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FBIDAT, JULY !«, Mil. MOSS WEEKLY JOURIUL Established in 1896. Published Every Friday at Waycrosf, Ga. L. VOLNEY WILLIAMS Editor and Manager The Only Weekly Paper Publish, ed at the County Seat. SUBSCRIPTION 1 YEAH 6 MONTHS $1.50 .75c ACaiSftT EQUAL TAXATION. If Hon. Thomas W. Hardwick the great progressive that he claims to be we can not understand why he la going over the state in his cam paign for senator attacking the Us equalisation law. On his first trip to Waycrws during the campaign Mr. Hardwick nald that the new equalisation law was alright with the exception that it placed ail of the power of equalising tax values in the ‘ hands of one man. and for this son he opposed It. In his speech last Saturday night Mr. Hardwick said that he Is against the law for three reasons, first be* o}use It makes tax returning Invol- unury Instead of voluntary, second because the object of the law Is to get around the five mills constitutional limitation, and third because the law provides no way fur causing the re turn and equalisation of Intangible property. If Mr. ^Hardwick Is really opposed to the tax equalisation law then he should get up some better reasons than the three he mentioned In hiu speech of Saturday night. His first reason that It" does away with volun tary returning of taxes, Is absolutely without foundation as the system of returning Is not changed. The prop erty owner returns his property In the same manner as he has always done. There Is a board of equalisers that goes over his returns however and If he haa failed to return any property be owns, the same is placed upon the digest, and If the returns he has made are at too low a valua tion then the same Is raised and the tax payer Is so notified. Congressman Hardwick’s second reason Is too flimsy for any consld ♦ration, and Is not becoming a man of Mr. Hardwick's Intelligence. It la ridiculous to say that the Georgia legislature when It passed the equalisation law was seeking to get around the five mils constitutional limitation, when all the argument that was presented In favor of the passage of the bill, and the bill Itself shows that the ONLY OBJECT that the legislature had was to see to It that EVERY MAN IN GEORGIA PAY TAXES UPON ALL HIS PROI’ KRTY. AND AT THE SAME RATIO OF VALUE AS EVERY OTHER MAN. If Mr. Hardwick will read the tax law he will discover that the great- §r pari of Uie law Is devoted to pro viding a way by which tax dodgera may be forced to carry their share of the public burden of expense. He will see that one of the main objects of the law Is to force the return of Invisible property. Therefore Mr. Hardwick's three reasons for being against the tax law are no reasons at all. and forcea us to the conclusion that he Is fighting the tax law Just be- cau»r«he thinks that he can play upon the Ignorance of some people who do not understand the law, and thereby make a few votes. The candidate for office who op posed the tax law In order to further hla candidacy is going to be badly fooled. While It Is true that at the beginning there was considerable op position to the new tax Isw, but since the people are becoming acquainted with Its provisions, ind seeing the effect of the law in actual operation, the opposition haa about disappeared, sad before the cletdon on August lfth, to oppose the law will hurt any candidate Instead of doing b|m good. J Mr. Hardwick, and a few polltl eight, may try at bard aa they please to turn the people against the new tax law, but It will be hard to fool the people when EVERY newspaper In the state from the largest dtll/lo the smallest weekly, so far aa we know, and whea TS per cent of the legists ture la in favo'r of the bill, and all look upon it aa being the greatest piece of legtslatloa pasted by the Georgia legislature within the past quarter of a century. Bill Is from those who have always with one excuse or another opposed the enactment of child labor bills In the past. Its pasage tyr a large ma jority In the bouse of repseaentatfves is absolutely aseured. Practically all other states, In fact have passed, we' would like to Mkjffians will soon have a chance to vote which be now drags out against the It Is rumored that the street rail- * * on It As a matter of fact in the South governor, and, which he says unfits 'way will soon discard numbers on the equal suffrage movement Ifyheld Governor Slaton for bis office. If Mr. j cars and name the cars after well back by rhe race question. Ballots Slaton’s record Is bad now, it was bad known Waycross residents. When for women would mean ballots^ for then. What excuse can *J. R.’ give'the time to select names arrives some