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M«E «fX TO BAWWCT-mgtAI4). ATHENS. OTOKCIA »UNDAY.JULV1,.„ ^(Continued rromv On#) faflV Walker Tlkos IJn J denunciation of our press; Jet t’aemjmen, through a misplaced and * p - p«| na ! remind lho world/that sush dls- |tiaud!ln sympathy for the convict taffCllUUCIll news onler j s not incident to Georgia ;°f unprovoked and alone—therewrero «ueh in the days of the Savior—Chicago, St. Louis, New York, Springfield. Illinois, the home of Abraham Lincoln, ^ave hoard file litnvl of the mob and will hear it agalt£ until th«? passions of men are curbed and the Peace o* the Master tampers their souls. yc*r 1922 alone over a thousand bi# ir.duttrial plaq;.; seeking more favorable conditions in the south located ia a staler ttatc. Many hopeful sign?, however, are al ready evident. Patriotic business men are generously indicating tlitfr willingness to co-operate in rl0T ALONE the framing of stabilized tax laws |N cquTH which will distribute the expense Uf government more fair’.y* .Big bmuess enterprises of the cities * f volunteering, tp furnish funds advertising and otherwise lead i'thc agricultural sn<t industrial j" 11 *', 1 ' development of the state. Towns ' mi cities are responding through ' ” liyq-wire Chambers of Commerce, ready nnd anxious to join in the flfrlvard march of progress. A a with one common impulse, th'-re cmucs hac!: lrcm flunking citizen!* of the farm, the village and the a note o* cordial co-operation, of determination that there shall be no iurthcr tarrying in the slough | f \ of f'spond. that our people shall no ! j, longer fritter away in petty poUt* lihf partisanship, friend fighting lotflul, brother breaking with brother, over isiu* a not really vital. w Idle neighboring States are laying the foundation for progress which would put Georgia to shame /l ihe future. They express a do- tOrlhination that tho voice of the {femagogue preaching the doctrine of Bate, of class against class, nnd Of section against section, must be f$f$ver stilled; that In its stead tfceyo shall tie developed a real community Democracy, a spirit of flTmpaihy and co-operation be tween the town nnd the country, tfeecity and tho village, the farm- er tnd tho business nmn. betw them parallel tha reports of m e In the South with tho unspeakable ertrm unmitigated [crime, continuously clamor at tfic [doors of the Governor for pardon, witnout knowledge of the facts, with no real study of the record jf the case, with an utter indiffer ences to the effort upon society to the Increase of crime in the fu ture, nullifying the verdicts of con sclentiouH, sworn Jurors and defy ing the solemn Judgments of tho court, in short, so long ns our peo ple fall te set an example before the youth of the land and willing obedience and cheerful respect for (instituted authorities. oked the violence; Jet hope for that high citizenship which II up'ii the peculiar con ditions in tlm -loath, the Isolation i*f th<- Southern faTm. leaving the women defenceless from the vag- •ant vagabond bvhlle their husbands roil for a HvCng in the distant fields; instead of seeking dirty foliars In bufWIing ttp a circulation by arousing stt -tlona! hate and pas sion. let them; come ‘here In a con- re, fraternal spirit; let them he patriotic statesmen fof ith in seeking the underly- ing cause of cirime which provokes mol) violence kind in providing a remedy. Let them come to the South to find tthe GOOI> and not the HAD; let them place the em phasis upon the marvelous CON- ST-ti’CTIVE forces at work and not Ihe DESTRUCTIVE; If the poverty of the South'following tjie destruction wrought by tho Civil War forced living conditions for the negro not always sanitary or otherwise condJe'W* to h1s best In frost let them sympathize with us in polvliig our economic problems so that better conditions may be provide t; if there bo isolated In stances of cruelty to the negro. ill hold Georgia In its rightful position among the States of our t’nion. The halls of the Legisla ture are open annually for the re peal of any unjust measure. If flponse of this administration, of this legislature? Having provided an income ample to r*iace our, in stitutions in line with ‘he progres sive states by bringing to the tax- books property hitherto untaxed, having thus crossed the bridge of tax reform, we will find ourselves at the dawn of a brighter day for Geotgia, on a highway, broad and straight, leading