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At Evening Time.
(The Commoner.)
Love, give'me one of thy dear hands
to bold.
Take thou my tired head upon thy
breast;
Now sing to me that song we loved
of old—
The low, sweet song about our little
nest.
We knear the song before the neat
vm* j “Tax Payer" In yeaterdav’s Herald,
we «n**Re .ong when tint the neat , ugge , u tUat we mlght pubUfi the
of J. H. Eslll, the South Georgia can
didate for Governor, and we will then
have one of the beat Governors the|
state has ever had. This Is South Geor- {
gla’s opportunity and her loyal sons j
should take advantage of It, and we
feel justified In believing that a great!
majority of them will do so. /Vote
for Estill, and you will not only vote
for the best man In the race; but you |
will be loyal to your own section
Search Light on Estiil.
was found, , , electric light rates of Savannah, Brun-
We loved the song In after, happier swlck and Valdosta. The Herald has
hours. *Jj not as yet obtained the scale of prices
When peace came to us, and content charged in the two former cities. We
profound. | might mention, however, that a little
Sing the old song to me, tonight, be- stirring up Is badly needed in Val*
loved. I dosta. A private company owna and
While I, my head upon the faitful ' operates the Valdosta plant, and the
loved.
wondrous visions In the fair fire
light.
md our whole hearts are satisfied
with rest.
letter than all our one-time dreams
of bliss
.re peace, content and rest secure as
this.
hat though we missed love's golden
summer time':
i Autumn fruits were ripe when we
had leave
enter Joy's wide vineyard in
prime.
od guerdon for our waiting to re
ceive,
jjre gave us no frail pledge of sum-
liner flowers,
side by side we reaped the har-
fvest fields
tv, side by aide we pass the winter
| hours.
day by day new blessings
vealed. •
fever heat of youth, its restless
I glow,
high desires and crovings mani
fold.
[wild delights its victories and de*
I feats,
passed; and we have truer Joys
|to hold.
khe dear old song about
The following is an extract from
an editorial on J. H. Estiil's caudldacy
publlsned la the Bainbridge Search-
Light of recent date:
There are a great many people who
admire him for his manly race, devoid
of sulphurous fumes and whirlwind,
*'t>ig 'em Tike—eat 'em up whiskers,"
campaign. He has had little of that
"warm baby" appehl to the voters. In
other words he has been uniformly
temperate In bin action and In his
speech. He is allied with neither of
the two Atlanta rings that are seeking
to control the politics of the state. He
is too sincere to seek an electiou by
appeal to prejudice. He realizes no
doubt that he cannot fool all the peo
ple, all the time, and he on the con
trary woud rather not fool any of the
people, any of the time. He has de
clared In emphatic terms that If elec
ted he would be the tool of no clique
or ring, that he would administer the
affairs of the state with wisdom, just
ice and moderation, and that If elected
he would appoiut the best men to of-
8 cents per 1,000 watts, against 10 J _ ... , ., ,
1 I flee, whether they supported him for
The New Voice, one of the leading
religious publications of this country,
for the pure aud good, speaks out for
Bryan us follows: "By a sudden and
very striking political refraction Wil
liam J. liryan. though In fact on the
other side of the earth, appears to
have arrived.
"What was called, only a little while
ago, In contempt of derision ‘Bryan-
ism,’ has become sane, but progres-
The South's Past And Future.
From the M.icon Telegraph.
A writer for Public Opinion,
cussing the past greatness of the
South in the field of statesmanship,
"The United States Republic has
now reached the age one century
a quarter. During the first half of
this period the affairs of the Republic
were largely dominated by Southern
slve convervatism, is uot a providence. I Influences. Only four of tho fifteen
What has happened Is that the I prosldento chosen previous to the Clv-
people have learned to understand Mr. 1 » War were born north of Mason and
* Dixon's line, namely, the two Adamses
| rates, with the exception of those at
Waycross are probably the highest in
this section of the country. The price
for street lights in Valdosta is $75.00
per year each against $90.00 charged
in Waycross, and the rate to private
consumers doesn't run any nwer than
|the HF— N
long withheld, and yet, so full of
THE GOVERNORSHIP.
