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About The Butts County progress. (Jackson, Ga.) 18??-1915 | View Entire Issue (April 19, 1912)
UNDERWOOD WILL NOT DESERT POST OF DUTY Has Declined All Invitations to Come to Georgia. Invited By Albany Chautauqua. The action of Hon. Oscar W. Underwood, candidate for President of the United States, in stoutly declining to accept any invitations that will take him away from his post of duty at Washington, commends itself strongly to the thinking people of Georgia and all others states in the Union. While Mr. Underwood is sticking to his post of duty and earning his salary as a congressman, at least one of his opponents is traveling about the country making campaign speeches. The peo ple of Georgia cannot but hold Mr. Underwood in the most profound respect for thus adhering to his duty to the people, even at the risk of losing the Presidency of the United States. It is al most like taking advantage of him to campaign over his territory under the circumstances. Mr. Underwood received numerous urgent invitations to come to Georgia. He was invited to speak at the Albany Chautauqua, where Governor Wilson of New Jersey speaks this week, but he declined. So anxious was the Chatauqua management to have him that they asked the assistance of Hon. G. R. Hutchens, Campaign Manager in Georgia for Mr. Underwood. Mr. Hutchens wrote Mr. Underwood, and this is the answer he received: Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C., March 11, 1912. Hon. G. R. Hutchens, Aragon Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia. My Dear Mr. Hutchens: I am in receipt this morning of your favor of the eighth instant, and regret exceedingly that I was compelled to decline the invitation of the Georgia Chautauqua, to deliver an address at Al bany, Georgia, in April, for I find that it is impossible for me to accept any invitations to leave here until the end of the session. If I accept one, I will be compelled to accept others, and to do so would seriously interfere with my work here, and would probably impair the effectiveness of the legislation coming from my committee. I therefore feel it is my duty to remain in Washington and attend strictly to the work ahead of me. I am glad to hear that you are confident that the Georgia delegation will be favorable to myself. I also have heard much good news, and feel confident that under your leadership our fight will be a successful one. With kindest regards, I am, Yours very truly, 0. W. UNDERWOOD. PRIMARY MAY Ist Simon Pure Southerner in Presidential Race Hon. Oscar W. Underwood of Alabama, leader of the Democratic party, after seventeen years service in the house of representatives, is now a candidate for president of the United States. Under a ruling of the na tional Democratic committee, each state is allowed to hold a primary to express its preference and, under this ruling, Georgia will hold a primary on May 1, at which the voters of the state will say what Democratic candi date they wish to endorse. Mr. Underwood has been a powerful friend to the agricultural interests of the country. He is the author of the farmers’ free list bill. He put it through congress, and it would be a law now but for President Taft’s veto. He lowered the tariff on steel and other materials used in making farming implements. He has just recently introduced a measure to take the tariff off of sugar. This will reduce the cost of su gar at least two cents a pound. The government will lose $50,000,000 a year, as it will lose the revenue from the tariff, but Mr. Underwood provided for this loss by putting a tax on the incomes of the rich. In other words, he took the tax off of the poor man’s stomach and put it on the rich man’s pocketbook. 11a is the author of the great tariff bill, by the terms of which, the tariff on all of the necessities of life is lowered, including clothing, shoes and food. President Taft vetoed this bill, but with Mr. Underwood in the white house, the bill will become a law. THEY'VE BURNED THE WOODS AND SIFTED THE ASHES BUT THEY CAN FIND NOTUIN6 AGAINST UNDERWOOD (From Macon Telegraph.) Some days ago it was urged in Georgia that the people of this state ought to vote against Underwood, because, as it was said, he had “ap pointed Congressman Lamb of Virginia, chairman of the agricultural committee, Lamb’s offense, ns charged, being that in sixteen years he hud cast one vote not approved by some of the farmers. The Telegraph promptly pointed out that the chairman