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[HE TIMES-RECORDER DAILY AND WEEKLY. Entered at the poatofflee at Amsrl- u second-class mail matter. THE AMERICUS RECORDER, Established 1879. {"HE AMERICUS TIME*, Established 1890. Cc -aolldated April 1891. CAN A POOR MAN RUN FOR GOV ERNOR? It looks very, very much aa though a real poor man would have a pour chance in a race for governor of Geor gia. PRO' 7 G'.MBLE, Editor and Manager 3. Vv FU tbOW City Editor igj, t. DUPREE. Asst. Busineaa Dept. ITSc! I or an of the City of Americaa. JUSlOiri o tan of Sumter County, ftjffleiai orian of Webster County. uOfficial organ of Railroad Commls- r'r nr Georgia for Third Congrei- ciona! District ^Official or,;an U. S. Court, 8outherm District of Georgia. Editorial Boom, Telephone W. Americas, Gu„ September 15, 1910. Tile publication of the expense ac count will be responsible for tine di.-;- appearance of a lot of gubernatorial bees in Georgia. Only forty Americus auto owners 'have applied at Atianta for numbers and licenses. Where are the other- ninety and nine? The North Georgia Citizen refers Roosevelt to Torn Watson as a sa.l -instance of what ironies from talking too much. A candy manufacturer is running for recorder of Atlanta, it is stated. The poor man doesn't know that fe male suffrage has not yet arrived. The few Democrats over in Vermont can stiffen up Vheir backbones now. There is still hope that some day their faithfulness will be rewarded with a victory. The Macon News dhvotes two col umns to a history of the currency. The average man could condense,his currency into three words—worked, paid, spent. • Taft i3 lo he invited to a "vindica tion” dinner to Senator I.orimer, in - Chicago. The president’s "previous - engagements” will ynfortunately pru- ' vent his acceptance. Not that money is ever used in this state in a gubernatorial race for im proper purposes. Perish the thought. Georgia is not in the Mass of states where corruption of voters has become a commonplace, its state 'politics are singujariy free from such a taint. Governor Campbell has also signal a new Jaw placing lire insurance coti' trol in tile hands of a commission. Tins law becomes effective ninety days al.er adjournment, the present law re maining in force until that time. But the actual expenses involved in I jj a , e The above is an extract from a news dispatch telling of laws that have been enacted by the legislature of the great state pf Texas, which have re ceived the approval of the governor, and go into effect at some near!) making a race for the governorship are such as to preclude a poor man from entering the field. Hoke Smith's statement showed that in the campaign just ended he erpend- od $10,500 out of his own purse. In tile previous two campaigns his pers onal expense account was unquestion- ably larger than this: The three cam paigns have doubtless cost him be tween $40,900 and $50,000. Then his friends expended $7,000 in the main expenses of the campaign from the Atlanta headquarters, not to mention the various amounts expended by them in their respective counties. TMs is all entirely legitimate. There is no harsh criticism to be made on this account. But it simply demon strates a condition that has arisen ‘n present day politics that seems to de mand a cure, if a cure is passible. IIow many men of eminent worth are there in Georgia to-day who would honor the office of Governor and yet whose total wealth would not aggre gate the amounts Mr. Smith has paid out of his private purse in the past three campaigns? There is Senator Bacon for instance His total wealth a matter of a year or two ago was placed at $25,000. Then there is Congressman Brantley. He is not included amang the pluto crats of the state by any means. And there are many others wfcose names suggest themselves on reflec tion, whose fortune and incomes could not possibly stand such a strain. It is legftimate, there is nothing im proper about it. yet one cannot help thinking that it should be otherwise, that It ought not to be necessary t.i expend such large sums of money in a canvass*for the office of governor oi Georgia. But how js the amount expended to be limited, and how are absolutely legitimate expenses to be held down t.> smaller figures? Can this problem b> solved? There surely ought to be some way in which a man could conduct a suc cessful campaign without impoverish ing himself, or drawing heavily on his friends. The Griffin News says that one sel- •- dom hears of the father and mother -I of a large family rushing to the di- ' vnree courts for a separation. Juct X io the exwnt that children are avold- • <?d the trend to divorce increases. Woodward wants the mud eliminat ed from the coming Atlanta campaign. The Macon News cynically remarks (that Jim knows where a good deal of sSe mud would stick. A former Chicago pastor and his < 'wife have gone on the stage, the lat- r ter ’wearing tights. The wife says that tights and a full stomach arc 1 preferable to worn-out dresses and an -"aching void. If Roosevelt would only tel! the ’ truth his expression over the Maine ■Mention returns would be the o!J ' "dee-dighted". Republican defeats like that strengthen Roosevelt In his ef- - Forts to secure control of his party. The -Atlanta Journal thinks the Hi • tub! Iran party is about ready to drop !