you ever notice the fact, that
te eyes of some people down here
EH >uth Georgia, all of our big brain-
jell men live in North Georgia. This
Ct bourse would be a natural way for
Georgia people to feel, but we
t tee why a South Georgia man
d feel that way. We know some,
many can, and will say this Is
a fair statement As to some, and
perhaps it is not yet as to
a number it Is true. Take the
ernorshlp race and study the ques-
You will say perhaps that is
a fair test because you do not
>r Estill as a man, but It Is fair
it all the same. You say we have,
ier men In South Georgia than he,
d if they were running you would
ipport them. Yes, but is it not true
X North Georgia has abler men than
ilth, Howell or Russell? Yet we
ways see North Georgia men stand
by one of their citizens, though
[e may not be one of their ablest and
There is no excuse for any
ith Georgia man to refuse to sup*
rt J. H. Estill for Governor. He
not be able to make as eloquent
speech is some of our lawyers hut
one doubts his honesty and his
superior ability as a business man,
and It is this quality we need now
in the gubernatorial chair more than
we do eloquence and politics. As a
truth thye is no better business man
In the^B[ e 11(11(0 of Geor S* a than J.
H. Esflrand now above all other
times we need just such a brain as
toe possesses, In the governor's chair.
The South, and Georgia In particular.
Is on tho ere of one of the greatest
eras of development we have ever
had, and this Is the time we most
need n man who knows all about bus*
laesn matters and how to htnJle fi
nances. This Is nil as true as gospel,
and we hope nil of 8outh Georgia
cents to the largest consumers in
Waycross. Valdosta should own her
electric light plant.
News From Ashdown, Ark.
governor or not.
Now that is the kind of a campaign
Estill is running for governor. It is
not so fulsome and fulsomatlng as
some, but it is frank, it Is honest, it
is enough for any good Georgian to
pilgrims to - ask. And it is nil that any man could
accomplish if he were elected gov-
Nearly all of Tifton’
Ashdown, twenty In number, have re
turned, some early in tae week, and I ernor—no matter what his platform
others, after making side trips to
Texas, Hot Springs and other points,
are coming in daily. A postcard
located P. W. Robertson and J. B.
Guest, in Waco Monday. Opinions as
to the investment vary, some think
ing it a good one, while others are
not so well satisfied. From the best
the Gazette can learn, the land Is
probably worth the money, and will
bring It If Investors keep their hold
ings until the depression always fol
lowing a boom, passes.—Tifton Gazet
te.
Democratic Dpty.
Will the Democrats of Georgia
stand idly by and see Tom Watson
use Hoke Smith as a tool and destroy
this great party In the state? We
cannot believe they will do so. Yet
It is always best to always be on the
alert and not wait to lock the stable
door after your horse has been car
ried away.
There 'is no danger in Tom Watson
and Hoke Smith carrying out their
designs If every true democrat will
do his duty, but at once opening his
eyes and seeing In time.
It Is the duty of every loyal demo
crat In Georgia to go to work at onpe
and block the game of Watson and
Smith. There is no use saying there
is no danger. Do not wait until the
scheme reaches that point Nip It
in the bud now; crush it out This is
the duty of qvery democrat.
It is no time to tolerate any fool
ishness. We know of course Hoke
Smith wants office, but he should not
be allowed to sacrifice the democrat
ic party in Georgia to get It The
rights of the people of the state are
too sacred for anything of the kind
to be tolerated for one moment.
The cry for negro disfranchisement,
railroad domination and to shut out
foreign capital is all a hoax and poli
tical dap-trap to get in office on. The
people of Georgia are not fools. They
have sense enough to know when they
are getting on all right. They know
good times from bad times, and they
know no calamity howler like Hoke
Smith ever did anything for anybody
but his own selfish self.
and promises might Include. As suca
It ought to appeal to the thinking
class of the voters, and to those men
who do not care to be swept from their
feet by any whirlwind of enthusiasm
or hasty debate.
