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Mount Vernon, Ga.. Thursday Morning, MAR. 21, 1912.
Georgia can raise many other
valuable products besides cotton,
and the world will see how it
done this very year.
Whether Clark, Harmon, Wil
son or Underwood becomes the
candidate of the Democratic par
ty. if the anarchistic ravings of
Bryan and Roosevelt are to he
incorporated in its pL.tf- rm the J
name of the candidate later will,
lie “mud.”
Congressman I). M. Hughes is j
busy looking out. for the interests
of his constituents in this neck |
of the woods. His latest is a
system of weather signals to be
carried by the rural route men. j
Mr. Hughes is keeping right up
with the times.
If there is no other reason for,
nominating Woodrow Wilson than j
the absurd declaration that his:
rivals in the race for the nomina
tion are a set of thugs and con
spirators it is just as well to turn
the old machine over to Ted
Roosevelt and Bill Bryan.
It develops that there is lots of j
good congressional timber over!
in the old Twelfth district from]
which we were digged. Several I
of our warm personal friends are
about to get in the running, and
it is a real relief to not be called
on to choose between them.
When so-called Democratic
newspapers get through proving
that the distinguished men who
aspire to the presidency, and
seek it through Democrat ic chan
nels, art* a lot of blackleg con
spirators, they will he in fine
shape to help elect one of them.
The outlawry at Hillsville, Va.,
in which a court was blotted out
by the bullets of bandits is a
sample of wJiat we may expect
when the recall mania has de
stroyed our courts and robbed
our government of the very char
acteristics that securs peace and
justice.
Besides offering for the senate,
it is said that Hon. J. Randolph j
Anderson of Chatham will he a
candidate for the presidency of I
that body. Asa law-maker and
a parliamentarian Mr. Anderson
ranks among the highest of those
who have rendered efficient ser
vice to the state.
Kvery editor on the weekly!
press of Georgia, and friends all
over tlu state, will regret to learn
of Kditor 0. F. Mcßae’s retire
ment from journalism, according
to notice in last week’s issue of
the Telfair Enterprise. Georgia
needs the influence of the press!
when voiced by men of sterling
character like Mr. Mcßae.
According to reinirts from ;
Fatonton, the hens in that vicin
ity are about as hard to please as
Democrats who are wrangling
over a choice for president. They
disdain to sit quietly under the
kind of secluded sjnits usually
chosen by prospective hen moth-j
ers, and ride around with their
hatch of eggs in buggies and au
tomobiles.
Speaking of the importation of
potatoes from Scotland. Ireland
and England, the Savannah News
thinks it a shame that we have
bought 6,000.000 bushels of po
tatoes since Nov. Ist last, when
the things will almost gnnv wild
in this country. The main reason
is that our farmers are worried
with polities from morning till
night, and just haven’t got time
to think.
sor 6 doses ‘ ’666” will cure
any case of Chills and Fever.
Price, 25c.
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Telfair Enterprise:— By all
means let our County Executive!
Committee come together and
change the date of primary to
May Ist, the time of the presi
dential primary. This will work
a hardship on no one, and will
enable to poll a representative
' vote for the choice of presiden
tial nominees.
Gainesville News:—Perhaps the
ground hog was wise when by
his conduct five weeks ago he
prognosticated six weeks more
of winter weather. Five-sixths
of the period has gone by and
t here has been only a day or so
; sandwiched in here and there of
fair weather.
Macon Telegraph:- The Au
gusta Herald thinks there are
too many elections. What is it
going to do when a few initiative
elections, referendum elections
and recall elections are added to
those we now have?
! Clinch County News:—A few
more fish-ponds in and on our
main streets, and Homerville
would present a picturesque scene
indeed. A wise council looks to
the interest of its town and peo
ple. Too late to howl after we
are all dead with the fever.
Pembroke Enterprise:— Looks
like crops of all kinds will be un
usually late this season, especial
ly candidates. We fear our little
county will not get in the early
primal y class on account of the
scarcity of candidates. Come
forward and ask for the office,
gentlemen, if you want it!
Douglas Enterprise:— Both
Randall Walker and Oscar Smith
of Valdosta, want to wear Brant
ley’s shoes, but Judge Parker
thinks that they are well enough
broken for him to slip his’n in
them.
Savannah Press:—Paris Temps
says Roosevelt is a wrecker and j
] declares the Democrats are going
to win the coming national fight. I
Those Frenchmen are very far
i seeing at times.
i Adel News: —The News is glad,
to see so many of the boys of the
county joining the corn clubs and
| hopes that each will strive to win
the prizes offered. Berrien coun
ty land can l>e made to yield about
as much as any, with intelligent
cultivation.
