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The Oglethorpe Echo
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HI III A V MORNING, APRIL 20, 18«5.
This country may go to the dogs if
free silver is not given it but we don’t
believe it.
The war cloud has passed over, and,
like all storm clouds, the sunshine (of
peace) that follows seems brighter
than ever.
Laws, like everything else, should
be up to date. It will take a thorough
revision of the Code of Georgia to
make it so.
What are the rampant silverites
kicking up such an incessant rumpus
about anyway? If they don t mind
they will kick themselves to death.
the -• i rr resident. That s liberal, r,' mdees. IT?
Mighty China has bad to succumb
to small but civilized Japan. This
mav remove the scales from China s
eyes and reveal to her where she
stands.
Tnv.HK is some quite previous talk
going the rounds about Senator Gor¬
don for Governor again, Such talk
will continue to be previous until after
the election.
And now we have the income tax
fight upon us which will never end un¬
til the law is repealed or another one
i* passed which shall be declared a
just and stern law.
A noted Georgia editor admitted in
a recent editorial that he didn’t under¬
stand the financial question. And
there are thousands of others exactly
in his predicament.
Thu manufacturers of Georgia will
meet in convention iu Atlanta on the
7th of May. They meet to concert
their efforts upon the success of the
Cotton States Exposition.
The rampant silverites are blowing
horns because several Western States
have declared for silver first, last and
all the time. That’s no surprise.
The stiver mines are out there.
To-day is memorial day when fresh
garlands of fame will be laid upon the
graves of those who gave up their lives
for the cause they thought right. It
should be deemed a privilege to pay
tribute to those heroes.
Ttu goldbugs and silver monometal¬
ists are having redbot times while the
conservative element of the people
are eDjoying the fracas. The said
people will have their day in court
when the polls are opened.
All discussers of finances seem to
forget that it is not money we want
but what money buys. If a dollar will
buy only fifty cents worth of goods we
are no better off than if we*bave a
half dollar that will buy its face value's
worth.
Efforts are being made to make it
appear that Cleveland is going to try
for a third teim as President, but this
is only an effort of his maligners. We
don’t believe he has any inclination
that way.
Ax exchange suggests that less dem¬
agoguery and more common sense is
most needed to settle the financial
problem. The masses realize this and
that is why the rampant silver mou¬
rn elaiists are having such a hard raw
to weed.
If some of those fellows who are
fussiug about paying the income tax still
call around we will lake the onerous
job off their hands, pymded. however,
they will appreciate our kindness snf
ficiently to turn over to u« their in
comes.
lHE 1 lesident bas written a letter
on the silver question which staggers
his opponents. He tells plainly just
where he stands on the financial aues
» w«... .h..
of a majority of the conservative,
thinking people of the land. This is
worryiog hlS opponents.
THE OGLETHORPE ECHO, LEXINGTON, GA.: FRIDAY, APRIL 2«, 1895.
FOR PROTECTION.
However much we may oppose a
protection of home manufacturers by
high tariff, wo are for home protection
in one sense—that of protecting our
home merchants and home people
against such catchpenny frauds as
those which did such a thriving busi
ness in Lexington last week, And
further we are in favor of the use of a
high tariff in the form of a license to
further this protection.
For instance last week a vender of
wares in the shape of notions,
hardware, etc., just such goods as are
carried by our merchants opened up
business ou a pile of boxes in front of
our home stores and by clever talking
and working up excitement dealt them
out abundantly at really better prices
than the same goods were offered in
the stores. For this privilege our city
fathers charged the great sum of one
dollar a day. This was next to no li¬
cense at all, and it was an injustice to
our home merchants to allow such a
business to be run before their doors
without requiring it to contribute many
times more than that amount each day
to the public treasury.
Our home merchants are to
pay State, county and town taxes upon ,
their stores and stocks of goods. In
that way licenses are exacted of them
which amount to far more than that
required of the concern in question,
They live here and the money spent
with them is not carried off when the
week's sales haye ended. They
ronize our home enterprises, and in
many ways contribute to the public
good. Hut not so with the traveling
fakes and it u an injustice that these
migratory concerns shomd be a^owea
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, hat lbe hotne mercbatug have t0 bear
Then our people should be protected
against such concerns. They ate al¬
ways conducted by wily men who can
work the unwary up to purchasing
their wares at prices even greater than
they can be bought in the stores, or
work off goods that are of such inferior
quality as to be worthless. They should
really not be licensed at all, but when
they are they should be made to pay
dearly for their privileges.
