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THOMASYILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 3, ’SSI)
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A Plea for the Persecuted.
Prom the Ainrricns Recorder.
The Legislature of Georgia seems
to have been become the object of* all
the sarcasm and ridicule of the Geor
gia press, and the press 1ms been aided
and abetted in its jeers by a few leg
islators who seek to acquire some
individual notoriety by characteriz
ing their fellow members as raiders
upon the public treasury, on the plc-a
that these members are drawing their
per diem lor fooling away their time.
While we appreciate the ease with
which those items are written, and
that the public generally is inclined
to think ill of all public servants, we
think the press of the State is not
only doing gross injustice to an intel
ligent and industrious body, but arc
making it more difficult to secure
just and conservative legislation.
Our brethren of the press should
remember that in thus characterizing
the Legislature as an incapable and
thievish body they are reflecting upon
the character of their own immediate
representatives, whom only a few
mot) fits ago they were lauding as be
ing eminently fit for the position they
now occupy; Very few editors would
care to charge their own immediate
representative with the moral and
intellectual turpitude which they
barge upon the whole body, and yet
it is safe to say that their inline
diate representatives arc a fa : r type
of the Legislature as a whole.
The fact is, our legislators do not
receive the credit which they deserve.
There are few of them who would not
cam at home more compensation for
their time and services than they now
receive, to say nothing of the sacrifice
made in leaving their homes and bus
iness and extra expense incident to
their office. It is not calculated to
make a man diligent in his duties to
have all his motives impugned by
those whom lie is honestly trying to
serve, and wc can say Irom personal
knowledge that there are few mem
hers of the Legislature who are not
doing all in their power to expedite
business consistent with doing their
work well.
It is to the credit of the men who
are thus publicly condemned that
they do not heed the public clamor
and pass laws without consideration,
or leave the work undone, in order
that the session may be hurried to a
close. It shows that they have a true
conception of their duties, and that
they set those duties above their per
sonal preferences.
The greater portion of the time of
the Legislature is consumed in the
consideration of local legislation, and
attempt to cut short such legislation
would he looked upon by the very
people who do the most grumbling
it nil attempt to deprive them of a
personal -privilege. Those who the
most loudly condemn the legislators
for prolonging the session arc often
those who the most strenuously insist
upon flic passage of some ioeal law.
They do not stop to tdidder that the
legislation which they propose rnu.t
first he carefully considered to see
thg*. it is within the constitutional
limits does not infringe upon the
rights of some other community or
class, but wonder why it cannot he
enacted within u few hours,
Because the Legislature remains
in session but four hours per day,
many people arc of the opinion that
their representatives are not perform
ing the amount of work which they
should do to entitle them to the com
pensation which they receive. These
persons either do not know, or forget,
that tfic afternoon, and often the
night, is spent in committee rooms,
carefully considering bills. Wc know
of many members who work more
hours per day than a majority of their
constituents, and it is work which
taxes the physical and incutnl system
more than mere manual labor.
Much complaint is nlso made that
there is not always a full attcudancc
of members. It must be remembered
that the legislators have other busi
ness which must lie attended to, for
not one of them could live upon the
compensation allowed for his legisla
tive services. They have also home
tics and love their families as other
men. It is not to be wondered at,
then, that they should occasionally
make a hurried visit home to catch
up the ends of their business and en
joy a few hours with their loved ones,
It is to their credit, however, that
they have so timed their absence that
public business has in no measure
been obstructed, for there has not
been a single day during the present
session .when there has not been a suf
ficient number present to transact
business.
The present Legislature has many
important matters before it for con
sideration, and any attempt to hasten
action in these matters must result
injuriously to the interests of the
State. When men have in their
keeping the interests of millions of
people, and the virtual control r,f
millions of dollars worth of property,
they cannot he too careful in their ac
tion. The business of a legislator is
not like that of an individual, who
has only his own interests to consult,
for a legislator has the interests of all
to look after, and in his work lie has
to be careful that in advancing the
interests of one class he does not in
jure the interests of another.
All in all, we believe the present
Legislature will compare favorably,
in point of ability and integrity, with
any which have preceded it. If the
members are not all that they should
lie, the fault lies with the people who
placed them where they arc, for they
had their best men to select from, and
if they failed to select the best man
they should not complainant, their own
action,
We believe that the thoughtless
and unjust comments upon the Leg
islaturc by the press is calculated to
do harm, ns it will tend to deter our
best men from accepting a position
which lays them liable to hnvo their
motives impugned mid their integrity
impeached.
