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The man that expects but little here
below may get higher.
Kipling can't say that It's the first
time be has been misquoted.
Don't get excited, lease that to the
politicians at the oonrentlos.
Bitterness will spoil anything except
aaaiethUg that Is preternsturally sour.
Hxeess of teal often defeats the oh-
Jeot for which the workers are labor-
lag.
The broken aoss of Carpentier did
net bridge We race chasm that ha at
tempted.
' A foolproof airplane will be the oae
that we win buy, If we ever are that
big a fool.
If long skirts are dangerous we
would like te know what short ones
are?
Constantine has stayed his time,
which was longer than it should hare
beea.
These cold bath Jesses ought fo hare
very little trouble during the coming
winter.
It Is easy enough to get right if you
can And out the way most people
think is that.
The candidate that hands out the
pie has out the most unenviable Job
la the world.
The spirits of ’7t would be barred
along with all the rest of them in this
day and time.
The thirst for knowledge is often as
suaged by the fellow that takes a nip
of this poison stuff.
The bill collector that comes around
this month is going to find us out—of
money.
Mr. Stillman will-probably Urs up
to bis name if he has as much sense
ss money.
Fire prevention will pay you or any.
body else if It is observed so as to be
successful.
The soldier bonus will come again
and again and maybe again, no matter
what the decision! now.
The fellow that sent us a box of
cigars ten lnchee long each, knowa
how to do tbinge right.
Herbert Clay will be in the race
when it is finished but he will not go
to the Senate yet a while.
The play that Trotsky has written
will probably be classed as comedy
in the long run, If U hat that.
An oil or gold boom in th.i Arctic
circle would not tempt a lot of folks
until the coal shortage makes them
immune to cold.
Silence may be golden, but the la
dies have found that tears will work
double' quick.
“Women on the stump!" They will
have to eschew short skirts and high
beela there sure.
Bryan has been married a long time
but that doesn't eeem to have prevent-
ed his keeping before the public.
Tbe buyers ere laying off coal un-
til they have to have It and then they
will hop to it no matter what the cost.
If light travels at terrific speed It
may eventually reach some of the
politicians, who have not yet beea
caught.
It maks us quite young again to see
John. Herring’s reminiscences of the
Origgs-Sibley contest In tbe old Seo-
ond district
Tbe British fleet Is (till at top notch
and K it a pretty good thing that it
it, with ths world aH torn up as it now
•cems to be.
Tha wise makers all over the coun
try are not afraid of tha mandate that
tha taw denominates that ai a felony
under tbe new statutes.
The Judgeship muddle over Way-
cress way reminds ns of tha old-tlms
opinion that Judges ought not to be
►fleeted In the way they are now
elert-d
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
" The Democratic party machinery of
Georgia Is being put Into motion to
day at Macon, after four days of most
Violent activity, the result of tbe ef
fort of tha present executive commit
tee of tbe state to postpone the con
vention, called for the purpose of do
daring tbe regular nominee of the
party and selecting a new committee.
There seems to be room for a split,
the ppsslblltty of court action and all
sorts of fussing and fuming over what
might prove to be an immaterial and
total, as usual, unimportant point, Mr.
Walker wants his machinery going and
be has every legal right to it, accord
ing to our law. He la afraid that the
senatorial primary will muddy the wa
ters and cause some dlsafrect'.ons that
he doesn't care fo lake chances on.
Vereen probably figured that
there would he some reason for post
poning il and that would prevent the
naming of a senatorial candidate In
the convention or tbe recommenda
tion of any candidate. Mr. Vereei lb
Governor Hardwick's friend and the
present committee Is his.
The meeting today will doubtless be
functioning before this Is read and it
oan, and doubUesa will, organize, se
lect a new committee, declare tha re
sult and otherwise take charge of par
ty affairs. It will not meddle with the
senatorial primary. It accepts the
date set by the present committee and
acquiesces in their action, so far as
the primary Itself Is concerned.
That is as far as most Georgians
care to go, and unless some nomina
tion or some approval ot any sena
torial candidate occurs thera can be
no valid reason for disputing the fact
that Cliff Walker has a certain meas-
ure of right and j» .large measure of
reason on his side. At any event it
is likely to be lurid and the convention
Itself may be challenged in the courts,
together with its actions. In that
event it cun only turn out to be a
fiasco, of comedy of errors political
that may change the complexion of
Georgia politics to a material extent.
On the other band it may De the
means of uniting the Watson and
Walker following, represented In the
convention on some man for the pur
pose of defeating Hardwick, who is a
candidate. You couldn't really blame
the delegates for that, in view of tbe
effort to keep the Hardwick machine
going until the primary ror senator is
over.