toward the east. | M Sem On that highway will d htless be encountered rocks of difi culty and Send grades of discouragement. But J Men with the spirit of the fathers who opened the path rmid the trials of colonial days and braved the way I worm n i through the gloom of re-constru* - Lponded to tbh tion. we will find ourselves at our * i a i, or8 are ended and th. destination at the end of the day— ! thfl and the s u a centralized consolidated high- | forgotten t.nd you rest ro grade 9-months school in everyj actlorM ot l>uh jie pubmlslso North Georgia and South Georgia; I j ( . t u 10m remind the world Dat ^^termination that there shall bo xporo economy In government af fairs. State, County nnd Municipal 4100 cents of value received for mrery Collar of tax-money enacted, (hit there ahull be less of gro»d and more of God In Georgia. If by Providence In unison with these Impulses, Chambers of E erco aco taking tip tho [ iCIvie organisations, tie ans, the Klwanlans, tin Lions, tho rivltanr. all are crystal (ZlQk this sentiment into practical action, into service, into real build lag, Into f ;s!nc«s brotherhood. 4VVAV WI?H * PESSIMISM ?'is today we come together til lym! to this salutary spirit of pro! gross, tha encouragement of legis lative and executive departments X government, wo will do well tr[ taka note of two or three impor* elements In the development hi civic life of Georgia: And |, the time has Come when we[ should cease to dwell upo?i the wreckage of the cataclysm ofi world war and turn to tho futuro| with cleat vision nnd fearlesn t*end, . - T do not for a moment minimize the struggles and the sacrifices of jJuT^oople thrmighrvft this tryingi P Jjcrlod. Tho system--or rather tho ■ Jack of system—of many of our F 1 Jhroiors In the operation of their I /prms ma • bo criticized Justly, but i it is only fair to say that in all tho I ‘economic history cf the world no ' Samor fight was e7er waged than I ahat of tho average farmer for W'Katf last three years ns through f frugality and sn-riflce he has \' m jatrlvcd to preserve his credit and p maintain his honcr by meeting his * Obligations when, they fell duo. flklAny of thorn—more than tho U 1 Iwrrld will ever know—have lived ( Tor months on peas and buttermilk, i cornbroad and «yrup. I recognlzo * Shelr heroic suffering and reallxo { their manly radfice; with my own [ Jheoplo, I too, have felt tho sting of I Sepeclatlon nnd loss undreamed of; ! ijut I come to encourngo you by ro- J . minding you that our fathers of the J Sixties suffered as we 'havo suf- * rfered, and endured as wo endurol 1 fend they conquered as we muBt i tonquor; indeed, they lived /days on ixVched co*|» alone, wo J tiavo suffered no such prlvatlonJ AS’o havo our boll-weevil condlJ J iions, our laborers are leaving our I Savings largely exhausted; our ] gathers had no seed, their stock wan worn out, their slaves freed. 1 their labor disorganised, their . money was worthless. * Morcbver, ' they fused and conquered a foo , more trying than hunger, more 1 dreadful than death—the dark I uiadow of negro domination, the , danger to white supremacy amid I iffo galling rule of tho scalawag Bvfcnd the carpet bagger! Grimly I fisse fathers of ours endured. I Jravely they fought and gloriously I they conquered. I speak to sons of 1 jioble sires; bone of their bone and }l. h of their flesh; in tt^olr name 1 , call to you In perfect confidence I Jfiat under tho inspiration of their 1 gallant lives, you will fight in this | Sonomlc battle as bravely ac they j fc nght and win ns gloriously •» I They won! I beg you to "let the \ i'ad past bury the dead;” to look Eut as a new day dawns; j * V beg you to load on to a bigger. ^tMgbter and a better Georgia! these *same southern people, men nnd women, received from wilds of Africa, through the people of tho North, the forefathers of those negroes, savages and uncivil Ized, nnd In these same southern homes nnd on these southern farms, for a hundred years, car. rind on tho grandest missionary work since tho crucifixion of the Saviour, teaching nnd training, Christianizing nnd cf /ilizing, lay Ing the foundation for the progrecs nnd development of lho negro of tho present day; If these be qc- easlonal Instances of unfairness to tho negro, lot them- be fair to the South and tell the story of count less instances r.hen your mother and mine at the tiead hour of mid night, at tho call of some negro In destress, cheerfully