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BU IS COUNTY PROGRESS Published Every Friday. J. DOYLE JONES, Editor and I’ub. Subscription $1 a Year Entered an Hecon<l-claß matter, Novem ber h, lUO7, at the poiitofHceat Jackson, Ga. Telephone No. 166. Communications aro'velcomed. Cor respondents will please coniine them selves to 300 words, as communications over that length cannot be handled. Write on one side of the paper only, sign your name, not for publication, but as an evidence of good faith. SIGN YOUR NAME Every now and then it be comes necessary to reject articles Bent in for publication because they are not signed. Correspon dents and all others who write for publication will please remember that they must sign their names. This does not mean that your names will be inserted in the paper, if you do not want it done, but is simply to protect the paper. Unsigned articles will receive no attention. If you do not think enough of what you write to sign your name to it we will not think enough of it to pay any attention to such manu scripts. 7-3-tf. Mr. J. W. Wise has Rood cause to rejoice. In the press of politics don’t forget to pull for the county fair. Those landslides will refuse to slide. The Brown-Smith race is going to be mighty close. Well the agony will soon be over and the people can get down to business again after the 19. Judge Nat Harris says that he wants to move the governor to Atlanta instead of the capital to Macon. While several of the congres sional candidates have stubborn opposition Mr. Wise will win in a walk. We trust that our southern cotton growers will not have to suffer on account of the sins of the European war. Don’t get excited over politics. It doesn’t pay. The people rule. If your favorite loses bear it like a man—and smile. Watch Germany get licked. And there will be but few to sympathize with the boastful subjects of the kaiser. The legislature will adjourn next week. It has been a prettv good legislature in that it has not done much, either good or bad. The farmers who raised some thing to sell this fall will score easily. The European armies must be fed and America will have to feed them. Judge Harris is the peoples’ rather than the politicians’ can didate for governor. The people are going to elect him and swat the professional politicians. Judge Bartlett will carry with him to private life the friendship and loyal esteem of thousands of Georgians who have always found him true to every trust. JOSEPH M. BROWN Clearly Defines His Position on The Issues of the Hour. OPPOSES LAWLESSNESS Says Labor Has a Right to Organize; Favors Separation of Church and State; Stands For Parcel Post and Rural Credits; Against Ne groes in Office; Favors Literacy Test on Immigration. To The People of Georgia: The strength of the govern ment of a free people lies in the deliberate making and the fear less and impartial enforcement of just laws. Preference for a class and fear of a class by those who make and administer the laws are alike odious to all who hold jus tice as a basic principle and not the temporary expedient of the opportunist. So believing, I pledge myself, if elected to the United States Senate, to introduce and press bills for enactment into laws, for forcing the labor unions, a large majority of whose members are foreign born, to obey the laws in the same manner as they are obeyed by all other citizens of this republic. Laboring people have a perfect right to organize these unions, but they should be incorporated and put under the same penalties as are provided for common carriers, since it is a matter of common knowledge that they obstruct or prevent the operation of the common carriers. I favor greater restrictions on immigration. Too many unde sirable foreigners are now enter ing the United States. I believe a literacy test should be applied, and that all failing in this should be debarred. T believe that reverence for re ligion should be fostered, and public schools should be support In spite of the number of fa vorite sons in the field the voters are not unduly excited over the present campaign, certain fren zied fanatics to the contrary not withstanding. Joe Hill Hall is attempting the come-back role. He is a candi date for the lower house in Bibb. With him on the job in the house yelling “unconstitutional!” it will seem like old times. Friday will be a great day for the farmers and business men of the community when they meet at the Farmers Institute and dis cuss problems of mutual helpful ness and co-operation. Georgia is a great old state. From the gathering of the straw berry crop in early spring to the harvesting of the cotton crop in the fall life is just one grand succession of melons, cantaloupes, figs, peaches, potatoes, sugar cane, grapes, pomegranates, pears, oranges, grape fruit, etc. —Macon Telegraph. Congressman Bartlett’s refusal to offer for congress again means that his interesting career in that zreat body of lawmakers is at an end. Not many Georgians have enjoved such a long service with so little opposition. Mr. Bartlett has earned a rest and he can af ford to retire on the laurels he has won.