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Official Organ Ordinary.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF WINDER.
PUBLISHED KVKKY THURSDAY BVKNINO
JKFFKRSON OFFICE :j
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paper and take subscriptions.
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Year, - - SI.OO
A. G. LAMAR,
Editor and Publisher.
THURSDA I SEPTEMBER 18.1900.
People’s Party Ticket.
For’President —
WHARTON BARKER.
For Vice-President —
IGNATIUS DONNELLY.
POPULIST STATE TICKET.^£S
For Governor — J. H. TR.\YLOR, [of
Troup.
For Secretary of State—Dr. L. L.
CLEMENTS, of Milton.
For Attorney General —F. H. SAF
FOLD, of Emanuel.
For Comptroller General —J. T. HOL
BROOK, of Franldin.
For State Treasurer—J. W. PARK,
of Meriwether.
For Commissioner of Agriculture —A.
H. TALLY, of Cobb.)
For State School Commissioner —Vi.
T. FLINT, of Taliaferro.
For Prison Comissioners — T \ | J.
DICKEY, of Upson, and S. C. McCAN
DLESS, of Butts.
For State Senator,
M. D. IRWIN.
, For Representatives,
Dr. L. C. ALLEN,
J. H. BOGGS.
For Ordinary,;
G. D. BENNETT.
For Clerk and Treasurer,
A. G. LAMAR
For Sheriff,
;R M. PATRICK.
Deputy Sheriff. W. C. PITTMAN.
For Tax Collector,
C. F. HOLLIDAY.
For Tax Reoeiver,
J. M ROSS.
For Surveyor,
g. W. JACKSON, Jr.
For Coroner,
T. N. HIGHFELL.
Too late now to register and if you
have neglected this matter you have
disfranchised yourself so far as relates
to the October election.
We do sincerely trust that the good
feeling now existing bffween the popu
list and democratic candidates and their
friends will continue until after the
election. There is no necessity for hard
feeliugs or bitterness. Let every candi
date do his best to be elected that is leg
itimate and honorable, but resort to no
robbery or any thing that is beneath the
diguity of a gentleman. ,
A Fine Record.
When Judge Bradbury, the populist
Ordinary of this county for the past
four years began the administration of
affairs, the treasury of the county was
nearly empty—there being only about
$500,00 after he had paid out all demands
ugaint the county made by the ordinary
who preceded him. At the dose of Judge
Bradbury’s term of four years, ending
with January Ist, next he will leave in
the treasury of Jackson county $10,000,-
00 or more.
There is no ordinary in the state who
will be able to make a better showing
than this. He has managed our oounty
affairs well and has reduced for this
year the tax rate to SI.OO on thousand.
This is a record of whioh he ought to
feel proud and of whioh every citizen
should feel proud. It also shows that
populist know how to economically
manage the finances of a oounty, state
< r the union.
Registration.
One of the biggiest farces every im
posed on a people is the one requiring
them every two years to register.
It makes it a great deal of trouble to
many men who live out in the country
and very often deprives them of their
franchise in an important election.
The law seems to have been gotten up
to make voting as much trouble as pos
sible for those iu the country and put
the power in the hands of a few. We
fail to see where the registration law has
benefited the country any.
From Tom Watson.
From Missouri World:—The editor of
this paper noticing in the Chillicothe
Constitution, a democratic paper, a
statement that Tom Watson, of Georgia,
is supporting Bryan and Stevenson, cut
the statement out and sent it to Mr.
Watson, asking him to state whith
er it was true. On last Monday,
Sept. 4, 1900, we received the following
reply:
The Missouri World: —Yonrs rec’d.
The statement that I am supporting
Bryan is untrue.
Yours truly,
Thos. E. Watson, Populist.
There is Peril in
Indifference.
The poet says:
“111 fares the land,
To gethering ills a prey,
Where wealth accumulate,
And men decay.”
Which is to say in plain prose, where
wealth is constantly centralizing in the
hands of the few while the many in con
sequence are as constantly getting
poorer, the outcome must be dire cal
amity.
Liberty, equality and fraternity go
hand in hand but must go down in the
presence of great and long continued
inequality.
The workings of this inexorable law
have wrecked nntold nations in the past.
Its operations will ooniinue through all
time.
In the light of all this are we on safe
grounds, with one per cent of onr citi
zens holding half the wealth of the
oouutry or one man as much as 99.
Does this show that we hold a sure lease
to lasting progress or prosperity, or that
we are well along on the highway to
collapse and ruin? That though we may
boast of liberty to-day, we may be slaves
tomorrow?
In Dublin it is said that a publican
has a sign known as the three ails—
“ The Soldier fights for all,
The Parson prays for all,
The Farmer pays for all,
But, says one I get no intimation
through our platform or press of such a
desperate state of things.
