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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-01-24
THE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE
AND ITS ACTIONS.

We seriously doubt if there ever
existed since the organization OF the
republican party, greater d1ssatlslac-
ton among the rank and file in TINS
CITY and county than there is at pres
ent over the high-handed actions Of
the County Executive Committee IN
naming Of it's own accord the dele
gates and alternates to the republi-
can convention which meets in the
Twin Building tomorrow. From al
most every conceivable source come
complaints. Some maintain that the
whole scheme was manufactured in
the Mckinley Club, "a lily white or
g~anization," for the especial purpose
of eliminating the Negro as a delegate
and with the avowed intention Of in
structing delegates as the lilly white"
republicans shall dictate. But, be that
as it may, we know there has never been
so much dissatisfaction among the Ne
gro voters.
And there is a just complaint against
the republican county executive com
mittee. The committee, it appears, is
composed Of men who are sharp
enough to pose as wanting to give a
square deal to every voter and pros
pective candidate for the county OF
district convention, yet railroad
through by their Vaccinations g
scheme to place the naming Of dele
gates in their own hands before thu
voters have been made ware that thu
committee has been in session. Be
fore a single republican newspape,
has had an opportunity to %announc'
that the committee has ordered
primary and the books were open 70
those who desired to be candidates 10
delegates to qualify, the books weT
closed and the delegates named b
the committee.
There are but two republican new
papers in Davidson County and it wa
to have been expected that the voter
of the county would have been il
formed through these as to when Cal
didates were to qualify. But it seen
that the committee did not court u
publicity these papers would give
their actions. In fact, it appears tht
snap convention methods were adoptt
to prevent a majority of the repub.
can voters from being informed of
proceedings by these papers. The
whole program would indicate thi
These two newspapers are publisht
near the end of the week and the
slick politicians who control the col
mittee. in order to prevent them fro
informing their readers-and IT
Globe reaches more republican vote
than any other newspaper in Mas
ville,5called their meeting for a d
of the week when both had gone
press and closed the book for qualid'
lions before the next day Of pubIi'
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-01-24
OFFENCES AGAINST THE EN-

The first offence against the
is reading with a poor light. ThiI
quirCs the ciliary muscle to do q
Yojk to sharpen sight. It apple
dim lights, twilight, sitting too
from the light The second offend
one of posture--stooping or la.
down congests the eye, besides rel
ing unnatural work Of the eye mas
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-01-24

The republican committees farce de-
cided that each voter was to present a
registration certificate for fear some
one would vote twice, yet tried to
rush a snap convention that was equal
in dishonesty to the most fragrant
violation of illegal voting.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-01-24
THE RAILROAD ooMMIsSIoN.

1t is unfortunate that the question
of regulating rates in Tennessee should
be so forced by the Railroad Commits
sion as to give the impression that the
action of the Commission was taken
in the interest of some particular can
didate for Governor. The decision,
coming at the time it did, shows con-
clusively that the Commission is not
in sympathy with Governor Patterson
and that the move was made to take
way from the latter the prestige, if
any there be, resulting from a sue
cessful demand for a reduction OF
rates.
Governor Patterson has issued a call
for a conference of the railroad OIL
Gals with himself to be held in this
city the latter part of the month and
there was every reason to believe that
good results would have come from
the meeting. But the Railroad Com
mission rushed pell-mell and issued an
order that the rates be reduced by the
first of April upon all lines in The
state.
The October panic has caused a fall
ing off of business in all parts OF the
country. In the East and North, thou
sands of men are out of employment
and here in the South the number o
hours of employment have been re
duced with a like reduction in pay. |
is a time when all matters affecting III
stitutions which employ large mum
bers of hands, should be handled yer,
cautiously and there should be con
/ certed and harmonious action betWeel
the officials Of the state upon WhoI
the power is placed Of making draS
tic changes. Whether Patterson o
Carmack shall be the next democrati
candidate for Governor is a quest1o
that will stir the "unterrifed" betwee
now and the time for the Conventio
or primary, to a pitch seldom if eve
before equaled in this state, but th
ambition of these two men, or eitht
? of them, nor the personal ~jealousi'
of their friends should not cause sta
. officials to rush headlong into pr
e mitigating orders for partisan adVa
e tages that will prove disastrous
legitimate business concerns.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-01-24

