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THE AUGUSTA HERALD
AUGUSTA. GA.
Daily—Afternoon Sunday—Morning
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QUIPS: By Robert Quillen
Tli* more one studies mankind, the more on* ap
preciates tl\c mercy of God.
There are 3,000,000 law*. *nd you can obey all of
them nnd still be an aas.
Man's Inhumanity to man makes thousand* pay
ghastly prices for two on the alale.
Bom* hire a press agent and some glv* to charity
and get their publicity cheaper.
A hick town la a place where people go to see the
ahow Instead of going to be seen.
llow trivial are the vanities of this world! There
Is plenty of parking space In Heaven.
In a village
women grow lit
tle Intellectually
They have no
servant problem
to discus*.
There urc cftmpcnsallona. Tha two loser* won't
have the next Congrea on their hands.
As a matter of fact, anybody can get along with
out a enn except the man who has owned one.
A free country I* happier. Thera are no fixed
classes, and everybody can feel superior.
The Japs may yet be wicked enough to acquire
North China the way acquired I’anama.
Sport experts are useful. tVhen they Bay ono aide
will u In, you oro eafo In betting on lha other.
Highbrows are horn. You can't acquire a fond
ness for dull and pompously stupid literature.
A lon*!' mouth
may Indicate n
weak character,
or It may mat
cato a recent
drink ot patent
medicine.
? illsi*J=v
ftf"'' Am 5...
Lnv niaUera are prralatent follow*. They keep on
trying to think up one tho people will obey.
America's "great emotional lawyer" In an ardent
wet. Anybody can h* emotional In that fix.
Poor, immature buys are victim* of Irresponsibil
ity, hut why must It settlo In tho trlggex finger?
No man worrlea about his "rlghta" after ho gote
to where he must worry about meeting the pay roll.
Correct thia sentence: “l employ ten thousand
man." aald he. "and I'm trying to line them up lor
la Kolletto."
A GREAT SPEECH
JOHN \Y. HAVIN' apeech delivered before tho
voters at Quincy, Illinois, Wednesday, was tha
outstanding apeech of the campaign and muat
have created a profound Impression. When tho out
p.sta are taken the citadel is In dancer.
Mr. Davis spoke in Chicago Thursday night to an
Immense audience and the reception accorded hint
Indicates that this great stronghold of Republicanism
may succumb to the convincing argument* of tha
Democratic lender, lie declared the government ad
ministration la responsible to the people-, and all
have an equal share, as atockholdera In a great en
terprise. In calling upon the voter* "to review the
report of your hoard of directors, and either reelect
with your officer* for nn eneulng term, or wipe the
state clean and try another administration."
"That la the very purpose of a popular election.'
Mr. Davie eahl. "That Is the reason why the found
er* who formed title government and gnve ua this
structure that ha* defended our liberties and our
live* for more than a century made tt not optional,
not by choice, but Inevitable that your public *er
vants should return to you at frequent Interval* and
give an account of their stewardship, and to receive
from yen either the plaudit 'will don* good and
faithful servants' or the converse of that approval,
•depart, we never knew you.’
He then applied hi* remark* to the ca»e In hand,
the recently discovered and deposed high official 0?
the Republican party, asking:
“Now what are you going to answer to that pro
blem' What have your hoard of director* to hrlng
to you' There are ten of them In this particular
corporation. And when they come back to you this
year they ray that one of those directors who had
charge of alt the real estate belonging to the eor
po-wtton, had disposed of the moat precious part of
the Corporation’s holding*, and when It was looked
Into It was discovered that h* hud taken bribes a* a
consideration for doing so. They called him a secre
taiy of the Interior and hi* name wn* V«U.
"Another of those directors, whose duty It was to
look after the defense of the corporation ar ' to *e*
thut the navy, eo essential for It* protection, should
ne\rr In time of public war detrend on any foreign
power for the fuel without which It would he as
helpless as a painted ship upon a painted ocean
that that director had received no money but had
carelessly signed away the d>ed* that director No. 1
had made disposing of the public'* real estate.
"And then there was a third director, and we find
that thr.t director had hern using tko power of the
corporation to punish hi* personal enemies ans? re
ward hie personal friend*.
"And that ha had surrounded himself with men
who were undertaking to aril the duties and the func
tions ot lilt office, and they called him an attorney
general.
