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K. U.
Entered at the Postoffice at Winder, Ga.
as Second Class Mail Matter.
R. O. ROSS Editor.
BEN A. JUHAN - - Associate Editor
Thursday, June 26, 1913.
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ments where admission fee ia charged, will be
published at one-half cent per word. Cash must
accompany the article.
The trial of Leo Erank for the
murder of Mary Phagan, the At
lanta. Pencil factory girl, has been
set for Monday, July 28th.
Mr. Hagood, of The News-Herald
is in VV'inder for several days. He is
up from Lawrenceville to help us
get out The News during the ab
sence of .Judge B- A. Julian, who is
enjoying soldier life at St. Simons
where Cos Hof Winder is in camp.
MiG John Britselton, of Braselton,
was in Winder Tuesday- John is a
fine fellow, and, right or wrong,
you can depend on him looking you
square in the face and tel'ing you
where lie stands on public ques
tions.
All the newspaper agitation pro
testing against the creation of Bar
row county seems to have its origin
in Hoschton district, still, it is said
90 per cent of tlx* taxpayers of that
district have recently petitioned to
lie taken into the proposed new
county.
The United States has broken
with South Carolina, so far as con
tributing to the support of her sol
dier boys are concerned. But what
of that, the South Carolina hot-air
ban won’t mind a little thing like
that. But is a little hard on the
soldier boys and the decent people
of the Palmetto State.
Mr. T. T Cooper, of Hoschton
district, Jackson county, in a letter
to The Walton News, undertakes to
show by figures that new counties
are expensive. Yet not anew coun
ty rate cited is in excess of the tax
rate of Jackson, Walton or Gwinnett
counties, and only one equal to —
that of Stephens —which is equal to
Jackson.
Negro Goats’ and Sheep’
The Alanta Independent (ne
gtV>) rejoices in the alleged fact
that Senator Iloke Smith, Sec
retary Daniels, Burleson and oth
er Democratic leaders have an
nounced that no negro need ap
ply for any job above a ‘spittoon
washer,’ ” says the Macon Tele
graph. 7.
The Independent hopes this is
the end of the office aspirations
of “Democratic negro hypo
crites” and joyfully exclaims:
“We would like to know how
the ‘Democratic Negro Goats’
feel now’, who bleated so loud ant
long before the November electioi
for Mr. Wilson.
We presume that a negro edi
tor guilty of such unbecoming an<
vindictive partisanship would con
aider it a capital crime if the ex
ecutive shears shuold be applied
to the 22.540 Republican negro
“sheep" now drawing $12,546,
760 annuually from the Federal
treasury but it would be only
fair and the results might be
generally salutary, if comfort
able standing room for a few
of the more capable “goats” wer
povided in the midst of the dus
ky flock by means of the remov
al of the less efficient “sheep.”
The editor of the party-enslav
ed and misnamed “Independent”
maiy live to learn that blind loy
alty to the G. 0. P. is not the on
ly and perhaps not the best qual
ification either for public office
or for private usefulness.
taxpayers of Jackson county were persuaded to sign their
names. Among the 42 names at least two of the signers fail
to appear on the tax books of the county.
Not one valid reason is given for this opposition, but, full
of patriotism and sentiment, they just had to sign something
or burst.
And “BUST” they did.
Here is a sample of the dope the “master-hand” fixed up
for the signers:
We love the old county and this love causes us to make this
earnest protest against being carved by the new county knife.
Sentiment! yes we have sentiment for these precious valleys,
hallowed hills, silent cities of the dead, and blest homes.
Thank God we have got sentiment, scores of men and women
and children in the new county have not bowed the knee to the
Baal of commercialism and speculation. They have sentiment
and love for th'*ir own county, their native county, that has
wrought such splendid work in peace and whose sons have made
preious history in war. The new county is against the interest
of the taxpayer; it is against the best interest of the county; it
is against ihe wishes of the people of the county whose senti
ment is for it to remain with lines unchanged and borders un
disturl>ed. We speak in firm and determined words. Our
appeal for Jackson shall be resounded from every mountain top
and echoed fevery, gapping valley, shall beat upon the-ear
of every legislator and w’e are confident their verdict will be that
Jackt-on county shall remain intact; undivided, one and insepar
able no.v and forever.”
Now we are some sentimentalist ourselves. We play
second fiddle to no man in Jackson when you talk sentiment,
be he native born, citizen by adoption or interloper with his
grip-sack. We love the red old hills of glorious Jackson. In
her bosom rests the ashes of our departed loved ones. We
pride in the fact that in their modest way our ancestors con
tributed to her greatness. Years before any of these signers
were upon the field of activity they carved their way through
the forest and settled upon her fertile soil. For generations
they have helped to maintain her bridges, courthouses and
jails, paid their taxes and served on juries, while the roads
and bridges in the districts in which most of them lived were
neglected.
Sentiment! Will an imaginary line disturb the peace of
tiie silent cities of the dead? Will it fill up the precious val
leys or level the hallowed hills? Will it wreck the blessed
homes?
It is against the interest of the tax payer is it? Yet the
record shows that the nine new counties that the state has
created in six years have added to the states wealth eleven
millions of dollars. Do you people know that Jackson county
receives back from the state treasury almost as much money
annually as she pays into it?
Against the wishes of the people of the county, eh?
