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Americus, Ga, March 4, 1916
Happy days —and they're growing
{longer.
What’s the use in having a president
unless he can run things.
Portugal has our idea of a real navy
which works in short order.
Macon is dry—and reports bear out
visitors from the Bibb city.
Meet you at the summer military
training camp at Fort Oglethorpe.
That German raider Moewe causes
an annoyance to John Bull’s back
fence.
■■■■— I -
Carmen Sylva is dead, a good and
loving queen. Need more like her in
royalty.
Albany has a young man who has
returned from the d»ead —stepping on
Atlanta’s toes.
Macon’s mayor can't vote when it's a
tie, and we know happy Uncle Jim
Woodward feels now.
The French reserves are being held
intact, says Joffre. Quite encouraging
to the British, suppose.
It's a mouthful when it is said —all
some hired folks look forward to Is
there summer vacation.
We'll have to start writing us a
great work now so when we become
great, the book will follow stilt.
The call to Justice Hughes seems to
be so persistent for him to run for
president, can’t see why he doesn’t
hear the voice.
Sweden is determined on peace with
honor, says one of her officials. That’s
what we’re hunting for, and if the
Swedes find it. let us on please.
The Georgia printers are being heard
from about Atlanta's prohibitive lic
ense on outside printing concerns. A
beg can't change his spots, either.
One young lady remarked that sh
wishes she knew how the wind would
blow before she went out—as she
would know the shade of hosiery to
wear.
The St. Louis convention will be re
markably different from the last ses
sion at Baltimore. Champ Clark will
be for the president, ditto Underwood,
aiso Harmon —everybody happy except
IWimjaybrine, ond that scalawag has
had his day.
Ifiome girls turn up their noses and
fli" at a working girl. These high
ItCety flingers will have passed
nifcigh this earthly vale of action
ut a single mark to their credit,
cr Vthe working girl will be an hor
>rvant of her country and her
A NEW BATTLE.
Citizens of the county of Ware, a
true south Georgia section, with Way
cross as the county site, are waging a
battle on the state democratic execu
tive committee, and but not all other
things which may come in conflict
with their ideas.
The editor has received a letter
from Mr. AV. E. Sirmans. of Waycross,
a member of the state committee, and
who was also a member of the com
mittee on resolutions. In the course
of his communication he says:
I "From the press reports you would
judge that this was a harmonious
meeting The meeting of the Com
mittee itself was harmonious, but the
meeting of the Committee on Resolu
! tions, which I was a member, was any
, thing but harmonious.
; "The facts of the case is this: Upon
my arrival in Atlanta on Saturday
morning, I heard rumors of the usual
Atlanta franv-up. I understood from
the best information that I could get
that several of the Atlanta politicians
had gotten together on Friday, and
Friday night had prepared a resolu
tion which would give this bunch of
Atlanta politicians the naming of the
Georgia delegation to St. Louis, and
in naming the Georgia delegation
they would re-elect Mr. Clark Howell
as a member of the National Commit
tee from Georgia and elect Mr. Jas. R.
Gray, editor of the Atlanta Journal,
I chairman of the Georgia delegation.
As soon as the committee met, Mr.
West, of McDuffie, introduced the res
olution that had been prepared. Mr.
Howell then made a motion that a
committee on resolutions be appoint
, ed by the chair, and that this commit
tee report back to the committee as a
.whole the resolutions that they
thought proper and should be passed
by them.”
Mr. Simians continues and says that
the resolutions neported back provid
ed that if after thirty days no candi- '
date qualified other than President
Wilson then he should be named the
nominee of the Georgia delegation—
and he would name the twenty-eight
delegates to the St. Louis convention.
According to Mr. Sirmans, "This, of
course, did not give the Democrats of
Georgia any say so as to who should
be the delegates. Any one with a
thimbleful of brains knows that
President Wilson would not have
named the delegates—that Mr. Howell;
as national committeeman and Mr.'
Gray as editor of one of the largest
pcper s in Georgia, and the two U. S.'
senators would have only selected del
egates who would agree to vote for
Mr. Howell as national committeeman
and Mr. Gray as chairman of the na
tional delegation.’’
All of this is interesting, intensely
so. It reads like true tales of trials,
troubles and tribulations from the old
time political arena. Truly it seems
as if there is a fight on.
The Ware county end of the story is
that John W. Bennett, of Waycross, is
a candidate for the place on the na- I
itional committee held by Mr. Howell.
There's where some of the fight comes
from.
But out of all this disturbance, com
ing from Mr. Sirmans, Editor L. Vol-'
ney Williams, of the Waycross Journ- *
al-Herald, and others—not a word is
■breathed about Editor Gray as chair-!
man of the Georgia delegation. Pos-'
sibly, the brethern in Ware do not ob
ject to Mr. Gray—because it appears
to us in searching some old archieves
that he comes from their political
faith.
