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McDuffie Progress.
Vol. IX.
THOMSON, GA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1910.
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No. 33.
A NEW YEAR’S GREETING TO ALU
We wish to take this occasion to thank yon most
heartily for the business with which you have
fovored us during the year just closed. We have
tried faithfully to make your dealings with us both
pleasant and profitable to you, and if we have suc
ceeded, we are indeed grateful.
You have our sincere good wishes for happiness,
prosperito and contentment; and may the newjyear
bring to you an abundance of all good things need
ed or desired.
_ ir — r _. 1 M|| | BBPBBEMWB——
Main
Mcommons-Bush
A. W. EVANS
ANNOUNCES FOR
Sandersville, Ga., Jan. 4, 1910.
v the white voters of the Tenth Con
gressional District:
Many partial friends and substantial
citizens of the Tenth Congressional Dis
trict, who are interested in the develop
ment of Georgia, and particular this
part of the state, and who are familial
with my views on public questions, have
advised with me concerning the pro
priety of my becoming a candidate to
represent the 10th District in the next
Congress of the United States. Upon
careful consideration, I have decided to
submit my candidacy to the white voters
of the District in the next Democratic
primary- In connection therewith 1
herewith submit my views and convic
tions upon some matters which 1 deem
vitally important to the welfare of our
people:
THE TARIFF AND THE TRUSTS.
I believe in the old Democratic doc
trine that import duties should only
be levied for the support of the govern
ment, and levied in such a way that the
necessities of life should never he taxed
and that no industry or trade should be
favored. I believe that the tariff is
the mother of the trusts and it should
be revised so as to render impossible
the formation of trusts.
I favor an immediate and thorough
revision of the tariff, by which the
products of the trusts may be denied
the unjust and outrageous discrimina
tion now so liberally offered them, so
that this section of the country so
abundantly blessed by the Almighty,
but so persistently oppressed by Con
gress, njay blossom and develop as she
should and would hut for this unright
eous discrimination.
POSTAL FACILITIES.
I believe that the extension of the
postal facilities and activities is cal
culated to redound to the interests of
the people of our state. Georgia is
essentially an agricultural state and
her prosperity is largely dependent up
on the success of the farmers and
laborers, her greatest contributors to
state and national wealth. If the farm
is made attractive and capable of pro-
ducing wealth, the tide of emigration
to the city will be largely checked.
One of the greatest instrumentalities
looking to the betterment of our peo
ple as a whole was the establishment of
the Rural Free Delivery system, and it
is a subject of congratulation that to
this congressional district (while rep
resented by Hon. Thos. E. Watson),
belongs the honor of having inaugurat
ed the system. I believe in the most
liberal extension of the R. F. D. system
until practically every farmer may have
the advantage of a daily mail service
, -—-
and can keep in touch with the activi
ties of the outside world, keeping step
to the moral and social advancement
of the times and keeping posted on the
market value /.f those commodities he
raises and needs.
SHIP SUBSIDIES.
I am opposed to the proposition that
the public funds should be voted to the
shipbuilder or owner for the equipment
or furtherance of his private business.
I condemn as unpatriotic and indefensi
ble any proposition, no matter what
guise it assumes, which is at last based
on the use of public money for the aid ,
of private corporations in the operation j
of their own business. No man familiar j
with the situation or the spirit of j
American patriotism can doubt but that
1 j
in case of sudden war this country can
obtain all the ships needed without]
serious difficulty.
IMMIGRATION.
I believe that the exigencies of the j
present situation demand the enact- j
ment of stricter immigration laws,
whereby that great mass of undesira-!
hie foreigners, inimical to the spirit |
of cur institutions, may be excluded. !
GAMBLING IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. I
The producer should not be hurt by I
the market manipulations of specula- ]
tors who gamble on the rise and fall of J
agricultural commodities. I, therefore, i
favor legislation denying the use of the j
mails to the operators of bucket shops '
and other similar concerns dealing in I
futures.
ECONOMICAL EXPENDITURES AND IN- j
CREASED SALARIES.
I believe in the economical expendi- j
ture of public funds and oppose any
unnecessary increase in salaries. I
condemn the recent increase in the
salaries of Congressman from $5,000
to $7,500 per annnm, which our present
representative in congress from the 10th
voted for, as unnecessary and improper.
