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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER. THURSpAY. MARCH 24, 1910
THE TIMES-REGORl)ER.>
DAILY AND WEEKLY.
TUB AMERICUS RECORDER,
Established 1879.
THE AMERICUS TIMES,
Established 1890
Consolidated April 1891.
Entered at the postofllce at Amerl-
eus as second-class mall matter.
' cities have added to the 93,000 paid
by the state to the Superior court
judges. Under the Iatv the constitu
tionality of wl^ich is called Into
! question Judges in counties contain
ing a city of more than 34,000 popula-
1 ton can be paid an additional $2,000
| from the county treasury. The law
seems an eminently wise one. In ci
ties like Atlanta, Savannah, Augusta
and Macon It Is comparatively easy
for the lawyers of the highest standing
at the bar, men of acknowledged su-
THOS. GAMBLE. Editor and Manager I> erlor ablm >'- t0 earn considerable
J. W. FURLOW City Editor more than the $ 3 ’ 000 alIowetl b >" tbe
Yf. L. DUPREE, Asst. Business Dept
state. The work in such circuits, too,
is far more onerous and of vastly
Official organ of the City of Americas. * r 1 eat8r ""'“f »“ tbe natare
ti.b cases tried than In a number of
Official organ of Sumter County.
Official organ of Webster County.
Official organ of Railroad Commis
sion of Georgia for Third Congres
sional District.
The Country is Ripe For a Political Revolution.
circuits embracing counties that are
almost entirely agricultural in their
character and where the accumulated
cases of six months can be disposed
, , „ „ n of in almost any county in less than
Official organ U. 8. Court, Southern , , ,,
a week. It was an error to place all
District of Georgia.
Editorial Room, Telephone 99.
A.uerlcus, (la* March SI, 1910.
JUDGE SPEER’S TACTFUL FORE-
BE.tRA.YCE.
judges on the same financial basis
without regard to the quantity and
character of the work thrown upon
them. Wilde $3,000 a year is none
too much for any judge, It is un
questionably too small a remunera
tion for a number of those In the
service of the public in that capa
city.
It is certainly to be hoped that the
The Supreme court of Georgia has Supreme court will decide that the law
recently sustained the position taken is constitutional. If not, then an
bar Judge Speer In the contention amendment would certainly be in or-
wlth Judge Charlton, of the Supe- der. A poorly paid Judiciary is no
rlor court of Chatham county, as to credit to the state. The man who is
the completeness of the authority worthy of so exalted a position In the
vested in the federal court In bank public service Is entitled to compensa-
ruptcy cases unde.* the existing na- tlon commensurate with the dignity
iional law. Judge Charlton stood for and Importance of the office entrust-
the right of the state court to appoint ed to him. The people stand In their bearing. The democratic members of congress were abundantly Justified
The election of a democrat to Congress from the Sixteenth Massachu
setts district on Tuesday was an unmistakable sign of the strong drift
of the country away from republicanism, as manipulated by Aldrich' and
Cannon, a protest in no uncertain terms against the era of extortionate
prices produced in the main by agencies for whiob the republican party
is primarily responsible. Following so closely on the election in Missouri,
where despite the strenuous efforts of the National Republican Com-"
mlttee a democrat was elected to succeed DeArmand by a tremendously
Increased majority, and the recent events In congress, it furnishes ample
evidence that the country Is ripe for an almost revolutionary change In
tbq administration of its affairs. Were this a presidential year, nothing
that the republicans could do would serve to stem the tide. Unfortunate
ly two years must Intervene before Taft's successor is elected and no one
can tell to what folly an overwhelming democratic majority In the next
house may be lead, to destroy confidence in the party and annihilate its
chances of success at the polls in 1912.
