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THE GRADY COUNTY PROGRESS, CAIRO, GEORGIA.
THE GRADY COUNTY PROGRESS.
THE OFFICIAL PRINT SHOP OF GRADY COUNTY.
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BEN F. PERRY, Jr., Editor
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CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY, GEORGIA, JULY 10th, 1914.
Wednesday was the first day |
of Uncle Sam's new fiscal year. |
Now that ‘‘Little Joe” has an
nounced, we are anxious to
learn what J. R. Smith intends
doing.
Brown’s Blunder.
Georgia needs a constitutional
convention and about two-thirds
of her present laws wiped off the
statute books.
While only a little more than
six weeks before the primary,
the candidates are making votes
while the sun shines.
The “no fence” advocates in
Thomas, Colquitt and Mitchell
counties were snowed under in
the elections last week.
Nineteen abates now require an
examination in agriculture to bt
passed before an applicant maj
obtain a license to teach.
A bill to prevent the carrying
of revolvers has been introduced
in the Cuban senate. A fine ol
$500 or six month’s imprison
ment is provided.
Thelistof the registered vot
ers of Decatur county has just
been completed, which shows
the number to be 2,700. Grady’s
registered vote is 1800.
An effort is being made to have
Dr. Len G. Broughton to returr
from London and resume his for
mer pastorate of the Broughtoi
Baptist Tabernacle in Atlanta.
The first bale of 1914 cotton in
the United States, weighing 391
pounds; sold on the cotton ex
change in Houston Texas, last
week for $500 or $1.27 1-2 pei
pound.
The April adjourned term ot
Mitchell Superior Court, whicl
was to have been held on th<
second Monday in this montl
has been adjourned over to the
October term.
The new equalization law has
some champions and some oppo
nents in every section of th(
state. The question of just tax
ation has ever been a puzzle t<
the law makers.
Whatever may be your view ot
the new tax law, let’s give it t
fair trial and improve its defects-
rather than tepeal it, as it seemF
to be working well in raising
more funds to pay the -public
debts.
Editor. C. B. Allen, of the
Moultrie Observer, has been se
lected as one of the managers ol
Dr. Hardman’s campaign with
headquarters in Atlanta. He if
being assisted by Hon. John N.
Holder, of Commerce, former
speaker of the House of Repre
sentatives. This makes a good
tear*.
A subscriber once received t
Run through the post office and it
made him mad. He went to see
the editor ab ut it, and the edi
tor showed him a few duns of
his own—one for paper, one for
type, one for fuel and several
others. “Now,” said.the editor
-I don’t get mad when these
come because I knew that all I
had to do was to ask several re
liable gentlemen like you to come
and help me out, and then I
could settle all of them. ’ ’ When
the subscriber saw *• -
u- ■ ’
The Albany Herald in a recent
issue sized up “Little Joe’s” an
nouncement in the following
sensible editorial:
“Former Governor Joseph M.
Brown has announced his candi
dacy for the United States Sen
ate against Senator Hoke Smith.
He slates in his announcement
that he becomes a candidate “in
response to the call of thousands
of white voters” and promises to
promulgate his platform later.
“Governor Brown has, in our
judgment, made the saddest
political blunder Of his career.
We believe, from our observa
tion of political alignment and
realignment in Georgia during
che last year, and ’ particularly
since the death of the 4 ,lamented
Senator Bacon, that i Qovernor
Brown has been misled by those
who pretended to be his friends,
but who were in reality seeking
to advance the interests of others.
“The friends of Governor Sla
ton have been diligent in their
sfforts to keep Governor Brown
jutofhis way. They realized,
is all who are conversant with
political conditions in Georgia
nust realize, that had Brown an-
lounced for the unexpired term
)f Senator Bacon, Slaton’s de
feat would have been almost in-
ivitable. The result has been to
tend the oily-tongued represen
tatives of two political camps to
lovernor Brown, each to whis-
jer honeyed words into his ear,
promise him political support and
lold before his enraptured eyes
;he picture of another triumph
it the polls. One of these camps
iontained the friends of Gover
nor Slaton, and the other holds
che enemies of Senator Hoke
Smith. In neither camp are to
re found the real friends of
Brown, for these have strongly
advised him against the course
which he has at last decided to
■pursue.
