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The Gainesville Eagle.
W. H. CRAIG,
'Editor and Business Manage!.
Vn/ere.d at Gainesville.. Ga., nost-office
as second-.‘laxs matter.
Lagle Call: Bell Phone No. 56.
Thursday, July 16, 1914.
STOPPING THE LEAKS.
There doesn’t seen' to be a very
good understanding between Hon.
Promise Em Bel! and his organ,
the News. The N< ws last week ad
monished the Bell men to be kind
and forbearing toward their oppo
nents. inasmuch as they had them
overwhelmingly beaten.
Now, Brother Promise’Em doesn’t
seem to take much stock in that
kind of talk, for he showed up here
Monday morning, rubicund and rosy
and fresh from his "post of duty”
at Washington. Is it possible that
Promise 'Em has found a leak that
Brother Hardy did not know about,
or had not heard of? Or indeed
about a million leaks?
If the dear people are paying
Promise 'Em $7,500 a year to stop
leaks, he will have earned his wages
if he stops a thousandth partof them.
For he sure is leaking.
HARDMAN AND BROYLES.
There are at least two candidates
for office this year who have gone
into it on identically the same plat
form—Dr. L.G. Hardman and Judge
Nash R. Broyles.
And the platform is just—law en
forcement.
Dr. Hardman made a speech at
Jesup the other day in which his
keynote was his stand for law
enforcement.
Judge Broyles, who is running for
rhe state court of appeals, has made
forty law enforcement speeches in
various sections of the state in the
last twelve months.
And enforcement of the law is a
pretty good slogan at that. It would
be difficult to find a candidate who
would't declare emphatically for lav.’
enforcement if any one should ask
him, but there are also some of them
who don't talk much about it.
THE RECORD OF PROMISE M. BELL.
The Hon. Promise M. Heli has
circulated a frantic little document
in which he says:
“Tom Bell’s record shows that
Editor Craig of the Gainesville
Eagle is grossly ignorant of what
occurs in Congress or else he de
liberately and maliciously misrep
resents the facts, when he says that
only about five bills introduced by
Mr. Bell have passed Congress.”
Now, we regret that tile Hon.
Promise M. can not slate bare facts.
We never said anything of the kind.
We said only live PRIVATE bills
out of 292 introduced in the four last
Congresses—the BOth, the Bist, the
B2d and the BBd —had been enacted
into laws.
And that is the absolute fact.
That is the incontrovertible record,
and we have it. He may name a
hundred to deceive the people, but
they are fakes, all but five.
Promise M. did much better when
he first got to Congress. During his
first Congress—the 59th —he got
more than three times as many bills
through as he did in al! the other
four Congresses put together. He
introduced SB and got 17 through.
But in the other four Congresses he
introduced 292 and got only 5 passed.
Tn the last two Congresses tie intro
duced 114 bills and not one was
passed.
Now, does not that bear out our
statement that the Hon. Promise M.
has not grown, except backward?
Promise 'Em says his record was
got up by a man named Shin, who
is clerk of a Senate committee.
What has a Senate committee got
to do with a member of the House?
He may be Sore Shin, or Shing-Dig,
or anything else, but the record we
have was compiled by a Georgian
who is on the ground, and he is
honest and accurate.
Lord knows we would not for any
thing misrepresent Mr. Bell. There
ia no need to.
POST-OFFICE BUILDING.
Do you know who is responsible
for the post-office building at Gaines
ville? Mr. Bell claims the whole
thing.
Mr. Tate secured the passage of
the bill to build a post-office buil
ding at Gainesville, with an ap
propriation of $5,C00 to buy a lot.
Then Mr. Tate went out and Mr.
Bell went in. Then Mr. Bell in
troduced a bill for an appropriation
of $50,000 for a building on this lot
and it was passed.
When the bill went to the Senate
it was discovered tiiat the $59,000
was not near enough for a decent
building, and Senator Clay got
$15,000 more.
That is all. When Bell got to
Congress he found his work cut out
/for him arrangements already
made for a post-office building.
But Bell didn’t know within a
mile how much was needed for a
decent building for a city like
•Gainesville, and Senator (’lay had
I to step in.
|* But Tate was the one who got the
post-office building.
! MON. PROMISE M. PASSES ’EM-
Lest there are some who have not
•heard it. and others who have heard
' it and are skeptical on the point, we
■ here assert that it is true that the
Hon. Promi-e 'Em Bel! does pass
i bills in Congress alone and unassis-
I ted and without any help. He has
1 told us so his own self. Many a time
i has he used the term “I have passed”
'such and such a bill.
I n bis frantic little circular just out.
enumerating the various bills, he
i uses the expression, ‘‘The following
i bills have been passed by Mr. Bell.”
