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I Farmers Union Pt# ,, DAVIS I
j|| ED©p3 i“tnr\©r\t oirnwood, »a.
A False Report.
During the Farmers’ Union
state convention held in Macon
last week a case was raided charg
ed with selling whisky. A news
**paper report stated that farmers
who were attending the Farmers'
Union convention had been buy
ing whisKey from this case.
The writer was in Macon him
self during the convention and
was especially pleased at the gen
tlemanly department of members
of the Farmers’ Union who were
attending the convention. Surely
the citizens of Macon cannot say
anything lint praiseworthy com
pliments about the delegates at
tending this meeting of the Un
ion. Any newspaper report that
would so reflect on the members
of the Union attending this con
vention is quite likely to be with
out the sanction of the people of
Macon, among whom these mem
bers of the Farmers’ Union moved
while there.
Foreign Immigration.
The Georgia Farmers’ Union
while in convention at Macon last
week adopted resolutions opposing
foreign immigration in no uncer
tain language. This is in keeping
with its previous attitude on this
important question.
While there are in our country
many of our best citizens who are
of foreign birth yet as a general
thing we cannot expect to receive
the best element from other coun
tries, for they can very seldom be
induced to leave their homes and
take up their abode among foreign
ers in a distant land.
That element that is so eager to
come is not always, it is true, blit,
usually, one that damages their
native country but little when
they leave and that benefit this
country but little or none when
they come here. So the Farmers’
Union is opposed to foreign immi
gration.
The Convict Lease System
Was also condemned as being
utterly wrong in principle. It wns
recommended that the able-bod
ied convicts, felony and misde
meanor, be put to work on the
public roads, and that there he es
tablished a central farm where a
sufficient number of the convicts
may be employed to raise such
agricultural products as may be
necessary for the feeding of all
the convicts of the state,'and not
for raising produce for selling for
profit in the open market.
The Utmost Harmony Prevailed
Throughout, the entire meeting.
The meeting was indeed a great
one, in which the work was more
thorough and more effective than
that of any previous annual con
vention.
As an evidence of the unity and
harmony prevailing minority re
ports and harsh criticisms were
unknown and when the time came
for electing state officers again
the same officers with but few
changes were re-elected, and with
out opposition. President. H. F.
Duckworth of Union City was re
elected president, W. 1\ Quinby
of Bartow was re-elected vice
president, J. T. McDaniel, of
Rockdale -was again given the
place of secretary, and John T.
Lee of DeKalb was chosen again
as state organizer.
The Union la Oood Shape.
Reports from the various officers
showed that the Union in Georgia
is in most excellent condition.
The officers are all enthusiastic
and every one is doing hie utmost
in trying to do the work for which
he is chosen.
The time has come when it is
an honor for one to say that he is
an officer of the Farmers l nion
There are now more t han one hun
dred thousand members of the or
ganization in Georgia alone. The
membership embraces an element
of the agricultural classes that it
is an honor to serve and a genuine
pleasure to lie identified with in a
fraternal way.
This Annual Meetlag
Os the state convention was
well attended —more than one
thousand members of the organi
zation it. is said were in attend
ance. These returned to their va
rious sections impressed with the
fact that no more important
Farmers’ Union convention was
ever held in Georgia. The meet
ing throughout was characterized
by enthusiasm, censer vat ism and
devotion to the principles of the
organization..
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WHAT AILS GEORGIA?
What has the balance of the
country got against the great.state
of Georgia ? Why do the eyes of
the nation look Hus way fora man
to lead ever}’ freak movement that
comes along ? Do they think
Georgia has taken the place of
Kansas as the breeder of freaks in
matters political? Not many years
ago every crazy notion that came
along found a leader in Kansas.
National conventions to develop
freak ideas usually looked to Kan
sas.
But it seems that Georgia lias
the turn on Kansas this year. The
populists, when they wanted a
leader for their cause, turned to
Georgia and put the crown upon
Tom Watson. Then came the
national prohibition party, which
at present, is a sort, of freak or
ganization. When they met they
were going to draft Seab Wright,
hut Seah was too smart for them.
