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GRADY COUNTY PROGRESS, GAHlo.
Editor Gmdy ('minty rroj;rwi»,
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Dear Sir:—,
i have just been reading the acts
o’ Genera! Assembly of 1 isl sum*
mo.''asession au'l hive noted the
n i.nber of tinnnclim-.its to the
Constitution which are to be sub
mitted to the voters on next Tues
day. I feel eonstri ined to make a
few remarks on these amendments
before they urn voted on.
The Constitutional amendments
are-as follows:
1. To amend the Constitution
with reference to the new eonunty
of Baeoti.
2. The amendment with re
ference to the jurisdiction and pro
cedure in the Supreme Court aim
Court of appeals.
3. The amendment to allow in
crease in salaries, of certain judge
ot the Superior Court, to make
their salaries $5003.10 per annum.
4. The amendment to put the
Solicitor Generals of the State on
snlnries instead of fees.
5. To exi mot , from taxation
ships engaged in foreign commerce.
It is'rather interesting to note
that the. Legislature which propos
ed to offer these five amendments
only passed three or four laws-of
general application to the State,
among these being acts to change
usury laws,' permitting women to
practice law, to amend the prohi
bition law, providing compulsory
education and to authorize free
school books.
1 make no altact on the laws ol
general application, which was
passed: but it does seem to
rather far-fetched to make it neces
sary to submit so many eonstitu-
. tionul amendments. ft rather
\ looks like-the legislature is anxious,
to pass laws in order to take up
their full time in Atlanta, rather
than to give only needed legisla
tion; and to make sure that the
full time of the legislature shall bt
• taken up in spending the sunur.e:
in Atlanta, they must add amend
ment after a amendment to (lie
Constitution.
We people 'heretofore have swal
lowed every" amendment', that has
been offered, ami- approved it and
\ve have almost reached 1 -, the point
where the Constitution guarantees
us little or nothing for any consi
derable length of time, because we
are always ready to amend it in
order to remove, some obstacle t<
some legislator, who is planning
to get through his pet law.
I believe the people are tired ot
new laws: They are learning that
prosperity, happiness and succes.
cannot be brought about, by legis
lative enactment.
Up to 1905 we had a law limit
ing the counties. It was changed
to add eight more and changed re
peatedly since to add new county
after new county. No attack is in
tended here on the r.ew county,
movement but 1 am emphasising
the fact that the Constitution is
altered and amended as often as
the legislature meets, and as often
as the people have an opportunity
- to vote on the amendment^.
iSSmething ought to be-done to
reestablish ilic former respect and
admiration for our Constitution,
and. to stop the wild desire to
amend it to further the interests
of the political fortunes of any man
It does seem- that the people ought
to register their dis-approval of
these unlimited and unnecessary
amendments to the Constitution
by voting against them on Novem
ber 7th. Let us think of this and
ponder these questions well, and
see ir there is any real necessity for
any of the umendmends offered.
It would be wise to vote for the
amendment with refrencc to Bacon
county, but when we approve tjia
amendment, we at the same time
are remedying an evil which was
created by the thoughtlessness of
legislature' of 1912. They evident
ly pnssed this ir ensure so hurried
ly that they failed to give the
• county representation in our legis
lature.
The second amendment giving a
litigant the right, to carry cases
from the Court of Appeals to the
Supremo Court is especially with
out merit, because it will manifest
ly prolong litigation, at. the cost of
parties engages! in litigation. If
the Court of appeals is not capable
of sitting in final judgment., it
should Ire abolished or merged
with t.ho Supreme Court. It does
not remedy the present evil but
provides for an additional evil, by
currying the cas-j from the Court
of Appeals to the Supreme Court.
The, third amendment is wrong
because it provides that three or
four judges in the State shall have
a higher salary than all the other
superior court judges. It is true
that this increase is paid by ecr-
taiii couties, but if the judges
whose salaries arc. to bo increased,
are worth more than others, it
ought to he paid by the State. If
they are not, all the judges should
have the same salaries, and all
should be increased or diminished
alike.
The fourth amendment provides
for the payments of salaries to So
licitors Generals instead of fees.
Some Solicitors have only three or
four counties. Others have seven
•or eight. It would be manifestly
unfair to pay one Solicitor the
same salary as another when he
does two or three times as much
work as the other Solicitor does.