We conclude with the prediction
that when the votes are counted out
in August Mr. Estill will be found
right up in the front part of the meet
ing cocked and primed for the govern
orship bearing no soiled linen, and un
fettered by promises and cliques form
ed early In the campaign. He will
be found an important factor in the
race, standing an even chance with
any one else. So far as Decatur
county is concerned, we believe he
will be right there with the goods, and
he is growing every-day.
Bryan while he has learned also to un
derstand himself. Bryanism was never
wlld-cat-ism even In the remotest
sense but common patriotism, waken
ed suddenly, and blinking In the light.
"It was the huge, yelow peril of the
money-power truly hut vaguely and
it made the bad mistake of supposing
that the strength of the Caliban lay in
the yellow metal of the shield.
“Bryan was a great leador. Young;
brave to the point of recklessness;
enthusiastic, to the level of Inspira- Southern leaders are entitled to share
tion;superlatively eloquent; single- * n an y credit attaching to basic
purposed, to the point of devotion, J I , * anB o( our B° ver nment and the sub-
who were both born la the town of
Braintree, Mass., Millard Fillmore,
born In Cayuga county, N. Y., and Jas.
Buchanan, born In Franklin county.
Pa. Southern men largely predomi
nated in every cabinet formed during
the first seventy years of the Refmb-
lie.
Southern statesmen took the lead
In most of the great national move-
CA8UAL REFLECTIONS.
it is so much easier to sit down aud
write und tell you now to do anything,
than it is to do It. It Is the old say
ing, "talk’s cheap."
What Is tho trouble? Has every
thing been called off for the summer?
Let us all vote for bonds, and im
prove Waycross to the extent contem
plated. Wo must keep going ahead;
wo must not fallback. Now is the
time for actiou. The streets must be
improved and school facilities enlarg
ed, and water works system extended
if we expect Waycross to grow anJ
he a city of any importance. Any ono
who opposes these needed improve
ments simply sets himself up as a
stumbling block and is in the way of
those who believe in progress.
Nine-tenths of tho people of Way-
Col. John H. Estill will sweep
South Georgia llge a cyclone on Aug
ust 22.—Bainbridge Seach Light
New Isthman Canal Commission.
By Telegraph to the Herald.
Washington, July 2.— The following
statement was given out at the office
of the Isthmian Canal Commission to
day: (Because bt’"the failure of Sen
ate to take action looking to confirma
tion of the Isthman Canal Commission.
The President immediately foHowiag
adjournment of Congress appointed
new canal commission with the fol-' popular auction, but an old habit, a
lowing members: Theodore P. Bhont* j ot n g prejudice and some candidates.
with staying-power like the bulltlre
lessness of the forest king; and he
fooled himself. but not tho people.
They gloried in him, but would not
follow ^hlm on the false issue of re
quiring a double standard for the man
ipulated currency.
“The people lead In this country.
They are timid, slow to think, and
slow to act, but when they move, the
road is the right line, and they are
getting under
is honest money and a fair chance to
•arn It; honest administration and a
fair chance to participate in it; holiest
return for capital and an honest share
for labor; honest public works and a
fair distribution of them; honest ser
vants and a' fair chance to direct and
control them, etc.,—honesty is what
the people are out for with their
Diogenes lantern. They want a busi
ness manager and Mr. Bryan seem
not only eligible but also a hot favorite
with the Democrats, and a great
majority of the people are Democrats.
“A re-organization of the Democrat
ic party under Mr. Bryan's leadership,
on a platform embracing tariff reform;
government control of public service
corporations; wide-open publicity as
to al corporations; postal savings
banks; parcel post; limitation of the
internal revenue law, concerning the
liquor dealers’ special tax, to states
where the liquor traffic Is lawful; pro
hibition of common carriers engaged,
in interstate commerce, carrying al
coholic liquors into Prohibition
8tates contrary to the laws of such
states; and the Prohibition of tae liq
uor traffic in the District of Colum
bia and all territory under federal
control would carry the country with
a shout In ^908.
