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THE WEEKLY HERALD
A. P. PERHAM A 80N.
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Teddy will not fCteljr have a third
term, hut U Taft ia elected that said
Teddy will he fowling the atrinta ov
er the Jeroout fur the third term.
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It i.-. th« ge-.jtral opinion that the
j rofcibitfn qii 4.!(in will bob up a
in th* loglalatiiro. Gov. Smith
may b*Mf mJ win** after all the
fuaf.
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It —-fink it* !»•• settled that Joseph
AI. Hr«>an rvif! either be a candidate
for iwili‘*«.l eoimnUsIom-r or agai.ist
Mr.
ould
be
wtiily
M for
Ither
Iricb-
J-vevu
have
HilU'M
f-iturw of the whole bus-
Jithagy whicn seems to
i.ii* tin* farm in*; clasp,
handed tillers of the soil
-I? Jos* Giejr grip on the
TSk
AYCROSS, GA., FEB. 27, 1908.
The Taft
In# a runul.iK mate fit,
candidate.
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Washington Times:
about the figure in t.ie
worry about lh,. flmw
Don't
P®rfty
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more pros-
e ih«) last bdtcii came
I'M I tor Perham. Where
iuUm voting man?—Dario
POLITICAL 1WS.
HIS I9EA8 ON QUESTIONS
THE DAY. '
rhinks Certain Laws Are Good and
Certain Changes 8hould be Made
In Others.
W«
woman is just
the American
Tim
i* only ;i
In l.oudo
cute and
American
York
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(Greenland glaciers nvera
feet in thickness. move flft
day. and discharge into the
square miles of ice yearly
thick.
sea four
lOU feet
Chicago itecordHerald:
gliMiman says American me
ideal husbands. Hut ideal a
nr aot what American helret
or Ian
Willie he
to the ci
loo.i
in MOO Germany had not a Mingle
city of 200,000 Inhabitants, and only
two (Hamburg and Ueriin) hud over
ivu.nip). Today tnere are forty-one
dtlcs of 100.000.
The petition to validate the Pear
son school ’mime bonds will be heard
by Judge T. A. Parker, at Waycroas
•u Saturday February 2itth.—Wllla
cdochce Sun.
Scientist* declare a toad can live
1,000 years In a Mate of suspended
animation. Tariff revision by Its
friends Is the only thing In the toad's
class.—\V. J. Ilryan's Commoner.
The headquarters of the Democrat
ic Congressional campaign commit to
will be located in Chicago In the com
ing campaign. Instead of Washington
from which city thp las: campaign
mu county. Mis-
way a deed for
:h 31 tin an aero
ted, has applied
the deed annul-
ed, and says lie j* ready to advo
cate prohibit Ion.
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Ouiseppe Alio. Hie anarchist, whq,
shot and willed Father ls*o Heinrichs
at Denver, »:»v, tiiai he was moved
to kill th** jut-sat in* the ringing of
the church belts. which reminded
III in of hi* home in Sicily, which
says was wrested from him by the
church.
One
In tlio
llrown.
for guv.
th* W
tel*
political rumors
lute in tout Hon. Joseph M.
nay .Jeridrt to make tile race
.nor agnl.ist Hose Smith. Mr.
-V on- «*C the ablest men in
today, and while Coventor
Hoke Smith *»* tit fo kick him out
of his orth o a s util road commission
er without preferring any charges anj
without giving either co .Mr. Brown or
to the people of Georgia any reason
for his v«ty eursordlnary and un
usual action. I.lttlo Joe would, pro-
hably snrprlMe llok,. should he decide
to
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m .asville Timos-Enterpviar
e Interesting information
I Foudr^.i .Mkehell, of that
e a candidate for the Fait
senate, to oppose Senator
There | s complaint that there
no Somh (ieon'Jii exhibits In the Edu
cational train. Tne Savannah Morn
ing News says:
"Wr
the
nl»s<
'of
,i'h
oniric is tluyikful
! Tom Wilt aoii
have parted company. It believes the
governor v. ould bo entirely divorced
from a politician who make* nie»-
eli4tttil.se i,f hi* political Influence and
following.