"And then, when we got outside the attorney
general, we found a host of lesser officer* who ha t
been Infected by the same disease and had been cell
ing the privilege* and powers ot the place and put
ting the money In their own pockets.
Mr. Davi* called attention again to the reaponil
blllty which he aald. faced the voter* every four year*
In the election of “their four years In the election of
•'their chief magistrate." The duty of voter* In thla
respect, he described aa on* "fraught with vast con
sequences not only to themselves, but Indeed, perhaps
with consequences vast and Inconceivably Important
to mankind all the way around th* world."
JOSEPH R. SEVIER’S RESIGNATION.
NO announcement of late aa affecting the com
munity welfare, has been received with deeper
and more sincere regret by the people of Au
gusta than that of Dr. Joseph R. Sevier when he
placed hla resignation aa pastor before the congre
gation of the First Presbyterian church Sunday
morning.
Doctor Sevier, though Its pastor, did not belong
to tho First Presbytcrlon church alone. The church,
It might be aald with all sincerity, waa merely Inci
dental In hi* life among the people, here. He be
longed to the entire city and tvaa a man In fellow
ship with all. All Augusta claimed him, and he
worked with zeal for all Augusta. Hla ambtlona
were not aelflah but were broad, and hla sympa
thies knew not bound of creed or denomination. Hu
was a colaborer among this people In a common
cause of uplift and Integrity and community pro
gress.
During his occupancy of tho pulpit of the historic
old First Presbyterian church, where In the past
have preached some of the foremost ministers of the
country, Doctor Sevier has labored with unfailing
loyalty and zeal In advancing tho higher Interests
of the church. Under his leadership the various In
stitutions and activities of the church have been so
co-ordinated ns to work most effectively, and cause
the church to bo an outstanding Influence In all
phases of Augusta's life. Augusta gives up Doctor
Sevier with honest regret and reluctance, for he has
gained a place of warmest affection In the hearts of
the people here of all classes.
Doctor Hevlcr goes from Augusta to the presidency
of the Fa sal fern school for girls at Henderson vllle,
N. C. Augusta's loss will bo Hendersonville's gain,
nnd a gain of no little Import.
Tha Herald mingles Its regrets with those of the
community l.ecauso of Doctor Servier's removal nnd
wishes him God-speed In his new fletd with the left
assurance that bis mission will be a worthwhile In
fluence and uplift In the lives of the pcoplo to whom
he goes.
A DROLL SITUATION.
THERE are two Inevitably laughable attitudes In
the G. O. F. campaign, or rather would bo If
there were not a serious side also. Reupbltean
congressmen who obstructed, thwarted or overrode
President Coolldge'* policies are now crying out,
"Help me Cassius or I sink!” They need all the aid
they ran get. They belittled him at Washington
when they should have supported him, and now In
their distress when It cotnes to tho pinch as some of
them are becoming doubtful or plainly hostile, they
appear to love him end Implore his aid. Doesn't it
seem that this Is a case of "chickens coming home to
roost"?
Mr. Coolldge'a chief recommendation la that
was "better than tils party" In Congress. Then his
party turned him down flat as a flounder. On this
basis vote for him. Though he wns lacking In the
qualities of leadership necessary for him to pilot
nnd control, keep him at tho head of affairs. Over
nml beyond from the public corruption reluctantly
dealt with, the Republicans have given the country
a government of confusion, weakness and disorder.
Hut keep up tho confusion, weakness and disorder,
put the seal of your approval on it and give It a full
endorsement by seudlng Coolldge back to the White
House!
Coolldge'a personal qualities are In no wise super
ior to those of Davis, nor nre hi* achlovemcnta
greater. A man to become president of the Ameri
can Bar Association and Minister to the Court of Bt.
James, ns Davis has bone through sheer personal ef
fort, must be a man of some ability. Davis Is the
best bet from any nngle. Hut It Is tho plight that
the Republican nominees for Congress find them
selves In. as wo lenrn from Republican sources, at
which we could not repress a smile. Then accord
ing to the Evening Post Chicago correspondent,
about 100 out of 280 Republican candidates for the
House are shaking In their boots.
