Newspaper Page Text
announcements
for representative
I hereby announce myself a candi-
Jate for representative from Butts
jemocratic primary Sept. 11. The
mpport and votes of my fellow-cit
zens will be appreciated, and if elect
!(j i pledge myself to represent all
nterests of the county to the best of
my ability.
This March 11, 1918.
Respectfully,
J. THREATT MOORE.
FOR CONGRESS
TO THE VOTERS OF THE SIXTH
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF
GEORGIA:
lam a candidate for the Sixty-
Sixth Congress, to succeed myself,
ijbject to such rules and regulations
5 may be adopted by the Executive
ommittee.
I have endeavored at all times to
>ok after every interest of my con
stituents, and to represent them to
the best of my ability.
Since being in Congress, I have
been kept in Washington almost con
tinuously, and have not had the op
portuniy and pleasure of visiting my
constituents, as I would have under
other circumstances, but I felt it my
duty to remain at my post in these
perilous times, and render what as
sistance I could in successfully pros
ecuting the war.
If it is the will of the voters of the
Sixth District that I be returned to
Congress, I shall do all I can by word
and act, to bring this awful war to a
speedy and vicorious termination,
and then to devote myself with all the
energy I have to the passage of such
legislation as will tend to the up
building of our government, and if
possible, establish a lasting peace
among the nations of the earth, so
that freedom and liberty may be the
portion of mankind everywhere.
Thanking my constituents for past
favors, and hoping my candidacy may
meet with your approval, I am
Sincerely,
J. W. WISE.
FOR CONGRESS
TO THE VOTERS OF THE SIXTH
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF
GEORGIA:
After a careful survey of the Sixth
Congressional District, I have decid
ed to become a candidate for Con
gress from this District, subject to
the rules governing the next Demo
cratic Primary.
I base my candidacy for Congress
on my record as a State legislator,
which record I respectfully submit
to the consideration of the voters of
the Sixth District.
In addition to taking an active part
in all general legislation enacted
while I was a member of the House
and Senate for many years of ser
vice, I am the sole author of the fol
lowing general legislation which is
of benefit to all the people of the
State:
(1) The Parole Law whereby men
who have been convicted of crime
and sentenced under the lava to penal
service, are given another opportunity
in life of becoming useful and re
spected citizens.
(2( That Constitutional Amend
ment which authorizes counties to
give unto the rural pupils the same
free high school trainingas is afforded
by the towns and cities; and which
fives the county authorities the right
f° use the State’s appropriation for
ibe oommon schools in connection
with high school instruction, and
(3) That Act which prevented the
Louisville and Nashville Railway Cos.
from qbtaining a charter from the
State to parallel the tracks of the
State’s road, the Western and Atlan
ic from Chattanooga to Atlanta, until
the new lease was made by the
Louisville and Nashville for a period
°f fifty years, and at a much higher
rate of rental than was ever obtained
before.
i was elected President of the Sen
*t and ex-officio Lieutenant Govem-
°f the State for the years 1915-
without opposition.
On my election to Congress I shall
ev °te myself to the duties of a Con
-1 gasman with the purpose of serving
I J? e People of my District, State and
-ountry , i3 faithfully as I have en
?e*vored to serve the people of my
.'■®ty and State in the State Legis
<ature.
must stand united on all meas
s until the present v*ar against
j“J®y is won for our country,
American lives and property arc
secure beneath the folds of
N p *°ftRRSS.ARr.UB, JACKSON. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1918
A WORD FOB MOTHERS
It is a grave mistake for mothers to
neglect their aches and pains and suffer
in silence—this only leads to chronic
sickness and often shortens life .
If work is tiring, if your nerves are
excitable, if you feel languid, weary or
depressed, Scott’s Emulsion will
prove a wonderful strengthener.
It possesses the very elements to
invigorate the blood, nourish the
nerves and build strength.
Every druggist has Scott’s. Try it.'’
Scott & Bowne. Bloomfield. N. J.
our flag throughout the entire world.
