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THE LEADER TRIBUNE, FORT VALLEY, GA., AUGUST 27, 1920. THE LEADER-TRIBUNE AND PEACHLAND JOURNAL Established 1888 —Published by— THE LEADER-TRIBUNE CO. JOEL MANN MARTIN, Editor. Subscription Prices (Payable in Advance) 1 Year ........ ?2.50 6 Months 1.35 3 Months .70 Published Every Tuesday and Fri¬ day and Entered at the Post ofFice at Fort Valley, Matter. Ga., as Second Class Mail Member Georgia Press Association. A movement is on foot to build a sweet potato storage house in Tal botton. Good business and it would he good business for some other lar¬ ger Georgia towns. o The new county of Cook, organ¬ ized a year or two ago from Berrien County, has a population of 11,180, according to recently announced cen¬ sus figures. A healthy increase in tax values was alRO shown this year. ■o It is somewhat noticeable and sig¬ nificant that of the four members of the Senatorial Executive Commit¬ tee for Houston County, recently ap¬ pointed by the chairman of the Dem¬ ocratic Executive Committee of the County, none is from the proposed new county section. Is this a tacit'ad mission that the proposed new coun¬ ty aection is already no longer a part and parcel of Houston County? —o Officials of the Board of Trade of Elberton and some of the progressive business men of that city are organ¬ izing a building and loan association to solve the acute housing problem. A similar movement is on foot in Donalsonville, the fuure coun.v seat of the brand new county of Seminole. This is good business and will be re¬ flected in the next census of those forward-looking communities and in the business growth enjoyed mean¬ time. -o Your town may be good enough for you. It might he good enough for everyone if other towns were not constantly improving. But other towns are improving and you must either keep up with them or go in the scrap heap. And if you go in the scrap heap your prospects, your pros¬ perity and your hank account go too. So, though you may become im¬ patient with some of our enterpris¬ ing citizens and their new-fangled notions, better not treat them like a fly in the summertime and brush them away, for they are really work¬ ing for your good.-—Hartwell Sun. Aint that the truth? And don’t it hold good for counties too? o EVERYBODY WINNING it According to the papers” nearly all the candidates for office in Geor¬ gia today, whether for national, state or county office, are running a win¬ ning race. That is, according to which paper you read. According to the Atlanta Georgian and several of the weekly brethren, Watson and Hardwick are overcom¬ ing all opposition and are already being heralded as victors throughout the State. According to the Atlanta Journal, Macon News, and several other daily and a few weekly papers of the State, Hoke Smith has the U. S. senatorship already safely tucked away in the folds of his toga. Accord¬ ing to the Atlanta Constitution, Ma¬ con Telegraph, and a large majority of the other daily and weekly papers, Gov. Dorsey is safely and surely the choice of a big majority of the people of the State for U. S. senator, and Clifford Walker for governor. According to our esteemed neighbor, The Perry Home Journal, the anti new-county candidates for legisla¬ ture and State senator are gaining strength, whereas news daily receiv¬ ed by The Leader-Tribune regarding the steady growth of sentiment in fa¬ vor of the new county movement and candidates is most gratifying. So, there you are. Take your choice of the “news,” and vote your choice ■of candidates. Just now the paramount choice as affects the progress and reputation of Houston County and the welfare, prosperity and happiness of its citi¬ zens is between the old order and a new; between bad roads, unsafe bridges, inadequate school facilities, county debt and despair, on the one hand; and the new order of things proposed in the division of the coun¬ ty into two separate, homogeneous political units with resultant harmo¬ ny of interests and action within each unit, which will leave each unit free and unhampered in realizing destiny, on th^ other hand. The citizens of the county are therefore divided into two parties, the Conservative and the Progressive, The Conservatives, if not by intent at least in effect, would keep the county as it is—at a standstill in point of provision for public improve¬ ments, wiping out the county debt, etc. Wo used the word “standstill • > in its ordinarily accepted sense. As a matter of fact there is no such thing as a standstill. Throughout all na¬ ture, human affairs and the cosmic universe there is no such thing as rest, except in iq comparative sense. Motion, change, is the sine qua non of existence, whetner in the or¬ ganic or inorganic world—whether of men or matter. The stone that lies apparently inert from year to year, century to century, is in reality a vibrant mass of molecular activity, the physicist tells us; but there is a steady and more significant change constantly, if imperceptably, taking place in that stone. The scientists call it “erosion;” we ordinary folks call it “wearing away.” The action of rain and sunshine, frost and thaw, are constantly reducing the size of that stone. It glows, but in the wrong di¬ rection. It grows smaller from year to year. If the world lasts long enough Stone Mountain will be leveled to the surface of the surrounding country in this way. We can’t stand still. We must move, either forward or back¬ ward. Conservatism in politics is of¬ ten stagnation, and stagnation is al¬ ways retrogression. When the Conser vaties stand in the way of forward movement they are Reactionaries. It the Conservatives win in Hous¬ ton County on September 8 th and