The evil in the fee system of Soli
citors General i» confined to the
counties that have large cities. It
would be better to reduce the. sal
aries of these few solicitors by leg
islative enactment than to under
take to put all on a similar salary
basis. The interest of the state
would likely suffer more with (lie
Solicitor General on a salary than
they would if lie received a fee,
because lie would get his salary
regardless of whether or not he did
his duty, but the present plan of
fees is based upon the idea of “no
work no pay.”
The fifth amendment provides
for the exemption of' klirps- Trom
Thomas Ctntrty
Thomas comity opened up her
fair last Wednesday at eleven
o’clock with a. mrynmoth parade of
Agricultural. Commercial and
Manufacturing floats. Thomcls-
ville - was,in gay attire with flags
and bunting in groat plofiirio'n
flouting from almost every business
house in the town, giving her
quite a h o 1 i d a y appearance.
There were many splendid floats
in , the parade. The agricultural
float from Oehlocknee was quite
a feature. There were also a nelu
ll et- of other excellent agricultural
floats, prominent among these be
ing the one by Riverside bum
owned by J. T. D!x m aval broth
ers, and Pine Grove Farm owned
by the McRae’s. Of the Cmnmcr
cinl Floats t hat of the ,Y1< ore
Music Company attracted most a
tendon, while that of the Amor
can Woolen Mills was probably
second. In the float a representing
manufactures the Thonmsville I< c
company, the Theme:- i • Iron
Work-'. Kirby PlanningiMills and
Buckoln Company were amicable
A splendid exhibit of cattle was
on hand, notably the herds of K,
E. Mack, Chinquapin Plantation,
Greenwood plantation, and The
large herd of Jerseys that, the
Thomtisvilic Live Stock Co., hav
there the sell at. Auction during Un
fair. There were also some splen
did exhibits of hogs on the first
day and likely this will he added
to during the fair.
About the most noteworthy ex
hibit of tire first day of the fair
was the really wonderful display
or fresh vegetables displayed by-
Mr. Loveless for Greenwood Plant
ation. This exhibit, would have to
be seen to be fully appreciated.
Suffice it to say that it is a revela
tion of what can be done on sou lb
Georgia soils.
This is largely a report of the
first day bf the burn's the Prog-
*g*fS.
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taxation where engaged in foreign - ress , n . m was present.-liir-tlmt'' >fny. !
commerce. This is a matter that
should he left entirely 'witir the
National Government, in as much
as the Slate has nothing to do with
foreign matters.
As intimated above, I feel like
this matter should be brought to
the attention of the voters before
they pass on these matters.
It does seem that rill of the am
endments submitted for ratification
next Tuesday are needless with the
The crowd was tiity so IremetidbrC-
ly large on (he first day, but no
doubt during the MWo remaining'
days Thoinasville will be more or
less building with the crowds.
Friday will be Barbecue Day
and Judge Lube announces that
there will be barbecue for all
Over a quarter of :> million
known'men and women from
well
cliff
-°rt S L b ! e ““ P 1 ‘ ion t ’°A hU °" C wU1 j|ercmt parts, of the country hrvo
u rs i ’j signed written- endorsements for
reference to Bacon County, and
the people ought to show their dis- j Tanlac . I(a best advertising comes
approval of this continual change | froin tho people who have actually
u ecl if.. Wight k Browne.
of our
ngninst
by voting \
constitution
them.
Very truly yours,
H. G. Turner.
Your coal goes a long way when
burned in Cole’s Hot Blasts Heat
ers. They 'are fuel savers.
This ii a prescription prepared especially
tor MALARIA or CHILLS & FEVER.
Five or six dose9 will break any case, and
if taken then as a tonic the Fever will not
return. It acts on the liver better than
Calomel and does not gripe or sicken. 25c
Carbon Bi-
OF US
Do not let the Weevils eat up your c< rr, peas and
other seeds. Treat thcm| properly,■ with Carbon Bi-
Sulphide and you need not divide-with the weevil.
We have a supply of Carbon Bi-Sulphide bought
at right prices and can sell you cheaper than you are
accustomed to paying.
TPHESE rods furnished by us are considerably
1 superior to corresponding parts furnished on
the Ford Car. Where the Ford Radius rods are
made of brazed tubing into which the ball-ends
are brazed.
Radius Rods are made up only of seamless steel
tubing with the ball ends electrically welded in.
This makes a lighter and very much stronger con
struction than the Ford rods, yet that certain •
measure of elasticity which is a requisite in this
structural detail of the Ford Car is preserved un
impaired.
Look for the brand
s. • ; '
it stands for quality.
on your
Ford
repairs,
Remember Our Motto:
Phone 84.
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Cairo, Georgia^
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