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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