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THE PROGRESS
VAN WILHITE,
editor and publisher.
Subscription SIOO Per Yr.
Advertising Kates Furnished
On Application,
Published €pery Chursday.
Entered tin second-elans matter, Novem
ber *, 1007, at thopoHtofflce at Jackson, Ga.
under act of Congress of March 3, 1870.
TELEPHONE NUMBER 166
Thoraaston Times: “From in
dications the past month Thomas
ton has been marked as a dead
“easy town” by fake solicitors
and cheap show's. There has
been a veritable wave of such
trash visiting the town. What is
the cause of it? Are other towns
beingthuslyafflicted?” Yegods!
Yes!
We all need faith in human
nature—faith in our fellowman
—faith in his good intentions,
and disbelief in his natural mean-1
ness. Most of our troubles cornel
about from a failure to un-l
derstand each other, and if I
such faith possessed us the I
greater part of the enmity,
strife and vituperation among us
would cease forever. j
AS TO ORATORY
What is it that prompts some
of our daily papers who were
defeated in JL9O6 to talk so much
about the decadence of oratory.
Mr. Howell, Mr. Pendleton—
won’t you please hush? Your
crowd will say in one breath that
oratory is dead and in the next
(breath say that the demagogue,
Hoke Smith “fooled” the people
in 1906 by resorting to the dema
gogue’s tool —oratory.
If Smith “fooled” the people
in 1906 how did he do it? In the
same way that Clark Howell and
the rest of the candidates tried
to fool the people—oratory. You
got beat in your own game—and
now you are quite naturally con
vinced that oratory is not the
proper thing. This time you try
■“cards.”
You insist that the growing
intelligence of the people aided
by the great dailies are now pre
venting the people from being
fooled. Admitted. You said you
were right in 1906—that only you
had the cold facts—which you
now say the people always see in
spite of oratory. For argument’s
sake, admitted your assertion.
Then according to your logic the
people would not have beem
“fooled” in 1906 as you say, oJ
at least imply, they were “fooled*
in electing Mr. Smith. Ag
how can you, Mr. Howell, rJH
.the scenes of the joint ddfl||i
with Mr. Smith in 1906 anfl
•oratory does not count?
Little Astyanax is too great a
hero in his own estimation to be
mulled down to the plane of a
|mere governor. Let him continue
to hero with himself.
Congress ought to proceed
icautiously now on any undertak
ing on foot. Minister Wu has
issued another warning in con
nection with China’s awakening.
THE JONESES WILL DIFFER.
The world is full of mysteries and human nature is won
derfully queer. Not a day passes, but that you can, if you are
interested in the make : up of we mortals, discover some new
phase of that strange conglomeration of sympathy, jealousy,
hate, anger and love which constitute our being, and once
again realize the scriptural truth that we are fearfully and
wonderfully made. ”
Some would have The Progress advocate Mr. Brown,
others think we should support Mr. Smith. As Tom Watson
says, it is quite natural that the various contentions of the
Smiths and the Browns should create a little diversity of opin
ion among the Joneses. We happened to be in the class of the
Joneses. And we' may add that it is a little bit silly in any
member of the Jones faction who claims to be somewhat farther
up in the scale of civilization than that represented by the
family wrangles of the Kentucky mountaineer, not to allow the
greatest and the freest tolerance to any other Mr. Jones who
dares to have an opposite opinion.
Some few of our friends have discontinued The Progress
because it dared to have an opinion on the gubernatorial race.
By their discontinuance, we take them to mean that The Pro
gress ought not to exist because we cannot see as they do.
If our humble editorial opinions are wrong, it may still be true
that there is nothing else in The Progress which the people
care to read; it may be that The Progress is not a clean news
paper and that it is not entitled to the support of the people; it
may be that we have done wrong in sacrificing a handsome
number of dollars in order to make the paper a clean sheet; it
may be that we have ‘not published what news a quiet town
and county causes to exist; it may be that any newspaper,such
as The Progress, is not in position to help the town and county
and this section by advertising our advantages and telling the
people what we are doing; and it may be, therefore, that our
friends ought to crush The Progress’ feeble effdrts because it
had an idea about something, but somehow we cannot see the
matter that way—and do not believe the people as a whole do
However, we are all thankful for the new subscribers we
have recently received to take the places of those whose
opinions are not exactly like ours.
HAVE YOU REGIS IFRED: 1
As many of the voters of the county have not registered,
it is in order to remind the people that the registration books
for the primary to be held June 4th will close on Saturday May
23, and that those who would have some voice in deciding how
the state shall be governed should not forget the date.
The primary now means practically the same as our gen
eral election and the man who waits until October to vote is
practically disfranchised.
We all ought to vote. We should not abuse politics as
politics, but should be politicians enough to cast our votes.
A good honest vote will hurt nobody—not even a preacher —
but on the contrary will purify politics and “save the country”
just to the extent of that vote’s influence.
If you have not already done so, register by May 23.
Straw Hats
50 per cent off
We have closed a deal with
one of the hat
houses in the United States for
a big lot of straws at 50 Cents
in the dollar—-prices ranging
from 19 cents to $15.00.
Panamas! Panamas!
The chance of your
life to get a genuine Panama at
about half price.
THE
FLO VILLA, GA.
GO TO
Middle Georgia Lumber and Man’g Go.
H. F. GILMORE, Manager
| FOR ALL KINDS OF BUILDING MATERIALS
FOR GOOD WORK AND LOW PRICES
Flooring, 95c per hundred: No. 2. Shingles, $1.65 per
thousand and No 1 Shingle at $3.75.
We make all kinds of Sash, Doors, Blinds, Screens, all kinds of
mouldings, brackets, baluster, etc. All kinds of turned and sawed
work. See us when you want any building material. .
Pianos and Organs
I wish to inform the public that I am rep
resenting the well-known and reliable
“THE CABLE COMPANY”
selling their high-grade Pianos and Or
gans and can give lowest prices and easy
terms. Those contemplating buying
either will do well to see me before buy
ing. Call on or write to
JACOB T. MAYO, - Jackson, Ga.
T Pea-Dropper
id AND SAVE
TIME AND MONEY
Peas are high in price
W and you can save enou 2h
* n one ays pl ant i n g to
// Etavffli pay for the dropper. We
1/ ill sell the GRIFFITH Pea
f Dropper, the best made.
PRICE ONLY, 81.25
Ham & Carter Cos.