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SANDERSVII, LE HERALD.
The Sandersville Herald.
Sandersville
Hstnbished In 1841.
Published Weekly.
Oldest Paper in This Section of Georgia
Official Organ of Washington County.
Herald Publishing Co.
O. h. HOWARD, Editor.
J. E. TAYLOR, Manager.
TOO DEEP IN MIRE.
Entered at the Sandersville post-
cffioe as Second Class mail matter
January 2nd, 1907.
THE DEFENSE.
The removal of Joseph M. Brown
from the office of Railroad Commission
er within nbout three weeks of the ex
piration of his term of office could not
be said to be to prevent future harm
from him and can he defended only on
the idea that it was necessary to punish
him and humiliate him for past deeds.
Leaving the other two members (a
majority) on the Commission was a
confession that the majority was trying
to do right, or at least, that then* was
no fear that great harm could continue
from them and as they had the majority
Little Joe could not have done any
damage by remaining in office until his
term expired.
The question arises, should the gov
ernor have acted ns jury, judge and
executioner in a free state, where men
love justice and would it not have been
far better to grant him the same privil
ege of a hearing granted to every citi
zen in the courts, be he high or low,
rich or poor.
Many people believed the governor
knew of grave offenses Mr. Brown had
committed and that lie would suspend
Mr. Brown as soon as he went into of
fice, specify his charges and allow Mr.
Brown the privilege of a hearing and
they were startled when lie waited un
til the legislature was adjourned and
rend where the governor had dis
charged a public official almost at the
end of his term of office. But they
waited and now the governor has given
his reasons and such “reasons” as they
are!
Perhaps in the zealousness and heat
of partisanship, there may be many
wlm will lose sight of the grave injus
tice don?. Perhaps men may think
this instance of injustice should be ex
cused as a mistake, but in the calmer
moments when men can reason and
think without bias or prejudice this
act of Governor Smith must be con-
demed and the spirit that prompted it
despised by all true men.
Largely for this reason and because
Governor 8 nith’s specification of his
oharges exlionorate Mr. Brown, there
are many who will do what they can
to repair the great injury done and in
which so many indirectly aided with
out intentionally doing an injustice.
We hope the governor, before the
race is ended, will have the courage,
and the manliness, (in view of his poor
reasons for Mr. Brown’s discharge,) to
publicly apologise to Mr. Brown and
the people of Georgia for his hasty and
ill considered action and thus, while
not wholly repairing the injury, yet
showing a disposition to atone for his
mistake.
SOME WISE WORDS.
It is unworthy of "His Royal Hoke-
ness” to charge in public speeches that
negroes nre wearing Joe Brown buttons
and to insinuate that they are being
furnished by Mr. Brown’s supporters.
The people of Geoigia have common
sense and they understand that no
friend of Mr. Brown would he foolish
enough to do such a thing even if it
could lie conceived that any of them
had the desire to do so.
We hoped the campaign waged by
the governor would not get quite so
deep in mud and mire and filth as to
resort to these tactics.
If any buttons are furnished negroes
we believe the white people of Georgia
will not get so blind ns not to be nble
to see through the scheme mid under
stand by whom and for what purpose
they are furnished. Any man who will
furnish negroes with buttons of either
andidate. under the present ciroum-
stHiices, is not worthy to vote in the
primary at all.
KEEP SMILING.
The Thomasville
Hokeache.
Times spells it
Let “John Doe” come out in the open
and give his real name.
The Milledgeville News refers to the
governor as “Poor Hoke Smith !”
Last Friday’s polls of voters mailed
to the several papers showed Brown
1,900, Smith 477.
The editor of the Greensboro Herald
Journal dops not want any friends like
“Friend” Moseley.
Some of them are now calling him
"Watermelon Joe.” That’s the next
thing to “Governor” in Georgia.
The additions of straw ballots made
by the Telegraph published Tuesday
show Brown 3486 and Smith 19*3.
HOKE smith, ONE of 1THE few
IMMORTAL mimes THAT where NOT
born TO die?—Rome Tribune-Herald.
Additions of the polls takpn and pub
lished Saturday made by the poll Edi
tor of the Telegraph gave Brown 1491
and Smith 372.
POLLS FROM THE AT
LANTA CONSTITUTION.
