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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-11
''Practical Politics" and Purity.
New York Americana

Political organization is necessary
in a republic. 1t is quite as neces-
sary as the government itself. The
reason is that the administration OF
the government must typify definite
views and propositions. And the
application of definite views can only
be through organization of a body
of citizens who uphold the same
principles.
Unfortunately, in the course OF
time, American political organization
becomes not a union of citizens to
express and carry out cardinal prin-
ciples, but simply organization,
This organization relies on the his
toric value of party name and the
shibboleths of a glorious past.
Instead of standing for principles
it is the mere force of so-called ''prac-
teal politics" and the money force
behind it.
practical politics. is always a
thing of money!
The practical politician says that
principles are very fine, but money is
what makes the machine work.
Therefore, he relegates principles
to the zone of the callow tyro who
really believes that he is saving the
country.
The practical politician" laughs.
1t is very funny
But it is exactly through the evo-
luton of practical politics" that poll
cal corruption fosters in our great
government. Let the idea prevail
locally that principles are callow
and that they are the fetish of the
inexperienced, and it will spread into
the State politics, and, necessarily
into national politics, and finally
dominate the Government itself!
Therefore, in the workings of a
free government no wider and deeper
necessity can be reckoned than the
reinc arnation, at intervals, of parties
based on principle versus parties
based on the general local degrade
ton Of practical politics"
1t is an old saying that no stream
can be purer than its source. 1t is
possible, of course, that a stream will
gather pure water on its way.
But it has never been successfully
demonstrated that political action, I'M
principled at the source, has swelled
into a great, pure stream Of national
political morals
Let the citizen make a brief excur-
sion into the source of power OF
his old party locally. He will find
that it is supported by elements which
he would blush to vote into national
power
He will hear the vile stories oil
carrying certain wards and districts
| He will find principles abandoned and
| forgotten, save for the mouthings Of
| the campaign orator.
Such being the truth, it cannot be
| denied that the elemental political
necessity for the purity of the Ameri-
can government is occasional rein
carnations of parties drawing their
strength from the sincere support oil
cardinal principles.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-11
WHY NOT THE OUNCE OF PRE-.
VENTION?

Exercised over the attempted as
sassination of the chief of police o
| Chicago, there is a determined on
slaught to be made on the professor:
of anarchy in this country and {
concerted effort will be made for theil
deportation In recent years there
has been a steady influx of the Reds,
until today every large, and many o.
the smaller cities, of the North anC
West have societies of men who are
the open opponents of religion, of Law
and of government.
The South has never been cursed
with this class OF citizens, unless il
be New Orleans, where the Malta was
handled quite effectively by self
appointed body of citizens some years
ago. This is one reason, perhaps,
why there is still so strong a senti-
ment in this section against immigra-
ton of a general nature from Eu-
rope. We are spared the dangers
arising from anarchists, and are not
put to the necessity of facing such
problems as now confront the au-
thorities in other parts of the land.
While all law abiding citizens will
sympathize with the efforts to detect
and export the avowed anarchists,
the question must naturally arise in
every thoughtful mind: why has not
the ounce of prevention been used in
the paste" Why have not the anar-
chists been prevented from coming
to this country, or, if they did
come, why have they not beer pre-
vented from landing?
The truth of the matter seems to
be that our whole immigration sys-
TEN needs a change. Public senti-
ment is gradually being awakened to
the fact, and sooner or later it will
become so strong that the time-serving
politicians in Congress will no Ion
ger hesitate or submit to their fears
of the so-called foreign vote"
No immigrant should be allowed to
enter the United States unless he has
certificate of character from a res
ponsible official abroad. The exami-
nation should be in the country from
whence the immigrant comes, and it
should be done by Americans, in
whose integrity there can be no
doubt.
The moral, fully as much as the
physical. condition, of the proposed
immigrant should be carefully inves-
tigated and no one who cannot fur
nish a clean moral statement should be
given a certificate. Especially should
the official investigation be strict on
the line Of utilization with anarchists
or murderOus societies, or the avow-
al Of principles that are antagonistic
to law and order. Only in some such
way as this can We hope to prevent
the further thrush of many thou
sands of men with malice and murder
in their souls. The gates need not be
shut down entirely but they should
certainly be more carefully guarded
than they have been in the past.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-11
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-11
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-11