This increase alone imposes an addition
al burden on the people, already too
heavily burdened, of more than a mil
lion dollars every year. It is an oc
casion of regret that our representative
should be one of the few democratic
representatives from the South’ who
favored this large increase and voted
with the Republicans, and that too
without submitting the matter to his
constituents.
I, believe that a representative in
Congress should remain at his post of
duty while Congress is in session and
not desert it to come home and seek to
instruct the people how to vote, as was
done by the present representative
from the Tenth.
“FREQUENT ROTATION IN OFFICE.’’
In announcing his candidacy against
Mr. Fleming, the present incumbent
used the following language:
“My opponent for your nomination,
the present congressman for this dis
trict can make no appeal to you for an
endorsement of his public career or his
official conduct—twice in succession,
since his first election, has that endorse
ment been given him, with no voice
CHANGE IN THOMSON
MERCANTILE CO.
With the beginning of 1910 there was
a change in the organization of The
Thomson Mercantile Co. Mr. John S.
Boyd who for some time has been sec
retary and treasurer of t\c corporation,
retires to give his entire time to his
large farming interests. Mr. W. S.
Mobley, who has been the president of
the company remains at the head of
the corporation, and he and Mr. H. A.
Brice, have bought a controlling Inter
est in the company and will continue
the business at the same place and un
der the same name.
The Thomson Mercantile Co., has en
joyed a large and extensive patronage
in the past, and under the new manage
ment solicits the business of all of its
old friends and hopes to make many
R. JIM STEEN HAS
LEG AMPUTATED.
News has reached Thomson of a very
serious accident to Mr. Jim Steen a
former resident of Thomson, now resid
ing at Hickox, Ga., and in the employ
of Mr. P. S. Knox. About two weeks
ago a pile of lumber fell on Mr. Steen
and one of his legs was badly bruised
about the knee. It was thought at the
time that the very worst results would
be the stiffening of the knee joint, but
the injury was more serious than was
thought and last Sunday he was sent to
the hospital at Brunswick and tho in
jured leg amputated.
Mr. Steen has many friends in Thom
son who will regret to hear ef his mis
fortune.
new one3.
GREAT TURNIP GROWN IN THOMSON.
Mr. W. T. Corbin exhibited to us one
of the largest turnips we have seen
this winter. It was of the purple top
variety, and measured eigiit inches in
length and five inches in diamater and
weighed five pounds. It was grown
by Mr. Corbin in his garden iri Thom
son. If he had an acre of such he
would get more money from it than
any acre of cotton or corn in McDuffie
county produced.
raised in opposition, nor is the conten
tion sound that because he has served
as your congressman for six years,
without complaint being made against
him, he iB therefore entitled to hold
the office, for if that contention he
sound the first good man elected to the
office will hold for life, instead of two
years, as prescribed by the Constitu
tion and laws, and with each success
ive election his title to the office will
ripen and strengthen into prescriptive
right, which it will become a sacrilege
to challenge; on the contrary, ‘it is in-
dispensible for the practical application
and enforcement of the great funda
mental principles of popular govern
ment that there should be a frequent
rotation in office,’ of both political
parties and of individuals, for in this
way the best interests of the people
are most surely safeguarded and pro
tected.”
Now that Mr. Hardwick has served
EIGHT years he should, in recognition
of the same principle now retire.
Having been bred and born in this
historic district and spent my whole
life in it I believe I possess an accurate
knowledge of its needs and am in sym
pathy with its people, their aspirations
and purposes, and if elected I pledge
my best efforts towards accomplishing
those things which will tend to the up
building of every material interests.
Respectfully,
A. W. EVANS.
NEGRO KILLED AT HOT SUPPER.
At a hot supper given by the negroes
at a house on Mr.
Jan. E. Bradshaw’s place on Dec. 27th.
Ben Tillman Ruff was shot, dying about
twelve hours later. Nathan Hobbs has j
been arrested and bound overby Justice
Hobs without bond to the March term
of Superior Court. Hobbs became en
raged about some fireworks which were i
being discharged and fired into the j
house. Ruff jumped from the window i
and ran some distance before he fell
and it was not known that he was shot
until he culled his mother who was run
ning away from the scene of the shoot
ing. He charged Hcbbs with killing
him before he died.
IS
Mrs. Mary Harris Armor will deliver
an address at the Methodist church
Thursdist night Jan. 27th, everybody is
cordially invited to attend. It isnt
possible that we will have this eloquent
lady with us again in 2 years or more.
