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VALDOSTA mm VALDOSTA, GA., SATURDAY,
10, 1911.
VALDOSTA.
South Georgia man who la not
w-cuege and biased by Jealous)'
visit Valdosta without experl-
g a feeling of genuine pride at
evidences of thrill and growta
will be obaenred throughout
progressive South Georgia
writer was called to Valdoata
to attend a meeting of the
'qf the' South Georgia Agrl-
Induetrlal and Normal Col-
eatabllshed there, and tor
subetantlal appropriation
!e bp the legislature this
I we came swap more lm-
than ever with the belief
th Georgia la the best part
rest auto of Georgia and le
forging to the front and
Into Its own. And wo have
uth* Georgia optimist for a
lias forged ahead of all
ous South Georgia towns
terlal respects, and when
ito contact with Borne *'f
spirits pesterdap the un-
use of this was readl.p
understood. The spirit of
enterprise la alive In
id back of this progres-
tbere la a well-deflned
habit of working together
THINGS. It Is the port
d pollcp that conspire tn-
develop enterprises and
It and pollcp conspired
d were brought out moat
t the meeting of the true-
new South Georgia col
ap. Vsldoata had agreed
a flftp-acre site for the
when the different sltee
n suggested had been
trustees favored the ae
on the north side of
expressed a desire to
eleven acres more of
and taking In an sle
ep peared to be Ideal
building. "Very well,"
local members of the
give ns a few mla-
go ont and see what
lfc” Within twentp
rtie Valdoatans re-
per signed bp them-
mapor of the dtp
the trustees that
eleven acres of
be aoquired wttb-
tp days and duly
part of the college
learned that part
community enterprise.
Valdosta has been doing big
things for a town of Its else—such
as bidding for and procuring in suc
cessful competition with larger
cities the State Fair, for Instance—
and we have known for some time
that that hustling South Georgia
dtp was growing rapidly. And now
we know what Is behind It ell—a
Ute spirit of community enterprise
and unity of purpose on the part of
Valdo«tans when ft comes to doing
things.—Albany Herald.
Burns' charges without ringing ti
tho "rank and flic" of union labor
ers. Nobody has attacked the
unions, but Burns bag made serious
charges against Compere and baa
dared him to deny them under oath.
Oompers ought to get out In the
open end light back without dodging
behind the “rank and Die." It wilt
make him stronger to disprove what
Burns chargee.y jj
SENATOR SMITH'S SALARY.
Senator Hoko Smith's refusal to
accept tho accrued salary as senator
from June to December wee tho
only thing that he eonld possibly
have done, bad he wished to do otb
erwlse. He stated scores of time*
between June end December that
ho was not senator, but that Senator
Terrell waa the aenator. Ha even
refuaed to accept Senator Torroll'a
resignation. To have been entirely
consistent he ought to have urged
the senate paymaster to tender the
islary to Senator Terrell who, of
course, would not have accepted It.
The law on thp matter la round
In section (171 of the Code of 1910
and contains these words:!
Sec. *471. (Sec. 8801.) Par.
2. Governor: Term o office,
salary, etc. Tho exeontl w pow
er shall bo vested in a gover
nor, who shall hold hi i office
during tho term of two years,
and until his' successor a isll be
chosen and qualified. H i shall
not be eligible to re-elect on af
ter the expiration of a afeond
term, for tho period of four
years. He shall receive a sal
ary of three thousand dollars
per annum (until otherwise
provided by a law passed by a
two-thirds Vote of both
branches of the general assem
bly), which shall not be In
creased or diminished during
the period for which ho shall
have bean elected: nor shall ho
receive, within that time, any
other emolument from the Uni
ted States, or either of them, 'or
from any foreign power.., But
thle reduction of ealary; shall
not apply to the present term of
the preeent governor.
It will bo aeon, acordlng to thle,
that he shall not receive any other
emolument from thq United States,
from thp state, or any foreign pow
er, during his term ot offlea-ea gov-
-uld bo obtained forjoraor. The lew la ^ ;
porhnps as;M could be written and we -atinot
as 1800 per acre would have see that Senator Smith deserves any
‘mors credit for obrervtng’the’ law
than other people, an lees II he that
he has taken the law In his own
hands a number of times In dealing
with matters ot this sort
to he paid for about half ot It.
The ilgnlflcance of thle transact
ion la apparent. The three local
members of the board of trustees
and tha mayor took upon themaolyea
an obligation which bound them for
oonaldorablo «um of money hat
they did not hesitate. They knew
their town and felt aura that they
could rely upon Its live spirit ot
QUEER REASONING.
Upon his return to hip pulpit in
Atlanta after a trip to London, Dr.
Broughton preached a sermon to
which he declared that tho defeat
of Dick Ruesell In the election la^t
week buries the question of local
option In Georgia eternally. In
the same breath he lamented the
election ot Gov. Brown and says that
If he had been at home he would
have voted for Pope Brown.
Wo do not see how the defeat ot
Dick Bussell can he construed a*
an eternal defeat of local option any
more than the defeat of Pope Brown
means the eternal' defeat of prohi
bition.