He would rather represent. Floyd
county in the legislature than to
lead such a folorn hope.
Then comes the lioarst league—
the worst of all freaks —because it
has only the millions of old man
Henrst and the egotism of his son
behind it. The Hearstites looked
to Georgia at once—to the sweet
tuned John Temple Graves. We
suppose the woman’s suffragists
will be looking to Georgia next,
But their reasoning is poor.
Georgia has done some freaky
things, but she is undoing them
about as fast, as any other state
that ever did anything at all.—
Valdosta Times.
SMOKE “CAPTAIN
CORKER”
The Best 5-Cents Cigar on
Earth. Mount Vernon Drug Co.,
Sole Agents.
NEWSPAPERS AND THE TRUTH
The better newspapers—the ma
jority of newspapers, we believe
—strive to tell the truth, and for
many reasons. It gives them an
aspect of infallibility which is
flattering to any mortal man;it is
more profitable, and finally, it is
more honorable. There are, of
course papers —and lug papers —
which deliberately "color” the
news to suit their own private
t purposes, who permit their edito
rial opinion to seep into their
news columns, but it is u hazard
ous undertaking, like unto trying
in fool nil the people all the time.
Such a course may win temporary
i success but the inevitable day of
! retribution comes sooner or later.
Newspapers worthy the name
■expend more effort in "getting
things right” than in getting
i them. That sometimes incorrect
! statements creep into print is be-
J cause, in the first place, no paper
'enn be more accurate than its
i most inaccurate reporter; anil sec
ondly, because of the unavoidable
haste in collecting and printing
the world happenings of a day. If
every report sent into a newspaper
i office was accurate, if every em
ploye had attained to that super
human degree of perfection where
mistakes are impossible, papers
, would print only the truth, and
the task of publishing would be
comes delight —Chicago Evening
Post.
TIIE MONTGOMERY MONITOR—THURSDAY, AUG «, 1908.
ATLANTA CITIZENS MEET
j FOR A GOOD CAUSE
The following clipped from the
Sunday Constitution goes to show
that people nil over the state are
becoming aroused over the present
status of affairs as regards the
j convicts. We are glad to see At-
I lanta’s good people moying in the
j matter, for they are right there
on the ground with the law inak
j era:
"Humanity” is the word that j
can properly characterize the pur-1
post* of the mass meeting of At- I
lanta’s citizens to he held at the
j Grand opera house at t o’clock
this afternoon.
It will be non-political non
everything which, by the remotest 1
j construct ion, could result ui re
fusal to participate by any one]
interested inn great and worthy,
! cause.
It. is no longer a question off
! who is or was responsible for this;
|or that or who should credit fori
one thing or the other; it is » i
question now as to whether tlx*
people of Georgia shall continue!
to bear t-hA responsibility of dejjl-j
ing further in human Iffsli.
Atlantans in every walk of life
should and will he glad to lend !
presence and voice to the protest j
I which has gone up from the Whole
state against the further contin-1
nance of the convict lease ahum- I
ination and the shocking cruel-)
ties which have characterized
that, and the rest rs the state’s
penitentiary system.
It. is a movement which, no
matter what, may he his views and
sentiments upon other subjects,
must, command the co-operation
and support of every citizen who
has at heart the great cause of
humanity.
The voice of this afternoon’s
meeting will carry the weight and ;
force that make for forward and ■
uplifting act ion.
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ADMINISTRATOR’S SALK.
Georgia—Montgomery (’minty.