After the war is won for our peo
ple and when we return with joy and
gladness to our pursuits of peaceful
life, the important questions both for
eign and domestic which will so vital
ly affect our future prosperity, must
be solved by Congress with an eye
single to the interests of America, so
as to accord full liberty with exact
justice to all classes of our citizens.
Our State sovereignty must ,be
preserved if we would perpetuate
our form of Government.
Next in importance is the question
of land and water transportation de
velopment, and the regulating and
improving of our transportation fa
cilities in order that the country may
be properly developed and defended,
and the destructive conflicts between
capital and labor prevented by pro
viding just returns unto capital act
ually invested and fair working hours
and wages for labor.
I greatly desire the proper develop
ment of Georgia’s deep-sea ports, and
heartily endorse the proposed plan of
the business men of Bibb county to
obtain government aid in
opening the Ocmulgee channel so as
to make it navigable all the year
round, and equip it with a sufficient
number of freight barges to take care
of the commerce that will be carried.
This waterway from Maco nto Bruns
wick is nature’s gift to the Sixth Dis
trict and should be utilized to its ef
fective fullness. It should be opera
ted in conjunction with the deep-sea
connections of the Merchant Marine
to be oeprated after the war, there
by greatly benefiting the people of
the District and the State.
I shall work for a permanent lo
cation of the military camp at Camp
Wheeler. This camp because of its
naturally healthful and advanta
geous surroundings, being located in
the heart of the State, is entitled to
as many soldiers as any camp in the
State and should have them.
Our immigration laws should be
changed so as to bar from our coun
try every undesirable alien; and our
naturalization laws changed so as to
prevent any enemy of our country
exercising the right to vote and en
joying the protection of our citizen
ship.
Rural free delivery of the mails
should be extended until every home
is reached; while educational and vo
cational training of our people
should be rendered thorough and ef
fective.
The government farm loan sys
tem with its low rate of interest to
the borrowers should be so simplified
and perfected as to make it possible
for those who wish to avail them
selves of its benefits can do so with
out unnecessary delay or expense.
Believing in the great principles
of the Democratic Party, and its
motto: “equal rights to all and spe
cial privilges to none,” I submit my
candidacy and respectfully solicit
with appreciation your votes and in
fluence with the promise that on
election I shall devote my energy
and best efforts to the solution of all
questions that may come unto me,
pledging that my influence and vote
shall be used solely for the best in
terests of the people whom I alone
shall serve.
Respectfully,
OGDEN PERSONS.
for JUDGE superior courts
To the Voters of the Flint Circuit:
I am a candidate, subject to the
Democratic Primary rules, for Judge
of the Superior Courts of this circuit
for the ensuing full term and will ap
preciate your support and votes m
the primary election on September
11th next.
Very respectfully,
Wm. E. H. SEARCY, JR>
For lodis^T'^P' 1 ' 10 "
Biliousness
J ust try o^-r^Di^ive
WITH PEPSIN. A uq
WISE OPENS UP ON
OPPONENT PERSONS
Made Ringing Speech at
Thomaston Saturday
WAS WARMLY GREETED
WANTS TO KNOW WHY, BEING
IN DRAFT AGE AND UNMAR
RIED, COL.. PERSONS DOES NOT
GO TO WAR
Thomaston, Ga., August 31.—Con
gressman J. W. Wise, of the sixth dis
trict, made a highly interesting ad
dress to the people of Upson county
at Thomaston today.
He went at his adversary, Mr. Per
sons, with gloves off, taking the posi
tion that Mr. Persons had not raised
a single national issue.
He stated that jMr. Persons based
his candidacy on his legislative rec
ord, and yet when the time came to
show what he could do for the farmer
ag a member of the senate, he voted
against the measure to exempt from
taxation certain farm products inclu
ding baled cotton in the hands of the
producer one year after production.
Congressman Wise charged Per
sons vuith being chairman of the com
mittee that adversely reported this
measure. He then said that Persons
was within the prsesent draft age and
that if he did his duty he would re
spond to his country’s call to serve
with our armies rather than in con
gress.
His address was warmly received.
