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DADE COUNTYTIMES
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HUNT & TATUM, Proprietors
It. F. TATUM , Editor.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF DADE COUNTY
Entered at the Post Office at Tienton
Ga., as second class mail matter.
Terms SI.OO per year in advance.
Advertising rates reasonable and will be
aaade known upon application.
All communications must be accompa
Hie with the read name of the writer.
Address all correspondence to The
Times, Trenton, Ga.
At another place Judge Fite ex
plains the famous ,4 hooze and
boodle’’ letter written by him soon
after he was defeated to Congress
two years Bince. The McCamy
people have been making much
Apolitical capital out of it in the
judicial race. The fact is
that is about all they can get up
against Judge Fite outside of per
sonal matters and they are working
f it overtime “even unto the end.”
Read synopsis of T. C. Milners
speech published in this issue. He
shows you why you should vote
for him against Col Maddox.
/
As this is the last week before
the primary election we were com
pelled to leave out all communi
cations and other important mat
ter. Write again.
The ball game between Trenton
and Chattanooga High school last
'Saturday in a double-header re
sulted in a complete victory n
favor of the locals.
J The following named persons
beaded by Ben L. Pace of Chatta
nooga composed a picnic party
spent the day here Sunday :
Mesdames MeCarron, Nicholson
Misses Lula an 1 Thelda Johnson,
-Irene Roland, Stella Fritzmeier,
Eva Phillips, Crista Beaver. Messrs.
Louis Phillips, Roland Dewitt,
Thomas, Pace, j Williams and Mr.
, ; Dean.
} The Editor received a copy of
tjbe Da l las Texas News from W.
W. Pace. The paper gives a de
tailed account of the recent storm
and floood which swept the state
and destroy el millions of property
and several hundred lives.
I SeeJ. 0. itoberson for your
dry goods, groceries and most ev
erything else, except saw mills, at
• thedowest possible price.
i 1 m ,
' NOTICE.
Paragraph 15 in the rules for the
state primary of 1908, which reads
as follows.
“The County Democratic Exec*
.* utive Committees in appointing
the managers and clerks for said
r Democratic primaries herein pro
r vided for, shall select tlie same at
.least ten days before the first pri
r *nary, and as far as practicable in
aeleeting.such managers and clerks
; give representation to contesting
candidates. V
The paragraph above quoted is
, self-eXplaiVatory. This rule in se
lecting managers and clerks to give
/representation to contesting can
didates, should and does commend
itself to the friends and supporters
of both candidates tor Governor.
IMPORTANT DECISfON.
It is important that you should decide
to take onlv Foley’s Honey and Tar when
/On have a Cough or cold- ks it will,, cure
the most obstinate racking cough ami ex
pel the . cold 'trom your system.- Foley’s
Honey and Tar ecu la in* no harmful dug.
f 7 .
jj ‘ r Trenton Drug Store.
J.' a\lnsidious danger.
One of the wost featirres of knhiey trou
ble istiiat it is atv insidious disease and be
l.ti> the victim -realises his danger he may
nave n '.fa till nsaladv. Take Foley’s Kid
ley Remedy ay tjie fiis;t,sign of tmidde as
1 \l ’curnyls . irregufarities and, prevents
! (-irbrl)i : s disease anu diabiHes., -
-v, T.reupjn Drugstore
y l?i‘ **' '
1 >G A 'KF(>RPB PERFECT SECITiIT/A
F'dev's Houev and'Tar affords perfect
seen - U,v lyoiii ptietoaonia and
. A*Crp. * the bn-st' c bstinate coughs -and
a\V have pevara single 4il-
Honev and l 4 jif. )iad been taken
*•'" Stores.. •
The Man, Joseph M. Brown.
(By Col. John E. Donatson.)
Concluded from page 1.
at Savannah, an advantage over
those of our state in all the mar
kets within our own borders.
7. Our candidate will give you a
safe, sound, and conservative bus
iness administration that will res
tore confidence, induce capital to
return for investment, lower your
tax rate and bring peace, prosper
ity and happiness back to all
classes of our people.
Those who have money in their
pockets and yo debts can a fiord to
vote for Hoke Smith if they wish
to prey on other peoples propert,
at bankrupt prices, but those who
have no money and many debts
must vote, as they pray, for our
candidate, to deliver us from the
incubus of the ‘refawm’ adminis
tration.
Pool your issues stand together,
and work incessantly for our Joe
and a glorious victory, that will
be worth millions to the people of
Georgia, will crown your efforts.
SYNOPSIS OF
SPEECHES
Delivered at Dalton, Ringgold and
Other Places by Col. T. C.
