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"The M.or\tgorr\&ry Monitor.
PUBLISHED EVERY HIURSDAY. OFFICIAL ORGAN MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
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Mount Vernon, Ga.. Thursday Morning, Sept. 12, 1012.
Don’t say a word about politics
now. We arc absolutely resting.
These early fall rains are put
ting the land in fine condition for
that big oat crop you are going
to sow in October,
Another railroad is projected
for Mt. Vernon. We will gel
down in the sand and roll over
three times when we hear the
toot of the first engine coming in. ,
Kicking at the high cost of
living or the cost of high living
should never he indulged in by
the farmer who makes a living
out of the products that enter
daily into the world’s living.
Next Monday is the day and
Dublin the place when the new
Twelfth District will nominate
its first congressman. Os course
it will be Dudley M. Hughes, al
together unanimous and harmo
nious, and we’ll all he happy.
If you could make the people
of this country believe they were
getting “store-bought” goods,
thousands of cans of vegetables
and preserves could be put up
here anil disposed of at a profit.
From mere association, even the
old platation mule almost turns
up his nose at anything but store
bought oats and prairie grass.
If you can’t carry anything but
a single ear of corn, a single
stalk of sugar cane or cotton, get
ready to attend the Twelfth Dis
trict Agricultural Fair at Dublin.
Anything that will shake up the
dry hones of indifference and
even indicate the hidden possibil
ities of farming in Montgomery
county will help.
According to government fig
ures, American women have
spent over $16,000,000 for im
ported human hair during three
years past. Just think, of how
many yards of cloth could have
been added to their hobble skirts
by this enormous sum, and what
a great saving would result from
raising this hair at home.
The temperance department of
the Valdosta Times, “edited by
Valdosta W. (’. T. U.,“ denoun
ces Governor Drown as “the
hired assassin of the railroads
and liquor dealers,” and states
that “he was put into office by
the railroads and the liquor
gam'-.” If the great cause of
temperance had no stronger sup
|Hirt than such silly ranting as
this it would certainly he in a
had way.
This is not only a day of oppor
tunities but a day of opportunity
seekers as well. With the aven
ues of profitable endeavor multi
plying every day, there are
thousands of place hunters; and
when the world clamors for the
honest latior of thousands there
will lie millions waiting for a
chance. Dreaming of a time
when prosperity would l>e legis
lated into their pockets has been
the curse of this country in gen
eral and of Montgomery county
in particular.
Because the territory in which
Montgomery county is situated is
peculiarly a farming section, and
because we have no great manu
facturing enterprises nor large
mercantile establishments, we
devote much of our space to
topics on farming. Timber and
turpentine aro fast playing out,
but fanning real. intensive
farming is yet in its infancy.
That Montgomery county can
double its farm products without
the increase of its farm acreage
by a single acre is hut a mild
statement of the truth.
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Savannah Press: It is said
that in the recent primary in
Gilmer county they voted men
who were in jail. How differ
ent. in South Carolina, where
they now want to put men in jail
who voted in the primary.
Perry Home Journal: - Though
seemingly sure, the election of
the democratic presidential ticket
will not he easy. Wilson and
Marshall are the l>est men in the
race, and the principles they re
present are immeasureably su
perior to those represented by
the candidates of the other par
ties.
Waynesboro Banner:- It is
amusing how many Georgia
towns are claiming Mrs. Wood
row Wilson as their very own.
Every town in which she stopped,
when a girl, long enough to pick
a splinter from her foot, claims
to have been her early home.
Valdosta Times: —It is strange
’ that the Atlanta Journal did not
get Governor Smith to make the
legislature pass the mileage bill
while he was Governor. It is
also strange that the Journal did
not go into fits when the rule was
first adopted requiring mileage
to he exchanged at the depots
j for tickets. It happened during
Hoke’s administration.
Dublin Courier-Dispatch: —Be-
, tween the Mexican rebels, the
I Nicarauga revolutionist and the
Cuban incident, American citi
zens in these little republics are
having a hard time of it. It is
getting time that the United
States government followed a lit
, tie sterner policy with these
countries.
Clinch Co. News: There are
score's of questions we would
1 like to have solved; however, we
will only ask, why is it some peo
ple will leave wagons and bug
gies upon a sidewalk, especially
on dark nights?
Pembroke Enterprise:—lt is
said that there are about 16,000
country weekly newspapers in
the United States. When we
think of this we don’t wonder!
that it is hard for one country!
editor to make ends meet.