The speech of Henry Watterson, the
veteran editor of the Louisville Cour-
i|er-Journal from which we make ex-
cerpts in another column, shows that
this man, who has been more closely
identified with the affairs of this coun-
try than any other man of the South,
is aware that the Negro has made won
derful progress wherever he has been
given a half chance in the battles OF
life. Mr.. Watterson, by intimation,
says that the reason there is so much
friction in most of the Southern states
is because of the unjust laws passed
against the Negro. He further makes
the startling statement-for a South
ern white man-that the period fol
lowing what is called reconstruction
was one in which almost every effort
was made by many of the Southern
whites to put laws OF the statute
books which would have reduced the
Negro to slavery. Mr.. Watterson is
a brave, outspoken man and every Ne
gro can join with him in saying that
"I would ask nothing for myself or
my children that / would not freely
grant to- another man or his children
While the Committee is electing dele
gates to the county convention, who in
turn are to elect delegates to the state
, convention that is not called, it nigh
perpetuate itself and then elect dele
: gates to the conventions to be held il
= 1910, 1912 and the rest of the CONVEX
lions for the present century. Thes
= selections will be as binding as thos
4 made for the state convention of 1905
which has never been called.
Il The columns of the Globe are ope
D. for expressions of opinion from an
u of it's readers but under no consider;
,e ton do we publish articles unless tn
Ie name of the author accompanies i
T. We do not draw the line on ones p
ST litical beliefs but we will not give pu.
'r licity to any ones views unless he i
te forms the editor of his identity.
Is The happiest conclusion Of the Ke
lucky deadlock that could possirl
Ic- hanpen-if a democrat is to be electC
would be the selection of Hem
i'll Watterson to succeed Senator M
Ill Creery. "Marse Henri" would pro
is useful as we'll as Ornamental in t
halls of Congress.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-01-24
der boys.

The eyes of the common people are
upon the colored members of the Coun-
ty Convention to see if they be men or
puppets. -
The southern sentinel., 1908-08-14

For Jsdgs Fifth JsdaessI District.
We are authorised TO announce the can
didacy of HON. GEORGE WEAR far re-
election ~ Judge Of the 5th judicial District,
subjec to the action Of the Democratic Party
Primary.
The southern sentinel., 1908-08-14
COMBINATION.

What LaFollette predicted in
his great financial speech in the
United States Senate. that one
central intelligence would control
the whole financial and transpor-
tation business of this couatry,
seems about to be verified. The
Standard-Oil Hartman group and
the Morgan-Hill group have made
peace, and it is only Of recent
occurrence that Hartman has be-
come a factor in the Gould group
and the indications now are that
these two great railroad corpora
tions will become merged under
one control and Hartman will be
the presiding genius of this trem-
endous combination of the hnan-
cial and railroad interests OF this
country. Then there will come
to pass the most tremendous com
bination of power represented by
financial and railroad interests
such as has never existed in the
worlds history. and that too under
the direction of a single mind
whose chief aim is gold that he
may defy and override all law or
the interference of any power.
The picture is not a pleasant or
assuring one to contemplate.
The southern sentinel., 1908-08-14

that perhaps number of students
enrolled are over the age and that
q number are under the age. but
to more than offset that we have
at least 20 per cent of the children
who are not enrolled in any
schools, there being that number
who do not attend any school.
All children. white and colored,
between the ages of 6 and 1S::years,
are or should be participants in
the State funds and those who are
left off reduce the amount which
should come into the parish school
fund. We have heard number
of influential citizens in Winfield,
when they were told of the figures
given above, remark that they
were satisfied there was nearer
1000 children in the Winfield
District than is given to the recent
enumeration.
We ara not making this state
ment against the interest of any
candidate, but against the system
of getting the number of children.
A good man can be gotten who
will make the enumeration for
the Board, say at three cents per
child; who will give the parent,
residence, name and age of each
child and do it Systematically. for
each ward, visiting each house,
winch record could be kept, and
ut q much less cost than the pres
ent system. According to the
report upon which the funds are
distributed, we only have about
$500 children in the parish, when
we ought to have not less than
six thousand. We make this
statement in the interest of the
public schools of the Parish of
Winn, and have taken it from the
records in the Office of Superin-
teudent of the Parish Schools.
The southern sentinel., 1908-08-14