Prohibition should now be taken
out of politics. said Gov Smith II
his DeKalb address. Will be adhere
to this or change his front again, as
he has done four different times on
this very liquor question in the past
year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-11
1t Matters About
the

Nothing adds SO much to
the attractiveness of a pretty
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and the season approaches
when the sitting room, the
parlor and sleeping rooms as
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new spring dressing. From
the standpoint of attractive
ness and sanitation, nothing
equals mating as a floor COW
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-11

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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-11
HOW MANY WERE THERE /!

Several thousand people heard the
governors speech. Macon Evening
News.
There were about four hundred
persons at the meeting. Macon Tel
egraph.
Before an audience of more than
500 of DeKalb's citizens. Atlanta
Journal.
Governor Smith addressed between
200 and 300 in the DeKalb county
court house. Atlanta Constitution
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-11
The Illinois Central now runs the
Georgia Central.

The Sioux City Journal says that
The way the skirt should be carried
depends on the walking" The Ma
con Evening News intinlates that the
style and quality of the hosiery also
has due weight We venture to OBJ
serve that prettily turned ankle also
cuts some figure.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-11

If men were perfect We would
have perfect weather, a perpetual
spring. says the Macon Telegraph
1t evidently does not agree with the
old German philosopher who main
tanned that men would speedily find
continuance of sunshine a dreadful
monotony.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-11

We regret to notice that Miss Ell
berta is putting on her Easter dress
so far in advance OF the day. We
are much afraid she will get her trim
mings nipped by a frost
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-11

The Brewers Association wants To
suppress undesirable saloons" The
trouble seems 10 be that the public
is rapidly being educated 10 the baliei
that all saloons are undesirable"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-11

Everybody may have to get a
primer Esperanto and study like
school children. Roosevelt has re-
ceived one of the main conversation
alists in that unknown tongue and
has promised to think the matter
over
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-11

The clamor for the adjustment of
gambling in stocks and commodities
grows in volume and yehemence. If
this is done another get-rich-quick-
and-easy- will soon be started
to part the fool and his money
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-11

is the agricultural train disseminate
ing politics as we'll as farming theor-
les? This is the pertinent question
asked by the Columbus Enguirer-Sun
The idea seems to be taking root that
there is more politics than the pub
lie has imagined in the whole pro
iect.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-11

The Hoke Smith organs are doing
their best to convince the old vets
that they really do not know what
they want, and that quarterly pay
ments are the very best thing for
them. They seem to be having an up
hill job in hand
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-11

Mr.. Gambler, of coca-cola fame, will
son be asking for advice as to how
to invest millions of nickles that will
pour into his Golfers with the advent
of warm weather. He will doubtless
soon tire of building huge Office build
ings, theatres, and business struc-
lures.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-11

The pastor of the First Baptist
Church, of East ST Louis, holds that
no girl should be kissed until after
she becomes a bride. AS a result the
young men and girls are all flock
ing to other churches where more
orthodox doctrines are maintained
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-11

Henry Watterson says he believes
that Bryan can defeat Taft, this be.
ing hard business year in his view
Of the future. Only a few short
months ago the Ken,ucky Colonel was
insisting that Johnson was the man
to do the job AS the mint juIep sea-
|son approaches the genial editor looks
with kinder eyes on the Nebraskan
apparently
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-11

The New York Republican conven-
ton called Roosevelt a pathmaker and
Hughes a peacemaker. What the
country really yearns for just now,
though, is a prosperity maker.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-11

The remarkable thing about the De
Kalb county meeting was that the
reporter of the Atlanta Journal
heard a lot of tremendous applause
that no one else seems to have heard.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-11

The Smith party, the Cordele Ram
bier says, is steadily losing ground in
South Georgia
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-11

A recent magazine article says:
Roasting is a lost art The editor
ought to read Tom Watson on Hoke
Smith 1t would change his mind.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-11

Taft and Bryan will apparently run
a race to see which will have the big
gest majority in the nominating con
ventiOnS
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-11

Joe Brown is a tri1e too coy. If
he is going to run he ought TO say
so and be done with it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-11

Every woman now will want to
know what was in Joe Browns note
to Governor Smith.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-11

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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-11
Americas, Ca, March 18th, 1905.