of the ways and means committee (Underwood) did not have the power to appoint the chairmen of the other committees of the house —that the comini tees and their chairmen were elected by vote of the house. Now they have amended the charge by saying that Underwood voted for Lamb. The Telegraph does not know whether or not Underwood voted for Lamb, as the vote was taken in caucus, but this fact is known: John Lamb entered the Fifty fifth congress and for sixteen years has been a member of the agricultural committee. In the Fifty-eighth congress he became the ranking Democrat and held that position during the four succeeding congresses. When the Democrats came into control in this, the Sixty second congress, by every right of rank and precedent known in parliamentary affairs he had won the chairmanship and practically without opposition. Besides this he is an old Confederate soldier, hav ing served in Lee’s army and fought through the entire war and wounded several times. He is one of the few remaining Confederate veterans in Congress. He is a fine type of Southern gentleman and an old-fashioned Democrat. Things have come to a pretty pass if Underwood is to be voted against for president because he voted for this old soldier and Democrat to a po sition which he had won by every precedent—a precedent which made Hardwick chairman of the committee on coinage, Adamson chairman of the committee on commerce. Sparkman of Florida chairman of the rivers and harbors committee, and so on. For two months the opposition has had a corps of experts critically examining the congressional records, and they have yet to find an action or utterance of Mr. Underwood which they can criticise. BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS. RESOLUTIONS ON DEATH ' OF DR. C. A. BUTNER Jackson, Ga., April 13, 1912. This being the first meeting of the Butts County Medical Society since the death of Dr. C. A. But ner, be it resolved: Ist. In the great wise provi dence of God we feel the loss of him, he being one of the Charter Members of our Society. 2nd. In his death the profes sion has lost of its oldest mem bers, who gave more than a quar ter of a century to suffering hu manity. 3rd. His genial disposition rendered him very dear to to a host of friends. 4th. That we request a copy of these resolutions be sent his family and published in the coun ty official paper and also be spraed upon our minutes. W. H. STEELE, A. F. WHITE, J. LEE BYRON, Committee. TRADE MORAL—The difference between business and success is advertising. Inquire about our rates. You Should Get Busy NOW. FLY TIME is drawing near and the sooner you begin the exter mination of these pests, the better. It has been proven that flies are carriers of dangerous disease germs, especially the bacilli of typhoid fever; and if every person in Jackson would unite m an effort to better sanitary conditions, we would see the result of such a campaign in a decrease of the pests this summer. The free use of lime around your premises in the damp places will kill the larvae: Then you should use some reliable preparation in the house. We have several that are good, in Sticky Fly Paper, Insect Powders, Poisonous Fly Paper, etc. The best ways to rid the house of flies, are: FIRST:- Use Black Flag Insect Powder, fan it about the room. This kills immediately and is clean and safe. Costs 10c and 25c. a bottle. SECOND:- Mix equal parts black pepper and sugar with twice the quantity of sweet cream and place in saucers about the room. This is very good, but not as effective as the in sect powder. THIRD:- Equal parts formaldehyde and sweetened water placed about a room in some open vessel will prove very effect ive, but is poisonous, and should be used with care. FOURTH:-Daisy Fly Killer, safe and efficient. 25c. FIFTH:- Poison Fly Paper. Place in water and is ready for use. Is not expensive and next to the Insect Powder is the best exterminator. Who Will Join Us In This Campaign? Thaxton Drug Cos. JACKSON, GEORGIA. TOWN TAX The difference between what L. & M. PAINT costs and what other high grade ‘ ‘ready for use from the can” Paint cost, helps pay your Town Tax. THIRTY-SIX YEARS’ GENERAL USE WILL TESTIFY TO THIS FACT Therefore Don’t Pay High Prices for Paint —but Take 4 gals. L. &M. PAINT at $2.25 per gal $9.00 Add 3 gals. Linseed Oil “ 1.00 “ 3.00 Makes 7 gals. Paint ready for use for $12.00 Cost of each gallon of Paint, $1.70 LONGMAN & MARTINEZ Make. „ „ The L. & M. 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