and promptly loft their beds nr comfort to go out Into tho night to minister to tho need. Let them pnlnt the pic ture of tho OPTIMISTIC Georgia of the CONSTRUCTIVE Georgia of today; of modern brick school houses springing up In consollda ted country school districts throughout tho State. Let them toll of Sumter County with such mod ern schools in Its oven; ^intrlct; of tho little village of Urowton in Laurens County, with its $00 pupils nnd Its fourteen oUtomobUe busser* bringing tlio children in frolti the farm; of Improved highways, o< better churrhes, of collogos crowd ed with students,*of p now Georgin rising with unparrallelled courage Phoenix-like, from tho ruins of tho Civil Wpr nnd the wreckage of panics culminating In the recr.it financial depression, the worst the world evor saw. Tho need of tho hour is less dls piny of our deficiencies and more study of the basic ■ cause; less flaunting of our civic imperfections nnd more ngithtlon of the remedies i pledge this administration and its utmost endeavor to the betterment of living conditions, physical ami moral; to the rordinl co-op<ration with any commission or other or ganization In tho serious study o! these problems ami in finding th* proper solution thero for. 1 further pledge t.ljls administration to n square deal to every citizen, of every color, cast or condition, but I am utterly sick and tired of the slundoroutt hnlf-lies about our Stato—tho blackest lies In the catngory—thoso “white lies” - that fell only the half of tho truth tho sensational bnjf of tho story —and let .vos unsaid tho creditable half.. I trust my tongue may never tiro in speaking in lwhal! of the down-trodden nnd the oppressed but may that tongue bo palsied tho Instant It fails to utter n protost against tho further slander Qf tho good peoplo of this tSato. THertf nevor was a tlm9 when there were .not In Georgia ns many men, brave, chlvairic nnd true, and as many women, gentlo nnd cultured; as In any other State and In the name of her chlvairic men and her gracious women. I summon you to lend a movement which will put a stop to this miserable advertise _VN WITH THE PROPEfr- Inal scandal-monger • fi; A second element which has rel larded our progress If the undue And unfavorable notoriety given £ur State. For m^ny year* the Met ropolitan press * has publicly LKraded before the dutside world ^«very sensational Incident dla- «r. .litable to Georgia. In this re- jpect, w# have not had a square deal. Many correspondents jot these y. tlow Journals .arc t*Id by the nolumn and they have learned to make their stories unduly sensa tional in order to secure publica tion. It Is true that there have txen outbreaks of violence and dthcr discreditable disordera with- fci the limits of the State. If out-| Georgia, h t th-vn tell the worldl Gmt these outbreaks have always received the r'onflenifiarton*of'our best citizens a6d the unmeasured provisions of any glvon law it it found to he unwise, if after a fail trial of its operations it Is found to he ».|»r*rrsslve # it can and will he repealed In the orderly course oj legislation: .hut so long as a ma jority of the people favor Its re tention on the statute hooks, a de fiance of the law Is an attack upor the very spirit of democracy, ar undermining of the very foundation ff our government. As the 1 of the Executive Department, I shall attempt no undue Influent upon legislation but I pledge every power of the office of Governor to the orderly enforcement of tho law as written by the legislative branch of the government. feat In the service of the best In terests of the State. Ah for me J am prepared to join you; to effac; self and forego further politico future if such shall be dertfendfd of me for doing my bit In redeem ing Georgia. From the hlisl, acrot the plains, and th the sea there sounds and echoes and revelberatt a call for men! "Send me men to match my moun ‘tains, me men to mulch my plains, with empires In their And new eras in their bral When you patriotic m worn* n » f the tv In accepting j\ i bleiit of the #oV- ple oi thls^£0«i“ voicing in the ns since thanks to the manifold h. vouchsafed our ^ own name, conf frailty, gratitude call to the servi* ni^n and for ever which ■ enty **f the ik mwealth. I do ne of the poop our. have nobly r< I call, when ryot this spirit t! humility isiona | trust, pledging the a my fellow cifzem. " I and respect the chun li out this adf.ilnistra emphasis will l»c phv moral and spiritu il ■IfIce t n the » Tho Inst and most Important, be cause most pressing for solution, Is the reformation of tho tax system of Georgia. The people of the State confidently look to this General Assembly for such legislation. 