The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-25
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r,r,ed In other words. the
the constitution must have
,trl r,tlas whose size Importance,
Do f.atress and Irrigation would rem
r..rt ar necessary the establish
..r..r OF courts Of like dignity and
t. Wtth the Superior courts, save
D, matters over which the iuris-
q the latter was by the funda-
.rl.V made exclusive.
r.at b, fairly supposed that IN US
.I.rgiarrc above quoted " was be-
a,t ,he General Assembly would
...rpt 10 80 stretch itH obvious
4. 90 enact that small town
.-.r1eiiately become city. and,
p. entitled 20 constitutional
.Irt
,spertfully suggested that the time
-... t1 an halt In legislation tend
,rss direction. for IL Is surely the
~ clio lnw-making power TO con
10 only 20 the letter but TO the
- t.a constipation. In view OF the
...rf.u of labor now being imposed
.f. supreme Court In requiring IL 10
tha judgments OF twenty-four su-
.rf thirty-four city courts. this
~. worthy Of your most serious
a., ~ the city Courts" already
.....E 1re not. under the eonstitu-
whose llttEWtFflAe MhN -
hv the Supreme Court. IL Is to
..,-..I that this tribunal will 50 ad-
whenever. IN a given instance. the
,.r properly presented for decis-
20 an event parties ltigant
49,. .a.- the faith that the General A.
... not undertaken 20 exceed It's
.r......ll powers. seek to avail them
wrt Of error 20 the Supreme
....t Is order To secure their rights will
r ,...te-s and must unjusily suffer,
u.. e.ause they had been mised by
Unfortunate legislation as To the remedies
,..s .hsuld pursue In order 10 have the
mani. 20 fh,ir grievances passed upon by
t1. supreme Court
In this connection IL IL deemed proper to
.lu attention To the growing practice Of
.trr,.re cases to the Supreme Court on
plufer lndnvi's. Reference 70 this sub
...t is nor made with a view 10 deprivins
o, their constitutional right 10 thus have
rsir cases passed upon by the highest
.alrt 81 the state those who are really
unable fo pay costs. but for the purpose
al recommending legislation which viii
.NactuaHy prevent abuses By those who
can pay costs 81 the humane provision Of
our constitution relating 10 this matter
About uue-thlrd 81 al the bills OF eX-
rsptlons 90 the Supreme Court are now
sued ont in forma pauperis. and the exec
4tlve has perfectly trustworthy informa-
zion th1f In very large number OF cases
tn, records plainly show that pauper af-
adlvits were made by persons who could
nor have console ntiously sworn that they
were unable from poverty to pay costs
H.v1rd 3 doubt. swearing has IN this regard
become reckless. and Il Is obvious that
-ra evil is too common and widespread
20 be cured by occasional prosecutions for
perjury
The fund arising from the costs due IN
tna Supreme Court belongs to the state
ili the coets accruing in the lower courts
urf FOR tho compensation Of the officers
thereof ana witnesses Surely no person
a.Ie 20 bear the burden OF litigation should
g.. allowed hy false swearing 20 cast tho
some upon tho public. or upon officials
ana others who are in % large number Of
Ir.sauces but poorly remunerated at best.
therefore. recommend the passage OF
ta acc which Will Independently Of insti-
t,ing criminal proceedings. secure the
utmost good faith Ia the making Of pau
l.r oath- Such an act should he so
framed as 20 fully protect those who are
O. 'lr POOR and a the same time pre-
vent rreJurers from litigatng In the SUI
Tr.ma Court at the expense OF the state
rri n the trial courts on the expense OF
'1tir fellow citizens.
Colonial, Revolutionary and Com
federate Records.
u I am correctly informed Georgia Is
only state - the original thirteen
NHrn has taken no steps toward the pres
ovation Of its colonial ana revolutionary
rds. Every one OF the original states
north % the Potomac has long since com
piled and published it, colonial and rev.
ouuonary documents and thus preserved
is oarly history Virginia. impoverish-
uH haFffa- hIouFnA has ms
ta gather up and publish the records OF
Der colonial and revolutionary dave. AMI
North Carolina has recently gotten out
eco large and handsome volumes OF her
archives. thus preserving the history and
i1e records o. che achievements OF her
sons
% Is a reproaoh 20 Georgia that she has
t.en laggard in this patriotic work
nore IL nothing I'm her history from the
nding of the Anne az Yamacraw blum
c'~n 10 this day. OF which her sons ought
p. pe ashamed. but much Of which they
my Dee justly proud. During the last three
f'trs OF the revolutionary struggle she
1ere1 more and her patriotic sons and
-lnEhters made greater sacrifices for free
dam and independence than did the people
n. lny other state and much OF the evil
d.nce Of this fact is TO he found in the
Unpublished papers crumbling into decay
h.f capital having been four times re-
moved and once sacked by a hostile army.
much Of this material for the historian
h' been already lost and soon all OF IL
N' ha gone unless some steps be taken
Oh preserve IL.
The came may he said OF the records
"t4t few are In eNistence-of that other
'"1d 40 lees important TO our posterity.
war between the States. When an IN
.1t army occupied our capital IN 1894
eNI pitched their tents on the State House
Square. Sos soldiers kindled the fires under
'.F cooking pots with the priceless re-
'4. Of that cventful period: but some
". ih,m are etill In existence here and
others may ha found in the storage rooms
of 'ne war od.e Ia Washington. These
records TOO. ought TO be gathered up,
Enied and preserved. Georgia has,
"I foremost IN every other good work.
@"aNs been too Indifferent as to her own
-s."lF and the achievements Of her sons.
h 1ilF however. two ORGANIZATIONS OF
' patriotic women of our state, the
"t4 enters OF the American Revolution
ull me Daughters OF tho Confederacy,
.A afen diligent in their effort 20 rescue
''"a oblivion the history and fading ira
oi tho Revolution and Of the war Of
ion II wiu be "a reproach 10 Us and
.'N Nt parable loss TO our posterity II we
%, n.t second them IN this patriotic work
fterffore earnestly recommend that
'e governor be authorized % employ -
pr aanla salary OF not exceeding 5000
ls q ana proper person 90 compile and