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JUDGE WALTER F. GEORGE
Judge Walter F. George, judge of the Superior Court of the Cor
dele Circuit, has announced for one of the places on the bench of the
Court of Appeals of Georgia recently created by the Legislature, and
his friends are covering the state with literature and personal solici
tation in behalf of his candidacy.
Since Judge George was a college student, fifteen years ago,
he has been prominently before the people of the state as one of the
ablest young men in it. As a college student, he won all honors in
all contests with the otiier colleges and universities of the State.
Soon after graduation he came to Vienna to practice law, and
was made Solicitor of the City Court of Vienna. When the Cordele
Judicial Circuit was created ten years ago, he was elected its Solici
tor-General. He was re-elected without opposition and held this
position until 1912, when he was elected judge of the circuit, and re
elected both times without opposition. This is an unusual record
for a man who is yet under forty. Two things have made this pos
sible—hard work and natural ability.
A judgeship on the Court of Appeals is not a political office.
The only consideration which ought to appeal to any voter in this
race is fitness for the position. These appellate judges say the last
word in all matters involving property rights, human liberty and life.
The lawyers in this state who have practiced in Judge George's
court are unanimous in the opinion that he is a conspicuously able
judge. His judicial experience has been greater than that of any
other man offering for the place. ~With his youth and experience,
we anticipate that if he is elected, he will become one of the greatest
judges of the country. His place on the Superior Court bench in
this Circuit will be hard to fill but the larger sphere needs his ability,
and his faithfulness has won for him the place to which he aspires.
AS THE EDITOR SEES IT
REAT Y§7 Ay 6 ———
There comes a time in the life of every editor when it is a
'genuine relief to be able to confess his sins of omissions.
Right now you are preparing to read things “As the Editor Sees
Them.” But you won't. And therein comes our sin of omission,
for by the rule of “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth” we
should publish as we see.
Every editor commits sins of omission, but he does so after calm
and mature reflection. A story comes to him in all of i“s sordiness
and multiplicity of filthy and disgusting details. Fe must decide
whether to send it forth to the world, to “speak a-. he sees and héars,”
or to enshroud it with the mantle of human charity for the sake of
the innocent ones who would be unjustly wounded and humiliated
throuéh its publication. He weighks both sides, acts as his heart
and his conscience dictates, an< is himself the target of criticism
from one side or the other, regardless of what his decision may be.
If he publishes ths story, the innocent sufferers and their friends
term him heartless and cruel. If the milk of human kindness flows
in his veins and he suppresses the story, the scandal lovers are onto
him in force because he has not emblazoned a choice morsel of gossip
to an expectant world.
We can recall instances wherein we have committed the sin
of omission, and the culprit has swaggered around and conveyed the
impression that we were afraid to tell the truth, when as a matter of
fact we considered only those who would be unjustly dragged down
with them in their degradation.
But the most pitiful object on earth is the cuss who gets caught
in his deviltry and then begs the editor “for the sake of his innocent
family” not to print the story.
And perhaps the “sin of omission” is not such a sin after all.
HOW HIGH DO YOU AIM IN LIFE?
In this age of great attainments in the arts and sciences, in the
trades and professions, we hear much said of the duty of “aiming
high.” meaning, thereby, to excel in some particular line.
The farmer is urged to develop his soil to the maximum of fer
tility, the stockman to develop his live stock to the highest point.
The manufacturer is not satisfied with an inferior article, but must
produce the best. The lawyer aspires to be a leader in his profes
sion, while the doctor would be a final authority on the ills of the
flesh. :
This is all commendable and as it should be, for it is just such
an universal ambition to excel that has made of these United States
the great nation she is today.
But there is one “industry” in which, without careful thought,
17e as a nation are in grave danger of retrogration—or disintergra
ton. Thatis in the building of character, in the making of good
citizens,
Too many of us appear content to live just within the law, to
“=p just within the lines, giving scarcely a thought to the higher
« ies of life that lie before us.
