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SANDERSVI L L E - HERALD
The Sandersville Herald.
Estabished in 1841.
RESULTS OF GAO RULE AND ONE MAN POWER.
Oldest Paper in This. Section of Georgia
Official Organ of Washington County.
Herald Publishing Co. ‘
Q. H. HOWARD, Editor.
J. E. TAYLOR, Manager.
Entered nt the Sandersville post-
office ns Second Class mail matter
January 2nd, 1907.
WE GIVE CREDIT TO
THE ADMINISTRATION.
JESSE MERCER AND
CAPT. WILLIAMS.
AA’e are not. in sympathy with the
efforts made in many quarters to min
imize the efforts made and |tlie things
done by the present administration,
nor do we agree with those who would
charge
the entire responsibility Tor tlie pa
and its results.
Moreover, we believe in giving credit
where credit isdtip, especially to one
whose disappointments must be great
an.1 whose magnificent effort to bring
abundant and lasting prosperity to
Gsorgin was made in good faith and
with a zeal and perseverance which
deserve great credit. Besides. Gover
nor Smith was not entirely responsible
for the crowd sent to the legislature
and for the wild radicalism and the
crazy efforts of some of the members.
The fact that some of these art* being
replaced by more conservative men,
means that the governor’s chances for
better results will be good, if he is
again elected.
But there is a matter which deserves
special emphasis and there can be no
complaint that it has not been settled.
As a result of the present administra
tion. very largely, we now know who
owns the Central of Georgia railway.
It has always been a matter of regret
to the writer, as it must have been to
every Georgian, not to he abfe to say
who owned the Central railroad. Vis
itors to this state must also have won
dered and no doubt frequently inquired
who had the deeds to the Junda and
billa of sale to the cars and other tier-
tonal properly and whether the title
vu conveyed to the owner bf the real
estate and the personal property, all
in the same instrument. Borne of
these details are yet in doubt, but they
will probably be cleared up when the
legislature convenes. AVe shall prob
ably know in June whether the deed is
witnessed by two witnesses and who
they are, or if there is no deeij record
ed. A detail that may tie cleared up
is whether the stock certificates are
printed or engraved.
Long ago, members of the legislature
should have realized that it was natu
ral for anybody out of the legislature
to want to know who owned the prop
erty of oilier people. It is a natural
inquiry people make and nothing
should be spared in the way of diligent
efforts by legislators to let the public
know who owns pro|>erty.
Ignorance of the real title to rail
road property causes much annoyance
and discomfort in traveling. Passen
gers look upon the magnificent cars
and wonder who owns them. They
turn and ask each other and discover
that the passengers do not know. The
news butch, ^!m is supposed to know
everything, is appealed u» as he passes
through and shakes his head. Passen
gers get desperate. They look at the
signs along the way and read the names
of the stations in the hope that the
name of the proprietor may appear
underneath some of them, but they
look in vain. No agent hands out the
owner’s card seeking business for the
road. This has been going on in Geor
gia for years and it was quite natural
that an effort would he made to end
it sometime.
Be it said to the credit of this ad
ministration that though some of the
details ure yet lacking, we know who
owns the property and we take pleas
ure in giving his name here that it
may be cut out ready printed and
pasted in the bats of people, so that it
may not be forgotten. The owner is
Mr. Harrimun, E. h. Harriman.. What
ever else may be said against the ad
ministration, those who would like to
do no injustice should always be will
ing to say that the ownership of the
Central has been cleared up and there
is hope that we may know who owns
other railroads before there is any
considerable excursion traveling this
summer.
AVe hope that there may be some w ay for the gng rule adopted by tiro state
democratic executive committee to be overridden, in order that the white
voters of this state may have the right to express themselves as to their choice
for president and that never again will there be any effort to turn the power
of choosing tin* democratic candidate praeticnlly over to one man, however
popular he may become in the advocacy of any measure. In order that one
man rule might prevail in Georgia and Governor Smith be able to build about
him a political machine more powerful and vastly more dangerous than any
“ring” could ever become, the state committee, after full consideration, dis
franchised every voter in Georgia except those who happened to be members
of county democratic executive committees, so far as the choice of a democratic
candidate for president is concerned, with not even a provision for the instruc
tion by the voters of the delegates who will assemble in Atlanta to elect
delegates who will in turn select the candidate of the democrats for president.