There are many states calling for her,
as she has not only national but inter
national reputation. Chicago, Wash
ington, Philadelphia and many other
cities of the United States have shown
their appreciation of her. Let Thom
son give her a good hearing on this oc
casion and show their appreciation of
this Daughter of the South, who is a
native of Georgia.
The W. C. T. U. Institute will be
held at the Baptist church on the 27th.
and 28th. inst. Mrs. Mary Harris Ar
mor and Mrs. T. E. Patterson who is
the State President w'ill be here, also
delegates from various unions of the
district will attend. Everybody cor
dially invited to attend these services.
Reporter.
Mr. J. J. Bonner, who engaged in
the mercantile business in Tho'nson the
latter part of 1909 and who was adjudg
ed a bankrupt is now a resident of Jack
sonville, Fla., and in the employ of the
Southern Express C». His stock of
goods here was sold by the hankrunt
court to Mr. It. L. Howell, who held a
mortgage on the stock. It will be re
membered that when Mr. Bonner came
to Thomson he purchased the stock of
goods from Mr. Howell, and the mort
gage was giving to secure the purchase
money for the stock of goods.
OF COFFEE
KILLS HD.
Last Saturday a negro child three
years -Id, residing on the place of Mr.
it. W. Ramsey near town accidently
got a grain of coffee in its mouth and
from there it went into its wind pipe.
Its condition v/as not thought to be
serious, but Sunday it grew worse and
Mr. Ramsey had it sent to Thomson
for treatment. The exact location of
the grain was not known and an opera
tion could not be performed and tho
child v/as returned to Mr. Ramsey’s
plantation where it died of suffocation
an hour later. Evans Bailey and his
wife were the parents of the child.
BUSINESS CHANGES HANDS.
The business of Mrs. S. G. Corbin
has been purchased by Mr. R. A. Rak-
ard of Batesburg, S. C., who will con
tinue to operate it at the present staad
on Railroad Street.
FIRE ALARM WHISTLE
With tile gsowth of Thomson and the
multiplicity of whistles, blowing at all
hours of the day and night, the need is
felt of a distinctive firm alarm, which
can be heard in all parts of the town
and readily recognized as an alarm.
Such a whistle as this would cost $50.00
and it has been suggested that th*
property owners of Thomson contribute
$1.00 each to the purchase of same for
the better protection of their property.
The firemen wonld recognize the sound
at once and valuable time would not be
wasted in trying to decide if the sound
was a fire alarm or the signal for a
shift of hands.
Contributions may be turned over to
city electrician, L. J. Porter, who will
order the alarm as soon as sufficient
funds are on hand.
I DECLARES
Ou the last day of the old year the
directors of the Frst National Bank of
Thomson held their annual meeting to
wind up the business of the old year.
The reports of the officers showed that
the bank had done a largw amount of
business in the year 1909 with earnings
satisfactory. Tho Board of Directors
declared a dividend of ten per cent pay
able on January 11th when the annual
meeting of the Stockholders will be
held, and several thousand dollars of
the years earnings wore left as undivi
ded profits.
SEAL ESTATE.
Tuesday was public sale day an<
only one piece of property was sold. I’
v/as the one-fourth interest in thi
Johnston proderty on Main Street be
longing to the estate of Airs. M. A.
Johnston, and was sold by Miss Luria
Johnston Administratrix of the estate,
i t was bought by Miss Maude Johnston
qt thirteen hundred and sixty dollars.
H. F. IRVING CHAPTER
The annual election of officers of the'
D. F. Irving Chapter, Royal Arch Ma
sons, was held Dec. 27th. The follow
ing officers were elected:
High Priest—Dr. S. Gibson.
King—F. B. Davis.
Scribe—Joe B. Ivey.
Secretary—W. R. Hadley.
Treasurer—J. T. Neal.
Captain Host—G. P. C. Colvin.
Principal Sojourner—C. H. Moore.
Royal Arch Captain—J. T. Ivey.
Master 3 V—W. W. Hardaway.
Master 2 V—E. M. Hatcher.
Master 1 V-G. E. Smith.
Tylsr—J. C. Irving.
Chaplain —
CONDUCTOR KILLED.
Mr. Clinton H. Hogan a freight con
ductor, v/as killed near Barnett Mon
day, when trying to board his train
while moving. Mr. Hogan was a for
mer resident of Lincoln County and
was a cousin of Mr. J. M. Hogan of
this place.
House suitable for boarding hou«
Large house, spacious lot, close i
Apply at this office.