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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER. THURSDAY. NOV. 5. 1908.
THH TIMES-RECORDER
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The Amerlcus Recorder, Established
The Amerlcus Times, Established 1690.
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Amerlcus, Ga., Nov. 5th, 1908.
Tbs Solid South Is a Democratic as
set which never gets a try at the of
fices.
We are in a receptive mood for
that wave of prosperity which is to
follow the election of Taft.
“The social intercourse of the in
tellectual is what really constitutes
good society" says a Baltimore lady
lecturer.
Now that the election is over, the
Tennessee night riders and the foot
ball games can get the center of the
stage again.
DreyfuB has appeared again as a
factor in French politics. That’s the
kind of a fuss which is worrying
some Georgia politicians.
If is probable that the subscription
price of the Manufacturers’ Record
will be reduced to 31,999.99 to the
Standard Oil Company, as the election
has passed.
A package of cigarette papers sav-
•ed a Missouri youth from an other
wise fatal knife thrust. This is only
a reserving of the sacrifice for more
leisurely work.
“Aviator Orville Wright will soon
leave the hospital for his home. He
expects to make another machine and
fly again. Perhaps he will stay clos
-«r to earth next time.
Says the Rome Tribune-Herald:
‘Rome people who happen to be
on the losing side can take a large
gulp of our bracing atmosphere and
maintain their equilibrium.”
And the country is to be inflicted
with Cannon again, presumably as
speaker of the house. Apparently
only the grim reaper can separate
Uncle Joe and his Job.
The Catholic church in this country
is fully abreast of the other churches
in the adoption of novel methods. It
now has missionary cars spreading
the gospel in the West.
Poor Mr. Archbold can sleep o’
nights now without having a night
mare lest when he opens the morning
paper he will see more of his con
fidential correspondence.
Among those who fell outside the
breastworks, we notice in the dim
distance the form of our only John
Temple Graves. It is thought that n
liberal application of Hearst’s sooth
ing salve will heal his wounds.
The Savannah Press calls at
tention to the fact that since the of
ficial ocnnection of Mr. Mills B. Lane
with a local bank, every director of
the institution but one has died. Its
a long lane that has no turning.
Alcohol In candy form has been
stopped. It was making rapid head
way in the North and soon Georgia
could have carried its supplies In
Its vest pockets. "Whisky drops" have
been barred out by the government.
The G. O. P. turned In a wild
panic alarm at the last moment. Ev
ery one of Its speakers in the closing
days of the campaign endeavored to
centr- public thought on the Idea
that Bryan meant business depres
sion.
The Prison Commission’s "Good
Roads" conference, to be held in At
lanta today, should be well attended.
That is a very live subject in Georgia
just now. .
The President of the Chicago Board
of Education declares that football
and baseball hare become diseases
in school. The critic certainly has
some ground to stand on, but there
are surely two sides to the question.
This was the title of an address delivered before the Georgia Bankers
Association by Mr. R. H. Drake, of Griffin. The members of the Asso
ciation regarded It as one of the clearest arguments yet made on the evils
cf hoarding currency, and adopted a resolution requesting that general
publicity be given to it as an educational measure.
While It Is not possible in the limited space of the • Times-Recorder
>o comply with the request that the address be published In full, the
Importance of the matter Justifies the reproduction of the meat of the
argument made by Mr. Drake. No one in business, In a small or a large
way, and no one outside of business who Is conversant with its general
course can fall to be aware of the tremendous strain that Is put upon
the business of the entire country when the hoarding mania seizes upon
the people. Money is drained from the natural channels of trade, and
the effect Is just as disastrous upon the general prosperity of the country
as the draining of Its rivers of their water would be. A momenatry
drought brings in Its wake upon business all of the evils that a drought
In Its ordinary sense entails upon the agriculture and health of the
country. .
As Mr. Drake pointedly says, every good citizen Is interested In pre
venting or overcoming such a tendency. "The able-bodied man, who
hoards by non-use his God-given time and talent is despised of all men
and pronounced by statute an enemy to the community. Public opinion,
that great power for good or evil, pronounces the one who hoards money,
the product of time and talent, a miser. Why? Because he deprives the
community of that necessary business commodity in which all have an
interest.”
