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WINDER WEEKLY NEWS
Published Ewry Thursday Evening
RonunrO. Ross, Editor.
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Etilercil it tin* Post >tlire at Win Je t -, Ga.
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SIJHSCRTrTION KATKS
One Year, ... SI.OO
Six Months, - ; >0
Three Months, - - \ -o
Thursday, May 14, 1908.
The governor’s race is kicking up
such n • lust the candidates for
c unity offices seem to he obscured
from view. Wake up, boys, and
stall something.
Three prominent Georgians have
refused to represent our state at the
meeting of the House of Govern
ors,” which is now in session in
Washington. At last accounts this
important matter was also up to
the negro porter.
There must Ik- a lot of directory
dodgers in Atlanta. It now devel
ops that the name of A. S. Hood,
the notary who attested the affidavit
of J. W Hill in the “Rrown club”
controversy in Fulton, does not ap
pear in the city directory.
We notice from our exchanges
that the merchants of many towns
i
throughout Georgia have already
adopted earjy closing agreements.
No douht the faithful clerks in
Winder would appreciate a little
recreation in the afternoon during
the heated summer months —a lit
tle breathing spell before attending
protracted services.
“Fighting Boh” Means has gone
to his home in Washington on
waiting orders, to be* retired from
the United States navy, on his B2d
birthday, the lNth of August. May
5Kh his tlag was hauled down from
the main truck of the Connecticut
in San Francisco harbor amid a
salute of thirteen guns. America
never produced a braver man than
Koblcy I>. Fvans, and for years he
has lieen the most familur figure
connected with Uncle Sam’s navy.
Rear Admiral Charles M. Thomas
is now eo mna tde’-in- liief of the
battleship Meet.
Hoke Smith is to speak in .Jeffer
son May 21. The governor told us
all about negro disfranchisement
two years ago and that question
and the prohibition hill are now up
to tin* people. During his first
•campaign Candidate Smith said the
state was being robbed of $1,000,-
000 annually. We would like to
know why this little matter has
not been attended to, a' it is not
customary to excuse robbers on a
plea of ‘ ‘bard luck. We would
like to have a few words, Governor,
eouecrningjhe Betjeman fr*’e pass
and immigration. And, Governor,
.* specially would we he interested in
an explanation of your position on
.the abolishment of the unit rule.
&Y. S. Weir was one of the speak
ers favorable to Hoke Smith at the
Kast Point rally. William belongs
to that cama ron organized labor
known as Socialism; belii ves in
dividing nj> all the wealth of the
country and distributing it around.
Bill hasn't amounted to much in
hibor circles since he was .sent to
represent the Georgia federation of
Laharat a convention in Pittsburg
and after reaching the Smoky City,
t is alleged, returned home to milk
diis cow, h aving Georgia without
. icpn sention in the nationaleonven
i on. If you want the railroads
ul.i-d up by the roots and the eap-
I italistc ] Ushed into the sea keep,
your eye on Billy 's red rag.
SEGSSTER. A.Y DON'T FORGET IT!
(To the ( ountry (’• u; th •.)
'dr rhs< -< f great prosperity^'‘c* v
-ert-d Dixie like tie- dew;
The 1 of t:.cir fuhnDm i.t has
made the country blue —
The State cx< entire committee has
split our votes in two.
Register,
an’ Don’t
Forget It!
Money .is scared plum out o’ sight
for miles an’ nrlcs around;
Evry day there’s wreck an - ruin
an’ mills a-shuttin’ down —
! Now th -j’d build a ten-rail fence
betwixt us an’ the town.
Register,
an 1 )on t
Forget It!
j They’ve passed a little rulin’ which
makes it mighty clear
That the present administration has
shoved us to the rear —
Rut we’re goin’ to make a holler
that all the folks can hear
Register,
an Don t
Forget It!
! W'e ain’t he’rd no “divine call;”
*
ain’t seen no golden crown —
’Taint no use to argufy, we’re goin’
to vote for Rrown,
An’ return to peace an’ plenty —
policies that are sound.
Register,
an’ Don’t
Forget It!
“CLEAN YOUR BACK YARDS.”
This is the season of the year
when the city council, board of
health and citizens generally should
wage a determined war to purge
the city of the breeding place* of
the pestiferous disease, purveying
mosquito.
Every citizen who occupies a
home should give bis back yard a
thorough cleaning. On this sub
ject, The Atlanta Constitution says:
“Dirty backyards arc the most
fertile breeding places of disease
germs waiting to be distributed broad
cast by the flics, mosquitoes and
other pests which die tilth attracts.
“Direct from the tilth they go
into the home, carrying the disease
with them.
*
“The only prevention lies in the
removal of the cause.
“Every back yard should be
thoroughly cleaned out now, and
kept clean during the hot summer
months.
“Leave no single danger-breeding
spot; one fever germ properly culti
vated and directly carried may
mean death.” -
Every citizen of Winder should
voluntarily give attention to this
important work,kind where it is not
done, the hoard of health should
help along by persistent persuasion.
