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THE GRADY COUNTY PROGRESS, CAIRO, GEORGIA.
FUSSED BY RECENT 1AG0N CONVENTIO
Following*' is atne full text of
•■the platform adopted by the
( State Democratic con ven tion:
| “We,the Democrats of Geor
gia, irjy convention assembled,
a with-peace and prosperity bless-
and shall bear its just burden
tax; tion.
•‘We oppose the sale of the
Western & Atlantic’ railroad
which is a precious legacy hand
ed down to us by our fathers
;ing our commonwealth, feel that - The lease of • this magnificient
Divine Providence is smiling upon property expires in 1919 and we
us. With hope for the future ui’go the legislature and the next
. we congratulate . the , people'of
; | Georgia on present conditions
- ’and unparalleled prosperity of
• | Jour, great state.
; ■ "We extend to the National
I Democratic party our hearty con
gratulations on the service ren-
I Jdered the country and pledge to
■■■.it our co-operation and support,
i;Under the leadership of our great
r and wise President, Woodrow
If Wilson, we have seen more con
structive legislation originated
/ - and enforced to lift the burden
| .. from the shoulders of, the toiling
masses and at the same time pro-
II tecting. the rights of capital than
; , in a century of former Republi
can and Democratic administra-
!; tions.
“We have seen within the past
two years, a substantial and ef
fective reduction of the tariff;
> an effective amendment.' to the
; currency laws, giving us an elas-
tic currency, with regional banks
through.the South, making im
possible financial panics; we
have seen, a department of com
merce established wfth head
quarters in the. South; we have
seen a practical parcel post es
tablished aiding the local mer
chants and farmers in marketing
their, crops; we have seen .idle
.money in the treasury . brought
to our very doors to move our cot
ton and grain crops; we have
seen provision made by; the na
tional government to enable the
farmers of the' South to store
. their cotton; draw' money on it,
using and at the.same,time hold
ing it for better p'rices. We,
therefore, as Democrats of Geor
gia extend, the right hand of fel
lowship to the Democracy of- the
nation.
“We realize that while Mexico
could have been crushed by ..us as
an egg shell-by a .trip hammer,
yet diplomacy -and justice and
mercy -are greater than war; :
and , the moral example ,tq the,
world and to our sister republic
to the south Of us will live,for
ever and rebound to the glory of
our great republic-, and faithful
president .whose one guiding star
is right, justice and numanity,
.At this time when the world is
at war the course adopted to pre
serve peace in Mexico has justi
fied itself by results.
“As-loyal Democrats of Geor
gia, with perfect faith, We pro-
cloim to the. people of the South
that there is no hope for us out
side of the ranks of the militant
Democracy,
“Our financial condition is
most important, and its solution
demands the best attention and
co-operation of every patriotic
citizen.'"
“The wealth of our state has
grown so rapidly that itstaggers
us with its proportions, and it is
growing so fast in .every line of
endeavor that we must be care
ful ter meet i ts expanding needs
and its conditions. No expendi
tures should exceed our income
and without parsimpny to any
state institution we must exer
cise, the most rigi^ economy in
administering its affairs.
“We are glad to say that ‘the
pa.ss the bat around system’-has
b|en abolished Our new tax
equalization, law. properly per
fected,. if it needed be, so as to
make public service corporations
bear their just proportion of the
burden, will accomplish much,
ard will force the dishonest tax
dodger tp pay his part together
with the honest' tax . payers,
which will red.ee the taxes of
AU,fl;.e People, wo hope, to 2 12
lMIsand even lower .in the near
future. Every piece of property
and every asset of every
person or • corporation must
governor of Georgia to look dili
gently and carefully to its inter
est and release to the best ad
vantage.
“We believe not only in a low
er tax rate, but vve'promise the
people of Georgia that the tax
payer shall get as much in pro
tection as. he'pays out in taxes
Increased ’protection and lower
taxes are the basic principles of
our party platform
“We congratulate the State cf
Georgia on the new sanitary and
health and vital statistics laws
passed by the last legislature, as
the health of our people is para
mount to every other issue, and
\ye urge that these laws be rigid
ly-enforced.
‘ Our great university system
is a source of pride to. all, and
we urge that it be intended along
the line of agriculture teaching.
