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THE' AMhMClS WEEKLY TIME5.REC0RDER. FRIDAY, JUNE 1 4 . 1907
THE TIMES-RECORDER
DAILY AND WEEKLY.
tnu AMBttious Ksoohoeh, EsublUbed 1SJ9.
TUI All CKtGUS TIMES. RfUblUbed 189*.
Consolidated, April. 1891.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
DAILY, one year $6.00
DAILY, one month * 50
WEEKLY, one year $1,00
WBBKLY, six months 50
Address All letters and; make;remit*Alices
parable to
TBS TIMK8-8EOOUOKK
Americas. St
THOMAS GAMBLE, JR.
Editor and Proprietor.
J. W. FURLOW, City Editor.
G H. LOWE, Aaat. Businees Mgr.
Editorial Room Telephone 99.
The Tlmes-Recorder is the
Olflclal Organ of tee Oltr of Americas,
Official Organ of Sumter Oonntr.
oacial Organ of Webster Countr.
OOclal organ of Railroad Commission, of
Georgia for the 3d Congressional Di *trlct
AMERICUS. GA„ JUNE 14. 1907.
TWO WISE RECOMMENDATIONS,
There are two recommendations
made by the Grand Jury in its
presentments which will undoub
tedly commend themselves to the
public of Sumter county.
They are those calling upon the
commissioners to keep all of the
records of the coanty at the Court
House at Americas, the connty
seat, and urging them to “famish
the pablic monthly with state
mentsofail expenditures and of
county affairs and chain gang.
There is no questioning the
propriety of the suggestions from
the grand jury. It is manifest
that the county records, the re
cords of all officers, should be
kept entirely at the court house
where they can be seen
moment’s notice by any proper
interested party.
It 1b also evident to any think
ing person that the taxpayers of
the county should be kept apprised
of the work done by the coanty,
of the operations on (Rhich the
convicts are engaged, the quantity
of work they are doing, the ex
pense incurred and the results
obtained. It is also j ust and pro*
per that all expenditures of the
coanty Bhonld be placed before
the public regularly so that it can
know exactly where the money
derived from it is being expended
and what it is being expended
for.
There is hardly a doubt but
that the County Commissioners
will accept the recommeudalious
referred to, and that herehftcr
there will be monthly reports which
will keep the pablic thoroughly
imformed as to the entire workings
of the coanty affairs and finances.
The Commissioners have always
shown a spirit of willingness to
do any anything that wonld pro
mote the efficiency of the connty
work or that wonld bring their
Board and the citizens into closer
relations for the good of the conn
ty. There will hardly be an excep
tion in this instances.
PASr ERRORS RECTIFIED
The presentments of the Grand
Jury,printed in the Times Record
er of yesterday, commend them
selves by their spirit of fairness,
and conservatism in their referen
ces to the County Commissioners.
As the Times-Recorder pointed
out some time ago, there has never
been any doubt that the Commis
sioners, gentlemen of high stand
ing in this county, have its best
interests at heart and arc sincerely
desirous of promoting the welfare
ofSnmter. As the presentments
state: “They havedisebarged their
duties to the best of their ability
but erred in not having placed a
proper snperintendent and guards
in charge ot the convicts.”
\ These errors of judgment have
now all been rectified. The pres
ent snperintendent is regarded as
a thoroughly capable map, and
there Is hardly any reason to fear
that there will be any repetition
TEDDY BUILDING THE PLATFORM.
* In his speeches at Jamestown on Georgia Day President Roosevelt
went a long ways toward furnishing bis party with its plaukS*for the
next national campaign. In doing thin Roosevelt may be
said to have out-Bryaued Bryan, to have boldly swiped William
Jennings pet ideas, t > have invaded the sacred precincts of practical
socialism, and to have grabbed every other pieco of available timber
that appeared in sight,regardless as to who first cast it on the political
waters or which party asserted exclusive ownership of it.
The president is bnilding np a platform—if he can make his party
swallow it, and he probably will—that will snit the masses of the peo
pie beyond the question of a doubt. He has the balk of his party
behind him, and probably a tremendous support for many of his pro
positions among Democrats as well.