As a matter of fact tbs prohibi
tion question waa not on trial in
the last electlAn. Some extremists on
both sides tried to force the Issue,
but they were not able to do so.
Some prohibitionists claimed that
everything depended upon the elec
tion of Pope Brown, while some ex
treme antl-prohlbltlonlsts were sura
that Dick Russell would bring liquor
back to Georgia.
The voters of tho atate did not
take to either proposition. Gov.
Brown gave a different Issue entire
ly and his election was a clear cut
signal that the voters of the state
are not willing that the prohibition
question shall be pulled Into every
isce and that every candidate for
office has to he measured by it.
If l>r. Broughton and others who
believe that Dick Russell’s defeat
Is a defeat for local option, are go
ing to cling to that view, they must
also accept the other extreme that
Pops Brown's defeat was a deteat
tor prohibition.
When the question of prohibition
Is submitted to the voters of the
sta-e wo have no doubt tbat they
will- decide against the sals of
whiskey In Georgia, but If the ques
tion ot local option wore put to thp
voter*, wo believe that they would
decide In favor of It, because local
option is Democratic and right.
date as long as there waa hope,
Henry D. McDaniel became, tho
choice of tho convention ana tbs
deadlock was broken; he was nomi
nated, and two weeks later wa*'
elected governor to HU tho unex-
plred term qf Alexander H. Steph
ens. And Georgia never had a bet
ter governor.” \
win prevail.
The Atlanta Constitution gives
the facta In tha case, which are still
fresh In the minds ot those who re
member the memorable light to uuc-
csed Alexander Stephens. The Con
stitution says:
‘We really must save our contem-
irSrary from Itself! Somebody Is
Imposing upon It—for wo are sure
It would not Intentionally misrepre
sent the facts ot so Important an
event as th# nomination of Henry
D. McDaniel as governor by tho fa
mous convention of 1883. Governor
Alexander H. Stephens died March
4, 11188, Preaidcht of the Senate
Boynton succeeding him as acting
governor He called a atate elec
tion withinNth* slxt-day limit Tho,
state committee called a state cod^
ventlon-to moot in Atlidta oh April I
16, 1883, tornotalmlte a candidate! . Valdosta, Ga., Dec. IS, Mil.,
to mi the unexplred term of Gover-1 The following prices are being
nor Stephens. The most prominentjpnld by Valdosta, buyers for gea
csnldates before the people were Island cotton on Friday morning,
Boynton and’Bacon. A year before Dec. IS, 1911:
the old two-thirds nominating rule Fancy Georgias i.... ...2144@22’4
had been abolished and the majority Extra choice — .20 @21
rule was substituted. After the choice ...18 @10
counties had acted It was found that Extra lino 16 @17
neither Bacon nor Boynton had a Lower grades 14 @13
Ex-Senator Henry C. Davis, It
West Virginia, Is still able to talk
polities and Is probably aspiring fob
n place on one of the national tick
ets. Ho la ninety odd.years young
and Is a jpng beaded old codger.
tick- S
rang I
uwriE
THE JOURNAL SADLY WRONG.
In one ot its heavy editorials op
posing the calling of a atate conven
tion, the Atlanta Journal .dog up
come history, but as uaual, got its
facta badly mixed.. It said:
A notable precedent in point
la furnished by 'the primary
that was held shortly after the
death of Governor Alexander H.
Stephens. Thp president of tho
senate became acting gover
nor. In due time waa conduct-
, ed a primary In which Acting
Oovornor Boynton waa opposed
|£‘hs eJTtroor .VS)«nU The
latter was the successful candi
date and his nomination was
offlclaly declared by tho state
executive committee, with nov-
er a suggestion of a conven
tion bolng called or of a now
committee bolng named. That
case wo submit Is, In overy im
portant detail, parallel to the
one now under consideration
and established beyond all cav
illing tho rule that should and
majority of the total votes of the
delegatee, though both .of them were
almost within reach of the nomina
tion. Henry D. McDaniel had 32
votes to his credit out of a total of
Savannah Market.
The following prices are baaed oa
•actor’s quotations and are revised
weekly on Fridays. Thaae are th*
figures a* revised Friday, Dec. 8:
@3244'
@2144
300 In the convention. They stuck Fancy Georgias 22
with Spartan determination, and Extra choice Georgias..21
ballot after ballot ensued. After a Choice Ga.'s and Fla.'a. .20
desperate struggle In the conven- Ex. fine Ga.'* and FIa.'s.l8
tion, In which friends of both Bacon Fine Ga.’s and Fla.'a.... 17
and Boynton fonght for their qandi- Com. Ga.’s and Fla.s... IB 44 @ 1*
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Responsible
Whiskies NOT
Substitutes.......
4 Quarts
12 Quarts
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$5.00
$12.00
Sylven Glen
Blum’s Monogram
3.20
9.00
Bottled In Bond or Blend
4.00
11.50
Black and Blue, Com Wnlskey
3.00
8.50
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