black women as well as* for for not having supported Mr. Slaton's have one to submit to the street the man who wrote the paid adver tisement of Mr. Walker’s HOW WOULD CONGRESSMAN WALKER STAND THE TEST OF A LOYAL DEMOCRAT, with democracy pledged all except six or eight prohibit work , ** a,n * t Pro tcct|ve tariff, AND AT white womei In stores and messenger service to THE 8AME TIME ADMIT THE AU-j _ children under 14 as well as in fac- TH0R8HIP OFTHE_ CLEAREST HIM ATTITUDE THE PROPER ONE. is the record of the action of opponent for governor? "The only reply necessary to 'J. R.’ torles. It is because of the bad con- CUT PROTECT 11VE BILL THAT dltlons of such employment in cities WAS EVER 1NTRODNCED IN CON- that such restrictions are necessary. CRE88. • The hardships and the moral degre- As stated In a former editorial tbu dation that boya and girls suffer who only result that either of Mr. Walk- work In dry goods stores and at soda •«*'■ Island cotton bills could pos- fouutalns, and restaurants in the cities * J bly have If passed, would be to Justifies even a higher age limit than RAISE THE PRICE OF COTTON * ^ thousand representatives from the (Brunswick News ) counties of Georgia in electing Mr. As was to have beer, expected. Sen- Slaton unanimously speaker of the icuiiicu ator Smith announces that he will re- house and president of the senate l ery county in the circuit main in Washington and attend to Ms four times, that a hundred and thirty- official duties until congress adjourns eight out of a hundred and forty- There are many Important mailers eight counties in the state were car pending In congress, inion.j them ouo rled by Mr. Slaton In his • — ” * —- u/ ati. owiuu in mo lor GOODS TO 90,000,000 CONSl MLR8 I measure to suppress the present meth- governor, and that he will be over- Whlle North Carolina has no regula- TO THE BENEFIIT OF A FBW^SEA od of gambling In the Now York cot- whelmingly elected to the United tlon of the work of children In stores .ISLAND COTTON MANIPULATORS she has a fourteen year limit for met- or BUYERS. senger service In cities over 10,000 because of the special hazzards of this j work which often takes boys In the worst dens of vice. j The Sheppard BUI provides that MR. BRYAN A SUFFRAGIST. proper t The opposition papers of the coun try will now have another opportun- ery child who begins work must have tiy to attack Secretary of State Bryan had twelve weeks of Schooling during As a general proposition the newspa- the year before he enters service, and pers that oppose the secretary also op- that he must be able to read and write, poae eflual suffrage. One of the most pleasing comments upon Mn Bryan's LEANING TOWARD DR. HARDMAN, position as regards equal suffrage Is Jtbe following from the Savannah The editor of the Star haa had some Morning News, difficulty In deciding who was the best' doubtful If Mr. Bryan s an- of the candidates for governor to sup* n o unr * m * n * that he Is suffragist port. Our mind has been kept open * n y surprise. The surprise! ... for Impressions l* that he didn’t take a stand for it | n * ton » while Mr. Br6w i will bo busy As the campaign draws toward the ,on * 1,8 *l u,ck to enll,t under II*?** that . w,,, ™ko Imerest close, we feel more and more Inclined ,h# banner oi to support Dr. L. G. Hardman for this Ocularly those movements which office. promise the betterment of moral con- I This I, not to ur that we do not' dHlon*- >“ hla at*lenient sl»ln« rea-| ton exchange, which If enacted Into states senate on the 19th of next law will cave the farmer l r , per halo month." on hla cotton. The gvcj road, bill t. We thoufht that Mr. J. R. Smith, alao pendlns, the trade commission "Little Joe's” campaign manager was hill and the tract legislation. All mad because Governor Slaton did not theae are vital mcaanretc end the name the former governor United Georgia senator Is go ng to remain Slates Senator, but It now appears there In the Interest of hi, people. The that J. R. la mad because Slaton people of Ihe stale will appreciate this would not give It to him. attitude of the senator, fur It Is the : manager and we have picked out the car we want named. Judge J. I. Summerall continues to lead for Judge of the Superior Court of the Waycross Circuit It Is gen* erally predicted that he will carry ev- yvlth the exception of Coffee, the home of his opponent, Mr. Dart “BI'SV ON' THE Jlllt" The Thomasvltle Press. It’a all a mistake; there will he no Smith-Brown factional ngnt. Mr. Smith will be busy on the lob ir Wash- dltlons. In his statement giving rea- very highly esteem some of the other Mla wb y lavorn woman suffrage gentlemen who are offering for this he mentions aa