The purpose of every Hue banker Is to correct both these evils, by
aiding the profitable employment of labor, and providing a safe Invest
ment for Its fruits; and he benefits his community, and himself in the
measure of the success attained. Banks exist for the purpose of gather
ing up, and making available, the time and talent of the community, when
it has been converted Into money. .The capital and surplus of the bank
constitute a guarantee for the faithful discharge of duty, and are repres
ented, in a great measure, by fixed Investments. The fruit of time and
talent constitute the deposit account, and furnish the great credit resource
of the country. Any reduction of deposits necessarily means reduction
of credits—loans—and, as a natural consequence, the slackening of busi
ness activity, for, as we all know, no successful business exists without
credit. All men are agreed that one who hides gold, silver or currency,
in an old stocking, wrongs his community by depriving It of that much
of its circulating medium so long as it happens to be held by him.. Held
Is used advisedly; no man owns money; the possessor of coin or currency
commits a crime when be even mutilates it. Were all deposits withdrawn
and hidden away, loans would necessarily be so contracted that business
would come to a standstill. The result would be Idle labor, because of
cessation of demand for its fruit, yet no one Individual has a greater
right than his neighbor to hide his light under a bushel, or to bury the
talent, in the proper use of which the community Is vitally Interested.
This is true without regard to the character of the product or normal
fruit of the labor. It may be ore, grain, or cotton. It might be finished
product When credits are curtailed, the demand for labor and its prod
ucts are reduced in the same degree. What can constitute a more com
plete loss than a day spent in Idleness, no matter whether the idleness be
per force or per choice? Opportunity comes sto every man every day, but
when the day closes it never returns. A certain amount of ability to buy
and consume produce is likewise gone forever, If the day has been spent
in idleness.
If this reasoning is good, it behooves us, as bankers, to impress upon
our farmer friends and customers the advisability, the necessity, for
promptly disposing of a sufficient amount of cotton, when it is ready for
the market, to settle existing indebtedness. We should endeavor to com
bat the various movements for holding cotton for an arbitrary price by
impressing upon our farmer friends the fact that, when cotton has been
ginned and delivered to the warehouseman, it is still raw material, and
will require even more money and labpr to convert it into a product fit
for human use and delivery to the consumer than he has expended upon
it. The manufacturer, the converter, and the merchant, are our custom
ers as well as the farmer, and they must, like the farmer, have credits
with which to continue the movement of the commodity. If the farmer is
withholding payments, the banker has no additional credits to extend, and
an interference with business and diminution of demand occurs. The ban
ker, one might say, is hurt least of all. What if cotton is held oft the
market, the manufacturer does not ask for credits, because he can't buy
cotton, the farmer is paying interest on the loan. I reply, the manufac
turer and the converter cut off their labor, the merchant his clerk, this
labor goes to waste, hence cannot consume, produce accumulates, hence
decreases in value, and so, when the farmer finally sells his cotton at the
lower price and repays his loan, he has nothing left for addition to deposit
account, the credit resources of the community. The lost consumption,
through the enforced Idleness of labor, has absorbed what he might have
had. The community shares the loss through the reduction of credits forc
ed upon the banks by the reduced deposit account.
BRYAN MAKES GAINS
OVER EARLY FIGURES
Given 192 Electoral Votes
to Tafts 291
GEORGIA CAN STAND IT,
i be raised, it would he of great bene
fit to the South. An Intelligent dls-
NEW YORK, Nov. 4—While the el
ection of Taft as president by a large
majority of electorlal votes was ah'
solutely certain today, the result was
so close In Maryland and West Virgin
ia as to center attention upon those
states
The latest returns during the fore
noon Indicated Bryan had carried
West Virginia and Maryland by small
plurality. Today’s returns showed al
so that Bryan had won over his state
of Nebraska and that state had elect
ed a Democratic governor. Although
Taft carried Indiana, Ohio and prob
ably Montana, all three of these states
appear to have elected Democratic
Governors, Judson Harmon apparent
ly winning in Ohio, and Thomas Mar
shall in Indiana.