ILGovernor Brown counts up-
m seeing the old Joe Brown-
Hoke Smith factionalism reviv
ed, he is doomed to disappoint-
nent. If he has been mislead by
he flamboyant shoutings of a
few professional agitators who
i event excuses for their noisy
activity when there are no real
ssues, he is a less discerning
nan that we have long given
him credit for being. For the
fid factionlism has passed, the
people of Georgia sickened of it
long ago, and under no circum
stances are they going to be led
or driven into becoming par
ties to its resurrection. Thous
ands of men who voted against
Hoke Smith in his last race for
governor will enthusiastically
support him for the Senate
against Joseph M. Brown or any
other man in the state, and doz
ens of newspapers which have
been Mr. Brown’s friends in his
former races have candid y told
him that they would not support
him against Senator Smith.
And, incidentally, we do not
see how Governor Brown has
overlooked the fact that the last
time he stood up and fought
Hoke Smith, the Smith steam
roller went c ver him and flatten
ed him out.
Joseph M. Brown has not the
ghost of a show to defeat Sena-
'or the seat which the
holds. He will have
, of course, but it will
Je up of those who are
Let This Law Alone.
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
(From Alpharetta Free Press.)
If Georgia ever had a farcical
law it was her old tax law, which
until this year, governed citizens
in making their tax returns.
Under that law every citizen
walked up and voluntarily in
formed the tax receiver that he
was willing to give 10 cents or
41,000 to help run the state.
Chose desiring re-election, dared
not reject or increase the 10
:ents of the S10 or the $1,000.
The entire proceeding was so rid
iculous that South Sea Islanders
would have laughed at it. The
result was-about the same as the
result of taking up a collection
for foreign missions in Dawson
county.
The last legislature made a new
tax law. This new law is not
perfect by any means, but it is
far better than the old law. It
places in the hands of three citi
zens who are not in politics the
duty of equalizing tax returns.
These citizens are appointed by
the ordinary, and therefore are
not dependent upon popular suf
frage for their unenvied positions.
Governor Slaton, so it is said,
has a very consistent public
record. The Free Press has not
looked into all the things he has
done since he has been in public
life, but some things we know
about. We know he was abso-
utely fair when the prohibition
forces were storming the state
legislature, and we know he had
the pluck and the nerve to ask
for a new law, and that he push
ed his bill through the legislature
in the face of threats that
would make him unpopular. If
he never does anything else
while he lives, this tax law will
make him one of the greatest
men in the history of Georgia.
This law will from time to time
be improved until it is perfection
and when it is made perfect, or
^nearly so as a tax law can be
mad^Jack Slaton will be held in
higher esteem than nearly any
man in the state.
Some cheap politicians, backed
by the tax-dodgers of the state,
are trying to create a great deal
of prejudice against this law
They say it increases the burdens
on land and does not reach the
hidden property at all,, Perhaps
this criticism’is just in a measure
but this imperfection in the law
will be overcome before long.
The thing to do is not to abolish
the law, but improve and perfect
it. For heaven’s sake, don’t .go
back to the old farce of allowing
a millionaire to give in 10 cents if
he wants to, and of making
RENO ITEMS
Sundny School was well attended
Sunfiny p. in.
Prayer meeting was led by Mr.
Frohock Sundny night.
Mr. Alvie Lee and Cousin Mis*
Alice Barrett left Sunday after
noon for Sylvester to spend some
time with relatives and friends.
Mr. Alvie Rhoberg and Miss
Effie Gainey attended prayer meet
ing hero Sundny night.
G. W. Rheberg and family spent
Sunday with Mr. Perry and wife.
Mr. Bob Frohock and sister,
Misij Sadie, and Miss Nellie Max
well spent Sunday in Calvary the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Oats.
Carl Mitchell was in our burg
Sunday.