South Beni
to an
glr.nr- won!
North Com
to recoa»»I/;
Georgia T
In tile mat
might be si
become so ;
other Hnugi
itilMU is »lue simply
nit hough South G
better pleased
didn't so often fall
exiH'ance of South
r,. prone to do this
' the ofllces, and it
•i that the habit Itas
hat it extends to all
New*{w
tempers,
snarl and
tial to io
torlal rt
Mid
H Is
Western states will petition
git* * to appropriate $10,t»00.oou for j c tw» nr inW hous.- ,„ r u,
a wagon road, l.thio miles long, from| H p|ei»xi «>r H* editor
Y.-Mu-nlnn# National I-ark 10 th«>| Io be d.nlme.L
Grand Canon of the Colorado
in Arisons.
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Blacks,rear Times:—At the
term of the City 'Court of
Judge J H. Thomas lined Mr
Crave a loot) or twelve months in the
gang tor se)Kmr whiskey without
llcaase.
‘Atlanta and Birmingham," says a
eoa temporary, ‘are engaged In a con-
twin a* to which shall have the jV»w-
•**’ prisoner* Itt their city Jails.* The
•Ity adopting th# open-door imllcy
ws-tk* to win with ease. Washington
lose their
•I enough for men to
bui for a public jour-
i‘iamiard of its edl-
by making them a
•r the ill temper ami
* is infinitely
There are nl-
th«s« wan delta .u in witnessing
I any deseeni of a reputable journal
| ffom th- dignity and poise which
’ '* Hl j alone command public tespect. When-
Baxley ov * r tn iiidiriduul “makes a fool of
hlmsolf." there* «r*» lookers-on in
plenty to enjoy Hie proceedings. The
same role holds good in the rase of
the newspaper, waose fall, however,
instead of Interesting a few. ia observ
ed bv Utoo'and o r tens of thousands,
according to tbs ptper* circulation
It t* wonderfully *••*» ibr a public
journal to throw u*»v its dignity;
sud Journalistic -IKwIty. one# deposed
cannot be raises up wtftta except bjr
patafu! ar<>c44Jit*/~s:H»af Herald.
Getter Rural Schools.
The prog-ess of every community
state, and nation rests more upon
education than upon all other thing.*
combined, if Ware county, is to he
:>n- of the leading counties In the
Mate and if the state cf Georgia is
o be n - of the greatest states in tVTe
T'nlon, the education of her children
nits: not be neglected. The children
of Waycroas and of nearly all the
largo towns of th e state already enjoy
t ie advantages of good school sys
tems and it is to the rural schools
Mat the greatest attention should be
paid. Every district of the county
should have a good school house and
at least six months of school each
year, with good teachers. The county
public school teachers of the present
and of the past have done good work
considering the disadvantages under
which they have 'labored, but the
equipment of the schools must be
made better. To do this will require
the expenditure of money and some
people may say that the people are
too highly taxed already, and this
brings up the next plank in my plat-
orm which is
The Revision of the Tax System.
The present system of taxation ha*
erved Its time. It Is not in keeping
•Ir.i the progress of the state. By it.
large amounts of property, both real
and personal, are either not taxed
at all op-'a re listed at ridiculously low
aluations. The system of taxation
should be such that all property would
have to be assessed for taxation 'and
at a true and equal valuations. When
this is done, all men Till carry their
just proportion of the tax burden.
The rich man who is worth one hun
dred thousand dollars will pay ten
times as much as the poor man who
is worth one thousand dollars. When
this is done, we can havo good school
houses, good teachers and other need
ed Improvements without burdening
the poor man with one cent more
tax than iie is now paying.
