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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1908
Page
4
Local office note indicates business at a post office in Ameri us handles second class mail. The line shows editorial room contact and a telephone number 99 for inquiries.
The Times-Recorder compiles a satirical potpourri on Georgia politics and national figures. It notes Senator Tillman’s European rest, Judge Speer’s Savannah exit, and Alabama’s whisper of a future governor. It mentions Prohibition debates, county contests in Lowndes, and labor shifts in Griffin amid reform talk and editorial jibes.
A Georgia editorial criticizes Governor Smith and Railroad Commissioner McLendon for undermining railroads and public capital. It accuses them of dodging responsibility as business slows, warns of bankruptcies and lost projects, and links their policies to a stagnant state economy and rising public distrust.
A reflective piece on ingratitude as the supreme vice, citing Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. It argues gratitude pleases society while ingratitude reveals selfishness, erodes duty, and invites contempt, noting how favors once given shape character and social bonds.
The passage argues gratitude shapes compassionate, helpful, and open personalities while ingratitude yields mercenary, cold individuals. It urges cultivating gratitude to mellow temper, brighten life, and avoid the label of an ungrateful hound, ending with a cautionary note.
The piece portrays Gov. Smith as pressing a controversial dismissal of Commissioner Joseph M. Brown over a threatening letter. The Atlanta Journal’s editorial stance condemns the move and urges a firm stand against perceived coercion. The governor is urged to avoid public vilification and to resist political pressure.
Police statistics praise the closing of saloons in America citing 12 arrests for drunkenness in three months. Officials say arrests were far below 1907, with strict enforcement boosting city prosperity though liquor-license revenue falls short. The piece lauds prohibition as beneficial for the city and urges continued restraint.
Senate judiciary panel has drafted a bill to curb interstate liquor shipments into dry states. It requires consignor names on packages and bans fictitious labels and delivery collection. The measure aims to close loopholes praised by pro prohibitionists but faces constitutional hurdles.
Candidates for county offices protest the county executive committee plans to retain a projected excess of more than 300 from the primary assessment to fund the June primaries. The article argues the unspent balance should be returned to contributors, noting the disproportion between salaries and the costs borne by hopeful county officials.
Macon reports note a new vessel for the Ocmulgee area drawn in sea terminology. The News states the liner will slide into the Ocmulgee harbor to avoid slipping its cables by splash while meat prices rise and the Bureau of Statistics is expected to release a report showing a lower cost of living.
The Populist Party may nominate Thomas E Watson for President causing Georgia drift. Nebraskan and Minnesotan delegates signal support for Bryan or Denver’s fate while Georgia Populists oppose Gov. Smith and may align with Watson. Outcome hinges on whether Populists vote in the Democratic primary or stay out, affecting Smith's majority and governor race.
The Athens Banner extols Joe Brown calling him "the poor man's friend" and asserts no greater compliment could be given him. The piece centers on Brown's reputation and community regard in Athens.
The marriage of Miss Jeanette Ray and Mr. Henry D Foote Jr was solemnized at a quiet home ceremony with only relatives and close friends present. The decor featured pink and white spring flowers with a white mousseline gown for the bride and birds roses in hand. The wedding included Oh Promise Me and Lohengrin as procession music, and after a buffet luncheon the couple departed for Columbus Miss and Gulf Port with many costly gifts noted from relatives and friends.
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