Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
BY JAMES 3. NEVIN.


Mems club in Atlanta, Governo
Slaton expressed himself forcefull
as To the value Of intelligent news
paper cooperation in the matter O
running the States business.
The Governors words are we
worth the most serious attention q
the public generally and they are at
Lached hereto.
The Governor said
wish that ! had the power Of
this organization 10 make the
people Of the State Of Georgia
understand the problems Of this
State.
What are these problems2
The State is in debt. and at the
Last two meetings Of the General
Assembly the Legislature has APP
propriated more money than the
income OF the state viii meet. II
the people understand these prob
lens, the solving Of them would
be easy, for the people have pa
trlotism enough to say Go
ahead We are willing for what
Is necessary to be done"
The tax equalization law.
passed by the last session, Of the
General Assembly, is designed to
meet the situation. That law is
now on trial
Suppose a law should be passed
in Georgia, saying that this man
shall pay a tax Of one mill, this
man tax Of two mills and this
man tax of FIVE mills The
people would rise in arms Yet
thls has been exactly thd opera
uon OF the old taxation system in
Georgia. Each man has paid aC-
cording to his own conscience.
! believe the tax equalization
law, If properly applied, will not
only increase the revenues Of the
state sufficiently to pay the State
out of debt and meet IT, general
expenses, but viii even reduce
the tax rate.
Almost without exception. tn,
newspapers of the state are backnl
he Governor in his enthusiasm foi
ne new tax equalization law. They
ire backing him sulidly, too, in his
'rortS TO finance GeOrgia's maturinl
bonded indebtedness. He feels deep.
y his obligation TO the newspapers
lot only the big dailies, but the rela.
lively small weeklies, for their con.
lnued support and encouragement
n the work he is doing to brinf
rider out of Georgia's erstwhile finan.
'ial chaos
Judge Frank Park. the newly
elected Congressman from the Sec.
ma District. says he intends pushin.
II the present Congress his bin t,
give the National Government 'au
hority over the matter of carryinl
weapons, regardless Of Stat,
ines, and that he has high hopes o
getting 1t enacted into law eventu.
MY. 1t viii require a Constitution.
II amendment to effect fully the re.
orm the judge has undertaken, bu
ne believes Congress will pass It.
Judge Park has received the prom.
Sc OF much Congressional support
ma hundreds of his fellow citizen,
nave written him approving his bill
md wishing him success in his eff
.orts to get it framed into law.
1t seems plain enough that tn.
ONT legislative committee having II
barge the matter of investigatiul
he schoolbook situation in this Stat,
$ not going to make a unanimous re.
1ort next summer Already Their,
ave arisen differences Of opinion tina
ppear to he impossible of Complet,
The question of whether the Stat,
hail have the cheapest books obtain
BILE, regardless of quality, Of wheth
u It shall have the cheapest book,
'btainablo, quality seriously consid
red, are the two points OF dlferenC,
low being thrashed out The Join
committee unquestionA will no
recommend that the state 20 int,
he sChoolhook publishing business OF
Is own account with the lights nov
before u
There Will he several more meeting.
VI this committee between now anr
he latter part of June. however. whcr
he Legislature meets, and IL MAY
le that many of the present entan.
clements may be Strengthened out II
he meantime, though hardly an %
hem.
There are thousands of friends al
'Ver Georgia who will rejoice to learr
hat Howard Thompson United state,
Marshal for North Georgia. is better
It now looks as II the very serinu!
'arbunrle from which he has heer
suffering has been conquered, and hi'
physicians think he will be able I.
cave his bed within "A week or so an,