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COVINGTON, GA., JULY 27, 1910.
Perry of Gainesville, is determined
not to get out of th lime-light for
long. He is now in the race for con¬
gress from the Ninth.
The report being circulated here
that Congressman Livingston defeat¬
ed Mayson by only 127 majority in
1908 is unfounded. The records show
that he received a majority of 343.
It is being freely predicted that
candidate Howad will not carry more
than three counties in the fifth dis¬
trict. He is up against a wheel horse
when it comes to running for con¬
gress.
Watson says he can do more good
by staying outside and peeping in.
Then in God’s name why did he say
he was back in the democratic party.
We would prefer him outside, and
then some.
A head-line to a dispatch says
“Farmers to meet in Classic City.”
We always knew that the farmers
were a classy bunch, and are glad to
see that they will be in their proper
atmossphere.
Newton County sent up a live wire
to the Farmers Union Convention at
Union City last week in the person.of
L. W. Jarman. He stood for those
things dictated by his convictions
and made the “Union City Bunch sit
up and take due notice.”
We want to make it a straight
chain-gang offense for one person to
call another a liar through the col¬
umns of a newspaper. It is an impo¬
sition on the public to run into such
literature as the recent controversies
promulgated by Tom Watson.
The fact that Howard did uot re¬
sign his position as solicitor general
of the Stone Mountain circuit, and
yet refuses to turn loose, is a pretty
good sign that he too, has little con¬
fidence in his probability of winning
in his race for congress. We always
did hate to see a man hold on to one
“tit” till he could get his mouth on
another.
We express the hope that our
readers will help to make this as
quiet a campaign as possible by re¬
fraining from heated discussions. Let
us keep cool for a few weeks and
not increase or intensify the bitter¬
ness that has come down from pre¬
vious campaigns. We have duties
as citizens and neighbors that require
cordial good feeling and we must
lose sight of those things even in so
important a matter as the selection
of a governor, for Georgia will go on
no matter who is elected.—Dallas
New Era.
Referring to Georgia’s ratification of
the proposed income tax amendment,
the Richmond Times-Dispatch re¬
marks: “Those who voted for the
amendment have the satisfaction of
knowing that they have been loyal to
one of the demands of the National
Democratic platform, and may com
fort themselves with this reflection
when the Federal tax-gatherers begin
to take from the people of the state
for the purposes of the great national
machine at Washington what they
should have reserved for themselves.
There will be no half-way doings
with the Federal officers and the wail¬
ing of the people that will go up from
Nacoochee’s lofty height to Tybee
Light will not avail against the ex
actions of the government, which is
run now for the purpose of spending
money and not of saving it.”
$50,000 Taxes From Near Beer.
Between $50,000 and $60,000 is the
aggregate of the sums paid by delin¬
quent near beer dealers into the
state treasury during the past sevi r
al weeks. Over two hundred had
failed to pay the amount required by
the state law for license, and State
License Inspector M. M. Anderson
has been hot on the trail of delin¬
quents for a week or more.
He has succeeded in rounding up
all except about a dozen, and he has
not given up the dozen yet.
The^campaign which is being waged
against our congressman, Leonidas F.
Livingston, has a tendency to bring
vividly to light the inestimable worth
of the geutlemau in question rather
than to detract from or to injure him,
politically or otherwise.