A little heed given at this time to
some words from Richard IT. Edmonds,
editor of the Manufacturers Record, a
southern journal, will be worth while
He comments on the present difficulty
of securing capitalists to invest in the
Bouth and we give some extracts from
his statement for the benefit of our
readers. They are us follows:
“The present financial and business
Conditions and the recent decline in
cotton have not been at all surprising
to me.
“Last summer I published a state
ment to the effect that tiie anti-corpor
ation and ar.ti-railroad legislation and
the effort to change all trade conditions
based on years of experience which
was sweeping over the south would not
only affect every business interest, but
would c6st the cotton planters of the
south at least $100,000,000 on the crop
of 1907-8. That prediction lias already
been fulfilled. It did not require any
great mental ability or any gift of
prophecy to know that its fulfillment
was inevitable.
“We are paying the just penalty of
our own sins. As a people we heeded
the teachings of false prophets, and,
like those of old, who accented the
teachings of the false prophets, who
claimed to be divinely inspired, but
proved not to be, we have lmd to pay
the penalty. The penalty has been one
aggregating hundreds of millions of
dollars of loss to the south; it has
meant the impoverishment of thous
ands who are without employment,
while twelve months ago there was
more work to be done than there were
workers to do it.
“The reason for this change is that
the south hus not treated capital with
entire fairness. The wave of political
liy»terics which 1ms swept over the
south has made the moneyed people of
the world afraid to invest here, and so
we are not getting one tithe as much
of outside money as we need for legiti
mate development und which we could
readily command under wiser and
saner recognition of the right of capi
tal to thorough protection.”
Let us all remain in a good humor
during the campaign. We are not
inclined to get offended by the incon
siderate language of reformers. We
know how they feel over the present
situation. It hasn’t been much more
than a yenr that- we felt the same way.
Of course its bad to see the thing go
ing. hut friends of the governor should
cheer up. Perhaps Judge Hines, At
torney Crum and the governor all
speaking throughout the state may be
able to do something. Oratory is a
great power. It beats "silent con
tempt” tactics all hollow. The j people
are fair. If they believe the adminis
tration should be changed, they will
change it, it doesn’t matter how they
have thought in the past. Take it
easy, gentlemen. Don’t talk about
Little Joe’s personal appearance too
much. Even if he were as ugly
Alex Stephens he could still make a
good governor, and don’t talk about
losing jobs Thirty thousand men have
lost their jobs in Georgia, not because
Governor Hoke started the panic, but
bpeause his policies are dangerous in
panicy times and because they tend to
help along the panic and contribute to
it; besides, Little Joe has always been
able to get a better job and has worked
and accumulated money for twenty-
live years.
Don’t worry about “Friend” Mose
ley. He hasn’t apologized yet, but he
probably will. “Friend” Moseley just
overdid the thing and lias been shown
up.
Little Joe is running a clean race,
lie does not fallout with those who
oppose him and call them names.
Let every man vote his convictions
and we will admire the Smith support
er who does it just as we would any
man.
Keep on smiling. "ITis Royal Hoke-
ness” is not exactly the same yester
day, today and forever and there may
something turn up for him to crftwl on
that may give him a chance yet.
Is not Gov. Smith making a mistake
when he criticises the personal appear
ance of his opponent, Mr. Brown? Mr.
Brown is not before the people of
Georgia asking for the office of gover
nor because of iiis personal appearance
In physique lie stands just as God
made him, and God’s hnndiwork
human form is not a proper subject for
political criticism. If Joe Brown were
as ugly ns Caliban, that fact considered
in itself would nut argue that he was
less able or less honest than if his
presence were that of an Apollo. The
test that the voters care about ■
a candidate’s merit, his capacity, not
his beauty.—Savannah News.
The Hekai.d will present to its read
ers in our next issue the splendid ad
dress of Justice Evans delivered here
on Memorial Day.
Goodbye, Hoke, some hate to see
you go. but thank goodness they are
getting smaller ami smaller every day.
—Thomasville Times.
To a fellow sitting on the fence it is
laughable indeed, to see the activity of
the “silent contempt” campaign over
a “joke.”—Augusta Chronicle.
The Little Joe club in Cartersville
numbers 1,016. lit the Fulton county
club there nre 5.800 members. Is it
really a joke?—Commerce News.
A patient public is awaiting the pub
lication of tlie list of the 'Washington
County Hoke Smith Club. Has the
publication of it been abandoned?
