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THE VALDOSTA TIMES, SATUR ) XV JULY 17, 909
frtfc Valdosta times
■u 1_ TURNLR. 3usJnes« Manager.
i*rtiCE »1 A YEAR.
I at tnc Poztofflez at Vaidaata,
6a, aa Second Claaa Mall Matter.
V .JAWia, u.-.„ JULY 17 1800
TWELVE PAGES.
man they are taoldlnc In San
on the charge ot baring
twenty-four wlrea, la on
to a Carnegie medal for
The Florldlani eeem to aea a great
drought coming, but they can't de
cide whether U la due in till or
lilt, h any erect the boozeologtct,
hare two fat yean ahead of them.
The Oeorgla Weekly Editora re
ceived <a> old-lime South Georgia
Welcome at Douglaa thla week. Tho
hospitality of the Douglaa folke
proverbial and beside* that If there
are any people on eaith entitled to
ifae best there la, It la the newapaper
men.
. . Nineteen working daya hare pars
ed, or one-third of the seaalon, since
the leglelature convened, with prac
tically nothing accompllahed. We
suppose the membera are Just wait-
' Ing to aee what will bo dona with
Ouyte McLendon, after which tb-y
■will put their working clotji
and get down to business.
Representative John K. Ttner of
Pennsylvania la the tallest member
cl Congress. Mr. Tetser Is a sedate
banker and among the many visitors
to the Hottae gallery only a few old-
time baaeball enthusiasts recognise
In him the former diamond star,
Jock Tener, who was once cne of
tho best known pitchers In tbe Nat
ional leaguo.
Reports from Atlanta state tbat
the legislators are going on a gum
■hoe hunt for revenue. They have
•heady decided to put the hooks In
to the automobile owners and It la
•aid that the makers of the various,
cocoa drinks are coming In for a
■tiff tax. Ukt Bill Nye's hotel nun,
the legislators havo a mighty good
reason. Tho State needs the money.
President Taft la scheduled .for a
visit to Savannah thla fall. It li to
be hoped that’the iiresldAt. won't
a political nqfljpKHr. I
toung llr. Wright, of Rome, who'
Is,'wo believe, tbe eon of Hon. BwahJ
Wright, and * mem IA of the Hones'
committee In the McLendon- case,
seems to be acting the part, got of;
a juror, but an attorney for the!
prosecution. He made Tueeday a|
fatal confeealon of the purpose andj
Intent of this drum-head political
court-martial. He said:
The question Is not whether
Mr. McLendon VOTKO PROP
ERLY OR, NOT (!) The ques
tion Is whether haring commit
ted himself to port rates during
the campaign he voted against
them at the tint opportunity
which rame to him to rote on
them!
Not a question al to whether or
not he roted right
That admission leys bare the
whole blooming farce!
By this tokeu e man kitting as ,a
Judge may rote right, and then lie
fired from office, humiliated and
disgraced because In voting right he
voted contrary to Hie wishes of a
political boss!
This Is the most outrageous sug
gestion we ever hesrd made In a
free State whose motto Is "Wisdom,
Justice and Moderation." It la a
Imld attempt to rape .In the very
temple of Justice all that Is dear to
a liberty-loving people.
Immediately following this as
tounding declaration Mr. McLendon
nitempted to Introduce the evidence
In tbe Gregg hardware ease to prove
that he decided right, with the
statement^ "That's the case I .pass
ed upon and now you've got to de
cide It," and Imrhedlately several
members of the committee answer
ed "We heg to differ with you!"
And the evidence was ruled out.
This action officially puts the
question where It has really been
nil the time, blit what amazes us
is the boldness of the stand taken.
The case la not to be tried on Its
merits—not whether McLendon de
cided right, but whether he decid
ed contrary to the iHII of the then
Governor, who first came Into the
port rafte limelight as an attorney
for the Atlanta Freight Bureau.
All this is emphasized the more hy
thw testimony of Commissioner
Warner Hill, who told the commit
tee that port rates, such aa con
templated by the Macon platform
(Which latter has been superseded)
let the Sivannahans lnvegto him ( haa never been brought before tho
into trying their acductlvu artillery, hoard. The only port ra|c questions
punch. It haa put tb the bad aorna j that hare home up hkre been .tlfa
of the doughtiest chanson, that ! several' demands made hy* Atlanta *
over went up' against It, and If it f„, special port rates for Atlanta,
.was deadly before, what must tt bej go. a matter o( tact> Mr ,
now that 8svanciah Is a prohibition j Wright has put the question where
__________ |'' real| y belongs—did McLendon
The flcklo J tick onvllk- N people j * ,av '' the , right under the law and
Pave become ushamed of their city's ] " >0 ®Yfd*ffbe, * nd under/his oath,
name and want to oall It Jackson. P° vote hl * own convictions, or was
Instead. They'vo outgrown the I ' le expected to vote according to
“rille." Homebody'ought to “putl lho ’wlahoa of the late attorney for
if tee" that overgrown village In Ken-! ' ,e Atlanta Freight Bureau, and
,lucky, and' the one In Tennessee, ( '* ter Governor?
which bnvo struggled along all these i The Position taken hy the proee-
jrenra 111 utter Ignorance of what' c “t*ori le that McLendon wae bound
Ihelr trouble was. Isiule, ky., Naeh. 1 bod ) r » nd ,oul ‘he late attorney
Tenn. How does It eound?