Milner, Candidate for Solici
tor General of the Cherokee
Circuit:
He began his speech by saying
that he had requested by publica
tion in the Dalton papers, and also
by personal request, Mr. Maddox
to enter Into a joint discussion
with him of the issues involved in
the campaign and had offered to
divide time with him and was
sorry that Mr. Maddox had de
clined to accept the invitation.
Continuing, Col. Milner among
other things said, U I desire in the
outset to state that it is not my
purpose to say anything to mar
the feelings of my opponent, or
any one else. lam going to speak
plainly and explicitly of some
things that I am anxious for you
to know.
As to my qualifications, I am
warmly endorsed for this office by
the Carterxvillc bar and the Cal-j
houn bar, where I have practiced
law all my life.
I submit that this office does not (
belong to me, nor does it belong to
Mr Maddox. It is an office within
the gift of the people, who believe
in equal rights to all and special j
privileges to none.
The uniform and unbroken cus
tom of Solicitors General who have
proceeded Mr. Maddox in this
office has been to hold this olliec
for only eight years and then re
tire or go up higher. My oppo
nent has held the office for twelve
years, four years longer than any
solicitor has ever held it since the
creation of the circuit, and now he
is asking the people to give him
the office for sixteen years, which
! will be twice as long as any Solic
itor has ever held it before him.
During r. Maddox 12 years
term in office he has averaged
#4 000 per year and has therefore
! made S4B <X)O out of the office,
besides this he has been using dur
ing this 12 years free passes over
the Southern road and also the \V.
& A. Railroad. He is now the
senior attorney at Dalton of the
Southern railway company, and
; his attorneyship of this company
• extends through several counties of
the circuit through which this
road passes, and as 1 am reliably
| i informed, is receiving from this
road a salary which is paid him by
V ,
the month, and is riding on a tree
pass over the Southern road and
an interchangeable pass over the
W. & A. railroad. As railroad
corporations tire as likely to vio
late the cri mi mil law of this state
as individuals; and are subject to
mdietm ait and prosecution for vio
lating these laws, I submit tit i
my honorable opponent sho tln
j not be allowed to-hold the o.iic v i
Solicitor General and at the same
time represent the interests of th; >
road as its attorney, as it is impos
sible for him to impartially repre
sent both interests at the sam *
l,time. "v ; ; / - 4 . ; ' A
Now. my friends. J kindly sn\ be
your consideration to the subject
of placing Solicitors General upon
a salary instead of allowing them
to receive their compensation out
of the fines imposed by the j udge
and forfeiture of bonds. In the
first place, in my announcement I
J say in no uncertain terms that I
favor a change in this system.
My opponent in his announcement
says nothing about it. but from
his communications and his acts
relative to this financial question,
it looks to me like he is trying
with his Italian hand to straddle
the fence, and I will tell you why
directly. We are all children of
the state, and this grand old com
monwealth of ours should throw
her arms of protection around the
rich and poor, the high and the
low, the learned and the mfearned
all alike. Wherever true facts are
presented a cry fora radical change
in this system will be heard from
Lookout Mountain to the Atlantic
coast. I hold that a Solicitor Gen
eral of this state should be so
hemmed in by legal rules that the
sole motive that should govern his
conduct in the prosecution ol the
citizens of the state should be to
uphold and vindicate the law un
trammeled by reward or the hope
thereof, and how can he do this
with perfect impartiality when his
compensation depends on the ver
diet of the jury? It is too high
and responsible an office for the
temptation to be put before those
who are honored with it to use it
for personal gain. This is the
humanitarian side of this ques
tion. Now. let’s look at it from a
financial point of view. 1 contend
and defy successful contradiction
that this judicial circuit, as well
as ihe whole state, would be finan
cially benelitted by putting Solici
tors Generals upon salaries. In
some of these circuits, particularly
in the counties embracing the large
cities, Solicitors General redeye
annually under the present system
anywhere from six to ten thousand
dollars. The average sum so col
lected by them would be not less
than six thousand dollars, and if
Solicitors General should be al
lowed the same salaries that are
paid the .Judges of our Superior
courts, $3 000 the people of the
State would save annually s7~> 000
after paying Solicitors General
their salaries.
Now siiue 1 have shown you that
the putting of Solicitors upon sal
aries will greatly enhance the
moral tone of our courts as well as
be of direct financial benefit, 1 de
sire now to take up and discuss
briefly an article written by W. H.