The tabulated returns in the last election fail to bear
you out iu that contention. Ask any well-informed person
what the PARAMOUNT issue was; ask any recipient of a
letter from President Randolph of the Board of Trade of Jef
ferson what the issue was and what arguments were used in
such letter. Then you may understand.
Seriously, gentlemen, if the creation of Barrow county
would move us one rod further from the goo<j people of THE
HUB with its hallowed spots and precious memories we
would protest. If it would prevent us from running up to
Hoschton and Braselton and hob-nobbing with our good
friends in those hustling little townships we would wrangle,
and if we thought it would disturb the friendly relations with
our kinspeople at Statham, we would simply howl.
Now, brethren, ponder well the Golden Rule: “Do unto
others as you would have them do unto you/’ Quit telling us
if you lived beyond the Mulberry you would want anew
county, and that we ought to have it, but as you don’t happen
to live there we shan’t have it.
“When I was a child, I spake as a child, but when I be
came a man I put away childish things.”
Brown’s Last Message a Strong Paper.
Governor Brown’s last message to the Georgia law
makers was a gem, and demonstrates the fact that he is a
statesman, a thinker and a man of nerve with backbone stiff
enough to stand for the supremacy of the law regardless of
political consequences.
It should be read carefully by every Georgian- We disagree with
some of the Governor’s conclusions We believe in labor unions—be
lieve that labor has a right to organize; has a right to place a price upon
its st rvices the same as organized capital names the price of its output or
service. Organized labor as a whole should not be held responsible for
the unlawful acts of a few misguided members any more than society as
a whole should lie held responsible for the heinous crime of a depraved
reprobate. But our laws should be supreme and should command the
respect of the high and the low, the rich and the poor. When infringed
upon the transgressor should pay the penalty —millionaire or pauper.
The Good Book tells a beautiful stfory of a certain faith
ful character, an invalid from his youth; he had spent many
a year at the pool of salvation desiring someone to put him
in when the angels troubled the waters, but someone always
stepped in ahead of him.
But he never gave up; he yet believed that some day he
would be healed and made to walk and enjoy the blessings of
life. At last the King of kings and Lord of lords passed that
way and by His gentle touch made the poor lad whole. His
faith and hope were at last rewarded.
In 1905 this section approached the legislature of Geor
gia and asked to be formed into anew county. Her claim
was backed by merit; she made out a good case, but others
stepped in ahead of her and she failed.*
Again, in 1912. she carried her claim to the legislature—
the designated power for the creation of counties. This time
we received the unanimous approval of the upper branch of
the Georgia general assembly, but our bill died in committee
of the house while 125 representatives were waiting to give it
their approval. All Georgia knows how Barrow* county was
strangled, and the means employed in her strangulation.
But we still have faith and hope. We are on the firing
liiie again. We bejieve this is the year of success for us, and
that our prayers will be answered.
Our proposition is purely one of business, and we rest
our claim upon its merits. We plead for a square deal and
honest consideration and will be satisfied with the verdict.
It is not necessary in this article to set forth the tangled
legal, political and business mess that is our portion because
of location, and the neglect of our roads by the three large
counties from which the territory is to be taken. Every
member of the Georgia legislature will be put in possession
of these facts.
THOMAS M. NORWOOD.
At a ripe old age—B3 lion.
Thomas M. Norwood has passed
to the great beyond. He was a
great man in his day and time,
and was for a long time, in the
early days after the wrar between
the states, the power that he de
served to he in Georgia. He was
usually aligned in State poli
ties against the great triumvi
rate Brown, Colquitt and Gordon
and against Benjamin H. Hill,
lie was the leader of minority.
Against great odds he waged
some wonderful contest, not meas
ured by success altogether,but by
ability. Hill beat him for re-elect
ion to the senate by four votes.He
campaign for governor against
Colquitt will live in history
While in the Senate Norwood
delivered his famous speech a
gainst the civil right bill and
it is probably the greatest classic
in t!ie feild of sarcasm and satire
in the history of that great body.
Mr. Norwood was born in Tal
bot county, April 26, 1830. lie
was graduated from Emory Col
lege, Oxford, in 1850; he studied
law and was admitted to the liar
in 1852. and moved to Savannah
the same year. He served in the
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One 9-room house with fur
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A BARGAIN FOR CASH OR GOOD NOTE.
A. Y. EAVENSON,
Winder, Georgia.
General Assembly from 1861 to
1862, and later entered the Con
federate army. In 1868 he Was an
elector on the Seymour and Blair
ticket. In November, 1871, he was
elected United States Senator,
hut only after a contest with. Fos
ter Blodgett was he admitted to
the seat —Dec. 19, 1871 ; he ser
ved until 1877, when he was suc,-
ceded by Benjamin 11. Hill. HI
1880 he was candidate for gover
nor but was defeated by Col.
Colquitt. In 1884 he was elected
to the House and re-elected iiq
1886, but in 1888, owing to a dear
lock because of two thirds rule,
he was defeated and Rufus E.
Ledter chosen. Later he was ap
pointed judge of the city court of
Savannah, by Gov. Atkinson,
which positon he held until
old age compelled his retirement
in 1907. He was the author of
several books and was at work on
one at the time of his death.
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Every knife guaranteed. If it is
not good metal bring it back and
get anew one.
One man’s poison is another
man’s bread —if the latter is a
doctor.