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N THE CLARKE COUNTY COURIER. VOLUME IV—NUMBER 48. ATHENS, GEORGIA, AUGUST 26, 1004. PRICE 60 CENTS A YEAR Dispensary Commissioners Eagerness For Election. The Great Octopus Seems to Fasten Its Tenacles Around All The People. There has. always been some* thing strange to ns wbat it is that men of business refuge to make the race for aldermen from the eity, because they have not time to spare from their bnsiness, the salary outting no figure of course, yst men have made this excuse and have refused to make the race. Now there is another institution in our town known as the Athens Dispensary, and the act calls for dispensary commissioners at a salary of 0250 a year, and there is always a scramble for the place, Elections are lined up in a muni cipal way, and the parties line up and the fiercest kind of contests arc waged, and other interests of the city laid in background be cause of a dispensary commis sioner to be displaced or re-elec ted. Bad pieces are printed about the institution and figures are produoed, and while direot asser tions are not made of graft, yet there is rumblings in the rear of mismanagementandl all that kind of thing, ‘yet no one haa had the backbone to oome up boldly and demand an investigation. We do not know whether it is baokbone or whether it is a desire to in the swim,” that causes all this disruption and strife, and has put the people against eaeh other, but we do know that that is the case. We have never been a dis pensary commissioner, and by your mother-in-laws red stockings, we never want to be one, and we do not see why any one else should want it. We have always believed that a man who sold liquor could never live long enough to make restitution for misery and woe, and heartaches 4nd murders that are committed from his sale, and while the com missioners are not directly en gaged in the traffio, at the same time they see to it that it is sold. But we ask again. Why is be ing a dispensary commissioner so eagerly sought for? Why are cer tain aldermen petroling the town, seeing men and trying to get per sonal friends of oertain aldermen to apeak a good word for them. Are they so very anxious that their friend should receive the prinoely salary ot 0260 a year? Is it because they are poor and need the money to support their families? Is there honor in it? No. Well, holy smokes I what do they want with it? A little bird whispers in our ear that there are other things that a dispensary commissioner can ao- complish if he wants to. Why, if there are enough of them to vote it, they oan turn off the present broker and buy the beer and liquor from eome other man or some other house, or it is possible that rebates might be given, whioh would be aooeptable, and a com. miasioner could make considera ble money during the year in this way, but we desire to frankly say that we do not for a moment be lieve that any of the present oom‘ Municipal Election. We desire to say here that as the municipal election is on its way, and as great strides will be made for each party it is earnestly to be hoped that the old thing of using whiskey for months before hand, and sending men home to their wives and children drunk should not be tolerated by our people. We not only do not be lieve that the better people should not support this clan, but they should be ostraoiBed and kept down if suoh a thing happens. It is bad enough to selloheap liquor, but to keep men continually drunk is too great a sin to be countenanced, and we believe that it will be watched with a jealous eye this year, and the man that does it will have to ‘‘walk the plank” of not only political de feat but moral ostraoiam. The people will see to it that the facts are made public. Humanity de mands it, the women who suffer demand it; the children who oiy for bread demand, it, and we be lieve there are enough true-blue men in Athens to listen to their cry, and stand up against it. Acknowledgements have been made in elections that whiskey was used, and eaoh side tried to shield itself by saying the other side used more than they did, but that don’t settle the matter. Men were made drunk, all the tame, and women and children suffered, and as truly as the good women have alligued themselves against the desecration of the Sabbath, so alto will they be found in battle array against the wanton desecration of homes. A olub should be formed at once to see that this thing is stopped. missioners or those offering are or will be guilty of such conduct, yet the way is open, and it might at some future day happen. We believe and always have be lieved that the sale of whiskey in a dispensary or bar-room, never tended to make those connected with it better, and brother, as you and I are engaged in the sale much as any one else we had better look out. But we do say again that the dispensary should not be made paramunt to the other interests of the city. We have no axe to grind m this matter, for to far at we are concerned we have fought it with all our might and try to make that restitution that will be necessary before we can ever enter the Golden Gate. We con cede that it it the worst form of whiskey telling; that it causes murders and suioides, and woe and