Sava the correspondent:
"Unless there Is a landslide for President Coolldge,
It is not likely that more than ftfty or elxty of the
doubtful seats will be won by the Republicans. May
be they will not get so many.”
Landslides are not pig tracks around a country
schoolhouse. The Rrpubltenns stand a mighty poor
showing to control either branch of the next Con
gress. Coolldge himself Is In dire need of help. How
can he be exported to help those Republicans who
failed to help him? They paralyzed Coolldge'a right
arm when they might have helped him. and now
they are beseeching him for the help that he can
not give.
THE SLUSH FUND IS MOUNTING
- 11 AIRMAN BI'TLKH. of tho Republican Na-
Ctlonal Committee, Informed the special cam
palgn-lnveattgatlon committee of the Senate,
PYldiiy. that It la the hope and expectation of his
organisation to raise a total of $3,000,000 for the
national campaign presidential, senatorial nnd
congressional. We Incline to the opinion that
Chairman Butler was rather modest In hla esti
mate of the G. O. P.'s aspirations.
Subsequently, on Saturday, a dispatch from
Chicago conveys the Information that the Senate
investigation committee was told by Frank P<
Walsh, counsel for 1-nFollette, Independent presi
dential candidate, that "leads" had been developed
Indicating that a Republican "sluah fund” of $lO,-
000,000 to 312.000.000 waa to he raised for use In
this campaign. As the hulk of this enormous fund
la to be raised In the East there 1* now talk es
transferring the hearing to Washington.
But, think of 310,000.000 or 312.000,000 for the
campaign, to be spent In the border or doubtful
states. Thais money enough to hug-Ue every float
er In America, and then aonte ! The Republican*
must have had In mind. In raising this huge pile
of dough, to raise an Invincible offensive. How
Chairman Butler could have so undershot the mark
In his estimate of 33.000,000 Is n mystery.
And then there It the underwriting system, be
sides all this, that enters as follows: A group of
wealthy persons privately agree to look out for a
certain sum In deficit after the election Is over.
Officially the National Chairman la not appraised
of the intentions. Ho and hla associates therefore
can make oath that there la no underwriting.
What will the Borah committee do about this,
even after the 310,000.000 or 312 000.000 are disposed
of ? It Is a big question. They might take a long
step toward* evening up the average by confiscat
ing this huge pile of superfluous dough and dis
tributing It among the Democrats who are always
as poor as Job's turkey. Seriously, how will th#
committee act In these premises?
THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, GA.
Deadlocks In Elections
of 1800, 1824 and 1876
By HARRY B. HUNT
WASHINGTON— Just to get
our history straight In ad
vance of developments fol
lowing Nov. 4, should election day
prove really the beginning Instead
of the end of the presidential con
test, a glimpse into the situations
developing at former deadlocked
election* may be worth while.
To date there have been three
presidential decisions thrown Into
congress: In 1800, 1824 and 1873.
The first of these, In 1800. was
before the enactment of the welfth
amendment to the constitution,
which now governs the procedure of
balloting for president. At that time
the elector* did not ballot separate
ly for president and vice-president,
the man getting the greatest num
ber of electoral votes being declar
ed winner for president, the run
ner,up. with the second biggest vote,
being named vicc-pdesldent.
IN the 1800 campaign, Thomas
Jefferson and Aaron Burr were
the candidates of the original
"Republican” party, John Adams
and Charles C. Plckney of the
"Federalist” party. There were no
conventions and no party platforms,
their nominations having been
made by congressional caucus.
This election fell on the same date
as the election this year— Nov. 4.
Wlpn the electors got together,
however. Jefferson and Burr re
ceived the same number of votes.
73 ench, against 65 cast for Adams,
and 64 for Plckney.
There being no choice, the elec
tion was thrown Into congress,
where, nfter a week of balloting,
Jefferson finally won; Alexander
Hamilton, a Federalist leader, final
ly throwing his Influence behind
the author of the Declaration of In
dependence.
Following this situation, the
twelfth amendment was adopt
ed. In 1803, In the expectation
that It would solve similar situa
tions In tho future.
ft provided for the specific desig
nation of candidates for president
nnd vice-president respectively, the
winners to receive a majority of the
votes in the electoral college and,
In event no majority resulted, for
UNUSUAL PEOPLE
Getting An
Early Start
- -
D. P. Lowe, Jr., Edmond, Okla.. la
only 10 years old. but he entered the
freshman class at the Oklahoma Cen
tral Btate Teachers' College this year.
