bush
whacking, and yet are continually BUSH
whacking. They pose as models CT virtue
and fairness in journalism, and yet never
strike except below the belt They are
few in number but are exceedingly bcis-
ferrous, and you would think from the
noise they make they were a host. They
} remind one Of the fellow who agrNed to
deliver to the restaurant keeper on IL GER
tain day q thousand bull frogs. Tho day
came and the frog seller came also, but not
with a wagon load of frogs, as expected,
but with a basket on his arm in Which
J were three frogs, two little ones and a
big one. When reminded that he had
agreed to deliver not three. but thous-
and frogs. he said Yes. I know did, end
I thought had them in the pond from the
noise they made but when drew off there
were but three. two little ones and big
one" So 1t Is with these irate dailies
They make so much noise that you would
think them thousand but like the frogs
three are but three Of them-all little ones
lone in Rome, one In Augusta and one
in Savannah. 1t is a remarkable fact that
the men who edit and control these
three newspapers have just return
ed from tour to Mexico lis the
guests of our present chief executive and
at the expense of railroads owned in Wall
street. Can 1t be possible that the TROPICAL
, of zigfA.~ o1. Cd bo;r
little brains, or is there method In their
macness? Are they the emissaries of that
irreconctlable faction of the democratic
party who would disrupture the party rath-
er than agree to the restoration Of silver
ccdnege, and Is 1t possible that they are
{ trying to force a fight in Georgia this year
on local and personal lines in order to OBJ
scure the great national issues on which
the final battle between the people and
monopoly must be fought out in 1900? II
may be. Let the people be not deceived BY
these Journalistic pharisees, who thank Goo
that they are not as other men. They are
dangerous leaders and 1t is dangerous t.
follow them They are blinded by preju.
dice. and when the blind lead the blind al
| fall into the ditch
There are also a few weekly papers in the
state-and 1t Is not material as far as they
r are concerned. how you spell weekly
r which deem 1t a patriotic duty to fling mud
81 HIe IN lnelr IeeDlo way, and IT is
remarkable fact that four of these are
owned or controlled by gentlemen who be.
long to the official family of "our gallant
young governor"-one in Newman, one In
} Greenville. one in LAGRANGE and one n
, Grifiin. These gentlemen live and move
and have their being in and around the ex.
ecutive ONCE. and feed at the public trough
Verify. the ''ox knoweth his owner and the
ass his masters crib"
MY countrymen, have delivered my mes
sage. have spoken candidly honestly
| truthfully, naught extenuating nor settne
; eo"R naue'ht In malice 1 have given you
my opinion on all the leading questions
tnat now engage the attention of the peo.
; pie have told you what will favor and
what will oppose, II am elected govern.
or OF Georgia You may rely on what
nave said. for God being my helper. 1 will
-ooeem every pledge and carry out every
promise But In order that no one NAV
misunderstood me- | will recanit,lato