Hawkinsville Dispatch-News:--
It seems hardly necessary to urge
the farmers to reduce the cotton
acreage this year. They will be
forced to do this on account of
the continuous rains, which have
put them so far behind with their
work that they won’t have time
to plant and cultivate a big crop.
Darien Gazette:—The state ex
ecutive committee made a mis
take in abandoning the county
unit plan. There is one way out
of this mess and that is to go to
1 the polls on May Ist and vote sol
, idly for Underwood for president.
He is the man for president, and
Georgia should give him her vote.;
Valdosta Times: —An Under
wood Club has been organized in !
Atlanta, one in Savannah and one
in Macon. There are other evi
dences that the Underwood tide
is rolling high. Reports from the j
North indicate that Underwood
is regarded as the safest man
who has been mentioned for pres- 1
I ident.
Madison Madisonian:—lf, after
fifty years, the time has not ar
, rived for a Southern candidate
for president, when, in the name
of goodness, will it ever come? 1
THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR—THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1912.
THE FERMENT.
Both American and English
democracy are in a state of fer
ment, but this is a message of
hope to the English-speaking
peoples.
Democracy to he healthy must
ferment. Stagnation is death.
It is a curious fact, however,
that in both the United States
and England this fermentation is
taking pla< e at a time when gov
ernment is more representative I
than it ever was before. Never
in their whole history have the
j English people had all the ma
chinery of government so com
pletely in their own hands as
j they have now. Never before
has government in the United
States been more directly respon
sive to public sentiment.
The power of privilege over ex
ecutives, legislatures and courts
was never less. For the most
part the old bosses have been de
stroyed, and those who still exist
are tempering their despotism
with a very large measure of dis
cretion. Take the situation at
Albany as an example. For a
year Tammany was in absolute
control of both branches of the
legislature and is still in control
of the senate. Yet there has
been no scandal. No legislation
has been bought or sold. There
has been no intimation that any •
member had acted from corrupt
motives. Ten years ago this
would have seemed unbelievable
and doubtless it would have
been unbelievable.
New York’s experience is the
experience of all the other states.
There is not one of them but has
a better government than it had
a decade ago. This is equally
I true of the big cities.
As for the government of the
United States, there has unques
tionably been less corruption un
der the Taft administration than \
under any previous administra
tion since the constitution was
adopted, not excepting Washing
ton’s. This is not because Mr.
Taft is more'able or more honest
or more alert than his predeces
sors, hut because the opportuni
ties for corruption have steadily
diminished, and public opinion
has been increasingly jealous,
watchful and militant.
Taking the United States as a
whole we probably have the best
government, city, state and na
tional, that we have had since
the beginning of the republic.
For this reason alone the wave
iof so-called radicalism can be
regarded calmly and philosophi
jcally. It is; only when democra
cy is really sick that its fermen-
I tations are to be viewed with ap
i prehension.
What is going on now is mere
]iy a clarification of public opin
ion; when it is finished we shall
be a more united people than we
have ever been. New York
World.
The Only Safeguard.
I
It is estimated that there will
be fully three million hales of
cotton on the market September
Ist, which means that the farm
; ers have got to reduce their acre
age to the extent that the crop]
this fall will be three million
bales less than the average yield
in order for the price to be above
ten cents per pound. The farm
ers should not be fooled by the
recent rise in the price into l>e
lieving that this little fluctuation
will have any favorable bearing
upon the price this fall. The on
ly safeguard in the world the
' farmer has is to materially cut j
I his cotton acreage this year and
i plant more cprn, peas, peanuts,
! watermelons, sugar cane and po- (
; tatoes, and raise more cows, I
; hogs, etc. As soon as it is defi
nitely known among the specu
lators that the farmers of the
I south have taken this step to
protect themselves, the price of
j cotton will continue to climb
1 higher and remain there.—Laur
ens Co. Herald.
The Soperton Grocery Co. can
: fill the bill if you want the best
1 in dry goods and the freshest and
' most reliable in groceries.
m
A Note to You:
Feb. 8, 1912.
We carry a large assortment of
Post cards. All styles, of all
descriptions and prices. Some
of them are w r orks of art. Some
very sentimental and some very,
' very funny.
Some of them are sure to ex
press just the idea you would
want to convey to him or to her
by post. You know you can con
vey ideas by post card that would
he difficult to express by word of
mouth. Stick your stamps on
our post cards.
Yours truly,
Mt. Vernon Drug
Company.
Money on Hand
TO LOAN.
LOANS PROMPTLY
CLOSED.
We lmvc a good sup
ply of cheap money on
hand at this time and
can close loans very
promptly, either on
farm or city property.!
If in need of cash,
come to see or write
us at once.
