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AMERICUS. GEORGIA.
(WEEKLY)— TIMES-RECORDER. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 29.1910^
Dally, per annum, ..
Weekly, per annum,
AMERICUS RECORDER
Established 1879.
THE AMERICUS TIMES
Established 1890.
Consolidated April 1891.
Official organ of the City of Americus.
Official Organ of Sumter County.
Official organ of Webster County.
Official organ of Railroad Commission
of Georgia for Third Congressional
District.
Official organ U. S. Court, Southern
District of Georgia.
THOS. GAMBLE, Editor and Manager.
j. W. FURLOW City Editor
W. It. DUPREE, Asst, Business Dept.
Editorial Room, Telephone 99.
Americus. On., September 39, 1910.
Fall seems determined to masquer
ade In summer garments. Fall is not
of the feminine gender.
cAn English investigator has written
to Macon to ascertain if whiskey is
sold there. Wtnt a joke?
So far Atlanta has not cabled an of
fer for Cavalier! to make a speedy ap
pearance there. Atlanta’s advertising
age nt is sleeping on his job.
Having "licked the Old Guard to a
frazzle Roosevelt should' further de
monstrate his confidence by running
for governor and giving the Old Guard
one more chance at ihim.
Lillian Russell sayu that "Good
lathes make the woman the real boss.”
The way, then, for man to re-estab
lish his supremacy is to cut down his
wife’s clothing allowance—If he dares.
"Another thing that aads to the at
tractiveness of a well-dressed woman,
ds her carriage,” says Lillian Russell.
Nay, nay, fair Lillian. Her electrl
limouseine, you mean.
The London Standard, discussing the
characteristics of the ex-president, in
sists that “Among Mr. Roosevelt’s
many admirable qualities self-efface
ment has never occupied a prominent
.place,”
Roosevelt Is to spend some days
looking over abandoned farms in New
York state. After the November elec
tlon he can spend his time looking
over a choice lot of abandoned Repub
lican politicians.
In the discharge of his duty, Cleve
land did what he could to prevent the
pork barrel raid In the treasury without
talking about it. Taft talks about li
and does something else. That’s the
difference between the two.
Mr. Roosevelt declines to try an
aeroplane because It might be thought
sensational. The New York World
gently Intimates that these overdel-
Icate scruples have kept the Colonel
out of a good deal of fun flrst and last.
The press dispatches eay that^ Coi.
Roosevelt chuckled and his face was
wreathed in smiles, as he listened to
the ferocious assault on him by Abe
Gruber, of New York. Spokesman ol
the “Old Guard” at the Republican
State Convention on Tuesday. Realiz
ing that he carried the convention In
ibis vest pocket, that the discomfiture
of the ■•stand-patters” would speedily
be made complete, tba Ex-pres:-
dent doubtless thought that he couiJ
show amusement rather than alarm or
Indignation, over the picture of him
self that was presented to tie as
sembled delegates. A man less sensi
tive to criticism than Roosevelt, mare
keenly alive to the inconsistencies ol
his own actions, would have blushed
rather than chuckled, have shown
gloom rather than grins upon his face
as Gruber proceeded with his verbal
castigation. But Roosevelt enjoyed the
bolding of the mirror up to himself,
thus letting him see himself as many
others sec 'him.
In his portraiture of the Ex-presi-
dent Gruber was not at all sparing In
denunciation or ridicule. Said he, in
part:
Twelve years ago or, this platform
I warned a Republican convention
against turning the executive man
sion into a scooting galleny. My ad
vice w,is not heeded. Since that mem
orable day the U in who has ever since
been shooting, has seen his party or
ganization divided in every state, his
party's candidates overwhelmingly .de
feated. business depressed and ti.'d in
telligent and honest workingmen with
out employment and hungry.