In order to see through this scheme, one has only to rend the rule adopted
by the executive committee on this subject, which we give below, but perhaps
there are some practical results which might follow, that the people generally
have not thoroughly considered. It is perhaps serious enough that white
democrats have been disfranchised and that they ha*- not been given the
right by the committee to express themselves on the selection of the one can
didate. who. if elected, will have vastly more power than have many kings,
and whose administration will affect every line of business and in a direct and
powerful way every man’s welfare in America, and this will be sufficient
■ up to the governor of Georgia excuse for ths county committees to do whatever may be done to check now-
tire responsibility for the panic . this most undemocratic effort to place the power of selecting the standard
bearer of the democrats praeticnlly in the hands of one man, so far as Georgia
is concerned.
AA'p confess that the problem for the county committees to solve is a
serious one and one which the rule below mnkes almost, if not entirely, ini|>os-
sible of solution so as to legally and in accordance with democratic precedent,
allow the people the right to vote upon the question. However, this effort to
disfranchise the white voters is a serious mattei and requires that whatever
may be done, be done now, to save the honor of the party and restore to the
people their unquestioned right.
Had it. not been for the confidence of the committee that the precedent in
Georgia is so well established and the sentiment so wide spread to elect the
governor fora second term, this one man rqle would, perhaps, never have
been adopted. But, even if the friends and supporters of Governor Smith are
w illing to swallow this scheme now, they should remember that such a power
given to some future governor of Georgia might become very obnoxious to
them and that this is not a question of men, but a question of democratic
principle.
It is idle and is begging the question to defend the committee by saying
that Governor Smith’s former opponents are the only ones who are criticising
the rule. This is not true, in the first place, because many of the papers in
Georgia who supported the governor arc not willing to swallow this scheme
and besides, we know of no rule of democracy which would allow that because
a man voted for or against any candidate for governor, he should be deprived
of tlie privilege of voting for the candidate of his choice for president.
In case of the election of the democratic candidate for whom Governor
Smith or Governor Brown or whoever shall be elected shall cast the vote of
Georgia, what would happen? As is well known, there are not hundreds, but
thousands of federal officeholders in Georgia appointed by the president. At
the present time, the state is black with them and you meet them wherever
you turn. Of course if the govornor cast Georgia’s vote for the president, he
would lie indebted to him in such measure that in all appointments, the con
testants being of equal fitness, the endorsement of Georgia’s governor would
naturally turn the scale and forever afterword in politics, such governor yould
rally around his standard a host of grateful and willing friends, generally
enough of them to carry his point in politics, at least. This would be the most
serious of the results, perhaps. ,;
As pointed out in the Dublin Times editorial in this issue (and our recol-
lection is the Dublin Times did some splendid and effective work to secure
Governor Smith’s election) there is an urgent necessity that something be
done to change or give relief from this rule and we heartily and sincerely
hope there will be.
AA’e have had oocasion to criticise this rule before and received an unsigned
communication recently defending it. Had the communication been signed,
we would haw clreerfully published it and if any white man has anything to
say for this rule or in justification of it, these columns are open to him, if he
will write the article for publication over bis signature.
This is the rule to which we refer:
“Recognizing the successful candidate for governor at said primary ns
being the ofiicinl exponent of the party policies for the term of two years,-the
delegates to the convention shall be elected by tbe county executive commit-
supporters of the policies advocated by such suc-
HARDWICK’S TARIFF
SPEECH.
AVe have taken no stork in the race
for prison commissioner because we
have no lit candidate to push. But
looks to us like there is a cut and dried
scheme upon the part of the daily pa
pers and north and middle Georgia
politicians to rush Oapt. AViley AS il
limns of Oohimbus, into office and
square nil the balance of this state.
“AA’e do uot like the spirit, hence we
feel that our whole section ought to
line up for Jesse Mercer of Fitzgerald,
who is a candidate for the office, lie
is a fine fellow and fully capable to fill
the office. AA’e commend Mr. Mercer
to all the voters of south Georgia.—
Vidalia Advance.
Tint IIkuai.i) always rends the edito
rials of Editor l)i-kens with great
interest and pleasure, but we are sure
he misconstrues the general support of
Captain Williams by the people of
north and middle Georgia. Besides,
the,indications are that Oaptnin AA'il-
liams is very strong also in south
Georgia and we believe it is due not to
any “cut and dried plan,” but ton
general demand for a man of long ex
perience with criminals as well as a
good man to bold this important office
and of a man who proposes to give the
ollice his time and attention instead of
making it a side line.
Captain AA’illiams lias these qualifi
cations and proposes to look after the
interests of the people.