The president threatens to veto the
naval appropriation bill unless con
gress renigs and gives him four big
battleships. This veto power some
times works a hardship.
A very strong effort has been made
of late to prevent Mr. Bryan’s nomina
tion at Denver, but the effort seems to
have spent itself without serious harm
to the chances of the “peerless” lender.
We commend the Journal for drop
ping the word “Little” from Joe’s
name and substituting "Buster.” Bus
ter Brown is the most popular nnme
in the papers and Mr. Brown will not
he offended at that.
Homer—Joe Hill reports a poll
at. that- place : Brown 22, Smith 5.
Unnielsville—David A. Mosely
reports a poll taken there by G.
Blackman: Brown 20, Smith 16,
non-commiltal 7, undecided 4.
Adairaville—J. L. Wray reports
a poll of the public square there:
Smith 28, Brown 19, non-com
mittal 0.
Tallulah Falls—C. A. Jnglis re
ports poll of qualified voters
there: Brown 28, Smith 0, non
committal 8.
Broxton—M. L. Hudson, Jr.,
reports poll of that, place: Brown
79, Smith 15.
Marietta—Mr. Looney, Walter
Schilling, Lewis Turner and E. L.
Stringer report poll in Marietta
drugstore: Brown418, Smith 112.
Gainesville—Luther 1). Smith
reports poll in front of R. Smith's
store: Brown 40, Smith 15, non
committal 18.
Snapping Shoals—J. L. Elliot
reports a poll there: Smith 20,
Brown 18. non-committal 8.
Statesboro—J. S. Kenan reports
a noli taken on the Savannah,
Augusta and Northern railroad
train to Portal: Brown 49, Smith;
17, 28 local candidates non-com
mittal.
Atlanta—Edward D. Saye and
George G. Ehlers report a port at
the Western and Atlantic shops:
Brown 41, Smith 1.
Herndon—George L. Jones re
ports a poll at depot taken by
himself and C. E. Attaway : Brown
9, Smith 1.
Harrison—A. W. J. Wood re
ports a poll here: Brown 40,
Smith 10.
Cedartown—Ed Cox reports a
poll on the Seaboard train between
Rockmurt and Cedartown : Brown
22, Smith 0.
Mussella—J. I). Childs reports
po'l here: Brown 80, Smith 2.
Camming—J. R. Echols reports
a poll in the store of Merritt &
taken by himself; Smith 17.
Brown 19, non-committal 5.
Jackson—Frank Z. Curry re
ports poll of Southern train nfter
leaving Cork : Brown 29, Smith 7.
.Pembroke—M. E. Carter reports
poll in his store: Smith 12 (two
not voters), Brown 57,undecided 5.
Cordele—J. A. Malone reports
poll in Ryal’s drugstore: Smith
Brown 28.
Gillsville—J. C. Henderson re
ports a poll there: Brown 48,
Smith 10.
Dr. John Z. Lawshe, 150 West
Peachtree St., reports poll on West.
Peachtree St. car: Smith 14,
Brown 1.
Abbeville—T. T. Holton reports
poll at Goodin<k McNeely’s store:
Brown 20, Smith 0.
DeSoto—E. T. Ferguson, Jr.,
and P. L. Culver report poll there:
Brown 10, Smith 8.
Nearly everywhere the Governor
goes some fellow hobs up with ques
tion, how about immigration, and it is
getting to be quite embarrassing to
him evidently. However, the question
remains unanswered.
That John Doe letter in the Progress
reads like it might have been drafted
in a lawyers office. The John Doe form
suggests such an idea and voters have
been trying to guess from what lawyer
humorist journalist the letter came.
Get in a good humor. Remember
that some of those who are for Little
Joe were terribly beaten in the last
race and stood it. “John Doe” may
survive the coming shock just as well
if he will keep smiling and sit steady
in the boat.
A contemporary that favors the re-
election of Governor Smith suggests ns
a substitute fur "Brown and Bread,”
Hoke and Hoecake.” All right.
Bread, “our daily bread,” is a general
term which covers everything that
goes into the‘ full dinner pail” and the
rich man’s larder as well. But to come
down to “hoecake,” corn bread alone,
is the sad fate of too many working
men that have been thrown out of
employment by this politicians’ panic.
“Hoke and lloecnke” is quite appro
priate.—Macon Telegraph.