Darien Gazette:- The Demo
cratic pratv of Georgia, in con
vention recently assembled, de
clared for the equalization of the
burdens of taxation. Every mem
ber of the new legislature should
cut out this plank and paste it in
their hats for future reference.
Graymont Hustler:—Running
a school successfully is something
. like trying to run a newspaper
and pleasing all concerned. If,
you tickle the masses you make
enemies of the classes, and vice
; versa.
Hawkinsville Dispatch-News:—
It looks like Wilson is making a
winning campaign. His speeches
show lum to he very conservative
and at the same time progressive
enough to meet with favor among
all voters of sound and thinking
minds.
Nashville Herald: Some of
the big leaders of the Georgia
legislature will l>e left at home
next year. Joe Hill Hall, Hoop
er Alexander and John Hoder
chased otT after prettier butter
flies and got lost in the woods.
Macon Telegraph:—ln the
county of Gilmer centered the
tight for the judgeship between
“Newt” Morris and “Snacks”
Patterson. No matter now about
the main story that has been
told: but you wait until the New
Yoak Sun gets an eye on the
main actors, and on “Bart” and
i “Mart” Cox.
THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR-THURSDAY, SEPT. 12, 1912.
Puttting A Ban
On The Recall.
At the meeting of the Ameri
can Bar Association on Tuesday
fifty-four lawyers, at least one
from each state, made a report
in which the doctrine of the re
call of judges was condemned.
“We maintain,” says the report,
“that the recall applied to judges
will tend to dej rive the public of
! judges of ability, character, high
sense of duty and a due regard
jto enlightened public sentiment,
,and that such a judiciary is ab
solutely necessary to the exis
tence of a constitutional demo
cracy.”
The correctness of this state
ment will hardly lie questioned
by those who have given the sub
ject thoughtful consideration.
There are undoubtedly judges
who ought to he forced from the
Ix-nch, hut the number is small;
in comparison with that of those i
who are faithful and conscientious
in the discharge of their duties.
In every state there are meth
ods provided for getting 'rid of
the few who are unfit and un
worthy. It would be a clamity
to the country to subject the
judges to the w’hims, passions
and prejudices of the passing
hour. With the recall in force
judges would lose their indepen
dence. They would he threaten
ed to such an extent that often
there would he found weak ones
who would tip the scales of jus
tice in favor of those who exer
cised a dominating influence in
their respective communities.
Instead of an able, upright and
independent judiciary we should
have men on the bench who
would he the creatures of those
who sway the mob and lead the
unthinking to the ballot box.
The recall may do when its ap
plication is confined to minor of
fices, but to extend it to the ju
diciary would lie a long step to
wards the overthrow of the re
public. It is with satisfaction
therefore that the action of the
American Bar Association will be
received.
The fight against it, however,
i
will have to be kept up and wag
ed vigorously or it will become
fastened on the country. There
is a big element that has a feel
ing of hospitality to the judges
and there are men of prominence
and influence that are catering
to this element. Whether they
aro sincere or not we don’t un
dertake to say, but we are satis
fied that they are leading in a
wrong direction. Gradually the
people will see the mistake, as
they saw the mistake of the de
mand for free and unlimited coin
age of silver. When that time
J comes we can afford to rest on
I our oars, as it wore, for the
j danger will be over, but until
that time comes the battle against
the recall of judges must be con
tinuous and vigorous. Savannah
News.
Find Negro Eating
His Wife Alive.
Cordelo, Sept. 6. —A realistic!
imitatition of cannibalism is said
to have been witnessed yerterday!
afternoon by police officers who i
| were called to the “Smoky Bot
tom” settlement to interfere with
George Lewis, a negro, whom
they had been informed was bit
ing his wife unmercifully.
“lie’s jes uh eatin dat gal
alive,” said George’s mother-in
; law, as she arrived at police head
quarters almost out of breath,
persistent in her demands that
the officers go the scene quickly.
According to the police, Lewis
was still “chewing on his wife,”
when they intervened and she
was painfully scarred over the
face and body. Lewis explained
to the officers, after he had been
choked loose dog fashion, that
it all came about as a result of a
feud of nine years’ standing, of
which his mother-in-law was the
root. He is held at the barracks
and some of the police assert
that it would not be a bad idea to
have the man muzzled in case he
i should secure his release.
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A PROCLAMATION.
