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FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1914.
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ty of the ortanliation Urgely to or would be enabled to aatlafy hls ob-
thlnt* Of Interest to the farmer. Ai ligation* and «uch plan would meet
•tated by President Benton, Secretary with the approval of the people of the
Calvin, and others Waycross as a ctty state. This suggestion comes from I
cannot hope for the greatest amount rural communities and If you think
of progress without developing the It wise I trust that it msy he put in
agricultural resources of the county, the form of a law.
So with this object In view the Board “The action of Judge Hart In per-
of Trade has set out on a new line forming his doty as Tax Commission-
In a way hopeful of accomplishing er ha* warranted the commendation
great good for Ware county and the you saw fit to pay his appo|ntment at
city of Waycross. |the last session. A land owner, in
Slaton and West
Nail Hardwick’s Story
Atlanta, June 30 —Both Governor gentleman worthy of the position
Slaton and Senator W. S. Weat have not only did not send me the meaage
nailed the statements printed in the 1 quoted by Mr. Hardwick, but Bent me
Brunswick News and accredited to T.’no message that could remotely sug-
W. Hardwick, candidate for senator, gest such a thing, nor did he make
It wss the unanimous opinion of the sympathy with the people of his stmte. • • ted u u;1I ig sen- any statement to me, nor did any of
ember, present at the meettag laat be may be trusted to execute the law ^ expending hU friend, make any statement to me.
ght that before the Board can hope wlthoot harshness and In full spirit of “° rw “ l . ‘ A.
FOR SMITH AMI HI.ATO.N.
As is well known, there were
merly two factions In Georgia; and
no one has forgotten the hot
palgns waged. The main issue in the
fight was railroad control of state poi
Itlcs. Hoke Smith effectually put to
rout llamp McWhorter and others of
hla ilk. killed "ring" control, breaking
a few political slates In doing so, and
Incidentally gave us disfranchisement
of the negro and a few other bene
ficial measures.
With the main object of the cam
paign accomplished and nothing left
to fight over, there grew a rather gen
eral disposition on both sld*a to cease
hostilities. They were all good Dem
ocrat!, bound by peculiar necessities
to remain a aolld Democratic South—
there were no real Issues unsettled—
why continue fighting, was the spon
taneous feeling on both sides.
Not so, however, with a few dis
gruntled leaders and a limited por
tion of their followers. We see this
reflected In the strenuous endeavors
—In vain so far—to get SOMEBODY
TO RUN AOAINST HOKE SMITH.
And what are the reasons advanced?
Not a single one that would appeal
to the Independent, non-partisan v©«
ter. Personal abuse of Hoke Smith
we see In plenty, but we have watch
ed In vain for real, constructive criti
cism of his record In office. The fact
of the matter la he he has made a
wonderful record. In the short time
that he has been in the senate his
ability has won him a leadership such
as could not be attained by some
In twenty years. He Is In tho closo
confidence of the President; he Is a
leader in party councils; he has al
ready had enacted several Important
measures of benefit to the South. In
short, be Is a credit to his home state,
lie is where be belongs and the peo
ple are going to keep him there.
A great many newspapers and
prominent Individuals who formerly
opposed Hoke Smith have manfully
come forward and complimented big
record and said that they were for
him because he la unquestionably
*Ths Best Man for the Job."
Let us consider another instance of
petty politics and then we are done,
for the time being: John M. Slaton
having served sa Governor with dis
tinction and credit, aspired to the U.
8. Senate. Such promotion la consid
ered the logical evolution where the
record In the lower office deserves it.
lie very properly and sensibly decid
ed to run for the short term, where
there was a real vacancy brought
about by the death of 8enator Bacon
Aad now because of this decision sad
because be bad better Judgment than
to run against Hoke Smith, in view of
8mtth a s record and popularity, we
eee a lot of partisan! of the old fac
tion fighting him tooth and toe-nail.