If the ground is well taken against
the entire Atlanta crowd, bundle Ed
itor Gray up with Editor Howell and
feed them the same dose. If the Way
cross purifiers are right—let’s sweep ■
clean.
Mr. Bennett is the candidate against;
Mr. Howell. Now who is your man;
against Mr. Gray?
And still there were rumors of peace
in Georgia—once upon a time, not
far distant
NICE TO BE THOUGHT OF.
We have it in for Cranston Williams
good and proper. The idea of his com
ing to within two miles of us and not
dropping in to say hello.—Covington
News.
Right busy on that trip, we slipped
in a thought for you. Will be coming
hack shortly, and hope an engagement
•nt -Aivirrxn. 03 Urtli < I rStt JN-KEGUKDER
NOW FOR THE FINISH.
The several candidates for offices
in the Sumter county primary have
qualified, and now settling down for
'tbe final race—to the finish on March
15th. .
In some of their actions the Amer
ican people have been remarkable in
their choices under our popular elec
tion of officials. Personality counts
1 for much, and sometimes ail.
The entire nation, and .especially
. Georgia confronts an era in her de
velopment which requires solid, cons
icientious, faithful officials. The voter
should take careful heed of the men
w horn be is furthering as his choice.
If there was every time since the
commonwealth of Georgia was organ
ized when she needed men; firm in
their convictions; usually right in
their conclusions, but above all faith
ful in the trust of the best interests of
the state and her people—we need
them now.
When you exercise that greatest
' prerogative of all your powers—as
sisting in choosing those who must
| gov.srn you, be mindful of your respon
. sibility. Efficiency, intelligence, con
! victions—all this should count, and
the will of the people governed is ex
pressed in their ballot.
i
THE WORKING GIRL.
The stratas and castes of society
are wonderful essentials in the prog
ress of the human race. Were it not
| for the regard and esteem which peo
ple hold for themselves, it is not cer
tain that we would have progressed
, thus far on the stage of life, evolving
gradually to high levels.
It is not egotism when a person
i thinks himself as good as the person
next to him, and neither is a person
j self-centered who thinks himself cap
. able of any task which the other per
, son performs.
But it is simple arrogance and ig
norance which leads some people to
think themselves better than others.
Kothing is more disgusting thon a per
ton with a false estimation of him
; self, compared with the true value of
another man.
j In small circles where people are
, prone to consider themselves as the
I elite, the proud, the victorious—they
eftimes present amusing evidence of
their inferiority in intellect—all com- 1
mon-sense usages which should be'
furthermost and highest.
It is a sad condition confronting
posterity which presents a young man
cr woman with slurring remarks ;un-;
kind cuts; emaciated brains in re- ■
ferring to some young lady who may ‘
have entered the fields of commerce
and industry, and through her toil is
establishing herself as proud and
worthy in the true and unfailing eyes
cf the world. Yes, it happens almost
.every day—and when unsaid, it is
sometimes thought.
Efforts are always rewarded with;
success. There is no force possessed
by mankind which is capable of de
stroying the good results accomplish
ed by an industrious person.
The artificial colored young lady,
lounging as she thinks in a lap of
luxury; issuing commands which are \
obeyed at her beck and call indus
trious only when she thinks it vitally
concerns what she is pleased to call
her social success—there she is. And
this proud personage is one who may
refer in disgusting tones to the work-i
ing girl.
It is a pitiful sight which meets;
jour eyes sometimes. But, perhaps,
Gcd divined it all in his plan of crea
tion. Still how one so powerful—all
knowing, could blight the human race
in such way is difficult to conceive.
But the girl is not alone—many
times her words resound tc the ac
quiescing tones of the young man.
Equally guilty, and thrice cursed.
So it would work well to be mindful
cf your own station in life and your
true value to Hie world. Results is
what the world wants—and the un
kind critic is tl.e shallow brain and
undesirable.
will be agreeable.—Americus Times-
Recorder.
Welk since your intentions were
good, guess we will have to forgive
you. Suspect you were "right busy”
over at Oxford, but come again when
you can stay longer..—Covington News
SMOKE HIM OUT.
There’s a "nigger in the wood-pile”
j in all this mutiny in congress in re
i gard to President Wilson and his ne-
I gotiations with foreign governments.
! Semebody with no good design began
I the unrest. Can the propaganda of
certain interested people cause this?
Are the same people who are inter
ested in the destruction of public
I works and private interests lurking
behind all this rebellion.