TO run, or not to run? That is
the question. Joe Browns soioquy
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-11

Publish the letter you sent to the
Governor, Joe. Let the whole state
in
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-11

The Americas Recorder, Established
1879.
The Americas Times, Established 1890
Consolidated April, 1891
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-11

For Macon, Atlanta, Augusta
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For Albany, Dothan. Lockhart,
Troy and Montgomery. 1922 a m
Albany, Dothan, Lockhart,
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Macon and Atlanta .... 1857 p m
Macon, Atlanta, Savannah
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For Columbus .......F3 1900 p d
For Columbus and Birming-
ham .............. t7:00 a 10
For Columbus Birmingham,
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For Albany and Inter. points*10:40 p m
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-11

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the gamely trout to solid mullet. And we
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-11
THE MORNING BATH

with god hot water supply, is one
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The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-08-25
BRYAN STRONG FOR CLUBS
Tells Bureau of Organization They
Are q Great StlmuIator.

Chicago Aug 24--Cheered by scores
who thronged around his train, William
j. Bryan, accompanied by Mr.. Mack,
national chairman; Senator Cuberson,
and members OF the democratic nation
al committee, departed from Chicago
at noon today on the Monon railroad
for Indianapolis, to attend the notifi
cation Of John w, Kern for vice-presl,
dent. Mr. Bryan and his party occupied
a private car which was attached to
the regular train
Mr.. Bryan's first visit here today was
to the bureau Of organization, Of which
John w Tominson Is the head, where
he discussed the subject of the forma-
ton of clubs, Mr.. Bryan Is believer
in clubs. Following this visit he made
the following statement:
There Is nothing that increases a
mans interest in the party's success
more than the work that he himself
does When man joins a club and en-
rolls himself as worker his own en-
thuslasm is increased. The conscious
ness that he is serving the party is In
itself a stimulus to greater service.
Then, too, the club gives a unity of
purpose and of action When they
meet together In the clubroom and ex-
change views they are not only better
informed upon the questions which are
being discussed, but they concentrate
their efforts and work more effec,
| lively"
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-08-25
WILL NOT AFFECT THIS CITY
Local Tallors Not Influenced by Strike
I'm New York.

A large number of tailors in the city
of New York left their shops on strike
yesterday morning in response to a
call issued by the council of the United
brotherhood Of Tailors Between $3.50
and 5000 men quit their boards in the
morning and during the day gangs Of
men, both, organized and unorganlzed,
from shops throughout Manhattan and
Brooklyn, Joined them,
The men on strike are asking for q
so per cent. advance in wages and I'M
less 1t Is granted will absolutely refuse
to go back to work,
Several prominent tailors along
Chapel street, when questioned last
evening, stated that as yet, the trouble
had not affected them and they did not
think that it would the local union
having three-year wage agreement
with them.
The local Journeymen Tailors' union
is very small in this city, some so or 60
men constituting its body.
A prominent member Of the union,
when question, said that he did not
think the strike would affect New Ha-
ven, but would be confined to New
York and other large cities through
out the United States, where large
clothing houses abound.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-08-25
NEWS OF THE STATE
Boy and Girl Elopement Ends
in Suit for Annulment
of Marriage.
M0RWALk GAME PRESERVE
Runaway Horse Drops Dead at Bridge
PROFESSIONALISM A. Wilcox
Dead.