Our common school system is al
so a source of pride to every
Georgian and we urge that the
large st appropriation possible be
made to them; and we also earn
estly urge that our. teachers be
better paid, and ' that payment
she uld be made promptly when
due
“We congratulate the state on
the harmony existing between
labor and capital, as we feel that
is cause'' for congratulations to
the Democratic party. In the
great state of Georgia we should
invite capital to invest' and al
low it-to expand to its utmost
capacity, and labor. must have
its-just reward!: We pledge the
Democratic, party not only, tn
encourage capital, but to protect
labor with just and adequate leg
islation.
“Our progress in public road
building in' the- past years has
been phenomenal; and the state
should fco-operate with the ten-
erd-jj government to get every ap-
pirqpriatibn pbssible to continue
the work which will enhance our
laiid beyond computation. We
recommend that we have a sep
arate bureau to assist and en-
courage.this department so es
sential to cur state.
“The heroes of the ‘lpst cause’
who- were glorious in war and
renowned in peace are rapidly
passing away, but the remaining
ones and their wives should be
generously provided for, as the
debt of gratitude we owe to them
we will never be able to repay.
‘We will bind them to our hearts
and wear them there forever. ’
“We hereby declare for a per
manent registration of voters
and desire to see this system per
fected, if it needs, as we ‘regard
the rights of the ballot and the
restrictions thrown about it as
elemental and fundamental to
good government, being, in fact,
the very foundation of honest
government,-
“We protest against any fur
ther bond issues except it be
come a dire necessity, but we
are glad to say that the state’s
finances are in such condition
that no bond' issue is necessary;
or even within the range of
probability.
“No state in the union has
more equitable or better laws or
more efficient courts than tie
state of Georgia. It is proved
beyond question that justice is.
free, and our courts are open at
Paople Wore Forgotten Asserts
Gov. Slaton in Strong Card.
(Continued from pagel,)
Georgia was there with all his
patronage, and one of his depu
ties was a delegate from a coun
ty which went tor me, and at.tin-
first opportunity he promptly
oted against me.
“The commissioner.of internal
■evenue was there as a delegate
o fight., me, and' was on the
stage a large part of the time.
“The census commissioner waF
there with all the. power of. his
patronagb.
“It took them all, and it took
ti credentials committee and a
temporary chairman, a perma
nent chairman and an ousting of
ielcgates and a desertion b>
lelegates from counties' that
vent for me, to defeat me.
“The .people Were forgotten
ind politicians with* patronage-
vere in full control
“The duty of the convention
vas to- register the will of-th e
people,' I.ut that was . their last
onsideration. The candidate
vho would have been elected un
der the state law drawn by Sen
itors Bacon and Smith, who re
eived over 7,000 plurality, and
plurality of county units , and
f counties, and was the first or
econd choice of three-fourths of
he counties of the' state, was-
acrificedand deserted after, the
irst ballot. -
“The delegates of my oppon-
TIRED CREEK ITEMS
Mr. and Mrs. Osenr Hagans at
tended preaching at Tirrd Creek
Sunday.
Bud •Vanliindlngluviii .attended
preaching at Tired Creek Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. TI. I.. Hughes at-'
tended preaching at Tired Creek
Sunday.
J. W. Rich attended Sunday
Seliool at Pino Level Sunday.
Master Trank Dollar, of Gieen-
'vood reel ion, visited Master VV id tei
ind Rainey Rie.h Sunday.
Misses Pearl and Ruby Whnherb
nd their-bruther Olin, visited in
,iye Oak section,
Ed Thomason has returned homo
nd we trust lie is much improved.
John Bmlifoi-d visited J.D, Wim
berly Sunday.
life •'WW’ l,r - B -nth 'visited-A. A. I. nine
Aiundny afternoon.
Subscribe for the Progress and get
t he news. '
nts were Joyal and did not dis-
bey the counties’• instructions,
because they w ere chosen from
faithful adherents.
“The details of the convention
■and its proceedings are- known
hrough the press to all Geor
gians. If its proceedings are
haracteristic of progressive
democracy, that adjective - will
ever be.hateful to’ Georgians who
believe in popular government
instead of ring rule and manipu
lation.
“I am thankful to. the con ven
tion for one .thing. It indorsed
the tax equalization. law, for
which -I fought and against
which my successful, adversary
lirected 1 -his keenest invective.
Individuals may pas3 aw'ay, but
this act is the best work of con
structive statesmanship which
has; been placed on the statute
books for half a century. It will
live when Mr. Hardwick and I
have passed away. It will equal
ize the burdens of the people,
rehabilate the finances of the
slate, and guarantee the.tax pay-
against waste and extrava
gance. My monument will be
written in that law.