W T e doubt if there is a congressional
district in all the south from which
there is a representative more thought¬
ful of his constituency or more liyal
to his party and the trust imposed in
him than Livingston. For twenty
years he has stood firm for his con¬
victions and helped fight the battles
of democracy, good government and
the multitude of matters pertaining
to his office. In all he has been true
helpful and with his wise judgment
has truly been fitted and equipped to
sit in the halls of congress in name
and in truth. He has always had
opposition, and in fact in nearly every
instance the citizens who from reason
either fancied or supposedly real,
fought him and used their powers to
defeat him, have said just as they are
saying now, that this time he would
go down in defeat. But when the
time comes to vote as it will on
August 23rd, the thinking people of
the fifth district will go out to the
polls and cast their ballots for him,
realizing his worth and efforts for his
people. Although there are a num¬
ber of people in the district who would
do anything and go to any lengths to
defeat him, he has a career any man
would feel proud of. In Georgia a
democrat who can so conduct himself
and administer the affairs of his office
in such a manner as to bring down
the wrath of Tom Watson, the muck
raker of Georgia, to such an extent
that he (Watson) will go out of his
way to endeavor to bring about de¬
feat, has accomplished something
worth while for his country. And
Watson is fighting him, and don’t you
forget it. Likewise, he has arrayed a
lot of his believers and others in his
fight to kill him politically don’t for¬
get that either. Watson says he has
always fought Livingston. We ask
why? In the absence of an answer
we will say that possibly ,Mr. Watson
and a few others can’t manage him.
In fact Livingston has a head Qf his
own, and he believes in using it.
That’s what we elect him for, we
know his sense and wisdom surpasses
that of the peanut politicians and
wind-jammers who would have you
believe that the country is going to
the dogs, Livingston to the republican
party and Howard to Congress.
There’s nothing to it; we all know
that Livingston, were he one hundred
and eighty years old would have more
influence and could do more in con¬
gress than Watson-Howard and the
whole shooting match who are fight¬
ing him so hard.
Livingston has for twenty years
been one of the most important mem¬
bers from the south. His influence
has been great and his wisdom recog¬
nized by both sides of the house.
On all important questions his attitude
has been right. His efforts in behalf
on hundreds of popple from his home
district in securing employment has
been felt and appreciated. The
charges made against him and his
attitude towards the republicans is
vapory and we doubt not that if they
were put to the proof-test they would
fall as flat as Lot’s wife did when she
turned to a pillar of salt.
Personally, we like Mr. Livingston’s
opponent, but his politics and methods
ot conducting a campaign are decided¬
ly distasteful, bordering as they do,
on the muck-raking, mud, slinging rot
that the people of Georgia and the
fifth district especially are getting
tired of. Mr. Livingston will do the
same thing this year as he has done
for the past twenty-go back to Con¬
gress and do his duty regardless of the
spell-binding, muck-raking campaign
being waged against him.
Destrutive Bug in Thomas County.
Is the boll weevil in Thomas county?
This question is agitating the minds
of the farmers whose crop of cotton
in Thomas county is conservatively
estimated at 26 per cent, off, becauss
of recent rains. The weevil talk is
brought about by circumstances that
lead the people to believe that the
bug is here.
It is claimed that the plant is shed¬
ding its fruit, and upon a close exam¬
ination it is found that the boll has in
many instances dropped off at the
stem, having been bored by some in¬
sect, the trail of which is perfectly
apparent.
So far none of the bugs which take
off the boll stem at the point where it
is attached to the main stem of the
plant have been caught, but several
farmers are hunting daily to get a
specimen of the insect and will as
soon as possible have it examined.
Complaints of a like character have
been brought into Thomasville by
many farmers and in several sections
of the county.
Covington will likely put on “airs”
some when the census returns come
in showing her population to be more
than three thousand.
Advertinse in the News.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
The Georgia division of theFarmers
and Educational Union
at Union City last week in annual
for the purpose of taking
reckoning of its year’s work.
The occasion is appropriate for the
at large to take a reckoning of
Farmers’ Union, to see what it
means in present-day progress, what
accomplished, and what it intends
to accomplish.
It was only during the last session
congress that the existence of the
seemed to dawn on the nation¬
consciousness, and with it came
the realization that here was a mighty
already at work in the affairs of
the nation and destined to grow
each year,
It was suddenly realized that the
class that bed been so often jollied
by politicians before election and
forgotten by them afterward were
now coming to their national represen¬
tatives, organized, alert and insistent
demanding the square deal.
And behdld, the wonder of the real¬
ization was that these demands were
not for some wild experiment in gov¬
ernment or chimerical financial de¬
parture but for straight common
sense propositions, generally admitted
to be practical and needed, but de¬
nied through opposing influences.
