The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-18

for stated terms by the fun body OF chi.
Zens. and the police commissioner ap-
point a chief Of police and his assistants
Originally the euperintendent assumei
the duties Of president OF the Repuhlis ani
exercised the power OF veto on Legislation
which might be adopted. After the co..
eminent however. had been put in run.
ming order. even this assumption OF p1ve,
was relinqulshed and to-day the pras
dent Of the Republic is one OF the 100.
Gems Gilbert Jackson by name. a youns
man whose development has been rapi
and steady. ana who to-day looks afir
the executive affairs OF the citizens Of i.s
Republic with great tact and judEmsr
4 The town meetings are always interesu1;
and the debates are often extremely stris-
ms The boys make very few mistake
ia the character OF laws which they ai3.'
and % once and almost intuliiyely iav
pick out the points Of legislation uecss.
cary for the foundation OF the governme1.
ana proceed to deal with them with d
firm hand. The question OF the value o
their currency was promptly taken 20
ana legislation was enacted almost o
once 20 project their money from falling
into contempt among the citizens
1auporism and vagrancy were deartl
and pcnalized. These laws were not msis
arc not By older heads connected with tNs
Republic but by the citizens themselves
and by their own officials la whom they
have placed that power. The laws were
made without prompting from ANYBODY
heIng made in this way, every citizen OF
: the Republic considers Il a personal mat
ter TO see mat the laws enacted ry th'
town meeting and signed by the president
should be lived UP 10 by every citizen. o..
81 there should be a lapse that the proper
penalty should follow Immediately, with
cut fear or favor.
one OF the most interesting features "
the Junior Republic IS the court which
meets every week and tries citizens Rho
have been guilty OF infractioas of me
laws. Most Of the charges are % dso--
DERBY conduct, IN many cases in the sc1o".
room. or OF trespass. The complaining
witness Is generally the chief 81 po.he Or
one Of his assistants who has maie the
arrest az some time during the week ard
the offender is generally out on BAN ~
the lime the court meets. a feature q
the trials. and one that attracts universe.
comment Is the fact that almost invariably
the prisoners do not De or Try 10 secure
immunity by any shutting.
The coin OF the National Junior Repah-
JIG IS made OF platinum. II consists of
A+tN A"At@NtAAN Na&NtHs orc cent NV We
twenty-five. and ffty cents and oue DOL
lar.
One side has on u the figure o. 'h'
Capitol and the motto which SUCCESS
three OF the characteristics features O, ne
little commonwealth: Liberty eXaiu =.
hor.' The other side has the nare iri
date OF the Republic" ana the value Of
the coin.
The citizens have passed laws making
o. a crime for any citizen TO use any o.hr
money IN the Republic With this iaN
are paid for all their work: farmlns. car
pentry. school. household work. etc Ih1r
wages depend. as In our great repual'
on the efficiency ana the quality q ihsf
work
With this coin they pay for their ooaa
and lodging. their clothes and eyeryiaifs
they need
II viii be seen. without commsn', 10"
this enables the citizens to discover 70.
themselves many lessons. not ihe iels
important being the value OF wea.t1' a.
its attainment. not by luck 1s "
class generally supposes. but By ra'"'
industry.
The necessity and the dignity O.. a@.
thrift and self-reliance are also taush' a"
the very best OF teachers-experiea-'