There should lie no delay, for the
llv, mosquito and germ season is at
hand.
i bis from Toni Watson's .Jeffer
sonian, Bead and ponder:
“As to .Joe Brown, UK has no
cjnsuming ambitl n to go to the
Cnited States s- mate, nor t<> tie
named as vice president on the
national democratie ticket; conse
quently it would n 4 interfere with
any of his selfish plans if the state
of Georgia should east her electoral 1
v.ffe for a native Georgian. Joe
Brown, a nativ Georgian, would
pro' ably n<*t consider the -‘..ah' dis
gnic, and by conijiiaucatitig Mi . Wat
son. Hoke Suntii, cx-memb-.r of
Cicv■•'arid's cabinet, not a native
Georgian, would probably feel that
lie should resort to every possible
stratagem to hold the state in lu-r
place* as a political rot ton borough—
the pawn to be moved as Tammany
and Wall street will it in the great
game of national polities.
Many a man who feels big acts
small
ONE HARMONIOUS PULL
\Vi ilc the tp st/>n of* who shah
Lk? our next governor is agitating
;!.e minds -f many of our citizens,
we pans-- f r a moment to speak of
a ejj'.j x-t which is nearer and dearer
t > our heart than the victory or de
ft-at of either candidate —the har
monious ,*tanding together of our
eitiz -ns for the upbuilding of our
city and section. Every man has
a right to vote and talk for the man
o; his choice, hut lu- should he con
siderate of the rights of others and
in e.>uvor.'atiwii avoid personal crit
icism so that when the battle is over
there may be no wounded feelings
and divisi on among our people.
Our life am ng you lias been very
pDasant, and we wish to thank our
merchants for their liberal patron
age. W'e wish to express our ap
preciation of the manner in which
our humble efforts at making a
newspaper have been received, and
especially do we feel grateful for
the many words of encouragement
spoken to us.
Our success depends largely on
the success, good will and patronage
of the business men of Winder.
All of our patrons report an ex
cellent spring trade, one of our lead
ing merchants saying so far this lias
been his banner year, business in
all lines is improving. Many hand
some residences are being built;
our system of waterworks is being
rapidly pushed to completion; the
new ice plant is in operation; the
factories are running on full time:
everything is in readiness for the
erection of the handsome new Chris
tian church, and ID who ruletli all
things well has abundantly blessed
our town and section. Altogether
W indt r is moving along at her
usual rapid stride, bet's all pull
tog tin r and boost the city by pat
ronizing home industry.
JUDGE RICHARD B. RUSSELL
NOT SUPPORTING GOY. SMITH
Atlanta, Ga., May 11 —(Tele-
graph Bureau, Kimball House)
Fearing that some of his friends
over the State might he misled by
recent claims as to his position in
the present gubernatorial contest,
Judge Richard ID Russell, of the
Court of Appeals, who ran second
in the race two years ago, gave the
correspondent of The Telegraph the
following statement Monday morn
ing:
“Anyone who will recall the cam
paign for Governor two years ago
and who heard my speeches on the
stump will know without telling
that I am not supporting Governor
Smith. My utterances -then were
honestly made, and I have seen
nothing to cause me to change the
views 1 then expressed or to apolo
gize for them."
A Bawrenceville paper which was
opposed to Judge Russell two years
ago recently declared that the judge
is supporting the Governor for re
election. The statement was made
on the authority of u facetious re
mark the judge made to a friend
herein Atlanta about Mr. Smith
being the head of theeapitol family.
The statement has been copied
and reprinted by many papers that
are for the Governor in different
secetions of the State. It has led
many of the judge's friends to write
and inquire of its truth. He has
replied to thorn a IV along the line
of the ab >ve s. atmn mt.
Judge Russell would not be so
forgetful of his official dignity as to
lie led into a political or partisan
dieussion.
It is probable that lie would have
had nothing to say, at least publicly,
as to whom he intended voting for
or against, had not the false state
ment of his position lieen started on
the rounds of the State press.
It was to set himself right ailiong
his friends that he expressed him
self as above stated when' asked
about the truth of the other state
ments that are lioing circulated this
morning.—Macon Telepraph.
AUTOCRATIC RULES ROUNDLY
Denounce J Z) Counties cf the Ninth
Congressional District.