He is not making the sections an
issue, but Capt. AVilliams comes from
south Georgia and if our fripnd, the
editor of the Advance, knew him well
we are sure he could not think Capt.
AVilliams would be a party to any
scheme of politicians.
PROCRUSTEAN BEDS.
The Congressional Record contains a
speech delivered by Congressman
Hardwick on February twelfth on the
Tariff question which we regard as the
best delivered by him since lie entered
congress and which we regret that we
cannot present to the readers of Titr
11 KitAi.n in full. To present extracts
from this speech would be an injustice
In this speech Mr. Hardwick goes to
the root of the matter and presents in
a practical, forceful way, unanswerable
arguments against a protective tariff.
He illustrates this argument by a re
view of the facts connected with the
organization and growth of the Ameri
can Tin Plate Company which was
later swallowed up 1>y the United
States Steel Corporation and following
the business year by year shows the
result of the legalized robbery which
can be accomplished behind the tariff
wall.
Singling out a single protected busi
ness, instead of general arguments
against the tariff system, the speech
more clearly illustrates the democratic
position opposing a protective tariff
and more powerfully assails the repub
lican position than has any tariff
speech yet delivered during the session,
and those who read the speech care
fully will not fail to be so impressed
with it.
Throughout the speech are taken up
the arguments advanced by tbe pro
tectionists and they are refuted in able
and pointed reasoning and by showing
how they fail to benefit the American
petiple.
Altogether. Mr. Hardwick’s tariff
speech is an able one and does him
credit.
It was most liberally applauded by
the Democrats.
year’s SUPPORT,
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GEORGIA—AA’ashi ngton County.
Ordinary’s OAlice, Mar. 2. 1908.
AV he re as the appraisers appointed to
set apart and assign a year’s support
for Mrs I.olla Swint out of the estate
of K T. Swint, late of said county, de
ceased, have filed their return. All
persons concerned are hereby notified
to be and appear at the court of ordi
nary of said county on the first Mon
day in April, 190H, next, and show
cause, if any they can, why said return
should not be approved and be made
the judgment of said court.
0. 1). Thku'kn, Ordinary.
tees from the friends and
cessful candidate for governor.”
0NE=MAN POWER.
AVonder if Mr. Howell advised “Lit
tle Joe” not to challenge Governor
Smith to a jint ’spute.
Byt Governor Smfth has the dis
franchisement law to his credit and is
now on the prohibition band wagon
and these cover a multitude of sins.
Candidate Brown has learned n lesson
from the Atlanta Journal’s silence and
failare to debate the question with the
Jeffersonian and announces that he
will not debate with Governor gmith.
That’s a good beginning for Mr. Brown.
Howeve r, it is not necessary to be an
orator to make a good governor and
perhaps the people had rather read the
debate than hear it.
In a recent, issue the Times took oc
casion to call attention to one of the
rules adopted by the state democratic
executive committee in regard to the
selection of delegates to the state con
vention. AA’e could not see the justice
of such a rule, and it looked to us as
if the state committee had gone out of
its way to deprive a large number of
good democrats in Georgia of their
political rights.
The Macon Telegraph takes the same
view of the matter, and in an editorial
ic its issue of Tuesday «uys:
“The rule adopted by the state dem
ocratic executive committee for the
selection of delegates to the state con
vention provides that the county com
mittees shall appoint meu chosen from
the friends of the man named at the
primary for governor, ai*d who shall
also endorse and approve the ‘policies’
advocated by him.
“Thus one man shall name all the
delegates—even from those counties
which vote for a minority candidate,
if there shall be a contest and a minor
ity candidate—depriving the minority
of any representation at ail in the
convention. %
“But this is not all. The state con
vention—which will not be a delibera
tive body, but made to carry out the
will of one man, be he Smith, or
Brown, or Jones—will also name the
delegates to the national convention to
nominate a candidate for president on
the national democratic ticket. Thus
one man in Georgia is delegated—not
by the people, but by the executive
committee—to throw the voice and
vote of the democrats of this state for
his choice for president. He is not
only to name the delegates of a solid
convention with no minority represen
tation to pass on ‘my policies’ in this
state, but tojliim is also givey the
right to name the delegates to the
national convention and carry out buy
policies’ in the broader field of the
nation. Thus the man named in the
primary for governor—be he Smith, or
Brown, or Jones—will be the whole
thing, state and national, and the peo
ple will have no voice. The minority
will be disfranchised in the Georgia
field, and the whole people ol the state
in the national
will be disfranchised
field.
