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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04
CRITICISING WOODROW WILSON.

1t appears that a vigorous anti-Wil-
son crusade is forming, the motto Of
which seems to be Whatever is is
wrong" A few conservative demo-
Gratis are cooperating in this work,
but for the most part progressives are
found to be behind it. The word has
been passed out that Wilson's admins
tration is sure to be the saddest Of
failures, and whatever progressive
ideas he may have will be shaken out
of his administration as soon as he
comes in contact with the reactionaries
in Washington. 1t would, of course.
be glorious thing for the progressive
party if the Wilson administration
should surrender to the forces of con-
seryatism and fail to carry out tho
democratic pledges, because it would
make way for Roosevelt in 1916
LAS a matter of fair dealing" says
the Worcester Gazette, 1t might be
just as well to wait until the new
president had become well seated in
Office and done something, or failed to
do something, so that some sort of a
line might be had on what his policies
are likely to be But such Tactics
might not be good politics. In any
event the progressives are doing good
practical work Their criticisms, cou-
Piled with those of their once--friends,
the republicans, ought to have the
good effect of putting the Wilson ad-
ministration severely on its mettle and
thus make ii give the country the best
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04
Announcement.

Advt.

| hereby announce my candidacy for
the Office of Sheriff of Sumter county,
to fill the office made vacant
by the death of MIR. w. H. Feagin. In
the event of election my deputies will
be Mr.. Willis p. Macarthur and Mr.. G.
W. Virgins, Jr.
In making this race, | wish to adj
wise the public that if elected, all pa
pers then in the office of the sheriff
upon which initial service had begun.
will be executed at the proper time
and the proceeds therefrom will be
given to Mrs. w. H. Feagin. We agree
to complete the service on these pa
pers at no cost whatever to Mrs. Fea
gin. We feel that this consideration
is in justice to our deceased friend and
those dependent upon him
The support of our friends in the
race for this high and important Of
fee will be highly appreciated, Sin
cerely yours.
Advt-- JAMES L. GLAwSON.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04
MAKE JUSTICE EQUAL.
New Orleans Iteml


Several days ago The Constitution
commended Judge c. H. Brand for
taking the position that the law APP
piled to the rich as well as to the poor
when he withheld the alternative of :
fine from two convicted bank wreck
ers, and gave them instead a chain
gang sentence. The general surprise
with which his action was received
demonstrated conclusively that people
had become resigned to the spectacle
of the rich man paying out" and the
man of little or no means going to
the penitentary. Comment upon the
incident has been prevalent outside of
Georgia.-Atlanta Constitution.
We wish we might oftener find such
paragraphs in the columns of our
newspapers, and particularly of our
Southern newspapers. Here is the
other side of the picture.
w J, Rice the wildcat banker. re-
Gently convicted of perjury in. the
Kinds county circuit court, and given
a short prison sentence-far shorter
than he deserved-was today pardon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04

sort of an administration that is pos
sible under the conditions prevailing. "
The criticism of the progressives is not
likely to accomplish anything but good
for the Wilson administration, for they
will tend, as the Gazette says, to put
| it on its mettle In the meantime the
public is taking the gloomy predictions
of the progressives for what they are
worth, and that is nothing. The coun-
try is mindful of the fact that criticism
is a good force, but just now it is un-
timely, because we can tell better how
much of success or a failure Mr. Will
son will make only after he has been
some time in office.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04
:
, PROSPERITY UNDER WILSON'S "
= ADMINISTRATION ASSURED.
pensacola News.)

