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PACK FOUR. THE VALDOSTA TIMES, VALDOSTA. OA„ SATOBDAV MARCH IS, 1012. VALDOSTA SEMI-WEEKLY TIMES C. C. BRANTLEY, Editor. L. TURNER, BuilnOM Manager. SUBSCRIPTION PRICK $1 A YEAR Filtered it the Poetofllce at Valdosta, Go., aa Second Claaa Mall Matter. He la trying to make the Repub* llcan party aay "I." It looke black for somebody In that Brltlab coal strike. Bolee, Idaho, hta voted to adopt the commission plan of government. An ordinary man may not be able to do bla own cooking, but be can roast the cook. Many a politician who starts out to take the mump finds that tbo stump has taken him. Little Johnny's Idea of capital punishment Is to be locked up In the closet with the blackberry Jam. The “dawg song" has much to rec* ommend It. There Is nothing slop pily sentimental In Its rugged lines. It's easier to Induce some men to run for office than to walk a block to secure a job of work. Texas wants to demonstrate that she can whip Mexico without any assistance from Unde Bam. Secretary Knox's trip will be worth the money If he persuades the Latln-Amerlcan to love us a little more. Only a few more week* for the winter apple dumpling and flap- jack solstice. Make every minute count. . “A POLITICAL TRUST." | It would not surprise us If such a As Tho Times has remarked on thing does happen. In the meantime, every voter la this section of the state ought to get his name pn the registration list, and be ready to smite these frauds when the opportunity comes. Railroad* are discovering that they cannot safely give rebates even though they call the rebates by an other name. There Is a movement on foot In Kentucky to permit ' children to drink water, but the legislature Is suspicious of It. ~conventlok of the Socialists, which eras to have been held at Oklahoma City, may he trans ferred to Indianapolis. The Michigan Slate convention for the election of delegates to the Bsltlmors convention will he held •t Bay City on May IS. Gilt Plnchot and Gov. Johnson, of California have concluded that It Is possible to save the country without the aid of LaFollette. New York city owns 114,000,000 worth of Idle, unimproved land. This shows that Tammany occasionally suffers from absent-mindedness. - Speaker Clark has been compell ed by the pressure ot hta official duties to decline all Invitations to make apeeches In various parts of tbs country. The Michigan Republican cam paign Is to he formally opened with a banquet at Hastings on March IS, with 8enator William Aldan Smith as the chief speaker. Ex-Oovernor John D. Long, of Massachusetts, who was Secretary of the Navy when Theodore JftPossvelt wm assistant secretary, has been selected as president ot the Taft League of Massachusetts. Representative William B. McKin ley, chairman ,ot the Republican congressional campaign committee, la the principal owner of a vast net work of electrical railways covering a large section ot Illinois. Next to Congressman McKinley, the most prominent ot the managers of the Taft national campaign are W. Murray Crane, United States sen ator from Massachusetts, and James A Hemsnway, former United States senator from Indiana. Three Republicans and three Dem ocrats are. In the field for the seat ot United 8tates Senator Jonathan Bourne of Oregon. Senator Bourne will be a candidate for re-election but will refrain from making an active campaign. • Aa Underwood Club has been or ganised In Alanta, one In Savannah and one In Macon. There are oth er evidences that the Underwood tide Is rolling high. Reports from the North Indicate that Underwood to regarded as the safest man who has been mentioned for president. I several occasions before. It has about as little use for a political hypo- crlt or on e of these pious frauds as It haa for anything else on tho greeu earth, Ws are not among that class of people who believe that Insincerity and hypocrisy are "neces sary In modern politics and we are not among those wbp are willing to excuse two-faceness on the ground that It Is a “part of the game." At the present time a good deal Is le.ng said about a “political ‘ust." Some friends of Governor \Voodrow Wilson, of New Jersey, a candidate'for the presi dency, have charged that other can did, tea hove loured a combination ngsInFt him They charge that loon and "Imk and Underwood are all running in beat Wilson. We