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THE PROGRESS VAN WILHITE, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. Subscription SI,OO Per Yr. Advertising Rates Furnished On Application. Published Every Chursday. Entered as second-class matter, Novem ber 8, 1907, nt the postoftiee at Jackson, (la. warier act of Congress of March 3, 1879. TELEPHONE NUMBER 166 The Atlanta Georgian never supports a candidate—until after ie is elected. Dick Russell, Clark Howell and Jinx Smith ought to be thankful that they are not governors to 4iy. “Brown and Bread” is the way the old lady on the Telegraph sizes up the situation. “Brown and Booze” is what most people ifoink it.—Sparta Ishmaelite. Seab Wright in his politico sermore speech at the Atlanta Grand Sunday, takes the position that the brewers themselves made prohibition an issue in the present campaign. He also said that when ever ycu see the liquor interests lined up with any can didate, that candidate is opposed to prohibition. This may be true ®r not. but it seems a shade safer to take this view of the matter and that is all there is to this fuss over prohibition. The Progress is in receipt of a splendid little magazine entitled *The Georgian,” which is pub fished over at the State Univer sity and edited by Mr. W. C. Henson. The magazine is larger than usual and its contents show a w'der range of thought and a letter quality of contributions than heretofore. All of which speaks highly for Mr. Henson. The career of this young man from his humble start in the mountains of North Georgia to iis graduation! at the University is evidence of what a poor boy tan do and also of what the uni versity can do for a poor boy. The veto power of a governor is as much the will of the people as the legislature, and especially is Governor Smith’s veto power •n the prohibition question the will of the people. It is needless and illogical to talk about au tocracy on the part of Governor Smith in his promise to veto any amendment to the prohibition bill which would make the bill less prohibitory when we as people give this veto power to the governor. Supporters of Joe Brown for governor should re member that the legislature and •especially the senate does not always represent the will of the people. Governor Smith is not domineering and aristocratic in his promise to veto such a bill because he has not yet done so and will do so only after the peo ple nominate him for the second term, if such should be necces sary. In which case his veto would be strictly representative tf the people. WHY WE FAVOR MR. SMITH. In deciding which candidate for governor is entitled to our vote we should remember these facts— . . That Governor Smith faced the baginning of his adminis tration with the state treasury $500,000 short—one half of which deficit was brought over from Terrell’s administration and the other half was caused by the prohibition law, m de priving the state of the revenue from the sale of whisky. That a solid thousand of old soldiers and thousands of school teachers were unpaid. That such hindrances and embarrassments did not await the administrations of Mr. Smith’s predecessors. That these same hindrances and embarrassments would have existed under the administrations of Dick Russell, Clark Howell, Jim Smith or Estill, had either of them been elected and possessed the manhood to sign the prohibition bill which clipped, with one stroke of the pen, $250,000 of the State s revenue. That under such conditions the old soldiers ought to be thankful that they have a governor who can so manage the affairs of the state as to pay their pensions even quarterly. That under such conditions, Mr. Smith has paid all and is paying all of the state’s debts as they fall due. That he did this by compelling lying and tax-dodging cor porations, among them the railroads, to plunk out $577,000, MORE of a just share of their taxes than has heretofore been their privileged custom —which exceeds the. deficit by $77,000. That had either of Mr. Smith’s opponents been elected governor instead of Mr. Smith, very probably, the corpora tions would not have paid a cent more of taxes and the state would then have found itself in a ‘ ‘fix, ’ ’ sure enough. That Mr. Smith is a human being like the rest of us, be cause it is also possible for him to make mistakes. That a panic started from New York about the time the railroad commission would have considered the reduction of freight rates and that these rates were not reduced because the commission foresaw that the railroads would try to take ad vantage of the panic in reducing the wages of their employees, and that the commission desired to be in a position, as Mr. Smith explains, to say “stop” when the railroads should attempt it. That these rates were not reduced also, for the reason that the railroads and many unthinking people would declare that the reduction caused the panic—just as they are now saying that the governor’s “talk” about freight rates and other things have brought on the panic. And again, why should we not remember— That the governor has not failed in all his pledges—that the negro has been disfranchised, the powers of the railroad commission enlarged and passenger rates reduced; that whether these laws are right or not, 104,000 voters in 1906, said they wanted them and now have got them. That, although they did not say they wanted the prohibi tion law by nominating any candidate running on a prohibition platform, they, the people, did want prohibition and now have it, but got it in such a way as to deprive Governor Smith of sufficient time in which to make good all his pledges. That before we lose faith in the governor for unfulfilled promises, we ought to allow him the same length of time in which to accomplish his promises as we allowed his predeces sors—two terms. That the people of Georgia have gotten more of what they wanted—whether their wants are just or not—in less than ONE term under Governor Smith’s administration than they have, in many a day, obtained under any other one governor’s administration of two terms. That Governor Smith is a man of business sense, one of the fundamental qualifications of a governor in these days of commercial development. That Joe Brown has not today, at least so it is said, as much wealth as was thrust upon him by a rich father —w T hich is a bad sign. That Brown’s record as a manager is also disputed in his removal from the management of his father’s estate, and in the fact that he has been fired from almost every position of importance which he has held. That Joe Brown, like the rest of we humans, is naturally inclined to view issues of the day for the interest and from the viewpoints of his past experiences, and for the same reason, it is dangerous to give Mr. Brown the governorship, because he has spent a life working for and viewing issues from the standpoint of the railroads. That, although Mr. Brown’s administration, should he be elected, MIGHT not affect the prohibition law as it stands, the legislature, as the past history of Georgia conclusively proves, does not always represent the will of the people; and it is POSSIBLE under his administration, for the bill to be amended to the detriment of the prohibition cause. That such is not possible under Governor Smith’s admin istration, except by a two-thirds vote which is not probable. That if the people are sincere in their desire for reform, to refuse to stand by their reform candidate now, would mean a complete swing of the pendulum to the old regime, a con fession on the part of the people that they had made a mis take —which would be silliness in the extreme. After all, the kind of world one carries about in ones’ self is the important thing, and the world outside takes all its grace, color, beauty and value from that.—Lowell. The tree will not only lie as it falls, but it will fall as it leans. What is the inclination of my soul?—Gurney. All Jackson should hear Prof. Park of the State University at the School Auditorium Friday night of May Ist Free admis sion. us|jfi£L, • 1- V)H t >!l* i'lF 1 oung Men’s Clothes Edc:l; Stein & Cos. - Makers THERE’S a genteel atmosphere about an Ederheimer-Stein suit that makes it the choice of most young fellows. The makers know how to combine style, smart pat terns and expert tailoring in a way to get effects entirely new, original and exclusive. You’ll say so your self when you try one on. You'll like the invisible stripe effects, mist grays and browns. Sizes up to 38. Jackson Mercantile Cos. Jackson Post Card views sold only by Jackson Soda & Fruit company. tf The Progress phone, 166. Save your money for a rainy day. The Jackson Banking Cos. will pay you interest if left 6 or 12 months. 4-23-31 If you want a good piano or organ, buy one from Jacob T. Mayo. tfx T Pea-Dropper JAND SAVE | TIME AND MONEY ? Peas are high in price ;) and you can save enough j\ in one day’s planting to pay for the dropper. We H sell the GRIFFITH Pea gh Dropper, the best made. PRICE ONUY. 51.25 Ham & Carter Cos. No. 2 shingles $1.60 per thour and. No. 1 shingles $3.50 ptr thousand at Jackson Lumber Cc. We print visiting cards—and we, at least, think they are printed correctly. 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