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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 28. 1908.
THE TIMES-RECORDER
DAILY AND WEEKLY
lie Amerlcus Recorder, Established
1879*
The Amerlcus Times, Established 1S9U
Consolidated April, 1891.
Botered at the postofflce at Ameri
cas ns second-class mall matter.
THOMAS GAMBLE. JR..
Editor and Manager.
C. W. CORNFORTH,
Associate Editor and Assistant
Manager.
J. W. FURLOW, City Editor.
W. L. DUPREE, , „ .
Assistant Business Dept
Editorial Room Telephone 99.
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Official Organ of Sumter County.
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Amerlcus, Ga., Feb. 28, 1908.
Atlanta has settled the pump ques
tion. The papers of that city will
badly miss the topic.
THE COMPANIONSHIP OF BOOKS
• Companions who never 'deceive nor desert us.” So described Wash
ington Irving the books that, had been the acquaintances and intimate
lends of his long life. Like other men he had known the treachery of
erstwhile comrades; he had felt the sting of human Ingratitude; he had
realized the Instability of the professions of every day neighbors. But
when he retired to enjoy what Longfellow has so aptly termed "the sweet
serenity of boalts.” when he was alone with the master minds of all ages
and touched hands with the departed spirits of the great of all time, he
telt that there, at least, he was with companions who could be relied upon,
companions who would solace him in the hour of trouble and anxiety,
companions who would ever await his coming with the same eagerness to
tesume the old congenial intimacy. And so he looked upon his books with
loving eyes, with eyes that spoke the ardent affection that burned within
him. They were a staff upon which lie could lean, a support on which he
could rely, companions who gave succor willingly and unstintedly and held
a never ceasing fountain of sweet blessings at his command.
The man who enjoys the companionship of good books has a yefuge to
- one man.” Vice-President Fairbanks
which he can flee with unerring certainty when the troubles of life distress j olne( , jn thc attacks, though In
him, when its injustices appall him, when its tribulations weight him down
REPUBLICAN dissentions.
Speaker Cannon and other Republi
cans made a bitter onslaughter on
Roosevelt at a dinner at a Washing
ton hotel Friday night. No name was
called, but the remarks was such as
to leave no doubt on the matter.. The
attacks on the President proved em-
barrassng to the host, Senator Ankeny,
of Washington, who is a candidate for
reetectlon.
But even more bitter was the at
tack of Senator Fulton, who is said to
have called on thq Republican sena
tors to rally about him for the pur
pose of preventing the President from
dictating his successor at the Chicago
convention. He declared that the par
ty was facing the greatest crisis in its
history, and that the party was doom
ed to destruction unless the party
leaders "prevented Its domination by
A SENSIBLE VIEW OF BUSINESS.Qfl BUILDING TO
INSURE EARLY FINISH
Atlanta has put the lid on a brew
labeled “Dixie." Tho recorder held
that Dixie which contained intoxicants
was a misnomer.
As a “me too" proposition, the
Georgia Railroad Commission is a
success. But as usual with imitators,
it tries to “out Herod" its model.
Inebriated hogs led to the discov
ery of an illicit still in Forsyth coun
ty. A moonshiner can’t be too care
ful to whom he disposed of his pro
duct.
Hearst has launched his national
party, having for its basis his Inde
pendence League. The Democratic
ring was evidently too small for two
.such clowns as Hearst and Bryan
A writer in the Chicago Tribune
takes up a brief for Vice-President
Fairbanks, alleging that he Is not
an ice pitcher at all. Soon a story
may appear denying the cocktail Inci
dent.
In them he can And that "surcease of sorrow" for which he longs. Between
the four walls of his library lies that “balm of Gilead" for which his weary
30ul yearns. Shut in from the world with all its din, with all its cruel
selfishness, with all its petty meanesses, his soul draws in new life, absorbs
new vigor, is refreshed and elevated for the strife of the future. Here he
tises on stepping stones laid by others toward higher things. The dirt of
the world drops from his wings and he soars to purer atmospheres. No
matter what Ills mood, he finds at his service.true friends who meet the
varying conditions of his mind. Does he wish release from brooding cares
in merriment? The humorists of all nations are there to laugh with him
Does he Wish to have the fountains of his sympathy touched, to have com
passion enter into his soul anew? All the pathos that inspired brains,
controlled by deeply moved souls, have ever penned, comes to stir the
depths of sentiment within him. Does he yearn for patriotic inspiration,
for new yeast to leaven the soul until it surges with loggings for purer
and nobler ideals In public life? The statesmen, the heroes, the orators,
uf generations long since passed to dust, step down from the shelves to
mouse and arm him anew for the battle with greed and corruption in high
place.