£o pieee3 and be carried to the Junk .pile. That is too optimistic a view to take of the future. It Is a sale pre diction that the two existing parties will be fighting each other a genera- ion hence, both probably purified and - unproved for the public service. Tbe Macon New3 wants Joe Cannon ‘"to ‘rip the lion's skin off Roosevcit and expose the ass's ears.” It thinks «nch a skinning process might fi t something to rehabilitate “Uncle Joe” with tine public. We doubt it. The - ' American Ephraim Is wedded to t .mACtoosevelt Idol just now. TIME FOR SOUTH GEORGIA TO AC1 The "Atlanta Journal lias an editorl il v. an ; ‘0T<i Thine Singings.” They arc - -jot obsolete in this section of t.state '■ by uny means. Fre quentlv the eor- VfCBpondeuM- of the TinuuRecorder -give notice: of an "all-day singing" at sosne church or school house. As She Journal well says. "If ever rotter- sally rocked with me'.puy it is oa sntia. occasions.'' There is every reason why all Sou;h Georgia, without regard to past fac tional lines, should unite in supporting a South Georgia man for president, of the Senate, and none, that we are aware of, why it should fail to do so. To begin with, the prize belongs to this section. North Georgia will have the governor and the speaker of the House. That should satisfy it. Then North Georgia has had the past two presidents of the Senate. Another reason why it should stand aside this time. ■ Then tbe candidate offering from South Georgia is a thoroughly compe tent man, well qualified, for the posi tion, a man of high character, one who would make an ideal presiding officer. In addition, there is every likelihood that the next president of the Senate will be cilled upon to act as gov ernor, for sixty days at least. There is every reason to believe that Senator Clay will be out of the running, prob ably resigning when the next legisla ture convened and that Gov. Smith will resign and become United States Sen ator in his place. 1 The governorship would then de volve on the president of the Senate for the ad interim period preceding an election of a new governor. Co!. J. E. Sheppard, of Sumter eon.i- ty, would ornament the office of gov ernor fully as well as that of presi dent of the Senate. South Georgia, if it stands true to its candidate, wouij then have the double honor of the pres idency of the Senate and the ad interim term in the gubernatorial office. And probably it would get the successor to Gov. Smith, as well. This is tile time for South Georgia to act with resolution, to demonstrai that It does not propose to be the po This especial law is .the very sort of a Jaw that the state of Georgia needs Governor-to-be Smith might as well send for a copy of it. study its condi tions, have one drafted along similar lines, and use his influence to push it through the next legislature. Georgia, in common with 1 many otliei Southern states, lies absolutely de fenceless before the greatest trust of the day, the Southeastern TJariff As sociation. This association is a close corporation, a combination of all tin fire insurance companies doing lius.- ness in this territory for the purpose cf fixing prices and establishing regu lations. If there ever was a combina tion that annulled competition, that destroyed anything approaching com petition, it is this Southeastern Tariff Association. Why it should he perm't- ted to operate in restraint of competi tion while laws are enacted and en forced against other combinations not half so iniquituous. not ha’f so Inim ical to the public interests, it ia diffi cult to see. Texas has determined ti nt trusts of this character have no more rights than other similar combinations, that fire Insurance companies, affecting the business interests of every citizen of the state, are just as much subject ;o state regulation and supervision as railroad corporations. Texas/is right. It has set the.pace and Geohg'a and other states should follow suit. OI course there will be a fight against such supervision on the part of the lobbyists of tlie assoMstion in ques tion, threats of withdrawing from the state, etc., but Georgia is too good a field to be abandoned, and if the state insists on a measure of protection for its citizens against extortion it will win in the fight. . Gov. Smith can do no single act that will more strengthen him from one end of the state to the other than !,j secure a proper measure of supervis ion of fire insurance in Georgia. Ev ery farmer, every mechanic, every pro fessional man. every business ma:., carries fire insurance. More people are interested in this reform than ?'1ii any other reform that can possibly be suggested. Iait Gov. Smith take hold of this reform with vigor and? he will Immeasurably advance the esteem in which he will be held by the pub lic at large. THE MERCHANT WHO SELES CHEAPEST. It Is always found by buyers that the man who sells goods cheapest is tbe mun who advertises.