If on careful personal investigation
he shonld find matters even worse than
here stated, he would see and know that
not only he, but the millions were being
purposely kept in the dark on these
vital points. But for what, for the
good of the 99 or for the futher agran
distinent of the already overgrown one
per cent?
Remember that eternal vigilance is
the prioe of liberty, that equality is the
only condition on which it can live and
flourish, that greed with its constant
cry of more is the deadly foe of equality
aud hence of liberty.
In view of all this is it not of the last
importance for every one as far as possi
ble to see and know for himself instead
of taking for truth everything found in
political platforms aud press, for these,
if possible, would at times deceive the
very elect, while these one per cent folks
have sorely been marvelons workers if
not great schemers for themselves. Is it
not more than possible, in fact is there
not great danger of this thing going
on till all of liberty is lost to the
masses?
There is peril in indifferenoe on
this snbjeot.—Wm. Skeel in Missouri
World.
The emergency bags'sent by a church
society to Kansas soldiers in the Philip
pines contained among the necessities a
box of DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve
the well known cure for piles, injuries
and skin diseases. The ladies took care
to obtain the original DeWitfc’s Witch
Hazel Salve knowing that all the coun
terfeits are worthless. G. W. DeLa-
Perriei e. .
Election Decision.
G. S. Duke. 'I Contestant b e-
Contestant | fore the Ordi-
V 8 nary of Jack-
A. D. White, ( •<>“ County
A. R Braselton. I O'*- September
C. T. White et al. J sth, 1900.
By an Act of the General Assembly,
approved Deoember the 90th, 1899 it is
provided, “That - from and after the
first day of January 1900, it shell not be
lawful for any person or persons, firms
or corporation to manufacture within
the limits of the county of Jackson any
spiritons, malt or mtoxioating liquors,
except domestio wines made from grapes
or berries.” Said Act also provides—
“ That this Act shall not take effect un
til Ratified by the people of Jackson
county at an eleotion called for that
purpose under the same rules, regula
tions and provisions as those prescr.bed
for a local option election in Section 1545
to 1548 inclusive of Vol. I. of the Code
1895.
On the 2nd day of August 1900 an
election was held and the returns show
a majority in favor of ratification.
A contest, in the nature of a caveat,
was filed by G. S. Duke contesting the
legality of the eleotion. Several
grounds were setont, at the hearing all
these grounds were abandoned, except
one, that notice of the election was not
properly advertised.
It insisted by the contestant that the
law requires notice of snch election to
be published either in the official organ
of the Ordinary or that of the Sheriff
under section 1545 Vol. I. Code of 1895
It is also contended by contestant
that the Ordinary has never eecured
any official organ in Jackson cQunty—
and that the Jackson Economist—the
news paper In which the notice of the
election was published, was not the of
ficial organ of either the Ordinary or
Sheriff of the county, and for that rea
son the election was illegal.
In support of this position counsel for
contestant rely upon an Act of the Gen
eral Assembly approved November Btb,
1899 Acts 1899 page 40 41.
This Aot is as follows:
An Act to amend section 5162 of the
Code of 1895 and for other purposes sec
tion I. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly, That section 5463 of the
Code of 1895 be amended by inserting
the word “a” in lhu of the word “the,”
where said word follows the word ‘in”
and preoeds the word “newspaper,”
in the third line of said section; and
also by inserting the words at the conn
ty site of said county,” after the word
“county” and before the word “then,”
in the third line of said section, so said
section, when so amended, shall read
as follows:
If the Ordinary, Sheriff or other of
ficer is unab’e to prooure the advertise
ment at the rate herein, in a newspaper
published in the county at the county
site of said county, then he is author
ized to have said advertisements pub
lished in any newspaper in the State
having the largest general circulation
in the county; provided, said rates are
agreed upon; provided further, if con
tracts can not be made with newspapers
at the rates aforesaid, then the Sheriff
and Ordinary, or other advertising of
ficers shall post their advertisements in
the court house and in a public place in
each militia district in the county for
the length of time required by law fofr
advertising in newspapers: provided,
there is no newspaper published at the
county site, then any paper published
in the county shall be next entitled to
the public advertisements.
Sec. IL Be it further enacted, That
all laws or parts sf laws in conflict with
this Act be, and thd same are hereby
repealed.
It is contended by counsel for contest
ant that in order for the Ordinary or
Sheriff, or o.'ner advertising officer, of a
county, to secure a legal official organ
it is necessary for such officer to con
tract with a newspaper published at the
county site in the county, provided the
legal rates can be agreed upon, in the
event such contract can not be made
with such paper, then the officer is au
thorized in the second instance to con
tract with any paper published in the
county, and if such contract canuot be
had with any paper in the county—
then a contract can be made with any
newspaper having the largest circula
tion in the county.