have heard chatgea like this -before. It looks as If tho people who muke this charge ought to know that If oppoBltlon to Wllaon were divid ed among three candidates that It would be the best thing for him and they ought not tp complain. They pretend tp believe that these three candidates are trying to divide the opposition to Wilson and thus hurt ■him, though they ought to know that tho opposite would be the result of such a combination. . While statements of this sort are being made in regard to the atti tude of other candidates towards Wllaon, nothing la being said from that quarter In regard to the "dog in-lhe-iranger" attitude of Wllaon and his friends out in Missouri, which Is Champ Clark's homo state and which ordinary courtesy ought to have allowed him to have with out a contest, nut in that state, the friends of Gov. Wilson put up Gov. Folk to divide the vote. He was kept In the race until the last minute end then was allowed to withdraw. His entry was also ex pected to have effect In Oklahoma and- to prevent Clark from getting that state. Suppose Clark's friends had formed a combination ot that kind against Wilson In New Jersey, what sort of howl wopld have basu rained by these rigidly righteous fol lowers of the nW Jersey “protea- «ot?” ; f. \; A lev weeks ago the statement was sent out from Atlanta that Senator Hpke Smith's friends were urging him for president, but It wai stated that bla candidacy waa not Intended to hurt Wllaon. Aa a mat ter of fact. It.was In the Intereet of Wilson and It wse to'-h'urt Under wood, who to a Southern mah, a cltlxen of Alabama and a man who stands at the head of the list among constructive statesmen at Washing ton. There was g strong sentiment for a Southern man tor president mi d the Wlleon crowd conceived the “RULE OF THE PEOPLE." This demand for "rule of the peo ple” Is a plausible one, to be sure. Why does not Colonel Rosevelt, Colonel Bryan, Oovernor Wilson and the others who are demanding pre ferential primaries go further and demand a popular vote for president. That plan would, ot course, take a great deal of wind out of the sails of the State rights democracy, hut It would be getting nearer the mark than preferential Rrlmarlea. pfo doubt many democrats would be glad of a popular vote tor president, attended by a n elimination election that would bring tho content down between two men, but what would become of our Southern the field, the possibility- of any can didate obtaining a majority la re mote. And even after a nominee haa been chosen, either by the peo ple directly or by deleg/.tes acting upon their own judgment. It Is easi ly possible for him to obtain I clear majority of all the votes caat and yet los e the election. In the election of 1896, for Instance, rhange of te% than 66,000 votes In certain States would have defeated McKinley, even though be had plurality of 760,000. There to a great deal of nonsense In this "rule of the people” talk when It comes to a party selecting a candidate. Sues A. C. L For *40,000 Suit has been filed In the Wayne superior court for the April term by Col, W, B. Adams, of Kennesaw, against the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company for damages for the killing of tho plaintiff's son, J. Le e Adame, on January 12. The election I B “ m of *40,000 is aeked for. The law In the event, says the Houston | plaintiff, who to the father of the Post. Tho preferential primary party device Is not necessarily In the Interest of popular rule. So long as wo nominate by delegates, It to not certain that the majority would con trol the convention. The delegates ar e not apportioned according to a party's vote* but upon the basis of a State's representation In congress, end R to quite possible for a candi date to obtain a clear majority In a preferential primary and be far behind In delegates. And suppose the candidate a State declared for In a preferential primary should hap pen to bo a poor third In convention In which no candidate had a major ity, what would the preferential pri mary amount to? Would the dele gation thus Instructed have Its hands tide so that It could not par ticipate In the choice of a candidate after Its man had been dropped? Some ot our brethren seem t o hold to the theory that In choodng a candidate every democrat of the country should have equal power. That theory will not hold. At