the New County candidates are defeated, it will simply mean that Houston County will continue to move in the wrong direction—backward, falling behind her neighbor counties and practically every other county in the State in the matter of public im¬ provements, realty enhancements, growth in population, and hence bus¬ iness development; and the county tight will continue to grow bigger. It may be argued that property val¬ ues have enhanced under the old re¬ gime. True, and they will probably continue to enhance tome under a continuation of the old regime. But as long as they do not ennance at the same rate they do in other counties we are falling behind in the proces¬ sion of progress and are not getting what we are entitled to. The man who looks only at him¬ self, within himself, and at his own accomplishments for evidence of his growth to higher things, has a very limited standard of comparison and is not likely to progress nearly as rap¬ idly as he who looks beyond himself and his own accomplishments to the great world of men and accomplish¬ ment about him. So it is with a coun¬ ty. Let us enlarge our horizon and note the progress other counties are making, and take due heed of causes and effects. What can the opponents of county division hope to gain by defeating the movement, if there were enough such opponents to do so? Would the triumph of their bitter opposition bring the remote sections of the coun-^ ty any nearer together? Would it re¬ duce the distance from Fort Valley to Elko, for instance, or make it eas¬ ier to get from one of these places to the other? Would it bring about any closer community of personal, indus¬ trial or commercial interests? Would it bring about any greater harmony of sentiment and concert of action among all citizens of, the county? Would it increase the liklihood of carrying a county bond election for better roads, bridges and schools? VVould it insure any harmony of act¬ ion toward wiping out the county debt? If the cooperation necessary to accomplish these things has not been forthcoming in the past, by what mesmerism is it hoped that it can be done in the future? If the new county movement were defeated would its advocates be any more kind¬ ly disposed toward those who defeat¬ ed it and more ready to cooperate with them for the county's advance ment? These are some of the questions that should be analyzed dispassion¬ ately by every voter, and if he can not honestly answer “yes” to every one of them he should vote -the new county ticket as the only means ot curing the ills that beset us as a coun¬ ty tin' only means of turning the county’s condition from one of re¬ trogression from bad to worse, to one of progression from good to better. “Everybody winning?” Vote the New County ticket Sep¬ tember 8 th and everybody in Hous¬ ton County will win—the enti-new county forces included, in ^pite of their expressed belief to the contra ry. And we confidently believe that everybody in Houiton County it go¬ ing to win. AS TO COST OF NEW COUNTIES (From The Tifton Gazette of sev years ago.) Really somebody ought to inform the editors of two Atlanta papers on a few ordinary facts as to the State in which they live and its govern- mcnt. Here come the Constitution and the Journal, arguing as one, against the “great burden of expense” new counties will bring upon themselves and the State. It is always popular and easy to talk “expense.” The cry of “high taxes” has killed too many deserving measures and is the ready weapon of the demagogue and re¬ actionary, always to hand. The chief victim thereof is the man who pays least taxes. They tell us that chief among the burdens of expense new counties bring upon the people is the salary of officers! And here you have a typical anti new-county argument. These newspapers, leaders in the State, do not know or choose to for¬ get that practically all county offi cers in Georgia are paid under the fee system—according to the work they do. It costs no more to record a deed or administer on an estate in 1 Tift than it does in Worth or Fulton; the treasurer, the tax collector, the tax receiver, the clerk, the ordinary, the sheriff, the coroner—all are paid for what they do, the , same fees , m . the new counties as in the old. So the new countie*, insofar as the officers are concerned, do not cost the people a penny. The new counties do cost the State the pay of a member of the General Assembly and a small.item of postage and stationery. But in return they onng to it increased value, many time, what they cost. New counties nre the best investment, from a f. nancial standpoint, Georgia has made during the present century. Next the expenses of court houses and jails. If the people directly in terested care to pay these, in order to enjoy modern conveniences, what concern , has Atlanta ah , therein? It t. may interest these new zealots to know that in none of the new counties is the tax rate higher than in the old counties adjoining them; that where the new counties were formed ten years ago, each of the old counties is now returning more taxable proper ty than before territory was |^ken from it to create a new county, and the new county is just that much add¬ ed to the wealth of the State. Take Tift county as a case in point. When it was created the bulk of its wealth and territory were tak en from Berrien. At that time Ber¬ rien’s tax returns, including Tifton district, totaled less than three mil¬ lion dollars. Now Berrien returns ov or four million dollars’ worth of property for taxation and. besides j this Tift returns two millions! ■ Here is an evidence of what new counties will do. New counties in some sections are necessary for' the progress and de¬ velopment of