The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-14

nent l beleVe no more tallacous argument could be
presented 1t is Just as though | had made note to
you with the condition that the proceeds of the sale
OF any of my property should be used pay the same
and afterwards sold my property without your con-
sent and did not pay your debt Is there anyone who
would defend me against this faithlessness?
Can the people of Georgia afford to dig deeper into their
pockets, to satisfy one citys whm when, Mr. Aston
says:
1t is no time to incur unnecessary expenses to be
paid by the public treasury, which in must levy
upon the resources of the individual citizens The
United States government is now levying enormous
burdens upon the people, which wholly unknown
to us until the recent 1t continue to levy
this burden for years to come, for are now in a
new era and obligations are worldwide
It is the utmost folly to burden the people with
unnecessary taxes.
Then Mr.. Aston asked how shall we count on Macons
performance of her promises?
The proposed bills in last analysis would practically
leave the whole matter of Capitol removal to the voters of
Macon and Bibb countyn fact to the power the
Mayor OF Macon; for, Mr. Aston stated
If the people voted for this proposed amendment
it would not accomplish the removal of the capitol:
something else must be done
The city of Macon must convey to the state TAFT
nall square, or other property in said city of Macon
equally suitable for locating building Capitol"
and them
The county of Bibb must vote and deliver to the
state one million dollars in bonds money.
Suppose the people of Bibb county refused to vote
the bonds;
Suppose the lily of Macon refused to convey the
land.
The result would be that the Capitol would not
be removed
That necessarily leaves the question of the re-
moval of the Capitol to less than all the registered
voters OF the state for is in fact left only the
voters of Bibb county or narrower yet, to the city
council of Macon; or still narrower to the Mayor of
Macon, who may veto the ordinance of the city
council.
Speaking of the division of the people and the bitter
ness that would attend such an election Mr. Alson said
That the people will be divided by i'll will and bad
feeling II this election held, needs proof further
than the reading of the current Macon papers There
Atlanta is written OF as outcast it is spoken of
though it far-o place, full of enemies of
driving them our Of Atlanta, they would yet stay in
the state.
There would be no election for statehouse Offices
in which this issue did not become the deciding factor
The question would no longer be- "Is the candidate ft
to be Governor, judge, commissioner" ETC.. but
is he for against the removal of the Capitol?"
This would reach down to the county officers in
the doubtful counties. 1t would rend the state into
divided camps in this critical period of vital changes
And as to keeping faith with Atlanta:
| put it to you that, whether the Capitol was or
not permanently located in Atlanta the location
permanent as the gift, and the gift as perma-
net as the location AS to this there ought to be
no dissent. Atlanta made the Donation which was
accepted by the state because the Capitol perma-