1 shall tako occasion at.an early hour to communicate to tho Legislature a special message on this rubjerf. At this time I shall make only a few’ goneral observations. The ad valorem system as now administered has broken down in Georgia ns It has broken down In every other State. The general proporty tax Is recognized as •. fulluro by practically every tax ex pert for a number of reasons upon which there is g.neral unanimity of opinion. I need here refer to only* one—Its failure to reach a rapidly Increasing class of prop erty, the intangible personal prop erty to real and other property was negligible. Taxable property con sisted largely of farm, lands, live k nnd form Implements. There a few stores in tho villages and an occasional one at the'cross, roads. Th*» store houses and the stock of goods was tangible and visible nnd their value could be fairly approximated. There were practically no banks and no safety deposit boxes. It Is true that In the moro prosperous stores could be found on iron safe In which was placed tho store-keeper’s moner. notes and acconta.-These were not visible butShe proportion of these properties was so small that no serious question arose as Ao their tax*hio value. As tho years went bv this proportion rapidly Increase od until It Is now belle.od that country school district _ ... state, giving to the boy and the • J*! girl on the farm the same advar»- L. tages enjoyed by their friends ; al r . the towns; 12-months highways on which these children can be carried to such-schools economically and comfortably, and on which th» farmer can transport his produce I to market; normal schools and col- |"*‘ a leges equipped to furnish trained teachers for these schools, ardi CI,a safe and sane leaders of thought ! The and sentiment; technical institu tions equipping our own boys tr j utilize the myriad natural re-' sources of Georgia; agriculture], The colleges fostering the call of na ture and summoning the youth of the state back to the potential wealth of the soil. In a program like this lies the hope of Georgia, the solution of all our problems, civic, political and industrial. Among a people im pelled by such a vision, the voice I of the radical, the views of the i bolshevist will find no lodgment, i Our state has suffered from an* over-supply of professional knock ed, men wit personal grievance who would seek revenge at the ex pense of their state and play upon the passions of the discontented. The answer to hnril times i« har;l work. Our people have bared thejr backs to the summer sun and returned to the fields. They need our help. Let us hack them to the Mmit. Improve their condition.. Give them a market for their pro duce. Give them financial hope. Crowd out the crumbier with the producer. Crowd out the civic slacker and the civic soldier. Down with the carplnc critic . and un with tho constructive builder Down with the selfish sore-hea.l and up With the liberal light- bearer. Down with the over-nighi cimngel.ng and un with the *tead- fa< t statesman who is willing to 8ta J?, .^e rjghtful minority until that minority - becomes the majority. PANACEA FOR STATE ILLS And let no man say tha this ut terance is sophomoric, * that these views are idealistic. The man without an ideal never climbed to heights sublime. The people, the state without a vision never devel-« oped latent powers. I recognize i the necessity for practical thought and action. I realize that con«U I tiona shaping through the years | cannot be revolutionized in a day; that the program hero announced will meet with bufferings and hin drances before it comes to full fruition, yet I remind you that this is a day of achievement, u day of vice accounts, mortgage!, etc., common ly called IntangllUe. or Invisible uroperty, now largely exceeds Ir value the other classes of property. In the moantime this Intangible property 'has not borne Its share of the expense ol government be cause Its owners refuse to return It for taxation voluntarily and by Us very nature It is very difficult. If not impoaslhlo, to placo It on the tax books by force.