the State. o THE WALKER-HOLDER MUDDLE Editor Leader-Tribune: It seems that the great majority of democratic voters want to elect one or the other of these gentlemen. They both are in public life, have served the State in official capaci ;ies, and there is nothing in their records to impeach their party loy¬ alty or their patriotism. As to the I ,hird candidate, his war record while United States Senator puts him be¬ yond the favorable consideration of hosts of democrats and intelligent patriots. They realize that he must be defeated for Governor, as he was overwhelmingly repudiated as U. S. Senator. This is the main consideration. Democrats arc more concerned to defeat Hardwick than to elect Wal ker or Holder. All democrats have been asking if it is , not possible to get together on one or the other. It is clear that by his temporary alliance with Watson and the Wat ■ sonites, and by his adoption of all the ■ Watson methods of appeals to prej udiice and class feeling, Hardwick will control a very considerable vote, and will carry some counties. But if the real democratic vote should be undivided he would be defeated be yond any question. The suggestion made to Hon. John Holder to retire in favor of Hon. Clifford Walker by The Telegraph and The Constitution newspapers was not calculated to favorably ap- j peal to Mb. Holder. Naturally he believes he is stronger than Walker, Had these editors gotten Mr. Holder j into a private conference with other I friends of both candidates and talk- i the situation, with the ! ed over all one purpose of advancing tne interests of j the State and the party by agreeing 1 on some plan by which one or the other would retire, then it seems r#a- ] sonable to believe something could j have been accomplished. But Mr. Holder kicked, and de¬ manded to know why he should be called on to retire. He put it up to the Editor of The Constitution, whom he seems to consider the backer and the instigator of Governor Dorsey’s candidacy for the Senate, to know why he should have stabbed him in the back, Brutus-wise. $188,187.66 DEPOSICORS* PROCECCIOn <f $188,187.66 was the amount of our combined Capital, Surplus and undivided profits on June 30th, the date of our last published statement. Every cent of this amount would have to he irrecoverably lost before one of our Depositors could lose a cent! 5 We are protected against loss by all safeguards known to modern banking. 5 If you are not already' a Depositor, we invite you to be¬ come one, assuring: you not only protection that is as perfect as possible, but courteous and considerate treatment as well. Come to see us. t Citizens Bank Of 7opt Valley Resources over a MILLION DOLLARS 1 III! I Life shall invest the rayless lorn!), . Earth’s ransome* millions rise, t 1 ,\nd Christ Himself the way illume To thrones in paradise. W. C. Carter. Powersville, Ga. ■O' LOCAL METHODISTS PLAN A GREAT CHURCH RALLY The Methodists of Fort Valley Rut he further calls on him to take Dorsey out of the race for the Sen ate, and that then he, Holder, would retire from the race for Governor. Now that does stump you, does it not? You will have to think that over. If Clark Hofell started Dorsey to running he can not possibly pull him back now. He has too much momen¬ tum. No one is running against him except Tom Watson and Hoke Smith, and many thousands of the most loy¬ al and consistent democrats of Geor¬ gia can not bring themselves to vote for either. A few months ago these two professed democrats were close¬ ly allied in the unholy business of dis¬ crediting a great democratic admin¬ istration; and in the Atlanta vention jointly steamrolled a resolu tion to endorse the general work of the administration of President j aon j^ow tbat botb are set .^i nK the same of£icef there Jg , ots of eX p] ain - jng — and Mr g m j tb especially is ex | plaining that he did not mean to go to do it; that Watson is to blame; I that Watson overreached him, and tricked him, and so rorth. Intelligent , democrats read the newspapers. Mr. gmith>8 many utteranC e S in the Sen ate and in the newspapers are too recent for Mr. Smith’s present pro fessions of party loyalty to receive any faith or credence. Democrats k now him now. But about Mr. Holder’s proposi ernor Dorsey will come down in the interegt of Smith. Is that a bid f or ^ support of the Smith following? | j ()j , jg jt merely an expre8sion of re ■ sentment at what he considers an unfair and unwarranted demand j made upon him publicly in a manner I ; nte nded to retire him whether he wd j or We prefer to believe the . latter .. * is the real case. —X. Y. o IT IS NOT TRUE It is not true the rolling deep Shall hold with massive chain The broken urns that ’neath it sleep Nor yield them up again. Hope’s beacon fires unfading gleam Around th’ azoic pole. And shed by far their brightest beam Where darkest waters roll. It is not true, although they die, That we shall see no more The child that played with star-lit eye Around our cottage door. v The Lord will soon the veil remove, j Bestow the clearer sight, __ j And we shall meet in realms of love The lips kissed good-night. ^ we i It is not true death is the end Of all our spirit’s quest; That like the brute man shall de scend i To unrequited rest. ★ ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★* EXCEPTIONAL BARGAIN!! * -g * ^ PEACH ORCHARD * * * * ♦ 200 Acres, 6000 Bearing Trees—one- » half Hileys; balance Elbertas. * * * * Only Six Years Old. Up-To-Date Improvements. * * + > KINNEY LOAN & INVESTMENT GO * * * •$( •i * ^ WESLEY HOUSER, Mgr. * ************** 44 *** 444 ***** ^ ^ (§) A NEW GROCERY /g\ © Sanders Taylor Company C©J - , (© , A. P. 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