TIME TO GET BUSY
The Republican party Is on tbe Jump.
At the instance of President Harding
the speakers are lining up for the fall
campaign, even unto the cabinet. The
Democratic charge ot Incompetencey
and do-nothingness has stung and the
effect Is feared for 1924, when the G.
O. P. will face trial at the hands of
tbe people and settle its destinies for
at least four years.
The Democrats are heartened by the
things that have and that have not
been done. They see hope in tbe con
ditions that exist because so much has
been left undone, that ought to have
been done and that was promised and
so much that baa been done, ought not
to have ‘been done.
Speakers are alive with pertainent
topics for thw political hammer and it
is being wielded already in the dis
tricts where there is doubt. Confusion
is already being manifest and while It
Is not expected to entirely wipe out
the majority In House or Senate, tbe
complexion will ohunge materially and
Republican forces will be obliged to
fight a real enemy Instead of their
own recalcitrants and defectionaries
In the next two years. It may solve
their problems and then it may not.
Many vital problems are unsettled.
Many pertinent Issues are either
shelved or woefully abandoned. Con
fusion and despair Is giving force to
the Republican efforts, for unless
something is done there Is going to be
a sure defeat starting Mr. Harding or
some one they may elect to succeed
him In 1924.
A FORCEFUL SPEAKER
Oypay Smith, Jr., U perhaps the
moat forceful of the evangelists, who
are conducting services In. the big
clUej of the country. He la not of the
Billy Sunday type, has no respect for
hta methods, and takes no pains to
declare that be will not disease the
salacious things that Sunday takes np,
nor nse tbe language or tbe gyrations
are common to Mr. Sunday’s
preaching.
A significant effect ot Mr. 8m!th'a
preaching bat been a deep and earneat
revival of Christian spirit in the hearts
of the man, who have heard him and
who are intelligent and sincere enough
to give good, sound doctrine reos> to
work In their minds and in their
hearts. , -
Mr, Snider's first Interview la Sa
vannah, where he it holding's meet
ing, la as follows:
"Reconcile a mss to God and his pri
vate Ufa will take care of itself. When
a man Is saved and purified ^by tbe
blood of Jesus Christ, you do not 'isve
to stand ovsr him and tell him wfaat
to do and what not to do.
- "I get down to lunaamentale—that
counts in religion more than anything
else. I bring only one message-
pent and be saved; believe In Jesus
Christ, confess your sins. I do not
ask a man to Join the church. I do
not preach a creed. Instead, my mes
sage deals with tbe fundamental
things of life and Is an Invitation to
get right with God. Once a man Is
reconciled to God, puts bis fslth snd
trust la Him, I am not uneasy about
his private life. That will taka care
ol Itself.
‘Wbat Savannah needs, like most of
tke modern dtles of today, Is a revival
among the church people ot this city.
As In the text, ‘If y,e who are called by
My name will bumble yourselres and
turn from your wicked ways, then I
will hear In Heaven, and will heal your
lamb.’ The churoh people, like others
In the last few years, have gone crazy
over money and pleasures, and if the
depression in the South will mean the
South will tarn again to the God of
Its forefathers, it will be worth the
price.
“I am praying every man in Savan
nah who is Interested in the welfare
of Savannah, will unite with me la
trying to make this city a better city
where It will be easier (or our young
people to do right, and harder tor
them to do wrong.
“An evangelist is nothing more than
an assistant to the pastors."
A GOOO MAN WANTED
The trite and prosaic warning has
been issued to Georgia, to select the
best man for tbe Senate, regardless
ot political affiliations or alignments.
The primary that Is soon to be beld
will have ample material on which to
make a selection and it Is quite prob
able that it will he divided Into so
many camps that the Governor will
find it easy to lend tbe field.
Thdre are plenty of good men to
choose from. There are men who are
not engaged In politics for a business
and who have aspirations to serve the
people In a very Important position,
for the mere sake of service, along
with the self gratification and honor
that comes with such a position.
If there ever was a time .when Geor
gians could conscientiously cast aside
political alignments and vote for the
best man, It seems to be now.' ft it
does we will be surprised and astound
ed, for that is not the result of any
contest, so far as we have been able
to observe, in Georgia's history, at
least within the past twenty years.
THE FIRST,WOMAN SENATOR
Georgia has the distinction, if such
it could be called, of having the first
woman in the Senate of the United
States. Governor Hardwick conferred
this honor on Mrs. William H. Felton
yesterday, naming her for the term of
the lute Senator Watson, until such a
time as the people of tbe state might
select hie successor. Mrs. Felton is
noted and notable character In
Georgia, and while her honors are
empty as far as actual service is con
cerned, she Is a senator in reality and
the first In the history ot this nation
to occupy that honor among women.
