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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-03
THE TREASURES CONTEST

Two old Confederate veterans will
be directly affected by the votes cast
in the race for State Treasurer to-
morrow. They are Capt R. E. Park,
the incumbent of the office and Capt
c. P. Furlow, his assistant Capt
FurlOW is an old Americas citizen, a
staunch Sumter countyite, and Withal
a man of the highest character In
him we have a local interest and it
will be a great qualification to his
friends throughout the county if the
returns indicate the continued sue
cess of Capt Park at the polls tomor-
row.
Capt. Park is a man of whom moth
ing that is derogatory can be said
OF the highest principles, a Christian
gentleman, yalorous wearer of the
gray, a true son of the South, he has
filled the office with honor to himself
and to the State. The attacks that
have been made upon him in the
interest of the opposition candidate
have been clearly disproven. 1t has
been conclusively shown that his
conduct of the office has been in the
most eminent degree in absolute ac-
cordance with the law and to the
best interests of the people. The trust
placed in his hands has been faithfully
protected. During his tenure of office
every duty attaching to the position of
state treasurer has been met with the
same devotion to principle that mark
ed Capt. Park during the four years
that he fought for the Confederacy.
Georgias treasury is safe in the hands
of a man of Christian honor and such
man is the present incumbent of
the office, Capt. r. E. Park
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-03

A tall, solemn looking young man
entered the restaurant with a mild,
apologize air and seated himself at
vacant table near the middle of the
room 1t was evident that he dreaded
to intrude. He wanted to get as far
away from other people as possible.
He even blushed painfully when he
gave his order, and the most casual
observer could have told that he was
bashful. Just as his dinner was
brought to him a buXOm looking wo-
man with seven small children entered
the place The head waiter swept the
field with his eye, bounced down upon
the table where the young man had
sou solitude, mOtiOned to the moth
er, 40 clucked to the chickens, and
moment later they were all around
that one table.
That young mans face was a serial
story.
Other people entered the restaurant,
glanced at the group, smiled signifi-
cantly and seated themselves.
"He doesn't look it, does he?" queried
a pleasant faced old lady in an audible
whisper.
"She looks at least ten years older
than he" murmured a girl at the next
table
He flew to the hatrack tossed a half
crown to the waiter and tried to go
through the door without opening it
London Telegraph
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-03
THE ELECTION CLAIMER HARD
AT 1T.

The cheerful liar who makes up
election claims day or two before
the votes are cast is now gleefully at
his work. He starts off with a con-
servative estimate that his candidate
will carry two thirds of the state
and have a popular majority of $4,000
to $4,000. The day following revised
opinion is necessary as a result of
the countless advices that indicate
that the people are up in arms for his
man, and nine-tenths of the state is
now seen to be solid, with the major
ity rapidly approaching the $4,000
mark. Today, the day before the cleo
ton, a second and final revision will
be necessary and the claim will be
made that ninety-nine one-hundredths
of the people have made affidavits of
their intention to vote for the candi-
date in question and that only one
county is conceded to the opposition
and it is in doubt.
The campaign liar is a blithesome
creature His responsibilities sit
lightly on his shoulder. He is Ananias
and Sapphira and several other col
ossal fabricators rolled into one. But
the day after, what change has come
over his Dreams The overwhelming
and almost unanimous majority has
dwindled into a minority or shrunk
into proportions that are hardly per-
ceptible. The thousands of clubs
with their hundreds of thousands of
members seem to have taken to the
woods on election morn and picniced
there for the day. Explanations are
then in order and the explanations,
are, if possible, worse than the
claims.
Horror of horrors. Just to think of
it. The day after tomorrow the ex-
plantations will begin. How many
weary souls will say 20, for a lodge
in some vast wilderness" when the
explanations begin.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-03