—Moultrie Ob server. There is a world of truth In this con crete statement from the observing editor of the Observer. Tie man who advertises can affor l to sell his goods at a less profit than the merchant who refuse! to advertise. Why do you ask? The a»3wer Is simple and easily understood. Advertising cuts a very small par: in the general expense .account of a store of any magnitude, I. e„ compare,! to the gross volume of sa’cs. An Americus store, for instance, :io- Ing a total business of $30 000 a year, and spending $200 a year in advertis ing, i3 expending less than seven- tenthi? of one. per cent, of its gross in come in letting the public know that it is In business and what it has 11 offer them. On u sale of $30 north rf goods the actual advertising outlay of tills bouse is but twenty rents. Advertising has accordingly not in creased the expense of the goods so'd by this merchant to a sufficient extent to be considered. No merchant would add twenty cents on to a bill of goods to the value of $30 to cover his adver tising bill. But by means of that advertising, by means of the continued publicity hi3 store has had, by means of his ability to pontlnualiy bring his goods to the buying public's attention and draw I custom to Ms,store he is enabled to litica! scullion of Georgia, doing tiiijsell the goods more quickly, to do a '.Tim Tillman, who, while Ueutcn- ^u.at-goverr.or of South Carolina, shot : tnd Stilled Editor Gonzales, of the ■ Oelmrtbia State, is dying of tuliercu- Aosls. In a measure his case reaem- Med that in Nashville when Duncan •Cooper killed ex-fcenator Carmack. " 'Unsparing invective lashed both men - on to the commission of a crime iWfcich they bot'.i doubtless, suhsc- tqjuwirtly deeply deplored. hard work and getting none of the ti: bits of political life. It has been the hewer of wood and drawer of water for North Georgia politicians for a long time. Lot it a sou me a new rom now and demand its full share of the offices, and especially those of high honor. "You gay you are 23,” thundered the attorney for the prosecution. "Mad am, dn you know what perjury means? Do you know what you are gbout?” "I guess I'm about 40,” replied the wit ness, meekly. Most people think other people eat too much. larger vo'ume of business in a year. As a result he has fresher stock to orfer at all times than the merchant who refuses to expend any money in advertising, and, because of the larger volume of business done, he Is able to do profitable business on a smaller margin of profits than the merchant who draws his head into a shell and declines to let the world know that he is really living. AVise buyers know Hint the merchant who advertises lias fresher goods than the merchant who does not advertise, that he has later styles, and that, ns the Observer says, HE IS THE MERCHANT WHO SELLS CHEAP EST. THE SHOE A SENSIBLE SEm - The sensible shoe is the onj neat and dressy and comfortable! time giving absolutely , 41 Years, of Shoe MakM The HUB shoe is not an over-night ereatiJ for 41 years we have been training ourselves'inT of shoe malting. We made errors—who does qJ they have been turned into assets—and now m in HUB shoes the results of FORTY OXE YEARS of j and study on one question—THE SHOE QUESTION. You can test the knowledge of 41 years with ouej, they are right—w.e are right! We feel that we have Yd the rest is with you. Call on the HUB shoe merchant—have him fit y.jq| pair of HUB shoes. Made in all styles for Men, % Children. JOS. ROSENHEIM SHOE CO. SAVANNAH^ Makers of HUB Shoes If it’s a surface to be painted, enameled, stained, varnished dr fin ished in any way, there’s an Acme Quality Kind to fit the purpose. Strong Reas< for Fall Painti 1. The wood is thoroughlyi Summer s sun has removed all mokI 2. Paint penetrates deeper dry wood. The deeper it goes the better it Ml 3. Fall weather is warm, dry| dependable: Little danger of cold, damp, 'rm 1which endanger the durability ofr. 4. Wet weather decays an stroys unprotected surl Lack of paint means unsightly i valuable property. s. Fall painting keeps out? moisture. The greatest enemy to the lifesdA all structures. Ask us about ACME QUdhlTl PAINT. It insures the greatest P rot ^. beauty, at the least cost per year j Questions cheerfully answered. Jno. W. Shiver, AmericusJ ODD FELLOWS GATHER HERE IN OCTOBER Seventh Division Holds Meeting Next Month. On Tuesday, October 18th, there will lie a large gathering of Odd Fellow* in Americus. Already the local mem bers of the order are arranging for their reception and entertainment and preparing to make the event one ni more than ordinary interest and en joyment. The gathering will be that of the Seventh Division, I. O. O, F„ delegatus coming here from the lodges In a num ber of counties. At the meeting mat ters of importance to the order In this section of the state, will be con sidered and passed upon. Probably between fifty and seventy-five accred. itel representatives will be on.hand, together with other members of the order attending as visitors or for th« purpose of seeing Americus and meet ing old friends and acquaintance here. The Americus lodge, Sumter, No. 264, one of the most progressive branches of tbe order In South eGo”< gla, Intends to give tbe visiting breth ren a royal welcome. An entertain ment will be proidod that will be thor oughly enjoyable and the social ses eion will be a feature of tbe day to remembers, PAVING 10P AMERICUS M Tlmt America top price* tor f» price than Is & and other -J* is » fact tJ« «» K- stops ths coutflt snd bsali 1«*>