The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-03-24
CRITICS SIFTINGS.
A FEW GOALS OF THOUGHT FOR
PUBLIC WARMTH.

STEPPED into your court house the 9th.
er day, Mr.. Editor. Court was in session.
1t hasn't been my opportunity to know
much OF Judge Gober, but, tell you, he
presides we'll. he is young man With a
good head on his shoulders, and that head
seems TO be full of good sense. / like the
way ne does things. He rules with firms
ness, but courteously, and the lawyers seem
to understand that he means what he saws,
and no triAing. Heisan admirable Judge, |
and the people had better keep him on the |
bench. The laws viii be faithfully admin.
istered and society protected as long as he
is judge. shall know more of him, and
watch his future course with some interest.
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ONE 81 the hardest things for public
officer to realize is that he is servant of
thepeople. When candidate, he is very
polite and solicitous, and feels his depend
ence. When elected, in majority of cases,
he feels that the relative positions of the two
have changed, and that he is master and
the people are servants. Consequently
there is good deal of the dictatorial spir-
it in an officer. He feels that his elevation
to Office places him above the people and
his official acts must not be criticised. 1t
is necessary occasionally thatthese fellows
who thus get this idea in their heads, be
reminded that they are still amenable to
the power that elected them that their
official acts are justly subject to criticism.
Their public doings are public property
and the public has the right to scrutinize
and look into all they do and pass judg>
ment upon it. No fairsminded, WE'LL
meaning officer viii object TO it. but viii
rather court scrutiny.
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How many farmers do you suppose are
holding their cotton for higher price and
who are in debt, with interest accunulat~
ing The interest grows while the price
Of cotton is at standstill. Which would be
the most sensible--sell your cotton at
present prices and stop interest, or hold
your cotton and let interest increase ? It
would seem best TO sell, for there is not
only danger of damage by staining, but q
risk of FIRE. To insure is only adding to
the expense Of holding.
The crowds that assemble at the coming
OF trains on Sunday here, would indicate to
stranger that Marietta is populous
place, or that the whole population had
turned out to see the traiL 20 by. In gos
ing through Gainesville not long ago,
saw the same state of affairs. What is
there about train that draws such large
audiences? Pretty girls, eh
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how these telephone, telegraph and
electric poles mar the beauty of our public
square. They are unsightly, owing to their
irregularity and roughness. They ought
to be painted to gay the least, and the
largest as well as the least ought to share
the same fate.
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PUrTISG back the Marietta Accommoda.
ton train, gives Marietta the best schedule
of any town on the road.
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Some men aspire to the Legislature who
haven't got sense enough to be good road
overseer. Others who haven't education
enough to spell correctly, or ability 10 draw
up a bill. Yet you hear great deal about
reform reform when there ought to be
reform in this line also. Ignorance and
incompetency are the MOTT expensive dis.
qualifications that can be found in the av>
erage Legislator. Fitness. capsbility and
honesty are the prerequisites to make q
good Legislator, and not the particular
calling, avocstion or business he follows
CRITIC