Looking for other fields for shooting
practice, this man is now shooting at
the courts and its judges. Himself
posing as a lawyer who never had a
case or drew a brief, he now finds
sport In holding up the courts and
judges to the scorn of the mob. But
this is not a ne'w symptom. It is an
old disease. This apostle of derringer
practice while he was president abus-
d Judge Humphrey of tide United
States court, a gentleman and honest
man, for rendering a decision which
was made according to the law and
which to this day is unrevised. When
the United States appellate court re
versed Judge Landis, the same shootsr,
not from the head of of a barrel, but
from the White House, sanctified he
Abraham Lincoln, told the people of
the United States that the judges had
been guilty of miscarrying justice.
. When given power to shoot the
trusts, he drew a line between the
good ones and the bad ones. The steel
and sugar trusts were the good: ones;
those which' would not help along
the shooter’s political schemes wet
the bad ones. So, too, those who now
cry, "Vive le RoV are good Republi
cans and those who are putting pa
triotism albove all else, and therefore
will not Join the cry, ore bad Repub
licans.
Wlhlle under the table I touch
Cox’s feet
I cannot with Larimer sit down
and eat.
The Harrlmnn Letter.
Fel'ow citizens of New York, has the
correspondence with Harr!man passed
from your minds? While the firm was
Roosevelt and Horrlman and not
Roosevelt and Lincoln, the shooter and
railroad man were engaged In a joint
u'siTi to get money and in writing
the senior member of the firm assured
Harrlmnn that they were both prac-
tical men ond had better keep the
partnerstift under cover.
AH classes may now, If they will,
join in the great fight begun In the
convention to prevent a third term or
something worse.
lows;
.■First—A reduction of the tariff to
a revenue basis.
-Second—We would increase out
trade by reciprocity treaties with' for
eign countries, particularly with Cen
tral and South America, and with Can
ada.
•Third—We would abolish all super
fluous offices.
’.'Fourth—We would cut appropria
tions to the needs of the government
economically and effectively adminis
tered.
"Fifth—We would restore our mer
chant marine to its ancient command
ing position on tic high seas which
Democrats one? gave It.
“Sixth—We would submit a consti
tutional amendment providing for the
election of United States senators by
jopufar vote.
“Seventh—We would strengthen the
ant i-i rust laws and enforce them in
every feature, especially enforcing the
criminal part or them energetically
that the violators thereof would cease
their nefarious operations.
“Eig/.th—We would enact measure's
providing for a real, comprehensive
conservation /of our national re- j
sources.
' Mint!.*—We would provide (>r the
improvement of our vast system of
waterways on an adequate and com
prehensive plan, as to make it a
!V;tl si,d most vpiuble factor in our
mhurciai growth and prosper! v. ■
’ Terth—We would set the nine eom-
ittees on expenditures in the nine
apartments of the government to work
in earnest lo discharge their duties
finding out an I exposing :ha ex-
avavances of the Repoblicaus, and
ttcrc-by digging out the facts on which
o bate economies.”
Out of the ten only three will awak-
■ much pub.ic enthusiasm or arouse
any general comment. They are, tar-
ff revision, economy In the administra
tion of the government, and the curb-
nx of monopolies and trusts In the
interest of the public.
These three issues with the right
cunoidates, are sufficient to win on.
Every cent sent out of Georgia fot 1
beef, for dairy products, for stock feed'
or tor poultry products is money waat- j
ed, a testimony to our own lack of en
terprise and to -the superior thrift of
other sections. It Is encouraging to
he told through, .the Atlanta Constitu
tion by such close observers as Mr.
Truitt, of Troup county, that this ruin
ous practice is dwindling. Only when
it is entirely abolished; win Georgia
come into its-own.
The decision of the Attorney-general
that the owner of a "yellow dog” must
pay tihe state tax on him before he can
vote completes the disfranchisement of
the negro. The ‘iyaller dog” tax beats
the entire disfranchisement law to
frazzle.
