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All good Democrats are for the !
nominees now.
it’s up to Joe Hill Hall to
claim it was all “unconstitutional.”
The people of Georgia were more
“agin” Hardwick than they were for
Harris.
The report that Cooper withdrew in
favor of Shaw seems to have been an
error.
The candidats did a lot of talking,
but the voters made the big noise
with their ballots.
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The election was a bad day for
“Toms.” 1 Tom Hardwick and Tom
Watson were botfi defeat^-
More than twelve millf on citizens
between 18 and 45 registd I^l for mil '
itary duty should give l the kaiser
something to think aboutJ
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1918
TOO TIMID
Ninety-five per cent of the people
of Georgia are patriotic to tho core.
Possibly five per cent are sore-heads
and “agin” the whole war program.
The loyal, patriotic, government
supporting men of this country are
too timid. Content with doing their
duty themselves, they leave the kick
ers, knockers and “anti’s” alone in
semi-respectability. The slackers,
moral and financial, are known al
ready. They are marked men. What
should be done is to mark them with
a coat of yellow paint. This country
is not big enough to hold the coward
ly, skunkish, money-grabbing, dollar
loving slacker. The man who puts the
dollar above patriotism, above princi
ple, above the tears and sacrifices of
the mothers and fathers and above
the lives of our boy s is too little and
mean and devilish to breathe the air
of decent people. He should be made
to get right or get out of the commu
nity.
Our citizens need to resurrect thier
backbones. When a man of military
age fails to register he Should be re
ported. When a man shields his la
borers from registering he should be
reported. When there ig a violation
of the food law or of the gasoline
conservation request it should be re
ported. When a man of known
means refuses to give to the Y. M. C.
A. and the Red Cross and invest in
stamps and Liberty Bonds he should
be reported. When a man of known
wealth refuses to give in his income
tax returns he should be reported.
Everybody admits these things
should be done, but nobody take 3 the
lead. The brave, loyal, patriotic men
and women who are doing their duty
in sight of God and man should band
themselves together and make it too
hot for the slackers of whatever de
nomination. Don’t be afraid of of
fending these cowardly skunks. A
man who will not support his govern
ment will never shoot you from the
front.
SIGNIFICANT
When the Clark Howell-Woodrow
Wilson correspondence was first made
ptlblic, we wrote an editorial, “What’s
Under Cover,” in which it was intima
ted that the Hon. Clark Howell was
more interested in building up a polit
ical machine to bring about the de
feat of Hoke Smtih two years from
now than he was in the election of
W. J. Harris. Since the election we
find the (Macon Telegraph and Atlan
ta Constitution crowing over the vic
tory and pointing to he defeat of all
the canddate 3 aligned with the Hoke
Simth faction. The Hon. Hoke
Smith is marked for slaughter.
The Hon. Hoke is put on notice
that “unless he gets “right” and stays
right he will be the next to go down
in defeat.
Our first guess wasn't so far wrong
after all. The words of the Telegraph
and Constitution are significant.
In the meantime, we shall see what
the future holds in store.
SENATOR HARRIS
Hon. William J. Harris, senator
elect, is indeed the “man of the hour.”
With the President’s aid, he achieved
a remarkably victory in Georgia. He
had a veritable landslide, carrying
more county unit and popular votes
than all of the opposition combined. \
President Wilson believes Mr. Har
ris is a good, safe man. The President
has the unusual faculty of choosing
safe and tried leaders. Mr. Harris is,
loyal, patriotic and in accord with
the administration. Perhaps he is a
better man than a lot of Us gave him
credit for. At any rate, the President
got the man he wanted and the rest of
us will support the nominee unitedly
and cheerfully.
Now that tthe election is over—
the people having spoken in no uncer
tain terms—let’s forget politics and
center all our attention on winning
the war. The defeat of Senator
Hardwick, we take it, was the main
thing desired. William Schley How
ard made a fine race. He is a man of
unquestioned ability and loyalty. He
did a man’s part in exposing Hard
wick’s record of opposition and ob
struction.
The recent campaign was one of
bitterness and hard feeling. This
should be forgotten as quickly as
possible. Every patriotic, liberty-lov
ing Georgian should put his shoulder
to the wheel and help bring about an
early victory for American arms. i
The work or fight law has about
put the shows and carnivals out of
business. It is well. This is no time
for the state to be afflicted with a lot
of gamblers and tricksters. i
COME ACROSS “BILL”
Just before the recent primary, it
will be recalled, W. J. Harris gave out
a telegram he received from President
Wilson to the effect that there was no
danger $f fixing a price for cotton.
The inquiry wag merely to “stabilize”
the market, it was claimed. Whether
or not this was an eleventh hour
vote-catching scheme time will show.
Just after the election talk of price
fixing again became rampant. Asa
result cotton “broke” sl2 to sls per
bale, thig loss coming out of the pock
ets of the cotton growers.