over these public highways IN
Ohio, and he did not fail to take
observations of their solIdity and
smoothness. and thoroughly enjoy
spinning over their surface, thirty
or forty miles an hour without any
serious jolting or fear of coming
to halt in some quagmire or bog
hole. In the farming districts
wagons heavily loaded with hay.
wheat and corn went spinning
along these highways without any
extra exertions of their well-fed
work horses. or danger 10 their
vehicles, ard the teamsters had
NJ fear of being halted by the
wayside because IF ruts or bogs.
The people, rural and urban, had
recognized their value and con-
venience, and knew that their con-
struction, however seemingly ex-
pensive, was money well spent
and saved in the long run.
When the people of the South
recognize the fact that good roads
are in the nature of public ben
efaction. they will hasten to con-
struct them. As long as they are
left in their present condition. no
one has any right to complain of
their impossible condition. simply
because little effort and less means
are used to make them what they
really should be.-solid and useful
highways of public travel and
traffic.
The southern sentinel., 1908-08-14
THEY OBJECT

Now comes the citizens of st
Landry, who violently object to
the closing of Bayou Courtableau
below the town of Washington
The Louisiana Legislature passed
a resolution to memorable Con
gress for permission to dam that
stream in order to obviate the
necessity of building S. miles oI
levee. 1t is navigable stream
and cannot be damned without
the consent of Congress.
The southern sentinel., 1908-08-14

At the November election We
are to choose by election the
members of the Parish School
Board. On September the FIRST
the Democratic Primary will
choose the Democratic candidates
for that position. 1t is important
that the best men in each ward be
chosen for that situation Winn
parish is in an attitude to have
nine months school each year. but
on account of the great number oi
schools and many of them in To-
calities where there are a few chill
dren. which. il the schools were
centralized. there would be fewer
schools. better teachers and better
attendance. even If the children
bad to be hauled in teams to the
schools. As it is now we have
the largest number Of schools OF
any parish In the State.
There is another matter that We
desire to call atsention of the vot-
ers TO. that is the manner of TAX
ing the census of the children of
the educable age. We have not
been able to get the entire record
of the recent census made by the
members of the Schuol Board,
but We have the one made of
Winnheld School District; the
number given there is 55a whites
and 80 negroes. This is the total
number of children ~ shown by
the report rs belonging to the
Winfield School District; now
there seems to be something
materially wrong in these figures.
The record of matriculations in
the WINFIELD High School il 639
and in the negro school 81, max
ing 696 children enrolled in the
schools or A more than the en-
umeration made These enumer
ations are very important. as it is
upon the number Of children that
are borne upon the rolls, that
State appropriation is pro rated.
and every child left of of the
rolls. lessens the pro rata to the
parish.
We will admit for argument.
The southern sentinel., 1908-08-14
Supreme Court Election.

To the Democratic Voters Of the Third Supreme
Court District:
Gentlemen: | submit to your
consideration my candidacy to
succeed myself on the Supreme
Bench.
A man aspiring to become one
OF the high priests of your temple
OF justice can hardly seek to rec
ommend himself out of his own
mouth. but may be permitted
here to s'ffer to make to you the
pledge made to myself seven
years ago when | was appointed
TO the same high position, and
that is to work faithfully and to
strive in every way to justify the
confidence placed in me. Whether
! have kept that pledge and hav.
by my conduct heretofore on the
bench given you any guarantee TO,
the future. it is for you to say.
Respectfully,
OLIVIER D. PRovosTY.
Jl-Iotf
The southern sentinel., 1908-08-14
THEY WILL TALK.