A beautiful spectacle, isn’t It. Thty
minuted his ability, bis ntnrss
place In the Senate by begging him to
run for the senior place; but now
they are fighting him because forsooth,
be would not play partisan politics.
WIU not this be the strongest kind of
commendation to the Independent,
non-partisan voter, who only consid
ers ability and fitneaa?
There has been no successful criti
cism of Sltton. Ills record In the
elate senate was marked by eminent
fairness. He has made one of the
beet Governors we have ever had. He
will reect credit upon Georgia In the
United Stales Senate.
In the memoriable campaign of
Ifiie, we were for Hoke Smith, be
cause we believed In the principlee
that he advocated. We are for him
for the United States Senate now be
cause we admire hla record and con
sider him one of the ebleat men, not
only In Georgia, but in the entire
8outh.
members
night that before the Board can hope
to accomplish very much it will b ne- exact justice.
ceanary to have a sort of revival, or' “It is pleasing to know that Gov-
re-organization of the institution. As ernor Stuart, of Virginia, unanlmous-
bas been the history of most trade or- ly elected Governor of that state,
ganlzations the Waycross Board of practically commended In his message
Trade has in a way run its course, the very law you have passed,
and the time has come for a general “One of the principal arguments In
cleaning up. or a kind of re-organlza- favor of the Tax Equalization Law Is
lion The old Waycross Chamber of its tendency to force economy. So
Commerce died out, and the Board of long as the tax rate is five mills and
Trade was organized. The object of limited to that amount the legislator
the Board of Trade was somewhat dlf- j I* tempted to vote for every popular
ferent, and inasmuch as new things appropriation, with the knowledge
were going to be undertaken, a new
name was taken on, and the Board of
Trade has lived and prospered.
The opinion as expressed last night
Is that whether or not the name of the
organization be changed, there should
that his constituent cannot know that
he is spending more money than the
revenue. The expenditure Is not re
flected in the tax rate. But when the
tax rate is cut below the five mills,
then no legislator dare raise It with-
be a general revival, or cleaning up;out giving a strict accounting to the
In order that new life may be taken j tax payer. I believe that next year
and that the work of building up the rate will be reduced below five
the agricultural Interests of the coun-
$75,000 to defeat Slaton for the United!that contained any threat of any char-
States' senate unless Slaton named acter whatever, nor did he or any of
West for the ad interim appointment his friends convey to me any undue
to Senator Bacon's place. |Or discourteous message or suggestion
Governor Slaton, In a letter ad- of any kind,
dressed to “The Editor of the Bruns-j Furthermore, permit me to say that
wick News," denounce* the statement. Mr. Weat was appointed without re-
accredfted to Mr. Hardwick as "abso- j strlction of any kind. Until 6 o'clock
lately untrue." while Senator West of the day previous to the one he an-
says It "is an absolute fabrication" Jnounced he was not going to run I
Here Is Governor Slaton's letter to'did not know what he was going to do,
the Brunswick News and Senator! made no effort to find out, and
West's telegram to Governor Slaton, influence hls course.
They are Illuminating bits of light on
the subject, which his caused a little
flurry around the state:
Atlanta, Ga., June 27, 1914.
Editor Brunswick Neve,
Brunswick, Ga.
Dear Sir:
yt may be carried to a successful end.
TAX EQUALIZATION LAW.
One of the most interesting features,
perhaps, In Governor Slaton’s message
to the legislature was hls plain, frank
and statesmanlike manner of dealing
with the new tax equalization law
this connection he said:
I believe no better or more neces
sary law was ever passed than than
the tax equalisation law. Its only
danger consists In being misunder
stood. It msy be improved. Time
and experience will disclose its Imper
fections. But who can criticise a law
which In simple terms provides for
the honest levying of taxes and that
burdens shall be equally borne
“It provides that personality shall
pay alike with land, and means
afforded for acromplishing this result,
1 am informed that this year’s
turns will be most conspicuous in
immense increase in personalty, due
to this and the inheritance tax law
"There are no new features o: t
atlon engrafted In the Equalization
Tax Act. The Act only emphasizes
what has always been the law In Geor
gia, that all property should bear Its
part of the expenses of government,
and that the tax-payers should equally
bear their respective burdens. There
can be no valid objection urged to
these two propositions.