Their demands were specific, were
concentrated on certain concrete meas¬
ures, and not founded on any govern
metal getting-rioh-quick scheme.
And like the rays through a sun¬
glass, their concentration caused them
to be felt, and the nation became
aware of the power behind them.
During the greater part of the ses¬
sion of congress, the union maintained
a vigilance committee at Washington
t > watch the fate of measures of in¬
terest to farmers. They were not
lobbyists in the ordinary .sense of he
word. Poliical shilly-shallying they
have always avoided. That is not the
attitude with which they approached
coaigress. They had nothing to put
through which ought not to be, no
private interest to be slipped past
the general good.
Rather their attitude was this: We,
the farmers of this nation, as a great
factor in its life and wealth, sent
you here because you promised to
work in our interest; now why have
you not done it, and why are you not
doing it.
They wanted gambling in farm pro¬
ducts stopped, they wanted the estab¬
lishment of the .parcels post, the sav¬
ings bank, and other measures which
they contended would be beneficial
to them and not .in justice harmful to
any one else. They didn’t get all
they wanted, -but they gained the at¬
tention of congress and of the na
tioai.
And another thing that surprised
the country was that here was an
organized body of men, 3,000,000 or
more .strong, who were not .playing
politics, who were not striving to
appear in the role of a political party
or even^o (place members of their ow
organization in public office.
They were not .playing politics,
but were merely demanding fair play
of politicians. They asked not that
certain of their leaders be honored
with offices, but that all farmers,
whether of their organization or not'
be benefitted by useful legislation.
Nor were they particular through
what political party they acted—it
was action they wanted. Party glo¬
ry was nothing to them, but the
popular welfare was everything.
And as ito their demands were def¬
inite, so were their methods. They
set forth a statement of their wants
and inclosing it in a letter to each
congressman, they asked him to re¬
ply stating his position on each meas¬
ure. That, went to the spot. There
was no chance to lay the blame on
some congressional committee, or on
the despotic rules of the speaker. It
was a showdown.
In state affairs the organization
conducts itself in the same manner
as in national affairs. It avoids pol¬
itics but insists on policies. It is
equally definite as to what it desires.
It wants compulsory education, it
wants more education, and more edu¬
cation that is specifically adapted to
the needs of farmer boys and girls.
In addition it is inaugurating a num¬
ber of co-operative industrial and
commercial enterprises.
Cooperation and organization have
done wonders for every class but the
farmer. The two characterize the
most pronounced developement in the
world of commerce today. The
Farmers’Union is taking what has
been so successful in other lines of
endeavor and is transferring it to
its own'particular needs and apply¬
ing it to its own uses. Its beginning
efforts have been successful.
From these considerations, it can
be affirmed that the Farmres’ Un¬
ion has made good so far before the
nation and the wolld. It has revealed
itself as a non-political, non-partisan
body of men who are upright, down¬
right, and outright, and who are ag¬
gressive and constructive in the inter
est of a class heretofore neglected, a
class too, upon which Dhe welfare of
the nation hinges.
The best wishes of the state of
Georgia go to it, as its state organi
zation is meeting at Union City, with
Bargains in Harness
We place oil sale for the next few (lays the big¬
gest bargains ever offered by a dealer here:
This is COST price and for CASH only
D. A. THOMPSON, Covington, Georgia.
FOR LETTERS ADMINISTRATION.
GEORGIA, Newton County.
S. O. Cook (has applied to mefor
Letters of Administration, de bonis
non, with the will annexed, upon the
estate of Wm. S. Montgomery, late
of said county, deceased. This is to
cite persons, kindred and creditors to
show cause, if any they can, wihy let¬
ters should not be issued to him as
prayed for, on the 1st Monday in
August next, 1910. Given under my
band and official seal of office, this
July 4, 1910.
A. D. MEADAR, Ordinary.
FOR LETTERS ADMINISTRATION.
GEORGIA, Newton County.