the strongest the right high office. ]of the mother to have a voice In shap- In Judge Nat K. Harris we believe ln * the environment of her children, the stale would have u high toned lle “*>“■ “* P** c « ‘he emphasis upon Christian gentleman as governor. He- ‘he mother's right to u voice In mould ing n Con. ederpte veteran, he has some hig the environment which shall claim to the love of the people of the round her children, un environment HH ir.s r no (hum; »j. state. In William J. Harris, we have a man, wlm until he began to run for governor, waa held In the highest es- liy all factions. If Georgia should elect him governor, ho would s heller man than acme governors have had in the recent past. Aa to Guyt McLendon, hts candidacy which operatca powerfully In deter mining whether or not her offspring will crown her later yearn with Joy or bring down hur gray halra to the grave. The mother can Justly claim the right to employ every weapon which can be effective for the pro tection of thoae whoso interests shu guards, and the ballot will put wlth- wlll not be seriously considered over In Iter resell all the Inatrumentalitle. the aisle, and wa have time and again government, Including police pow- pald our respects to J. Randolph An-1 ora.” That la about aa strong an ar- deraon from the lawless stale of gurnent for equal suffrage aa can be Chatham. -*i<iata, .m a**>»—" Dr. Hardman, from the tact that he Impresses one as being deeply Inter ested In aonie things that the proles atonal politician overlooks, but which ought lo have Ihe closest attention, ap pears to ua to be the heat man for whom to vote. He atanda for the con- •arvatlon ot the health of the people, for measure* that look To ihe develop ment of the agricultural Interests of the slate, lo the Improvement of our educational system of the state. These matters are no new hobbles of Or. Hardman. During hla public career aa legislator he haa stood for theae thlnga and haa been author of many Iowa now on tho statute hooka along these lines, Ills record speak, for him. We believe that Dr. Hardman will bo a aafa and sane man as governor, nol very spectacular, but safe and aensl- ble.—Ocllla Star. THAT SEA INLAND COTTON BILL. THE CHILD LABOR DILI. The last V. 8. Government*Ceutua state* that 44 par cent ot tha white children between the agaa of tea and 14 In the mill cobb salt las ot Oaorgta are Illiterate. No Boro striking evi dence can ho given ot tho affect at child labor on tho chaaeao for ot tloo. Tho strongest feature ot tho Sheppard Child Labor BUI now baton the Georgia Leglslatan la tho require ment that children have attended tchool at least twelve weeks hi they be allowed to work and that they he able to read and write. It will be a vlep In advance and at least aa far aa ihe mill children are concerned will act aa compulsory education The only opposition to the Sheppard Tha newspapers of Ihe Eleventh Congreoslonal District are carrying a paid advertisement attacking an'adl lorlal that appeared several weak, ago In the Weycroes Journal relative to tho bill that haa been Introduced In Congress by Hon. J. !L Walker providing that mcrchanla who sell cotton goods, that are not properly labeled giving the percentage of Sea Island and other cotton, shall be lined and Imprisoned. This paid advertlae- ment aaya that tha Journal haa mis represented the bill. To thle charge the Journal would answer that If the man who wrote the Walker campaign advertisement will read the walker bill and then read the Journal'! editorial he w||| find that ihe Journal quoted strictly from the language of the bill. The bill provides that the merchant who aella cotton goods not properly labeled shall ho llablo lo a lino of not to ex ceed U.0S® or imprisonment not to tx- coad 40 days. This paid advertflKuent goes so to any that Caagronman Walker rep resent* n torts Sen Island cotton pro ducing section; that Ihe prlco ot this cotton ha* not been satisfactory be cause other cotton la being used that largely lakes the place of 8*a Island and that If Mr. Walker's bill passes? t will prove Mr. Wolkar n gnu ban elector,of hla district. Well. IP tha hill over become* o tow wo shall ho willing to admit that Mr. Walker is a (mat benefactor hot baton wa pllneot to Mr. Walker upon Jw ground at hla Ban Island cc Mil wa shall have to asa tha MU a LAW aa* being enforced. It wa an richtly Informed this lo iboat tho third Sea Island cotton hat haa bean Introduced - by ( irmimaa Walker hot tha people ot he district will be tha Jndgae aa to Vbather or not aaytklag further haa men heard of than the INTRODUC TION of tho Mila One ot Walker's bills. 01 wo remember 1L provided! 