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UNION RECORDER, MILLEDGEVILLE, GA., FEBRUARY 2, 1928 FRANKCRANESAYS Moral A»p«t of The W*| Usually the money-making indivi dual gets a very black eye from high-brow writers. They think if a man doe* a thing in order to money he should be somewhat ashnm* ed of it. I wish to say a good word for the desire to make money. It seems to me it is about the most wholesome desire in the human bosom. What would we do unless people could make money? The gas we bum in the houMe would remain in the coal if there were no profits in taking it out and piping it to the residence. i profit by supplyii thing for us which We cannot do or do not want to do ourselves. Formerly we had a system of slavery by which men did what we want to do. The conscience of the world re belled against that, and now to get a man to do for us whut we do not want to do ourselves, or cunnot do, we simply pay him. Without this system of paying people for their labor there would be none of it done for us. The wage system beautifies our lives, fils it with comforts and lux uries and the whole fabric of society Every man cr woman should not only be busy but should be busy about something that the world is wiling to pay for. When somebody pay* for what you may be sure your work is needed. If you are just working for nothing you may be more of a nuisance than a benefit. The wage system is a teat by which you know that your work is appreci ated. No man should be ashamed of get ting wages. Everybody of any ac count work for a wage in one form or another. Of course he should do nothing dishonorable or disgraceful, but he should not do that, anyhow. So, eliminating all wicked or criminal or selfish acts, the best way to test the usefulness of your activities is to see whether anybody wants to pay for them or not. Pei lid that : Inge of the people is a clap trap. It doubtless is. llu of, by and for a king or any such thing is 1 Paul’s recently of, by and fi been the most astounding in the world’s history. Altogether the efficiency of democracy seems to be that it can easily get rid of bad rulers, al though it is not so efficient in pick ing good ones always. The question often overlooked i:;, “What is .'» government for?” A government is not a people organized to accomplish something or to gain some advantage over another combined people, l>u tit is organized to advance the interests of the peo ple who make it up. The American v- rnment is a good one because ■ individuals who compose it are II off. The Russian government a bud one because the individual ®ple are bad off. If we would keep our eye upon ‘ individual more and less upon ■ combined individuals as a nation should think more clearly of the problem. The question after all is not what, better for u nation, but what is tter for tf •• people that compose it. About Vour WaUh Thing* You Should Know VOTE BUT of G. S. C. W. by John Joseph Gaines, M. IX 7 Nostrums and QuackT~ Fake cure-alls still abound druggists’ shelves, and to credit be it said, they remain there longer than they would have done fifteen years ago. Our people are learning better than to trust their health to dangerous experiment— the experiment with bottled guess work. At present the radio seems to be favorite instrument of the chai- latan; he can rtach the patient | with his oily tongue, his persua- j hive voice—his glittering promise. The problem of > >ry for c< d. alwyas for the fee in advance! Our enterprising broadcasters, per- ting is a? neces- willing to get “overhead” ex- elfari. as the prob- pens(<( , sccm to t „ k( , on the vast array of peddlers—even the evil propagan da of those who prey on the sick and afflicted. The listening sick man can pro strong, cap- himself, jf he will exercise com- It is then mon-sense and reasonable business •n of voting sanity; the following suggestions • ch008e * c may be helpful: (1) No really capable, honest physician or surgeon advertises, over radio, or by any other method; he lead- in of eating for live! •rtunatily, so many cit ■alize this. All organizations mus •s. They should have ile, and honest lenders, the duty of every citize every election to best qualified leaders. So often it happens that a citizen 11 leave it to the “other fellow” to the voting. “To what exent will y one little vote influence the elc- >n, anyway?" He* asks. That one tie vote influences the election are than the slacker may realize. Suppsoe everbudy left the problem of •ting to the “other fellow." Soon would follow thut the “other fel- w" would become so powerful that ■ would be able to establii4i a mon archy of his own land absolutism would dominate the United States it did the Mother country during the reign of the Stuarts. Many citizens of Georgia fail to fully appreciate the splendid oppor tunity voting affords them. They unmindful of the fact that their 'fathers for centuries in other lands were subjected to the selfish wishes and orders of a domineering king and were forced to accept the king's pampered favorites, who were elves filled w it h avrice agreed. How fortunate the citizens of this country are today in . elect their own leaders, j V. V. They can blame no othrr than them- | tended if the right doesn't need to. (2) All quacks advertise, be cause their q>tsh receipts depend upon the number of people who do not know them, that they can in veigle: their former dupes are no more profitable to them. (3) If you have a chronic dis ouse. and hear an alluring proposi tion over the radio to cure you, write to your State Board of Health for reliable information before nibbling at the bait. (4) The quack and charlatan do not affiliate with county or state medical societies, for the ample reason that those societies have nothing to do with crooks; the quack is not trusted by life insurance socie ties,—in fact, the radio charlatan is the finest fellow on earth, to let alone; your pocketbook and your physical well being are not safe in his hands. Milledgei cho: Evi thi> i oligarthy clap trap, almost all kinds of government are' open t< accusation of being elap trap. As far as getting anything done immediately is concerned, th»- dicta tor plan, such ns is accomplished by Mussolini and Premio de Itivera, seems to be the best. A democracy is not the most effici ent form of government, but it is the only form where the majority rule. It is the only form under which people are allowed to make their own mistakes. The only way to improve is to ; hump your own nose, stub your own toe and learn from your own de feats. Foolish and unstable as the p. ople are they remain the best basis for any government, and a government slowly built up as a democracy has much more promise of long life than any absolutism. America may be headed for dis aster. Plenty of prophets tell us that it is. hut so far its record has lege of voting, hut too of the opportunity, nterested in the electio rare to meddle in dirty .any declare. Yet, the hi- particular election refuse to vote may influence t cut extent the welfare of the 1 children. i? challenge is placed in yoi e visited their sister, Mrs. rwood Sunday and at- ilay School at Friendship. Mrs. A. P. Bland is spt nding somc- ime with Mr. nnd Mrs. S. J. Blare!, n Mill edge ville. We are sorry to »ote Mrs. S. J. Bland iw ill We hope I'm ! she will soon be restored to her much I do | wanted health. ics," ‘ Mrs. B. L. Prosser, th-.- president ome j of our W. M. A. is planning to at tend a meeting of the Executive Committee in Milledgeville Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. T. II. Hall were Sunday guests of Mrs. T. H. Meeks. Mr. C. I. Blizzard were dinner l make ■hich ' FRIENDSHIP NEWS AdvIt Sunday School Class ave charge of the prayer Her at the church next Saturday | Horan 1 guests of Mr. T. H. Peeler Sunday Mrs. A. J. Trawick nnd her mother, Mrs. W. It. Veal, were joint hostess I in entertaining the ladies in our | community with a party last Satur- ! day aft rnoon given honor of Mrs. Veal. Th, subject to b :• of Christ," O s. V. V. Undi ■pecial music, t body is cordi • diA'ussed The afternoon was very pleasantly ir efficient spent. Much advice was given the rwood will bride about anaging a husband. De- ongs, duets licious refreshments were served. e. Every Mr. and Mrs. B. vitid A. 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