Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-24

CARTERSVILLE, Ga, Oct. 16. 1901.
The august assembly known as the
Georgia legislature will soon convene
to make and unmake and amend laws
for the good people of Georgia. If
the voice of the people is heard and
the wall of the taxpayer is listened
TO there viii be some laws amended
or abolished on appropriations.
1 see that Governor Gambler in his
Forthcoming message viii make some
recommendations on pensions. 1
know there Is a sentimental tide that
gushes and fumes about the old sol
der and all that sort Of thing, but
there is a great deal Of difference be-
tween gush and sentiment and walk
ing up TO the tax collectors in No
vember and December in each year
and planking down some hard cash
that you need mighty bad for some
other things. / expect IL the truth
was known some OF the members of
the Georgia legislature pay poll tax
and that is about all they do pay.
What does that sort of a fellow care
about appropriations I believe the
whole membership of the legislature
ought 10 be lacked up" as the boys
say, by their home constituency and
taught a few lessons before their as
school appropriations, gentlemen, one
half: cut down the pension roll one
half. You need not be afraid. The
rank and file of the people Of Georgia
will stand by you.
A crowd that gushes makes a heap
OF noise, but the taxpayers haven't
begun TO kick much until about now.
The thing has gone far enough. OF
course every public school teacher,
every county commissioners and the
state school commissioner VIII paw
sand and dirt over the moon II you
begin 10 cut down the public school
appropriation. There will be wall
from Dan to Beersheba on the old SOL
der business. but go it, gentlemen!
No time for pills and powders; sur
gerry is the thing now. Get out your
knives and go to work.
am very much in hopes the legisla-
ture will pass an anti-saloon bill also.
We won't need the taxes or revenues
which the state gets from saloons If
you will cut down appropriations, and
IL IS a calamity to debauch the fathers
and older brothers of a family in or
der TO get money to educate the kids.
Better to have the older ones sober
and the younger ones more ignorant.
am IN hopes also that the legisla-
ture viii enact a law which will give
a salary TO solicitors general. That
perouisite business has debauched
many courthouses and stained the rep
utatlOn, TO say the least of IL, Of more
than one solicitor and Judge. A judge
who plays the gap boy and turns in
. the cows for his solicitor general to
milk is a disgrace to the whole bust
ness and will bring courts Of justice
into contempt. One of the superior
court judges told me from his own lips
that he fined gamblers instead Of I'M
prisoning them because the officers OF
the court had to live off of the fines
and forfeitures of his court. He didn't
seem 10 understand that he was con-
veying the idea TO me that his court
was a little grist mill, just run for the
toll.
want the legislature 10 pass an act
that will enable the members TO pass
a saloon without going in. A whisky
soaked legislator amt fit to make laws
for a dog kennel I hope the legislature
will also reach some conclusion on the
Atlanta depot. IL Dom Hall departs
this life before they adjourn. Let the
legislature. when II assemblies, deter
mine what ought to be done along
these lines and do IL. They may not he
elected again. but they have already
had all the honor 90 there is in II. And
am sure there IS no money in IL, un=
less they trade and traffic, and that
outlaws g fellow with himself, wheth-