'Land cannot escape the notice of
the taxing officers, while property In
the form of Invisible securities can be
readily concealed. Tho main purpose
of the Tax Law is to reach invisible
property, and that It bear Its p*Ft of
the common burden. Every new dol
lar put on the digest to that extent
Increases the volume of property tax
ed, and will result In lowering the
tax rate, greatly to the benefit of the
landowner, who could not, if he were
disposed, conceal hie property from
taxation. The landowner la especially
interested In the new Tax Law and
ought to warmly advocate It, If for no
other reason than that of self-interest.
"It Is not Intended that the law shall
be Inquisitorial, but that It shall pro
vide means for disclosure when the
•iiu niainiy uses the courta
for the collection of hls debts flagrant
ly shirks hls duty at contributing to
their maintenance. In passing this
Act you recognised that In multitudes
of Instances much land was not given
In at all, and ray Information Is that
a large part of the Increase this year
comes from return of land which had
not been upon the tax books. What
landowner can complain If he and his
neighbor owning property of equal
value be required to pay the same
amount? If the one who has been de-
releet pays his part, his neighbor will
have to pay that much less. In many
Instances which have come under my
obset vaiion, the returns of one citizen
of a county have been reduced and
those of another raised. The purpose
Is equality and Justice. What true
Georgian will complain If he and hls
fellows, say in Dade county and In
Glynn are treated alike?
tired editorial comment as follows:
mills. The people ought not to par I *'1° Brunswick address the other
the entire deficit In one reer which nl * ht - Hon. Thora “ w - Hardwick re-
haa accumulated In several years, I ••ted a rather alartUng story in con-
But with property on the tax books ’* **"“ *** * “
which has never been returned, and
with rigid economy practiced by the
legislature for a short time, the rate
should be reduced to three mills, with
the certainty that the legislator will
be no longer tempted to appropriate
beyond the state’s ability on the one
hand, and cut the revenue on the oth
er hand. The representative who
dare to do his duty in opposing extra
vagance will receive the commenda
tion and support of his people."
SON KILLED
HIS FATHER
Ozark. Ark., June 30.—Frank Ow
ens. a thirteen-year-old boy, shot and
killed his father, Aaron Owens this
morning. The father came home
drunk and attempted to kill the en
tire family when the son did
sheeting. The son is being held for
an investigation.
Even when he phoned me that he
bad decided not to run, 1 asked that
he not so decide because of me and
stated that I did not know whether I
would run even if be did not.
I have not replied earlier to charges
like the one reported by you for the
In a recent issue of your paper 1 t reason that In the main they have not
been reduced to writing and for the
further reason that were I to under
take to answer every baseless attack
of an irrevelant nature made from
the stump I would have time for lit
tle else. However, since you hare re
produced Mr. Hardwick’s charge on
your editorial page, I agree with you
that it should not go uncontradicted.
It does s gross Injustice to Mr. West
nection with the West appointment to
the senate. According to Mr. Hard
wick, who says he can substantiate
the assertion, Colonel West sent a
message to Governor Slaton shortly
before the appointment and told him
'This Tax Act will Inevitably lessen
We are for John M. Slaton for the!to* burden of the small property own-
other place, because we believe hls re- *r who values hls limited property
cord to the state offices which he has'* n d returns it accordingly,
filled wAtltles him to the promotion; | “H b the owner of large property
and because, furthermore, we consld- who will be the sufferer from con-
er him In ability and fitness head-and- j flwatory tax laws, which will have
shoulders above either of the other birth when the deficit In the Treasury i
candidates In the race so far.—La baa become larger, and the absolute
There is inure Catarrh in this
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other diseases put together, and
until the last few years was sup
posed to be incurable. For
great many years doctors pro
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constantly failing to cure with
local treatment, pronounced
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INJECTING NEW LIFE.