On the other hand, while Bryan car
ried Missouri by a safe margin, the
election of Herbert S. Harley, the Re
publican candidate for governor, was
indicated. At 11 o'clock It was
claimed that the Republicans will con
trol the next house of representatives
One of the results surpassing the
most sanguine hopes of most Repub
licans was Taft’s carrying the Greater
City of New York by a plurality which
early today, with 94 out of 1,633 dis
tricts missing, footed 9,378. Futher-
more his plurality in New York state
will be approximately 189,334, ex
ceeding by nearly 14,000 Roosevelt's
big plurality of 1904.
Got. Hughes Victory.
Only second in point of general in
terest was the victory of Governor
Charles E. Hughes, who was reelect
ed by a plurality estimated early to
day as well above 75,000 over the vote
cast for his Democratic opponent,
Lieutenant Governor Chandler. While
Greater New York gave a plurality
for Taft, it gave Chandler a margin
of 56,843.
Congress Is Republican.
With thirty-one Republican United
States senators to he elected by leg
islatures chosen yesterday or early in
the fall and in the light of results in
several states so far as known early
today, the Republicans will retain
their control of both houses of con
gress, the precise figures being sub'
ject to change as the final returns ar
rive.
East Elects President.
Bryan’s chief strength seems
have been In the Middle West. There
is a degree of truth in the saying in
vogue here last night; “The east has
elected a president.”
The returns front 355 congressional
districts give Republicans 196, mis
sing 36.
Indiana has given a plurality to
Again the Democratic party has cussion of the best means to that end | the Republican candidate for presl
gone down tn defeat in a national el
ection. The Solid South received rath
er indifferent assistance from other
sections, and whatever honors are lu
circulation should belong chiefly
this part of the country. .
It did seem to some of us that
house-cleaning was in order, and that
the time was ripe for a change. Tho
Republican party is notoriously cor
rupt, and a friend of the powers that
prey, regardless of what a few lead
ers, hated by the politicians, may say.
But if the majority of the people
desire to continue the rule of a party
under whose benlficent patronage the
power of money has been made more
teirlble to tie free Institutions of this
country than ever before, Georgia can
stand It. The scandniB which have be
come so frequent in Republican cir
cles have hit other sections more
severely than Georgia. The hand
made panic Inflicted losses and suffer
ing more in Republican states than
down here.
The reign of Taft cannot decrease
the production of cotton and other
wealth of the soil. And It has been
promised that busineBB conditions
would vastly improve iu the event of
bis election, which would mean a
better price for cotton. No one In
Georgia will resent this promised Im
provement.
The imprehslon which has been In
dustriously circulated by Roosevelt, Is
that Taft is a pocket edition—not
physically—of “my policies." Un
doubtedly Mr. Taft lacks the "back
bone" which lias enabled Mr. Roose
velt to triumph over opposition.
Bryan was the South’s unanimous
choice, hut in this country the major
ity of electorlal votes elect the Pres
ident. Hence Mr. Taft.
TO RAISE PRICE OF COTTON.
The Cotton Conference, to he held
at Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 10-12, called
by President Harvie Jordan, of the
Cotton Growers Association, promises
to be an event of Importance to every
branch of the cotton Industry. The
object of the meeting, ns conspicu
ously set for on the advertising mat
ter is to advance the price of spot
cotton. Farmers, bankers, merchants,
giunere, and in fact ail lines connect
ed with the growth and handling of
the South's great staple, will be rep
resented. If the price of cotton can
will no doubt be of considerable ser
vice along this line.
COTTON MARKET
WAS LIFELESS
Business in the local cotton market
yesterday was an example of suspend
ed animation such as is rarely seen at
this season. Buyers were practically
out of the market, and some factors
were without bids of any kind. The
situation is due to the disturbing ef
fects of the election, in large meaaure.