Seldom has the country seen so great a reversal- of former results
in a congressional district as In the Massachusetts Instance. The vote
for the last four elections, including the special election of last Tuesday,
has been as follows:
1904 Republican 18,415
Democratic 7,100
Republican majority 11,315
1906 Republican 18,002
Democratic 6,815
Republican majority 11,187
Republican 20,959
Democratic 6,709
Republican majority 14,250
Republican 9,340
Democratic 14,980
Democratic majority 5,640
The democratic vote this year is over ono hundred per cent greater
than two years ago. Evidently over eight thoasand republican voters
expressed their disapproval of the present tariff, Cannonism and other
evils for which republicanism Is Justly held accountable, by transferring
their allegiance to the democratic candidate, while fully three thousand
more republicans showed their disgust at the condition Into which! their
party has fallen by absenting themselves from the polls entirely. The sig
nificance of such a change In sentiment is not local, but national in its
1908
1910
a receiver, to contrul aaJ direct the own light wtten they pursue a cheese
disposition of the assets, and other- paring policy with regard to the
wise handle the esiiue ot s state cor- Judges and high officers of the
poration that wished to liquidate and state.
whose solvency was called into ques-
tlon. Creditors of the concern wen*
Into the United States court on a pe- ANOTHER CONGRESSMAN" FOR
tltion in bankruptcy, a receiver was SOUTn GEORGIA.
appointed by Judge Speer, and then
came the clash with Judge Charlton, UntlI tlil censua Ia annouaccd lt
who refused to permit the receiver
is not possible to state with absolute
appointed by him to turn over the
assets and dlrecced the officers of certainty that Georgia will be entitled
the court to protect the property in to another congressman. Yet the
question from seizure by the marshal rapid growth of the state in popula-
of Judge Speer's district. tlon would seem to almost assure it.
There was naturally the possibtl- The consus of 1900, it will be recalled,
Ity of very nasty complications en- resulted 'n the addition of another
suing, conditions that would have far congressional district, giving the state
distanced the unpleasant episode in eleven representatives in the house
the case of Judge Fite and the dls- since titan there has been a great In-
tlllery- gauger. If Judge Speer had flux of- population, the natural In-
permitted himself to bo drawn Into crease ha3 been large, and the state is
in receiving the news with cheers.
A democratic house In the next congress is a foregone conclusion.
On Its merits rests the result of the presidential election of 1912. Wise
ly led, sinking personal differences for the party good -refraining from
wild vagaries in legislation, hewing’ close to. the line of old democratic
policies, the party can once more command public confidence to such an
extent as to secure for It a now lease of power, with probably the senate
added to the presidency and the house. Seldom has so great an opportun
ity confronted a political organization. Will democracy rise equal tq
the opportunity? The history of the next twenty-five years depends on
Its course during the next eighteen months.
As the Post
WHAT THEN?
MEANS A DEMOCRATIC VICTORY— suits are concerned
says:
If the Democrats are wise, they will
I permit the Republicans to win and
Now that the Democrats and the keep the next House of Representa
tives. The Republicans would not be
“Insurvents" have sneceerlerl In „n- luo »«Puuii«aj» nouiu not oe
insurgents have succeeded In un- ( h eartbroken lf they bad t0 surrender
horsing Speaker Joe Cannon, to the the House, and there are some polit-
extent of taking away from him the ical t,b8erv0 . r3 " bo t “ nlt ‘ be Reimbli-
... , cans are actually anxious to palm off
committee on rules, and depriving him 1 , he House u;)on tll3 Democrats, In
— of the power of directing legislation, order to stave off factional, fights
a violent exhibition of, authority and looking forward with confidence to 1 the natural query is, “Wbat next?” | among themselves. The leader of the
Insisted on the maintenance of his pre- securing a twelfth congressman as a| Different views appear to be taken Repokilean party has hinted once or
rogatives through a display of force, result. ; of the situation at Washington. Some craUc^ The^LugT ma^bo ^atherTf
at is qui.o possible that the resulting Inasmuch as the prin:Ii>al progress j predict a continued battle between the, the wish.