At the final wind-up of the frantic
little circular, he puts in as an ap
pendix—a real vermiform appendix
—this momentous query?
•‘Mr. Charters was in the Georgia
legislature four years. Will Mr.
Craig or some one else give us his
record, and the number of bills he
passed during his service?”
Now, we don’t know how many
bills Brother Charters passed, but
we do know he was greatly handi
capped. You see, in the Georgia
legislature it takes more than one
to pass a bill. It really takes a
majority of the members of each one
of the houses of this body.
A man has a great advantage
in Congress, where one person, if
he is an extra good one, can pass
bills by his lone self.
GETTING THE MONEY.
Twenty-nine Georgia counties have
sent in their digests to the tax com
missioner. Last year these counties
showed a decrease in returns of
$15,809. This year they show an in
crease of $10,182,293. No wonder the
enemies of the tax equalization law
are in such frantic haste for its re
peal before the people have a chance
to see how it works. After it res
cues the state from debt, enables
the governor to pay the old soldiers'
and widows’ pensions, and the pub
lic school teachers their salaries
promptly, not to mention an almost
certain decrease in the tax rate, not
a politician who wants a job will
dare to offer to repeal it.
CONGRESSIONAL DESERTERS.
From Atlanta Constitution.
“They’ are drawing their salaries
for work which is put mi the shoul
ders of more honest Congressmen
and are at home appealing to their
constituents tor re-election. Their
constituents should respond to that
appeal by marking every Congress
man who neglects his duty.”
That is how the New York Times, in
an editorial reproduced today, sums
up absenteeism in Washington. Our
contemporary recites the difficulty
with which a quorum is secured in
the House, and the reason it assigns
is the foremost one.
That sort of business is common,
it is happening now in Georgia, has
happend in the past and is likely to
happen in the future, until constitu
ents compel Congressmen to stay in
Washington attending to the duties
for which they are paid and which
they are UNDER OATH to dis
charge.
The man who, for any cause other
than Providential, neglects his
sworn duties and comes home to
electioneer, is a deserter from pub
lic service. There is no other word
for it. He is leaving other Congress
men to stand the heat and responsi
bility, while he seeks to entrench
himself in his own ora higher office.
What guarantee has the public
that the man who thus betrays pub
lic trust will net do so even more
flagrantly if he is re-elected, or
elected to a higher office?
isn’t the safest course repudiation
of the deserter?
BELL HAS HAD HIS CHANCE.
From Winder News:
Believing that the time has come
when the best interests of the Ninth
Congressional district demand a
change in representative, we shall
support the Hon. W. A. Charters, of
Hall. Last race we supported Hon.
Thos. M. Bell for this position, be
lieving that he should be given a
chance under a Democratic adminis
tration. He has had his chance, and
we stand for a change.
Last year Charters was the same
big. brainy, brilliant man he is to
day, but as we saw it then, he had
no show of election, and as we had
a decided choice between the two
leading candidates, we supported
Bell.
Charters is worthy’ to wear the
congressional shoes once worn by’
Benjamin H. Hill, the brilliant Em
ory’ Speer and the “One-Eyed Plow
hoy’ of Pigeon Roost.” Therefore,
we shall support W. A. Charters.
CAPABLE AND QUALIFIED.
I Winder News: -
We are for Dr. L. G. Hardman,
of Commerce, for Governor of Geor
gia. He is a pure, Christian gentle
man, capable and qualified to ren
der Georgia a service as her execu
tive. A good business man, he
knows the needs of that class of our
: citizens. A fine physician, he is
qualified to champion those meas
ures that mean tor the common
i wealth a greater Georgia by throw
ing around the rising generation
i those safeguards that will produce
; vigorous, healthy men and women.
; He stands for the enforcement of all
laws, impartially, on the rich and
i the poor alike —he would hang the
murderer, rout the blind tiger and
punish the chicken thief. And we
i stand for Hardmam, of Jackson, for
; Governor.
I
i Hugh Dorsey Will Make Brown
Speeches.
From Atlanta Constitution:
Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey Mon
day verified the statement that he
would make a series of speeches in
the interest of Joseph M. Brown.
I “I have been asked to make five
| or six speeches for Governor Brown
and shall do so. These speeches
will be in towns like Gainesville,
LaGrange and others of like size.
“However, the report that I
would manage the Brown campaign
is not true.”
I hereby announce my candidacy
for State Senator from the Thirty
third district, subject to the pri
mary of August 19, 1914.
ERNEST PALMOUR.
Attention, Builders.