necessity will be recognised for Im
mediate hasty action by the people
and the legislator. It la far better to
make provision for the coming flood
At the regular monthly meeting of by opening an easy avenue of relief,
the general membership of the Board rather than to await Its destruction
of Trade last night the mutter of tn- oS the entire embankment with the de
jecting new life Into the Institution v*statk» that will follow,
was discussed at length, and finally; "In tke bill which was passed near-
a committee was named by President b SA years ago, there was no method
Benton to look into a number of mat- provided for equalisation between the
tern that are of vital interest to the counties, and la consequence there
organization. nraa 1 fierce competition between them
The point was brought out during which could return the propc-
the discussion last night by the presl- ty at the lowest figure,
dent, secretary, and several members "It has been suggested to me In this
of the Board that with the selection connection that if tke date of return
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that 1C he would make blm senator and, If true, would be a reflection upon
he would not contest the long term me.
with him (the governor), but unless I trust you will understand that I
he did appoint blm, he (West) would view your position as that of an in
spend $75,000 to defeat the governor quirer who would know the truth. I
for the senate.” , do not infer that you make or endorse
The above story is absolutely un- the assertion of Mr. Hardwick,
true. Mr. West sent me no such mea-! Verty truly yours,
sage, but during the pendency of the ! JOHN M. SLATON,
appointment conducted himself as a 1 P. 8.—I have referred the above to
j Senator West and herewith give tele-
1 HI.S KIDNEY REMEDY ;« ram received from him:
A GREAT HEALER.' "Washington, D. C., June 27, 1914,
| "Hon. John M. Slaton, Atlanta, Ga.
. —The editorial in Brunswick News
For . number of rear. I was tro- |)a>( , d „„ utlPrance , purporting to
bled with my kidneys, condition so sc- have been mai]e by Hon . Thomaa w .
rlous that part of the time I was un- IUrdwick , n Brunswlck speech Is at
able to work. Tried several remedies, lbaoInte fabrlca , lon .
also different physicians without re-. * „ w g West ,
lief. A sample of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp j
Root was left at my house. I com-}
tnenced to take It and continued It un
til l had taken several bottles and
am now .cured. Am slxty-two years of
r.r* and able to work every day. I
attribute my cure to the use of your
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My wife also was cured by Dr. Kil
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very serious, including hemorrhages,
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Just a shealing In her case. We can
heartily recommend your Swamp-Root
to all kidney sufferers.
Very truly yours,
H. C. GRIFFITH,
Mails, Texas.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me. a Notary Public, this the 8th day
of April, 1912. T. BENNETT,
Notary Public.
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ton, N. T.
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Kearny, N. J., June 30.—A street
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was rolling toward a speeding trol
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ANNOUNCEMENT.
To file People of the Eleventh
Congressional District:
1 hereby announce my cancli
tlac.v for the Democratic nomina
tion for the office of representa
tive in het Sixtv-fourth Congress
of the United States, from the
Eleventh Congressional District
of Georgia, subject to the primary
to be held on August the nine
teenth, 1914.