“The convention which ap
proved my work defeated me
and elected a man who opposed
it,
“It is qjripute for which .1 am
thankful*' and leaves me.in a
spirit of good humor and unabat
ed cheerfulness
“The people who elected me
are due - the information as to the
means by which I was defeated
the convention and judgment*
the proceedings of . this con
vpntion is a matter for their mas
ters and mine—the sovereign
people,
“I stated to the convention,
when permitted to speak, that
believed the junior senatorship
should be referred back to the
people for their direction. The
office was too high and too sacred
and meant too much for Gee rain
and the union to be controlled by
manipulation and trade. This
suggestion was refused.
“I have always had an abiding
confidence in the fairness and
justice of my fellow citizens. T
believe they are the best people
on earth, and their civilization is
the noblest. My confidence in
them and my love for them are
unabated.
“I trust that tliev will takp
their affairs into their own hands
and see to it that "their sover
eignty shall he vindicated.”
' “JOHN M. SLATON.
Pi oclamation
all times to the humblest and
poorest citizen. The verdicts of
juries and the judgements cf
courts should be held sacred, and
never be overturned, if possible
to avoid it. So far as practica
ble, technicalties should be abo
lished and justice, with her
strong arm, should hold the bal
ance even. .
[ “We call upon all Georgians.in
this, the greatest era of our pros
perity, to assist us in carrying
out our pledges to the people.
‘We must not tear down, but
build up every institution and
interest of our great and expand
ing commonwealth. It- is a
badere of honor to be a Georgian,
and equally so to be a Democrat;
and let us all. collectively and in
dividually, put our shoulders to
the wheels of nrogress and make
our state even more than ever,
the ‘prideof the nation.’
“We recommend the adoption
of the Torrens land title system.
Submitting a pirn prised nmond-
ment-to tlie : Constitution of Geor-
■ii), to bp' voted on at tho Gqriehil
Election to be held on Tuesday,
November .1, 1914, said . ninond-
nent 'proyidiiVg for the .creation ol
ho CoUii.ty• of -Evnus.-
3y His Excellftii'y,
Jolm M. Sin toil. Governor.
Slate -of Georgia,
.Executive Department,
August 12, 1914
Wlf? teas, the .General Assimbij
nils session in (914 proposed .an
I'mendment- to the ..Constitution 1 of
this State ns set forth in an Act ap
proved August 11, 1914, totvit: .
An Act to propose to the quali
fied electors Of the State of Goor-
.;m, ami amendment to Paragraph-
2; of .Section 1,.Of Article IX, of
the Constitution of, this State, as
.tliiendeif by the ratincrttioii. liy the
qualified voters of this State of the
Vets approved July 19, 1901; July
ill, 190(5; July,(SQ, 1912, and' Au
gust 14, 19(2, Same being, “An’
Act.to layout and create new coun
ty,. from .portions of Ryllpeh and
l‘attimi.1 Counties, to lie mimed,and
he known as Evans County,, with
the city opCln'xton as .the county
site, ainl for otlior- purposes. ’’ '.
Section'1. Be it enacted by. the
General Assembly of the -Shite of.
Georgia, and it is hereby enacted
by the authority of the s.mio, tint:
tna'foT owing -a.iUendmont is hereby
proposed to 'Paragraph 2, of See-
lion 1, of Article il, of the ChiiHti-
tiitipn of tliis Slate, as amended .hv
the. ratification by the qualified
voters of this Slate Of lire.; Acts ap
proved July 19, 1914, and .July 31,
190(1, July 80, (912, anti August
14, 19.12, tbwit: by adding to said
AtnigTaph tlie following langnngo,
tij-vit: “Provided, however,- that
in addition to the countries now
pirvi .‘ed for by this Constitution,
there shall be a new County laid'out
ttYul created from portions of the
Counties of Uullpeh and Tattnall
and embraced within-the following
boundary lilies, commencing at a
poipt known ds Johnson’s Old Fer
ry on the Caroochee River and run
ning thence in a southwesterly di
rection along theJbounduTy’ line be
tween Liberty and Tattnall Comi
ties to a point known as the Ford,
or Caroochee C'-cek; thence a wester
ly direction’, a straight line to Jennie;
thence in a westerly direction ii
straight line to Roger’s Crossing,
tit the intersection of the "Bellville
atid Reidsville Roads; thence in a
northerly direction in a ■ straight
line to a point on tho Seaboard. Air
Line Railway, half way between
the towns of Bellville arid Manas
sas; thence northerly- in the same
direction in a straight line until it
intersects t lie line of the proposed
County of Candler; thence along
said line to tho Caroochee River;
thence in a southerly direction down
the Carol cliue River to Kennedy’s
Bridge"; thence in an easterly djrec
tion along the public road leading
from Kennedy’s Bridge :'U> Ada
Belle on the Register and Glenville
Railroad; thence in an easterly di
rection along the Old Dublin (hind
to tlie right-of-way of the
old Dublin Railroad- bed, thenc-s in
a southeasterly direction down said
right-of-way to Scott’s Creek; then
ce in the same direction down Scot's
Creek to its mouth in Lott’s Creek;
thence in n southerly
dire e t ion d o w n Lott’s
Gieek to its mouth into Caroochee
River, and from thence down Carom
ciiee ltivur in n Built! easterly dir c-
tion to the starting point at John
son’s Ferry.