'or a protective tariff upon all cotton | that comes In competition with Seal aland Of course nothin* has ever! n heard from this bill other than I INTRODUCTION but if it should made. The Herald is suportlng Slaton for the Senate for fltore than one reason. In the first place, he is one of the brainiest men In Georgia—not the ex plosive, high-strung kind, but even tempered and conservative and yet positive and firm. His training es pecially fits him for the position.— Nashville Herald. A SERIOUS CHARGE. Hon. J. R. Cooper, candidate for United States Senator, says that Tom Hardwick goes into close consulta tion with representatives of the li quor interests every time he goes to Atlanta. This is a very serlouB charge, and Mr. Cooper should not make same un less he is in a position to prove that It is true. any of them. Other things that will still help the fanner and render life in the country more comfortable and profitable Is the establishment of a perfect system of good roads, and enlarged educational facilities. When these two features are developed as they should be the condition of the farmer will be greatly benefited and life in the rural dis tricts will come much nearer what It should be. The Nashville Herald professes surprised that anybody thinks of the possibility of Mr. Henderson carrying Berrien county against his cousin Randall. Maybe the Herald has taken counsel with its own desires more than with the facts in the case.—Ocilla Star. THE INSTANT Trousers Press Creaser, Stretcher and Hanger, presses trousers perfectly without heat keeps trousers In the beBt con dition. Price $1.00. Circular free. Crest Novelty Co., Manor, Ga. 7-17-2ta-wkly. THE PARCEL POST. (Rome Tribune-Herald.) RALPH COCHRANJUT OF RAGE Atlanta, July 21.—Ralph O. Coch ran, Fulton county representative and real estate man, who has for some months been In the race for the United States Senate against Hok-j Smith, yesterday announced his with drawal, declaring that the entry of former Governor Brown into the race had materially affected his chances of election. Mr. Cochran says many of his sup porters have gone to Brown, while others have gone to Smith on account of the revival of the Brown-Smith feud. He says, however, that this All honor lo the Georgia Legialoture „ Tfltwne-Herald.) , .euo n. no.e.er, “■* r standing by that new tax eauallxa- Hou ' Thora “ w - Hardwick, candl- ™mpaign will bring a final end to the tlon law! And for hla effort* In hav- ,la,e for Unlted s ““' 3 raises Smith-Brown factlonaliem In Georgia „ mg each a law paa.ed Governor John * dlrect whe " "» polltlc ’' ' n ,"“ hd , rawl " g he expre 'f- Tho genial J. It. Smith, with hla M. Slaton deaervea the senatorshlp or °® all ‘“‘ ,lle ‘ iar « l Post system except ed appreciation ofr the support his broad and friendly smile, and his flow-!anything else he wants' Governor 10 “ "ery limited extent. It took many friends have given him, log locks of allvery while, who as'Slaton and the legislature are proud year “ of ugi,at,on b * f ° r '' ‘he country campaign manager for "Little Joe" of Miclr work and It la a work to be aecured the P ar >»' 1 Post, which has There are those who will say thail*”'* 11 ' « rapa '* n manager for Gov. Mr. Bryan .till dealre. to be i'rc.l- "'•'<•». has termed Ihe attack "polltt- cal auto-intoxication.” We do —‘ dent and that he thinks equal suffrage Is becoming more popular and would aid him to gratify hla ambition but that view would be unJ.:Ui to him. There Is no doubt mat he la sincere In believing equal - suffrage would help to make lh« WurM better, would aid In uplifting society. He Is aa ev erybody knowa, a prohibitionist and Brown twice guided his forces to vie-'proud of—Darien Gazette . Isted is some European countries for tory and but once to detent haa aud-| The fordele Dispatch presents ma ” y yea "' denly been overcome with some pecu- some unusually strong arguments In' " e do 1101 ,hln,t thc ar K |lm, '" t « of liar disease that bids fair to make him favor of the election of Oovernor Sla- | Mr ' Ilar,lwlck ln opposition to the sys- a wonderfully ntrong man (political-; ton as United States senator T | le ‘™ are Of course there are de- ly), else make him a political wreck, editor docs not hesitate to Bay that feCt “ whlch wll) bo remwlled »hen ex it must be remembered In discussing »„, „n fcr cou „ e will he a atep back- perle,!ce ''emonstralea what Is neces- ward. And Georgian! Just now are ! ,8 ; y ', But 'h* ,dea ot rea ‘ rlctta * lha not going to take a atep backward. | P “, t T P °“ Byatem la dlrect confllct : I with our Ideas of progress. The parcel post hxc already become a great convenience. The only in terest that it affects deleteriousiy is that of the express