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THE GEORGIA CRACKER. frainesvilJe, Ga., Feb. 2.6, 1808.. HAVE YOU NOTICED THAT, « e e s ® THE CRACKER IS PRINTING MORE NEWS, BETTER NEWS, ® FRESHER NEWS, THAN ANY PAPER IN GAINESVILLE ? •gb 'M' Watch The Georgia Cracker There’ll be a warm time in old Georgia this year. The Lenten eeason, “soft as a breeze, yet awful as the storm” is here. If you read The Cracker you’ll get all the news. It will keep you posted. Read it! Editor Bayne characterizes Sam Jones as a live wire with incandes- cents all along the line. Sam Jones says the only thing he dislikes about Allen D. Candler is that he has heard he cusses. The legislative candidates in Hall are layin’ low. They con sider there’s plenty of time yet. “He who hesitates is lost” has, perhaps been forgotten by Col. Guerrard. Bring on another hoss. Colonel Candlerds in fine trim to enter the campaign and he will make it warm for somebody before its over. The gubernatorial nomination must be settled by wl\ite primaries and they must all be held on the same day. Candler, Atkinson, Berner, Jones and perhaps Gerrard—to those who despise a dull time in deed the fates have been kind. Those Georgia colonels of the “almost persuaded” variety should remember that your Uncle Allen tears the bark off when he gets warmed up. Allen D. Candler will win re gardless of the combinations to defeat him. No one can dispute the fact that he is the choice of the masses. Have all the primaries oa the same day, and let only those who agree to support the Democratic nominees vote. If we are going to have a Democratic primary—have it. An exchange says Berner em bodies the easy grace of Petronius, and Sam Jones the rugged strength of Lincoln. Their similarity is that of the picture and-the nega tive. The Dawson County Advertiser says Colonel Howard Thompson’s speech at Dawsonville was a vote maker, and says further that that county can safely be put down for him. looks like war. It looks a little like there would be war with Spain. There seems to be no doubt in the minds of the officials that the blowing up of the battleship Maine was due to Span ish treachery. News comes from the war department at M ashing- ton that fortifications all along the seacoast are being strengthened and that there is unusual activity at all army posts over the United States. Evervbody believes the United States government should demand an apology and an indemnity from Spain for the loss of life and the battleship—provided, of course, it is proven to be Spanish treachery —and in the event both are not granted to declare war. The pol icy of the present administration is conservative and, no doubt, the move to war with Spain will be done extremely cautiously and after the most deliberate and careful consideration. There is a sentiment very pop ular among the people at this time that the United States should take a hand in the Cuban war, and free the little island from Spanish oppression. Whether this would be a wise move or not is a question —and one upon which the ideas of the most learned and distinguished men in public life in America to day are convergent. War with Spain would mean the expenditure of many millions of dollars by the United States gov ernment. The people all over the country are already crying “down with taxation,” yet they do not, in this instance, seem to regard that the expense to be incurred by this government in war means an in crease in the burden tliey cry is now too heavy to be borne. They let their zeal and enthusiasm over ride their ideas of oppression in the heat of the moment when they are clamoring for Spanish blood. Their love tor their country and their patriotism—fired to fever heat by what appears to be an in sult, cruel and treacherous to our flag— w fll not pause to reason of an equitable adjustment of the differences between the nations. They cry for war, and war they want. War is dangerous, expensive and cruel. Though insults should be resented, though treachery should be punished, and the honor of the government protected, it is better to accept a proferred apology and indemnity than go to war. If neither are offered there is then plenty of time for war—and war is the only recourse. Colonel Candler, the “rough and ready”, Colonel Berner, the “bril liant and eloquent,” and Judge Atkinson the “gifted and suave” —what a - hot time there’ll be in Georgia when these three meet on the stump. We’re just waitin’ for the fun to begin! ATKINSON’S PLATFORM. Hon. Spencer R. Atkinson has given to public the formal state ment of his views as a candidate for governor. He stands on the Chicago platform, to the princi ples of which he was “fully com mitted by his utterances in public speeches delivered from the stump four years before the meeting of the Chicago convention.” He believes in the lowest tax rate possible, though he would not cut down pensions nor public school funds, but would pay the salaries of public school teachers at the end of each month. His idea of the way to reduce the tax rate is to “subject to taxation all personal property of every charac ter, a large proportion of which is not returned at its real value, and much of which is not now returned at all.” He favors giving powers to the Interstate Railroad Commission to make rates upon interstate traffic, co-operating with the State commissions. He favors encouraging manufac tures and giving counties and cities the right to regulate their own taxes thereon. Hesavs: “I am embarrassed by no pledge or obligation to any person whomsoever; am the can didate of no clique or faction, and have no unredressed political grievances against any man 01 set of men. If elected governor, I would enter upon the discharge of the duties of the office with an eye single to the interests of the State.” ALL ON ONE DAY. The people of Georgia are dis satisfied with some of the methods which have existed in politics in this state for several years. In recent contests both sides have ex pressed their disapproval of irreg ularities which have existed. The concensus of opinion among Democrats all over the state now is that the gubernatorial contest this year should be settled by wh ite primaries and that they should be held all on the same day. The candidates themselves are willing to this and one of them especially —Hon. „ Allen D. Candler, who stands as the candidate of the peo ple and for purer politics—is out spoken in his demand that these primaries be held in every county in the state on the same day,' and that no man be allowed to vote who will not pledge himself to support the nominees of the party. Colonel Candler’s position is correct and the people of Georgia are with him. Primaries held under such circumstances will not! create confusion or criticism. For j a long time public sentiment has j been shaping itself t*o this end, ^ and now seems to be the opportune time for carrying the idea into ef fect. Establish the principle now, and it will stand lor all time. It is a Democratic idea and will live. Let the primaries in Georgia be held on the same day in every county in the state. When Benjamin L. Willingham died, Macon lost one of its best citizens, humanity one of its best friends, the church one of its staunchest supporters, his familv a true loving and devoted husband and father, but posterity will reap the benefit of a life that was worth living and the blessings of a soul gone to rest. School will be opened in the new col ored school building Monday, it having been completed this week. It consists of two rooms each 32x35 feet, and is a commodious and comfortable building. Worn Out? Do you come to the close of j \ the day thorou gkly exhausted? Does this continue day after day, possibly week after week? 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