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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS VOLUME 32. ELECTION COMES NEXT TUESDAY Long Ticket to Be Voted • This Year ARE MANYAMENDMENTS Bull Moose Party Has Can didates in The Field—A Good Vote Is Expedted in Combined Elections The State and National election in Georgia will be held on next Tuesday, November 3. This is the first time in the history of the state that the two elections have been held on the same date, the legislature at the last session having changed the date of the state election so as to conform to the national election. The ballot is a long one. Ten constitutional amendments are to be voted on in the general elec tion. Four new counties were created at the last general as sembly and will be voted on. An amendment changing the term of county officers from two to four years and another abolish ing the office of county treasurer are among the proposed amend ments to the state constitution. The Progressive or Bull Moose party has a set of candidates in the field for United States sena tor against the nominees. This may inject some interest into a race that is otherwise very quiet. In this county all the arrange ments for the election are being made by Judge J. H. Ham, who has the tickets and all the neces sary blanks ready for distribution among the several precincts. Sunday Schools Held Meeting A large attendance and inter esting discussions were features of the meeting of the Jackson division of the Butts County Sun day School Association which met here Sunday, the Methodist church being the host. Mr. D. W. Sims and Miss Magee of the State Association were prominent visitors who delivered addresses. There was a session in the morning and in the afternoon, both of which were largely at tended. Several local speakers appeared on the program, which was changed somewhat. oo music added much to the success ,of the convention. The out-of-town delegates and visitors were entertained by the people of Jackson. Money For Fair Wanted at Once All those who subscribed to the County Fair are requested to pay their donations to Mr. Daughtry, treasurer, at once The fair committee is working hard and earnestly to get aU the details of the exhibit completed. As the date for the fair is on y a few days off, it is irap ®' a ' ;d that all the subscriptions be pa at the earliest time possible. CORN CLUB BOYS GOING TO FAIR Twenty-Five Have Over 67 Bushel Average MAY WIN VALUABLEPRIZE Demonsration Agent Wor sham Will Accompany Bovs to State Fair Next Thursday Morning Twenty-five members of the Butts County Boys Corn Club, having a combined average of a JACKSON, GEORGIA. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1914. Southern Independence. By W. L. PICKARD, President Mercer University. The south must write anew declaration of independence. And this must be written in deeds, not in words; in conditions, not laws, bylaws, and resolutions. The New England States, the north, and the west are going to look out for themselves. It is of no use for us of the south to quarrel at the north for not coming to our rescue when a crisis here does not hurt the north. It is futile for the south to look to congress for aid. We ought to know this by now. For fifty years we have paid princely tribute to the other sections of the United States, and have gotten from the govornment not results but postoffice buildings. On every showdown the south has been left to take care of itself. Truly we have been slow to heed the lessons we have learned. England and New England stand together against the south to bear the cotton market in order to get our cotton as cheaply as pos sible that they may buy it and manufacture it and sell it back to us in high priced goods. Therefore England and New England are not going to help the south in our crisis, for they use our crisis as their pie time. It is human nature’s way. The middle northern states are the great manufacturers of ma chinery and furniture. And they count on selling us all of our machinery and farming implements. Here, at present, we are slaves to the manufacturing states. The middle west and west reckon on selling us meal, flour, corn, oats, hay and meat. Therefore, they are not going to come to our relief in a crisis. All these sections are looking to their own interests, not ours. Human nature in England, New England, the north, the middle west and the west is just about the same. The south must help herself. Till then, she will be helpless in every crisis. When she does this she will have passed her last ciisis. She must grow every bushel of her wheat, oats, corn, barley and rice, and raise all the hay she needs. She must grow all of her beef, pork and mutton. She can do all of this, and because she can, she must. She must make all of her machinery and