Payne, Jr., of Chattanooga, Term
which was addressed to .J. C. Bry
ant, editor of the Catoosa Record,
and before doing so, 1 desire to
slate that my opponent suggested
the writing of this article and paid
lor its publication, and that it was
writt en for the purpose of combat
ing that part of my announcement
advocating the putting of Solici
tors General upon salaries. Now
1 wish to ask you the plain practi
cal question: If Mr. Maddox is
sincere when he says that lie too
favors the salary system, why
should he lie paying for the publi
lication of an article written by a
friend of his in Tennessee, who
writes to combat the salary sys
tem? 1 desire to state that the
Comptroller of Tennessee and Mr.
Payne are not in harmony on this
question. Here Col. Milner read
from the Catoosa Record the article
above referred to, in which Mr.
Payne advances arguments against
the salary system and in favor of
the fee system. Col. Milner stated
that upon reading Mr. Payne’s ar
ticles he had written to the .Hon
Prank Dibrell, Comptroller of the
Treasury of Tennessee, asking for
the facts concerning the workings
of the salary system now in force
as compared with the fee system
which formerly was the law in
Tennessee. Me read the Comp
trollers report, showing that the
law had been in force there about
ten years and a clear saving to
the state-the fird yVmr of s>9 688-
<lB. an 1 proving c inclusively that
the salary syst vn has saved the
>ta‘;e a large sum of money every
Je iv si'lteethe change.
Continuing Col. Milner said, “J
have also lettferS in my possession
from lawyers in Tennessee of the
highest reputation and character.
They agree that the system is an
admirable one, and has saved the
state avast amount of money. Ii
the main they agree that since the
date of the change to the salary
system there has beer, a Wonderful
falling off in the number of ma
licious and frivolous prosecutions
and indictments and the t*ass
prosecuted are more meritorious
agd that there is a decided increase
in the per cent of convictions of
real criminals, and a very marked
improvement in he rPoreem nt
of the criminal laws of the s ate.
Writing on this subject, one of
Tennessees strongest lawyers in
point of ability and character and
a gentleman who has been fre
quently spoken of for Governor of
that state, referring to Mr. Payne*
letter says that the greatest saving
made by the change of the law is
not so mmh in the saving in the
District Attorneys fees hut in tlm
enormous reduction of criminal
cases, thus reducing the expenses
of the courts. Jlesavs that effort?
have been made by Distiict At
torneys and their triends at every
session of the legislature since the
passage of the act asking for a res
toration of the fee system, hut to
no avail. Referring to the heavy
criminal dockets under the lee
S', stem, he says, ‘‘they choke the
dockets of our courts, produce
strife among the people, and ac
tually impeded and disci edited
the prosecution of real crime.
I have these various communi
cations from these able gentlemen
in my possession, and it would
afford me great pleasmeto let any
searcher after truth read and pon
der for themselves. I know fellow
citizens, from a careful study of
this question that this change in
the law will not only save you
money, but will accomplish the
higher and grander aim to give the
unfortunates who are indicted for
violating the ciiminal laws o' the
laud a higher respect for the ad
ministration (f the criminal aws
and a wanrferful falling off in pros
ecutions and indictments, and a
d.cideu increase in the per cent f
convictions and a marked im
proveinent in the enforcement of
toe criminal lavvf*.
If the people see fit to elect me
[ will be personally present at the
cm pi to] when the hill providing for
the putting of Solicitors General
on a salary is before the commit
tee, and will do all in my power to
procure its passage.
I hope my views on these mat
ters meet your approval, i earn
estly solicit your support, promis
ing you a faithful discharge of the
duties of this responsible office.
FOR CORONER.
We are authorized to announce
the name of Mark Hale as a can
didal for re-election to the ollice
of Coioner of Dade county.
Citation*
Georgia, Dade County.
1). E. Tatum,'J. 11. McCauley, Joe rai
son and oilier having applied for the
establishment of anew public road of (lie
second class in 1059 District of Dade
County, to begin at l’recella Hale’s, lull
ing thence in a tiorthardly direction
through the lands ot Rrecills Hale, Win.
Killian and J. 11. McCauley, and termi
nating at J. 11. McCauley’s, and the length
of said proposed road being about 3-4 of a
mile. This is to notify all persons that on
and after the first day of June, 1908, said
new road will he finally granted if no good
cause is shown to the contrary.
This Ist day of May, 1908.
Wm. O. Reese, Ordinav.
Citation.
Georgia, Dade County.
Mrs. Ann J. Thurman having made
applcation for twelve months’ support out
of the estate of Stephen ll* Thurman, and
appraisers duly appointed to set anart the
same having tiled their return, all persons
concerned are hereby required to show
cause before the court ot Ordinary of said
county on the first Monday in June 1908,
why sad application should not be grant
ed.
This 27. h day of April, 1908.
Wm. O. Reese, Ordinaiy.