Revision Of Penal Laws.
All persons having any knowledge
of the state Penal l<aws know ftfat
there are many changes that should
be made. Many offenses that aro not
now criminal under the state code
should be made so. On the other
hand there ar e many offences which
under the present law are Hated as
crimes and are punishable with pen
alties that are too severe for the of
fense. Fon Instance, the offense oi
•‘Hoboing” or stealing a ride on a
railway train is punishable by a fine
not to exceed one thousand dollars
not more than twelve months on
e chain gang. The full limit being
nernlly Imposed In the last
stance.
All citizens seem to be agreed
; \i the fact that this system should
* abolished. Even the cStere In
;.:orIy every case, proCt3 by the fee
. ;tem will tel! you that it should be
J'ne away with.' It is true that deep
Jjwn in his heart he may favor the
fee system on the ground of personal
^r.Li, yet lit dare not openly declare
in favor of it.
The fee system many times turns
“prosecution" into “persecution,”
punishes the innocent and allows the
guilty to go free. To abolish the
fee system would be in line with the
fc:v/ard T march of progress end it
should be done.
Pension the Old Soldier.
1861, Governor Joseph Brown
called for 20,000 volunteers to take
Georgia's part in the work of fighting
for* the Confederacy.- The* .call was
answer;;,! by 20,000 brave and noble
men of Georgia. As this first cai, j
for volunteers was answered just soj
were ail the succeeding calls whicn
the governor made to his people, and
now when the steps of the survivors
are growing feeble, v.hen they ai
not so able to take their part in til
battle of life as when they wore T.i
gray, it is not possible fur the wlaie
the gr/at State of Georgia cannot do
less than provide for them with the
necessities of life. In Florida,
neighbor cn the south, which is not
nearly so rich as is our own state,
tae old soldier receives ten dollars
per month pension while In Georgia
be receives but five dollars
per month. last Georgia do herself
ap to Its part of the agreement
justice and take better care of the
brave men who Haged their lives,
their fortunes, their opportunities in
life for the sacred cause which they
obly defended, and for which you,
The poor fellow who by circum
stances is forced to "hobo" or beat
on a train is punished to
t.ils cruel extent for breaking
?le law that does a little or no harm
to any one and many times much
good to himself, while • the railroad
that prosecutes him breaks the laws
ry day ami goes without any pun
ishment whatever. Hog stealing
might be cited us another instance
where the |>cnalty of the law is too
harsh. The penalty for this crime
under the law which was passed jusl
after the civil war is not more than
four or less fount wo years. In ihe
penitentiary.
There is already a movement on
their descendants, give them t .verlast-
ing praise. li seems that in many
instances the proof of service re
quired i* too difficult and this evil
too should be remedied.
State Banking Laws.
The present state laws governing
state banks are not strong enough
and snould revised as to make the
depositors perfectly safe. In order
to do His, it will be necessary for
the state, by a system of assessments
on state banks, to guarantee same,
and such a law should be passed.
The law governing the officers of
a state bang should bo so rigid that
even fross mismanagement would be
punishable. Money placed on de
posit in a bank is ns much a trust
fund as money falling into the hands
of an administrator or guardian and
the man who abuses the trust repos
ed in him by the Uepositlrs should be
runished as severely as is lh« case
ith administrators or guardian-who
re derelect in their duty. Not until
the public Is satisfied that the money
p'aced on deposit in a bank is ab-
olutoly safe, will the state and ua*
tion receive the full benefit from the
U'.nov that is in existence and which
hou'd be in circulation.
Preserve the Prohibition Law.
The short time the prohibition'law
him been in effect has proved con
clusively its value to the people of
Georgia. A strict enforcement of
Present Railroad Laws.
The law enacted by the lust lcgls
latnre, for the government of the rail
roads has about outgrown all oppos
ition, the railroads themf-elves admit
ting it* benefits. Features whicn
were at first considered unreasonable
end extreme nr.* now looked upon is-
vt j ably by all parties. The prese.it
k»w is such time the regulation c!