A MATTER OF OPINION
The Tbomasvllle Tlmes-Enterprlse
mentions tbe fact that a Coast Line
train was twenty minutes late as a
rare thing. This 'reminds us that
trains on time are not a good omen.
When they com6 regularly several
hours late, you can rest assured that
business is good. Good service de-
notes lean business. When freight and
express comes through on schedule
timp It means that business Is light.
It is an easy matter to give good ser
vice when you have less business than
you are geared up to do, but when the
customers exceed your capacity you
begin to fall down on service. When'
the railroads get so busy that passen
ger trains have to get on the side
track and allow the long freight trains
to pass, there will be more passenger
trains running late. Passengers will
fuss and fume about the depots while
they wait, but the managers o’l the
roads will wear broad smile*.—Moul
trie Observer.
This may be true in tbe maid but It
does not apply to the diagnosis of the
situation at tbe present time. The
Coast Line has maintained its sche
dule under the great strain of the
shopmen’s strike without any ma
terial change or falling off. This has
been due primarily to the splendid
condition of its equipment and it was
this that we were disposed to empha
size. The passenger business has
shown a big Increase locally in the
past two months, although In the past
few days it has been lighter than in
tbe past two months.
Wbat would it have been had Tom
Watson lived to attend?
The man that carries matches and
silver dollars in bis pocket Is likely to
find that too warm a combination. At
any rate, the money won't burn.
WATSON IN HISTORY
By James B. Burch
WATSON’S APPROVED EPITAPH
Some years ago one of the New
York editors, we believe Joseph Pullt-
zer, whom Tom Watson has described
m the greatest editor of ell time, sold
In discussing Mr. Watson: “No plow
band ever speaks ill of him, no mil
lionaire ever speaks well of him."
The sage of McDuffie quoted the
comment in his Georgia publication
with apparent saUsfactlon, saying:
Put It upon my tombstone.”
The Dempsey diary ta not yet in a
position when It could be classed at
a promissory note.
It Mexico pay* tbe interest on her
debt It ought to encourage Germany to
plan to that end also.
' A few more candidate* more o't lets
would merely give the political row
ners a butter chance to cop.
The reckless driven never all con
gregate In one place hut If they did
there soon wouldn't be any.
The thing that ta going wrong will
go, to why worry about It until some
thing eta* has to he done?
If Compere’ secretary Uvea up to hta
mme. It will take a lot tf prizlnx to
make him open hta mouth. The gen
Usman’* name to got Clam by Oyster.
The three Georgians np to the
present time who Will go down in
history as the most prominent men
of this state are William H.
Crawford, Alexander H. Stephens,
and Thomas E. Watson.
Crawford, because he was connect
ed with the important events of the
early history of this country, and in
turn was U. S. Senator from Geor
gia, Minister to France, U. S. Secre
tary of the Treasury, and but for ill
health, probably would have been
President of the United States.
Stephens, because he was connect
ed with the eventful historical
periods before and during the War
between the States; was Vice Presi
dent of the Confederate States,, and
the author of “The History of the
United States,” a much quoted-
Authority.
Watson, because he was a candi
date for Vice President during the
exciting campaign of the ninetys;
because he secured the first ap
propriation for free delivery of mails
in rural districts that Congress ever
passed, was a U. S. Senator from
Georgia, and the author of “The
Story of France,” “Life of Napoleon,
Waterloo," and various anti-Catho-
lic writings.
The state has produced great
men, some of , whom will not be
known to posterity because they
have left no written work to be read,
quoted, and preserved. The actions
end words of men are often forgotten
with the passing of -time, but books,
if meritorious, preserve their authors
names forever.
It is no wonder that the writings
of Watson are widely read by the
French people. His style of writing
ta distinctly French; It is epigrematic
vivacious, figurative. It can be well
imagined how tbe average French
man/would be impressed by the
following part of the description of
the death of Napoleon Bonaparte
found In Watson’s “Waterloo.’’
“As the thunder volleyed over
Longwood, and the roar of the atom
held on, the dying captain was
strangely affected, ’^he Amy!
The head of the Amy; 'he muttered.
'Deaaixl Bcsaieresl Hasten the at
tack! Press onl The enemy gives
way-they are ours! With a convul
sive start ha sprang np 'out of the
bed, and got upon hit feet
Montholon seised him, but he bore
the count to the floor. Other* rush
ed in; he was already exhausted,
and they put him back in bed. After,
wards ha lay still. The 'atom had
passed away those about the bed
thought they heard him say, ‘France’
Josephine! Then he spoke no more.