least we do not think It will. For Instance, there were more democratic votea caat for president in New York and Ohio In 1908 than In. the twelve State* of Virginia, the CaroHnas, Georgia,. Florida, Alabama, Mfeile- slpptj Tennessee, Louisiana, Taxas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Yet In the convention this year, New York and Ohio will have but 138 votea,' as against 272 for the twelve Southern Btatea . Therefore, a. preferential primary, baaed on population rather than upon a party’s demonstrated strength, to not necessarily a atep In (he direction of pcople'a rule aa re formers are anertlng It. Political conditions In thla coun try vary so widely according to the Statea* that It la difficult to reach a Just liaala In giving every Individual Idea of putting Hoke Smith In the'democrat an equal voice In the ae- rnce, not because there was any! lection of a candidate. For Initance, great sentiment for him, but to check the tide In Georgia which waa turn ing towards a Southern man. Of course, this combination of political aatnta could hardly be referred to aa a “truat." "The king can do no wrong—"The end justifies the means." This haa been the argu ment of uaupers and frauds In all ages. The State Executive Committee, In Its meeting lu Atlanta the other day Ignored the righto of the masaes and made a long reach to deliver this state orer to Got. Wllaon with out regard to the wishes ot the people. The action ot the Executive Committee ought to be met with a strong rebuke from th e people and some States are powerful In the se lection of candidates, white ntnera are powerful In choosing electors. Pennsylvania to going to be almost twice aa strong In the convention ni Texas, but Texas to going to give the democratic nominee twenty electoral votes, while Pennsylvania will give none. All these things must bo taken into consideration by ine n wflo would revolutionise our customs. Even wltfi a system ot preferen tial primaries which should Inclure every State, the chances are that the candidate would b« chosen at the discretion ot the delegates and not upon the direction of the TOtere. With sevc n or eight candidates In PROFESSIONAL CARDS Oswald Wilkinson, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Staten Title, Georgia Office at Court House. W. W. HARDEN DENTIST, •Sueeeeedlng Dr. A. N. Williams. Office over Dlmmock’a Phar macy. : : : : : : : Valdosta, t-: Georgia. F. W. Schnauss, M. D. Office and Laboratory over Dunaway’s Drug Store, rear. Call* Left at Dunaway’s will Receive PROMPT ATTENTION. Times Want Ads. INDIAN RUNNER DUCK EGGS— F*ne layers, $1.50 for 13; Rhode Island Kedj* esgs, $1.00 for 15. Th^re e non© be’.ter. Mrs. W. E. Rouse. 2-29-d tuea frl sw- lm tuea frl dead man, claims that his son con tributed to ills support and was kill ed by the negligence of th© railroad company. The dead man, J. Lee Adams, wa* a telegraph operator at Hlckox. On t^< twelfth of last | FOR BALE—Charleston Wakefield January he w^Trldlng down the! Cabbage Plante, *1.26 per M. Also main line at Hic^ff/ with a telegraph | new globe and red field beauty To- llneman on a velocipede when ho ma to Plants at *1.60 per M. M. E. Dasher&Vamedoe PHONE 334, VALDOSTA, GA. Doors, Windows, Moulding of all kind. Shingles, Brick, Lime. Carey’s Rough and Ceiling, Siding and Finish. ingles, Brick, Lime. Roofing, in all grades. Dressed Framing, Flooring, A complete stock always on hand: Out-of-town orders given special attention. Prompt delivery our motto. Get ourjprices before buying, Dasher & Varnedoe Valdosta, Ga. Phone 334. waa struck by northbound passen ger train No. 22. The lineman taw the train In time to Jump and escaped uninjured. Adams was rolled by the train down tho track for several yards before the train ato.ped. When -Icked up he was found to be badly hurt in. ternally and was brought to Jesup at once, but died soon after reach ing there. The engineer, It le aald, claims that he did not see- the'velo- cipede until just before the engine •truck It, The cate will probably be heard at the April term of tuperlor court. . (FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER The friends of Hr, M. M. Blanton hereby announce him a« a candidate -for County Commlteloner from the Naylor district, and solicit the sup port of the voters democrat ic primary. ^ NOTICE T>F S V Pursuant to an orJbr passed