He entered grads school five years
ago. and since then has covered work
that usually requires 12 year*. By
the time he Is 1* he will be a college
graduate, qualified to teach high
school clas-i s—except that state law
won't permit s teacher's license to be
Issued to any person less than 18.
"Anyway, I don't wont to be a
teacher," says young IV F. "I'm go
ing to get a Fh. IV degree, and by
then I'll be 16 or 17. and It will be
timo to decide what 1 want to make
of myself.”
Both of his parents are teachers.
OUT OUR WAY
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the election of president by the
house from the three high candi
dates for that office, the house vot
ing state delegations as a unit.
For vice-president in case of
deadlock, the amesdment provided
hts election by the senate, from
the two highest candidates, mem
bers voting in the regular way.
THE first test undef this scheme
came in 1824. Four tickets
were in the field, headed by
Andrew Jackson. John Quincy Ad
ams, Henry Clay and William H.
Crawford.
With th* vote thus spilt, no can
didate r*toived the required ma
jority, Jackson led with 99 votes,
Adams was second with 84 Craw
ford had 41 and Clay 37. When the
decision came up In the house, on
Feb. 9, 1825, Clay, who had been
eliminated as fourth man, threw his
Influence behind Adams, who was
elected on the first ballot.
A THIRD deadlock, which re
quired a somewhat different
solution, came In the 1876 elec
tion In which Rutherford B. Hayes
was the Republican and Samuel J,
Tllden the Democrallc candidate.
Contests over the results In South
Carolina, Florida, Louisiana nnd
Oregon wert Instituted, which left
neither candidate with a majority.
Congress, to cut tho knot, ap
pointed an electoral commission,
consisting of five representatives,
five senators and four supreme
court judges.
Tho majority of this commission
were Republicans, i\nd by a Strict
party vote the deciding 22 electoral
votes of these slates were cast for
Hayes, giving him the election by
Just one vote.
Speaking Public Mind
R. 8. ROWE RISES TO
A POINT OF ORDER.
To The Herald: Being a mem
ber of the Tax Reduction League of
the county In gbod standing we
come to you, Mr, Editor, for some
light on the question of tills bond
issued, that the Board of Educa
tion are asking the taxpayers to
vote for.
We would like to vote Intelligent
ly on this question, hut when we
Joined the tax reduction league we
didn't Join to go snipe hunting with
anybody and we Just cannot see
why the editor of The Herald takes
us way out in the swamp and then
put out the light.
Mr. Editor, the Board of Educa
tion reduced the tax levy 32 on the
thousand, but now they ask the
taxpayer to vote them $2 on the
thousand In bonds.
Please tell us where there Is any
reduction hero: has any one heard
of the board cutting any salaries or
reducing expenses in any way, “We
have not."
Now. you gentlemen put some
more sugar on this pill, dog goned
If we can swallow It as It Is.
Two dollars reduction In the tax
levy, 32 added to our taxes In bonds.
Oh. no. gentlemen, we can’t swallow
that pill. Gentlemen, you will Just
have to excuse us If you can't put
more sugar on It In the way of a
reduction in expenses,
R. S. ROWE.
Black lead pencils ordinarily are
made In more than 60 varieties, hard
and soft.
Aunt Het
“I heard Nick Jones had
loat a lot speculatin', but I
wasn't sure till I saw him at
church Sunday the first time
In six months."
(Copyright. 1924, Associated
Editors. Inc.)
EDITORIAL COMMENT
THE FLORIDA CENTENNIAL
Florida Is to celebrate Its hun
dredth anniversary as a state gov
ernment on the ninth to fifteenth of
November at Tallahassee. Elabor
ate plans have been worked out for
that celebration and the entire
state is to be represented In the
festivtes that mark the selection of
as the state capital and
the erection of a log house in whicli
the first legislatve council was held.
Many Interestng ponts of history
connected with the consummation of
the Florida acqulsiton have been
published in the Tallahassee Demo
crat and they make most Interest
ing reading. Spain gave assent to
the purchase of Florida by the
United States In 1819 but the first
legislative assembly to carry on the
business of the new state came five
years later, the territory having
been completely surrendered to the
U. B. In 1821. East and West Flor
ida held conferences but the agree
ment was made that there should
be a central legislative assembly
and it was placed at Tallahassee.