Just an inquiry. Since Senator Fel
der of Bibb, who came near defeating
the prohibition bill in the senate by
filibustering and other tactics, intro
duced Governor Smith in Macon the
other day and since Mr. Arnold, who
appeared before the committee as
attorney for parties interested in the
defeat of the measure, when the bill
was under consideration, introduced
him in Atlanta, is it lair to assert as
the truth that all the men are behind
the candidacy of Little Joe Brown for
governor who are opposed to prohibi
tion?
The political topic that is interesting
many people just now is the race for
governor. From what we hear from
many well informed people, Warren
county can he sufely counted at pres
ent in the “Little Joe” column.—
Warren ton Clipper.
Sandersville is to purchase a street
sprinkler. A good chance for the
boozers of that town to get on the
water wagon .— Wndley Star. We
confess that there are reformers here,
but draw the line on boozers. There
are no boozers in Sandersville.
The trouble with His Imperial lloke-
nesij is not the alleged incapacity of
Joseph M. Brown, but a vast and im
measurable indignation that anybody
should presume to stand for an office
which he has chosen to retain for him
self during his own good pleasure.—
Macon Telegraph.
The prohibitionists of Georgia owe a
debt of gratitude to Little Joe Brown
they should never forget. His an
nouncement changed the governor to a
prohibitionist two weeks ago lust Fri
day and though the conversion occurred
on Friday, the>e is no reason to fear a
falling from grace as long as public
sentiment is as strong for prohibition
as it is.
Hoke Smith brags on his size and
good looks, and puts these against Joe
Brown’s ugliness and lack of weight.
While Joseph is not a beauty, he is
better looking than Torn Watson or
Alex Stephens, and out-weighs either.
What we want in Georgia is neither
good looks nor avoirdupois, hut a re
turn to sanity and prosperity.—Law-
renceville News-Herald. '
Our good and ever highly esteemed
neighbor the Progress, began the cam
paign by publishing a short squib de
claring the race of “Little Joe” was a
“joke” and in the last issue we read
three columns and a half of editorial
argument appealing to the voters not
to turn Hoke Smith down. Verily,
Little Joe’s race is quite a huge joke, if
it may still be regardedas a joke at all.
Hockenlnill: Brown 22, Smith 2.
Colbert—Miles Collier reports a
poll there: Brown 4(5, Smith 0.
Milltown—T. C. Skeen reports a
poll in Lovett’s drug store: Brown
89, Smith 7.
Atlanta—A. P. Herrington re
ports poll in Peters building:
Smith 25, Brown 1(5.
Atlanta—J. E. Deering, H. C.
Miller and N. B. Kopka report
poll of warehouse: Brown 9,
Smith 2.
Norwood—T. L. Anderson, mar
shal, reports poll here: Smith 10,
Brown 28, non-committal 8.
Atlanta—E. H. Lvon reports a
poll: Brown 14, Smith 4, non
committal 2.
Doe Run—.J. R. Brown reports
a poll in his store: Smith 82,
Brown 87. undecided 22.
Beverly—\V. H. Epps, superin
tendent Pearle Cotton Mills, re
ports poll mill employees: Brown
82, Smith 0.
Atlanta—Gunter-Watkins drug
store, per Gunter, reports poll in
store: Smith 154, Brown 720.
Cochran—R. A. Sarcy and J. M.
licallin report poll Seaboard train
from Cordele to Helena: Brown
58, Smith 6. Also poll at Pitts
depot: Brown 9, Smith 1. Also
poll at Rochelle depot: Brown 8.
Also poll at Abbeville depot:
Brown 18, Smith 2. Also tram
from Helena to Cochran : Brown
48, Smith 7. Also depot at Hel
ena: Brown 8, Smith 5. Also
depot at Empire: Brown 11,
Smith 8. Total Brown 150, Smith
24.
Isaac—Will J. Royal, .Joe Rod
gers, T. A. Royal, G. W. Sumner,
A. Z. Little and J. J. Sumner re
port poll in A. Z. Little’s shop:
Brown 20, Smith 8.
Fitzgerald —-B, T. Strickland
reports poll in front of city drug
store: Brown 81, Smith 2.
Douglas—Dr. W. W. Terrell and
,T. C. Deen report poll in Union
Pharmacy: Brown 98, Smith 18.
Greensboro—Charles E. Porter
reports poll in F. M. Barnhart’s
store: Brown 11, Smith 2, non
committal 2.