companies, and that Is of small moment when compar ed with that of the people at large. Mr. Hardwick may aa well recognize that the parcel post has come to stay, and anything he may aay in opposition will fail to convince fair minded and progressive people. So far as the farmers are concerned it is more directly beneficial to them than anything that baa been Inaugu rated ln recent year*. With the tele phone, parcel post and the automo bile the farmer of today la a hundred per cent better off than he was twen- -case (hat he was also a very strong supporter of Governor John M. Slaton when he was a candidate for governor two years ago, and that he continued a Slaton supporter until Governor Slaton named the Hon. Bill West United States Senator. * We have not been in close enough contact with Mr. Smith to be able to diagnose his case, but Mr. Alfred know exactly what this term means but we suppose It Is something like drunk on your opinion of your c..n political Importance. In other word* we snppoae that Mr. Newell thinks that Mr. 8m!th haa'become no stimulated by dreaming of hts past po litical achievements that he Is no ion- —, a ~ ° f tsrrzzx pi peace. No doubt he feels that If wom en had tho ballot their political In fluence would be on the side of world ide peace and for prohibition. If he ere not Influenced by the ar gument that women are Justly entitled to the ballot ho would feel strongly in favor of giving It to them because of their influence In behalf of world peace and prohibition. And Mr. Bryan's announcement In favor of equal suffrage doesn’t mean that he Is out of harmony with the President. Nobody knowa exactly how the president stands on that question. He has stated that the ques tlon wax one for the states to settle. If he were not the head of hla party the chances are that be would bo found openly f«vorl&s> vqual Anyway. Mr. Bryan’s announcement will not emharass the administration. The Immediate cause of Mr. Bry ans announcement la the fact that hla state Nebraska, will vote on the equal suffrage question next Novem ber, and he haa taken occasion to let his home people know where he stands In regard to It. Judging from the attitude that thc legislature of this state is assuming on the equal suffrage question Geor ” ‘J. R* takes himself too seriously for those who know him well to re gard with any degree of concern what he might say about * Georgia politics. He should not allow hla attack of po litical auto-intoxication to interfere with his many splendid qualities. He ia violently Inebriated with hla own public Importance. "The whole story is this: ’J. R.’ wanted Governor Slaton to name him as Senator Bacon'a successor. ’J. R.V unique cate of self-infection had be come acute. Now, Governor 8iaton foiled to appoint thla Don Quixote of Georgia politics to the United States senate and It was unfortunate for ‘J. R* 'hat he allotted hla Inflated ego toj , ' 0, ‘“ r •» *'‘e Diatriet. get peeved. | Yoitra respectfully, ■'ll Hie appointment had been made J_ A. J. HENDERSON, aa a reward for political support 'J. L nl Ga M r . might have been the man. Two U Ua ’ 4 > _ ' year* ago Governor 8laton had no 5-15-wgly-tf. more ardent supporter than Mr. J. R. Subierin* for The journal. Smith In spite of the avful record I If Mr. Hardwick thinks the Lock- rldge canard will help hla cause he ia mistaken, for the people have too much confidence In Governor Slaton, who has served them long and faith, fully, to believe such stuff.—Hawk' tnsvltle Dispatch. One of the Toma visits Waycroaa to morrow in th elnterest of hla candl- dacy for senator. He Is a congress man, elected to represent hla people In congress. We suppose during hla talks through the state he la explain ing why he la on the atump and not erk In congress. ANNOUNCEMENT. To the People of the Eleventh Congressional District: 1 hereby announce my camli tlaey for the Democratic notnina tion for the office 'of represents- live in het Sixty-fourth Congreqi of the United States, from the Eleventh Congressional District of Georgia, subject to the primury to he held oil August the nine, tcenth, 19H. I earnestly solicit the support and vote of every qualified white Cypress Shingles The Heboid Cypresi Company Kara lot sals at lit mills, Hcb- ardville, for a limited lima only Rtita 16” Clipper Skluflesit $1.25 peril 3x16 Stir A Stir Skliilts »t : .... $1.50 p»H Is NATURE’S OiilnKctanL BILE R*«NtM(taM4* narfia an mUmpU. WiiyiiMh la Mutpli vftb «ha fl Sahas Ml. . Ihss Dy p°noiAx Fifty Barrels Of FLOUR To Go At CUT PRICES ALSO 100 SACKS OF BRAN AND SHORTS IT WILL. PAY YOU TO SEE US BEFORE YOU BUY PRIDGEN BROS. SUCCESSORS TO J. W. S. 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