We hope our city fathers will bear
these facts in mind and when the next
one comes along it will be made to
contribute more liberally to the towns
till, or made to seek another clime.
WE MUST AWAKE.
The condition generally of the pub¬
lic roads of the county after the freezes
during the winter and the heavy rains
through January and February, with
the improbability of their condition
being materially or anything like per¬
manently bettered under the present
road working system, is forciDg the
people to see that there must be an
awakening to the necessity of some
other method of working our highways
than that now in vogue.
There are those who still cliog to
the idea that our present road laws are
good enough if they could be or were
enforced. That may be all true but
the evident inability to enforce them
is what makes them bad. Auy good
law that cannot be or is not enforced
becomes at once an objectionable law.
It is more so with the road law than
any other we can think of. It matters
not whether the law is a good or bad
one, the roads which they are intended
to keep in order remain in an almost
impassable condition and get worse
and worse each year. This is enough
to make some other law necessary.
When we look around us and see
other states aDd other counties con¬
stantly improving their public' high¬
ways under the workings of other sys¬
tems than that to which wc so tenacious¬
ly adhere, we are further convinced
that we are making a mistake by not
adopting some other method: and we
are also forcibly ‘reminded that it is
high time we were awakening to the
importance of keeping up with the age.
They stereotyped phrase found in
each of the grand jury presentments,
as it appears this week, that “we find
the public roads iu the main in fair
condition, etc.,” may be sufficient to
satisfy many who might otherwise be
aroused to a sense of duty as to work¬
ing the roads, but it does not keep
back a blush of shame from anv citizen
of pride who has opportunity to com¬
pare the condition of our highways
with that of some neighboring coun¬
ties: nor does it relieve those who have
to travel the roads of the annoyance
antl . expense , bad . roads , entail. ...
I* « surely time we were awaking to
a realization of the true condition of
our thoroughfares. This our grand ju
ries should certainly do, for whatever
change or improvement in methods cf
working must be organized and
ed by that body. If we would be up
with the times we must adopt latter
dav £, imorovement* Xh X The system io. un
r»d. « uwi
worked is one of past ages.
good or bad it fails to accomplish what
u a burning need—improvements
our roads—and it is therefore not what
is war:1.
We want to keep this matter con¬
stantly before the public that it may
be well and duly considered. This we
b%Sieve is being done and the opinion
that it is high time for the people to
awake to the importance of permanent¬
ly bettering the condition of our pub¬
lic thoroughfares is gaining ground.
When this opinion takes a more uni¬
versal hold upon the people it will be
no hard matter to gel them to adopt
some new methods and any discuesion
of what those methods should be will
be in time when this takes place.
MORE TECHNICALITIES.
The result of a case in our Superior
court last week shows that there are
technicalities in laws nearer home than
the Supreme court of the United States
which can be, and are, used to defeat
thejends of justice.
The case in mind was one in which
a woman was arraigned for assault
with intent to murder, she having, in a
fit of jealousy, shot her spouse without
any other provocation. She openly
admitted the shooting and did not con
ceai her motive for it, but when she
came to trial and the husband, who
wa s the only witness in the case, came
to testify, the counsel for the defense
called the conn’s attention to a law
laid down in the code plainly saying
that a husband could not testify
against a wife in criminal cases. This,
of course, ended the case, as there was
no other witness to the deed, and noth
else could be done under the law but
j turn the woman loose with a verdict of
j “not guilty,” though, as we say, the
woman freely and openly acknowiedg-
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e d is puzzling. We can very well see
that a law saying the husband shall not
be compelled to testify against the wife
or the wife agaiflst the husband might
be allowed to stand, because to com
pel the one or the other to testify invol
untarily might be forcing them to perju¬
ry, which in some cases might, be done
rather than convict the husband or
wife of crime. But the result of last
week's application of the law as it
stands is convincing tnat it is one that
should be amended or repealed.
This instance has led to discussion
of several other laws in our State Code
which is as capable of being used to
defeat the ends of justice as this,
which goes to show that a general ic
yision and simplefying of that statute
should be speedily done. As it now is
the Code is a rather cumbersome and
unintelligible aggregation of laws.
