Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27

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Gainesville News and Courant: Colonel
John D. Taylor, of Summerville, is being
spoken of as our next state senator, this
being Chattooga's time to furnish the
candidate Mr.. Taylor is an able lawyer,
a man of fine character and would make
most acceptable man for the place.
Albany Herald: We see in the Atlanta
Journal conspicuously displayed headlines
which convey the information that
Chances are Good for New Depot" In
view Of Atlanta depot history covering
the last four or five years there is some
thing genuinely pathetic in these lines.
Time and again differences between the
parties at interest have been settled ana
all arrangements completed for tearing
away the old car-shed to make way for
one of the most magnificent passenger
stations in the south-all on paper. The
old story. has been repeated over and over
till now it has long, gray, whiskers on its
chin, and the renewed assurance that
chances are good for new depot" would
be amusing were it not pathetic. But it's
a long lane, Atlanta, that turneth not
Selma (Ala.) Times: Atlanta is deter
mined not to be caught mapping when the
time comes for a prince to tour the coun-
try again. Already The Journal is advis-
cable an invitation to the crown prince of
Japan to make Atlanta his home If he de-
cides to come over.
Stillmore Budget: The Atlanta Journal
truly has a corps of able writers for the
Saturday issue. Some good literature,
timely and helpful, is to be found in that
paper. In last Saturdays issue Tom 10y
less gives glowing intimation of a trans
continental railway in the south. When
you consider the matter you cannot with
hold your endorsement.
Cedartown Standard: Sam Jones says
great many good things-some wise and
some witty-and he doesn't like it much
If everybody doesn't take what he says as
80, whether it's so or not" However,
Sam Jones is as apt to get wrong as al
most anybody who talks as much as he
does, and we believe he is certainly wrong
in his attacks on the public school sys-
tenn. Not that the public school system is
perfect, for it is not, but it is not vulner-
able on the lines of Mr.. Jones criticism.
Americas Times-Recorder: No man
should be elected to represent the people
of his respective county in the general
assembly who is not property owner and
financially able to meet his personal debts
Injurious and defective commercial laws
are generally enacted by voters IN the
legislature who are willing to saddle bur-
dens upon the people in the way of heavy
appropriations and other ubiquitous meas
ures, purely and simply because the% will
be exempted from their@share of the re-
suit of same
Cuthbert Liberal: The people of Terrell
county are talking of sending Editor
Rainey, of the Dawson News, to the leg
islature. A man who runs as good pa
per as does Brother Rainey would. be
valuable addition to our lawmakers.
Hamilton Home-Journal: 1t would be
exceedingly funny If some of the an
nounced candidates for the speakership of
the next Georgia house of representatives
should fail of election in their respective
counties.
Cuthbert Liberal: We see that Colonel
M. c. Edwards, Jr., of Dawson, is spoken
of as a probable candidate for the state
senatorship of the Twelfth senatorial dis
trict Colonel Edwards was reared in this
county, and our people, knowing him well,
would be glad of an opportunity to vote
for him for senator.
Fitzgerald Enterprise: If Query over
comes the whisky influence in this state
and is elected governor, he will be en-.
titled to a place in the Hall Of Fame.