A Bill,
To be entitled an Act to have a no-
fence law in the following parts of
Thomas county, to-wit: All that
part bounded on the north by the
Savannah, Florida & Western Rail
way; on east by Brooks county; on
south by Florida; and on west by
Oc’nlockonee fiver-
Section i. He It enacted by the Gen- j stoc | i billed on said portion
eral Assembly of the State of Georgia,
and it is hereby enacted by authority of
the same, That from and after the
first day of March, 1890, it shall not
be lawful for the owner or owners of
any horse, mule, cow or cattle, hog,
sheep, goat, or ctoc[; of ,qny kind, to
ing of such stock or cattle, they-shall
be disposed of as now provided by law
in cases of estrays, except that in case
any such animals shall be disposed
of after the payment of legal costs and
expenses the balance shall be applied
first to damages which such stock or
animals may have caused to the owner
or owners, tenants or lessees of lands,
premises or crops thereon.
See, 4 Be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That in case of
disagreement between the party claim
ing to be damaged or the taker up of
such stock or animals and the owner
of the same as to the amount of dam
age sustained on account of the alleg
ed damage or trespass, or the expense
of the feed and attention, the party
claiming sa d damages or expenses may.
sue for the same, as in other cases of
trespass: provided, that said suit shall
stand for trial at the first term of the
court to which it is brought; and pro
vided further, that a special lien shall
attach upon the trespassing slock or
animals from the date of the trespass
for the payment of the judgment ob
tained in said suit.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That in case of
litigation as contemplated by the pre
ceding section, the owner ol said stock
or animals may replevy the same by-
giving bond with good security, to be
approved by the officer, judge or jus
tice before whom the suit is brought,
conditioned to pay plaintiff all damages
and costs and expenses which may be
recovered against him in said suit.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That this Act shall
not go into, effect until after the same
shall have been adopted by a majority
of all the freeholders who are voters
resident in that portion of the territory
described in the first section of this
Act shall have voted “For Stock Law”
at an election to be held at all the
election precincts embraced in said
territory, and at the court house in
Thomasvillc for that portion of the
637th district, G. M., in said territory,
said election to he held on the first
Saturday in December, 1889, under
the rules governing elections lor mem
bers of the General Assembly, except
that the polls shall be closed at three
p. m'., and the returns made to the
Ordinary of said county, who shall
declare the result by publication once
in each of the papers published in said
county. At said election all parties
favoring the adoption of this Act shall
have printed or written on their tickets
“For Stock Law”, and those opposed
“Against the Stock Law.
Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That should the
Savannah, Florida & Western Railway
Company agree to run a lawful fence
along the northern boundary of its
right of way on its main line, outside
tire limits of the incorporated towns,
from the Brooks county line to the
Ochlockoncc river, and should put up
said ience, then said railway company
shall be relieved horn a'l liability tor
of their
road.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by the
authority aioresaid, That when the
county authorities shall have erected
proper,and substantial gates across
all public roads, and the parties having
private ways crossing l.om the north to
allow the same to run at large upon ! ^ ,e sou ^ side of said railway shall have
" ‘ - put up proper and substantial gates
across them, then any party or parties
who shall wilfully leave any one or more
gates open, shall be guilty of a mis
demeanor, and on conviction thereof
“’ ai' be punished as prcsci.bed in sec.
the lands of another, whether enclosed
or unenclosed, lying in that portion of
Thomas county, east.of the Ochlocko-
nee river, and south of the Savannah,
Florida and Western Railway—Abe
northern boundary of said tract being
the northern boundary of the right of j 11011 43'° of the code ot .-882. The
way of the main line ot said railway. erection of the gates above referred to
Sec. 2, Be it further enacted by the j ls hereby made obligatory oil the coun
authority aforesaid, That if any of the j L' authorises as to the public roads
animals named ip thp foregoing section | anc * ? n the parties having private ways,
shall commit any trespass or damage j al ’d ' n default thereof the railway cotn-
to the crop or property ol another, or j Priny shall fence across private ways,
shall be found running at large upon! ^ cc -.9- Be it further enacted by the
the premises of another, whether such authority aforesaid, That all laws and
crop, premises or property be enclosed
or unenclosed, the owner of said stock
oy animals shall be liable to the person
damaged ip the amount of actual
damages sustained by him, and the
party injured, or owner of said prem
ises, his tenant or lessees may impound
said stock or cattle until such damages
and all costs and expenses of taking up
and impounding the same, shall have
been paid by the owner of such cattle
or stock.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That in the event
any such .animal or animals shall have
been impounded under the provisions
of the above section, the parties., so
impounding shall give them all neces
sary care, feed and attention, tor which
he shall have reasonable compensation,
as hereinafter provided. It shall be his
duty within twenty-four hours after
such stock or cattle shall have been
taken up and impounded, to give no
tice thereof to the owner; if the owner
is not known and cannot be ascertain
ed within six days after the impound-
parts of laws in conflict with this Act
be, and the same arc, hereby repealed.