Surrounded by his cherished volumes, books that seem to thrill Ills
inmost being as he lays gentle hands upon them, whose voices seem to
welcome him with one grand acclaim of Joyful greeting, he feels, indeed,
that here he is with friends upon whom he may implicitly rely, friends who
sympathize with his aspirations and lend yoeman aid to their realization.
To be pitied, indeed, is that man who knows not the value, the delights,
of the companionship of books. He may have accumulated his fortune, he
may have built h's grand home, ho may seem to many an object of envy,
yet if he has not cultivated the friendship of those souls that live on from
age to age, with unbroken Influence, undiminished power, ho has missed
one of the great charms of living.
No matter what your work may be, no matter in what sphere of life
you may move, fail not to cultivate an appreciation of that
"Choir invisible of immortal souls,
Who live again in minds made nobler by their presence,
Live in pulses stirred to generosity, in deeds of daring rectitude,
In thoughts sublime that lead men's souls to higher issues.”
THOMAS GAMBLE, JR.
more conservative manner. Senator
Bourne was the only defender of the
President to be heard from. After the
dinner was over. Senator Ankeny at
once set about preparing a statement
about the dinner lo be used in Wash
ington, where he knows that his en
emies will seek to hold him to account
for the attacks on the President.
All of ' which is most encouraging
from a Democratic standpoint. If It
were not for the fact that Bryan oc
cupies much the same position in his
party that Roosevelt does In the Re
publican party, there would be an ex-
illent chance of electing a Democrat
ic President. But it will be hard to
convince the Nebraskan tho* the party
could survive if he is not at the head
of the ticket. '
Burke Cochran thinks the man who
plunders millions ought to go to
the penitentiary before the man who
pilfers pennies. But the man who
merely steals pennies has no money
to secure a stay of proceedings.
“Ul'ON WHAT MEAT.”
SELECTION OF COUNTY OFFICERS
Morse is not sitting quietly by while
bis creditors put him in the bank
ruptcy courts. He is hustling in the
financial district. His attorney inti
mates that Morse l s far from being
a "dead one" In the financial world.
The American fleet may return
via the Suez canal and circumnavi
gate the globe. It will undoubtedly
be given a rousing reception in Eu
ropean waters, where big things arc
appreciated, especially in the^ naval
line.
Taft is said to look with favor on
Gov. Fort, of New Jersey ns his
running candidate If the governor
can bring that State's delegation in
to line. A secretary of war joining
hands with a Fort does not auger
very pacific administration.
Moses taught the Jews that they
should leave the gleanings of the
harvest fot the poor and the stran
ger. Such a policy does not prevail
these days. The poor and the stran
ger either starve, go to the gang or
the poor house. Somehow the plan
of Moses seems the better, though.
Atlanta is talking about issuing
one million of bonds to beautify the
city. In the meantime Mr. Hugh T.
Inman has offered to buy a pump
costing $135,000 for the city, trust
ing to future councils to repay him.
It would strike thc average common
sense that it would be better to use
some of the proceeds of the pro
posed bond issue to repaying Mr.
Inman rather than toward work of
beauty.
It is not the policy or Intention of the Times-Recorder to attempt to
Influence voters In favor of any candidates for the various county offices.
A number of very good men are offering for them, men who are thoroughly
capable of filling them to the satisfaction of the public, and with credit to
themselves. They are all friends of this paper, and it would hardly become
us to single out favorites for support In a pbbllc way.
It Is not Improper, however, it appears to us, to lay stress upon Ore
Importance of securing men for county commissioners who are committed
to a progressive policy for the betterment of the conditions throughout
Sumter. Much has been done in the past few years toward the redeeming
of the roads, and toward the maintenance of a better school system. Good
loads are especially dear to the Times-Recorder, realizing, ns this paper
dies, their vast Importance In the upbuilding of both county and city.