Harvest—-Joseph Church, post
master and merchant, reports poll
Must Register For
Primary Election.
The voters of Washington county
must register for the primary election.
This registration will be sufficient for
all elections this year. All who desire
to participate in the elections should
hear tlnsln mind and register at once
Re careful not to register twice, as this
may cause confusion. Tax collector
W. Sam Askew has had registration
books prepared and appointed regis
trars for the twenty one militia dis
tricts of the county. These registrars,
whose names appear below, have the
proper books in which to enter the
mimes of the voters in their respective
districts, and it is the duty of every
voter wlio desires to have a vote in the
choice of officials to enter their names
in these books. Unless they do so they
will not be eligible to vote. Mr. Askew
has given explicit instructions to the
registrars, and if these instructions are
followed there will be no cause for
errors or omissions.
This is the year of elections as nation
al. state and county officials are to be
chosen by the people, and every eligi
ble citizen should have a voice in the
affairsjof his county. Unless you reg
ister you cannot vote. Therefore reg
ister promptly and tell your neighbors
to do likewise.
The following is the list of registrars
selected for the various districts:
88 A. G, Young
89 B D Joiner and S M Shenly
90 G M Hodges and Bryant Cox
9L J T McAfee
92 W A Woods
93 D M Tanner
94 T J Orr
95 John T Cato and G .1 Trussel
96 J W Harrison and W 11 Burgamy
67 G W Bateman
98 G L Armstrong
99 Jerome Giles
100 H B Pitman /
136 Thomas G Amerson
1253 John E Moye
1315 G M Houghton
1345 R M Layton
1350 W Sam Askew
1384 W A Dukes
1399 G W B Hartley
1488 und 1399 I A Smith
Brown Supporters
Are Organizing.
Those desiring to
join the Local J 0e
Brown Club of Wash*
ington County should
send their names to
Mr. A. S. Chamlee, at
Sandersville Ga., with
request that they be
enrolled as members.
Let the friends of Mr.
Brown organize by
enrolling their friends
in each community
and forward them to
Mr. Chamlee prompt*
Iv.
APPLICATION FOR KXEOUTOu's
PI3M1B8ION.
GEORGIA—Washington County.
Ordinary’s Office, April 6, 1008.
J. W. Braswell, executor of the e*.
tale of Jesse Braswell, deceased rep-
resents that lie has fully discharged the
duties of his said trust, and prays for
letters of dismission. This is therefore
to notify all parties concerned to show
cause, if any they can, on or before the
first, Monday in May next why said ex
ecutor should not be discharged from
said trust.
C. D. Tiiigi’kn, Ordinary.
YEAR 8 SUPPORT.
GEORGIA—Washington County,
Ordinary’h Office, April6, 1P08.
Whereas the appraisers appointed to
set apart and assign a year’s support
for Mrs. Ella Newsome ami minor
children, out of the estate of IJ, \V\
Newsome, late of said county,deceased,
have filed their return. All persons
concerned nre hereby notified to be
and appear at the court of ordinary of
said county on the first Monday in May
next, and show cause, if any they can,
why said return should not be approv
ed and be made the judgment of said
court.
C. D. Tiiiui’K.n, Ordinary,
APPLICATION FOR ADMINISTRATION.
GEORGIA —Washington County.
Ordinary’s Office, April 0, 1908,
Jack I). Wicker 1ms applied for let
ters of administration on the estate of
Freeman \>. Walker, deceased. This
is therefore, to notify all concerned
that the same will be heard on the
first Monday in May next.
0.1). Tiiiqpkn, Ordinary.
Administrator's Notice
to Debtors and Creditors.
Notice is hereby given to all creditors
of the estate of Dr. J. M. Duggan, late
of said county, deceased, to render in
nn account of their demands to me
within the time prescribed by law,
properly made out. And all persons
indebted to said deceased are hereby
requested to make immediate payment
to tlie undersigned. This 25th day of
April. 1908. Jort.v II. Powki.t,,
Administrator of Dr. J. M. Duggan.
At the request of Extra Particular Customers I am
Selling the Celebrated
Gold Medal Flour
having secured this famous Flour exclusively here
A fresh shipment has been received, you should try it
I have also arranged for future shipments, so as al
ways to have a fresh supply.
Recognized as the finest
Goll Medal Flour is
brand in the World.
W. L DOOLITTLE.
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