The cosmopolitan journals want
the country press to talk more
about the acts of the Legislature
Why fay alive. slash with a two.
edged sword, mingle with a buzz
saw or roast to crisp that which
has been done, but fortunately is
not irrevocable. The people mad
their demands. the Legislators gave
their pledges. If they have deli
berately broken their pledges be
fore the election by their votes ia
the General Assembly. then the
people will not fail to hold them
up to the limelight, when they
come to the fore again. Then the
country press will talk. some
Recall lost opportunity. reclaim
the launched arrow. regain the
speeding bullet. recall the bitter
invective uttered. chain the light
ming and stop the thunder roar.
Never. But the repeal of an OBJ
noxious law is possible. The peo-
pie will bide their time until the
next election rolls around. They
will not be allowed to forget.
Then hear them talk with their
ballots.
The southern sentinel., 1908-08-14
Fer District Attorney.

We are authorised to announce the candi-
dacy Of Mr.. CAS- MOSS, Of winn parish, for
the once OF District Attorney, composing the
parishes of Caldwell, Jackson and Winn, sub
iec. TO the action Of the voters in the Democra-
tic primary.
The southern sentinel., 1908-08-14
THE PUBLIC ROADS.

We have poured over the pages
of Webster's unabridged in search
of adjectives descriptive OF the
condition of our public roads. We
failed to discover any word or
combination of words, that would
convey the faintest idea. Gen.
Sherman once said that war was
hell. But the General had never
travelled the public highway from
Jena to Harrisonburg.-Jena
Times.
There is not rural journal in
the State of Louisiana that does
not indulge in comments equally
as forcible as the above and even
more emphatic, when wet season
sets in or the winter rains prevail.
Wherefore complain for what can
be remediedf Way rail and ram,
at an evil. for bad roads can thus
be httingly styled. when no effort
is made to rectify il? The brsi-
ness men of the towns and cities
are content to be deprived of a
large percentage of their business
for the lack of durable highways
leading into the rural districts.
The farmers are content to remain
at home with the fruits of their
toll laid away or wasting because
the roads to a convenient market
are impossible and actually unfit
to transport any heavy load. with
out danger of break down or of
hopelessly begging down thier
teams.
A tithe OF the losses entailed by
bad highways, expended on build
ing substantial roads through ev-
cry neighborhood to a convenien;
market, would remedy this eye
sore and heartache that periodical
ly comes to every industrious
farmer and town and city business
man alike.
Winn parish has an overabund
ant supply of rock amid its hills
1t has a network of railroads with
which special rates of transporta-
ton could be made to transfer
this material for such a public
purpose land benefit. 1t will TAX.
time, labor, means to build solid
But when once built
they will last for years under
heavy traffic and remain durabl.
and can be relied upon in all kinds
OF seasons as safe and reliabl,
thoroughfares to a convent, nj
market.
Ia the North neither labor no,
Expense is spared in the cohs,ruc.
ton Of roads to and from the cite.
and between neighborhoods. an,
there is no lack of reliable road:
Tor carrying products to markr'
and no complaints are made abou
ruts and bogholes. 1t was IL
pleasure of this writer recently I.
lake spin OF miles in an au'
The southern sentinel., 1908-08-14
WHY SUCH SuRpHIseq

gross irregularities IN the ofhce OF
the State Recorder of Convey
ances. in New Orleans. and the
arrest and indictment of L. V.
Guillotte. the recorder, seems to
have aroused more than the ordi-
nary astonishment in the public
mind. True. the record books are
of the greatest importance to the
State at large. There are several
missing and others sbamefully
mutilated. The public funds re-
ceived have been embezzled. In
fact the affairs of the Office are in
deplorable condition.
AS in cases of hundreds of en-
bezzlements and betrayals of pri-
vate and public trust, when these
exposures are made there is hue
and outcry.-against whom? The
principals in these criminal laches.
In these strenuous times, when
human nature is prone to yield to
temptation. in the shape of gam
bling in futures. high and fast liv-
ing and other temptations in the
circles of society and business,
there is neglect of the supervision
of both public and private busi-
ness. and constant examination
'nto the methods of their conduct.
II is true that the plea may be
urged in extenuation, that faith in
the honesty, integrity and virtue
of the official or the man placed
in charge of great business inter-
ests. preclude any supervision OF
his affairs or methods. such pro-
cedure would be an insult as to
his honesty and uprightness. Yet
the thoroughly honest employe of
either State or individual, will
rather court than shun such an
Investigation. Moreover it is a
duty that is imposed on those in
authority in either case. to super
wise the affairs that are entrusted
to an employe. be he a pubic
official or engaged in business
pursuits.
Criminal iaches, disorders and
neglect of duty, could largely be
avoided and prevented by period
zeal Investigations of the affairs
committed to others. If there are
not laws providing for such.super-
vision. then they should be enact
ID. Then if negligence or inatten-
ton in the discharge of an imposed
public duty should occur, the
public would know upon whom
TO place the responsibility for the
many acts Of embelzlement of the
public funds and the woeful neg
eet in the discharge of public
.rusts. that are SO frequently oc-
-urring and startling the public
mind.
The bane of dishonesty in pub
&c and private circles seems to
,ave inoculated the blood of men
Nth subtle poison that destroys
i sense of honesty and probity,
,nd this insane passion seems to
'e spreading rather than diminish
K. There is something in the
npral atmosphere or IN the ad-
'inis;ration of justice that makes
sssibl, SO many acts OF deliber-
The southern sentinel., 1908-08-14