Just now, at the height of the
building season, we want to call the
particular attention of our readers
to the advertising of the Cortright
Metal Roofing Co., Philadelphia,
Pa., which has been appearing in
our columns for several months, tell
ing of the merits of the famous Cort
right Metal Shingle. The Cortright
Company advises us that the use of
these goods has grown enormously
all over the country and they can
only attribute this constant growth
to the splendid satisfaction the roof
ing is giving. We heartily recom
mend this Company’s product to any
one desiring a perfectly weather
tight, fire-proof, ornamental and
durable roof-covering at a moderate
cost. Mr. A. H. O’Shields handles
these Metal Shingles locally and is
always glad to quote prices and give
any other desired information con
cerning them.
LITTLE NEWS ITEMS
THROUGHOUT STATE.
Augusta.—The annual district con
ference of the Methodist churches in
the Augusta district adjourned to meet
next year at tiie White Oak camp
grounds.
Broxton. —Guests at a local hotel
had a narrow escape getting out of
the building in their night clothes
when the hotel was destroyed by fire
originating in the rear of an adjoin
ing drug store.
Decatur. —The Decatur board of
trade is planning a series of automo
bile trips over DeKalb county. The
purpose of these trips is for the peo
ple of Decatur to become better ac
quainted with the people of other sec
tions of the county and with the coun
ty itself.
Washington, D. C. —The war depart
ment has announced candidates for ap
pointment to the military academy at
West Point at the beginning of the
academic year 1915. The list includes:
Georgia: Lucius Duß. Clay, Marietta;
Julian K. Miller, alternate, Augusta;
Malcolm McG. Maner. alternate, War
renton.
Macon. —It’s the easiest thing in the
world to get elected to office in Bibb
county, or rather it would appear so
from the fact that a man who has been
dead for ten years has just recently
been elected a member of the Bibb
county Democratic executive commit
tee in the recent county primary held
here.
Atlanta. —Dumb animals will be ben
eficiaries of a fund of $25,000 which
will be raised by the Atlanta Humane
society. Col. J. F. Burke, retiring
president, at the annual meeting,
pledged to donate $5,000 to the fund.
He declared that he will make pro
vision for that amount in his will
to be paid at his death provided mem
bers of the society raise, by donation
or subscription, $20,000 additional.
Americus.—Camp Sumter, United
Confederate Veterans, with a member
ship exceeding 200, in monthly meet
ing, assembled here, adopted resolu
tions to the effect that inasmuch as
j no city had yet extended an invitation
I to the Georgia division, Confederate
veterans, to hold its annual meeting,
that Macon, being a central and ac
cessible point, be adopted as the an
nual meeting place.
Valdosta.—Ten counties, six in Geor
gia and four in Florida, have practi
cally concluded arrangements to make
county exhibits at the Georgia-Florida
fair, to be held here during the lat
ter part of October. The ten counties
which have closed for space are Col
quitt, Brooks, Berrien, Tift, Grady and
Lowndes, in Georgia, and Bradford,
Hamilton, Columbia and Madison, in
Florida. -
To the Voters of Hall County.
Gainesville. Ga., July 15. 1914.
I am a candidate tor State Senator
from the 33rd District and respect
fully ask your support and influence
in my behalf. I invite a careful in
vestigation of my record while serv
ing two terms in the lower house of
the General Assembly, in 1905-K and
1911-12. I did not miss a single
day's service during the four years I
, was there, and voted on every im-
I portant bi 1 ! considered by the house.
:as the records will show. I intro
i duced a bill providing for biennial
i sessions qf the Legislature which
i was favorably reported by the eom
: mittee, but was defeated in the house.
} I think once in two years is often
i enough for the Legislature to meet,
i This theory is borne out by the ex
perience of more than forty States
in the Union. Georgia and South
i Carolina are the only Southern
States that hold annual sessions. I
introduced the bill to make it a mis
demeanor to be drunk on the public
highway, which has done much to
conserve public morals and protect
the people of the rural districts.
I am the author of what is known
as the bloodhound bill requiring
Sheriffs to keep well trained blood
hounds for tracking criminals. I
introduced and had passed a bill to
increase the pensions of Confederate
soldiers who are blind from to
SIOO. I introduced fifteen general
bills during the four years I was in
the House; several of them passed
and I secured a favorable report on
every one except four. I voted and
worked for the passage of the fol
lowing laws: A bill to abolish the
colored troops in Georgia. A bill
to make it a crime to buy or sell
votes. A bill to establish a State
reformatory, where the young and
tender criminals can be separated
from, detained and reformed, with
out being subject to the evil effects
of association with the more hard
ened criminals. A bill to establish
the agricultural schools. A bill to
prohibit dealing in cotton futures
and other farm products. A bill to
reduce the hours of labor in cotton
mills to ten hours per day. A bill
to amend the Constitution so as to
exempt from taxation cotton and
other farm products for one year.
I think the State should give pen
sions to all the Confederate soldiers
regardless of what they are worth.