furniture in her own bounds out of her own iron wood, and steel. She can do it if she will try. And her own people can do it. We southern people can do anything when we try to. Then, we must manufacture every bale of our cotton here on southern soil where it is grown, and make Europe, Asia and the balance of the world pay us for our goods, instead of letting the world use us as its slaves on the question of our cotton. The other part of the world pays us what it pleases for it, then makes us pay the weightage, the freight and exchange on every pound of it. Then it manufactures it, sells the goods back to us at its own prices, and makes us pay the freight back on the goods and ex change on the money. On this industry the south must make the world come to her terms. Think of it! Liverpool, Boston and New York that never saw a cotton stalk grow, fixes the price of our cotton. It would be funny if it were not a commercial tragedy! Every farmer in the south should grow all of his food at home except his sugar and coffee. He should grow all the provender necessary to run his farm. He can do this with judgement and work. Could grow his sugar if he would. To haul cotton to market in order to haul meal, flour and meat back home is utter foolishness. a valuable prize. Thursday and Friday are corn club days at the state fair, which opens next Tuesday, and all the boys who conformed to the rules are requested to write, at once, to Mr. C. S. Maddox or Prof. H. L. Worsham, giving their ages and stating whether or not they are going to Macon. The boys are requested to meet at the of fice of Mr. Maddox at 8 o’clock, Thursday morning, Nov. 5. The parents of the boys are asked to accompany them. Arrangements have been made to pay the bovs’ railroad fare, though, of course, the fathers of the boys will bear their own expenses. Mr. Worsham has already ship ped the corn exhibit to Macon. It was packed and put in the ex press office Monday. A few of the boys are late in gathering their corn. They must attend to that matter at once, as the time limit expires this week. SPELLING MATCH HUGE SUCCESS WiU Be Repeated at An Early Date COURT HOUSE THE PLACE Unrivaled Interest Aroused By Contest Which At tracted Large Crowd- Judge Ham’s Team Won The spelling match given by the William Mclntosh chapter, Daughters of the American Rev olution, last Friday night was an entire success in every way, the side chosen by Judge Ham win ning over Mayor Watkins’ team. Financially the spelling contest MEETING FAILED TO ADOPT PLANS Opposed to Extra Session of Legislature SEVERAL SPEECHES MADE Mass Meeting Held Here Saturday Did Not Agree on Anything Definite- Stick to Previous Plans The mass meeting held in the court house Saturday afternoon failed to agree on any definite plan of action, and after going on record as opposing an extra ses sion of the legislature to consider cutting the cotton acreage, ad journed. The attendance was be tween seventy-five and one hun dred, and interest was not as keen as that of the previous meet ing held here. Judge J. H. Ham, Ordinary, stated the purpose of the meeting and read a resolution prepared by Harvie Jordan. This reso.u tion recited the fact tua* there would be on hand, Sept. 1, 1915, 14,000,000 bales of cotton a; 1 sta ted that legislation was . npera tive to save the South from se rious injury. Mr. S. K. Smith and Dr. R. YV. Mays were among those who made talks at the meeting. So far as known the farmers of Butts county will stand by the plan of diversification previously adopted, which includes the ac ceptance by landlords of payment of rents in grain and foodstuffs in 1915. Grand Lodge Now in Session The Grand Lodge of Masons is in session in Macon this week, having convened Tuesday. It is estimated that at least fifteen hundred visitors attended this year’s session. Several matters of importance were acted on, in addition to the routine business. The business was transacted in two days this year. The question of the Masonic temple was dis cussed at length. Judge H. M. Fletcher and sev eral others from Butts county attended this meeting. was a success, some nine or ten dollars being realized. What the crowd lacked in numbers it made up interest and there was not a dull moment during the evening. The spelling bee brought out the fact that there are some good spellers in Butts county. Those who stood up longest on Mayor Watkins’ side were Miss Puss Patterson and Mr. W. M. Taylor, while Mrs. J. T. Moore, Mrs. J. D. Jones and Mr. S. P. Nichols were declared the winners on Judge Ham’s team. Prof. Martin pronounced, his work pleasing both'sides. There was a good deal of fun mixed in with the match and the contest made a decided hit with the peo ple of the city. In respone to many requests the chapter plans to repeat the spelling match at an early date. NUMBER 44.