1Atlanta Constitution

That is a very attractive argu-
ment made by the inner circle of
the New York cotton exchange in de-
tense of its rules which permit the
delivery on future contracts or
worthless and unspinnable grades of
cotton
Were such not the case, these de-
tenders argue, producers would find
themselves with a lot of unmarked
able cotton on hand, and only through
the New York exchange can they find
a profitable means of disposing of
it,
What a disinterested sOlicitude in
behalf of the farmer!
In other words because each crop
happens to turn out a hundred thou
sand bales or so of staple unfit for
the spindle, the ten million or more
other bales must be hammered down
in price in order that this unmer-
midding cotton in the spot market
And what is that market? Simply
a place were these comparatively few
bales of unspinnable staple become
a pawn in the great game of crushing
the life out of the souths entire pro-
duction.
1t is the use of this unspinnable
cotton, the fact that it is made tender
able upon a future contract, which
debases that contract. and causes the
buyer to offer only cents when
middIing cotton in the psot market
cannot be bought under II cents.
And it is that Scent future price
which holds the spot market down
to II.
Were it not for this debasement of
future contracts, cotton would I'M
questionably go higher still in the
spot market, and there would be well
founded hopes that the Farmers I'm
ion might yet realize the minimum
for which it has so valiantly fought.
Perhaps had it not had the New
York Cotton Exchanges methods to
deal with, it would have reached that
minimum long ago.
1t is apparent, therefore, how
dearly the farmer pays for his al
legged benefit.
There is not producer in the
South who would not prefer to
make stock bedding out of his small
proportion of unspinnable cotton,
rather than have it used to defeat his
efforts and those of the producers of
the whole south, to get a fair, living
price for their product.
That is the whole situation in a
nutshell. There is no such thing as
disintereStedness on the part of the
New York Cotton Exchange. They
take the worthless cotton because they
need it in their business. They need
it with which to gamble and to ham
mer the producer. That is all there
is to it.
The cotton producers of the South
could not take a more forward step
in the protection of their interests
than an effective movement to keep
weak and unspinnable cotton off the
market
If the New York Cotton Exchange
could not get it, it's contracts would
be worth more, and it effect would
be correspondence less upon the spot
market
Here is a chance for the producer
to benefit himself and at the same
time help along towards fairer,
sQuarer dealing, a struggling and now
badly crippled institution.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-03
A Wasted Opporunity.

cole Bill" Foote and cole Bill" Eng
lish were political travelling compan-
ions, and many stories were told of
their joint journeying.
The two hardy Democratic campaign
ers were doing southern California one
election time and got into the country
at the back door of Los Angeles. One
night they reached a farmhouse where
they had expected to find lodgings.
The farmer had nothing but two arm
chairs. Foote and English pleaded for
5eds-cots, trundle beds, anything that
looked like a bed. Nothing doing.
The campaigners, like Napoleon or
Grant or like Washington at Valley
Forge, slept in their chairs.
When the first advance agents of
dawn scudded out of the west, the poll
ticians laboriously got out of their
chairs and went out for fresh air. They
met the old farmer milking the COW
with the crumpled horn.
do you know, gentlemen" he said
blandly and without contrition, you
could have had bed, after all? | was
expecting two Democratic orators here
last night and saved the beds for them,
but somehow or other they never show
ed up, dang em."-San Francisco Call.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-03

"Dis yer day an time, - said Brother
Williams lis too much fer me- Eff dar
wuz Joshua livin' who could make de
sun stan still he do it SO he could save
on de gas bill, an eff Jonah wuz livin'
now an a whale didn't have any mo-
sense than ter swaller him he'd Ian
dat whale high an dry an sell him ter
de lie trust, an eff Lot wuz gWine long
wild his wife an she wuz turned into a
pillar er salt he'd bull a fence roun'
her an 'lect hisse'f president er salt
trust. Hits de rushin'est, grab all age
l ever wuz in. Dey not only rides de
lightnin', but dey done staked off de
stars, an dey knows des how many
hours a day de fireman in de sun
works, an dey is slick enough ter tie tin
cans ter de tails of de comics what go
blazin' roun' de sky! We is so wise on
our own account dat wisdom itse'f
looks foolish. Whar Wen fetch up
dunno. All / does know is dat we
gwine fast enough ter make yo' head
mr'-Atlanta Constitution.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-03