heartaohea and strife, and what the oity gets is its streets paved with blood and its homes deseorated, its young men turned into drunkards and its ehuroh in stitutions are endorser and con sequently have lost thsir power. There'it no denying this fact. Yet the people are blinded by the glare of gold. Compulsory Education Is Needed In Georgia. The Only Means of Carrying Out the Full Interest of the Legislature. Now that the good state of Ge<it- gia has taken such strides in an educational way, voting its mon ey to give her children knowledge, she should force these tame child ren to accept it. It is well known that over the state there are child ren who do not attend school, yet it is offered to them without mom ey or without price, but the greedy and grasping parent refuses to send them, because he or she wants the small pittance that they can make to help keep them in pants to wear out the seat of whioh upon the banks of the river. And should you adopt the com pulsory clause, you would hear some of them say, “The state has no right to sav wbat I shall do nourish and support and and keep them forever tugging at hewers of wiod and drawers of water, with their minds beclouded all the days of their life, because you were too infernally lazy to support them. The state ought to put you on the rock pile, if you raise objection, and pay you enough to keep the child and the balance of the fami ly- We-are sure that it would be a “ten-strike” if Capt. J. H. Ruck er, our present efficient legislator, would introduce and have passed, as we really be]ieve lie can, a bill of this kind. It would be a God send to some of the unfortunate ohildren of our state who will never get it until it is doue. While we were in New York state with my child?” Yes it will have, wo saw bow admirably this system you old worm of the earth. You’ve j worked by comiDg in contact with no rightto dwarf the mind ofjno illiterate children, becausethey those whom God has given you to I were forced to learn. Should The Negro Race Be Educated? Is That Not a Means of Causing More Crime and Inactivity? Rural Constabulary. A Narrow Escape From a Fearful Death. On last Saturday evening, a little boy. of Mjt. jk. W. Vess was out in the lot, wKen suddenly the cow made a dive. at him, and one of the horns struck the little fel low in the abdomen, but glanced and caught in the heavy waist near the shoulder, and the little fellow was thrown several feet in the air. Mrs. Voss was near, and as the cow made a second lunge at her she rushed between thorn, and was knocked down by the cow. Mr. Vest fortunately was near, ijpAJieat the oqw off before any o.-e damage was done. It was fortnDate that the little llow bad on a heavy waist, for k it bad been otherwise, the cow’s horn would have pierced him through the abdomen and serious results might have followed. We are glad to note that all came out with only a few scratches and bruises. Athens People Robbed In The Central City. Mrs. F. M. David, of this city, while on a visit to friends iu Ma con, was the victim of a robber on last Friday night. She was at the home of John McKinnon, and while her little baby was quite sick, she was up the most of the night, and must have fallen asleep when some ono opened the window to her room, slipped in and secured her cbatalaiu, in which was a watch and tome other aluable and about 010 in money. The chatalain was found outside next morning and the watch aud The Courier does uot wish to offend any one, but tome of the publio vehicles of this oity are a disgrace to it. We are sure that an ordinance should be adopted by our counoil refuting liceuse to men unless the vehicle comes up to a certain staudard. They are awful looking things, and tuueral processions in this town are often commented upon by the dilapida ted old rigs that might have been good in the time of Noah’s ark. Our attention has been called to this numbers of times aud we hope oounoil will take action. Athene has beautified her streets and outward appearance and over come being a small town, and it Is high time the wet taking strides in a different direction to the bet terment of other things like the above. other valuables secured, hut the money was gone. On the same night the home of Mr. John S. Mitchell, formerly of this eity was entered and 480 in money stolen from him. Other houses on that street were entered through the blinds and the total amount stolen was something like 4S0. The robbers have not been caught, that we have heard of. It behooves all the people to look well to their blinds, as we know not at what time a thief is lurking around. The Sunday Law There is one of two things thst should be done- -stores should be allowed to be kept open or they should not, and if the law says they should not and the tiat has gone forth, then the man that transgresses it should be dealt with severely. We hear of drinks and other things being told on the sly. We do not know of the truth of it, but the officers should keep a strict watch and if auy “one-eyed tigers” are found they should be brought to justice. We make this statement in justice to those of our citizens who abide by the law, and it it uot right that, the others should transgress it on the sly. Prettiest and cheapest