Twelve Preachers in the House.
There pro twelve preachers in the
lower branch of the General Assem
bly and An e of them arc Baptists.
The preachers in the House arc Dr.
Felton of Bartow, and Mr. W. A.
McDonald, of Ware, Methodists; K.
W. Aldrcd, of Pickens; A. Atkinson,
of Butts; J. M. Atkinson, of Colum
bia; J, W. M. Brown, of Ilarralson,
and L. Gunter, ot Henry; J. II.
Latham, of Cherokee; -S. Maxwell, of
Talbot, Baptists; and S. A. Mclver,
the colored member of Liberty, who is
a Presbyterian.
The worst case of selfishness on rec
ord is that of a youth who complained
because his mother put a larger mus
tard plaster ou his younger brother
than she did on bitu.
An Experiment.
An English colony has been plant
ed on Malcolm Island, British Coluin
bin. The following are among the
rules promulgated for the govern
ment of the infant colony:
All members of the colony will bo
required to work eight hours per diem
and four hours on Saturday. The
committee, on behalf of the members
of the commonwealth will take all
responsibility in providing work, med
ical attendance, food and clothing for
the member and bis family, and also
provide for the scholastic education of
the children, and, in the event of the
member being sick, still provide as
though he were at work, and if lie
dies, to keep the widow and orphans,
clc. Each and every member will
have the same interest in the common
wealth. The land will be held in
trust by the committee for and on be
half of the members, and clauses will
bo inserted preventing the manufac
ture and sale of intoxicating drinks
by any member of the G. T. A
clause will also be inserted preventing
the trustees from selling or mortgag
ing the land or property of the com
monwealth, and that there shall al
ways lie liberty of conscience; that no
creed or dogma shall be insisted upon,
the only “test” will be a willingness
to conform t ) “the ten command
ments and the savings of Jesus.”
The board of management will un
dertake to arrange with cadi member
that every lad will learn some trade,
and that every girl shall bo instructed
in household duties, family dressmak
ing, needlework, nursing, cooking,
singing, pianoforte, and etiquette. No
girl will be considered a servant, but
will fulfill her appointment as alearn-
As soon as the children of the
members are old enough to perform
the sacred duties of marriage, they
will first give the municipal board
three months’notice of their intention,
in order to give the Board time to
erect ami furnish the house, and
make all the necessary arrangements,
All marriages will lie contracted as by
law established. Young men having
learned their trade will be at liberty
to leave the commonwealth, and will
be at liberty to return after fulfilling
the conditions. No member will be
called upon to work after the age of
>5, but lie may voluntarily.
■-«-»»•
Legging for Livingston.
The Covington Star, Politician Liv
ingston's home paper, claims that bis
unanimous election to the presidency
of the-State Alliance shows that he
has the strongest following of any
man in Georgia, and that a formal
innounoenicnt of his candidacy for
the gubernatorial nomination is
necessary. It concludes thus:
“Being placed at the head of the
must powerful organization without
opposition, is sufficient of itself to
put him in the lead of all those who
have been spoken of in connection
with the race for governor.”
When Politican Livinston makes
his announcement he will hear from
this end of Georgia, at least.—(Juit-
man Press.
To the Front,
AS ALWAYS,
A Plan* fbr Getting Rid of Mos
quitoes.
Robert II. Lamborn has placed in
the hands of Morris' K. Jesup, of the
American Museum of Natural His
tory, New York, the sum of 8200, to
be [>aid in three prizes of 81-50, 80O,
and 820, for the three best essays 011
the destruction of mosquitoes and Hies
by other insects. It is suggested that
the dragon fly is an active, voracious,
and harmless “mosquito hawk,” and
that it might, if.nrtificinlly multiplied,
diminish the numbers of the smaller
insects. A practical plan is called for
in the breeding of the dragon lly or
other such destroyer in large numbers,
and its use in the larva, pupa, or per
fect state, for the destruction of 1110s-
[uitoes and flies in houses, cities, and
neighborhoods.—Scientific American.
The county commissioners were in
session yesterday.
(Mitchell House Block.) .
Has just opened up
to the young and old
gents the handsomest
line of shoes ever of
fered in our city, in
all styles, from the
narrowest to the wid
est lasts. Patent
leather shoes, hand
some line of gents’
toilet slippers and
full line of ladies’,
misses’ and children’s
shoes.
Mitchell House Block.