Only a few are living and they are
getting old and the number decreas
ing (‘very year.
With my experience in the house
and general affairs I hope that I am
justified in the belief that I can
render capable service in the Senate,
i have no pledges to make, except
that I shall, if elected, pursue the
same conservative course I have in
the past, and will endeavor to do
my full duty to the best of my abili
ty, to protect the interest of all
classes alike, and to always vote and
work for what 1 conceive to be for
the best interest of the people.
Respectfully,
S. K. CHRISTOPHER.
Greenway —Roberts.
Mr. Robert E. Greenway and Miss
Blanche Roberts, both of this city,
were married at the home of Rev.
J. E. Crumley, pastor of Central
Baptist church, yesterday afternoon
at 2.30 o’clock, only a few immediate
friends witnessing the ceremony.
Both young people are well known
in the city, having been connected
with the Newman-Frierson-MeEver
Company for a number of years.
The groom is a son of Mr. J. W.
Greenway of Gillsville, and is a
hustling business young man, and
has made many friends since com
ing to Gainesville, who congratu
late him upon the most noble prize
which he has won.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. B. F. Roberts and is a beauti- j
ful and accomplished young woman
whose friends are legion.
After the ceremony the young
people left for a two weeks trip to
Washington. Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, after which they will
be at home to their friends at the
the bride’s parents, on Grove street.
Hardman Reports Bright Prospects.
From Tuesday’s Constitution:
Dr. L. G. Hardman, candidate for
governor, was at his headquarters
in the Kimball House for a few
hours on Monday for the first time
in ten days or more.
Dr. Hardman has just returned
from south Georgia, where the has
been in about twenty-five counties
forwarding his campaign. Dr. Hard
man said he was much gratified at
the encouragement with which his
campaign is meeting in south Geor
gia. It was stated at his headquar
ters that he found many favorable
reports from other parts of the state
at his headquarters which led him
to be very optimistic upon his re
turn.
Dr. Hardman left Monday after
noon for his home in Commerce,
where he will rest somewhat from
his campaign labors and assist in
the entertainment of the Georgia
Press association, which is in session
in Commerce this weekj
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peddlers of alum baking powders, no jug
gling with chemicals, or pretended analysis,
or cooked-up certificates, or falsehoods of
any kind, can change the fact that
Royal Baling Powder
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cial; examinations to be of the
highest leaveninfj efficiency,
of absolute
parity and
Royal Baking Powder is indispensable
for making finest and most economical food.
Made it Through the Country.
Sheriff Spencer left Gainesville
last Friday morning with Burl El
rod, the crazy negro who snatched
the purse of Reube Burgess on
Athens street a few weeks ago, for
Milledgeville, making the trip
through the country in his automo
bile. Mr. Spencer upon returning
looked like he had been to a meeting
of the Blackjack Association. We
thought he had, but he explained
that the roads were terribly muddy
down near the Asylum, and that
accounted for rhe mudspots on his
clothes.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman King of
Griffin are this week guests of Mr.
and Mrs. W. G. Mealor.
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Hardman in Forsyth.
From Wednesday's Constitution.
Sheriff M. G. Lummus of Forsyth
county was in Atlanta on Tuesday
and commented favorably on the
chances of Dr. L. G. Hardman, can
didate for governor, to carry For
syth county. He said that Dr. Hard
man is rapidly gaining strength ini
Forsyth and that present indications j
are that he will carry the county. I
It was stated at Dr. Hardman’s !
headquarters in the Kimball House i
that reports received on Tuesday j
indicate that Dr. Hardman may I
depend upon Crisp, Wilcox. Dooly, |
and Turner counties to go for him. i
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Flowery Branch.
Mr. C. B. Mi Hi kin and family' are
at St. Simons for a few days.
Mrs. Moore of Lawrenceville has
returned home after visiting her
sister. Mrs. J. C. Smith.
Mr. W. W. Cooper returned from
New York. Monday, where he had
been on a business trip.
Mrs. B Williams has as her guests
Miss Maybell Smith of Atlanta, and
Miss Roe Palmer of Oklahoma.
Rev. Chas. A. Swift is attending
the district meeting this week in
Cleveland.
Mrs. Henry Vance and children,
with her sister, Miss Annie Smith
of Aragon, are spending thesummer
i with their lather. Mr. I). Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Benson of
Gainesville have returned home af
ter spending vacation with the lat
ter’s father, Mr. Geo. F. Bapwell.
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i Mrs. F. T. Davie entertained de-
I lightfully Keeley Co. clerks of At
lanta a week-end recently, which is
an annual fete.
Miss Ethel Roark is visiting Miss
Clara Farr of Dacula.
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sister. Mrs. Calvin Parr of Athens.