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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF DOOLY COUNTY AND OF THE CITY OF VIENNA. LARGEST BONA FIDE CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN THE COUNTY.
VIENNA, «A., FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1908.
YETERAHS Y/ILL RE WELL CARED FOR.
Associate Justice of tbe Supreme Court
Announces His Candidacy For
Associate Justice William H.
Fish, of the Buprqjne court, has
announced his candidacy for re-
election to the position he now
holds, and is now sending out
letters to his friends in the state
containing a copy of the nn-
Route Agent McCormick, of the
Southern Express Company, with
headquarters at Lake City, Fla.,
was in the city last Friday and
decided to establish a central ex
press office up town instead of
having an office at each depot.
Mr. C. R. Morgan has been
given the agency and will assume
his new duties July 15th.
The office will he located in one
of the new brick buildings now-
being erected by Mr. J. G. Fore
hand. This will certainly be a
convenience to our people and one
which will be heartily appreciated
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE WILLIAM H. FISH.
nouncemcnt. . The letter was
brought forth by the candidacy of
Judge Beverly Evan's, who has
Didn’t Get There!
, . T , , , . Col. Wade H. Lasseter and J.
announced for Judge Fish s posi- „ , _ ,, , , , .
tion. The following ishisletter: ; Frnnk PoW f n hod n ? e a.ant (?)
following
Atlanta, Ga., June 29.
experience down near the Masonic
barbecue at Douglas last week.
“My Dear Sir:-I will be a can- l T1)e barl)ecue wag held outg i de „f
didate next year to succeed myself | theeit ]imits and th hired a
as associate just ice of the supreme | t , lt! / ?) horse to take them , mt .
court. My reason for thus early | Bnt| alng , for the 9 | )0r t.sighted-
addaessing you on the subject is, nt)gg of lnan j They had nmdo nll
the activity of my avowed oppo- the arrangements with the livery-
nent, Jut ge -tans. man, without consulting the steed
“Before my promotion to the j Rg to whethor or not he had anv
supreme bench I had been three ■ 1<Jg agningt atten di„g barbe-
tunes elected judge of the superior j c upg nnd Magonio functiong . And
court, and had served ... that ca- L geen , g that ho had , for th(iy , 1!l(1
pac.ty so.newl,at longer than not e far when Ws t . qnin ,. pro .
Judge Evans has done. I hope ... . . ,
, * , , * i cavities begun to assert, themselves
that I mav be pardoned for any-1. . ., . ...
. • 1 r | in a manner that was unmistaka-
ing that my record on the trial
bench is equal to his. If this be
so, why should I be displaced just
merely to gratify his ambitions,
however laudable the same under
other circumstances might be? At
the end of my present term, 1 will
have had eight years experience on
the supreme bench, and this fact
surely fits me for greater efficiency
and usefulness. It has not been
hie.
That horse had decided not to
attend that particular barbecue
for some reason which ho failed to
divulge. It is barely possible
that Iip hnd at some time been
present nt a Masonic initiation
and seen the candidate ride—or
attempt to ride—the proverbial
goat, and decided to have a like
, . ,, , , , ceremony on his own hook: so he
the policy m Georgia nor elsewhere i . * , , . .
' . ” , . at .nice proceeded to have some
so far as I am informed, to turn , ... ... , „ , „ .
, , | fun with our friends. He balked
a little, bucked a little nnd kicked
ceptably performed their duties.
If my record which speaks for it
self, shows that I have been capa
ble, faithful and satisfactory in
my work ns associate justice, I
most earnestly submit that I
should not be set aside and Judge
Evans given the office, in thej
absence of some good reason for
believing that the state will be
benefitted by the change.
I repectfully solicit your support
nnd influence, nnd would ho very
much gratified for any advice or j
information useful to my eandi-lj.
a whole heap; nnd then did it all
some more, and no persuasion or
entreaty could induce him to pro
ceed to the place of festivity.
And some other members of the
party—who did attend the barbe
cue—tell it. on our friends that
late in the evening they were seen
going into town, one lending the
horse and the other—I don’t know
which—pulling the buggy. You
can just imagine their feelings!
But don’t listen—say! is it warm
down around Douglas ?
Having missed their barbecue,
they purchased some sardines and
kors anil sat beside ofle of those
dney which you may lie kind j nice, cool ditches and hud a ban-
enough to suggest. I quet “ all bv their lonesome."