“There is nothing left of the Repub
lican party, from the standpoint of
ments up to the Civil war period.! cross believes tho city should have its
own electric light plant,' aud operate
it, but we cannot have everything at
once, and wo will have to be patient.
The electric light movement will do
to keep for a later day. It will como
on, however, In duo time, and the city
will own and operate its own plant
We feel quite sure of this.
Chairman, John S. Stevens, Charles
E. Magoon, Peter C. Hales, U. 8. A.,
retired, Mordecai T. Eddicott, U. S. N.
and Benjamin M. Harrod, C. E. U. A.)
Mother Enterprise Agreeably Surprised
Fitzgerald People.
For many years Mrs. Nettie C. Hall,
familiarly known as "Mother Enter
prise," has, on behalf of the local W.
C. T. U., organization dally met the
A. B. & A. trains and distributed
flowers in the form of buttonalres to
the railroad employees.
And In various other ways haa
"Mother Enterprise,” endeared herself
to the "boys,” with never a thought
of other results than the possible
addition of some pleasant features to
Wake up, democrats of Georgia, and the lives of this generous-hearted and
do your duty like men. This Is a
time when to a man, you should be at
your poet.
The opposition to Col. Estill In this
county is becoming less evident every
day. He will carry this county by *
large majority.—Clinch County News.
Co). Estill is rapidly gaining In
strength throughout the state and es
pecially in South Georgia. It Is be*
lieved that he wtll~carry this section
by almost every county.—Clinch j Roasts sUU roatlaiee to pose as
underappreciated class of men.
Today "Mother Enterprise” was
handed an envelope by Conductor H.
F. Newton, which she supposed con
tained a communication of some sort
for publication.
Imagine her emotions when upon
breaking the teal, there appeared to
her astonished gaze a cheque in the
sum of fll.00, with assurance of the
highest regards of her friends. "The
Railroad Boys."
Irill Wiki a, u« rally to tho npport Cocity Nffp.
/. m
The habit is weakening. The preju
dices are dissipating. Roosevelt is im
possible because "he himself aas said
It.” Fairbanks is impossible because
the day for men of his type has passed
Root Is Impossible because of the Boss
Tweed school of law and politics he
hails from. Taft is impossible because
he has norecord, to speak of, and Can
non is—simply impossible."
The peace movement in Russia ap
pears to move crab-fashion.
There are 14,000 species of the po
tato family, and a different bug for
each species.
Mr. W. J. Bryan has been endorsed
as democratic candidate for president
by Wisconsin.
There Is some thing that not only
spoil by being kept too long on Ice;
pure food bills, for instance. Congress
men take notice. ,
sequent labor of rearing tho super
structure. The Virginia Land Company
to which the kings of England original
ly conceded tho r|g)»t of raising its
I own necessary revenues,
•starting point of our republic. George
j Mason, of Virginia, wrote the golden
text of free government in the tang-
•luge: "All men are born free and
|cqunl, with certain Inalienable rights,
| the right to life, Iberty and pursuit
What they want of »«PPlne«s.’
"Thomas Jefferson wrote the Decla
ration of Independence. John Mar
shall, of Virginia, placed tho Imprint
of almost dlvluc wisdom on tho con
stitutional framowork of the republic
ns Hamilton did on Its fiscal system.
The wise measures leading to tho ac
quisition of domain necessary to the
symmetrical and logical territorial
completion of this God-fashioned 'land
of the froe and homo of the brave,’
originated almost entirely in South
ern brains. It was a Southern cab
inet which coped jrlth the Seminole
problem and brought about quiet In
that den of disorder and laid the
groundwork for subsequent annexa
tion of that territory. The far-sight
edness of Jefferson in making tho tau-
i&iana Purchase stands out as a fa
mous stroko in public policy. As con
tributing to tho grandeur and prestige
of the republic the declaration of the
Monroe Doctrine by President Monroe,
was equal in importance to the act of
Jefferson in securing for us the Louisi-
any territory. The Mexican war was
waged by Southern statesmen and was
fought by Southern soldiers.