Southern Loan &
Investment Co.
VIDALIA, GA.
AUTO FOR SALE.
One Model F Five
Passenger Bilick. In
a first-class condition
and fully equipped
with Ueniy magneto,
top, windshield, etc.
See at once
W. F. McAllister,
Uvalda, Ga.
DU. J. E. MASROW I
Refraction ist
Ghisses Corrrectly Ground and |
Fitted to the Eyes. Consultation
Free. 109 Whitaker Street.
SAVANNAH, GA
Petition For Divorce.
I
Montgomery Superior Court.
Annie Lancaster vs Jim Lan-j
! caster.
Georgia —Montgomery County. 1
To Jim Lancaster, Greeting:
You are hereby notified that 1 :
\ have filed my petition for divorce
! against you and that the same is i
made returnable to the May Term
1912, of the Superior Court ot
Montgomery county Georgia.
I Take due notic hereof and govern
j yourself accordingly.
Annie Lancaster.
Some Porkers.
Mr. Henry Fender of the Riv
er trend district, Greggs postof
fice, killed the biggest hog in the
county this season. His porker
netted 586 pounds, and he gets
the Herald’s check for $5. We
have heard of quite a number of
big killings. Mr. J. W. Griffin’s
big one weighed 481 pounds, and
he got 20 gallons of lard from,
him. Mr. J. T. Webb’s weighed
482 pounds, Mr. J. M. Connell’s
weighed 450 and Mr. J. Wesley
Griner’s netted 481.—Nashville
Herald. 1
I; The nT. VERNON BANK
ij MT. VERNON, GA.
i i i f—qraiiiWH CAPITAL, $15,000.00
j' ! j SURPLUS, $15,000.00 £
! | t * I Dr- J* H. McArthur, President 1
;! Alex McArthur, Vice-President S
j | W * Peterson, Cashier «
i! = « ReaJ! 1 Farm Loans a I
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We Pay 4 and 5 per Cent, on Time Deposits.
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I Vidalia, Ga.
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COMPANY, Vidalia, Ga. Makers of the Highest Grades jj;
OFFICERS: $
!Dr. J. H. McArthur, - - Vice-President jjjj
Geo. N. Mathews, Sr. - - Gen. Mgr. ij:
Mark W. Mathews, - Sec’y and Salesmah 8
DIRECTORS: 1
Dr. I. H. McArthur Geo. N. Mathews, Sr. |
John Jay McArthur A. D. Strobar W. G. Barnwell s t.
Tost Our Goods. All High Grades I
They Produce Well and Build up Land |
I Hew Trough Service via f
SEABOARD AIR LIKE R’Y. i
PULLMAN SLEEPERS
On night truins between Savannah and Montgomery, making |j
connections for all principal points EAST and WEST. jj
SERVICE WILL BE ESTABLISHED SUNDAY, NOV. 26th ji
ON FOLLOWING SCHEDULE: jj
700 AM 600 PM Lv Savannah Ar 000 AM 835 PM jj
742 AM 613 PM Ouyler 818 AM 745 PM Ij
852 AM 758 PM Hagan 707 AM 634 PM j;
it 20 AM 825 PM Collins 647 AM 610 PM ][
10 05 AM 912 PM Vidalia 602 AM 525 PM j!
11 25 AM 10 35 PM Helena 440 AM 4 03 PM !j
12 55 PM 12 08 AM Pitts 307 AM 2 36 PM j;
1 35 PM 12 40 AM Cordele 230 AM 1 40 PM ji
818 PM 200 AM Americus 115AM12 32 PM j!
405 PM 255 AM Iliehland 12 20 AM 11 82 AM Ij
646 PM 517 AM Ft Davis 952 PM 848 AM j;
g i;> PM 680 AM Ar Montgomery Lv 830 PM 720 AM j;
These trains will carry first class coaches and the night trains jj
I Pullman high class twelve section drawing room sleeping cars. |j
Bast nr Vies/ the Way that’s Best.
R. H. STANSELL, A. G. P. A., ij
Savannah, .... ... Georgia. «[
0. B. Ryan, G. P. A.,
Portsmouth, - - - - ihgina. j j
Eggs for Sale.
Thorough Bred Single Comb
White Leghorns. Single Comb
' Rhode Island Reds. SI.OO per
setting of 15. Also a few W hite
Leghorn Cocks at SI.OO each.
For sale by Dr. J. R. Watson,
i Soper ton, Ga.
Hoi *se for Sale.
> One bay horse 8 years old. Al
> so 250 bushels of com. I will
. sell at a bargain B. A. Rowe.
Soperton, Ga.
Fine, extra value cabbage
| plants, for sale at Peterson’s
, store, Ailey, Ga.