We are authorized to announce Mr.. @. y.
THORNHILl., Of Caldwell parish. as . candi-
date for the once of District Attorney Of the
9Th Judicial District. subject TO the action Of
the Democratic primary.
The southern sentinel., 1908-08-14
For Congress.
HON. JOHN T. WATKINS,
Minden, La
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Fer Associate Justice sapreme cosrt.
We are authorised to announce the candidacy
of HON. PHAN0R BREAZEALE for the
of6ce Of Associate Justice OF the Supreme
Court from the Third Supreme Court District
subject TO the action Of the voters In the
Democratic primary, September LIST, 1soe.
The southern sentinel., 1908-08-14
! School Board Ward six.

For Member School Beard Ward Six.
We are authorized TO announce the candi-
dacy Of Mr.. T. +. Wade for reelection as Q
member Of the School Board for Ward Six,
subject to the action of the Democratic primary.
The southern sentinel., 1908-08-14

ate criminality. Summarily pun
ish every offender, high or low
and such startling denouements
will be minimized.
The southern sentinel., 1908-08-14

Fer Member School Bee I'd Ward One.
W. =. LONG announces his candidacy for re-
election ~ member Of the Parish School
Board for ward one subject to the action Of the
Democratic voters at the Primary to be held
September LIST 1905
The southern sentinel., 1908-08-14
scsee, Board Member, /,

Seheoi Beard Membef. Ward Eight.
The Sentinel 10 authorized to announce the
name Of B. =. WILSON a. q candidate for
School Board Member from ward 9, subject to
Democratic Primary Election.
The southern sentinel., 1908-08-14
Friday. August IA. 1908.
Notice

Having been elected Parish Printer by the
Police Jury Of Winn Parish, La. at the regular
session, July. 1eos, i do hereby designate
TIE SouTHKRN eKETINEL ~ TIE ofhcial journal
of winn Parish, Louisiana
WILL A. STRONG, Parish Printer.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-13
JEFFERSONIAN ANNIVERSARY.
Appropriate Exercises at University
of Virginia.

Charlottesville, Va, April 13.-ThA
165th anniversary of the birthday OF
Thomas Jefferson and the seth ami
yersary of the foundation of the Uni
versity of Virginia, was celebrated at
that institution to-day, the chief ad-
dress being delivered by the British
ambassador, Honorable James Bryce
The attendance was perhaps the
largest since the inauguration Of
President Alderman.
The formal exercises began at
noon. After an invocation by the
Rev DR. Richard Davis Smarth, d. D.,
of the Methodist Episcopal church,
South, Mr. Bryce was introduced by
President Alderman, who incidental
ly referred to the fact that Tarleton
soldiers chased the general assem-
bly, of Virginia from the town of
Charlottesville and caused Mr. JEFF
ferson himself to leave Monticello
somewhat hastily.
Introducing Mr. Bryce, President
Alderman said:
I'm the language of proper restraint
might present our guest to you as
administrator, lawmaker, traveller dip
lomat, but | have a fancy to segre-
gate the academic side of him and
claim him as our own so present the
great scholar and teacher"