Should we not give more attention to the creation of a high
1 ~de of manhood, as well as a perfect horse or hog? Should we
1 ct strive to produce men who will raise the standard of citizenship
tc a higher plane than that to which we, their fathers, have attain
ed?
To reduce a sermon to a few words, we achieve nothing in life
that is higher than the goal to which we aspire, for the destiny of
each man is controlled by the quality of his own mind.
How high do YOU aim in life? S
e THE LEADER ENTERPRISE AND PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1. 1916.
FOR CONGRESS
To the Voters of the Third Con
gressional District of Georgia:
I hereby announce my candida
cy for election as your Represen
tative, from the Third Congress
ional District of Georgia, to the
Sixty-fifth Congress, subject to
the primary to be held September,
12, 1916, and respectfully solicit
your support to this position. If
nominated and elected, I;g*;dgc
myself and the best energies T'am
capable of exerting to your every
interest, and especially to procure
for you:
I.—The co-operation of the Nat
ional government with the several
states in the enforcement of their
prohibition laws to the extent of
denying appli:ation for license to
manufacture or sell intoxicating
liquers in such states, and the
procurement of such necessary
changes as will prohibit the ship
ment of intoxicating liquors in
prohibited territory; and will
carnestly advocate every legal
measure that will tend to procure
for the whole people National
Prohibtion.
2.—1 will support such rural
credit legislation as will actually
give to the farmers of our country
the relief that has been so often
promised, by making available to
them, with good security on land
or cotton, long loans of money at
low rates of interest, such loans to
be made directly by the govern
ment to the farmers. ‘
3.—1 will favor a sufficiently
equipped army and navy to com
mand peace at home and respect
abroad, and the manufacture of‘
our navy and army equipment by
the government. |
4.—The restriction of immigra
tion at least to the extent of re
quiring immigrants to register,
givng all information necessary
as to their previous lives, and the
signing of a pledge that within
three months after entering our
country the~ will become citizens
in a legal way.
5—A complete separation of all
affairs of church and state,
6—-The extension of the Rural
F'ree Delivery system and the im
provement of the Parcel Post
system, to the end that the rural
districts throughout the country
may be benefitted thereby.
I purpose to conduct my cam
paign on a high plane. I do not
desire to be elected on the demer
its of others, but on my merits
alone. :
My campaign headquarters will
be at Americus, Georgia, where
my secretary or I will be glad to
welcome and advise with friends
at all times, and if elected by the
good people of the district, I
promise to faithfully discharge
the duties of this great office with
fidelity to your every interest.
Respectfully,
THOMAS G. HUDSON.
LIBEiL. FOR DIVORCE
Mrs. Efizabeth Taylor vs.
Wallace W Taylor.
Libel for Divorce.
Superior Court Ben Hill Coun
ty.
The defendant, Wallace W.
Taylor, is hereby required to be
and appear at the next term of
Ben Hill Superior Court to be
holden on the first Monday in
October, 1916, to answer . the
above petition; in default where
of, the Court will proceed as to
justice shall appertain.
Witness the Hon. W. F. Geo
rge, Judge of said Court, this 12th
day of July, 1916.
D. W. M. WHITLEY,
2tweekly 2 mo. Clerk.
The present administra
tisa of the Georgia Agricul
tural Department is the only
such Department in the
Southern States that does
not co-snerate with the Far
mers Union or Farmers
State Organizations,
~ (Signed)
CHAS. S. BARRETT,
Pres. Nat'l Farmers Union.
FOR PROGRESS VOTE
FOR BROWN.
NOTICE
All singers in the city are in
vited to join us in our song prac
tice at the Central Christian
church Friday at eight o’clock.
This will be the last practice
before the revival starts and we
are anxious to have the chorous
go with a good swing from the
beginning. Come and help us.
DR. TURNER,
Chairman Music. Com.
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city, but for the past sir years
a resident in Canada, is back in
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LIBEL FOR DIVORCE
Ben Hill Superior Court, Octo
ber Term, 1916
Robert Hutson vs. Elizabeth
Norris Hutson.