Tho territory immediately adja
cent to Thomas county was the
scene of stirring events In that
period and St. Marks became the
first place where Andrew Jackson
established his forces and marked
the boginnnes of the new regime
for that territory. It la therefore
perfectly natural for Thomasville
to have a very deep and special In
terest in the proceedings and wo
feel quite sure that a large number
of our people will Join with Tal
lahassee in this celebration.—
Thomasville Times-Enterprise.
SAFETY FIRST
pepublican polltcal workers con
tinue to plead with Democrats to
vote for President Coolldge, on the
ground that there 1b danger of the
election of La Follette if they vote
for John W. Uayisj. Jhe Democratic
nominee. Why, if they are so
fearful of such a result, .do they not
take the only sure method of pre
venting It by joining the Democrats
In the Eastern States in turning the
electoral votes in this section of the
country over to Davis?
The argument is all In favor of
this line of action, and certainly
not in the present one so general
ly followed by the Republican man
agers. If La Follette Is going to
carry any Western States, they are
not Democratic, or have not been
in the past; and anyone who takes
tha trouble to look Into the situa
tion as it s supposed to he develop
ing cannot fail to he convinced that
It favors the election of Davis in
the event that the states now
claimed for the third party candi
date go that way on November 4.
FABLES ON HEALTH
Give Your Feet a Chance
Give your feet a chance and
they'll curry you a long way!
That was what Mr. Mann’s physi
cal director used to say In advising
foot exercises.
Many persons think of exercising
pretty nearly all the rest of the
i'ody but neglect the feet. This Is
particularly applicable to women.
Now so common a thing as toeing
in or toeing out affects the muscles
of the feet and the trunk muscles
as well. And to correct the general
posture it Is necessary to begin
from the bottom and work upward.
The first lesson to learn Is: Toe
straight ahead!
Then, to give the feet exercise,
try this one in your dally dozen:
When you get out of bed put your
feet squarely on the floor. Then
bend the toes up, keeping heel on
floor. Do this as many times as
you comfortably can. Try walking
around the room on your heels.
Reverse the first exercise by lift
ing the heel up and keeping the
ball of tlie foot down.
Paris newspapers are complain
ing because in France the dogs eat
a ninth as much bread as the peo
ple. Shrewd editors over there be
lieve it is ridiculous for a war-im
poverished country not to kill off
Its dogs. To an economist, this Is
sound logic. A dog lover, however,
would claim that a food shortage la
worthwhile In exchange for canln«>
affection. Dogs, like all pets, are
tolerated mainly because they gra
tify human vanity. All of us han
ker to have a slave, an animal being
serond-best het.
Here is one of the rarest com-
By Williams
bination*—philanthropy and old
fashioned horse sense.
Dr. Becker, wealthy New York
optician, will furnish eyeglasses
free of charge to every school child
in his city who needs but cannot
afford them. He figures it will
cost him $20,000. It will do more
real good than 20 millions spent for
economic investigation and similar
bromidic "charity work.”
Despite the terrific cold on Mars,
at least two forms of earth life
could exist there. One is "ever
green" vegetation. The other 1s the
salmon trout, which always lives In
water at a temperature of 40 de
grees.
Furthermore, nature adapts all
life to fit its environment. Or life
adapts Itself, If you prefer. Vanity
suggests otherwise, but there may
he special forms of life on Mars
that couldn’t exist under similar
conditions on earth.
It costs a little over 10 cents a
mile to own and operate a passen
ger auto. So reports the engineering
experiment station -of lowa State
College. Out of this, more than 7
cents go for gasoline, oil.
pairs and depreciation. Rest Is* ab
sorbed by garage, license, taxes, in
terest on Investment, etc.
How does your bus compare
with the average?
The day Is approaching when
taxis by the millions will compete
in a llfe-and-death struggle with
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OFFICE HOURS—9 a. m, to 7 p. m.—Sundays 10 a. m, to 1 p. m.
DR. V. M. HAYGOOD, Specialist
848% Broad St., over Schwelgert’s Jew tlry Store Augusta, Ga. Phone 213?.
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