He has stated distinctly that he is
in favor of the principles of the dis
reimbursement law, and will give the
measure his support if he is elected
governor.
What else is needed to convince the
voters of the state that Joe Brown
would make a safe governor? What
has he up his sleeve that would
make him dangerous as chief exc
cutive? He has always led a quiet,
modest, unassuming life as a good
citizen and a Christian gentleman,
and absolutely no evidence of his I'M
worthiness has been produced that
has not been successfully refuted
If a change of administration did
not promise better conditions in Geor-
gia-if those who are supporting
Brown did not honestly think that
his election would be notice to the
world that Georgia does not wish to
drive away foreign capital and that
this state is disposed to treat with
fairness and impartiality those who
invest money here-there would be
less excuse for antagonizing Gov.
Smith. But thousands of people do
believe that Browns elections would
restore a healthier condition of af-
fairs in this state, and they are going
to so express themselves next Thurs
day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-03
The Grand Old Party
(Washing tOn Post.)

When Alva was sovernor general of
the Netherlands, and later when Far
nese succeeded to that satrapy the
veteran legiOns under their command
were made up of the best soldiery in
the wOrld-the invincible Spanish in
fantry, that was trained in the school
of Gonsalvo do Cordova, the great
captain Whenever there was ar
rears of pay not even the stern Alva,
nor the brilliant Farnese could con-
troll them, but they broke into open
putiny and remorseIessly sacked the
cities and towns upon which they
were billeted Yet, on the eve of
battle, discipline was restored, a nd
on the day of battle they were ire
sistable.
The G. o. P. is something like
Alya's legions, eager in faction strife
until the eve of election, and then
united presenting a solid front to
the foe. Suppose that Brownsville
mess had been a Democratic strife,
does anybody think it would have been
composed-until after the election
But in the approaching campaign
Brownsville will be no more an is
sue than the recently discussed ques-
ton of whether Abraham Lincoln
wore a beard when elected President
in 1860. And we expect to see the
colored troops in battle array doing
yoeman service for the Republican
ticket without regard to it's person
mel.
We have little doubt that the Chi
cago convention of next month will
be a very tame affair We do not be-
lieve that more than one name will
go before the convention for first
place. 1t is a Republican habit, as
in 1864, 1868, 1872, 1900, and 1904.
1t is quite likely that there will be
a struggle for second place, and that
may furnish a surprise.
We do expect that Hon. William e.
Chandler will continue his incongru-
Gus utterances, but it is inconceivable
that Chandler will turn Democrat;
and yet if Senator Ben Tillman should
head the Democratic ticket there is
no telling what would happen
The Democratic party is represen-
tative of a sentiment. The Republi-
can party is an organization with but
a single purpose-to gather the
fruit
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-03
A Telephone Opiate,

The elders wife was seriously ILL.,,
and the doctor advised rest and quiet
But the lady was very devoted to
church work and worried herself into
hysteria because she could not attend
services and hear her favorite pastor
preach.
"She must not leave the house"
warned the doctor, ''but you can easily
arrange to have her hear the sermon
by telephone"
The elder grasped the suggestion and
made the necessary arrangements for
transmitting the sermon into his wife's
room.
At noon on the Sabbath the doctor
called and asked. 'How did it work?"
Fine" declared the elder, rubbing
his hands gleefully. Ten minutes aft
er the sermon began she fell sound
asleep, philadelphia Ledger.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-03
ATLANTA ADOPTS THE NEW SYS-
TEN.