What better doctrines can a party want, at this especial jancture,
than are set forth in the following extracts from the President
speeches on Monday. It is true the multi-millionaires of the land, the
beneficiaries of existing unjust inequalities, will dissent from them
bnt ninety nine per cent of the voters of the land will say “amen” to
every one of the sentiments.
“Oar system of taxation most be reshaped so as to make it bear
most heavily on those most capable of supporting the strain.”
“The vast resources of the waterways of the United States must
be developed for transportation purposes.”
“An income tax and an inheritance tax should both be a part of
our system of federal taxation.”'
“A graduated income tax of proper type would be a desirable
permanent additional feature ofonr taxation system.”
“The swollen fortunes of the land should bear in proportion
their size a constantly increasing buiden of taxation.”
The nation has the absolute right to decide as to the terms upon
which any man shall receive a bequest or devise froip another. What*
ever any individual receives, whether by gift, bequest, or devise, in
life or in death, should, after a certain amount is reached, be in
creasingiy hardened.” »
“There must be agricultural and industrial colleges and, above
all, schools in which there can be elementary preparation for agricul
ture and industry.”
‘There is increasing need that the welfare of the children should
to
be effectively safeguarded by governmental action” in industrial and
school life.
“Legislation should be had, alike from the nation and from the
states, to guard against the needless multiplication of accidents in
mechanical and manufacturing operations, and to relieve the financial
suffering dne to them. There should be legislation to secure pecuniary
compensation to workingmen suffering from accidents and, when they
are killed, to their families.
“There should be rigid federal legislation to minimize all railway
accidents.”
“There should be the plainest and mo3t unquivocal enactment
by Congress that the railroad employes are entitled to receive damages
for any accident that comes to them as an accident of the performance
of their duties.”
When we add rate regulation and a few other favorite planks that
the President has previously laid stress upon we are forced to wonder
where on earth the Democratic party is going to get anything to stand
upon outside of opposition to the centralizing tendencies of the Boose
veltian dynasty and the pablic does not seem to be worrying mach
about that. Of course we can shout for tariff reform, bnt before
the time comes Teddy will probably beat us to the stake with that
issue, too.
To tell the honest truth, Roosevelt is getting up a platform that
will be irresistible if he can nominate a man whom the leople will be
lieve means business on the lines laid down in the platform.
Roosevelt knows what the masses want. He is the shrewdest
politician in America today.
either of the escapes or the charges
cruel treatment that have
disturbed the county in the past
few months.
It is a satisfaction to learn that
the convicts hare been well fed,
and that they are well housed and
otherwise properly cared for. The
agitation resulting fronr the dis
closures of their ill treatment by
unprincipled guards has done
good. It cleared the atmosphere
and has placed the convict system
a higher basis, where it can be
permanently retained by careful
supervision on the part of the
commissioners.
Speaking to the graduates of the
Catholic University at Washing
ton Cardinal Gibbons well said:
‘It is not the post that gives honor
and dignity to the man/ It human
life were regulated solely by the
positions men fill, tbik would be a
sad and miseratile world indeed
Mr. Croker’s winning the’Derby
was characteristic of the man
Ever since he left New York and
took up Ireland, he has had
the Derby bee in his bonnet. He
persisted in this ambition, dis
playing the qualities which piade
him a power in the politics of
New York city. He has stuck to
his purpose with grim determina
tion and tenacity, and as usual,
these qualities prevailed in the
end.
There has been mach talk or
corruption in railroading and
much occasion for it, and if. half
of what has been charged is true
there should be no let up Jin the
work of prosccutingj those who
have been guilty of great public
wrongs, but it is time to stop ib
discriminate abuse of railroad
men as a class and do things that
count for something against the
stqck jobbers and the others who
NEVER BEFORE SUCH WONDERFUL VALUES AS THESE
For good and sufficient reasons this should prove the most interesting sale J
we have had this season, the backward season has brought us an enormous/
accumulation of seasonable goods riany of our best values will not be adver
tised, lest we disappoint you. Recent experiences when we advertised sales
and found quantities disappointingly small convince us that It is better not to
advertise the small lots.