I earnestly solicit the support
will also receive a booklet of valuable [and vote of every qualified white
Information, telling about the kidneys I voter in t’*te District,
and bladder. When writing, be sure y ourg respectfully,
and mention the Weekly Waycross I J Y J HENDERSON
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SUCCESSORS TO
J. W. S. HARDY
Clark Howell Hay Be
Georgia’s Next Governor
Atlanta, Ga., June 29.—If there isit pretty straight that if Randolph I
a deadlock in the Georgia state con-Anderson and Judge Nat Harris find
vention when the hour for choosingneither of them can reach the plum
the next governor arrives it will betbey will have their supporters corn-
broken by the election of Clark bine on Mr. Howell, and he will go
Howell, of Atlanta, publisher of tbeinto office without the trouble of
Atlanta Constitution, according torace.” jp
politicians who say they know Naturally the friends here of
whereof they speak. neither candidate would admit there
“It Isn't at all unlikely that nowas anything in the report of a con-
candidate will go before the conven-templated compromise. It is still a
tlon with a clear majority,” said the good way ahead to the convention,
spokesman of one little knot of law-but if there is a deadlock the proph-
makers and political dopsters inecy of mid-June might well be re-
the Kimball corridor. “And I’ve gotmembered.
Atlanta Journal Endorses Slaton’s
New Tax Equalization Law.
The effort to repeal Georgia # tax equalization act is ex
tremely ill-timed aad unfair to the people. The law has been
tried less than a twelvemonth. There is thus far no evidence to
warrant its condemnation; on the contrary, there is good reason
to believe that it is working jusly, is gaining public favor as It
becomes more thoroughly understood, and is redeeming the 8fate
from an outworn and ruinous system of finance.
It may he that this law is open to improvement If so, it
should be changed constructively, as experience points the way;
but in no circumstances should it be recklessly blotted out be
fore there has been time or oppportunity to study its operation.
Congress would he as justified in repealing the new banking and
currency act as the Legislature would be in repealing the new
tax acL The one is as important to the fiscal Interests of this
State as the other is to the financial interests of the common
country.
For long years Georgia’s fiscal system has been grievously
inadequate to public needs. The payment of teachers’ salaries
has been delayed month after month, and term after term. Pub
lic institutions have been stinted in the bare necessities of their
existence. Public enterprises of great pith and moment have
been delayed or abandoned, all because of the lack of a just and
businesslike system of tax returns.
Georgia is not a poor State. It is one of the richest States
in all the Union. Its lands are fertile, its harvests varied and
bounteous, its industries thriving, and its potential wealth is al
most Immeasurable. If all the pproperty In Georgia is taxed
fairly and uniformly, there will be ample funds to deal progres
sive!/ with public needs, and at the same time the average citi
zen’s tax can eventually be reduced.
But so long as property is returned from twenty-five to sev
enty-five per cent less than the census* valuation, the State Gov
ernment will be impoverished, and the people's common inter
ests will suffer. Among one hundred and forty-eight counties,
there have heretofore been only thirty-nine whose payments to
the State treasury exceeded or barely equaled their receipts
from the State in pension and school funds. Lands which are
returned In some counties at fifty dollars an acre have been re
turned in other counties at only three dollars an acre; and sim
ilar discrepancies have existed in all kinds of property returns.
It Is this glaring lack of fairness and uniformity In tax mat
ters that has been mainly responsible for the State’s appalling
fiscal problems. That Is why Georgia has been unable to pay its
school teachers promptly and unable to carry forward urgent en
terprises for the welfare of the people. Such a condition is as
unjust to the Individual as to the public. Equalization of taxes
will not only yield a larger revenue. It will also reduce the bur
den upon the rank and file of taxpayers; for when all men bear
their rightful portion of the cost of government, every man’s
part will he less.
That is the purpose of the tax act against which we now hear
threats of repeal. Surely, the good sense and the patriotism of
our people will not countenance an attack upon a law that
stands for the largest welfare of the commonwealth. Surely, the
thoughtful men of the Legislature will not thrust the 8tate back
into financial chaos. What if the tax act is Imperfect? Is that
a reason for abolishing it outright? What if it has not worked
as smoothly as might be desired in the earliest stages of its op
eration? Is that a reason for returning to conditions that kept
the treasury penniless and continually retarded progress?
The tax equalization act should stand, at least until It has
been fairly tested. Repeal at this time would be a disaster to the
State and a disgrace upon the General Assembly.
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