“I have scores of friends to! This incident hasn't been more
. _ T ... than half-told: but I wouldn’t
whom I wish to say now exactly ! . : ... :
what is said in this letter. It is
impossible, however, while dis
charging my official duties to send
each nn individual communication
I therefore trust that you will
pardon pin for sending you a letter
in this shape, and beg that you
advise anyone to be too inquisitive
on the subject to either of the
above-named gentlemen.
kindly treat it as if handwritten.
“A reply will Is- much apprecia
ted. Yours very truly,”
WILLIAM H. FISH.
We are confronted by new con
ditions which concern the nations
in general, and especially the
United States. The world has
learned more about geography in
the last few years than at any
previous period, and ns a result
more importance has been attach
ed to physical conditions than
before.
While Columbus was seeking
a new route to the Indies, he dis
covered a new world. When we
attempted to liberate Cuba,
we unexpectedly set the jPhilip-
pines free likewise.
When it was proposed to admit
Florida, John Randolph, (if
Roanoke, said Florida was only
a worthless swamp, inhabited by
crocodiles and frogs, etc. He
contended that it was a worthless
territory. But see how mistaken he
was. When Oregon asked to lie
admitted to the union of states,
so great, a man as Daniel Webster
opposed it because he said it
would require over seven months
for a Senator to ride from Oregon
to Washington on horse-back to
attend the meeting of Congress.
He did not foresee the building of
the Continental railroad. When
Texas was to become n part of
our common country, so ninny
opposed it that we had to
have a war to settle it. Henry
Clay lost, the presidency because
he opposed receiving Texns. Some
of the New England states came
near seceding from the union on
account of it.
When Thomns Jefferson paid
Napoleon fifteen -million dollars
for the Louisiana purchase ho did
as great a thing almost as when
lie wrote the immortal Declara
tion of Independence. It requir
ed a hundred years for the Ameri
can people to fully appreciate the
value of the Louisiana purchase.
We are to have a great fair at
St. Louis this year to celebrate
this event.
When Cassius M. Clay, of Kv..
signed the purchase treaty for
Alaska, there was great opposi
tion to it. When Judge Win.
Day signed the agreement to
purchase the Philippines many of
our wisest and best statesmen op
posed it.
The Monroe Doctrine has been
the bone of contention for many
years. Great responsibilities face
us, new possibilities invite us,
new conditions comi>ell us to go
forward. It is true that we have
five hundred million acres of va
cant government land in United
States, but much of this is not at
all available. We do not mean
to say that this land is worthless,
but it will lie very expensive .to
develop it. This is why the tide
of immigration is now turned
southward.
It will require cor]>orations or
great private fortunes and the
friendly aid of the government to
develop and improve these arible
lands before they can be settled.
There was a time when the peo
ple were concerned only with the
politics of the state and the
South. We are now very much
concerned about the politics of
the entire union—yea, we are
concerned about the politics of
the whole world. There was a
time when we were only concern
ed about the trade and com
merce of Vienna nnd our little
neighborhood, but now wo arc
studying the commerce and de
velopment of the whole world.
Our manufacturing supremacy lias
brought about untold changes in
our favor. We, as a nation, have
been enjoying the distinction of
leading all other nations in agri
culture. Uncle Sam has a new
feather in his hat. We have been
f ed customers of other countries
ng enough; we now propose to
verse the order of things nnd
thake other countries our custom
ers und pny tribute to us awhile.
The tariff bills prepared by Hon-
ry Clay, Sam Randall, William
McKinley, W. L. Wilson or Ding-
ley will not do for 1908.
; Do our tariff lawsneod revision?
ifes, indeed, in order to meet the
ohunged conditions that exist in
almost every section of our most
glorious union. Wo are now pro
ducing thirty-two per cent, of the
world’s food, though we have only
five per cent, of the world’s popu
lation. Europeans have beer
looking on,the United States as a
great farm, but it wns a great
shock to them a few days and
mouths ago to learn that the
United States was a great work
shop ns well.
The ideas and policies of the
world are being unraptedly chang
ed. We linve been so accustomed
tq wrangle over our little home
mnrkets that it almost makes our
heads swim to study the world
wide mnrkets. The United States
are making locomotives for every
railroad in tho world. Coal is
cheap und iron is plentiful, and
this gives us a decided advantage
over all the competitors. Iron is
surplanting wood on land and sea;
it is taking the place of the mus
cle of man at least.
We have cheap labor also in our
favor. We have the cheap raw
material in great abundance. We
have cheap access to market—
this is a great fnctor in our favor.
How can other countries success
fully compete with us in manu
facturing industry? No sooner
than we get control of our
home market than a foreign mark
et becomes a new necessity.