"You want to watch tbe Georgia
' Legislature; there’s a gang In Geor
gia who would lov« to eea the saloon^
back In Georgia and the temperuned
people ot the old state wilt have tv
keep their eyee open. See that the
next man that runt for legislature la
jrour county is all right on the pro
hibition question. Just watch tbe
fine up boy*.—Norman Park Prese.
Don't brother. Let It reeL Would
you add another prohibition wrangle
to oar afflictions? •''
Failure of~Congreet to provide In
advance for the organization of the
force required to take the next corn
of the Atlanta Freight Bureau, and
not to the law and evidence. It Is
not a question, a a Mr. Wright says,
"whether or not Mr. McLendon
voted properly!"
And on this Issue, an Atlanta dis
patch yesterday stated, the mem
bers of the committee have boldly
slated that they had made up their
mtnde to vote to convict, and that
routing could change them.
Jurors going about in advance of
the evidence proclaiming their In
tention to convict! Ood of Justice,
hurl a bolt at such shameful pro
ceedings'—Macon Telegraph.
AN EDITOR'S PLAINT.
If the conatltuents of the Baln-
<•«» wU1 Mult ln “.»“>■ "* ‘ ha *“■ bridge Poet can turn a deaf ear to
au.lMtiM.iixie Rnlnir mgfta tlllPlflT thaX ; .1 A ..
pointmeuta being made during the
recess pf Congress. In making the
Met the supervisors and special
agenia In the South will largely bo
•cboeiui upon the lecommendaUon ot
the Republican releieee In those
States. Just what the proportion
will be in the dlstrlbuUon between
adherents ot the two parties Will
not be known In advance of the com
pletion of the Uata.
. William B. Balter, the sueceato
ot General Theodore A. Bingham aa
police oomm'eeluner of New_ York,
hks had more experience in once-
holding than In police masters,
though he has been connected with
the force for a long ahlle. The
prevailing (.pinion seems to be that
Hr. Baker's appointment was dictat
ed by politics and that It means a
renewal of friendship between Mayor
McClellan end "Boas" Murphy ot
Tammany « nd harmony be
tween McCarren, the Brooklyn Dem
ocratic leader, and Morphy, thu com
bination having ln mind the coming
tail election for mayor and other
oAdala ot New York city.
the following appeal front the editor
we must say they are a stony-heart
ed crowd. Hear him:
"It Is reported tbat there le a
fastidious newly-married lady in
Balnbrldge that kneads bread
with her gloves op. Thla Inci
dent may be somewhat peculiar,
but there are others. The editor
of this paper needs bread with
ble shoes on; he needs bread
.with his shirt on; he neqda bread
with hie pante on, and unless
some of the folks that are owing
ui come aerosa right soon, we
will need bread without a darn
thing on. The subscribers and
patrons ot thla Grubbing Hoe.
ot truth and freedom should take
Into consideration that a newa-
paper office is no Garden of
Eden In the summer time.”
Judge Perham ot the Wkyeroei
Herald says that the next census
will show Wajcroas to ba the larg
est city th South Qfrg'a, Savannah
and Macon except*® Wa are wm-
Ing to- grant youfljrrth place JoSh
hot yon muan't jqrerlook Valdosta.
f-4 OFF ON
L CLOTHING
FOR CASH.
We now invite your attention
to the best selected line of
clothing in South Georgia.
You Good
Stylish Dressers
will do well to avail your
selves of this sale. . . . -.
This includes Clothing made by
Hackett. Carhart & Co.
& Co., and
Strouse Brothers.
Which is the Very Best in America
You will find in this Line of Clothing the
Most Select Patterns
Shades and Weaves.
in all the New
THIS IS A SAVING FOR YOU.
MEN’S SUITS.
$32 00 Suits for $24 00
30 00 Suits for ( 22 00
• 27 SO Suits lot-y , 2065
25 00 Suits for 18 75
22 50 Suits for— 1688
20 00 Suits for 15 00
16 00 Suits for 12 00
* 12 50 Suits for 9 38
10 00 Suits for 7 50
Boy’s Suits.
( NDERWEAR.
$10 00 Suits for —
8 00 Suits for
$7 50
600
Silk
—$5 00 kind
$3 50
6 00 Suits for
450
3 75
300
Linen..
... 6 00 kind
400
4 00 Su.ts for
Fancy Lisle-
3 00 kind
200
Knee Pants. *
Fancy Lisle..
_ 2 00 kind
150
$2 00 Pants for
$150
89
1 50 Pants for .'.
1 12
1 00 Pants for ^
75
Elastic Seam Drawers
39
THE HOUSE OF QUAUiy.
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