:aliraads is almost entirely taken
away from the legislature ar.d placed
in the hands cf the railroad commls-
Tils bedy is composed of men
are thorough It familiar with the
; they are called upon to perform,
seems to please the roads better
the old system. They do not
have to be troubled with legislation,
judges, officii,Is, state, county and mu
nicipal, who in many instances were
not competent to deal with the ques
tions that came up on account of a
lacK of knowledge of the subjects
which they were called on to dispose
of.
the
The good that will result fo
present railroad law will become
more apparent as time passes and the
railroads and the people become more
tV.miiicr with the nature and work
ings of the law. The farmer who
now has his property injured by
road can file his claim with the
and if it is not paid promptly. It
be referred to the railroad commis
sion which will insure Its prompt
payment, if it be u just claim
merchant who has his goods delayed
destroyed in transit can take
claim, no matter how trivial, to
commission and get fair treatment,
In either of these cases the fanner
the merchant does not have
Into court and pay a lawyer’)
greater than the value of his prop
erty or his goods. Freight rate reg
ulation in itself will be of inestimable
advantage to the people of the state.
In fact, the law* a« a whole, should
bo upheld. If experience proves
that the law is not all it should
then it should be revised so as to
the greatest good to the greatest
number of people. The present
nanclal depression should not be the
cause of our people giving up the
much needed reform that is now be
ing put into effect. Remedies some
times seem bad, but are nejcqssary
bring about a cure. A hand must
sometimes be sacrificed to save
And" so. while a small part
the present financial crisis may
attributed to the reform movement,
yet the present small loss from the
same will sink Into insignificance
when compared with the good that
will follow.
The Laboring Man.
Just as much and to such an ex
tent as the property of the rich man
should be protected by the law,
like manner should the rights and
privileges of the laboring man he pro
tected. Tne rich man should remem
ber that ho haB money and the in
fluence that money brings, with which
to protcet his interests while all that
the laboring man has is himself. For
this reason laws should be framed
to deal equally with all persons,
whether rich or poor, and if any
NOTABLE BY REASON OF LARGE
C0NTRACT8.
Nineteen New Corporations Applied
For Chartors. Meny New En
terprises Projected.
CtfJMbus, Ga., Feb 2G.~The Geor-
ria end Alabama Industrial Index wiil
7ay tomorrow lu Its regular weekly
i23ue:
“The past week in Georgia and Ala
bama was notable by reason of the
letting < ■ large construction an* in
dustrial contracts and the starting of
t>o many industries that shut dowm
during the Christmas holidays for re
pairs and other purposes/ The num
ber of plants that have resumed opar-
a'ion is Ar greater than for any oth- i
tr similar period since the industrial
depression of last November.
“Prominent among the contracts let
during tiie week was one for the con
struction i f an electric railway sys
tem in Atlanta, Ga., which will be a
link in a great interrrban system ex
tending from West Point, Ga.. to Au-
Ga.
been
the present law with possibly a fewIcrimination is made It should*he i:
changes to make it stronger will no
doubt prove the state prohibition law
to be of much greater benefit than its
most ardent supporters* supposed
wheu it was passed.
Waycross Judicial Circuit.
The Brunswick Judicial Circuit is
generally conceded to be too large
for one Judge to properly attend to
all tae business that falls to him.
This, with other good reasons, calls
for the creation of a new circuity to
l»e known as the Waycross Circuit,
foot in Atlanta to reform "Child Pun-
tshmeui." This is certainly u much
needed reform and should be takeb
up by the legislature.
There are many things that mignt
be mentioned in connection with this
subject but it is believed that the
people as a whole realize the need for
a revision of the penal laws.
Abolishment of the Fee System.