Citation.
Georgia,, Dade County.
The return of the appraisers setting
apart tvyeive month’s support to the family
of Geo. 11. Moore deceased, having been
tiled in my ollice, all peisons concerned are
cited i,o show cause by the 1 day of June,
1908, why said application for twelve
months’ support should not he granted*
This 4t.lv May, 1908.
W- O. Reese, Ordinary.
ft)IEYSKIBNEYOtRE
Rakes Kldreys and Bladder Right *'■
Varnel! Sells il Cheap
Attention Dade County Fartnet s
We want you to come to our storfe ahd
convenced th it we can save you money
on your pi).vs, hoes, rakes and every
- thing els • in the hardware line}
inclu ling cook stoves.
WELL HARDWARE COMPANY
Cor. Montj. & Rossville Ave ;
AN NO UN CBM NETS.
For Congress.
HON. GORDON LEE.
For Solicitor General.
To the Voters of Cherokee Circuit:
As it will he impossible for me to see amt
talk with all the voters of tiiis circuit, 1
therefore adopt this means of informing
you that l am a candidate for the ollice of
Solicitor General of the Cherokee Circuit,
subject to the next democratic primary.
The criminal law, to he u readiiy
obeyed, must first he respected, and to
*;ive due eilect and dignity to the proper
execution of these laws, I believe that a
luosecutin*; officer should be untrammeled
by any suspicion that be is acting in the
discharge of his official duties with any
sinister or pecuniary motive. J therefore
believe that the ollice of Solicitor General
should be a salaried one and that the lines
and forfeitures collected, as a penalty for
the violation of the criminal law, should be
paid into the county treasury of each co in
ly in which the same are collected
Your support at the ballot box I shall
greatly appreciate.
Your obedient servant,
T. C. MILNER.
Cartersville, Ga., Jan. 1, 1908.
To the Voters of Cherokee Circuit:
The State Executive Committee having
called the primary for June 4, 1 now an
nounce that I am a candidate for re-elec
tion to the pffiee of Solicitor General of the
Cherokee circuit, subject to the primary.
My record is before you; I have tried to do
mv dtt v; 1 thin!. I can justly claim that I
have so conducted the a Hairs of the office
that 1 have saved the tax-payers money by
consuming no unnecessary time in the trial
of cases. I have at all times kept in mind
that time is money white the courts are in
session. My knowledge of the duties of
the office is sucii that 1 believe 1 ran do
better in future that) 1 have in the past. I
shall he engaged in the courts much of the
time between now and June 4, and cannot
see von all in person. Your support will
be greatly appreciated. 1 promise tl re
elected to do my duty, fearlessly and im
partially. Res| ect In! 1 v,
SaM l*. MADDOX.
FOR SUPERIOR JUDGE.
To the voters of Cherokee circuit:
I have twice before asked at >ui hands
the honor of being the Judge ot vour Su
perior court, and each time you have de
cided the matter against me. Rut ido not
feel that 1 can lay aside a life h>ng ambi
tion to li.ll this great and responsible office
wit out once mure asking it at your hands
assming you that whether or not you a:e
.iow willing to elect me, I will not again
be a candidate. My re< ord as a lav\er and
a citizen of your circuit lor manv years is
IhJ.>re you. It you think that this record
is such as will justify a good citizen in
voting for me, 1 your votes and influ
ence. If elected 1 promise to the best of
my ability I will endeavor to fill the great
trust you impose on me without fear.favor,
affection or bias, giving every man the im
partial justice the law requires.
Yours respectfully,
R. J. MeCamv.
To the voters of Cherokee Circuit:
1 am a candidate f or re-election to the
judgeship of the Cherokee circuit, subject
to the primary June t, 1903.
Knowing that mv experience on the
bench has better qualified me lor the dis
charge of the duties of the office, and be
lieving that yon agree with me and desire
my re-election, I respectfully submit my
candidacy to you.
I desire to meet eacli of you in person
before the primary, but may not be able
to do so, as I will be busy holding court
most of the time from now until then; and
I therefore take this method of asking your
active support and influence, assuring
you of my appreciation ami gratitude ami
promising, if you re-elect me, to serve you
faithfully, impartially and to the best of
my ability, as I have been and am now
doing. Very truly yours,
A. W. FITE.
FOR STATE TREASURER
Fo the Democratic Voters of Georgia:
I am a candidate for Treasurer of this
State, subject to primary on June 4, 1908.
