Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-03-10
ABANDON CAPITAL REMOVAL
IDEA, SAYS MACON EDITORIAL

for mental detectives at Augusta.
in need of larger funds. There is
the institution at Alto, crying to a
people for better support. There
is the state training school for boys,
greatly in need of shops, instruc.
tors, cottages and cows. There is
the prison system, directly calling
for revision and reorganization in
terms OF modern enlightenment and
cUstom-to be at least as up-to-datp
as the pena, system Of surrounding
states, and there are other foregone
necessities. The state debt should
be paid as early Is possible-to wipe
off the slate, and take out of pawn
the state read that had be soaked
More Harmony Needed
"A greater measure of harmony
is needed to come to pass IN Geor-
gia before the next legislature con-
Nenes. There should be some sort
of an understanding Tax problems
must be solved and settled-a sensi-
BILE, workable arrangement of gov.
ornamental income and outgo eVolv.
ed. Politics must be forSotten-at
least, for the time-and all factions
get behind the incoming governor.
The legislature must get its work
done first end play afterwards this
year - pass necessary legislation
and dabble with politics later. A
survey should be made of the states
departments and needs; economics
effected wherever advisable; and
ways and means devised to raise
with revenue necessary to bring
Georgia up with the times. And
the raising of the money must be
more or less Of a painless process.
1T is highly important to note
the present vigorous reactions
against taxation - against bonds.
The feeling is strong that private
individual prosperity must precede
governmental prosperity. The fac
that the reverse is also true does not
take prominent stand in the pop.
ul2r mind Just now. The trend is
decidedly against additional taxes;
1t rather fayors any possible reduc.
ton.
Would Bib Vote Bonds
etc remove the state capital to
Macon would throw a burden CT
some $4,000 900 in additional taxes
on the people of Bibb county. This
would be raised through bonds.
Would the people of Bibb vote those
bonds9 Frankly, We say, they would
not! No matter what we might
have said or believed a year ago.
casual examination of the situa-
ton in the county and state at pres.
ent should convince that people are
not looking for additional financial
burdGns-and are not rushing into
undertaking them, but rather re-
treating from such.
But this is not the real point of
this dissertation. 1t might be possible
through a vigorous campaign of
speech making and other forms of
whirlWind persuasion to squeeze, q
bond rough-although it is doubt
full The idea intended to be set
forth is that all too, much confusion
and dissension now exists in Georgia.
The sections and factions are split un
far too greatly. Somebody has got to
make concessions; in fact everybody.
If herein Macon-be the heart of
Georgia. then at what better place
could a movement in this direction
begin? Is it not the logical location
for the acid test? Certainly, the
largest opportunity exists here.
"The minds OF quite a number
have been set on bringing the capital
to Macon. Our own ideas have in.
Guided something of the sort. But any
sincere patriotism calls for a differ
ent attitude and procedure nova
line of thought and action looking to
the union and upbuilding of Georgia,
and to the advancement and i'm
provement of her administrative
agencies and functions.
Let Atlanta keep the capital, and
God bless her.
Let Atlanta join Macon-let Ma.
con join Atlanta-in company with
all the other cities, towns and coun.
trysides in the effort to make Geor.
gia really and truly the Empire State
Of the South"
Mrs. Viola Napier, representative.
elect from Bib county, who takes
her seat when the legislature con-
Venes in June as one of the two
women members, issued the follow
ing statement supporting Represen-
tatiVe Fowler:
Major Fowler has advised me
that he intends to introduce the cap
ital removal bill, and it is my pur.
pose to back him in it to the very
fullest of my ability. That was
partof the platform on which I was
elected and expect to support it.
Moreover, I am whole heartedly in
favor of capita removal being sub.
mitted to the people"