Among other things he said:
“As to the constitutional amend
ment with reference to rural schools,
he charged that this bill was prepared
by the State Teachers’ association
and by request introduced in the
house by Mr. Persons and passed.
The amendment only partially correc
ted the evil, and under it alone rural
high schools could not be established.
Another amendment was introduced
two year s later by Senator Stovall,
of Elberton, Ga. This really correc
ted the evil to a large extent. How
ever, it seems to. have been necessa
ry still to introduce another bill at
the session of the legislature just ad
journed, undertaking to put rural
communities in a position where
they could really have high schools.”
Continuing Mr. Wise said:
“The next bill on which he bases
his claim for election is the bill to
prevent the Louisville and Nashville
Railway company from obtaining a
charter. Every lawyer in the state
knows now, and practically all knew
then, that the bill was unconstitu
tional and void and the supreme court
has so held since. It would be a re
flection on Mr. Persons’ legal ability
bo say that he did not know it at that
time. This charter was never grant
ed, not on account of any legislation
but on account of an agreement be
tween the governonr and the attor
neys representing the railroad compa
ny.
“None of the above bills raised any
national issue, and therefore, I cannot
see how they are very material in
the present campaign.
“Part of Mr. Persons’ legislative
record he does not call attention to
in his announcement. A bill was in
troduced by Messrs. Johnson, of Bar
tow, and Alexander, of DeKalb, to
amend article 7, section 2, paragraph
2, of the constitution so as to exempt
from taxation certain farm products,
including baled cotton, grown in the
state, in the hands of the producer
one year after its production. On an
aye and nay vote when this bill was
up for passage Mr. Persons voted
against it. He was chairman of the
committee and made a committee re
port against the same. This was a bill
in the interest of the farmers and
to enable them to hold their cotton
and not be forced to put all their crop
on the market at one time, to relieve
them from the penalty so as to ena
ble them to obtain better prices. Mr.
Persons was not very much interest
ed in the agricultural interests at
that time. This vote was held on July
28, 1910, and is recorded in the house
journal for 1910, page 1015.
“He stated further in his announce
ment that he was elected president of
the senate for the years 1915 and
1916 without opposition. It might be
interesting to know how this was ob
tained, for, at one time, he did have
very strong opposition, which was
withdrawn.
“He refers in his announcement to
the establichment of an army camp
at Macon, Ga., river improvements,
etc. This is only a bid to obtain sup
port in Bibb county. I am, and no
doubt the people of Macon are, glad
indeed to have his valuable assistance
in this matter at this time, although
I, and many Macon people, have been
at work on this for several years. We
have a camp already established at
Macon. We have made some progress
in river improvement and many of us
have been vorking continuously for
several years to carry on this very
much-needed work. I am sorry we did
not have his help before he became a
candidate.
“The balance of his announcement
consists of a photograph of himself,
which is very good, indeed, and really
the best part of his announcement.
“Mr Persons raises not a single
national issue and no one knows
where he stands or what his attitude
would be w.ith reference to national
legislation. So far as I know, he has
not expressed himself on any of the
very important matters that are soon
to be before congress and on most of
which I have a record that speaks for
itself.
“Outside of his announcement, on
which he bases his claim for election,
I have been informed that he makes
some charges in certain localities and
to certain individuals, with reference
to my attitude towards he war. In
thig matter my record speaks for it
self. I have, in season and out of sea
son, worked day and night for the es
tablishment of a large and efficient
army, and I think the result speaks
for itself. Many of them are now giv
ing a very good account of them
selves in France.
“I have felt that this is no time
for politics ume3s there was some na
tional issue to be settled.
“While I have been engaged in this
work, which is of vital importance to
the safety of our country at this
time, with the very life of our nation
at stake, Mr. Persons seems to have
had nothing to do except to survey
the state and district to see if he
could not make a campaign for some
office. First, the senatorship, then
the governorship, and, finally, he
landed in the congressional race.
If he has done anything to support
and aid in the prosecution of the war,
very few people know it. He was, at
one time, connected with the work
of the food administration or in food
conservaion. He held this position
for a short time and made a few
speeches, presumably in the interest
of this work. However, he soon quit
this work to enter a political contest.
