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THE COCHRAN JOURNAL
Entered a? second-class matter August Ist, 1912, at the post office
at Cochran, Georgia.
T. L. BAILEY, Editor and Manager.
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In 1911 the English House of Commons passed an act forever
destroying the power of the house of lords to hold up legislation
passed by the commons in the interest of the people. I his act
was feigned by the King and has become law. It provides that any
bill passing the bouse of Commons three times in two years be
comes a liw and the aristocrats in the upper house have no power
to veto it. This law has made it possibile for Ireland to at last
secure home rule. A home rule bill has twice passed the house of
Commons and though voted down each time.in the house of lords,
will only have to be passed once more before May 9, 1914 to over
come the lords veto and become a law.
There are only two important political parties in Ireland, the
Unionist and the Nationalists. The Nationalists are the party of
Parneila, John Dillon, John Redmond and the Irishmen who have
been fighting for two generations for home rule. It is composed
of the rank and file of the common people of Ireland. Ihe Union
ists party is really an English party and opposed to home rule.
They are greatly in the minority, but through English influnce has
been able to dictate legislation.
They claim that Ireland is now one of the most prosperous
countries on the globe and that a large part of her prosperity is
due to the financial assistance obtained from the treasury of the
empire through the imperial parliament at London.
However history tells us Ireland under English rule dwindled
from 8,000,000 people to a little more than 4,000,000 during the
course of a century.
It tells us of a century of oppression, excessive taxation, ab
sentee landlordism, terrible eviction of tennants, iniquitous land
|aws and educational laws. Ail liberty loving people will rejoice
with the Nationalist in the achievement of home rule for old Ire
land after so many long years of sacrific and struggle.
The Irish are a wonderfully heroic people. They are impulsive
and turbulent, but brave and generous and fully capable of self
go eminent. We understand that they will have a house of com
mons and a senate and be allowed to manage their internal affairs
when they don’t conflict with the imperial governmnet. 1 hey will
have no voice in the foriegn policy of the empire nor will they be
allowed to make any laws effecting the Crown. Under home rule
Ireland will bear about the same relation to the British Empire as
the states do to the federal government in America.
Ireland will ultimately gain independence and not until then
will the full fruition of her hopes be realized by her patr.ots.
Bishop Candler, who is always interesting, writes very inter
estingly in last Sunday’s edition of the Atlanta Journal on ‘‘some
final things and the final thing.”
He says “within recent years both the North Pole and the
South Pole have been reached, and it said by competent geograph
ical authorities that the discovery of ‘Nicholas The Second La ;d'
leaves no other area on the planet earth to be discovered by man.’
In other branches of knowledge and invention he says final things
have been reached. For example whit can be added to the inven
tion for communication beyond wireless telegraphy? The tele
graph, telephone and phonagraph are also spoken of as final things
or at least as near final and also rapid transit by steam power and
electricity as approaching final swiftness.
The bishsp being a man of God, his mind naturally reverts to
final faith capable of comprehending all men and all races in a
common salvation and of course he believes the Christian religion is
the only religion that can be reasonably expected to become the
universal religion of all mankind.
He says “Buddahism is incapable of such power. Passing
over its philosophical absurdities and moral blemishs, it may be
dismissed as too Orental for acceptance of all men.
Brahminism is still more narrow, and Mohammedanism can
hardly stand much longer among the Turks even.
No other religion but Christianity can be the final faith of
man.
Old Porfirio Diaz, the aged Ex-president of Mexico, who is
now in France, says he will return to Mexico to fight in defense of
his country should it be invaded by a foreign foe. This grim old
v arrior is now 83 years old and although his extreme old age has
rendered him both mentally and physically unable to undertake a
strenuous campaign, yet this old man who ruled Mexico with an
iron hand and with unexcelled ability, presents a dramatic and
heroic Spectacle, when almost at the end of life’s journey he asserts
his willingness to return to Mexico to assist his countrymen in re
pelling a foreign foe.
Old Diaz is made out of the stuff that heroes are made out of.
He will go down in history as one of the worlds strong men. He
was able to cope witn the situation, and although his government
was termed a benevolent despotism, yet for many years he pre
served order in that distracted country, and Mexico made great
strides in civilization and enlightment during his long successful
administration. We fear it will be a long time before Mexico
brings forward another statesman equal to the elder Diaz.
THE COCHRAN JOURNAL, COCHRAN, GEORGIA.
DUBLIN COURIER-HERALD FAIR EDITION
The thirty-four page Fair edition of the Courier Herald reflects
great credit on the management of the paper and also the hustling
City of Dublin.
Dublin has grown by leaps and bounds for the past ten or fif
teen years and is now one of the most prosperous town in the
state. No doubt her newspapers have contributed a great share
to this prosperity.
Bleeckley County must have a county exhibit at the next
State Fair. _ ..
We have the best little county in the State of Georgia. No
mistake about that. Let everybody help boost and advertise and
we will grow and continue to prosper. There is no reason in the
world why we should not commence right now to prepare for the
exhibit. With proper effort Bleckley County can have a magnifi
cent agricultural exhibit. We can raise almost anything in the
world on Bleckley County soil.
Let everybody get together on this movement and organize at
once so we will have plenty of time to prepare for the exhibit.
The columns of this paper are open to any one who is interested
enough to discuss the question and help to organize.
Let us hear from some one on the subject.
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