“That tlie territory ombrnoed in
tlie foregoing houndary ,’ines slia’I
be known as and lie named Ew.i.a
County and. tho city of Gliixt n
siia 11 be the county site of same. ‘’
‘‘That said proposed county shall
l)b uttaclial to the First Cb’ngr
sional District, to tho Atlantic Ju
dical Circuit ana to the second Sen-
ntorinl District. That all legal vot
era residing within tho limits o
s nil proposed county of Evans, on
titled under tho laws of Georgia to
voto for members of tho General
Assembly, shall, on tlie first Wed
nesdny. in January, following the
•ilti Heat I’m by tho people of i hi
proposed amendment, elect the
following ofiicoVs lor t to said conn
fv qM'ivans: An ordinary, a cirri;
"f tho buporior Court, a sheriff,
"\rnner, a tux collector, a tax
eolver, a county treasurer, a county
eirveyor, a county superintendent
of publfo scliools.and threecommia-
'iimej'sof mads and revenues, sail
■lection to be held at Claxton, tin
ountysitc, .according to law. That
lie siqterior eouVts of said comity
f Evans shall ho hold on tho four-
,'i Mondnvs of JnnunFv, March,
Juno and October, of each year.ami
tmt- tlie grand jury for said county
f Evans’shall serve at. tlie Jamia. i
ind Juno terms Of said cot. rt, eaeii
voiir; p.nniiled however, ' Unit tin
Judge (if-tlie Superior Court may,
in his (liserelioh, cause tlie grand
jury of said county, to lie summon
ed at any term of said Superici
'°u-t. That the limit of said
•mmty'of Enms, tlie Congr-ssjonnl
and State Ser.atorial Districts, the
ludicial Circuit to which said coim-
y' f Evans is horcliy attached, the
lerm of tho .Buporior Court of tin
>ame shall lie so. designated herein
mtil changed '.by law; provided
bat tho-.laws applicable to now
ouiitiesi' and not inconsistent or in
eonffict with tho provisions of this
Vet ns found in Sections 829 to 8(8
inclusive of the Code of .'Georgia
1910', are'horob.v made iipplicahle to.
said.county (if Evans, whenever'said
'ounty is created, and that said
•auhity.shall ho subject to all. laws
ippliciil>lo to liil other counties' of
■;his s.iito.
“Seotlon'2. .Be it furthor enact
ed by t he authority afdresald, That
whenever the proposed amondmorit
to the Constitution of this State
shall' be agreed to by, two thirds . of
the members elected to cadi of the
t wo Houses of tlie General Assem
bly,'and.the samo luw been entered
on their journals, with thp yen's,and
nays taken thereon, tlio Govcrnor
shall, ail'd-he is hereby authorized
and.instructed to cause ' the above
proposed iimcndmenl to be publish
ed in oi c or . more newspapers in
each Congressional District in this
Stiilo for the period of two month’s, :
next procuuding tlie time of holding
the next gotiend election; anti,tlie
Goveriibr is further authorized-ami
lirected to provide for the submis
sion of tlieamendn.icntproposqdfor
ratification or rejection to the eleo
tors of this State, At the next gen•
end elect ion to be 'field after : said
publication, at-wliieii.electinn every
persim shall he qualified to vote,
wiio- is entitled to ..vote for members
of the General Assenilily. All'per
sons voting at sajd election in favor
of adopting the said proposed
amehdment shall have written or
printed on their hafiot , the words,
“For amendment’ to tlie Constitu
tion, creating the County of Evans’’
and all persons opposed, t°. the
adoption, of said proposed amend*
■Hunt shall have written or printed
on-their ballots’the words, “Against
ihp amendment to tlie Constitution 1
creating tlie County of-Evans.^’’. If
ii majority of the electors, qualified
to vote fm' mem burs of the General
Assembly voting thereon, shall vote
for ratification of said proposed
amendment, then, the . Governor
shall, when lie useurtiiinS same
from the' Secretary ' of State, to
whom the returns from said election
shall lie referred, in the manner us
in cases of election for members, of
tho.general Assembly-to count and
nseoitam tho result, issue his' pro-
eluniu'ipii for one insertion, in one
daily paper of tlie State, announc
ing such result and declaring the
amendment* ratified.
