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About The Reason. (Savannah, GA.) 1908-19?? | View Entire Issue (April 30, 1908)
6 following figures, furnishing some idea of the growth of this infant: Insurance outstanding December 31, 1907, $42- 219.522. a gain of 73 per cent; insurance issued in 1907. $28,057,810, a gain of more than 11 per cent; net assets. $1,273,126.59, an increase of 120 per cent: reserve, $1,196,855.21, a gain of 177 per cent; pre mium income. $1,639,435.47, a gain of 67 per cent. Figures of other home concerns are not at hand, but all are in the very best condition. It is impossible to attach too much importance to the part played by insurance premiums in the up building of any city as a financial center. New York's preeminence in this regard over all other American cities is due more to the circumstances which made her the depository of so large a propor tion of these funds than to any other group of reasons which can be advanced. The Northern and Eastern companies say the money sent to them by Southern policy holders is largely invested in Southern securities, such as rail road bonds, etc., and thereby the benefits return to the State whence come the premium payments, j While true in a measure, this statement is somewhat misleading, in that such bonds lie in the vaults of New York financial institutions, or go from hand to hand amongst New York stockholders in the life insurance, companies, which, of course is perfectly legitimate, but the South derives but slight, if any. benefit from the investment. Therefore. Georgia monev should be invested in Georgia instiutions generally, and (‘specially in Geor gie life insurance premiums with Georgia companies. Principles, Not Men. If the voters of the First Congressional District of Georgia have at heart the conservation of their rights and liberties. and the welfare and progress of the District, the State and the Country at large, they will, if properly alive to the situation which confronts them in the pending Gubernatorial and Congressional campaign, adopt as their slogan, “Principles. Not Men." A survey of the field reveals the fact that of the three aspirants to the honor of representing the First Georgia District in Congress, one declares himself unqualifiedly and irrevocably in sympathy with the action of those who have fastened upon the State of Georgia restrictive legislation, under which the lovers of the privilege of managing their own pure ly local affairs chafe and protest in vain. A second, is difficult to locate with accuracy, so far as his views are concerned along this line. It is stated that he has made different responses to queries from different sources, and that in each instance his views dove-tailed with more or less exactness with those of each inquirer, although these represent ex tremists on both sides of the main question. The third candidate comes out squarely for local option, and declares his unalterable opposition to such laws as the drastic prohibition act of the last legislature. There is no question as to where he is to be found, whatever may be the issue in contro versy. He is as pure in his personal life as either of the other two; he does not contend for free license to lawlessness, nor for legislation setting a premium upon dissipation. But with implicit confidence in the honesty and in the ability of his fellow citizens to decide what is best for themselves, he deprecates THE REASON The Mocking Bird is Sick. I's a-fealin’ mighty blue ‘Cause 1 dunno w'at ter do Fer my po’ ol’ mockin’ bird W’at's Sic’. Oil, my po’ ol’ mockin’ bird He's sic'! He’s sic’! Oh, my po’ ol' mockin' bird 1 le's sic’! He's sic’! He's a siftin' in 'is tree-top Wid ’is head a-neath 'is wing An’ ’is purty throat's a-bustin ’ Wid de songs he'd lak ter sing; lie’s a-thinkin' 'bout de sunshine 'Bout de rainbow of last spring. De bees, de birds and blossoms An' de places whar he used ter sing; But he's feeling mightv low-down Hab be'n ebber since las' May W '(‘ii ’is little chillun took To der wings and flowed away! An’ so I's a-feelin’ mighty blue ’Cause I dunno w'at ter do Fer my po' ol' mockin' bird W’at's sick! W’at's sick! E. L. Parker. the arrogation to themselves by intolerants and op portunists of the power to deprive the people of sacred rights certainly intended to be delegated to them by the Constitutions, both State and National. A conf(\st in the National Congress is not an im probable event of the near future, having for its ob ject federal legislation put forth by extreme prohi bitionists. to the end that State legislatures may be shorn of the power to even grant local option to counties or cities within its borders. Is it not the part of wisdom to have upon guard in such an emer gency one in whom reliance may be unreservedly placed to stand first, last and all the time for the sacred rights of his constituents, and whose ears will be deaf to both the blandishments and the threats of those who would take from his District or his State one iota of the power hitherto reposed in them? Citizens feeling this way, and it is difficult to excuse any other attitude, should vote and work, on -June 4th next, for the nomination of the Hon. Walter W. Sheppard, of Savannah, and see to it that he is seated in the National House of Representatives. Chief Vehicle for Carrying Fake Wares to Market Place. Phineas T. Barnum, the great showman, said, “The American people dearly love to be hum bugged." Operating upon this theory, Phineas died in the millionaire class. Many moons have come and gone since the betaking of the spirit of the exploiter of bogus curiosities to that bourne whence no traveller returneth. and where he may, perhaps, have found the humbug business less popular and, therefore, less remunerative. Whether or not Barnum now repents of having profited through the cardinal