Here are the emphatic and sig
nificant resolutions unanimously
adopted in Gaiiie.-vilie last Saturday
by the convention of the counties of
the Ninth congressional district,
called to enter protest against the
new an 1 revolutionary primary
rules, disfranchising the country
counties of Georgia:
Whereas, From the organization
of the state down to the recent rev
olutionary action of the State Dem
ocratic Executive Committee, each
county was entitled to twice as
many delegates to nominating con
ventions as it has representatives in
the legislature; and,
W'hereas, Under the new system
adopted by this committee, which j
was practically appointed by Gov
ernor Smith and is absolutely under
his domination and control, county
lines have In-en obliterated and the j
right of the people of the several
counties to select delegates to con
vention of their own choice, has
been taken away from them and
vested in a single individual; and,
W'hereas, If this new rule stands
the control of the state will pass
from the hands of the country peo
ple and become vested in those of
the ringsters of the great and popu
lous counties and cities thereof;
and,
Whereas, Heretofore each county
i had the unquestioned right to select
its own delegates to all conventions,
but under this new system the can
! didate receiving the largest vote in
the state lias the power to say who
shall represent every county in the
state convention, over the protest
and wishes of the people, however
obnoxious such choice may he to
the majority; and,
Whereas, This system destroys
popylar government in Georgia and
establishes a political dictator with
supreme power. It denies to the
(people the right to express their
■choice fora Democratic candidate
for president, and places tin- power
in one man to say for whom Geor
gia’s vote shall be east at the Den
ver convention; and,
Whereas, Under the old system
of choosing delegates to state con
ventions, the smallest county in the
state had one-third as many votes
as the largest one*, while under the
present rule it is reduced to one
fortieth as much; and,
W'hereas, Against this unfair,
. undemocratic and revolutionary ac
tion, we enter our most earnest pro
test; therefore.
Resolved, That we are unaltera
i lily opposed to the power of the peo
ple of the different counties to
.choose delegates to state and nation
al conventions being taken from
them and lodged in the hands of
one man, thus setting up an autoc
racy in Georgia.
Resolved, That we regard this
question of county rights as one of
the most important issues of the
present campaign, and, inasmuch
as Governor Smith is the author of
the change from the old to the pres
ent system of choosing delegates to
conventions, which the Hon. Joseph
M. Brown so clearly and forcefully
condemned as undemocratic, unjust
and unwise in his announcement
for the Democratic nomination for
governor, and thereby became the
representative and standard-bearer
of all who prefer the county unit
system to ring control or one-man
power, we pledge him our earnest
and hearty support.
All-toy Singing. %
There will l>c an old-time all-day!
singing at Corrinth church next
Sunday. All invited to come.
Train eri Gainesville Midland 10
a. m.; return S:JO p. m. Hound
trip from Winder 20c. Come Inc, ]
come all. J. R. .Smith. j
PRESS COMMENT ON
RACE FOR GOVERNOR
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Don't bowl so, Ji kc. —Wad ley
Star.
\
Is Smith afraid to stay in his of
fice ami let the voters choose be
tween them? —Valdosta Times.
The most amusing thing ip the
present campaign is the frantic ef
forts of the Atlanta Journal to
“mother" the prohibition baby. —
Quitman Free Press.
Joe Brown will carry Cobb, Ful
ton, Cherokee, Pickens, Fannin,
Bartow, Polk, Floyd,' Haralson,
Paulding and Douglas, all in bunch.
That’s the news we get. —Marietta
Journal.
The Fulton County .Toe Brown
Club may lx* “fake,” but it makes
the Fulton County Hoke Smith
Club look like thirty cents. —Macon
County Citizen.
Some of the prohibitionists say
they have Joe Brown to thank for
the opportunity to find out where
Hoke Smith would stand on liquor.
—Tattnall Journal.
The Atlanta newspapers an
nounce that Governor Smith spent
; a day at the capital. This is some
thing to be thankful for, anyway.
Probably he stopped there to draw
' his salary,—Rome Tribune-Herald.
.
The few straw ballots published
by The Atlanta Journal in favor of
that paper’s gubernatorial candi
date look like weeping willows com
pared with the broomstraw of two
i years ago. —Columbus Enquirer-
Sun.
llofce Smith has been in his office
only part of one day in two weeks,
which prompts Tom Watson to sug
gest that his salary should be re
duced in the same proportion, if all
the business of his office requires
no more time. Really, it looks like
he is treating his office with all the
“contempt” lit' had stored up for
1 'Little .foe.'' Lawrcnceville News-
Herald.
What do the people of Georgia
say to the fact that it has become
necessary for Governor Smith to
make a hand-to-hand canvass for
Fulton county 's vote in the guber
natorial primary? It would seem
as if the governor should have no
trouble in carrying the county in
which he has lived for more than a
quarter of a century, and where he
is perhaps better known than any
where else in the state. —Athens
Banner.
Several newspapers of the state
have nothing more to say against
Joe Brown than that the whisky
men are all behind him. And yet
we find the champion whisky law
yer of the state introducing Hoke
Smith to an Atlanta audience and
in Macon the governor was present
ed by T. S. Felder, the man who
fought tlu* prohibition bill in the
senate to the bitter end. There you
have it. Gentlemen, where is your
consistency, your sincerity? —Tur-
ner County Banner.
Pointed Paragraphs.
\ bl ,:rle w g is fair but false.
A man of letters ought to nav .1
for a spell, at least.
• Too often a man's success leaves a
bitter taste in his mouth.
Great authors never use words
that are larger than their ideas
Every time a man's wife buys
him a tie his vanity gets it in the
neck.
Some men keep their religion
locked in a safe deposit vault six
days of the week