—Macon Telegraph. ed as the “nurseries of democra cy,” but there should not be, even indirectly, any steps leading toward a union of church and State. No religious teacher should be given governmental emolu ments and authority to enforce his sectarian discipline over those of other faiths. I stand for freedom of speech and of the press, safe-guarded by the State. I oppose interfer ence with the individual by the federal government. I favor legislation which will establish rural credits on such basis as will enable the rural pop ulation to secure loans at a small rate of interest, as is now done in several European countries. I favor amplification of Parcel Post facilities as rapidly as the resources of the government will admit. I oppose the appointment of negroes as trial judges or to of fices in which they will give or ders to white employees. As to general matters yet open to legislation by Congress I stand on the last platform adopted by the national Democratic party. I favor the enactment by the State Legislature of a law requir ing the establishment and con stant maintenance of the county unit as the electoral basis for nominating United States Sena tors and other statewide officers. JOSEPH M. BROWN, ADVERTISEMENT. With Jasper county trying to take away a big slice of our tax es the people of Butts should for get all differences and select the very ablest man in the county to represent the county in the low er house, and likewise in the senate from the 26th district. This is the most important ques tion before the people of Butts county today and every patriotic citizen should bear this in mind on August 19. INDIAN SPRINGS Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Collier and daughter of Birmingham are the guests of Miss Carrie Collier at her home, “Rock Castle,” for ten days. Mrs. T. L. Harliss and Miss Barbara Harlis of Bartow, Fla., will spend the remainder of the summer at the Foy Hotel. Mrs. R. L. Smith and little daughter, Eugenia, have return ed to their home in Macon. Miss Myrtice Arnold had as her house guests last week her cous in, Mr. David Williams of Tex arkana, Texas, and Miss Rachael Clounts of Lakeland, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Wall of Fitzgerald were the recent guests of Mrs. Wall’s mother, Mrs. M. L. Smith. Miss Lucile Watkins entertain ed at tea last Thursday evening in compliment to Mr. Austin of Bouham, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. DeLoach and at KEEP KOOL These hot days by refresh ing yourself at Slaton’s foun tain, where the besft of every thing to drink is served. Sparkling, invigorating, ex hilarating, refreshing cold drinks served by those who know how to mix them. Kennctt’s Ice Cream The problem of entertaining will be solved if you will give your orders to Slaton for Ice Cream. Phone orders promp ly filled. SLATON DRUG CO. The- Store Undertakers and Embalmers Oldest and Most Efficient Undertakers in this Section Expert Licensed Embalmers Our Undertaking Parlors Modernly Equipped to Furnish the Best of Selections in Caskets and Robes The J. S. Johnson Company Day Phone 121 Night Phone 84 tractive daughter, Miss Myrtle DeLoach, of Hagan have return ed home. Misses Lois and Clara Weeks of Decatur are spending ten days at Hotel Elder. Mr. D. D. Winburnof Lithonia, Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Winburn of Atlanta were the guests of their sister, Mrs. W. H. Arnold, for the weekend. Their other guests included Miss Alleen Winburn of Atlanta, Miss Clouts, Mr. T. P. Clay, Mr. W. L. Caldwell and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Garner of At lanta and Mr. David Williams of Texarkana, Tex. Misses Ruby McCury, Linnie Taylor, Lonnie Colloway and Mr. Mercer George of Atlanta spent Sunday at the Wigwam. Misses Delia and Esther Smith and father, Rev. R. F. Smith, of Locust Grove are spending terr. days here. Mr. and Mrs. J: W.. Gaines of' Rome have returned home after ten days spent at Hotel Elder. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Johnson, Mr. Snell Johnson ana Mrs. Geo. W. Johnson of Lithonia are at the Wigwam for some time. Whenever You Need a General Tonic Take Grove’s The Old Standard Grove’s Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic properties of QUININE and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents. FOR SALE. Two houses and lots on North Mulberry street that I will sell under first cost. Apply to H. M. Vaughn, Sr., Jackson, Ga., Route 4,. 7-24-4 1'