J. L. Stephenson and T. J. Harwell
have applied to me to have J. O. Wel¬
don appointed administrator upon the
estate of W. C. Aiken, late of said
county, deceased. This is therefore
to cite all persons, both kindred and
creditors, to show cause, if any they
can, why letters should not be grant¬
ed as prayed for, on the first Monday
in August next, 1910. Witness my
signature and official seal of office,
this July 4, 1910
A. D. MEADOR, Ordinary.
FOR LETTERS ADMINISTRATION.
GEORGIA, Newton County.
H. C. Ragan having made applica¬
tion for letters of administration up¬
on the estate of Mrs. Annie Ragan,
late of said county, all persons are
hereby notified to show cause, if any
they can, why said letters should not
be granted as prayed, on the 1st Mon¬
day in August next. Witness my
hand and official seal of office, this
July 6, 1910.
A. D. MEADOR, Ordinary.
TO REMOVE DISABILITIES
GEORGIA, Newton; County:
Sallie Mae Pickett,
vs.
C. D. Pickett.
Libel for Divorce in Newton Supe¬
rior Court, March Term, 1908.
The verdict for total divorce was
granted on the 18th day of March, 1909
Notice Is hereby given to all con¬
cerned that on the 2nd day of July,
1910, I filed with the Cjerk of the
Superior Court of said County, my pe
tition addressed to said Court, return¬
able to the next term thereof, to be
held on the 19th day of September,
1910, for the removal of the disabili¬
ty resting upon me under the verdict
in the above stated case by reason of
my intermarriage with Sallie Mae
Pickett, which application will be
beard at the September Term of said
Court, which commences on the 19th
day of September, 1910.
C. D. PICKETT.
W. H. Whaley, Att’y for Petitioner.
NOTICE.
J. O. Martin and Victor S. Williams
having passed the prescribed examinar
tion required by section 1366, volume
1, of the Code of 1895, and having
complied with the requirements of
section 2 and 3 of Act providing for
the election of County School Com¬
missioners, are both hereby declared
to be eligible.
BOARD OF EDUCATION,
Newton County. Georgia.
NOTICE.
GEORGIA, Newton County:
All persons holding demands
against the estate of J. F. Vining,
late of said county, deceased, are
hereby notified to render the same
to the undersigned in terms of the
law. All persons indebted to said es¬
tate to make immediate payment. Thi
June 30, 1910. W. T. SMITH,
Administrator J. F. Vining, dec’d.
the hope that it may never lose its
aggressiveness or its clear-eyed vis¬
ion of the work that it has to per
Georgian.
New Racket Store
One Price! Spot Cash! BIG VALUES!
I am pleased to announce have added
many new lines and more to follow.
Same good values as we have always
given. Impractical to enumerate as
must be seen to be appreciated. Trust
you will allow us the pleasure of show¬
ing you. New goods of the season ar¬
riving every few days. Yours truly,
GUINN.
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TRUSSES
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If you need a Truss, I am the man you are looking for. 1 will guar¬ i
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1 DR. J. A. WRIGHT, Druggist i
Covington, Ga. i
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NOTICE.
All persons are hereby warned not
to hire or harbor Sarnmie Willburn,
colored, he being a minor. Informa¬
tion wanted a-j to his wbc leribouts.
MANDY ML'.LBURN.
Starrsville, Ga.—4t.
NOTICE.
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GEORGIA, Newton County:
All persons holding demands against
the estate of Mrs.Elizabeth Montgom¬
ery, late of said county, deceased,
are hereby notified to render the
same to the undersigned in terms
of the law. All persons indebted to
said estate to make immediate pay¬
ment. This, July 23, 1910.
Wm. HOGAN, Corinth, Ga.
estate of Mrs. Elizabeth
Montgomery, deceased.
Wednesday, July 27, 1910.
BEAUTY IN THE KITCHEN
Depends largely on the plumbing
work. Let us fix up yours and the
smiling face of the kitchen lady will
be your reward. Men tell us they get
better and more punctual meals since
we looked after the kitchen plumb¬
ing. Maybe you would, too, if y° u
employ our services.
Phone 145.
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