The contention is that, under the Act
of November Bth, 1899, any oontract
made with any paper without first try
ing to contract with the newspaper
published at the oounty site would be
illegal.
The ruling made in this case is that
in order to make the election legal it is
essential that notioe should have been
published in the offloiai organ of the
Ordinary or of the Sheriff in the county.
The question arises is The Economist
the offloiai organ of the Ordinary of
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flachine Works
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This is one of the best equipped Machine an
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Orders will be attended to promptly and all worl
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Send your work to us and we will give you satis
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AND
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WINDER PUBLIC SCHOOL
Opens Sept. 4,*ipoo==Tuesday.
DISCIPLINE FIRn - - - TRAINING THOROUGH,
The growth of our town is not spasmodic, but continuous. Never
before has there been such material advancement—cotton factory,
foundry, knitting mill, mercantile business unparalleled by any town.
Hero too the social, intellectual and spiritual sides in man are
cared for—hospitable people—good churches—
Excellent Public School System.
Our school is the pride of the town, hence we understand its success.
We are addiug two new rooms to accommodate the pupils.
Come here for an education. Thorough course in common school
branches by experienced and cultured teachers, and also a high school
course covering Latin, Greek, French, German, English. Algebra,
Geometry, Physics. Chemistry, History, Euglish Literature. Making
a specialty of some of the Plays of Shakesfleare.
HENRY ROBERT HUNT, A. B. Pprincipal.
RICHARD A. BLACK, 5 aud 6 Grades.
MISS ANNIE MCDONALD, 3 and 4 Grades.
MISS DORA WILHITE, 2 Grade.
MISS ERNESTINE BRUMBY, Ist Grade.
MISS MARGARET MALONA TILLMAN, Music and Elocution,
MISS ANGIE MAYNARD, Art.
Jackson county! It is admitted, and
cannot be questioned—that The Econ
omist was such organ from 1897 to the
date of the Act of 1897 —by which it is
insisted section 5562 was amended, and
that by reason thereof that paper ceased
to be such official organ - This position
cannot be successfully maintained for
two reasons.
In the first place granting for the sake
of argument, that the Act of November
Btb, 1899 Is valid and constitutional and
required, as is contended, that the Or
dinary should change the official organ
from The Economist to the newspaper
published at the county site, such
change would have to be effected as re
quired by sestion 5460 which provides
that no Sheriff, Coroner or other officer
shall change the advertising connected
with his office from one paper to anoth
er, without first giving notice of h’B in
tention to do so, in the paper in which
his advertisements may have been pub
lished?
In the second place a more serious
question arises. Is the Act of Novem
ber Bth, 1899 constitutional?
The constitution provides, Code 5771
as follows:
“No law or ordinance shall pass which
refers to more than one subject matter,
or contains matter different from what
is expressed in the title thereof.” Sec
tion 5779 provides, That “No law, or
section of the Code, shall be amended
or repealed by mere reference to its title,
or the number of the section of the
Code, but the amending or repealing
Act shall distinctly describe the law to
be amended or repealed, as well as the
alteration to be made.”
A comparison of the Aot of November
Bth. 1899 with these provisions of the
constitution clearly reveals the fact that
it is repugnent. The caption of this
Act does not pretend to indicate what
amendment is to be made.
Counsel insists that in as much as the
caption proposes to amend that it is
sufficient amendment being the subject
matter, and therefore the Act is not re'
puguent to section 5771.
This position is plausable and may
be correct.
But how does the matter staud in re
gard to the requirements of section 5779?
This section requires two things to be
distinctly described. The act to be
AMEFDED AND THE ALTERATION TO BE
MADE
The enacting clause proposes to amend
by inserting “a” for “the” in third lice;
and by inserting the words "at the
couuty site of said county.” This is all
the enacting clause proposes. It is
then declared that said section
read a certain way—when in point of
fact when so amended the section does
not read in that way but reads in a very
different way.
The entire danse proposes to strike
one word and insert eight words while
it realy, as it reads, strikes one word and
inserts thirty-three words.
The last proviso in said Act is not
refered to either in the caption or the
enacting clause.
The court is constrained to hold that
the Act is in conflict with the constitu
tion, as was ruled in the supreme court
in a similar case. 87 Ga. 85.
It is therefore adjudged that notice of
the election held August 2nd, 1900 to
ratify an Act of the General Assembly!
approved December 20th, 1899 was pub*
lished as required by law, and that said
election was legal.
It is further ordered that citation is*
sue and be published as required by sec
tion 1546 of Code, VoL L September
sth, 1900. L. Y. BBiDBUfiY,
Ordinary Jookson County.
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