If a soldier quits he is called a de
serter and is subject to penal servi
tude. When he discusses my attitude
towards this war, it might not be
improper to ask why he is not engag
ed in some war work? He seems to be
very strongly in favor of sending oth
er men to the army, but, so far as I
know, he has not made any serious ef
fort to enter himself, although he is
unmarried, has no and
has plenty of money. It seems to me
that he could very consistently enter,
either the military service, or, if he
does not want to fight, there are
great opportunities for men in the Y.
M. C. A and Red Cross Work. It
does seem that if he is so patriotic and
so anxious to serve hig country at this
tinip tha: K could engag: in better
work than this, which would be much
better than to engage in a political
contest where no national issue is to
be settled and where no charge has
been made by him, publicly, at least,
Wood’s Seeds
Crimson Clover
Increases crop produc
tion, improves the land
and makes an excellent
grazing and forage crop.
WOOD’S FALL CATALOG
Just Issued Tells All About
Crimson Clover,
Alfalfa, Fulghum Oats,
Abbruzzi Rye and all other
Farm and Garden Seeds
FOR FALL SOWING.
Catalog mailed free. Write for
it, and prices of any Seeds re
quired. _________
T.W. WOOD & SONS,
Seedsmen - Richmond, Va.
Health
About
Gone
Many thousands of
women suffering from
womanly trouble, have
been benefited by the use
of Cardui, the woman’s
tonic, according to letters
we receive, similar to this
one from Mrs. Z. V. Spell,.
ofHayne, N.C. “I could!
not stand on my feet, and
just suffered terribly,”'
she says. “As my suf
fering was so great, and
he had tried other reme
dies, Dr. had us
get Cardui. . I began
improving, and it cured
me. 1 know, and my
doctor knows, what Car
dui did for me, for my
nerves and health were
about gone.”
TAKE
CARDUI
The Woman's Tonic
She writes further* *1
am in splendid health...
can do my work. I feel I
owe H to Cardul, for I wa*
la dreadful condition."
M you are nervous, run
down and weak, or suffer
from headache, backache,
etc., every month, try
Cardul. Thouaands of
women praise this medi
cine for the good It has
done diem, and many
physicians who have used
Cardul successfully with
(heir women patients, for
years, endorse this medi
cine. Think what It means
to be in splendid health,
like Mrs. Spell. Ohre
Cardul a trial.
All Druggists
jn
against my record.
Asks Where Persons Stands.
“It might be interesting to know
how he stands on the pending draft
bill; whether or not he favors raising
the age limit to at least 45, and
whether he favors reducing it to 18.
If it includes those 45 years of age,
as the bill now drawn, my information
is that he will be within this draft. I
presume he will not claim exemption.
He has no further excuse now, his
country has called him. Will he re
spond?
“I am running for this office on my
record as made. In season and out of
season I have worked and fought, as
above stated, for an effective and ef
ficient army. I have also tried to do
this with the least possible disturb
ance to industries and family rela
tions. I am a member of the commit
tee on military affaire, and chairman
of the sub-committee of that commit
tee which handles clothing, equipment
and other necessities for the army.
My whole time and attention have
been devoted to this service.
“Time will not permit my going in
to details as to numerous bills and
theier merits. Suffice it to say that
all war legislation for the relief and
benefit of those in the service and for
the creation of an army has had my
earnest support. At times there have
been differences on many of these
bills as to methods, but not as to re
sults.
“I, therfore, feel justified in asking
your indorsement of my service, and
in asking my constituenccy to re-elect
me at this time, believing that my ex
perience will enable me to render
more efficient service than any new
man, however able he might be. advt.
The Strong Withstand the Heat of
Summer Better Than the Weak
Old people who are feeble and younger people
who are weak, will be strengthened and enabled to
go through the depressing heat of summer by tak
ing GROVE S TASTELESS chill TONIC. It purißes
uiid enriches the blood and builua up the w !*wi.. a,,*
leui. You ceil soou lee 1 its Sueufci.uw.w<i<. lu**m
atieg Effect. CSc.