In the wager book at the Brooks
'Club, London, there is recorded a bet
made last November by Lord Rosebery
with 1 Lord Chancellor Lorebum that
Ibefore that date In 1916 compulsory
service will be In operation In thu
British islands.
The Now York Times condemns
Roosevelt’s “New Nationalism.”
says: ‘The practice of Nationalism
has already been corrupt and ertrav.
agant beyond the utmost prodigality of
the states. Senator Aldrich, Nation
alism’s high priest, admits that it has
wasted at least 6300,000,000 yearly—
more than enough to run the Govern
ments of the states. The ‘new Nation
alism' would cost more. The spend
thrift activities of the Federal Govern
ment should be restricted, not ampll
fled. Fortunately, the power to
strict them is lodged with the states.
The machinery to handle our crim
inal classes costs us 66,000,000,000 a
year,” said Dr. Davis to the Christian
Endeavors at Ohtcago. And then he
asked, "wouldn’t it pay the Govern
ment to take care of every neglected
Child, clothe, feed and bathe him?”
The Louisville Times, organ of thi
Republican party in Kentucky, calls on
President Taft “to sound a clarion note
indicating his purpose to join tho pro
gressives In the spirit of a leader.” It
is too late, now. The President has
hesitated too long.
The Atlanta Georgian takes
somewhat malicious delight in cal 1 in
attention to the fact that Savannah'a
population has finally reached Atlan
ta’s population of twenty years ago.
The Georgian doesn't believe much in
the tortoise and hare story as applied
to cities, evidently.
Many Florida papers say that if that
state goes dry the wholesale whisk:’
houses of Jacksonville can credit it to
the literature which they are sending
through* the mail to people who do
not want It, Much of the Georgia pro
hibition sentiment' likewise grew out
of Savannah and Atlanta flooding the
dry counties.
By tradition and by a century
steadfast loyalty to the constitution
the Democratic party is the natural
opponent of .the Hamiltonians on the
one hand and’the followers of Roose
velt on the other. And the Jackson
ville Ttmes-Unlon adds that it Is the
only one to battle against a central!:
ed political despotism.
TOWN WEAR-OR
FIELD SERVICE
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HUB Shoes always look dressy,—but their
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HUB Shoe customer.
Call on the HUB Shoo dealer in your town and
show you
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••CHARACTER”
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$5 00 [ Shoes for Ha
$2.50)
"QUEEN ROSALIND” $3.00 1 HUB Shoe$ ,or *
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Makers of HUB Shoes
Editor Pendleton is gleeful because
Bryan has finally bolted. He says: |
"The poor old Democratic donkey-, the j
patient, long-suffering, burden-bearing:
creature,, an emblem fastened on tihe j
party by Us enemies has been relieved i
in a measure of one of, its most serious J
handicaps. Bryan has hung on to its ;
back, its sides and its flanks until ex- |
haustion. and collapse etipervenes. It j
is to be hoped that he will not have^
the agility to -remount, or that tlio
donkey will revolt at the effort.”
If it*s. a surface to
be painted* enameled*
stained* varnished or fin
ished: ira any way, there’s
an Acme: Quality Kind
to fit the purpose.
Means
Pleading for a sectionalism of a dll-
lerent type from much of that which,
has existed in the past, the Augusta
Chronicle says: "If we must hare
sectionalism—as we„ prolbably, always
must—let It be the kind of sectional
ism that Is based on a rational love
of our own particular soil and climate
and environments -and customs; a
proper pride In the advantages a ail
attractions and advancement of that
particular section In which we happen
to live.”
Tbe fact has been brought out that.
In one year Immigrants sent from this 1
country 6130,000,000 through the j
agency of “bankers” who were abso-.
lutely Irresponsible, but who were ac- j
cepted by their countrymen In this
capacity in preference to the regular,
institutions of the large cities. The'
.postal savings bank system will prob
ably put an end to this.