After Senator Gore, the blind states
man of Oklahoma, had proposed his
resolution in congress, and w-ent fur
ther by alleging on what he termed
I reliable information certain conversa
tions with President Wilson—he voted
ngainst his own work. He repudiated
his own game. He betrayed his own
thoughts—if they were conscientious,
j Above all public men it would cer
tainly appear that Senator Gore would
have been the last to repeat rumors,
' gossip—wayward remarks. For it
was not many months ago when he
faced court proceedings which should
forever close his mouth to the idle and
tattled words of man.
Congress has railed, fumed and
spluttered over this and several other
things vitally affecting the American
people. And every time there was a
back-down when the crucial point
came.
Isn’t a man a coward who betrays
his convictions and flees in the face
'o’ the enemy who is attacking the
principles -which he has sponsored.
You can find several of this variety in
our public life. ' Their life as repre
sentatives of the people has been too
long, and the sooner they are rele
; gated to oblivion—the better.
I
TOURS TO HAND.
To Editor Furlow, of the Madison
I Madisonian: We received a wireless
I several weeks ago that the Modisonian
; would exchange with us, and we’ve
, been sending our paper on trial to the
' esteemed Madisonian. But they must
not like it, for they- won’t send us the
paper from the capital of Morgan.—
Americus Times-Recorder.
All right, Cranston. We'll see to it
that The Madisonian comes on time
hereafter. Y'ou are getting out a
mighty fine paper, and we enjoy read
ing it.—Madison Madisonian.
THE NEWSPAPER TALK |
Last year was made one of the best
and most successful years in recent
history ofr the farmers of this sec
tion. The farmers made it such, too,
despite the abundance of war rumors
ond superabundance of oplitical con
tention, by holding constantly in mind
that it is not in war or politics that
ti e salvation of the individual, the
home or the community is found, and
by letting their conduct be guided by
this knowledge.—Elberton Star.
When the boll weevil comes and de,
stroys the cotton crop, and the farm
ers, bankers and merchants begin to
try and find a remedy, they need not
say that they- were taken by surprise.
They have had ample warning from
people who have suffered. If they
failed to be prepared they will have toI
pay dearly for their neglect.—Val-i
dosta Times.
The farmers who think that the war
will end this summer and that there
fore cotton will go to twenty cents
will wind up by being caught by the
boll weevil and seeing his property
advertised by tto sheriff. —Dublin
Courier.
Still, a little fireworks more or less
in a political year doesn’t make any
particular difference. Perhaps this
tate committee scrap will serve a
good purpose by directing attention to
party matters to which the rank ond
tie of the party is usually somewhat
indifferent.—Albany Herald.
A great opportunity is within the
grasp of many farmers in going into
he hog and cattle industry. The field
- promising; the results are sure to
e satisfactory. Conditions are well
"ggh ideal ofr the development of
tis industry on an extensive scale.—
Columbus Ledger.
WHAT THE! THINK.
Editor Brown, of the Richland
News, comments in the following in
teresting manner on a paragraph from
the Greensboro Herald-Journal, which
is going the rounds of the state
press:
j “Some of the papers in the state are
I taking a few- shots at Attorney-Gen-
I eral Cliff Walker for his activity in
behalf of Tom Watson, who, the gov
ernmvnt claims, has violated the law-.
Well, while it didn’t appear well in the
attorney-general of the state to make
, huch a ‘bull,’ we really think Mr. Wal
ker thought there was the great prin
ciple of state's rights involved in the
question. It w’ould have been much
better for him to have waited until he
was called upon to pass on the mat
te r.—Greensboro Herald-Journal.
"Had Cliff Walker sat silently by
and offered no resistance to such a
scheme as Attorney General Gregory
j was threatening to carry out we would
have lost our respect for him as legal
representative of the grand old state
of Georgia. Certainly, Cliff had no
| other motive in view than the defense
.of Georgia and Georgians. We admire
| big spunk in the position that he as
sumed in the matter. —Richland News.”
Using Zinc
Without Any
Reason For
* ■ I
PARIS, March 4. —The Parliament
ary Committee on Economy, which has
been investigating ways ond means of
saving money in the public service,
tells in its latest report how a mem
ber of the Committee was one day
struck by the fact that all the ammu
i nition sent to the front was packed in
I zinc-lined boxes. The attention of M.
| Thomas, Minister of Munitions, was
j called to the fact, and he sugested taht
inquiries should be made at the front
and if the zinc was superfluous it
would be suppressed.
Two members of the Committee ac
cordingly followed a box of cartridges
! from Vincennes up to the front trench
es but failed to find out where the
zinc wag necessary. They consulted
everybody en route from generals and
colonels down to privates, but without
result. At last the general command
ing the Fifth Army solved the puzzle
the zinc was used, he said, merely
i because it had been used for the last
sixty years.
The Committee communicated this
information to Minister Thomas, whs
at once issued instructions that no
more zinc-lining was to be put into
ammunition boxes. The saving will
amount to a million and a half dollars
a year.
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