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THE COCHRAN JOURNAL
Entered as second-class matter August Ist, 1912, at the post office
at Cochran, Georgia.
T. L. BAILEY, Editor and Manager.
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GOVERNOR JOSEPH M. BROWN'S MESSAGE
TO THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE
The message of Jos. M. Brown to the Georgia legislature just
before his retirement from the office of Governor, came up to his
usual standard of state papers, trenchant, forceful and expressed in
the choicest of English. It was a remarkable document in many
respects and contained some splendid recommendations.
We have supported Joe Brown in both of his races for Gover
nor but must say that we cannot understand why at this time,
when the railroads and their employees arc at peace arid when the
railroads seem to be enjoying a full measure of prosperity, he
should desire to bring up the Georgia railroad and the Augusta
street railway incidents. Havi ,g confidence in his integrity, his
steadfastness of purpose, his courage to advocate those principles
in which he believes, we are not prepared to think there is a sinis
ter motive behind Governor Brown's attack on labor unions, there
fore we conclude that he gave to the Georgia legislature and to the
public his true ideas in regard to the relation of labor unions to the
corporation and to the public.
In dealing with capital and labo it seems to us that we should
recognize the inalienable rights of both parties. Even if we
should admit that the labor unions are gigantic trusts, are they
not forced to deal with trusts stronger and more influential than
they are?
Mob law is to be deplored, it means revolution, but is it fait
to indict labor unions as a whole because a few laborers committed
some depridations in Augusta and along the line of the Georgia
railroad?
If arbitration is desired, and the corporation refuses to arbi
trate and the laborers go out on a strike, is the labor union alone
responsible for the condition and inconveniences resulting there
from? If the corporations have no right to form trusts but have
done so, is it sensible for the laboring man to make no effort at
organizing but simply in their individual capacity implore and rely
on the corporations to do the square thing? Will their record in
this country wirrant such confidence?
All of us whether we are members of corporations, rich or
poor, laborers or capitalists are just about alike when it comes to
measuring us by human nature s yard stick. Every mother s son
of us are selfish to a degree, and justly so. Men change, but the
laws of nature never change. We have the same passions that
our forefathers had. We are of course better educated, more re
fined and have leaned better how to subdue our passions and have
made some progress in cultivating the better attributes given us,
but today the same as a thousaad years ago the strong man pre
vails, and when I say the strong man that don’t necessarily mean
a physical giant, for he counts for but little in this the twentieth
century. This Republic is ruled by money and brains. We don't
pay laborers certain prices to work in our shops, factories, on our
railroads and on our farms because we want to but because we
have to. If Mr. Rockcfellow owned all the farms and was to issue
orders to cut wages to twenty-five cents per day the farm laborer
would have to accept it or starve, but thank God our farms are
not in a trust and it is not necessary for farm labor to form a trust
to battle against something that does not exist. Competition in
the farm labor market regulates the price paid.
You can run a man off your farm but you cannot run him
out of the state of Georgia. If he don’t plough or pick cotton to suit
you may run him off but when you do it you can't prevent every
farmer in the state of Georgia from hiring him. See the point? If
Mr. Rockefeller would buy up every railroad in Georgia and his
officials were to discharge a man unjustly, could not Mr. Rockefel
ler run him out of the state of Georgia if he wanted another rail
road job, and the average railroad man knows just as much about
farming or other line of industry as the farmer knows about rail
roading. Would Mr. Rockefeller have the right to run a man
out of the state without a protest from his representative? As an
individual the laborer is weak, governments have oppressed him,
the strong have taken advantage of his credulity, and he is today
and may ever be the mud sill of the world he has built, but thank
God a brighter civilization is dawning, privileges that were once
considered an inherent right are fast becoming to be regarded as an
usurpation.
With no malice towards any class of people and with just as
much regard for the highest official as the lowliest laborei, that
toils on the tracks of his railroad I declare in my heart of heart I
believe that the labor unions of this country stand as the great bal
ance wheels between the corporations and their employees, I verily
beleve that if the corporations had it in their power they would
give labor just enough wages to keep them strong enough to per
form their tasks. But hold on my friend, you say I am prejudiced,
just wait awhile, Is it not also a fact that if the employees had
it absolutely in their power they would also demand an exhorbitant
price for their labor and might be just as unreasonable as the
trusts? So isn't it a fact that these things arise naturally as
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checks and counterchecks and what are we going to do about it?
The struggle will continue as it ever has since man emerged
from the forest into the fields of civilization, and we can only hope
that our great aricl good men will ever endeavor to influence both
classes to give and take and thereby preserve that equilibrium that
will enable our good old ship of state to avoid the rocks and
shoals of destruction,
NEWS FROM ROUTE. ONE
Mrs. Sallie Wooten and children
visited Miss .Sallie Goody.
We are glad to know that little
Ruhy Holland is improving.
Mrs. John Edge and hahy visited
Mrs. G. A. Bettis, Saturday.
Mr. Ue!>c Jones and wife visited
Mr. and Mr-. O, W. Cronins.
We are sorry that ETie, Carrie
and Eula Pace have the fever.
Mrs. .J. A. Pettis vi~:t d Mrs.
Sallie Goody Sunday afternoon.
Miss Myrtle Barlow is visiting
h r, r grandmother, Mrs. Mat Stokes.
Master Elighey Pettis spent Fri
day night with Mr. Burness Pettis.
Miss Mollie Grooms spent Sun
day afternoon with Miss Lula Pet
tis.
The people of this section wen
glad to see the rain that fell Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. .1. G. Pettis visited
I heir daughter, Mrs. Lonnie Mullis,
Friday.