Closely connected with the shore
anfcject la that of the "ten system.*
Stats Experiment Farm at Waycross.
The great value of the farming
land in the southern portion of the
state can be in no other way so
quickly and so thoroughly shown as
b$ the establishment of an Experi
ment Farm to be located in this im
mediate section. The state owes such
an Institution to the extreme south
em section and Waycroas Is entitled
to it. The cane syrupr plant located
at Waycross wet presented to the
state with the understanding that it
abould be operated as an expertmeo*
cal station aid As state Should Hta
faver of th*. laboring man. The la
boring mau should be careful in the
exercise of big personal liberty and
privileges bo as not to Injure any
one else. The so-called laboring class
of citizens of Waycross Ib composed
of a good law abiding men of the kind
that make prosperous, public spirited
citizens and their rights should be
carefully guarded.
The above mentioned subjects to
gether with every thing that seems
right io me I submit to the voters
of Waycross and Ware county ai
platform and upon ‘this platform I
solicit the support of the people of
Ware county and ask to be elected as
heir representative. It is not as an
offlse seeker who desires to hold office
for his own personal gain, but as
one who desires to serve his county
and state for the good of his consti
tuents, and by thus rendering them
good service win for himself the food
things that corns to him who discing-
his official duties for the benefit
of those he represents.
I beliefs fait my tea* experience 1
“Aa Atlanta Company
,warded a utilHcn-doilur contract far
'furnishing machinery and erecting
factories for a Cuban sugar concern,
and ns a result a big foundry and ma
chine shop in that city v.ill be oper
ated both day and night for the re
mainder of the year.
During the week nineteen new cor
porations applied for charter in Geor-
bin and Alabama with aggregate min
imum capital of $776,000.
“Atlanta, Ga., is arranging for an
election on issuing of $1,000,000 of
bonds for making various city im
provements, Birmingham, Ala., has
called election on issuance of $500,-
000 of bonds for sewers, and various
other cities have called elections on
issuance of bonds.
“It is reported that the sum of $2,-
500,000 will be spent. Improving prop
erties of the Southern Steel Company
In Alabama.
“Among the projected industries re
ported fpr the week are: “Cannery
Huntsville, Ala.; compressed air ma
chine plant, Montgomery, Ala.; cross-
arms factory. LaFayettr Ga,; foaa-
dry, Anniston, Ala.; gas wells, Hunts
ville, Ala,; grist mill, Centerville, Ala,
three new mining companies with
aggregate capital stock of over a half
million dollars; railroad shops, Bain- m
bridge, Ga.; and wire nail mills, Eady, "
Ala. £
"Notable among the construction
Items are: Apartment house, Atlan
ta, Ga.; bank buldings, Swainsboro,
and Samson Ala.; bridge, Flor
ence, Ala.; court house enlagement
Macon, Ga.; new hotel at Springfield,
Ga., and hotel improvements at Mil-
ledgevllle, Ga., and Lithia Springs,
Ga.; hospital at Rome, Ga.! office
building at Elyton, Ala.; sewer plans
in two cities, paving plans in two
cities, two warehouses and mony res
idences and storehouses.
MEMBER3 OF DOUMA
VISITED EMPEROR.
By Telegraph to Herald.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 26. For the
st time since the Institution of the
Domna, its members today visited
Imperial Palace for presentation
to the Emperor and Empress. The
was made at the - personal re
quest of Emperor Nicholes.
TWO HUNORED THOUSAND
LOSS AT PITTSBURG.
Special To The Herald
Pittsburg, Feb. 26.—The plant of
the Boyd Trunk Co. was destroyed by
fire this morning. Tae falling walls
crushed three dwellings adjoining, but
W’as injured. The loss is
$200,600.
newspaper work in Ware county,
coupled with my knowledge of rile
law, and my business experience, 1,
qualifies me tor th* office which I
hope to fill."
Most Respect folly.
L. V. WILLIAMS.
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