incidents would have been .extremely ) ias been ) n the southern half of the! allied forces and the regular Republi-1 I-e: the Democrats bewaro of such a
■ensational and decidedly prejudicial gtato, it Is reasonable to suppose that can organization. On the other hand' wooden horse. It is filled with trouble
to the pubic peace and to tint high the addlilonal seat will belong to this
respect for the courts which all Judges BCC tion. Xen « ear3 ag0 t hb develop-
aro supposed to seek to Inspire. For- ment of So uth Georgia was just begln-
tunateiy, Judge Speer was equal lo n ] ng t o make those strides that have
the emergency, and convinced by hie B | nce marked It. Towns lnumerable
long experience with the bankruptcy havo Bprurg up In th e past decade,
lawe that hU position was a proper vlllagea have grown mto small cities,
oa ®; doubtless felt that ho could thousands upon thousands of farms
a o r< * l ? 8 bl f bles “ outhor- have succeeded the turpentine opera-
ity in Georgia Itself pais upon the tor and the saw mill, on all stdcB there
points In dispute. The oplnon of the have beon man i, old evidences of a
Supreme court has sustained his view- great Increage ln population. T rav-
point. Justified the attitude he bad c liug along any railroad soutti of Ma-
Assuntcd and etrengthened him in con on c Is Impressed, if he has been
the public mind as the conservator, abaent from this part of the state for
of the high position of the courts in
, any length of time, with the evidences
the public esteem. As the Albany 0 f that growth to bo seen from the car
Herald saye: 1
Unite^" e s 8 U P . e e. r ’m“. ^pr^d* a, bagatel.ecompared with
force, if necessary, and raise a rough) what can be seen by a man who
house with the state officers, sug- spends sufficient time to penetrate In
gested la the most courteous language to tils country away from the rail-
Ahd considerate terms possible that; roS( j tracks
the matter In controversy be submit
ted to the Supreme court of Georgia.
The proposition was one which Judge
Churl .on could not afford (p re
ject.
The Supreme court decision is a
complete vindication of Judge Speer's
As at present constituted, there arc
but four congressional districts in the
southern portion of Georgia, the first,
second, third and eleventh. These four
districts make up over half of the
. and strife. Quarrels would break out
■ hero are man> of the latter who pro- among them if they should control the
fess to believe that the "Insurgents," j House, and the quarrels would bo over
having gained their point and trim- empty prizes. What could tbe Demo
med tbe speaker of much of his arbi- enats do j? they should capture the
trary powers, wll now be satisfied to ( law3 Tbey coul(J not enforco any
come back into the fold again and be j policies. They cquld embarrass the
good boys. Perhaps this would have opposition, but In tbe end they would
been the case but for the vitriolic at-! be compelled to vote for approprla-
,,.i, I lions to carry on Republican adminls-
tack of Speaker Cannon upon the rev- jtrn . |on The ' y wouId ' bc thwarted
olutionary element In hi* party. His any effort to initiate reforms. The
angering of them at this point looks I phantom honors of tbe House might
like a premeditated act on his part Lo “tart all kinds of Intestinal struggles
drive them to further extremes, among the Democrats. The losers
, , „ . | would be sore, and the winners would
possible. "Uncle Joe’may have been' rt , soover that tbey bad lraded off
more sorely wounded than appears on friends for empiy honors.
contention and of the course which he : territory of Georgia. Of course, ■f
had directed when tbe proceedings In j North Georgia can reJistrict in any
the case were interrupted. — such way as to get the additional con-
The purpose of the Herald in re-I ... ., _ .. ,
for ring to this case now is not to give 8 re8an >an Into that section it will ne
•ny undue prominence to the fr.ct that j none. M e all look for that. But the
Judge Speer has won out lu a legal • preponderance of tt(e Increase of pop-
controversy with Judge Charlton, but j u | a tion probably having been tn
rather to give him due credit for not
predicating an unseemly row and
making an ostentatious demqnstration
of official authority when be not only
had a chance, but provocation, to do
so. He chose the better and more
dignified course, and lt Is to this that
we want to call the attention of the
people of Georgia.
Conflicts that have been not only
unfor unate but deplorable have been
aH too frequent of late between state
and federal courts, and we dare say
Chat most ot them, If not all of them,
might have been averted by the tact
fulness and forbearance exercised by
Judge Speer In this case.