Americas sets the pace, Atlanta
is a weak imitator! But Atlanta be-
lieves it is better to initiate than not
to get there at all.
1t was in Americas that the steal
ing of political letters from cam
paign headquarters was introduced to
Georgia politics. 1t had never been
known before lin Georgia Once the
trick was turned, though the ex
ample became contagious. Atlanta was
the first to catch on as to the posi-
bilities of the scheme. The profess
sional political burglar with jimmy
and crowbar may become necessary
accessory of every campaign hereaf-
ter Perhaps it will become known as
the Americas or Sumter county sys-
tenn of politics. We are not very
proud of having the name of our COM
munity attached to it, but that is one
of the penalties of political greatness.
AS stated, as soon as Atlanta saw
the advertising Americas was getting
from the theft of political letters a
spirit of green envy seized upon it.
Atlanta always tears it's hair when a
rival city gets ahead of it, even in such
a matter as introducing a new fashion
in practical politics. But it has gone
Americas one better Here it was
only the headquarters of a congress
sional candidate that was entered and
robbed. Up in Atlanta they stole the
letters from the office of a gubernator-
ial candidate. AS the spirit moves on
Taft and Bryan had better put in
steel safes in their headquarters.
Here is the story that the Constitu-
ton tells:
If some two dozen friends of Joseph
M. Brown do not receive answers to
campaign letters sent to headquarters
in the last two days, they should give
attention to this story.
Yesterday j. R. Smith and his
clerks arrived at the Office early to
| look after the days business At
1880 everybody who was then in the
private office happened to leave for a
few moments. Upon their return ten
minutes later, they were surprised to
find that a batch of some twenty-five
letters, most of them unopened, had
mysteriously disappeared. The office
had been cleaned up before Mr.. Smith
and his clerks begun work, and so far
as any one at headquarters knew, no
outsider had entered the Office during
their brief absence. However, the let
tiers disappeared and no trace of them
could be found.
Where the letters disappeared to;
the manner in which they disappear
ed and the person or persons who as
sisted their disappearance are un-
known at headquarters.
What Mr.. Browns manager re-
grets more than anything else is that
he was not given an opportunity to-
read and answer the letters first.
After that he would have been willing
to show them to any one, curious
enough to desire that privilege.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-03
u. 6. Y. REUNION AT
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.

The SeabOard Air Line Railway
will SELL tickets from all stations at
rate of one cent per mile plus 25
cents for the round trip. Tickets
viii be sold June 9Th, 7th and Sth and
will be limited for return until June
goth, 1908.
seaboard train No. 70, (night train)
makes direct connection at Mont
gomery for Birmingham If you
wish sleeping car reservation have
your agent write for same at once.
Seaboard agent will give you rate and
full information upon application.
CHARLES f. STEWART,
Asst. General Passenger Agent,
Savannah, Ca
5-15-to June6
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-03
His Criticism.

Robert Louis Stevenson once took an
eccentric acquaintance of his to hear
Sir Charles Halle play the piano at ST.
James hall, London. Sir Charles was
a musician of the most correct and
severe British type, though a German
by birth. After the concert was over
they walked as far as the Marble arch,
neither having spoken. Arrived there,
the friend stopped and delivered him
self thus: The manner of the elderly
statesman at the piano was somewhat
austere and chilling" And then they
walked on
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-03
Why Vote for Joseph VI. Brown
Dublin Times.)

The evidence is all in, the argu-
ment has been made, and it remains
for the people of Georgia to register
their verdict at the polls.
The campaign for the gubernatorial
nomination has been a short one, but
it has been one of the fiercest in the
history of the state The contest be-
tween Gov. Smith-thOught three
months ago to be invincible-and JOS
eph M. Brown, whom the governor
discharged from his position as rail-
road commissioner before his term
Of office expired, has been stubborn
and aggressive on both sides, and no
man knows what the result will be-
The Times has tried not to be of
fensively partisan in the campaign.
We thought at the beginning of the
campaign that we should have moth
ing to do with it, but the issues be-
came SO vital that we could not fail
to take a position for the candidate
who we believe promises most for
the welfare of the people among
whom we live and from whom we get
out livelihood
We conscientiously believe the
election of Joe Brown will be of bene-
fit to the state of Georgia We know
he has no more power and no more
ability than thousands of Georgians,
but the principles, for which he stands
are far above his or anybody else's
personality.
Joe Brown stands for conservatism
in the treatment of capital and CAPT
talists.
He believes in a fair deal for the
farmer, the laboring man and the
professional man.
He believes in the strict regulation
of railroads and other corporations
to the extent that the rights of the
people will be preserved
He is opposed to the new executive
committee rule which does away with
the old county unit system in state
conventions and which gives one man
almost absolute power and concen-
trates power and influence in the
large cities of the state.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-03
The kinu Had RIGHTS.