Transactions were at prices ranging
from 8 5-8 to 8 3-4 cents, basis good
middling. The receipts for the day
were 111 bales and the sales 36. Quo
tations are unchanged, though the
market was slightly easier in the af
ternoon.
New York opened unchanged for
December, but 5 to 6 points up for lat
er positions. This was practically the
high for the day. Prices -worked
lower, with a small rally near the
close., But at the last the market
weakened a little, the close being
barely steady. 5 to 8 points below the
last for Tuesday.
Local Cotton Market
Americus, Ga., Nov. 4.—The local
cotton market today was quiet, at the
following prices; Yester- Last
Todgy day Year
Fully Good Middling 8% 8% 10%
Good Middling .. ..8% 8%
Middling 8% 8%
10
9%
NEW YORK FUTURES.
New York, Nov. 4.—Futures closed
barely steady.
Open
Close
January
8.93
8.81
March
8.95
8.82
May ..
8.91
8.80
December
9.12
9.04
dent. But has elected a Democratic
governor. Taft’s plurality Is estimat
ed at fifteen thousand and that of
Marshall about eight thousand. The
latest returns credit. Democrats with
six and Republicans with five mem
bers of congress, with two districts in
doubt, and chances favoring the Dem
ocrats. Overstreet may be defeated
as the legislature is indoubt.
In Minnesota former Second As-
r.istant Postmaster General McCleanry
was defeated for congress by Ham
mond, a Democrat, Governor John
son's majority Is estimated at twenty-
five thousand.
Out in Iowa the Democrats defeat
ed Congressman Hepburn.
BRYAN MAJORITY IN
HOME STATE 10,000
LINCOLN, NEB., Nov. 4.—Beginning
with a brilliant victory in bis home
precinct, William Jennings Bryan re
ceived a majority of 2,000 in this city,
carrying his county by a handsome
plurality, and will win the state by
10,000. His vote was unprecedented
in Lancaster county, which Is ac
counted the banner Republican
stronghold of the state.
Governor Sheldon has probably
been defeated for reelection by 8,000
votes. Shailenberger, Democratic
candidate, runnnlng slightly ahead of
Bryan. The entire Republican ticket
Is probably defeated. The Republi
cans are claiming the legislature by
a strong majority. In the first dis
trict Congressman Pollard encounter
ed the Bryan wave and his election Is
In doubt.
LOOKS LIKE DEMOCRATIC
*' GOVERNOR FOR OHIO
■ In addition to Ihe Solid j
S South, the latest returns show ■
! .Bryan carried Colorado file, !
; Maryland
eight, Missouri >
j eighteen, Montana three, Ne- j
! lirnsku eight, Nevndu three,
■ Oklahoma seven, West Virgin- !
> ia seven, a
total of one linn- !
; dred and ninety-two, against <
! tivo ninety-one for Tnft. If •
! Bryan could imve carried New !
' York and Indfnnu In addition !
• lie would have been elected, S
; Tuft carried twenty-six states !
; mid lirynn twenty. Bryan tins ;
! tifty-oife more electorlal votes j
! than Parker received and !
! Taft falls forty-four short of !
> Roosevelt’s
electorinl votes. !
• This gives
Tuft 291 elector- !
! Ini votes und Iiryan 192.
the; Democratic
candidates. A slow
count delayed the knowledge of the
legislative results, but It is known the
Democrats have
made gains.
ELECTORAL VOTE BY STATES.
v _ Taft | Bryan
Alabama .. ..
11
Arkansas .. ..
9
California .. ..
10
Colorado .. ..
5
Connecticut ..
7
Delaware .. ..
3
Florida
Georgia
13
Idaho
3
Illinois
27
Indiana
15
Iowa
13
Kansas
10
Kentucky .. ..
13
I-ouIsiana ....
9
Maine
6
Maryland .. ..
8
Massachusetts .
16
Michigan .. ..
14
Minnesota
11
Mississippi .. .
10
Missouri
18
Montana .. ..
3
Nebraska .. ..
