The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-08-20


Z vannah recall All state interests
and measures suffered while this pure
ly local affair was dragged through
long days Of scrambling and hairpul.
ling by Savannah people who had to
go to Atlanta by the train load. Gov
lernor Harris recommended the change
and bill was introduced. 1t was lost
somewhere on the way.
| 1t provides a state highway commits
sion for the purpose of meeting the
requirements of the federal govern
ment to secure the two million dollars
which will be set aside for Georgia s
road Improvements J There is serious
doubt however, as to whether the ar
rangements made will be sufficient
to entitle the state to the fund. This
two million for improvements may be
gone Dy Lne DOaru.
1t would not agree to sell the state
road and would not agree to build it on
to the sea. The body failed to find
out that the L. & N is making arrange
ments to parallel the state line and
thus destroy both its earning and sell
ling value.
1t passed a state primary bill the
like of which has not been dumped
on a thinking voting citizenship since
| the ballot became right of the free
man. The governor had to veto this
in order to save the state from dis
grace.
In passing the Veasy bill it jumped
into the religious affairs of the state
and set UP measure for the inspec-
ton of Catholic schools. Next year
| it may take hand in directing the
affairs of the Baptist and Methodist
schools of the state. The body already
feels this to be its duty. Governor
Harris has yet to pass upon this bill.
1t let Eichelberger and Tom Fielder
go lobbying around the legislative
halls until a doorkeeper took our his
knife and came near Staying Fielder
outright.
1t killed every proposal for a new
senatorial district in South Georgia
| where the people have nothing like
| fair representation in the senate. That
thing will be heard from at another
time.
1t toyed with the Macon capital re-
moval measure and took all the tips
the people of that city could muster
and offer then boldly remove the
measure from the calendar at the mo-
ment when a vote was the only fair
thing.
IT deliberately set foot on the anti
| iynching law, after it had practically
| let it pass. 1t would have been posi-
bic for the governor under this bill to
fire" out of Office a sheriff who per-
mitted mob to get away with a pris-
oneA 4s ~zT%T E'7|EI
1t was such dull, listless, sleepy
/ body that the speaker of the house
had to make threats of arrest for the
members for non attendance upon the
most important days of the session
when serious state matters were pend
ing Few members remained on days
when there was no sensation like the
Savannah recall measure.
1t did pass measure to permit wo-
men to practice law in Georgia. How
it ever managed to do this will al
ways be a matter beyond the pale of
explanation, for this is a thing most
Of the people of the state approve.
1t also passed compulsory educa-
ton act. This has been called COM
pulsory law with the compulsion taken
away. But again it did well, for, how
ever shallow the law, it is a start in
tie right direction. 1t will be worth
the whole session of the legislature
to the children of the state,
And proper consideration, argu-
ment and attending detail of business
in connection with the passing OF
these two laws ought not to have de-
| tanned the law makers more than three
Hours at most. These two measures
make up the sum total of the good
that was done,-the outstanding prom
inent legislation that was worth while
The rest of the session was lost in