Will he sold In said county on I
the 28th day of July, 1908, he- ]
tween the hours of JO o’clock a. 1
in. and 1 o’clock p. m. at public,
outcry at the late residence of
! Henry A. Joyce, Sr., to the high
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est. bidder for cash, all of the
perishable property of said Henry
! A. Joyce, Sr., embracing his stock
of horses, cattle, hogs, etc. Also
the following: One buggy, one
ox cart, one sewing mnctmie, one
! cotton gin and one boiler, one pair
|of scales and one bale of upland
|cotton. Said sale will be con
tinued from day to day until com
pleted. W. II Mosi.kv,
A <tr. Estate Henry A Joyce, Sr. j
J. E, WATSON,
Dontist, j
Sopert on, Georgia.
rm Thc
Georgia School
iA l fc of Technology
/> J i is better equipped and organized in all
liw M T* irfl departments tMti ever befoie, and pi<
I / wßft ''IIII pared to do the best woik in its history.
/ UCFbV In order to afford the young men
1 of Georgia high class technical educa-
VV > ■ lion, fifteen free scholarships are
! *~3BB ,g WP assigned to ear li Comity in the F
V State. 'I ake immediate advantage |
of this oppommety and write sot I
latest catalog, containing all in
££QgSij&nß|figKj|g&M son, . I'.l pm .per
p
A ,‘ 'Hj vantages ol lie Georgia 'lerh.
Advanced courses in Mubanical,
CH S sv Electrir al, Textile, and Civil Engi
( Vjg^^rjni —neering, Engineering ( hemittry,
/ 1 Chemistry and At« hitecture. F.x
tensive and equipment ot
p-J tory. The demand for the howl's grad- K
I S uatea is much greater than the supply.
For further information address K. G. §
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NOTICi: OP INCORPORATION.
< Jcorgia—Montgomery County.
Notice is hereby given that limn*
will lie mt rodticcd in 11n*appmueh
ing h<*hhi• >ii nf lli<* (ii'imriil Amsiiin
ti |y of Ocorgia, conformably t<»
Imv ns to tin) puhlh nlion of thin
notice, a liill incorporating i In*
town of (jlemvooil, tin., defining
its corporate limits, granting I lie
proper municipal powers, ami giv
ing such privileges ami immunities
as are commonly granted incor
porated towns in lliis state. Tins
I lie It li day of .1 tine. BH)8.
HOUSE l-’OK SALE.
A 0-room house, new ami well
painted. Uood ham, garden, etc.
Also, iacres ol land in Mt.
Vernon. All going at a Bauoain.
For prices and terms see
11. J. (Jiitiis or
A. B. H ctchkso.v,
‘i-h-tf Mt. Vernon, On.
Foil Walk —A good buggy and
harness. I’riee right for a quick
sale. Curtis Coleman,
ts Mt. Vernon, (in.
BOILERS.
| Do You Need One?
We are offering for Immediate Sale the
!following Horizontal Tubular Boilers:
One 12 feet x I feet 0 in., 70 tubes.
One 10 ft. 0-in. x .> ft. 10-in., 04 tubes.
One 10 feet x 5 feet, 04 tubes.
One 10 feet x 4-ft. 2-in., 01 tubes.
All Boilers Complete with Stack, Water Columns, Fronts, etc.
See them at plant at Ochwnllkeo. All in (Jood Condition.
Hilton & Dodge Lumber Company,
Ocbwiilkce, On.
OORGO. 1
ii 00800 is a Black Stallion, 4 years |
old, 10 bands high, and weighs 1,300 Lbs. jj
j; Will make tin* season of lids grand Stallion at j;
Htnhh* of Fisher A* Lowry, for the year I‘.M)B, at
TWI-NTY l IVi: DOLLARS TO INSURE A UVINO COLT. I;
I! Fisher & Lowry, Soperton. jj
I MONEY TO LOAN ON FIVE YEARS TIME ii
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t\ At Seven Per Cent Interest
fj On Improved Farms in Montgomery and adjoining
counties in amounts of SI,OOO ami over, and at H | k>p
cent. <»n loans of less than $1(11)0. NO COM MI SSI ON
or brokerage charged, Kxpem»* of borrower lor nh
ij, struct and drawing papers are'small. NO DKLAY. i \
ft Loans promptly secured.
| Geo. H. Harris, Attorney, Mcßae, Ga. j!
The Montgomery Monitor and the Savannah
Senii-Weekly News, one year, H 1.75.
