Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-18
EDITORIAL.

MAJOR Jimmie" Fort, of Ameri-
AVA Gus, is to be relieved by the Re
publicans of his job as federal prohl'
bition director for Georgia. Politics
and not efficiency of service count
not even his good war record which
is acknowledged, will weigh an
ounce in his behalf, Senator Harris,
through whom Major Fort was
first appointed to this position, con-
ferred in Washington Saturday with
Commissioner Blair, of the Internal
Revenue Bureau, a Republican re
Gently appointed to this high station,
relative to Major Forts continuance
in office. Says a message from Wash
ington:
commissioner Blair advised the
senator that he was aware of the
splendid. record Of &ajor Fort, but
that the poHcy passed uaon by the bu
reau called f.. thg displacement of
all Democrats aHGtse appointment of
Republicans. Mr., Blair said that he
was waiting on the meeting of Geor-
gia Republicans to be held in Georgia
next week, before deciding upon the
appointment of Major Forts success
sor
at is likely that all pending vacan-
cies will be filled by Republicans af-
ter the meeting and only those Dem
ocrats serving under definite COM
missions will fill out their terms"
So Major Fort is slated for the
Tskids." In politics the old saw is
reversed; You cannot keep good
man up.
BROOKS county is experiencing
one kind of mob violence the
Times Recorder heartily approves. A
band of long-suffering wives for the
second time have taken the law into
their own hands and destroyed an il
Heit still that has been bringing want,
woe and misery into their homes. A
Moultrie report telling of the second
still burning, says:
s'The first still was set on fire sew
eral days ago; but it seems that it
was only a short time before an
other was set up to take its place.
Men OF the community, or rather
some Of them, it is reported, began
drinking again and neglecting beth
their families and their work. The
woman who suggested that the first
still be burned called another meet
ing When the Carrie Nations got
together another fire was decided
upon.
Following the burning of the sec
ond still the women issued a state
ment saying that all stump liquor
outfits that are established hereafter
in that section will be similarly dealt
with,
y * y
GONE persons will continue to in
sist that women are getting out
side their proper place when they be-
gin activities beyond the confines of
their homes, and that in these cases
they were mixing in something that
was none of their business. But as
we see it, it WAS their business
VERY MUCHLY; it affected their
homes and they made it their BUSH
ness.
Women haven't much interests in
politics and the ballot when no issue
Involving morality or the welfare of
their homes and those in them are
concerned But when these issues ap.
pear women bestir themselves. AnC
then it is, too, that the politicians
take cover.
More power to the Carrie Nation,
OF BROOKS county. This country need
more of them.
THE cost of rehabiIitating a dis
abled war veteran so far has aver
aged $4,000 for each man, Con
gresham Robinson charges.
This asinine mismanagement is on
reason you Sumter county peopl,
have to pay such big taxes.
Why not give that $4,000 in casl
to the disabled soldier? On the av
erage, he has enough brains to tax
it and rehabilitate a dozen in add
ton to himself. Soldiers, you know
are not politicians.
*#*
You now can mail a letter in Ne,
York and the air mail, with GOO
luck, can deliver it to San Francisc
IN less than so hours.