* This, of course, results In groat Injustice to the citizen whoze investments are In real estate or other tangible prop erty was forced to bear practically a a a . t mI , a w. linn * Will 11a fully abide In the refleotioi iiir own self-respect as /TOP y the glory of 1h e gre.atei J-orRin, In deed and in truth The Empire State of the South,*' nd / nnd Home, golden Hills, Of Georgia, ns the morning's bugle call not#H of the message rise and faft. In Georgia. able! eak with plenty laid to bless th- rd Is the word 1 land where- the roc these credits, taxable bonds, notes, The patriot of reconstruction days tnent of Georgia—bad, nnd pledge for the future the advertisement of Georgin—good. From this hobr let us go forth to labor for the pro- gres of the 8tate in the spirit of love and optimism toward the des tined glory of Gecrgia. RESPECT'FOR THE LAW A third gteat civic nerd In leot- gla I* the moulding oi public sen timent toward a genuine respect for government ns expressed by constituted authority end n willing- tp pay the price ot properly sustaining the government. Along with an agricultural and* Induslrla* all the burdens of taxation/while tho owner of intangiblo properties havo b«*rno practically no part of tho burden*, although he ehared tho bcnofltn and protection to pot- son and prt'porty equally with tho tax payer. Ai the proportion of *n- tanglblp property Increased, dls- satlsfatl w with the old systom grew until now falr-tnluicd ir.cn agree thaf It Is no longer iolera- blo. Indeod this was generally rec. ognlzed as far back as ten yemrt ago when an Act of the taglala- turo. commonly known as tho Ta* Equalisation Law. was passed, in an effort to relievo the situation by distributing tho burdens of tax ation more equv.ably. While In practical operation this Tax Equal isation Law hss succeeded some what 1n a fairer distribution of taxes on real estate, although its uofriendly critics charge that tt has unduly Increased the tax values of farm lends, even |ts friends admit that It has failed to roach for tax purposes a fair share of the In tangible property of the t8ate. AI though s moat vigoroui ,nn ,u,- ttolnctf fight hu boon mad* Is re- dpuI the l iw at pructtcgllr every ftesilon of the Ie*t,tature. lu friends hare failed to am amend It £ to reach the Intangibles. CMber defects wert pointed out and In three 8tat*' elections the people have clearlv declared for Ita re peal and the enactment of some other measure to reach the Intangi ble. Indeod this mandate wsa writ- ten Jn the, pUtform ol principles sdoptsd by tnh people In Conven tion. WUn on ngricuuurui aift ......Whs^*VfT >0*7 jft awakening, wp ner«l an a wakening tor, it cannc*t be OUistloniW tnsr Urge majori'y of •t.(t m <>ppo«d to the Tm llutiep liw and it .houJd be led for the re*ton. .toted. It of public opinion along lines of re. spect for tho law. So long ns State‘ — lsgintatures nullify tho ConstItutlor »Eqnalt**tWl and defy the fundamental law ot *°» i ,hv land: «o km* *» hlsh cfftehHr|»U«W toft promptly or prominent rl.tnn., make dS2nit«tol ’.' n M "iT'Vn fiSt tot* there wiU be no nnd ridtrnlo thr ronm-t-ntloun nffl- ““‘uni.. j-i turmony. cm. In their effovt. to rnfor<-« thr.r !" vl « f. r . th o^nl“ ■tatuten; no long n, nny IndlvIltoeT," unit ^ “ P “ P ‘ ' of high estate or of loWfy pisce.* o*«j* GREATER any association of men. undertake t (J|rORGIA to appraise the law to suit their nwn taste or passion, in defiance- of the orderly processes of the Courts, we cannot hope for a stab TBidd * government. So imtg as fanatical never, dreamed of the realities' of «*ty years a K o a man had leridbsly predicted the nerfee- tion of a flying machine, the wire- ess teiegraphy aid the radio with in this period, he would have be classed as a fit subject for the i aaylum. If this legislature W i Hi *y th / ^°undation for the com- nlerion of the program which I have only outlined to you, the de sire for which I sincerely believe 'A**. tho , rt °* every member, fifty years from today your chil- « nd your childeni’8 children will rise up to call you blessed just s today wo acclaim the recon- struction herpes of fifty years w£j£u klyt that n. ,f , We Ml those who follow us will rise up to call us nccursod. So I com* onco more to usk what snail be our rcsimnse? We hive been called to the kingdom at the hour of our beloved State’s .su premo need, civic nnd industrial Tho ptate’s Treasury is empty Ut future Income baa been mortgaged to pay obligations for rhleh out unbusinesslike financial syst. in and not any one Individual is