When the voters come to make up their tickets they should certainly
bear this fact In mind and'support the good road movement by the election
of men who are known to be unreservedly in favor of the continued better
ment of the county roads. This is a public improvement that should appeal
to every man. If Sumter has a Board of County Commissioners made up
of men who believe In better highways, who are known by their past words
nud acts to be‘committed to a policy of continued Improvements of this
nature, then Sumter county will be assured of four years of progress in
this direction.
In so far as the other county offices are concerned, it is not improper to
say that old officers who have filled their offices with intelligence, with
honesty, with due regard to the needs and desires of the public, who have
sought to meet thc wishes of their constituents, are generally held to be
entitled to the commendation that Is expressed in a re-election.
With an Intelligent array of voters such as are registered in this coun
ty, Sumter is never apt. to have other than men of honor, integrity and
capability filling its official positions. It has been so In the past and it
will undoubtedly be so in the future. No county In the state probably has
a more unbroken record of officials who have fully met all the requirements
of their official positions than the county of Sumter.
The Augusta Herald thrashes
around at a tremendous rate because
some citizen might so utterly disreg
ard precedent as to offer to run
against Gov. Smith. It appears espec
ially pained when it walls: "As it lias
been the unbroken precedent in this
state for the governor to serve two
terms, a precedent so regularly fol
lowed as to make it an unwritten law,
It was not thought that anybody would
announce against him."
But the worst of the nightmare with
which the Herald is afflicted is that
that hateful Mr. Brown is mentioned.
Its like shaking a red flag in front
of a bull. Why, claims the Herald In
substance, that fellow was fired by
Gov. Smith, and of course that forev-
e- puts a stamp of "counterfeit” on
him.
Further on, to bolster up Its candi
date, the paper affirms that "Gov-
Smith is stronger with the people
today than he was when he beat four
candidates." If the Herald really
believes such a statement, it has bur
led his head In the sand, where it
could neither see or hear what Is gO'
ing on.
In another place in the same art!
cle, the Herald says: "Men do some
times enter .a hopeless race, for rea
sons that are not made public.” Then
again they enter for reasons which
they publicly announce, as in tho case
of Hon. Joseph M. Brown. The In
nuendo in the Herald's remark Is not
worth noticing.
There is a good saying about be
ing able to fool some of the people
all the time, and all of thc people some
of the time, but when it comes to
hoodwinking all the people all the
time, the scheme is a rank failure.
Such a bugaboo as the "second term
precedent" should not be allowed to
he used as a battle axe to slaughter
the state's best Interests. If Mr.
Brown can be Induced to enter the
race, the esteemed Herald will be
rudely shocked in its estimate of the
"popularity” of Gov. Smith’ we fear.
It is refreshing to find that Gover
nor Hughes is neither a muck raker
nor an alarmist, nor one who finds it
necessary to trail along in the path
hewed out by the mighty one in the
White House. The governor does his
own thinking, reaches conclusions
that are sound, and has no hesitancy
In expressing them.
Governor Hughes does not think
that in this country business moral
ity has gone to the demnition bow
wows. He is not one of those who
think that all business men are cor
rupt, all corporations traitors to the
land, and the majority of capitalists
worthy of stripes and chains. In his
opinion business honor in this coun
try stands as high as It does in any
other country, and violations of the
laws are exceptions and not the rule,
and not remarkable in number con
sidering the enormous extent and va
riety of our business Interests.
Addressing the Union League Club
of Chlchgo a few days ago New York’s
executive gave vent to some views
that those who are continually con
temning and condemning would do
well to consider. Said he, in part:
The country is morally sound. 1
standards of business were never
higher. In tills land of industry with
unexampled opportunities for produc
tion and exchange, with an area and
distribution free from artificial bar
riers of intercourse such as the world
has never seen, the men of business
Inevitably represent the intelligence
and moral sentiment of the people.
They do not constitute n caste. They
come from every walk in life; from
the farm, the college, the counting-
room and thc shop.
And never more than today have
they, taken as a whole, earnestly de
sired that abuses shall be stopped,
that an end shall be put to corrupt
dealings and unfair practices, that
gambling shall not parade in business,
livery and that American industry and
trade shall have free scope for de
velopment and extension along the
lines of honorable rivalry and with
Justice to stockholders, to employees
and to tho people at large.