Henry Ulm attended prayer
meeting Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Groover Broom
and sister, Miss Annie, spent Sun
dny at the home of. their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Byron Lee.
Miss Susie Maxwell, spent Sun
day at the home of. Mr. Frohock’ 8 .
A singing school nt Reno next
Friday. Everybi dy come that
renter or a poor little farmer
give in his household goods and
stock and cattle at something like
their true value. Let us give
this new law a fair trial. Let us
not repeal it until the people see
whether they like it or not. In
nearly all the counties the people
are already praising it highly,
and they say it will certainly be
a most popular law when fairly
tried. Let us improve this law
by making it the duty of the tax
equalizing boards to seek out all
hidden property and tax it ac
cording to its value. Surely no
honest man can object to the
equalization of the tax burdens
of the state!
under political obligations to him
and three who, for reasons which
Georgians thoroughly under
stand, are uncompromisingly hos
tile to Senator Smith.
The latter’^ overwhelming
election is a foregone conclusion,
it matters not who his opponents
may be.”
The State Democratic Execu
tive Committee met in Atlanta
last week and accepted W. J.
Harris’ resignation as Chairman
of the Committee. No other bus
iness was transacted except to
pass a resolution allowing the
candidates for state and federal
offices until Au >ust 1st to pay
their assessments, The rules
for the coming primary re
main as they were.
Miss Nellie Lou Garland was out
at Sunday School Sunday. We
are always glad to have you Miss
Garland, so come again.
Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Davis at
tended the foot washing at Poplar
Spring Saturday and Sundny.
Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Rheberg
spent Sunday night with Mrs. J.
W. Davis.
Mrs. K. A. Rheberg attended the
foot washing at Poplar Spring Sat
urday and Sunday.
Mr. Emory Maxwell is ail smile
this ivtek, it’s a boy.
Miss Lula Mae Connell, is spend
ing a few day near Beachton the
guest of her sistor, Mrs. Brown.
MAKE $1 EASY.
For a, short time only we will
send The Grady County Progress
in clubs of five for $4.00. Any
boy or girl who will collect one
dollar each from five subscribers
may keep
trouble.
for their
NEWS
shipped a
WHIGHAM,
Mr. J. H. Carter
car of watermelons.
Mr. R. H, Smith made a busi
ness trip to Whigham last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Thomas and
family spent the Fourth with Mr.
and Mrs. E. G. Kelly and family.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Hines and
Mr. and Mis. J. R. Hines spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. T. B.
Hines.
Miss Mollie Smith came home
Sunday after spending a long while
in Jacksonville wjth relatives.
Mr. Lonnie-Haire returned from
Fort Myres, Fin., Friday.to spend
a while with relatives and friends.
Mrs, Jim Haire and little daugther
Bunnie L. returned with him "and
willspenda while .here with [her
mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Thomas and
family and Mrs. Fannie Kelley
went to the lake last week and had
a nice time and caught plenty of
fish.
Mrs. Lucy Carter is "still ill at
this writing.
Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Sellars at
tended Sunday school Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Kel’ey spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Thomas. 1
Mrs. Fannie Kelley spent Sun
day with Mrs. T. B. .Hines and
family.
Winder is at last to become the
seat of a new county. The fight,
which has lasted for nine years,
was practically ended last week
when the Senate passed jthe bil
creating the new county of Bar
row by a vote of 33 ty 7. As the
creation of a new county require. 1
a constitutional amendment, the
measure will have to be' submit
ted to the people in the October
election.
SPECIAL
net Mini's
If you are hungry for a
BARGAIN, don't miss this
sale. It pays every man
to look for these things,
because they do not come
every day.
2.50 pair new
Elk Skin Outing
Shoes have just
arrived. They
are the $2.00
grade, all solid
leather outside and inner sole. Special
10 Day Sale for $ 1.39 as long as
they last.
Our price on our entire stock has
always been right, and now much
cheaper.
Are you in
the Contest
for the
ORGAN?
If not, come in Register,
it is free.
Yours for Gocd Merchandise,
Your Money’s Worth or Your Money
Back.
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