line of Wall Paper—largest stock at Jno. L. Arnold’s. The time is now ripe when the state of Georgia should require her counties to maintain a thor ough system of constabulary. The rnral districts are l>eing rapidly populated, and as they have absolutely no protection now, it is high time that it was done. Crimes of the most horrid nature are being committed all over the country. People are murdered, women and girls are ravished, the red-handed assassin is on every hand, and these vile devils, who are afraid to carry on their nefarious deeds to any great extent in cities, take the rural districts, where they know there it no protection, to accomplish their hell-born work. In cities police patrol beats and scouts are out at all times of night in various parts of town, and this fact is knowu, which holds in check the work of the would be marauders without prejudice and with all the because taey don’t, kne*-- at what> fairness and conservatism ot jus- minute a' policeman wfll be upon t.iue and- humanity, is it best for In view of the outrages and crime that is now daily aud al- moet hourly being committed by negroes throughout the country, the problem is squarely up to the white race, as to whether or not it is best for the negro that he be educated or whether or uot they should aid in this line? Educa tion is intended for advancement to a higher order of civilization, and the better and more useful citizenship of the beneficiaries thereof. When these ends fail to be subserved then is education an evil and by no means a benefit. No sane person will deny this proposition that so long as the negro sojourns amongst the white, or anglo-saxon race he must oc cupy a menial or subordinate po sition. When he assumes to more than this. then, as a most natural aud inevitable consequence, there is a conflict and trouble of more or less seriousness. In the face of these undisptuta- ble facts, let us now inquire, them, but in the country it different. The scream of a wo man, or the appeal of a child for honor and life, only causes an echo, while the devilish fiend goes on with his work. We hear say that one of the best things that Clarke county could do, would be to establish a county police force, who should patrol just like they do in a eity, and the mere knowledge of there being such officers would save many a life, aud many a woman's honor. It will cost money, to be sure it will, but what difference does that make. In a short while the county’s share of the dispen sary profits would nearly pay the wages, and our opinion is that the dispensary will really be the breeder of this kind of crime. We hope our commissioners will see if something along this line can not be accomplished. Dr. R. C. Orr, at John L. Arnold's, will fill your pre scriptions accurately and prompt ly. Nothing but pure drugs. Your patronage solicited. The Bad Bridges, We had occasion to call atten tion to the bridges a few weeks ago. Since that time the chief of the fire department ran into some defects in the Oconee street bridge and was thrown from hit buggy, while his horse was precipitated forward. It is said that the plants in the floor of this bridge should be repaired, as they are loose and shrunkeu aud otherwise iu a fear ful condition. We hepe the city will look into this, as they will proceed to furnish a nice walk across the bridge at no distant day. The llnggins China House car ries the best stock of Crockery, Glassware, Lamps, Tinware, Eu- amelwaro, Knives and Forks, Spoons and Housefuruishings in Athens. Call and tee us. the negro that he be made dis satisfied with his natural and in evitable condition by an attemp ted education, aud consequently an iusubordiuate and disquieting element so long as his citizenship is with the superior race. Freedom with the negroes means an immunity from labor, which false idea iscrystalized into an actuality whensoever they be come educated within the limits of their capacity or advantages. Thus as idlers they become evil doers aud an ineumbus to society. The criminal statistics of the country where the negroes most largely abound, show that they furnish the largest percentage of our law-breakers, and out of this percentage the largest number are negroes who have had the advan tage of au education. Such a showing as this together with the daily increasing crime and outrage on the part of our uegro population, whereby they show no appreciation of, or bene fit from, the efforts which have been made in their behalf, should cause our people to call a halt, iu those educational endeavors which are not appreciated, which arc questionable from a human stand point of view, and which seem to have produced more of crime and lawlessness, than peace aud good order in society, so far as the ne groes are concerned. If the negroes must be educated, then let them be separated from the white race, and put to them selves where they will not come into unsuccessful competition and damaging conflict with a superior race. For Sale. I have some fiue building lota close in which l desire to sell. Some on Washington and some on Thomas streets tnd in other parts of the oity. The lots can be either utilised for business blocks or residence lots. See me at once for bargains. JOHN BIRD.