In making this announcement I refer
with confidence to my long service in this
department of ihe State Government, both
as Treasurer and assistant Treasurer, cov
ering a period of more than twenty years
with apparent satisfaction to the people. I
oiler my record in this office as evidence of
my qualifications to fill it and as a guaran
tee that the duties pertaining thereto will
he well and faithfully performed if it is
again placed in my charge. I solicit the
support of mv fellow citizens.
Very respectfully,
Win. J. Speer.
For Tax Collector.
We are authorized to announce Hugh
Widen, of Wildwood, as a candidate for
Tax Collector tor Dade County.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
\Y e are authorised to announce tip
name of Hon. \V. W. Gureton, of Rising
Fawn, as a candidate for Representative
of Dade County, subject to the action of
the Dt mocratic executive Committee.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
We are authorized to announce
the name of Hon. Lee Pope of
Wihlwood as a candidate lor re<
election as Representative of
Dade County. He says if elected
lih will continue to serve the neo.
pie to the best of pis ability.
FOR ORDINARY.
To the citizens of Dade county:
After numerous solicitations 1 have de
cided t<> make the race for ordinary. My
object in announcing so earlv is to fcive
the people time to make inquiry concer *
in*; me. After you have made careful in
ve.-t ijjai ion if you find me deficient either
in character or ability to conduct the office
in decency and order and to the best iim
teivstsof the tax payer, then l do not a.-k
your support. Thos. J. Fuller.
WM. O. REESE
W e are authorized to anno no
Wm. O* Reeso as a candidate f>r
re-election to the Office of Or li
lt ary of Dade County.
For Prison Commissioner
Vote for Ca-pt. K. R. Foster for
Prison Commissioner. He is an
experienced convict man. He es
tablisliQd the State Farm from
hills, gullies and marshes to line
farming lands, built good build*
ings for the inmates, a good stone
building for the females, fine
barns for each department. His
policy is to amend the lease law,
having the State and counties to
controle the convicts, to make
good roads and, extend W. X A.
R. R. to sea coast. This will take
the convicts out of competition
with tree laoor. He is a success
ful business man, and and a laics his
policy, believing the people of
Georgia will approve it.
He comanded the Color Com
pany of 21 Georgia Yol.
Non e
To Jail Builders ami ('outmotors:
Bids will he received by tbe limit rsigmd
up to 12 o’clock noon on ll.r th h dav <>t
.June, 19U8 for the building and const mo
tion of one Jail Cage of two cells and cor
ridor completed, ton tract or to furnish all
Jail material and labor. Size of cage to
he 13 feet long by 10 fee ami 0 inch s
wide and 7 feet high, including corridor.
The same to be built according to die
plans and specifications now on tile :-t the
office of Ordinary of Dade County, Geor-
gia.
Work req ured to be completed before
the 10th day of September, 19h8. terms
of payment in cash 15 days after said work
is completed and is accepted by tlie Dj<li
nary and Jail 'Committee. The light is
resoived by the Ordinary to accept or re
ject a*ny or all bids. The contract will he
let to lowest responsible bolder
Successful contractors will be required
to give ah acceptable bond in doable the
amount of tbe contract for tbe faithful
performance of the tame. All Jail ma
terial ami work to be of First class:
Terms cash—to be paid out of Jail funds
cr any other funds in county Treasure not
otherwise appropriated. The cost of said
work to be about $ 1,000.0 b. Work subject
to inspection by Ordinary and Committee
during construction of same.
This 4th day of May, 1908.
Wm. O. Reese, Ordinary
State of Georgia, Dads Conn tv:
Will be sold before the Court House
door in Frenton, in Said County, between
the legal hours of sale on the First I uesuaj
in June, 1908, the following describe*
property to wit: Block I) in Bond addi
tion to the Town of Trenton, Blocks D, ' •
I, J, K. L, in Bond second addition to the
Town of Trenton, and Lots Nos. 31, 32 an>
33 in Block D of Bond second addition to
the Town of Trenton, Lots Nos* 9 111
Block C in Bond second addition to the
Town of Trenton and Lots 30 in Block -
in the Bond addition to said Town o
Trenton, and one undivided one* third i■■
torest in lots Nos* 28, 24 and 25 in Bi*>*
F in Bond second addition to the fowu <■
Trenton, containing in all fifteen arr ' s
more or less, all of said property being j”
said Dade Conn tv, Georgia, said prop*' \
levied on and to be sold as the property
Win. (). Reese, bv virture of two^ certain
ti fas issued out of the Superior Court
said County in favor of William C iiminins
representative of Thomas Cu nulling* V ,
tate, and W. G. Morrison against s
Wm. O. Reese, properly pointed out
said fi fas and, now in the possession o
Defendants in ti fas.
This 4th day of May, 1908.
K,W. Thurmain Sheriff* #