The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-01-15

sion. and with the proper enforcement oil the
law, ii Is the best solution of the liquor queS-
ton yet devised. Whisky has been put unuen
the ban and whether you prohibit IL. incense
il, or take entire charge of IL, the prihcipie 10
the same. Prohibition is very nice in theory,
but in existing circumstances ana conuitiohs ,
do not believe ii would be practicable. Local.
option would be even worse than prohlDltioh.
To have prohibition I'm one county, license
system In an adjoining county, ana the dlspen-
sary in another would create no end Oh CON-
fusion and trouble throughout the state
would recommend for your conslderatI1n
the abolition of the state and county boarus
of control You should elect a state commas
sioner. AS an advisory board to the state com
missioner, / would suggest the comptroller
general, the state treasurer and the state
superintendent of education. DO not ueeiii
1t wise to put the governor or the attorney
add to this board the chairman of the hnance
committee of the senate and the chairman Oh
the ways and means committee OF th mo, nous =,
1t would not be necessary for this board 10
meet more than four times year. and at each
meeting competitive sealed bids could De SUD
mitted and opened in the presence of the com,
missioner and such purchases made as would
be needed to supply the demand.
In place of the county boards l would sus-
gest that the county supervisor tne county .,..,
auditor and the mayor of the county seat town
constitute the county board, ana tlat they
serve without extra compensation. woud
also suggest that the county dispensers De
elected by the people other county officers
are elected, and for a term of two years
| have received from the comptroller general
bursements on account OF the special state us
persary school fund for 1859:
Received from state dispensary IS9S-S9, $l1u,-
90; disbursed to the several counties under
act 1895 SCI, 204 3d. disbursed deficiency several
counties under act 1892 $l9.33S02; dlsbursed sur
plus several counties under act 1872 Sl3,ioGo5-
Total $4,000.
There IS no subject of greater Importance and
that will affect more people than that OF good
roads The tendency has been for the country
population to move to the cities and towns
in order to secure the advantages OF church
and school If this continues, the country dis
tricts will become depopulated and the popuia-
tion will be contested in the cities and towns.
The condition of the public roads in certain
seasons of the year makes il almost necessary
that the country people should be denied school,
church and social privileges. Unless something
is done to arrest mis- flow of population to the
cities aud towns. the conditions of the country
districts will become alarming and IL is already
receiving the attention of the thoughtful.
The repeal of the 10 per cent tax state
banks win go far toward solving the money
question. This Is n natter entirely within the
nrcvince of the national congress ut Wash
ington but n resolution from the several state
legislatures requesting congress To repeal this
tax would have its influence.
The governor cautions the legislature
about trusts and urges that such wise
safeguards be thrown around corpora
tions the creatures of the state, that
the weak will be protected in competition
and the strong will be kept from check
ing development and growth by CONSOLE
dation. He says:
II is n subject that should command your
most earnest ana thoughtful attention.
There has been 10 mob violence during the
past year and general good order has prevailed
throughout the state. The county of Darling
ton is to be congratulated on giving n legal
trial and execution for crime that usually
results in summary justice