8
Nevada
3
New Hampshire
4
New Jersey .. .
12
New York .. ..
39
North Carolina
12
North Dakota ..
....!.. 4
Ohio
23
Oklahoma ....
7
Oregon
4
Pennsylvania ..
34
Rhode Island .
4
South Carolina
9
South Dakota
4
Tennessee .. ..
12
Texas
.. 18
Utah
3
Vermont .. ..
.... 4
Virginia
12
Washington .. .
5
West Virginia .
7
Wisconsin .. ..
13
Wyoming .. ..
3
Totals 291 192
Necessary to win, 242
1904—Roosevelt 335
Ptykcr 141
Mind Your Business!
If you don’t nobody will. It Is your
business to keep out of all the trouble
you can and you can and will keep out
of liver and bowel trouble If you take
Dr. Klng'B New Life Pills. They keep
biliousness, malaria and jaundice out
of your system. 25c at Eldrldge Drug
Co.
SUMTER GAVE BRYAN
BIG LEAD IN ELEGTION
Plurality Over the Enemy
Is 362
LITTLE OF INTEREST IS
DONE BY THE BOARD
Commission in Meetina on
Nov. 2nd.
The County Commissioners of Sum
ter met in regular meeting November
2nd. Present, Commissioners
Andrews, Sheffield, Chambliss and
Thomas. , uu
Petition of F. H. Hines, E. L Wil
son and others asking that Wisdom
Hooks be sent to the poor farm- was
granted. ’
Petition of Mrs. S. H. Hawkins
asking for aid for Amy Grinnett was
granted; and she was allowed ji
per month.
On motion the request of Mr J w
Howard, that he be allowed damages
for injury done his horse, by falling
through a county bridge, was refer
red to Commissioner Chambliss with
power to act.
D. P. Murray, superintendent for
the 17th Dlst,, was present and made
a final settlement with- the county
Commissioners Sheffield and Cham
bliss were Instructed tp build a frame
kitchen and dining room at the coun
ty stockade, and make other neces
sary repairs on the stockade, in order
to better house and keep the prison
ers.
On motion Attorney Hixon was
Instructed to draw up and present
to the State Prison Commission, a
statement showing the physical con
dition of the following prisoners on
the chalngang:
Joe Green, Adolphus Hicks and
Mattie Black, all, in the opinion of
the physicians, having incurable dis
eases, and being unable to labor on
the county words.
On motion the salary of J. T. Godby
was raised to $50 per month from the
first of November, 1908.
After passing county orders amount
ing to $3,908.99 and reading and ap
proving minutes Board adjourned
W. L. THOMAS, Clerk.
TORCH IS APPLIED JO
HOUSE BY A FIREBUG
Ginhouse on Page Planta
tion Burned.
The ginhouse on the J. L. Page
plantation, 8lx or eight miles south
of Amerlcus. together with all con
tents was destroyed by fire at
early hour yesterday morning,
tailing a property loss of probably
$1,500 if not a great deal more.
The ginhouse, gin and other ma
chinery, cotton and cottonseed went
up in smoke. •
The Pago place was purchased re
cently by Mr. George Walters of Am-
erlcus from the Page estate, and the
loss of the building will probably be
his, although he does not take over
the property until January.
The farm was rented this year by
Mr. C. L. Ansley, who Is the heav
iest loser by the fire..
Mr. Ansley owned the gin and
machinery In the burned building.
He also had there eight bales cot
ton In the seed, besides about four
thousand bushels cottonseed. front
other bales. The cottonseed alone
represents a considerable loss.
The ginhouse was-a nearly new
building and probably cost $600 or
$700 to equip.
The entire loss will probably reach
$2,000 and Is complete, ns there was
no Insurance either upon the gin
house or the contents.
The fire was undoubtedly of Incen
diary origin. It was said yesterday
that two negroes living upon the
farm saw another at the house as
the fire started. In fact. It was stat
ed that they saw him apply the
match and then run away.
No doubt an effort will be made
to catch the firebug, and with every
prospect of Immediate success.
