Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-12
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BY JAMES 3. NEVlN.

In Savannah by the sea, the es
teemed Demon Rum doesn't know
nowadays for certainty whether he
| is on the jump or on Easy street.
| AS for hi finish, now he sees IL and
nov he doesn't-or words 70 that ef-
feet! As a rule. he thinks he doesn't,
however,
Recently Il was stated that the
demon undoubtedly had been chased
| to the tall timbers around and about
Savannah. for divers and sundry citi-
1ens vert before the Grand Jury and
told gloomy and peculiar tales of the
demons doings around and about Sd
vannah.
Whereupon the Grand Jury retired
to the seclusion OF it's consulting room
and proceeded promptly to return mo
bills against the parties alleged 10
have been sustaining business rela-
tons with the demon.
Now. there appears TO be nothing
left but the injunction method ~
dealing with obstreperous persons
who run counter to the prohibition
laws in Savannah-and even in that
way there is a jury finally to be reck-
oned with,
The real truth Of the matter is this:
There is very little public sentiment
behind the prohibition law in Savan
nah, and there has been very little
since Il was enacted
There Is hardly any use denying
that, even II one is Inclined to deny
facts.
Wherefore, enforcement OF the pro-
hibition law in Savannah never has
been anything more than farce
and everybody with any degree OF in
telligence who visits that vicinity
knows that statement to be literally
true
The rank fact is that officials
KNOW the people OF Savannah are
hostile 10 the prohibition law, and
they govern themselves accordingly.
Such state of affairs may be de-
plorable in the extreme from one
point OF view-still there is much
human nature in II.
While John W. Bale, former So
icitor General of the Rome Circuit OF
the Superior Court, is the only an
nounced and Avowed legislative can
didate from Floyd, there are others
in prospect few
Among those mentioned" for that
honor are Mayor Ben c. Yancey. of
Rome. former City Court Judge Har
per Hamilton. George B. Wood and
Hughes T. Reynolds--not to mention
present Representatives Barry Wright
and John c. Foster.
Dodge County has followed Lau-
rens' fine lead in ruling, through it's
Democratic Executive Committee,
that no results obtained from the
county precincts shall be given out
before the city precincts are closed in
this years primaries. Notwithstanding
The fact that the country boxes close
at 3 in the afternoon, whereas the
city boxes do not close until s.
This is a fair provision, and should
obtain in every primary election held
this year.
1t will head of the cry of fraud"
in many instances.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
automobile licenses for The current
year must be paid by March ! and
new tags and permits obtained in all
cases. only 5000 machines out of a to-
tai of more than $4,000 in the State
have been relicensed to date.
1t is a misdemeanor not to pay this
tax. and recently Judge Price Gilbert
called the attention of the Muscogee
County Grand Jury to that fact-the
! result being that Muscogee made
thereafter a grand rush to pay up!
The tax received from the automo-
bile registrations goes back to the
various counties for good roads work
according to the rural mail mileage
and II 1t isn't paid. the party omit
ting to pay lays himself liable to a
| chaingang sentence
Secretary Phil Cook thinks il would
be mighty good idea for automobile
owners to get a move on about now
and pay upi
The Governor goes to Savannah to-
| night, and viii be the guest of honor
Thursday OF the Chamber of Com
! merce of that city
| on Sunday night he will 60 to Au-
gusta To be the guest of honor OF the
Chamber of Commerce Of that city on
| Monday following
The Augusta invitation was ex-
tended TO the Governor Tuesday by a
| delegation of Augustans headed by
former Senator William Morris.
| Judge Nash Broyles is in great de
mand as speaker at different points
in Georgia, particularly by churches
| and religious organizations
The judge delivered an address he
fore the people of Tallapoosa. in the
Christian Church. Sunday evening
and the other churches in town closed
in order that their Congrega tions
might hear the Albanian.
He spoke on "A Greater and a Bet
ter Georgia" referring incidentally &c
the prohibition law as a factor for
progress and advancement.
Judge Broyles is vigorously pushing
his candidacy for the Court of APP
peals, and so far the race appears &c
be between Broyles and Roam. Wher-
ever the former goes he is greeted by
large and enthusiastic audiences. sn6
he believes his campaign to be in fine
shape.
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