" NIlStlSOICI 4NCNS 81
= Ina speech on the Florida East =
= coast a few days ago President =
= Taft said that he believed that the =
= country would enjoy prosperity =
4 under the democratic administra- =
= ton President Taft is not the =
: only one who has reached the con- =
= clusiOn that the United States =
+ will be prosperous and happy I'M =
p der Woodrow Wilson's admins p
= tration The business men have =
= become resigned to the fact that =
= prosperity is ahead and they are =
= making preparations accordingly. =
= After collecting information from =
= its correspondents relative to bus =
= ines conditions throughout the y
: country, the Fourth National Bank =
= of New York, publishes the fol- :
Z lowing in circular, which was =
= issued in December; =
= THE election had very little in :
= fluence upon business conditions, >
y and while there has been a great =
: deal of talk about the possible =
= unsettlement which might result :
4 from tariff revision, the fact is =
, that scarcely any interference of =
= that sort has been reflected One =
, reason for this is that many of =
4 the largest industrial corporations =
= have SO arranged their affairs as :
= to make it possible for them to :
= do a profitable business on the :
= basis of much lower tariff sched- :
+ ules than those now in force :
In commenting on the above :
y statement the Macon Telegraph =
= says that the last sentence is sig :
r niticant The Telegraph is emil
y nently correct. Isn't the last =
y sentence an admission that the
= largest industrial corporations" :
= have been making more profits
= than they needed under the pro- :
y tective tariff and have resigned =
themselves to the fate of attenI- =
= to business under a system where =
y by they will get reasonable profits =
= and will not be allowed to have :
y everything they want, and get >
= banI around it besides?
1t certainly looks good Wncn =
y We hear even the republican ca =
~ ar1ity howlers and prophets of =
y evil declaring that the country =
will not go to tn dogs under :
y democratic administration. II =
looks better still when We see =
y the large industrial corpora =
= tons" saying that they believe =
= they can get along without be- .
y ing guaranteed profits by law, =
= and making up their minds 10 :
4 get out and saw wood. even as :
y you and I" have been doing To- =
y all of these years.
= y \ = 4 y = y y = =
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04
ed by Governor Brewer.

ed by Governor Brewer.
The exercise. of clemency in this
case is an illustration of how gov
ernor often allows personal sympathy
to warp his judgment
There were no extenuating circum-
stances in the Rice case and no justi-
f;cation for the pardon.
chaps any other governor, sub
jected to the same tremendous pres
sure and importuned by the same in
fuances and appeals for sympathy
would have yielded, as did Governor
Brewer, but this does not alter the
fact that the case was one that did not
cal; for clemency
TIE frugal Woodworking people Of
Mississippi who stint and save day af-
ter day and deposit their little savings
in banking institutions, the widows qaG
crPhans whose scanty funds are To-
posted in these self-same banks, are
entitled to as much sympathy as the
families of the guilty wretches who gel
caught n the tolls of the law.
ii the edicts of the courts are t. he
thus easily overturned by the execr-
tive department, then we may as well
chuck Our banking laws into the river,
and allow wildcat financiers to pillago
and plumber without molestation.-
Jackson (Miss.) News.
You can Gull publications like that
from our exchanges by dozens everr
week. Such nursing of lawlessness IS
not as common among us as a few
years ago; but when instances of it
occur they excite far more comment
and condemnation This means that
the people as a whole are awaking to
tn evils of licentious interference with
the processes of justice by politicians
in office
Donaghey has just emptied the Ar
kansas penitentiary on his people; but
he is finding his purgatory at home.
Blease outraged the decencies of law
observance in Columbia, and his own
state repudiates him The pardon
board of Louisiana formerly mere
pardon mill to grind for the benefit OF
the politicians and their friends, lat
terlv little more circumspect, thanks
to the attitude of Attorney General
Pleasant, has been freeing a liberal
clan of outlaws upon the state, never
theless. Now they have recommended
pardon for one of the worst murder
ers who ever faced the gallows While
this goes on, a West Baton Rouge
mob hangs a negro to a post after his
conviction for murder
The offense of the pardon board IS
about as bad as that of the lynchers.
and we have little doubt that it begat
the lynching. The composite picture
is gloomy and discredited Here a
friendless negro is swinging in the
night wind, there a white outlaw-who
can vote-awaiting the notification OF
! law and the perversion of justice to
set him free.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04

= y = = = = = =
= TO BED WITH KISS =
= = = + = = =
CBy the Bentztown Bary)
Put tfpem to- bed wTth kiss and a
song
They won't be sweet little children SO
Put them to bed with a hug and "A
sigh-
They won't let YOU do it some day
when you try.
Put them to bed with a prayer ere
they slip
From childhood of blue eyes and sweet
singing up.
T't them to bed with a kiss while you
They'll soon ne Miss Lady aud soon
Mister Man
Put them to bed with the old fond en-
lace.
And that looking of love from the
heart to the face,
And that earning of sweetness that
wakes them so sweet
You're roc only tempted to kiss but
to eat.
Put them to bed with a Kiss while you
may,
And dream the long dream of the
babyhoOd day,
And look not behind you nor look not
before,
But keen them IN love like the sweet
love of yone,
With that heartbreak of giadness in
having them there
With their red lips of life for your
own hearts despair.
Put them to bed with a kiss all the
while
That the memory Of dreams through
the Iove-ight may smile
Put them to bed with a hug and a
song
And prayer TO be true when they're
grown men and strong,
Ard yearHing TO hold them back
back, from the years
That pre Hind with the blindness Of
struggle and tears.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04
ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Sheriff,