CINCINNATI, O.. Nov. 4.—By not
less than fifty thousand plurality Taft
was given the vote of hts native state.
Because of the Immense ballot x the
counting of the vote was very slow.
But few returns were received before
midnight. From the start It was ev
ident Taft had won. A variable count
was that for Governor, which one
time Indicated that Harris, Rcpubll-
SAYANNAH. can, had been elected, but when morn-
,, . „„ „ a Ing came on Harmon, Democrat, had
JnV % *iV cent? ^P 018 m “- a clear lead that It did not seem pos-
dling 8 la-16 cents. t sible to overcome even by the vote
\ | from the rural sections where the
Receipts yesterday Ill Harris stregth was supposed to be
Receipts previously 26,5841 Harmon’s plurality early today seem-
” led to exceed ten thousand. However,
Total .. .. 26,69o | t f, e Republican' leaders at that time
still claimed the election of Harris
although no figures were given.
The Democrats gained in the con
gressional delegation, securing one
of the Cincinnati congressmen, al
though Nicholas Longworth, Republi
can, won his district In the third
.district a factional fight among the
95 Republicans aided in the election of
Last year 22,200
Nov. 2
Nov. 3
Nov. 4
Total .376
Recta. Sales
.. 99 40
. 166 25
. Ill 30
Sumter county gave a plurality of
362 votes over the combined forceB of
the enemy In the election on Tuesday.
The vote of the county was cousoli-
•dated yesterday morning and this rei
suit fairly satisfactory in a measure,
was announced. '
Bryan’s total vote in Sumter coun
ty was 878.
The total vote for Bill Taft here
was 476.
Tom Watson's remnant raked up
three dozen votes for him, while one
Chapin received a mighty total of four
whole votes.
The combined strength of the en
emies of Democracy was 616 against
878 for Bryan, thus making his plu
rality over all 362 votes. This houhl
have been doubled, or even trebled, as
would have been the case had the vot
ers turned out.
The vote on the service pension
bill was 711 for it and 482 against it.
The other amendment was likewise
ratified here.
Congressman-Elect Dudley M.
Hughes lecj the entire ticket by twen
ty voles, receiving a total of 898 or
Just a score more than Bryan. Thus,
less than 900 votes were polled out
of a total registration of 1,800 white
voters and 850 colored.
As half the vqte polled Tuesday
were negroe8 It is evident that many
of the white voters of the county did
not rally on election day.
Hawes $3 hats the
world over, here now
$2.00 Chas. L. Ansley
WAS TOSSED ON TRACK
AS TRAIN IS PASSIN6|
The Seaboard Railway, it l» ,
derstood, has been held e “ l I
blameless by a coroner’s jury In * I
case of the supposed killing of * I
unknown fchlte man at a point- 1 I
of Amerlcus, a day or two ago- *1
careful Investigation of the case - I
veloped the conclusion that the m i
had been killed by other means ?*'I
hts body thrown beneath a w - I
passing train to give It the ail I
ance of having been run over. 1
engineer and firemen, who were _
nmlned by the coroner, stated ■
they had seen no dead body, or ■
of a living man, In front of ' I
engine as the train approached I
spot where the body was found I
terwards. The generally ac I
theory, it Is said, Is that the m J
killed otherwise and his body |t l
like a log beneath the train » |( l
passed. The only blood ,oun ’ t ^|
said, was upon the fifth cal .'™" ot i V e|
engine, showing that the I ^1
and four cars next to it di‘i slj |i|
over the body. The affair
wrapped in deepest myster).
Watched Fifteen Year*.
"Fo/ fifteen years I have
the working or Buck ,„M„J to c«J
Salve; and it has never failedii^
any sore, boll, ulcer or burn ^ ^
It was applied. It ha8 A 8a ' d Har dy>
a doctor bill,” says A. F- Kidr |^
East 'Wilton, Maine. 25c »l
Drug Co. _
The reason a woman Ukea
little box of a house In the
al so she can sneak of it ■»
rty home.—N. Y. Prew*