Sec. 8. Be it further, omicled by
tho authority aforesaid, That all
hiwsaii'l parts of laws in conflict
with tliis Act, he, and the wane are,
hereby repealed. ’ *
Now,.therefore I, John M. Sla
ton, Governor of said Stale, do is
sue this nVy proclamation hereby de
cinl ing lliat 11 ui foregoing proposed
amendment to tlie Constitution is
submitted for ratification or rejection
to tlie voters of the State qualified
to vote for memliors of'the General
Assenilily at the General Election tn
lie held oil Tuesday, November 8,
1914. .-
John M. Slaton,
• Governori
By the'Govorror:
Philip Cook,
Secretary of Stato.
You Know This Is True
How do you like to be deceived ?
Many a time you have bought a
a package of medicine that looked
like a great big money’s vvui-tli.
llien when you got. home and
took off the wrapper or carton
you found—what?
Just a slender, long-necked
xottle with all the sides deeply
■Hinken—containing about half
what you would naturally expect
from the size of the package.
Even if the medicine is good
vou didn’t like the trickery of it,’
did you?
Wish you’d ask us to open any
package and show you the honest
bottle they use all through the
line. There is no deception. You
get all you expect for your mon
ey. The Penslar policy is to play
fair; to give full value: to refrain
Irom any deception; to say plain
ly; what any remedy will' do, but
without exaggeration; and let you
know exactly what you are using
the formula is on the label
This sort of rugged, old-fash
ioned squareness in every littlel
detail is bound to mean that the
Penslar Remedies themselves are
of the highest quality-and that
is why we spend our ovyn money
to recommend them to you. We
know they are the finest that
money and skill can produce
Remember it’s Penslar
The Grady Pharmacy
THE PENSLAR STORE
Mrs. 0. J. Powell and children, t
o? near Mgtcalf, who have been’
gisiting Mr. and Mrs. J. R. White
halve returned home..
1 City Court Jurors
Jury drawn July 21st. to serve
at the regular October telm on
the 3rd Monday in October 1914..
J D Herring, T M Whigham,
J O.Oates',' S’ebrun H Sutton, J
F Darsey, W. Henry Maxwell,
H C Willis, B L Williams, W M
Hudson, K P Wight, CN Mug-
gri’dge,' j. y R Hopkihs, John H
Rutler, W G Bell, H. L WaJson,
J M Poulk, Ivey Brinson, T M
Orren Moore,- W R Wynn, J T
"Dunbar, W B Godwin. G W Tay
lor, GB Stapleton, GhaHie Join
er. - ,
Miss Lucile Stringer will leave
tomorrow for Graceville, Florida
to resume her duties in the school
there.
Miss Eunice Ragsdale left-Sun
to take up duties as teacher in
the Norman Park Qollegate Insti
tution at Norman Park.
ON GOODS
YOU BUY
By HOLLAND.
S OUNDS kooiI. doesn't it?
And the best of it Is it Is
li-ue. These cash dividends
are paid on every dollar you
spend; provided you spend
- wisely and buy sooils- that
the maker believes In so
strongly that ho advertises
them.
Advertised- goods are not
always the cheapest so far ns
the amount asked ,for them
Is concerned. Itul they nro.
INVARIABLY THIS BEST.
And this makes them cheap
est when nil things are con
sidered.
When you bny for tho same
money a hotter article ttinn
you have been buying you get
a cast) dividend on your pur
chase. When you pay less for
nn article of the-same quality
you get a-ensh dividend.
' THESE DIVIDENDS AWE
PAID TO THE HEADERS
OP ADVERTISEMENTS IN
THIS PA BEIL
Mrs. O. J. Powell and children
of near Metcalfe, who have been
visiting Mr. Mrs. J. R. White
have returned home.
Gather up your eggs and' take
them to White & Stringer. They
will give you 25 .cents per dozen
for them. .