A light foam gathered on the parted
lips. There was peace in hta face
—for tbe pain had done what it
came to do.- Aa the clear son dipped
beneath the rim of the sea, Napoleon
died. It waa Kay Bth, 1821.”
The largest assemblage ever gath
ered to hear a public speaker In
Georgia, It is said, was tha crowd
that came to the Atlanta Auditorium
to hear Mr. Watson speak in behalf
of his candidacy for the United
States Senate two years ago. The
auditorium comfortably teats about
8,000 people. Half an hour before
the time set for Ur. Watson to begin
speaking,, there were at least 8,044
people huddled, jammed and packed
around the front entrance of the
auditorium struggling to gee in, rnd
on the street leading up to the
entrance, a stream of people was 1
moving, some approaching with the
hope of getting in, others seeing the
situation going away without trying
to enter. Within the rufitjrium
every seat was occupied to the
fartherest gallery, and man/ were
sitting upon' the floor. It was esti
mated that 20,000 people came to the
auditorium that night. At last the
sage of McDuffie appeared, stepped
lightly ofit upon the stage; the audi
ence arose; and from the throats of
the followersjof Tom Wateon assembl
ed there from the mountains, plains
and valleya of Georgia, there came a
thunderous shout like the reverber
ations of the victorious rebel yell of
long ago. The old man clad in spot-
less white, his long gray hair tailing
nearly to bis eholders, bowed-in ap
preciation ol the ovatlo n given him,
raised his hand tor order, and began
Speaking. There waa an omnloas
silence. His bold, clear shrill voice
could be beard in rising and tailing
cadence penetrating the entire ball.
But the night was extremely warm,
and It began to affect the orator, af
ter speaking tor perhaps twenty
minutes, his face bathed with perspi
ration and haggard from exhaustion,
Mr. Wataon turned aside and said to
friends sitting upon tbe stage: “The
bet is oppressive.” And from then on
It seemed that bs knew that hta
physical strength waa not sntflclant
to permit tbe putting forth of physical
effort necessary to be beard by that
great throng. Tbe same flash was in
the eye; tbe same ring In the piercing
voice; blit the Watson of flash and
fire of twenty years before was no
more. Later In the night after the
meeting was over, utterly worn out,
the old fighter, the participant In many
of tbe fiercest end hottest campaigns
in tbe annals of Georgia politics, was
seen escorted to his room by several
of his nearest friends. He knew how
ever, that he would be the next United
States Senator from Georgia.
A Judge of this state, former candi
date for Governor, thinks Watson the
greatest stamp speaker that Georgia
ever had: a former federal Judge, now
decease^iefore whom Watson practic
ed taw when In ills prime, had the
same opinion of him as a criminal
lawyer.
The record of the career ot Thomas
E. Watson Is complete. It cannot now
be changed. As to tbe wisdom of his
political doctrines, there ta a difference
ot opinion among the people of Georgia
But upon one question it is agreed
and that is, that he was a literary
genius, a historian and a biographer of
merit. His works in this realm
endeavor breathe the spirit ot the
times and of the men about which he
wrote. His shining lines of thought
are in the libraries of the great cities
of the world to be read and re-read
to-day and in the tomorrows to come.
He believed in American Institutions,
revered American traditions, and glori
fied in American achievements,
thought that to Americans, America
ought to be first; that In this country,
there should be but one flag, the
American flag; but one language, tbe
American language; but one country,
our country our whole country and
nothing but our country—be was an
American.
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WOODLAND.
Miss Ruth Lane, left Saturday to
take up her work as teacher of the
Union Hill school.
Mr. J. S. Fulford and daughter,
Zemmie and Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Harper, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. A. L. Akridge, of Thomasville.
Mr. Jim Baggett, and Miss Corean
Fallin attended Snnday school Son-
day.
Miss Edith Booth, spent Saturday
night nnd Sunday with relatives,
near Greenwood.
Miss Eva Dunlap, spent Saturday
night with her cousin, Mrs. Goln
Tyns, of Golden Rod community.
Mr. Kelxo Singletary, spent
short while Sunday with hla grand,
mother, Mrs. Rebecca Singletary of
Union, who hat been seriously 111
but Is much improved at present.
Messrs. Wyatt and Elwood Price,
were visitors at Greenwood, Sunday
Pe Me
Mr. Walter Booth, attended the
association of the Primitive ehurch
near Balnbrldge, the latter part of
last week.
Miss Collie Baggett, spent a short
while Snnday P. M. with Mist Eva
Dunlap.
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