to blame; our higher educational in stitutions are struggling for life from a lack of plotter support, while year by year accomplished professors and brilliant graduate! are going away from homo to de velop other institutions, because o Inadequate salaries; our boundles; raw materials arc lying umlcvel oped, or being shipped away in bulk to enrich other states because our boys are not trained to mahu facture them st home. In short Georgia Is lagging be hind other States in constructive The needs of the 8tnte» sound a challenge worthy the con aecration of the best and the brav est of her sons. Th?.first, the atl- Important duty before us. is the en actment of a fair and stabilised tax system. I warn you now that how ever unselfish, however patriotic, your approach, however Just your legislation, you will be criticized b* those whom you tax; good friend: may \»« estranged If forced to pay a fair share of the expense of thr State: your service will probably tv discredited but this Is a time foi sacrifice; your State today sound- call, ns clear and as vital as th« call to -service on the battle-field' What, honor can there be In holdlni? office If we bequeath to our child ren a State decadent qnd I'ving? A popular slogan of today Is this •It Is great to be a Georgi- i." Yes It Is great to be a Georgian, but 1‘ this hour of oar need, no man Is i true Georgian who does rot dedicab - rotor fliHmpito. of thi« »Ut*- Wmreir nnd hi. every vn-rey to t£, wjdp movtmtnt for harmony and proarwn of bln Slat, nnd the up" ‘ ' In 1U import, jreg- 1 ' * at shall be the re- jfi. ^'•'fewwishirtl lift of his people. This Is a time for men, for rest men, for r. m , ready and willing to do down to u«- I * - — things grow. In Georgia." load riRhtful destiny. I 1- that when (IiIm Great S«al of Slat* 1h returned to me *«» be «b livored t< ■ my successor. It will bo found free ff WANTED Three saleswomen with n ence in und6rwe.Tr and c~r Apply Monday, morning bo*-' 8:30 and 9:00. Michael Bros. r y/E Arc Glad to Announce to Our Friends and Customers that wc have installed sonic new equipment in our shop that en ables us to do neater and nicer work at lea.-, .expense than in the past, which we are go- ing to give you the benefit of the saving. Our price on Half Soles are cut to .. $1.00 Half Soles and Rubber Heels .. $1.50 We use the best materials money will buy Try us and be convinced. BLUE RIBBON SHOE SHOP E. C. OLDHAM, Prop. ‘1 156 College Avc Phone 1541 LOOK—Four full SUBSCRIBE NOW Read The Banner-Herald Want Ads. REST When you have finished your day'.'labors—when the shadows of evening begin to fill and, as the poet might eay, “you wenjl your wesry way home- ward "—what are your anticipation!? You go home to cat—yes—but after that—have you an eaey chair or divan to reet your weary bonea In? Have you a cool, comfortable porch awing to stratch out in and be al,:ne with ybur thoughta? If not you are losing the greatest of life’s Joys. Coma-fn and we'll prove it to ^01 DORSEY’S DIVIDED PAYMENTS FURNISH YOUR HOME For a $5.00 Cash Payment Tbfa handsome Grosser In cither walnut of nrnhngnny finish. Pay $5.00 at tho time of purchase and the balance $1.00 weekly. Desirable Rqckcrs For a $12.00 Cash Payment Thrqp Kond/looking pieces In genuine walnut veneer. Con- cfats of a semi-vanity toilet table, a bow end bed and a chit Curette. Pay $12.50 at the time of purjhuao and $2.50 Weekly. Dorsey’s Special SWING For a $5.00 Ca.h Payment A true Colonial Pofittf Bed in mahogany finish;-. Pay only $5.00 at the time of purcliu.se nnd the balance $1.50 weekly. Extra Value ’ 'Made plain but in very pleas- ?ag styles. There is a range of three styles to make a choice from. Strongly con structed. high grade steel spring net work makes for a cushion with utmost comfort. Rockers finished in ma hogany. Cushions'In figured tapestry. BELBER WARDROBE TRUNKS A Substantial, Comfortable Swing $3.50 This Is a very plain swing and yet its ruspodness lends a charm not found In any other typo of swing. Well construct ed jn quartered oak end finished in flat brown and black varnish. Tills is a swing that you can leave out doors all summer. Special while they-last, J.150 Dorsey Furniture Co. Quality Furniture Since 1884 Three pieces in mahogany finish. Full vanity dresser, chifcrctte and bow^end bed. Every piece handsome In ap pearance and generous in size. A $15.00 cash payment and $2.00 weekly on tho balance. HOOSIER KITCHEN CABINETS