TO ELIZABETH NORRIS
HUTSON : You as defendant in
the above stated action are here
by required to be and appear at
the next term of the aforesaid
court, to be held on the first Mon
day in October, 1916, then and
there to make™ answer in the
above stated case.
Witness the Honorable W. F.
JOHN B. HUTCHESON, OF ASHBURN
FOR COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE
John B. Hutcheson, of Ashburn, Ga.,
asks the votes, support and influence
of the readers of this paper for ene of
the three judgeships of the state court
of appeals created by recent act of the
legislature.
Mr. Hutcheson is a native of Geoor
gia. Born and reared at Jonesboro,
Clayton eounty, he lived and practiced
law there until the legislature created
Turner county, when he moved to Ash
burn, and has since made that city
his home.
Educaved in the schools of his na
tive city and, later, at the University
of Georgia. he studied law and was
admitted to the bar at Jonesboro in
1886, so that he has been in constant
and active practice of his profession
for ‘the last thirty years.
As a young man, with ambition,
Mr. Hutcheson taught school in Clay
wn and Fayette counties for the pur
pose of paying his way through the
universi¥y. For a time he was editor
of the Jonesboro News, one of Geor
gla’s best kmown weeklies, and had
a wide acquaintance among the news
paper men of the state. }
A governor of Georgia, by special
appointment, and the two communi
ties in which he has lived, by elect.lon.i
bave placed him fn positions of re-
George, Judge of said court, this
the Bth day of August, 1916.
D. W. M. WHITLEY,
Clerk.
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ance time. Cadillacs
have the finest known
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shipe. Jo. E. TURNER.
' sponsibility and honor. He served as
| solicitor of the city court of Jones
boro, as mayor of that city, and, in the
legislature which hag just adjourned, j
as representative from Turner county, |
his present home. |
In legislative halls Mr. Hutcheson
was always a worker for the people.
'He was vice chairman of the general
ijudicial'y and Western and Atlantic
committees of the house, and a mem
'ber of the education committee. He
| was specially appointed as a member
lof the sub-committee by the prohibi
tion caucus of the general assembly to
redraft the present prohibition bills
and press their passage in the house.
As an advocate of effective prohibition, I
he lent his best efforts to the cause.
For many years Mr. Hutcheson has
served as, and is still, a member of
the board of trustees of the Georgia
Normal and Industrial College for
\young women at Milledgeville, attends
every commencement and devotes
much time and attention to the growth
and welfare of that well-known insti
tution.
Mr. Hutcheson has many friends
throughout the state, lawyers and
others, who have given him their in
dorsement along with the bar of his
home city and those of other commu
nities surrounding Ashbura. o
'TO THE VOTERS OF THE
THIRD CONGRESSION
AL DISTRICT
I hereby respectfully announce
tiny candidacy for re-election as
your Representative in the Sixty-
Fifth (65) Congress, subject to
the Primary to be held Septem
ber 12, :
During the short time I have
lbeen your congressmaa, I have
sincerely endeavored to serve you
faithfully, and if my efforts and
record meet with your approval, 1
'will feel greatly honored and pro
foundly grateful if you will give
|me your support in the coming
election. Congress has been in
lalmost continuous session since
you elected me, and duty required
me to stay here, which prevent
ed me from visiting you as often
as I wished. The Ways and
‘Means Committee is now daily
‘working on a Revenue measure ;
being on that committee, I must
remain here until the new tax law
is pasesd. As soon as Congress
adjourns, or before then, if public
business will permit me to leave,
I expect to canvass the District,
meet the people personally, and
talk to them face to face, both in
dividaully and on the stump.
If re-elected, I promise fo dis
charge the duties of the grezay
fice with fidelity, and to the bést
of my ability. P/ f-
From the depths of my heart I
thank you for your past kindness
to me. \
‘ Cordiall ‘yoursfif
Dd-Sep-19. Charlésßß. Crisb.
Mr. Frederick, sales manager
for the Dodge car in the city re
ports the sale of five cars
through the Central Auto Co. i
this city Thursday. =