In the very nature of things tali
Southern predominance could not last
even If there had been no war, with
all Its paralyzing rosults, the domina
tion of the more populous and richer
northern states would have come soon
er or later. For while the institution
of slavery held the South to agricul
ture alone and was an effectual bar
to immigration, the North continual
ly progressed in riches and population
by means of Its diversified Industries
and Its Influx of thrifty home-seeking
Europeans.
But al in good time the South will
come to Its own. It now has diversi
fy I industries and is seeking to at
tract Immigration. As regards natural
advantages and resources it has few
If any peers. The South’s northern
border, say* a recent writer, "Is an
upland rim ( blessed with an Incom
parable climate, and Is unexcelled In
its adaption to small farming and
home building for the individual. The
lowland half of the South, bounded by
a thousand miles of meandering sea
front and reaching yet beyond anoth
er thousand miles to the borders of
Mexico, constitutes tho wordl’s cotton
empire. In this vast stretch of allu
vial soil and genial sun, 80 per cent
of the world’s cotton is grown." The
possibilities of such a country are be
yond even the optlmlst'a dreams.
A Chicago physician says the coun
try Is going Insane for lack of rest
Hope that the President and Congress
will see the point.
The Pope recently blesaej two Am
erican automoblllsts la Rome. For
a change, that matt hate been a de
lightful exptrieaeo tor thorn.
Mayor Tom L. Johnson, of Cleve
land, has accepted an Invitation to
preside at the reception to Wm. J.
Bryan In Madlaon Square Garden on
Mr. Bryan's return to this country.
Henry Watterson will deliver aa ad-
dreea oa behalf of the South tad Ale*
aider Troop, of New Haven, wm
epeak la the aaae of the But
The large railroad shops are being
constructed ns rapidly ns we could
expect under tho circumstances, and
we hope tho large new' hotel building
will soon be in course of construction,
and when bouds are issued and the
public Improvements open up, we will
seo things commence humming in a
few months from now.
Keep cool nnl don't do nnything to
hurt Waycross. tat' us keep au eye
for progress, and all will turn
out well .
And the news from Washington
tells us we will have au appropriation
to purchase land for a public building
In Waycross, and at the next session
wo will get another appropriation
with which to erect the building. This
should mako us feel hotter. In tbo
language of Judge Perham, "It doos
seem liko Waycross will bocome a sea
port town after all,” and we can add
there la one thing sure, It is going to
be one of tho most solid and pro
gressive cities in Southern Georgth.
All we have got to do Is to stand
togother and result will follow.
You may not know It, but having
Hon. W. O. Brantley, our Congaess-
man, on the public building commit
tee is giving this whole aectloa a
great leverage, and the appropriation
for Georgia cities are telling of hie
working capacity as h Representative.
The Baptist college Is going to be
a big card for Waycross. If you have
aot already done so, you should sub
scribe and pay all you can toward*
this noble Institution. The Committee
in charge has not got all the funda
yet required to complete It. But we
feel that the people of Waycross will
put their shoulders to the wheel and
cee that they get It. This college will
be a blessing to this entire section.
We think It should be called "The
Scruggs Institute,” In honor of that
noble Christian gentleman, Rev. W.
H. Scruggs, who Is doing so much In
its behalf.
Do all you can to promote the In
terest of Waycross, and your own auc
tion of the state, and then you will
be worthy of being called a loyal citi
zen.
The man that opposes or votes
against Bonds at the approacnlng elec
tion, has not got the Interest of Way-
cross at heart. This la the time and
the occaalon for Waycross to show tho
outside world that she is going on
ward and upward, and become a city
Indeed and In truth.
If yon have ’not got the heart and
•on! of progress In you, It would be
well to keep quiet end let those who
have, do what la necessary to build np
Waycross.
Witch Waycross grow! If yoa are
not blind, you can see what Is la
store for as. .Work for Waycroes, bat
keep oool Boat lose yoar heed.
WIDE A win. A