Miss Lula Pettis spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Mrs. Mollie
Gr< >oms.
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Hinson
visited Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Goody.
Sunday.
Quite a large crowd attended
Sunday School at Bethany Sunday
afternoon.
Miss Mollie Grooms -•pent the
week-end with Misses Noma and
Leila Goody.
Miss Pearl Jones spent Sunday
afternoon with Misses Mollie( ran*
and Lula Pettis.
Mrs. G. A. Pettis and children
visited Mrs. Mathew Mullis and
family, Friday.
“Blue Eyed Beauty”
GEORGIA, Bleckley County.
To Whom It Mas' Concern
In compliance with Sections 40 L
(OS). 470 and til of the# Code of
1910, the undersigned hereby give
notice of their intention to apply
for a change in the line between the
counties of Pulaski and Bleckley ii
accordance with the change of said
line so set forth in their petition,
which is now filed in the office oi
the Ordinarys of Bleckley' and
Pulaski counties, the line proposed
shall run as follows, to-wit:
Commencing at the point where
lot 015 in the 21st district of Pulaski
county and lot number 288 in the
21st district of Bleckley county and
lot 361 in the 24th district of Pulas
ki county and 354 in the 24th dist
rict of Bleckley county corner and
running from said point along the
line dividing lot of land 354 in tin
°4th district of Bleckley'county and
lot of land 286 in the 21st district
of Bleckley county to the point
where lots of land 286 and 255 in
the2tst district of Bleckley county
and lots of land 354 and 353 in the
21th district of BlecKley county
corner and proceeding thence into a
north-westerly direction along the
line dividing lots of land 354 and
>53, and 355, and 352, 356 and 351
in the 24th district of Bleckley
county to the point where lots of
land 357, 350, 351 ai d 356 in the
24th distinct of Bleckley county
corner and from said point in a
north-easterly direction along the
dividing line between lots 350 and
351 in toe 24th district of Bleckley
county to the point where lots of
land 350, 351, 347 and 348 in the
24th district of Bleckley county cor
ner, thence in a north-westerly
direction along the line dividing
lots 350 and 348 in the 24th district,
of Bleckley county to the Ocniulgee
River and to the line of Houston
county' ,so that said line, when so
changed, shall be so drawn that the
said lots 350, 354, 355, 356 and 357
in the 24th district of Bleckley coun
ty shall lie wholly within the county
of Pulaski.
C. B, and A. L. Adams
Notice To Voters
To the qualified voters of Bleckley
County:
Notice is hereby given that on
Saturday the 19th day of July, 1913,
an election will l>e held in Bleckley
County, at which will be submitted
to the qualified voters of the County
for tiieir determination, the ques
tion whether bonds shall be issued
by said County, in (be aggregate a
mount of Fifty-seven thousand dol
lars (§57,000.00), for building and
equipping and securing sites for a
court house and jail. Said bonds
to hear date of October Ist. 1913;
'<> bear interest at the rate of five
per cent per annum, to be paid semi
annually on the Ist day of October
and the Ist. day of April of each
year.
And the principal of said bonds to
become due at the expiration of
thirty years (30) from the date of
issuance of said bonds.
Principal and Interest to he pay
able in gold coin of the U. S
of the present standard of weight
and fineness, at the office of some
fiinaneinl institution in the City of
New York.
Polls will he open at 7 o’clock,
A. M. and close it 6 o’clock, P. M.
at the court house and open at
clock, A. M., and will close at 3 o’-
clock, P. M., at each and all other
voting preeints in sai 1 County, on
the day fixed for said election, to
wit: Saturday, flic lfith day of July,
1913.
Those desiring to vote in favor of
the issue of said bonds, will do so
by casting ballots havi g written or
printed upon them the words,
“For Court house and Jail Bonds’
Those desiring to vote against the
issue of said bonds, will do so by
casting ballots having written or
printed upon them the words,
“Against court house and jail bonds’
June 19, 1913 \V. M Wynne
Ordinary
Notice to Voters
To The Qualified Voters of Bleckley
County:
Notice is hereby given that on
Saturday, the 19th day of July,
1913. an election will he held in
Bleckley County, at which, will be
submitted to the qualified voters of
the county, for their determination,
the question whether bonds shall
l>e issued by said county, in the ag
gregate amount of Eight Thousand
Dollars (88,000.00), for securing
equipments for and working the
public roads of said county. Said
Bonds to bear date of the Ist day
of October, 1913; to bear interest
at the rate of Five per cent per an
num: to be paid semi annually on
the Ist day of October and April
of each year. And the principal of
said bonds to become due at the ex
piration of thirty (30) yeai'k from
date of issuance of said bonds.
Principal and Interest to l>e pay
able in gold coin of the United
States; of the present standard of
weight and fineness, at the office of
some financial institution, in the
City of New York, State of New
York.
Polls will be open at syren (7)
o’clock a. m. and close at six (6)
o’clock p. in., at the court house,
and will open at 8 o’clock a. in.,
and close at 3 o’clock p. m., at
each and all other voting precincts
in said county, on the day fixed
for said election to wit: Saturday,
the 19th day of July, 1913.
Those desiring to vote in favor of
the issue of said bonds, will do so by
casting ballots having written or
printed upon them the words,
“FOR ROAD BONDS.”
Those desiring to vote against
the issue of said bonds, will do so
casting ballots having written or
printed upon them the words,
“AGAINST ROAD BONDS.”
\V. M. Wynne,
June 19, 1913. Ordinary.
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