The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-08-13
THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.

| THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
liter fifty days of a rather unusual
session the Georgia legislature has
adjourned end we all have occasion
now, in retrospect, to regard its
lachievements-an the lack of them
lin serious fashion. The truth of the
matter isl that the public and the
lpress in all states is always inclined
to be critical or facetious in discuss
ing the work of the law making bod
les. This custom has grown to be
rather bad habit and while no evil
lis intended and seldom any reflection
lis meant, at the same time, it does no
good and frequently does the state.
solons injustice.
AS matter OF fact that was very
pronounced constructive side to the
session just adjourned and it passed
some really good laws; attempted in
| seriousness and sincerity to remedy
the fiscal nffliction with which the
state suffers and did many other nota-
BILE and wise things.
The personnel of both houses was
above the average and in senate and
house many representative and typi-
aal Georgians served and served well.
or course there were mistakes, some
|of them were serious cnes; others
lwcre mere matters of omission, but
On the whole the session will take
high rank in the history of the state.
| Discussing the work of the lawmak
ers, the esteemed Atlanta Journal
very truly and very happily says:
Everything considered the Legis-
ture just adjourned has rendered
substantial service. Faults both of
amission and of commission are quite
obvious in its record; but despite
these. for one thing 1t has done Geor-
| gia may well take heart Boldly and
with constructive aim ii has attack
ed the far-frowning and long-evaded
problem of the States fiscal Difficult.
lies.
1.-THE mere will TO action on this
issue deserves credit, for the easier
Iceurse would have been to continue
| ieyishing appropriations which the
treasury could not pay. and thus
bb'ndly leave ths state to tread what
fakespeare e. lis "the primrose path
the everlasting bonfire" Retrench-
nent is unpopular, hard thinking a
| WEAKNESS to the flesh, and whose en-
banks upon such undertakings Is GER
tain to encounter rough weather.
Yet, so importlnt is it TO the common.
veal that this central problem of>ex-
uenditure and income be mastered,
NO can we'll afford to endure such
lsssing ina -nveuiences and MS ais
Imay attend determined efforts at IT'S
solution.
For not until the old earefree Gus
tom OF appropriating without prov'd-
Ing for payment Is abandoned, and
Inst until the present outworn, made
lauate. inequitahle system gives place
to better and fairer methods of pro-
Icaring revenue, viii Georgia be able
Ia deal justly. much less generously,
with her Unsupported institutions, or
liable to bunch needful development in
her vast empire of latent resources.
| Fundamental to all plans and asl
wishes for the upbuilding Of publie
education Is fiscal system that will
furnish the requisite sinnws. Elo-
quent appeals for the schools and
colleges will not suffice passionate
lhellef in Their noble mission will not
suffice: nothing win suffice until this
,ask. stubborn old problem q IL
nance is thought through TO fruit
ful end.
Because Of what II has done in
this direction The present Legislature
must. be accounted thus far essen
TALLY constructive Deeply regret
table WIS its failure to provide for
she critical needs of Tech and the
University and other institutions. Re
Unreliable. too. are certain items Of
the emergency tax program But be
II remembered at the same time that
IL The movement howard assai eitcien
3 ,cs md sap adequate state tncoNe
SEES ~ q Is goal slsese >s1aTeFnss "a
ssrssss 80 esagasion and social service
nil larc more liherally than emar sa
she past. and oar dreams e greater
Georgsa ~ nearer sh1n ever % faltia-
lw.snt. The LONGER and n'ore lmpoF
tat eharser e This h.sgislssure's bis.
tors remains "a b writes. Between