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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1890
Page
1
The Free State of Madison praises Madison County for a sweeping victory over independents. It heralds the triumph of Hon. George E. Griffeth and the party’s nominees for county offices, praising white voters and urging unity within the Democracy.
The piece argues Kansas prosperity faded due to droughts and other woes, not prohibition. It ridicules Savannah's view and notes political shifts as newspapers pivot from attacking alliances to backing reform candidates, calling the stance hypocritical and duplicitous.
Open secret that the Sub-Treasury bill defense was written by Hon. Pat Calhoun of Atlanta. With endorsements from Norwood Hines Sith and Calhoun, Gov Gordon appears to feel he secured early victory through their support and influence.
Georgia Farmers Alliance members in multiple counties urge representatives to back a U S senator pledged to support their principles. Gov Gordon's county sets a model, Clarke county voters replace Morton with Albert Hawking, a Black candidate, sparking debate on party loyalty and democratic integrity. An apparent push to oust independents aligned with the Jeffersonian Democrats meets mixed reactions as enthusiasm grows for a sweeping victory, perceived as a purge of corrupt politics.
Georgia farmers and Alliance supporters explain Gov. John B. Gordon’s loss in the recent Senate bid as a stand for Alliance principles over sentiment. They say Gordon erred by opposing the Sub Treasury bill and turning to political enemies, urging immediate respect for their organized stand and the Lost Cause rhetoric.
An editorial denounces Gordon as a bitter foe of the Farmers' Alliance and argues his election would betray alliance principles. It praises the Sub-Treasury plan as relief for struggling farmers and mocks opponents, noting the Jeffersonian Democrat faction in Floyd and Stance of Madison County allies.
Augusta voters hear that the Richmond county Alliance instructs Martin V Calvin to vote against Gen Gordon and for a Straight out Alliance senator. Calvin faces conflict between orders and his pledge to Gordon supporters. DeKalb County Alliance also opposes Gordon and signals local defections.
News Telegram Association reports the New York custom house took in 277400.80 dollars in receipts the day before. The article notes optimism over bonded ware and tariff bill timing, with mentions of Oak Lawn entertainments and social figures in Walton.
Atlanta report on the Georgia Senatorial contest notes DeKalb Alliance spreading resolutions across counties including Clayton, Troup and Fulton. General Gordon faces strong opposition with Livingston viewed as anti-Gordon by Alliance leaders. Pat Calhoun emerges as admired but potentially divisive figure whose possible candidacy would spark protests in some quarters.
In Carnesville Georgia near five miles west a dispute left John Kay badly wounded by T K Armor who stabbed him three times in the back. Doctors call one cut dangerous and Kay may die. Armor jailed awaiting Kay's fate while the case proceeds to next Superior Court term. The county alliance meets today.
Resolved that organized democracy means white supremacy and that the thanks of the Farmers Alliance are due to Hon. L. Gantt for his discussion on senatorial and Alliance questions. The message invites support and praises loyalty to the Farmers Alliance and democracy. Other notes mention Miss Rosa Von der Lieth selling goods.
The tariff bill's passage unsettles Republican office holders in Montgomery Alabama as repeals and tax cuts shift internal revenue duties. Dr R R Mosely Jr state GOP chair and district collector has traveled to Washington to assess the impact with May 14 1891 district alignment speculated toward Georgia.
Monroe Advertiser details Claude Merriwether killing John Cardell with a Winchester rifle near Jasper County. The act followed dispute over Cardell’s care of Merriwether’s sister and alleged drug and liquor issues. Jury finds premeditated murder. Meriwether’s family notes morphine and whiskey use. Cardell leaves a wife and six children.
A prison inmate, Tom Woolfolk, uses a broken bottle to shave by scraping his face clean. The article describes the process as precise and efficient, noting no blood and a smooth finish.
Local residents led by Epirok Athens Bannon urge construction of a Greene Oconee Clarke counties rail line from Greshamville in The Fork to Farmington on the C M road. They describe Greshamville as fertile, well settled, and isolated by rivers with ten miles to each rail link, arguing the railroad would boost Athens trade and regional growth.
Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled advertising style lines promising relief from itching piles with exaggerated repetition and nonsensical phrasing. No verifiable details or names are readable.
Dr W M Willin of Crawford, described as a true Georgia man, visited the city yesterday. W H Witcher of es candidate for door coverrs Governor Gordon will speak in Lexington Monday of court week. Dr J Thad Johnson died in Madison. B B Dawson Williams attended the city yesterday. Bensnow engaged in Alliance discussion facing several adversions.
Richard S. Maliey editor and part owner of the Prospect News in Donahan Missouri vanished after traveling to St Louis to finalize his marriage. The report notes his disappearance occurred on a Monday with no trace found despite searches. Also contains unrelated patent remedy advertisement text about skin diseases.
A Georgia editor mocks editorial columns preferring news winnowing and garnishing, arguing news should stand alone. The piece contrasts views on editorial voice, reader judgment, and the role of opinion in shaping public sentiment amid typos and a call to stockholders meeting in Athens on October 17 1800.
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