They are now even hoping that
Pennsylvania will summon up enough j
courage to strike the chains from its
limbs and free itself from the most
corrupt gang of Republican politicians
that ever exploited a commonwealth
for their own enrichment But the
trouble In Pennsylvania is that' the A
Winter Comfor
Fall
is the time to toi
up shabby surfaces in
home, because winter is
time your home is used in
A little money spent now
paints and finishes will
^ the home brighter, cle;
more attractive, more w
some, all winter long.
ACMEQUm
PAINTS AND FINISHES
refinish shabby surfaces at i
cost. Expert advice at ours
by phone or mail. Let
* you Five Strong Reasons fo
House Painting.
JNO. W. SHIVEft, Agent, Americus
It the “Black Mammy Memorial In
stitute,” to be established at Athens
succeeds In its purpose of turning oat
good negro cooks it will earn a never
ceasing debt of gratitude and be the
predeceser of similar Institutions In
every town In the South.
Democratic leaders have not been DlpTV IIIMFQ UJFAK
much 1 cleaner than the G. O. P. bosses. rAHI I LI iLu TtLAIt
On the authority of the Griffin Dally
Herald, "The value of a kiss depends
entirely upon the way It Is given, to
whom It is given, and for what given.
A kiss Is a mean little thing when out
of place, and a wonderful developer of
nice things whten properly guarded.
Ye gods and little fishes! Think o!
of this. Agents are being adertlsed
for to .handle a forthcoming volume
entitled: "The Illustrious Career of
Theodore Rooseelt, THE INTELLEC
TUAL GIANT.” Roosevelt may well
IN JERSEY BATTLE
It Is suggested that Senator Lorl-
mcr resign and let Illinois re-elect him
again as a vindication. Lorimer had
better think twice If he wants to hold P0ODI6 T 111*11 tO otfOlldBr
thie Job. On a certain memorable oc-, r
casion Senators Conkllng and Platt, Man for Help.
reslkned for a "vlndacation.” They
got it by staying at home.
Trenton, September 28.—Six weeks
The Savannah Morning News saya of about the hottest campaign for gov-
the safe and sane Georgia knows vqrv error this state has seen In a genera
te
well that the indorsement of a bolter jj on s t re tclj away before the two big
doesn't amount to a great deal. The
Brjun indorsement may he rather a
Handicap to Mr. Smith’s candidacy.
parties and there is little difference
In the principles for which they stand.
On tho one side is President Woodrow
The endorsement of Ohio Democrat* Wilson, scholar and sociologist, with
of the 61 a day pension for all Union his firm conviction that political par-
v army veterans the New York World ties are necessary so long as they
pray to'he saved from such friends as jconsiders the one note of demagogy serve th e people but do not stoop to
In an otherwise excellent platform. m ~ , ~~
this author.
the muck. On the other elde is Yivian
M. Lewis, a lawyer, politician, and tor
some time ia state officeholder, but
with convictions of his own as to what
his party must do to win the peoille,
and the courage to insist upon doing
thww,
The democrats stand pledged to the
enactment of legislation calculated to
take the administration of the state
government from the influence of spe
cial Interests which have for so long
held sway over the capital. The re
publicans, forced by their candidate
to make some similar pledges, but
practically repudiating the claims of
large end influential bodies of progres-
hiveg who have been clamoring fur
reform within the party lines, cling to
the idea that the people may still ral
ly with them.
Dr. Wilson is eager to get out be
fore the people and has started out
on his tour of the counties. It has
been said of him that be will grow
ever}' 1
stronger
He is a wlnnlDg
personal niagn*
message to del.
which he Is » 1
an agreeable P*
audience and will*
only, democrats, |
over the state-
To those wne
Intimately, Dr ’
sort o* 1
. ffi!**l
just the 1
ttoD ln
kind the
.above even
ing. The pe 0 ?'
will not accept
entertaining >
tions they * 6
what kind of
ing to 8^ fj
corporations
grip 0“ tUs
house.
door’