Look for the cards “NOT ADVERTISED,” we think yon will find these
offerings extraordinarily interesting.
Ladle’s $3.50 to $5 Hand Painted Parasols at $2.50.
Because the weather has been against us since April 1st we are forced to
take a loss on these parasols, they are the prettiest ones to be found in Amer-
icus, but because the weather has been unfavorable we have lost sight of all
profit and even part of the cost and now say take your pick of the best we
have in stock at each $2 50
Mens’ 12 I-2C Handkerchiefs at 85c Dozen.
Hen’s handkerchiefs made<f very sheer lawn three size hems full regular
size and hemstitched, worth as usually sold I2j£c, here special for this sale
only at per dozen g5c
Tremondous Purchase of Kimonas.
This sale offers you economy advantages which will mean a larger saving
than will be possible again this year if you are hear eariv to take advantage of
them. Every kimona offered is the famous Hendel Bros, make, none better
made, long and short ones, value 75c to $2 SO. sale price 4gc to $t 48
Such Embroideries Never Sold for So little.
The vast collectoin came to us at such unprecedented reduction from reg
ular prices, that only in few instances out of the lot of three thousand yards
are any pieces marked above half price, the rest are marked at Half Price*nd
Less Than Half Price. '
Ladies White Embroidered Ties at !0c.
One gross ladies white ties of Lingerie cloth full 54 inches long, silk em-
broidered ends, regularly sold for 25c, here now at each 10c
White Madras Remnants at II I-2c Yard.
Every piece guaranteed to be worth 20c or Tver, alt in 'three vard lengths
just right for shirtwaists,.take your pick of a lot of about 1,000 yards at
per yard llj£c
„ , 36 Inch Lingerie Cloth at 29c.
If this lot is worth a cent every yard is a good 50c value. We were lucky
to secure this lot so we can sell it for 29c. Thirty-six Inches wide, silky finish
and as soft as mull, regular 50c qualities at per yard age
Lace Curtains at 39c a Pair '
Fifty pairs lace curtains 2% yards long, good width, great variety of pretty
patterns, equal in every way tA the ones sold in some stores at 79c, very spec
ial here for this sale at per pair. 39c
DUNCAN MERCANTILE CO.
us and 1.7 F 0 r <v th Street John R. Shaw’s Old Stano. rj~T r 2
The important thing is to pursue
i have illegally filled their pockets
your path of duty. If you are
faithful to your post, you will be
honored by both God and man.
Your names may not be inscribed
the pages of human history,
but they will be recorded on the
imperishable pages of the book of
life.”
with other people’s money.
Ftr several weeks Secretary
Garfield baa had a firm of expert
accountants going over books and
records of the great Interior De
partment, with, the object in view
of reducing its bookkeeping
methods to the modern system. *It
has been many years since / any
The Fhiladephia Record says ... .......
sarcastically: A State cannot be thing J!! te *. h!s has been done in
sued by an individual eveu in the j an ^ of * bede P“ rtmcnts i an d k is
Federal Sapreme Court, unless the 1 DelIe ? d that 1 8 “ r ?, tarv Garfield ’ s
complainant be a railroad com
pany or the owner of a gas mono
poly. In this case action may bo
brought in any old Court and the
administration of a State be en
joined from enforcing its laws
pending their approval or dis
approval by Federal authority.
example will be followed by others
members 61 the Cabinet.
It is ^till a great deal easier for
the big rascal to keepout of jail in
this-country than it is for the small
one. Small rascals have no triends
in high places to plead “business
disturbances” for their immunity.
This illustration shows
the interior construction of
our “‘Refrigerator<!' eight
wails to protect the ice and
maintain alowtemperature.
Let'Jus show you a sample."
Whether or not you are
in need of a new refrigera
tor/we would like to have
you see our lint\
T he prices, too, are very
attraative; so many differ
ent sizes you are sure to
see just what you want at
the price you want to pay. j
A.W, Smith Furniture Co.
Cor. JacKson^and Forsyth Sts,
Americus, Ga,
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