He referred to the Industrial de
presslon following the panic, and de
clared that for the regeneration which
is approaching, “it is absolutely es
sential that we should have thc tonic
of a wholesome confidence. He
sisted that there Is no occasion for
misgivings as to the future, urging
that vague alarms be dismissed and
that calm confidence in the Integrity
of the people. In this connection he
said:
To support this confidence and t<
gain these ends we must have a set
tied governmental policy. And 1
must, be a right policy.
It must be a policy consistent with
the genius of our Institutions. The
people of this country do not desire
Socialism even as an experiment.
They do not propose to pass through
a dreadful quarter of an hour of
revolutionary changes to satisfy them
selves of which they are already well
apprised and which make Impossible
the permanent constitution of so
ciety in accordance with socialistic
theory.
Is\e of $12,000 Will be
Made Soon.
The
Amerii
Boclatio'
sue
work
bonl
Ishing o
early dai
The m
eration fo
cently
An issue
denominatlo
made, and
agreed to asi
bing to the
that the directors of the
Young Men’s Christian As-
ave fully determined to ls-
for the completion of the
fully assures the fin.
beautiful building at an
has been under conslj.
ime time, and was re-
dned upon.
$12,000 of bonds in
$500 each will he
il banks have already
the work by subscri-
issue.
The bonds \e to extend over a
period of five Jars only.
Already the \ M. C. A. building,
representing aiwnvestment of $!«.-
000 when finish), is nearing the
stage of compleW but much yet
remains to be doa u pon the Interior,
and In the purch:^ of furniture and
equipment.
Twelve Thousanadollars will am
ply cover the cost y\to be entailed in
completing the bullJig,
The Association la on hand sev
eral thousand dollarJof unpaid sub
scriptions, yet not di and covering
a period of two or thiV years. These
deferred payments, asVollected, will
be applied to the retkment of thc
bonds now to be floate\
This course was dWd by far
the best, rather than left work upon
the building lag in Its pAent Incom
plete stage, and the actfy of the
local banks which volunteted to take
the entire issue of bonds a^ help the
Association is commendab/.
There will be no cessatioiof work,
in all probability, and the^eautlful
building will be pushed raldly to
completion.
A SERIES OF CONGERS
IN MARCH AND A'RIL
Americus to Hate Sev<ral
ArtistU
PRESIDENT WALKER’S RETURN
HEARST RAPS HIS EDITOR
A CORRESPONDENT’S TWADDLE.
Judge Gray, of Delaware, still meu-
ioned as a candidate for the presi-
lency on the Democratic ticket, docs
jot believe la the elimination of
itate Hnes by the abolishment of our
Inal system of government. Says
"This is not a consolidated re
public,. No one need wish to see the
nap of the United States painted one
:olor from ocean to ocean, from lakes
o gull When that does happen,
which God forbid, the color will be
srimaon.”
he
Some enthusiastic admirer of Gov
ernor Smith has sent out from Wash
ington a press dispatch to the ef
fect that Gov. Smith is to be asked
to accept the place at the head of the
Prohibition party national ticket.
Such twaddle betrays the misin
formation of the correspondent both
as to the record of Gov. Smith on the
prohibition question and os to the
nature of the Prohibition party.
It is doing tho words of Gov.
Smith no injustice to Bay that he was
forced by public sentiment into sign
Ing the prohibition law. First he
was for local option only, but later
delivered a grandiloquent phrase as
he signed the state prohibition law.
But his latest saying Is that In Sav
annah when he declared that he fav
dens.
As to the political availability of
Gov. Sndth on other lines, he is a mat taws icnuuis iu r»uwu
Cleveland Democrat, with eyes fast- liberties and the freedom of the clti-
cned on the United States Senate as zen W H1 always operate to the dis-
a suitable place to spend a long term' advantage of the weaker citizen.
A few days ago the somewhat un
usual spectacle was presented of the
owner of a big newspaper writing a
reproving letter to his editor and pub
lishing It In his newspaper. Hearst’s
editor—we trust It was not John
Temple—lumped on the recent de
cision of the Supreme Court rather
vigorously.