Bridgeport, Aug, PA boy and girl
elopement IN which l6-year- old Alber.
F. Bailey was the groom and Sophia l.
Wolfe, the bride. will reach It's final
chapter in the civil superior court. TINS
morning the boy, through his mother,
Sarah ]. Bailey filed an action to have
the marriage annulled
The couple ran away to Port Chester
and were married September 8, 1871
is alleged that young Bailey was. bu
l6 years of age when he married tn
Wolfe girl and as the age of consent IN
New York state Is is years, the plain
tiff declares the ceremony was Illegal.
second count has been brought in
case the first is disallowed. 1t Is
charged that the young wife is subject
to epileptic Ats and on that account
Is unable to maintain the marital re-
lations. The plaintiff asks the court TO
grant a decree. declaring the marriage
null and void
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-08-25
DIVISIONS OF DERBY
Nineteen Horses win Start In Each,
and First Eight Go in Final.

Boston, Aug Pat was voted to-
night by the directors OF the New
England Breeders association to d.
vide the thirty-eight horses that will
Start tomorrow in the $4,000 Ameri-
can trottlng derby into two divisions,
OF nineteen, the first eight horses in
each to race in the final for the i'm
mense sum at stake.
Following are the horses in each
division;
Division 1-sonoma Girl, Margaret
O., Dewitt Locust Jack, Bervaldo,
Daniel, Genteel H., Uhlan, Budd, In
vader, Teasel, Kinstress, Wilkinson,
Bernonia, Ralph Wick Composer, Jay
Kay. Suzette Baron and Ebony Boy
Division 2--Sweet Marie, Wilkes
Heart, Del Coronado, Allen Winter,
Beatrice Bellim, Gold Burr, Vendetta,
Fred C. Munic, Betty Brook, San Fran
cisco, The Huntsman, eter Balta,
Prince c., Kim, The Laird, Baron AL
eyone, Ein1olla, Rebecca Gs
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-08-25
STOCK EXCHANGE
PROBE ORDERED
Stirred by Suspicious Trading
Of Saturday, Governors Will
Appoint Committee
Of Five.
FOUR FIRMS IMPLICATED
Creation OF Fictitious Impression of
Activity likely to Meet With
Severe Punish
ment.

New York, Aug. 24--A special COM
mittee of five members of the New
York stock Exchange win conduct an
Investigation Of the transactions which
took place on the floor of the exchange
Saturday, when more than million
shares were bought and sold IN enor-
nous blocks and in such a manner as
to arouse suspicious that the sales
were so matched as to create ficti-
tious impression Of activity.
The governing committee of the ex-
change took UP the matter after trad
Ing had closed today and in a brief
session authorized the president Of the
exchange, r. H. Thomas, to appoint
the Investigating committee. The
nanes.of the members of the investi-
eating committee probably will be an
nounced tomorrow.
The great volume of the trading
during the two hours session of the
stock market On Saturday Is shown by
comparison with that of to-day. The
number of shares sold Saturday in two
hours was 1000, 900. while in the five
hours of trading to-day 3S7 900 shares
were traded in The belief that Sat
iirday's sales were manipulative had
its origin in the fact that shares were
4 bought and sold In tremendous blocks
without greatly affecting the market
prices but the real purpose underlying
the sales has not been ascertained, II
II was Interior as is suspected by the
brokers'. Some of the more conserva-
tive members refused to accept the Or
Aers when they became convinced
that the sales were matched" an or
.Eder to sell block Of given stock being
followed by an order to buy given
through different broker.
Some of the smaller brokers wht
trade on the floor for the other mem
bers Of the exchange accepting a re.
duced commission of 80 for 100 shares
bought or sold, were reported today tc
have given the names of three or foul
firms as having done practically all Of
Saturdays enormous business. Through
them the committee may be able tc
trace the source OF the alleged stimuli
taneous orders to sell and buy A sin
gle Arm was reported to have handled
transactions amounting to $780, 0l
shares, so great business that 1t:
sheet did not reach the exchange clear
ing house until Sunday morning.
The main question before the investi
eating committee will be the identit!
Of the prime mover in Saturdays ex
traordinary market. If it is found tina
the orders were matched severe dis
cipline may be applied as 1t is a VIC
lation of the rules of the exchange