The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-10-28


provide for the instruction of her sons in
the manufacture of cotton goods. New
England has taken steps in this direction
for the protection and advancement of her
manufactures. The textile schools which
have been established at the north are
bound to initiate to the detriment of our
own cotton industries unless they are met
with similar institutions in the south. A
department of textiles should be added to
the Psychological school for the purpose
OF giving our young men the opportunity
OF becoming experts in the manufacture
of cotton goods. / am assured that such
measure would receive substantial aid
from many prominent firms and citizens,
and on account of the present excellent
equipment of the school, the first cost
would be reduced to minimum.
GEORGIA NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE
This institution, whose curriculum en-
braces a literary, normal and an indus
trial course. is doing great work for the
state by supplying its schools with we'll
educated, trained teachers, developing the
brain and increasing the culture of her
daughters, and rendering them capable of
beng, when necessary self sustaining and
independent.
So great is the popularity of this college
that had its Accommodations been ade
quate 1t would have in attendance 600 stu
dents.
Several hundred applicants were unable
to gain admission at this term on account
OF the limited accommodations.
The course of study in the normal de.
partment is considerably In advance of
the examinations given applicants for first
grade license In our common schools.
Under existing laws the graduates OF
the North Georgia Agricultural and Me-
! chanlcal college at Dahlonega, State Nor
NAL School at Athens. Middle Georgia Ag
| ricultural and Mechanical college at Mill
edgevllle, Gordon Institute at GAINESVILLE,
are permitted to teach in the common
schools without further examination.
l therefore recommend that the same
right be accorded the graduates of the
| Georgia Normal and Industrial college.
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL AT ATHENS.
| This school has become very valuable
| part of our educational system and is
worthy of your aid and encouragement.
In the management Of various public
| institutions it has been found of great adj
vantage to the institutions and a relief to
the officers in charge to have some of the
trustees located so as to be accessible to
| the institution. 1t is not advisable to
change the personnel of the present excel
! lent board OF commissioners who are
| charged with the immediate control of the
| institution, and as their present number,
five, is rather small l recommend that the
| governor be authorized to appoint, from
the county of Clarke, two additional mem
| UeTS W Sttlu DOdEU
NORTH GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL AND ME-
CHANICAL COLLEGE AT DAHLONEGA, GA.
/ enjoyed the pleasure of attending the
| commencement exercises of this very ex-
cellent institution, and gladly testify to
| its usefulness. 1t Is doing a magnificent
work for North Georgia and deserves the
| encouragement which it has received at
| the hands of the general assembly.
PENSIONS.
The appropriations made at your last
session were sufficient for the payment OF
all approved pensions except those known
as INDECENT pensions (Act 1894. page 32).
| rolls for 1896, there was left balance OF
! $40, $50. Instead Of paying in full each
new claim as it was approved, 1t was
! thought advisable to pay no new applicant
until all pending cases had been passed on
| by the commissioner of pensions. When
such examination was concluded. twice as
| many claims were approved as could bd
| paid $50 each from the uneXpended bal
| ance, and the same was prorated, allowing
| $50 to each, just half the amount. had the
appropriation been sufficient. In view OF
the increase in this class of pensioners. 1t
will be necessary for you to make for their
payment in 1898, an additional apprOpria.
tion of $40, 900, which does not take intd
consideration the new claims to be passed
on for that year
respectfully advise that no special pen
sion be granted except the claim has been
approved in due course of law. Many
reasons may be urged against this kind OF
legislation, but it is only necessary to re-
fer to the constitution, Art. l., Sec. 4, Par.
l, providing that mo special law shall be
enacted in any case for which provision
has been made by an existing general law"
Nor should any pension be paid for any
time prior to the date of its approval, I'm.
loOc n II ra 90 maid 10 s1oiuOC
tinually being placed on the rolls, and, il
one be paid. then it seems only just to pay
all back to the passage of the original law,
or, at least, to the time at which the claim
ant may have become entitled.
The liberality with which our state has
dealt with its veterans and their widows
is source of pride to all Georgians.
AS the old heroes feel more heavily the
hand of time, their wounds and inflrmi,
ties require them to lean more on the
helping hand of the state, and l conf.
IDENTIFY believe that our people will con.
tinue to respond to their needs with gen.
erous aid.
ELECTION LAWS.
Laws regulating elections should effect
ually prevent fraud, and so guard the
right of the elective franchise that the DIES.
tiny of our state will be entrusted only to
those citizens whose ballot is unpur
chasable.
W hlle earnestly desiring our state to
follow In the wake of other states, and
enact legislation which will guarantee
honest elections, controlled by the votes
of honest men, / will not now do more
than call your attention to the Importance
of the subject. / would rejoice TO see you
deal with the entire subject at your pres
ent session.
In addition to legislation dealing di-
rectly with this grave question, the right
to use money in elections should be strictly
guarded and directions given how, and
through what channels, it should pass
The experience of others has led them to
make such provisions, and, in my opinion,
we should take similar action.
The amount of money which can be used
by candidate before the people or gen.
eral assembly should be limited the pur-
poses specified by law and the successful
candidate should be required, before he as
sumes the duties of his office, to exhibit
and file a sworn itemized statement of ex-
penses which should not exceed the
amount allowed by law.
For a violation of this law he should
forfeit his right to the Office to which he
is elected.
Positions should not be awarded to men
on account of the wealth they possess
The power and political influence of men
should not, in the smallest degree, be
measured by money, but by their moral
and intellectual worth. The history of
this country gives ample proof that the