by the Hon. Wilfred C. .Lane, referee In bankruptcy, lu the ease of S. J. Sir mans, bankrupt, will be sold at Dupont, Ga„ at 10 o'clock a. m. on Friday, the 22d day ot March, 1912, at auction, to the highest bidder, for cash, and subject to the approval of the court, the following real es tate: One-fourth of nn acre ot land, more or less. In the town ot Du pont, Clinch county, Georgia, bound ed on the south by Nelaon Lane, on the west by Mills Street,- on the east and north by l&nda belonging to the estate of Anna H. Hitch, the urns being a part of lot 670, In the 12th district of said county and state. Also tract ot land, lying and be ing In the town of Dupont, Cllncn county, Georgia, bounded on the south by lands of S. K. Mnagrove, running up Main street 60 feet and hack 90 feet, the same being a por tion ot lot No. 10, &(1 ot lot No 9 and a portion ot lot No. 2, In block No. 2. according to survey of Llght- aey Plat. Said real estate being the prop erty ot the said 8. J. Slrmana, bank rupt, said sale to take place at the store house ettuated on said real es tate. GEORGE E. SIMPSON, 3-13 dlt Trustee. Stallings, 303 Shelby 'St., Orlando, Fla. 2 17 w8t FOR SALE—A good farm, 185 acres, 8 miles from town. L. F. Wilkes. 3 9 d4t wSt FOR SALE—A twelve months' scholarship In the Southern Short hand and Bualness University, ot Atlanta. Address The Times, Val dosta, Ga. 3-13 eod and aw tf. BIDS WANTED—For entire stock of merchandise, consisting principal ly of clothing, shoes, dry goods, and groceries. Also all pf the notes and accounts of Hutching Ginning & Mill ing Co. Terms cash. Same may he examined by seeing J. A. Hutchinson, surviving partner, Cecil, Ga. 2 28 wed-eat ddt w6t HATCHING—J jf White Plymouth Rocks,' *1.80 16 «gga E. O. Stanford, 603 N. Lee •treet, Valdosta, Ga. lt-SOaatfttuea dfrwtf. Positions Secured By Th* Students Of The SOUTHERN SHORTHAND AND BUSINESS UNIVERSITY lOM West Mitchell Street, Atlanta, Gi A“'ir taking a courts In Bookkeeping, Shorthanu wilt ing, Banking, Penmanship, ato., at this long-establtshed and rep- ntabla Business Training SehooL OVER IB,OOO STUDENTS IN POSITIONS. Purchaser! of Moor’s Business College, which wae founded 40 years ago. Under Its present management 21 years. Banking Department equipped with Adding Machines, sta. Large Typewriting Department Experienced and capable faculty. Beal systems In existence taught. The famous Graham- Pltmame Shorthand, tha ayrtem which ia adopted for expert work. The 10th Century bookkeeping which makes expert ac countants. EVIDENCE OF MERIT The patronage of this achool la more than double ♦*.* of any other Business Collage la this faction, which Is a mist sig nificant fast. Enter at Once. Write To-day (or Catalog. Address A. C. BRlSCOf “ .NOTICE OF SALE. (Pursuant to an order passed by the Hon. Wilfred C. Lane, referee in bankruptcy, in the case of S. J. Sirmans, bankrupt, will be told at Kay’s Mill, Ga., at 10 o'clock a. m, on Thursday, the 21st day of March, 1912,' at auction, to the highest bid der for casty, and subject to the ap proval of the Court, the entire stock cf goods, wares, merchandise and nore fixtures of the sgld S. J. Sir- mans, bankrupt. Said sale to take plnce at the store house formerly oc cupied by the said S. J. Birmans.. GEORGE Is. SIMPSON. 3-13 dlt. Trustee. Mr. Carter for the Leginlature. Th© friends of Mr. 8. J. Carter, of the Naylor district, have urged and received his consent to with draw hta nam© as a candidate for County Commissioner, and instead hereby announce him 1 a candidate for representative to the legisla ture, subject to tho democratic pri mary. We veil mules and horses for the cash or on credit Mlzell Live 8tock Co., in old Griffin Stable. SUNDAY, MARCH 17TH, “St. Patrick’s Day In the Morning” “Chosen Leaf of Bard and Chief” Erin’s Famous SHAMROCK ENAMEL WARE Tripple Coated of Superb Quality. Acid Proof and Remarkably Durable. On Sale SATURDAY, MARCH 16 At Liberal Discount Smith Hardware AND Motor Company THE QUALITY STORE 117*119 Patterson Street ALL THINGS COME TO HIM WHO WAITS | Coming in All Its Vast Completeness—The Mighty Monarch of all Out-Door Amusements READ THE CELEBRATED MOSS and MARR’S CONSOLIDATED SHOWS VALDOSTA, °S»-£* MONDAY, MARCH 18th 15-High-CIass Shows-15 : 2-Big Riding Devices-2 : 3-Sensational Free Attractions-! 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