| hereby announce myself a candi-
date for Sheriff of Sumter county to
fill the unexpired term of W. H. Fea-
gin, deceased. If elected, Mr.. Jack
Slappey, of Plains, Ga, and J. b
Nicholson, will e be my deputi es
We will appreciate most heartily
the support of our friends and the vot-
-rs generally G. S. GARDNER.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04

GAS tn rubberneck wagons pass the
Fifth avenue houses nowadays the gen
telemanly lecturer points out, at no
extra charge, the exhibition of the
new game of tag or trying to slap a
subpoena upon a coy multi-million-
aire," facetiously comments the New
York World relative to the search for
William Rockefeller.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04

l announce my candidacy for the
office of sheriff of Sumter county a;
the special election to be held there
for, and will appreciate the support OF
my friends and the voters generally
If elected to the office, Mr.. Lucius Har-
vey will serve as deputy sheriff. Re
specially, Q. w FULLER.
-AdVt.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04
IS IT REALLY so BRIGHT

Since the launching of the Progress
sive party at Chicago last summer and
especially since the national election
last November there have been many
tn ask What is the future of the
Progressive party?' One of the most
significant Attempts to answer this
question is that of Albert J. Beveridge,
formerly a congressman from Indiana
but defeated last fall in vain effort to
carry the Progressives' burden as
well as his own.
Speaking in eulogistic manner OF
the party to which he swore alleg-
lance, Mr.. Beyeridge says; For the
Progressive party is the organized eX-
preston of modern thought in America;
it is the first full and satisfying answer
in the form of d political party that
this country has given to the present.
day hopes of thinking and studiou5
people, and to the stern necessities Of
the American masses now on earth
This fact will give it added strength
every day and soon make it the gov
erning party of the country-probably
at the next presidential election"
Is the future of the Progressive par
ty really so bright as Mr. Beyeridge
would indicate? In his article he points
out the weaknesses of the Republican
and Democratic parties in that, as he
says. both ally themselves with the
moneyed interests, so that when Re-
publicans or Democrats win it is but u
dandying back and forth of power by
the trusts. Mr. Bsveridge blandly side
steps any comment as to what would
happen in this particular if the Pro-
gressive party should land in the sad
die.
The evasion of the Progressiyes is
further shown in their plan to take
the tariff out of politics" by placing i
in the hands of a commission, which
would, of course, place it exactly
where the tariff barons would have it..
1t would be a comparatively easy mat
ter to control a commission. But Of
course, placing the tariff in the hands
of commission would relieve the
Progressiyes of any further wrestling
with thai weighty and important prob
lem. Then the commission would
prove very helpful scapegoat.
In predicting Progressive victory for
the presidency in 1916, Mr.. Beveridge
feels assured that the factions in
the Democratic party will have torn
that party asunder before the time ar.
rives for the election of another presi-
dent, SO that the Progressives should
have an easy victory. In this part OF
the prediction lies a warning that the
Democrats would do well to heed. I'm
less they make good their pledges pow
er will likely depart from them, very
soon if not at the next presidential ell
ection.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04

The federal s0yeTrHxs@mr can hardly
be too severe upon the get-rich-quick
rascals who fatEen gpop human suck
ers"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04

'Tis better to have resolved and TO
have fallen off than never to have re-
solved at all, remarks the Washington
Post in cOnsoling manner.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04

Rockefeller must have a hard time
eluding all those sleuths who are try
ing to serve subpoena upon him for
appearance before the Pujo committee.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04

New York will probably know more
about its peril of vice within its gates
when the investigation is finished,
whether it does anything to remedy it
or not
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04

Never has hen sruN been so great s
factor in the campaign 10 rsauce the
high cost of living as ii HISS become
very recently.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04