So tuaay of the original laws have been
repealed, amended and re-enacted that
it is hard to tell just what laws it does
contaiu and just how they can be le¬
gally applied. To obviate all this as
well as abrogate all technical laws such
as the oue brought up in the above
case, it would seem that a general re¬
vision of the Code would be in order.
Why wouldn’t it be well for th$, next
Legislature to employ a committee
from the leading and most trustworthy
lawyers of the State to do this, or draft
an entirely new Code to be adopted in
place of the present one.
Awarded
Highest Honors—World’s Fall
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40 YEARS THE STANDARD
NOTICE
Tax-Payers of Oglethorpe Co,
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I WILL attend the following places on the
days named for the purpose of receiving tax
returns for 1895:
Lexington, court week and first Tuesdays in
April, Mav and duty and every Tuesday 2k in June,
Crawford, April 2-2 and May IS and
Woodstock, April 23 and May 14.
B -irdstowu. April 24 and May 15.
Maxevs, April 25 and May 16 and 30.
Stephens, April 2G and Mav IT and 31.
Hutchins, April 27 and May IS, a. m.
YY r . H. Arnold’s Upper Mill, April 29, a. m.,
and Mav Arnold’s 30, a ra. Lower Mill, April
w h. 29, p. m.,
Wt ra .
Jjr April J|me ^
j Glade, May i and 24 and June 6.
j ^Sm^y flndSune 7 ,
. a m.
Buffalo Mills, May 8, p. m.
®® gh^s'si^!May ami*9, p. m.
j Wr 10 and 25 . P . m.
j AtuHtone Store, Mav H, a. m.
* J T. ENGLAND, T. R. O. C.
SEEING IS BELIEVING!
Then See and You’ll Best Believe!
That is why we simply invite the good people of Oglethorpe County
to see our tremendous line of seasonable
Dress Goods and Notions,
Novelties and Fancy Goods 5
Trimmings, Laces, Embroidery
Knowing that when they have done so they will be thoroughly convinced that no
^here can a larger variety or more choice selection of these goods be found upon
which lower prices are named. Come, see for yourselves and be convinced.
We hav* a tremendous line of New Carpets. Matting, Shades and Curtains that
we bo light way yonder below former prices and will sell accordingly. Good, heavy
Jointless Matting from $5.00 per roll up.
We are showing the handsomest line of Gent’s Neckwear to be found in the city,
at prices that will astonish.
It would take too much space to name all w T e have and the bargains we oiler.
Seeing is believing and we therefore only ask that you inspect our large and com
plete stock before buying,
M. MYERS & CO.,
College Avenue, ATHENS, GA.
J. W. Brown & Sons’ House Furnishing Depot
227 Broad Street, -^tlrerrs, G-a,_
We'carry Lite largest and best selected stock of
CROCKERY, GLASSWARE. LAMPS
CHINA DINNER AND TEA SETS
And Fancy China in great Variety.
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USs^ We are the largest jobbers in the City.
T. SOITS.
WILL CARTER,
3F , a,sliIon.a,‘ble ZBaxToer
Ciillfue Avenue. Alliens, (in.
-V CORDIAL invitation is extended our Ogle
thorpe friends to visit ns. YVe wili give,
them the best of work and the most polite at¬
tention. Shaving reduced to 10 cents
The Hungry Fed!
HAVE opened a Restaurant at 105 Jackson
street, in rear of Michael Bros.’ store.
MEALS AT ALL HOURS.
Will be glad to receive the patronage of my
Oglethorpe friends and the public generally.
COBB X3.A.T7-XS,
Jackson Street, ATHENS CA.
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CROCKERY, GLASSWARE 00 LAMPS.
I carry the host, selection of these goods to be found
in X. E. (la. at prices as low as the lowest.
Jas. H. Huggins, Jr. New Crockery Store
33 CLAYTON STR., ATHENS. GA.
R P. TUCKER. A. S. RHODES.
TUCKER & RHODES,
Buggy, Carriage and Wagon Builders,
tucker Bros.- old stand, crawford. ga.
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we will fully guarantee. Price, to .nit ihe time*. AH we aik * trial.
STOVES, GRATES AND RANGES,
TIN, WOOD AND WILLOWWARE
Silverplat Ware and Tablé Cutlery.