“This is not machine politics. It is
worse. It is one-man power not dele
gated by the people—be he Smith, or
Brown or Jones.
“AA’e are traveling some—in the
wrong direction.”
The Times eat, understand how any
man or set of men might wish to per
petuate themselves in power. This is
polities. But while doing that, the
rights of thousands of people who be
long to the same political party should
occasionally be kept in view. Nobody
expects the stnto democratic executive
committe to make any concessions to
members of the republican party, for
instance, but it is expected that ail
who are depended upon to march to
the polls next October and support the
nominees of the June primary shall be
treated with more consideration than
is shown those •who may not have
happened to vote for Hoke Smith two
years ugo.
It is hardly probuhle that the state
committee would entertain the idea
of meeting again and modifying or
Rescinding its role In regard to the
selection of delegates, but a broad and
liberal construction can be placed
upon the rule and fair treatment uc-
corded a large proportion of democrats
whose only offense is that they hap
pened not to vote for the ‘one man
1906 IT some such concession be not
made, the powers now in control will
live to regret their action.—Dublin
Times.
Tax Receiver’s 1st Round.
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Northen “
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Harrison “
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Stonewall “
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Cleveland “
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Smith “
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Riddleville “
1488th ‘
Teunille “
10
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Barksdale “
13,
99th ‘
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Clays “
14,
136th ‘
Buncomb “ *
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AA’arthen “
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96th ‘
Giles ”
15,
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Cato’s “
94th ‘
Davisboro “
16,
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Sun Hill “
17,
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Tabernacle “
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The following interview given out by
Hon. G. McLendon, chairmnn of tbe
railroad commission of Georgia has
been the subject of considerable com
ment. The chairman was referring to
the vyithdrawal of $500,000 of deposits
from the banks of this state by the
Southern railroad, but discussed the
railroad situation in Georgia in such a
way as that probably fifty or more of
the bills introduced at the last session
of the legislature intended to reform
the railroads will not be pushed, at
least for the present. The chairman
said: .
“There is nothing that I.can say,
except to express tny regret, and there
is nothing that I can do, except to try
and help bring back to Georgia these
large deposits of the Southern railroad
“During this great decline in the
volume of moving traffic, the railroads,
all of them, are in pretty hard lines.
The railway companies are compelled
to do business, that is, they are com
pelled to operate their roads at all
times, and when business falls off they
ure compelled to adjust themselves to
the Procrustean bed of circumstances.
I do not believe any of our railroads
are going into the hands of receivers,
but 1 believe all of them will be com
pelled to institute every possible
• economy of operation in order to meet
obligations that cannot be reduced or
postponed.”
In explanation of the meaning of the
Procrustean beds, we give the follow
ing from the Augusta Chronicle:
‘Editor Chronicle: AV'i 11 you please
explain what the Hon..Guyton McLen
don, chairman of the stute railroad
commission meant when lie said,
the interview published in your paper
on Friday that the railroads are com
pelled to adjust themselves to the
“Procrustean beds” of circumstances?
“A Subscriber.
“AV hen the Hon. Guyt opens up his
language department it is best to haul
down your dictionary at once. But, in
this instance, we take pleasure in sup
plying for you the meaning or his figure
of speech. Here it is from AVebster’s
dictionary:
" ‘PROCRUSTEAN :—Pertaining to
or resembling Procrustes, or his mode
of torture.
“ ‘PROCRUSTES :-In Grecian Myth
ology, a celebrated robber, who
stretched his victims upon an iron bed
or mutilated them till their forms
fitted its dimensions; whence the
metaphorical phrase, ‘The Bed of Pro
crustes.’ ”
"The Hon. Guyt’s ‘Procrustean bed
tor the railroads must at once appear
to everyone as a most appropriate (
figure of speech .—Editor Chronicle.” |
AA’e are inclined to think that the
regrets of Mr. McLendon thus publicly I
expressed will have a tendency to 1
greatly improve conditions and con-j
gratulate him that he is fearless
enough, just in the beginning of a new
campaign, to call public attention to 1
present conditions. A little letup in 1
reform is what seems to be needed for
the present. Not only the railroads 1
but some other business enterprises
are in hard lines and stretched on !
“Procrustean beds.”
Fri. a m
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I will be in Sandersville on Saturdays
until books ure closed.
John H. Duggan, r. T, R. AV, C.
YKAR 8 SUPPORT.
