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THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE DOI'GLAS. GEORGIA ESTABLISHED 1888 Published Every Saturday By THE ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING COMPANY W. R. LRIER, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES IN ADVANCE: ONE S EAR SI.OO SIX MONTHS 50 THREE MONTHS 25 Publishes The Legal Advertising Ol The City O! Douglas, Coffee County, And County Commissioners. Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at Douglas, Ga., under the Act of Congress of March 8, 1879. NO TIME TO SWAP HORSES. Col. B. W. Hunt, writing to the New York Times on the impropriety of exchanging lead ers during a critical period, says: “Just at this time I want to call attention of patriotic Americans to the words of Alex ander Hamilton, the Federalist No. L xxii March 21, 1783: ‘Without supposing the per sonal essentiality of the man, it is evident that a change of the chief magistrate, at the break ing out of war, or at any similar crisis, for an other, even of equal merit, would at all times be detrimental to the community, inasmuch as it would substitute inexperience for experience, and would tend to unhinge and set aflat the already settled train of the administration.’ “How exceedingly apropos to the present condition in the United States are these words written 128 years ago by the man who, more than any other, labored to weld the isolated North American States into a non-dissolvable \jnion. “Let us heed the warning.” Col. Hunt’s quotation from Alexander Ham ilton is timely. Hamilton was Washington’s right arm. This is no time to swap horses. Ex-Justice Hughes has no advantage of Presi dent Wilson. A change of administration at this time would only unsettle matters. o A ( REED FOR PROGRESSIVE FARMERS. I believe in MYSELF—believe whatever mistakes 1 may or may not have made hereto fore, I am endowed with limitless possibilities for growth, struggle, triumph, and develop ment—making each today better than yester day and each tomorrow better than today. I believe in my WORK—believe it offers op portunity as an industry, requiring faithful labor; as a profession, requiring scientific knowdedge; as a business, requiring commercial ability—each with its challenge and its reward. I believe in MY FARM—believe I can make it rich with stored fertility; believe I can make it beautiful with well-kept fields, luxuriant crops and grazing herds; and believe that the horfiestead, whether cottage or mansion, can be made glorius with a wealth of a tree and vine and shrub and blossom. * I believe in MY FAMlLY’—believe that love in the hme is God’s best gift on earth, and that to rear noble sons and daughters—with strong bodies, trained minds, clean hearts, and cheer ful spirits—is the highest achievement in life. I believe in MY NEIGHBORHOOD —believe that by keeping everlastingly at it 1 can.get such co-operation from young and old as will make it a better and better place to live in; and that whether neighbors help or hinder, it is my duty to give some thought every day and tio some work every week for the improvement o? schools, roads, churches, social life, business co-optration, and all the agencies of rural com radeship and brotherhood, know ing that sooner or later the sow ing will bring its harvest. And finally, 1 believe in MY CREATOR AND FATHER—believe in His will that His Kingdom should come on earth, and come here in my own particular nook of earth, and that in my every aspiration toward this end, I am a co-worker with Him whose power knows no defeat.—The Progressive Farmer. 0 Hugh Dorsey is an able and fearless Geor gian, honest and sincere, and will make the state one of the best governors she has had in many years. That the people will elect him, there seems to be no doubt. It’s a ground swell, and we don’t believe any power on earth can stem the Dorsey tide. It's the people s fight and they should name the next state ex ecutive. .. • a i. 0 Don’t fret too much. The crops are not so bad as you think they are. The rains will damage, but remember, the damage could have been a great deal more. There is always some thing to be thankful for. 0 New county matters seem to hold the at tention of the legislators in Atlanta. Elimi nate the<«» <z*rht~ r" •’ present session of the HUGH DORSEY’S SPEECH. The Hon. Hugh Dorsey, candidate for gov ernor of Georgia, has come and gone, and left behind him a vast multitude of friends and supporters, made by his speech here on Thurs day afternoon. The Dorsey sentiment in Coffee county was very strong before Mr. Dorsey came here. Af ter he left it was a great deal stronger, and all because of his frank and honest talk to the voters. He did not “paw the dirt” or storm the house with loud shriek noises, but simply talked to his hearers in a calm and deliberate manner, with great earnestness, and impressed his hearers with his honesty of purpose and his ability to carry out to his utmost the platform on which his candidacy is based. Mr. Dorsey does not claim he can do every thing. He does not promise the people that he will have enacted into law all the planks in his platform, but he does promise them thdt he will do his utmost to fulfill every promise, and there was no one in the large crowd who doubt ed him. He took up each of his opponents and had a few pleasantries to say about each of them, but there was no harsh attack in his speech against either of them, r anyone else. We repeat that his speech here made him stronger in the county. It was the kind of speech to inspire confidence, no rash promises made, and his sincerity of purpose cannot be doubted or questioned in the least. If elected governor of Georgia, the state will have an executive who will serve the people honestly and fearlessly, fairly and ably, and w 7 e don’t believe that the voters will ever have an oppor tunity to regret the fact that they cast a ballot for this able Georgian and helped make him the executive of the greatest state in the union. DAMAGE TO COTTON. It is yet too early to attempt any definite estimate of the extent of the damage done to the cotton crop by the storm and overflowing streams. There is no room for doubt, how ever, that the damage has been considerable. Fully two weeks before the storm complaints w r ere already being made that the younger cot ton needed fair weather to admit of proper cul tivation. Rains had been of almost daily oc currences and the grass and weeds were rapidly getting the upper hand. On top of this comes a rain-flood, more than ten inches at many points. Obviously it will require a good while for the fields to dry off sufficiently to allow work to be done, particularly in the lower ands. Some land, apparently a good deal, has been inundated, and in such cases the crops will doubtless be entirely destroyed. Such lands are usually the most fertile, which makes the loss relatively greater. In the case of the older cotton, while much has been blown and washed down, the greater danger remains to be encountered. Hot suns quickly following will scald the cotton, and the sappy plant will shed its blooms and squares. The ground about flourishing looking plants will be strewn with these shed forms, each of which should have made a cotton boll. The floods have been worst in the section most seriously threatened by the boll w r eevils, and such conditions are most favorable for the increase of these destructive insects. Much uneasiness is felt over the possibility of weevil injury in Southwest Georgia and Alabama. On all such occasions the general tendency at first is to over-estimate the damage. This principle is so well recognized that It may sometimes induce a disoelief in any material damage. But this time the facts leave no room for such skepticism, although any calculation of actual losses in bales or dollars is impracti cable. •--- '• ' u ThePe is a great difference, too, between the loss of bales and in dollars. If the loss in bales is large enough to be serious, it would reduce the loss in dollars; the fewer bales might even bring in more dollars. If there is really ma terial damage to the cotton crop the fanner need not worry because the trade does not im mediately realize the fact. The truth will be fully demonstrated long before the crop will be ready for market, and the effect will be none the less pronounced for having been de layed.—Savannah News. :—o No more county treasurer's office in Coffee. And at one time we had eight announcements for this office at $lO. per. You see where we come in on this. 0 The congressional race is looming up after so long a time. Bowden is putting ginger into it, and Lankford promises to enliven matters in a few 7 days. 0 The Coffee County Hugh Dorsey Club was organized on Thursday afternoon, and it prom ises to be a healthy chap. 0 It looks like a landslide in Coffee county and the state for Hugh Dorsey. 0 It *ee-ws to be Dorsey and Lankford in this TVE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, JULY 15, 1916 Blackstone E Perfect Traction Tread Non-Skid Tires The non-skid efficiency of the Blackstone tread stays with the casing—it does not lose its “life” as soon as the newness wears off. The price is right — we bought them at a price that will give you the most miles for the least money. } i I _.r. . • j \. Watt-Holmes Hardware Co. J. H. JORDAN, Manager Phone 74 $380.00 f. o. b. 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