Once when Macready was perform
ing at the theater at Mobile, Ala. his
manner at rehearsal displeased one of
the actors, a native American of pure
western type. This Claudius in Ham
LETT resolved to get even" with the
star for many supposed offenses, and
in this way he carried out his purpose
When in the last scene Hamlet stab
bed the usurper he reeled forward and
after a most spasmodic finish stretch
ed himself out precisely in the place
Hamlet required for his own death
Macready, much annoyed, whispered
fierceIy:
die farther up the stage, sir"
The monarch lay insensible upon
which in still louder voice the Ham
let growled:
ode farther up the stage, sir"
Hereupon the Claudius, sitting up,
observed:
81 believe I'm king here and I'll die
where / please"
The tragedy concluded without more
ado.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-03

Car Reed, who counted noses rath-
err than ayes" and thus blocked fill
clustering in the House, has been
emulated in the Senate, when as the
result of the flibuster of Senator
LaFollette against the currency bill,
the Republican majority adopted tao
tics which will revolutionize the pro-
cedure of the Senate, where the liber-
ty of speech has not up to the pres
ent been curtailed. Hereafter it will
be possibly for the majority to jam
through legislation without asking the
minority as to their opinion on the
question.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-03

Since the Georgian sent a capable
reporter to the Smith meetings and
he has begun publishing exact re-
ports, endorsed by prominent Cit
zens, the reports of the Journal, Ralph
Smith, have appreciably shrunk in
the numbers and enthusiasm OF those
nrPSPnt
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-03
The Planters Bank Of AnGricus

Next to having money, the most
important thing is how to take care
of it-how best to invest it.
Banking Institution of this kind
cannot only care for your financial
interests in a careful, conservative
way-giving you abundant banking
facilities in every department of fin
ance-bCt can also give you valuable
aid and advice about investments and
securities. Open an account with
the Bank of South Western Georgia's
Savings Department and enjoy the
advantages that accrue
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-03

This week the Confederate Veterans
will hold their annual reunion at
Birmingham. The thinning ranks of
the survivors will prevent the sur
passing of other reunions in point
of attendance, but the hospitality will
be as generous as any ever extended
to the vets
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-03

Can you read and understand plain
English? Here is what Joe Brown
says: 4 am in favor of the principle
of disfranchisement as shown in the
amendment, and shall support the
adoption of this constitutional amend
ment to be voted on next October"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-03

After politics, what? Shall we re-
turn to the Merry Widow" hat as a
topic of discussion, or the new direc-
toire skirt split on the side, or the
peekabOo bathing suit that never
goes in the water, or baseball or
what?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-03

All eyes are on the Third District.
More interest is felt in the congress
sional race here than in any other
district. But we can't say that any
of us can feel especially proud of the
way in which the Third got in the
limelight.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-03

The means justifies the end. r'his
applies to congressional politics as
we'll as to other things. dishonor-
able act is dishonorable no matter for
what purpose, it is done 1t is poor
policy, look at it from whatever stand
point you may
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-03

Atlanta papers are agitattng the
need of a big bond issue for water
and sewerage. It must be with sOr-
row that the figures are published
showing that Atlanta's death rate is
higher than some other cities.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-03
q Hard Stunt

Mamma-Good gracious, George.
What is the matter with Freddie
Jones? Is the child having a fit?
Georgie-No, mamma. You know Fred
die shutters, and we bet he couldn't say
''altitudinosity' before Bobbie ran
twice around the block.-Puck
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-03
Takinn No CHANCES.

A farmer who took much pride in
the looks of his fattening pigs cnce
purchased a pair from neighbor
Upon delivery at the usual age of
eight weeks they seemed to him rather
small.
Eying them obviously, he remarked
dryly, Guess I had better keep the
cat shut up for a few days"