ATTACKING ADDITIONAL PAY FOR
JUDGES.
The question whether a county can
pay an additional salary to its Su
perior court judge beyond that re
ceived from the state Is now before the
Supreme court on a case carried there
from Richmond county, the county
treasurer there having refused to pay
the drafts of the county commissioners
for the additional judicial compensa
tion on tha ground that the law per
mitting this is unconsttu tonal.
■ Several of the counties having large
South Georgia it Is reasonable to ex
pect that the new district, if there 13
one, will be In this part of Georgia.
The enormous eleventh district, rep
resented by Brantley, Judging from a
glance at the map, must Include close
on to one-fifth of the area of Georgia.
The Increase In population in some ot
Its counties has been very great and
a reduction of the number of counties
in that district Is assured. Our own
district, the Third, may 'ose some of
its counties. This may throw Twiggs,
where Congressman Hughes resides
into another district entirely. Of
course there will be no end of poli
tics to play when the re-dlstrlctlng
comes, if It is called for, but the thing
for South Georgia to do is to reacalout
and seek such a change in district
boundaries as will give to this section
at least one, and if In anywise possi
ble. two, representatives more. Tbe
time has come for South Georgia to
be more on the alert and to take a
stand in defense of Its rights ln
Georgia’s political affairs. It Is about
time tor It to assume more of a dom
ineering attitude in state matters, any
how.
tba surface of h!s beaming counten
ance. If he could taunt the “Insurg
ents" Into such steps as would effec
tually put them oufiide of the party
pale he would doubtless be an excep
tionally happy individual.
Out of the break in the Republican
ranks, and the increasing dissatisfac
tion throughout the country, comes
Democratic oportunity. Republicans
generally seem to either admit or
fear that th>ey aro going against a
severe defeat at the polls the coming
November. The Democrats are confi
dent that they will have control of the
now House. Clark and the other lead
ers are buoyant in their hopefulness.
But If this proves a correct prognosti
cation, what then?
A Republican Senate will never tol
erate any Democratic legislation
President Taft is sufficiently a par
tisan to seek to th'wart any effoits to
give the Democracy a standing before
the country sufficient to ensure It a
favorable fighting chance in the next
presidential election. Defeat in No
vember will simply have the effect of
driving the Republicans together again
In a compact, actively working, admir
ably organized mass for the 1912 elec-
tlon. Democracy, unless it behaves
far differently from what it has done
In late years. Installed In power In
the House will separate Into contend
ing elements. Perhaps the chastise,
merits of the past twelve years may
have a restraining influence upon lt,
but the natural tendency of the party
la to encourage Individualism, and that
means a defective congressional or
ganization.
The Washington Post sees that Dem
ocratic success this tall means Demo
cratic weakness two years thereafter.
"Uncle Joe" and the other Republican
leaders may not be so very adverse to
surrendering the House after all. It
So, If the Democrats are wise, they
will not try to capture the House this
off year. But what proof has anybody
that the Democrats are wise?
The first thing a young woman
wants when she goes to housekeeping
Is an account book, so as to write or
iginal receipts in it out of the cook
book.
Ofton Tbs Kidneys Are
Weakened by Oier-Work.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.
Weak and unhealthy kidneys ere re
sponsible for much sickucss uml suffer j ng.
therefore, if kidney
trouble is permitted to
continue, scriou3 re
sults arc most likely
to follow. Your other
organs may need at
tention, hut your kid
neys most, because
they do most and
should have attention
first. Therefore, when
your kidneys arc weak or out of order,
you can understand how quickly your en
tire body is affected and how every e.gan
seems to fail to do its duty.
If you are sick or “ feel badly," begin
taking the great kidney remedy. Dr.
Gilmer’s Swamp-Root. A trial will con
vince you of its great merit.
The mild and immediate effect of
Swamp-Root, the great kidney and
bladder remedy, is soon realized. It
stands the highest because its remarkable
health restoring properties have been
proven in thousands of the most distress
ing cases. If you need a medicine you
should have the best.