Submitting a proposed amend
ment to the Constitution of the
State of Georgia, to be voted on :
at the general State election to
1 he held on Wednesday, October
‘ 2, 1912, said amendment relating
; to the making of tax returns to
the Comptroller-General. By His
Excellency, Joseph M. Brown, j
Governor. j
State op Georoia, Executive Department.
Atlanta, July 2!>, 1912.
’ Whereas, the General Assembly at its session in
1911 proposed an amendment to the Constitution of
j this State as set/ fourth in an Act approved Aug
ust 19, 1911, ttrXvit:
An Aet proposing to amend the Constitution of
Georgia hy adding to second Section of the seventh
Article of said Constitution a new Paragraph for
requiring certain tax returns to be made to the
Comptroller-General on or before the first day of
March of each year, and for requiring the taxes
arising on such returns to he paid on or before the :
Ist day of September, and to authorize the Gener
al Assembly to pass such laws as may be necessary ;
and proper for carrying out said provisions.
Section 1. He it enacted by the General As
sembly. That, it shall be and is hereby proposed to
amend the Constitution of Georgia, by adding to
the second section of the seventh Article a new
Paragraph to l*c known as Paragraph six. as fol
lows: "All persons or classes of persons who
were, by laws of force January Ist. 1811, required
to make returns for taxation to the Comptroller-
General, and all who may hereafter lie so required, j
shall, on or before the first day of March of each
year, make such returns as of date of January Ist ;
of that year, and shall pay the taxes arising on
such returns in favor of the State on or before the
tirst of September of the same year, anything
heretofore contained in the Constitution or laws of
Georgia to the -notwithstanding. The
laws of force on said date governing such returns
and payments, and the collection and enforcement
! thereof shall remain of force as applicable to .the
; returns and payments herein required until the
! same shall be changed by law. The General As
i sembly shall have power to make or alter all laws
i that may Ik- necessary or proper for enforcing the
provisions of this Paragraph.
Sec. 2. He it further enacted. That whenever
I the above proposed amendment to the Constitution
I shall he agreed to hy two-thirds of the members
1 elected to each of the two Houses of the General
i Assembly, and the same has been entered upon
i their Journals, with the ayes and nays taken
I thereon, the Governor shall cause said amend
ment to’bo published in at least two newspapers
in each Congressional District in this State for the
period of two months next proceeding the time of
holding the next general election.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted. That the pro
f-phsed amendment shall be submitted for ratifica
tion or rejection to the electors of thisStatc at the
next general election to lie hold after the publica
tion as provided in the second Section of this Act
in the several election districts of this State, at
which election every person shall be qualified to
: vote who is entitled to vote for members of the
General Assembly. All persons voting at such
election in favor of adopting the proposed amend
-1 ment to the Constitution shall have written or
j printed on their twllots the words "For amend-
I ment to the Constitution requiring tax returns to
the Comptroller-General to Ik* paid on or before
September Ist of each year." and all persons op
i I posed to the Adoption of said amendment shall
have written or print'd on their ballots the words
i “Against amendment to the Constitution requir
ing tax returns to the Comtrotler-General to he
1 paid on or N fore September Ist of each year."
Sue. 4. He it further enacted. That all laws and
' parts of laws in conflict with this Act be. and the
same are. hereby repealed.
! Now. therefore, I. Joseph M Brown. Governor
| „f said State, do issue this my proclamation here
by declaring that the foregoing proposed amend*
j ment to the Constitution is submitted for ratifica
tion nr rejection to the voters of the State quali
fied to vote for members of the General Assembly
i at the general election to be held ol) Wednesday,
. October 2. 1912.
Hy the Governor: Joseph M. Brow n.
PHtl.Ur Cook. Secretary of State.
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M. B. CALHOUN,
At tv at * jaw,
iMt Vernon, Georgia.
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SOPERTON, GA. |
j The BANK OF SOPERTON j
Paid in Capital Stock, 825,000.00
Surplus and undivided
profits $<>,500.00
Total resources over 8100,000.00
§ General Banking Business Conducted. Accounts Solicited, jj:
[lnterest on Time Deposits
OFFICERS:
N. L. Gillis, President. v J. B. O’Conner, Vice-President. j|:
J. E. Hall, Cashier. I. H. Hall, Asst. Cashier jj.
DIRECTORS:
» N. L. Gillis, M. B. Gillis, J. J. O’Conner, \V. C. Futrill,
W. D. Martin, W. H. Fowler, J. E. Hall. ;j;
1 SOPERTON, GEORGIA.
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