It is fortunate for the United
States to be on such friendly and
peacably terms with nll foreign
nations. Some of our treaties
with them should be revised and
enlarged, especially with Japan,
China and Russia.
Wo are glad the time and serv
ices of small and sectional states
men have past, and we now hail
the advent of a broader and a
more national nnd patriotic
statesmanship. Our president
should select the diplomats to
represent the United .States abroad
with as much care as they do a
cabinet official. The United
States has thrown off her swad-j
clothes and is increasing in power!
and strength daily among tin
world powers.
J. 1). NORRIS.
Those having the arrangements
of the veterans’ reunion at Una-
dillti Saturday in charge wish it to
be known that the.old soldiers will
be well taken care of and amply
provided for in the way of eatables
anil it will not be necessary for
them to take dinners, as they will
be abundantly supplied free of
charge.
This speaks .veil for the good
people of Unndilla, who wish to
show their gratitude and respect
to the old veterans who will attend
tho re-union there. Such hospi
tality on their part will bo appre-
Atlantic and Birmfogtiain Railroad
Takes Charge ol two New
Lines.
MR. J. H. LANGSTON.
dated by tho ol.l soldier boys, who
cun go knowing tlmtthoy will not
go away hungry.
BROUHGT A GOOD PRICE.
Tho privilege lor selling mid
drinks, cigars, candy, etc., at the
Veterans reunion, which will take
placo at Um.dilla Saturday, was
knocked oil by Sheriff Sheppard
to the Forties .fe Coxe Drug Co., of!
this city Monday, .for $S5. this!
ighest bidder. This is the high-,
st price ever received for the
rivilege before, $7fi being tile!
highest bid received up to this 1
venr.
AN AGED LADY DEAD.
Mrs. Spurtly Bush, aged ninety
years, died at her home a few
miles East of the city last Sun
day. .She leaves ten children and
about fifty grand children. Her
remains were interred at Pine Hill
cemetery.
JOHN ALPHONSO INGRAM.
The above is a true likeness of
John Alphonso Ingram, the bright
six year,old son of Mr. nnd Mrs.
Gulley Ingram. This bright lad
won the medal for general excel
lence and deportment at the Mt.
Vernon school this spring, which
was his first term at school.
This is indeed a line showing
and if kept up by this young man
lie will no doubt land close to the
top of fame’s tall ladder.
The present military encump-
ment at Griffin is said to be the
best ever held in the State, from
the standisdnt of attendance and
interest shown in ti e work.
A special from Waycross dated
Juno 80th says: The officials of
the Atlantic and Birmingham rail
road tonight announced the pur
chase of the Tifton Northeastern
and the Tifton, Thomasville and
Gulf railroads.
.
Who conducted tho choir during the recent revival held in the
Baptist church here and who will also direct the song services at the
revival services to be held in Pinehurst, beginning the Fourth
Sunday of this month.
George Dole Wadley, president
of the Atlantic and Birmingham,
nnd other officials, completed ar
rangements for the purchase of the
railroads several days ago, but
until today no intimation of the
sale had been made known here.
The Tifton and Northeastern
covers 25 miles between Tifton
and Fitzgerald, touching the At
lantic and Birmingham at the
hitter place.
The present milage of the Atlan
tic n.ul Birmingham is 189. The
now purchnsc gives them 280 miles.
The plans of the company have
not yet been made public, but it
is understood that tho newly ac
quired roads will ho operated
under the name of thu Atlantic
und Birmingham.
BRILLIANT WEDDING AT
PINEHURST WEDNESDAY
A very pretty homo wedding
was solemnized at the home of the
bride’s parents, Rev. and Mrs.
Wesley Lane, at Pinehurst last
Wednesday afternoon at 1:80
o'clock, when their handsome and
accomplished duughter, Miss Leo-
line, wns led to the hymenial alter
by Prof. Jonah G. Oliver. The
ceremony was iierformed by Rev.
Wesley Lane, father of tho bride,
in his original and impressive
manner.
Both the bride and groom are
very prominent nnd populur young
jieoplo. The groom is the efficient
principal of the Oak Grove High
School, and thu bride bus been
teacher of music in the same, and
it was there that their friendship
through association ripened into
true love.
The Imppy couple left on the
irth-bounil G. S.4F. train for
At liens, where they will spend
their honey-moon and take a sum
mer course in the State Normal
School.
The News joins their host of
friends in extending congratula
tions for a long life of much use
fulness and prospersty.