Sold by druggists in
fifty-cent and one-dol-
iar sizes. You may
lrnve a sample bottle
by mail free, alto a
pamphlet telling yon
how to find out if you have kidney or
bladder trouble. Mention this pacer
when writing to Dr. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y. Don’t make any mis
take, but remember the name, Swamp-
, . , , , I Root, and don't let a dea' ?r sell you
would doubtless be a barren victory | j n place of Sw.mp-Root- if
for the Democrats, so far as actual re- von do ynn will be disappointed.
A Clean Man
Outsidr cleanliness is lest than hall the battles A man ir.ny
•crub himself a dozen times a day, and still be unclean. Good
health rnerr* cleanliness not only outside, but inside, lt means
a clean stomach, clean bowels, clean blood, a clean liver, and
new, clean, healthy tissues. The luau who it clean in this wuy
will look it and act it. He will work with energy and think
clean, clear, healthy thoughts. „
He will never be troubled with liver, lung, stomach or tyood
disorders. Dyspepsia and indigestion originate in unclean stom
achs. Blood diseases are found where there it unclean blood.
Consumption and bronchitis mean unclean lungs.
Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery
prevent* these discuses* It makes a man’s insides clean
and healthy. It cleans the digestive organs, makes pure,
clean blood, and clean, healthy flesh.
It restores tone to the nervoos system, and cures nervous exhaustion
prostration. It contains no alcohol or habit-forming drugs.
Constipation it the most unclean uncleanlinett. Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant
lets cure it. They never gnpo. Easy to take as candy.
Slow
Do You
Feed
Your Crops?
D
O \"OU KNOW just what your cotton and
need, and arc you furnishing it in such quantii
os required and in such shape that
plaut can use it ?
Suppose you should put the food for your stock
box, nail it up and place it in their trough—would you
pect them to thrive and grow fat ?
Hardly 1
Well, did it ever occur to you that when you use Iumj
badly-mixed fertilizers you are putting thi's same prop)
tion up to your crops—offering them plant food'in
shape that they can’t get to it ?
Fertilizers, to do your crops any good, must dissolve
the soil waters. These are constantly in motion, rising
the surface during the day and sinking at night—pass
and repassing the roots of the plant, which absorb the
contained in the water—and this is the only way in v
the plaut can feed.
Therefore, when you buy fertilizer, you should do
with the idea of furnishing food for your crop and on
sapie principle that you should purchase food for j
stock. It should not only contain the necessary Amina
Phosphoric Acid and Potash, but above all else thl
should bc In soluble form—the mechanical condil
of the fertilizer should be such as to permit the plai
absorb every particle of it, and the goods should be mi
factured from materials that will not give up their
food at one time, but furnish st steady supply througl
the entire growing season.
This is the fertilizer you should have and can ot
in only onc way. It is impossible to produce a goods I
this by the dry-mixing of raw materials, whether yosj
this at home with a shovel aud a screen or buy it
someone who has made it the same way—the only
ence being in the quantity.
These materials must be ground to a powder, and itl
quires machinery costing thousands of dollars to di
properly. They must then be so manipulated that
complete, you have a compound, each ounce of wliicj
exactly like every other ounce, and not a mixture, I
part of which would contain too much Ammonia and I
little Potash, while another part would be exactly f
opposite—and all of it contain plant food locked up f
not available.
Remember that the chemical analysis of a fertilizer i
test of its*crop growing qualities. The chemist can j
verize lumps and by the use of various means search |
the plant food; your crop can’t.
You can take an axe, break open the box aid fl* 1
com; your mule can’t.
Don’t risk a crop failure 1
Insure your peace of mind as well as your crop by«
Armour’s
Animal Ammoniatc
Fertilizers
Manufactured by
Armour Fertilizer Worlj
ATLANTA. GEORGIA
THE ALLISON FURNI
Funeral Directors, Eml
Allison Bldg., Lamar St
Americus, Ga.
Telephone 42 and 106. Dayji