In his campaign Mr. W. J. Harris is
quoted as having said he “had more
influence in Washington than any oth
er twenty-five men.” Now, what we
want to see “Bill” do is come across
and -deliver the goods.
Congress ought to put up or shut
up. Talk of price fixing causes cotton
to break sensationally. This is not
fair to the cotton growers, to the peo
of the South. At prevailing prices
cotton is one of the cheapest commo
dities on the market. Cotton ought to
be 40 cents or more per pound—that
i s in view of other prices.
Another injustice to the farmer is
the wide range in price of different
grades of cotton. In some instances
“stained” cotton is selling as low as 8
cents tinder middling. Congress
might well look into this matter W4hile
the price fixing program is under con
sideration.
There are some features of this
price fixing of cotton that we would
like to have explained. For instance,
talk of price fixing for oats, wheat,!
meat or other commodities, or rumors j
of peace, may affect these articles in'
the great wholesale centers, but the
man who goes to his dealer to pur
chase these commodities pays the
same price. Yet a break in cotton
comes directly out of the farmes’i
pocket.
The South wants a sqare deal hr
this price fixing business. Nothing
less than a square deal will satisfy
the people. If the price of cotton
must be fixed as a measure needed to
win the war, then fix it, but fix it
reasonable and fair to the producer.]
If price fixing is not needed and all'
this talk is a scheme of the specula-1
tors to get cotton cheap, then cut out'
the talk and let the farmer get the
highest and best price possible for the
South’s great staple.
Now is a good time for Senator
elect Harris to prove his mettle.
MORE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Avery large part of the United
States army and almost all the per
sonnel of the navy ig made up of vol
unteers. When the country called
hundreds and thousands of young
pjen responded. They gave up home,
positions, loved ones—everything l —
answer the country’s call.
Which is a forceful reminder that
more volunteers are needed for home
work. Just as surely as the army, na
vy and marine corps calls, just so
surely does the Red Cross, Y. M. C. A.
and other war causes call YOU.
Don’t wait to be asked. VOLUN
TEER. Place yourself at the disposal
of the government Workers are
needed at home as well as at the front
Those who are left at home face the
duty of supporting the men at the
front, of supplying the money, the
arms, the ammunition, the surgical
drssings, "the hundred and one things
needed to make life more comfort
able for the men in the trenches.
The Liberty Loan campaign opens
soon. Be prepared to VOLUNTEER
wherever you can be used best. This
will be followed shortly by the Y. M.
C. A. campaign. VOLUNTEER
again. Place your time, your means,
your influence at the command of the
leaders of these movements. These
great movements must be sustained,
strengthened, carried on without stint
or limit.
If our brave young men are giving
their lives to the cause, it is as little
as we can do to give of our money,
time and support.
Bea VOLUNTEER. Don’t wait to
be drafted. When you are called on
by your county leaders to perform
some particular work, don’t whine
and whimper. Do it cheerfully, glad
ly, patriotically. Don’t let the taint
of slackerism ever be hurled at you.
We all must measure up to the duty
before us. Financial or moral cow
ardice is as despicable as physical
cowardice. Get on the honQ.r roll of
SERVICE.
BE A VOLUNTEER.
Don’t be a “paper slacker.” Pay
your subscription before October 1
and thus enable the newsnaners to
comply with the government's orders.
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The election had a goodd effect.
The office holders can go back to
Washington and help put through
needed legislation and the defeated
candidates can go to work.
Labor is scarce, it is true, but if
everybody will go to work and quit
kicking things will be better. There
is a lot of labor left in the country
yet and if it is used properly none
of us will starve.
When you help the government you
are helping a winning cause. The
American army is giving a good ac
count of itself in France. Let’s back
up the men at the front and they will
soon back the Germans across the
Rhine.
Take stock of your resources and
be prepared to help the Y. M. C. A.
and Red Cross to the limit. The peo
ple are also called on to invest six
billion dollars in Liberty Bonds.
America’s resources are so limitless
that we can do all of these things
without anybody being hurt.
It is fortunate that our farmers
are receiving good prices for all their
products, for they will soon be called
on to give large amounts to the Red
Cross, Y. M. C. A., and buy largely
of Liberty Bonds. The farmers can
better afford to invest in these securi-
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LIKED DR. MACNAMARA’S TEXT
We,the First Baptist church at
Indian Springs, were greatly profited
by two sermons delivered Sunday by
Dr. J. W. MacNamara. His subjects
were: “The Race Problem” and the
“Cause of the Present Crisis and the
Result.” His proofs were selected
from the prophets and ancient and
modern history. In our estimation
his conclusions were clearly and logi
cally reached. The practices of the
Roman church and her copyists were
shown no favor.
W. H. Arnold, Pastor.