Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-18

TO OFFER AGAIN
FOR ASSEMBLY
Young Legislator Re
tires With Good Rec
ord In House

Representative Stephen Pace, one
of Sumter county's two members of
the Georgia house, today announced
definitely that he would not De a
candidate for reelection. He gave as
his reason that he did not feel he
could longer afford the time spent
each year in Atlanta and the person.
al expense necessarily incurred. The
annual sessions consume about two
months or one-sixth of mans total
time. In announcing his decision not
to offer for reelection, Mr.. Pace
gave out the following statement:
II will not be candidate for re-
election to the General Assembly.
! Il sincerity trust that my success
sor, whoever ne may be, will be in
terested IN the two matters l so ear
nestly hoped to see enacted into law
before the conclusion of my service !;
first, the handling Of the states fl
nances under a budget system, by
which expenditures would be con-
fined to and could not exceed the
states revenue; and, second, state
regulation of the development Of
our great hydro-electric power. This
as | see it, could best be done by the
state taking over the principal pow
er streams, generating the electric
power at six or eight selected points
in the state, and then let the munlc-
ipalities become the distributing
agents.
Current on Every Farm
"Under such a plan not only every
city home, but every farm house IN
the state could be furnished electric
current and power at very small
cost, many times less than present
rates, and industrial plants would
spring up in Georgia at every avail
able location. Just as Georgia con-
structed the W. q A. railroad to pro-
mote the state, in the same way
should it now develop its enormous
water power, and prevent 1T from
being monopolized by few Eastern
tlnanciers for their private gain.
of course know any man elected
from Sumter county will tight Tor
good roads and better roads, good
schools and better schools"
The announcement of Mr.. Pace
will come as a distinct disappolnt-
ment to many persons who have re-
garoed him as a valuable man IN the
assembly and-an able representative
OF Sumter county's interests. Having
served through four sessions, while
still under 81 years of age, he re-
tires with an excellent record OF
measures tathered and supporter 3y
him. Among the acts Of local leglsla-
ton put through by him may be men
toned the following:
Local Legislation
Introduced and secured the pas
sage of bill placing the office OF So
hcltor general on a salary and re-
quiring all fees formerly paid to That
office to be turned into the county
treasury, which fees have been more
than sufficient to pay the salary OF
both the solicitor general and Judge
of the Superior court.
Intaoduced and secured the pas
sage of bill placing the office OF the
solicitor of the City Court OF Am
ericus on a salary and requiring all
fees formerly paid to that office TO
! be turned into the county treasury
which fees have been sufficient TO
pay the salary of both the solicitor
and judge of the City Court.
introduced and secured the pas
sage of a bill placing the Office OF
county treasurer on a salary OF 9lZoV
abolshing the old fee system under
which the treasurer received ABOUT
$4,000 a year.
Introduced and secured the pas.
sage of bill abolishing the office OF
clerk of the board of county COM
missioners, which had called for a
county expense of 500 month.
introduced and secured the pas
sage of a bill requiring the hanoillls
of the finances of the City OF Am
ericus on budget system, by whlch
the expenditures will be limited 70
the revenue, and making Impossible
the creation of another floating deoV
of over hundred thousand dollars,
when the constitution of the sVaOe
limits such a debt, without vote VI
the people, to about ten Thousand
dollars.
introduced and secured the pas
sage of bills appropriating addltiona1i
funds to the district agricultural col
lege for the purpose of completing
and equipping the large academic
building.
State Legislation
In state legislation he was one
of the principal advocates of the pres
ent State Highway Department plan
under which Georgia is taking the
lead in the building of good roads; OF
the present state banking law wnlch
protects the depositor as well as the
banker, and which is recognized as
the best banking law of any state IN
the United States; of the law author