GEORlIIA—AA’asliington County.
Ordinary’s Office, Mar. 2, 1P08.
Whereas the appraisers appointed to
set apart and assign a years support
for Mrs. Parali Duggan and minor
children of 41. M. Duggan, out of the
estate of G. M. Duggan, late of said
county, deceased, have filed their re
turn. All persons concerned nre here,
by notified to be and appear at the
court of ordinary of snid county on the
first Monday in April, 1908, next, and
show cause, if any they can, why suid
return should not be approved and b«
made the judgment of said court.
C. D. Thiopkn, Ordinary.
Application to Sell Timber.
GE()RGIA—AA’nshington Comity.
Ordinary’s Office, Mar. 2. Bins.
H. B. Massey, guardian for the I! T.
Hattaway minors, has applied for leave
to sell 4-5 interest of timber on twenty
ncres land in tbe 96th District G. M,
Washington county. This is therefore
to notify all concerned to file their
objections, if any they have, on or be
fore the first Monday in April 19 8
next, else leave will then be granted
said applicant ns applied for.
C. I). TiiiopxN, Ordinary.
New Road.
Administrator’s Sale.
GEOHGIA—AA’ashington County.
Under nnd by virtue of an order
granted by the Hon. C. D. Thigpen,
ordinary of said county, nt the regular
term of the court of ordinary of said
county or. the 2nd day of March 1908,
toC.C. Adams, administrator of the
estate of Hopewell Adams, deceased,
will sell at public outcry within tbe
legal hours of sale on tbe 1st Tuesday
in April 1908, before the court house in
Sandersville, Ga., the following des
cribed property : One house and lot in
town of Tetinille, Ga, bounded as fol
lows: north by lands of estate of A. R.
Adams; east by lands of A. R. Adams,
Dr. R. L. Miller and Iverson Lord;
south by Dr. It. L. Miller and Iverson
Lord ; west by Iverson Lord.
Also one hi acre lot in town of Ten-
nille, Ga., bounded as follows: north
by land of J. O. Boatright and I. Lord ;
east by lands of H. D. and C. M.
Adams; sonth by lands of I. Lord;
west by estate of A. R. Adams.
Terms of sale cash.
This March 2nd, 1008.
G C. Adams, Administrator
Estate of Hopewell Adams.
Dr. J. H. EVANS
Tenders his professional services to the
citizens of Sandersville nnd community
Office over Sandersville Drug Co.
Residence at Hotel Julidn.
GEORGIA—Washington County.
Office Commissioners of Roads
and Revenues.
Notice is hereby given that if no
good cause is shown to the contrary on
or before the 12th of March, 1908, at
10 o’clock, the following proposed new
rond in the 92nd nnd 94th districts will
be established. Said road having been
reported of public utility by special
roud commissioners: Beginning nt the
road near tlie bridge over Steel creek,
running through the laud formerly be
longing to H.G. Wright now owned by
Brown, Morris A Taylor, and through
land owned by AV. B. Francis, connect
ing with Francis bridge road near
Francis gin house, keeping old bed of
private rond ns near as practicable.
Francis reserves the right to keep two
gates across road closed from 20th day
of December to the 5th day of March
in each y<ar thereafter.
This 14th day of February, 1908.
I. AV. Newman, Sec, It. A R.
The Best Remedy
For Whooping Cough.
We have no hesitancy in rec
ommending Cherry Balsam for
Whooping Cough because it lias
been thoroughly tested nnd al
ways gives good results.
A trial will convince our friends
that no other remedy equals it.
Sandersville Drug Co.
wtr For that
Cherry Balsam.
Cough you need
A’business is known to the outside
world by its stationery. AVe print the
kind you won’t be ashamed of.
D^-For Rent—Part of one of the
nicest store rooms in city. See J, AV,
Flowers at Model Barber Shop.
Isaac Silver & Bro s.
OPENING OF SPRING AND SUMMER
MILLINERY AND
DRESS
Thursday
APRIL
and
SECOND
GOODS
Friday,
THIRD
AND
Miss Gibson, our designer and
trimmer, will have displayed Two
Hundred and Fifty of the newest
fads in Spring and Summer Hats,
besides scores of ready-to-wears,
and childrens hats and baby caps.
Our Dress Goods Display wiil reveal the Newest
Shades and Weaves in Woolens for the Spring and
Nets and Silks, and the stylish bands, things, etc.
TWO DAYS,
Thursday and Friday, Apr. 2nd and 3rd