When the editorial came under the
notice of Hearst, the owner, he wrote
a "letter to the Editor” in which he
took to task his employe for his edi
torial utterances. Hearst said, among
other things: "I personally believe
that laws tending to restrain the
President Walker, of the street
railway, has returned to Amerlcus,
prepared to take up actively the plans
of his company In connection with
the Improvements in the electric pow
er plant and the building of the rail
way lines. The story of his return
as told in yesterday's Times-Recorder
was read with much interest. The
building of the street railway Is dear
to the heart of very citizen of Am
erlcus, the realization being general
that its building means a great deal
to the Industrial progress of the city
Of course there will be a mass of
preliminary work, such as ordering
the equipment, making contracts for
different classes of work, and the de
lay necessary to the laying down of
the materials in Amerlcus. But with
things moving as swiftly as possible
towards the desired end, a feeling of
encouragement will permeate every
enterprise In the city. •
The presence of" Mr. Robert L.
Reeves, the consulting engineer of
the construction company, Bhows that
President Walker has come prepared
to take up the different projects with
a vim. The coming of spring will
permit the building operations to be
carried on without hinderance from
unseasonable weather.
Americus heartily welcomes Presi
dent Walker and halls him as a. pub
lic benefactor whose enterprises are
of the very greatest importance to
this city's prosperity.
of years. That he would deliberately
put aside the chances for this glit
tering crown by consenting to lead
a forlorn hope is a political mon
strosity which has never entered the
Governor’s brain, we dare say.
Fourteen female teachers In an
Indian township made a study of the
Thaw case and came to the decision
that the killing of White was Justified
under the circumstances. They there
upon signed a petition asking that
Thaw be liberated. These school
teachers might have found less un
savory subjects to occupy their
ored the German style of beer gar-
minds.
Therefore these decisions of the Su
preme Court seem to me to be in
accordance with the Constitution, and
not in opposition to the best Inter
ests of the working people.”
It has been the custom of Hearst’s
New York papers to attack corpora
tions right and left, and the poor edi
tor who offended no doubt did so in
the full belief that he was doing his
master's wish. But he has been over
ruled by the court of last resort in
this case.
The Hughes boomers claim 200 dele
gates. Their modesty Is really re
markable.
Prof. E. H. McNeil, o the Amiri-
cus School of Music, arranging
with the Alkahest Lyc lm Bureau
for a series of five attr Hons, for
Amerlcus, during the jnths of
March and April. Prof. IcNeill will
today begin a canvass imong citi
zens for patronage for e course.
He proposes to sell a cket cover
ing the five entertainmes for $2.50
or two course tickets foi 4.
The attractions arrac d for are
all of a high class, in< ding Mrs.
n popular
various places and the i re course
will be a treat. It has
decided whether the cou
given at the opera hou
where.
singer; a
a con-
Sheridan, a noted contri >
malq quartette with chi s
cert company, composed if pianist,
violinist and dramatic t >r singer;
Powell Hale, the lmpers^tor
And last, but not leas
favor, Ralph Bingham,
Mrs. Sheridan is sche
March 10. The various
ments are highly comme id
DIG GR0P PEAC
SEEMS NOW
Fine Prospect
Orchard.
Justice Brewer, in a speech at Coop
er Union Saturday night, sounded
warning against the habit of extrava
gance which Is becoming character
istic of nation, state, municipality
and Individual. "We have been most
unwisely discounting the future,” he
said, In referring to the vast debts be
ing piled up In the form of bonds, toje
future generations to pay. Such a
warning comes none too soon.
Mr. It. C. Bagley of At a, spent
yesterday in Amerlcus int ting the
big peach orchard of Bag Ray-Go-
ber Co., and Is sanguine
cellont crop this year,
two hundred and fifty tho nd trees
In this orchard—a round < ter mil
lion—and over half of th will be
In full bearing this sea , Mr.
Bagley examined hundredi the trees
with greatest care and onfldent
that no Injury has been icted by
any recent freeze. Witl jntinued
favorable seasons an imr e peach
crop is assured In all of big or
chards In the Amerlcus ifict.
BOUGHT A MODEl ARM
WEST OF CIT1IMITS
The fight against Bryan has been
dropped in Pennsylvania. The Ne
braskan will get the big delegation
from the Keystone State. The Den
ver convention promises to be merely
one for the selection of a vice-presi
dential candidate, at this rate.
Dr. P. F. Bahnsen pur ed yes
terday from Messrs. Lul
kins and W. W. Dykes ugh Mr.
Will English, real esta font, a
model little farm of one b ed seres
Just west of the city an ar New
Point, on the Seaboard Bray. The
farm ils about half clea the /£
malnder being original v
considered one of the n lesh-aWe
of Its size In tho countr *1 Baha
sen will improve It greahud make
it a model farm indeed.