Is the hard coal trust any more
dissolved" or weahssned titan il was
before the prosecution. @y the Depart
ment of Justic@z
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04

Can those Carolina earthquakes pos
sibly be worst than Blease " so. the
advent of BIease served as = timely
preparation for Ahem
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04

William Jackson hear you en-
gagged a deaf and dumb man yester
day.
Proprietor of Quick Lunch Room
Yes.
Going to make a waiter of him."
NO; he's going to make signs"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04

Present TAFT sriH fIas wise eye on
the weather side. He has accepted that
professorshlp in f&w Gr Yale.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04

The Bulgarian minister at the peace
conference Us evidently a scTaPpy ndi-
yidual
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04

If you have occasion to transact bus
ines with mule, select one who has
no kick coming.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04

TIE bomb of the assassin has found
its way to india
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04

Now thu closely hunted fly is made
by scientific investigation the cause of
infantile paralysis
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04

Wonder how 10 deefs To be the pivot
for twenty-five bJHaon dollars OF Amer
lean money.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04
II Doesn't Do.
bills for me

My boss is tightwad and an old
scoundrel."
Now. my boy, you'll never get any
where II you go around giving away
trade secreIs.'
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04

There really We're enough survivors
OF Armagedon TO celebrate Christmas
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04

That expert who analysed Atlanta's
municipal mistakes must have had a
terrible job.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04

May the parcels post live long and
be useful as NoBeg rs II lives
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04

Why doesn't New York maintain
permanent vice caangrissbong''
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04

Babies and grievances grow larger
with nursing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04

Love levels all things-if it is on the
level.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04

q thay Arthur, tellth me he ith
doing bwain work"
"Ya-as. He hath welieved his valet
of the twubble 0 dethiding which suit
to wear each day. He fgureth it all
out by himthelf, doncherknow Deuth-
eddy clever chap"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04

Novelist (reading his MSS -"At
this point Helena Montmorency drew
herself mp
PubIisher-Where did she get the
pulley?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04

Peggy (sighing)-Ah! Reginald,
dearest, but how can be sure that
you will not grow weary of me after
we have been married little while?
Reggy-Cawnt thay. doncherknow.
Thuppothe we twy it and thee.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04

Visitor-That new acrobat is yer.
light on his feet
Vaudeville Manager-Reckon he is
He's jumped three contracts so far
this season.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04

Miss Heavyweight-Yes, I'd like to
be a good basketball player. Are
there any books you could recommend
that would help me?
Mr.. Knowing before taking
it up you might get some points on
First Aid to the Injured"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04

oh. Dolly, did youah heah of the
tewwible accident to Arthur this
mawnin >"
No. What was it?"
He got weckless and lighted
strong cigar, aud it upthet hith
bwain"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04
OFFICIAL ORGAN:

OFFICIAL ORGAN:
City of Americas
Sumter County.
Webster County.
Railreod Commission of Georgia For
Third Congressional District
II. S. Court, Southern District of
Georgia
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04

i was going down to the city that
awfully slippery day when big boy
maliciously bumped into me-"
Did you smite him."
NO; | smote the ice"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04

Americas, Ga. January 4, 1912
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-04

4 = = y y y = = = =
\ TO BED WITH 4 KISS =
= = = + \ r = = =
(By the Bentztown BaryD
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-03-21
What Wearied Him.

Finding one of her pupils in pc
culiar distress over his lesson, a
teacher in primary school inquired
as to the trouble. Tho boy stated
this arduous problem:
If Richard has three red apples
and John has four how many have
they both together?"
rs that 50 very hard?" she asked.
Eyes, ma am"
But surely" the teacher contin
ued, "you know already that three
and four make seven. There can be
no trouble about that
Il know that, ma'am," was the pa,
thetic response. But the process!
It's the process that wears me out!"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-03-21
Was There, All RiQht.

"Our house hired a drummer some
time ago." relates a member of the
Sherwin-Williams office force, land we
expected great things of him. Assigned
him some good territory in the west
and advanced him 500 to start out
with. Ten days went past, and we
didn't get an order from him. So we
sent him this telegram:
Nothing from you since you left.
Are you still with us?'
ION the following day this answer
was received, marked collect:
"'Have drawn ON you for 5000. Am
still with you
HE was, too. Liked our company
what ?"-Clevela1d Plain Dealer.