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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1908
Page
4
THOMAS GAMBLE JR editor and manager and ¢ W CORNFORTH associate editor and assistant manager J W FARLOW city editor L DUPREE assistant business department Editorial room telephone 99.
The Times-Recorder from Americus Ga on Feb 14 1908 reprints editorials citing demagogues in politics and tariff fears. It notes Bryan praising aggressive democracy while the East shifts stance, Roosevelt big policies boosting respect, and public opinion correcting commercial evils when specific. It also mentions Sumter county farmers and cabbage plans for spring.
A historical note questions whether Assistant Postmaster General Hitchcock can legally run a political campaign for Taft from the Post Office Department. The remark hints at ongoing or prior campaign activity and wonders about the source of that activity to date.
The statement of State Treasurer Park exposes the weak point in the state's bank examination system. Under current practice income from banks through assessments is insufficient for proper inspection, prompting calls to abolish the system and create a professional bank exam corps paid from the state treasury. The piece also condemns compensation practices and political influence, noting high salaries like Col. Lawton's at the Atlantic Compress Company and urging reform to protect public interest.
A blind candidate runs for Fulton county coroner noting the office’s history of elected officials ending up blind. The remark suggests skepticism about the role and its outcomes.
The writer notes Americus escaped a sleet and snow storm that hit Atlanta and North Georgia. Reports from across the state describe severe winter weather while Judge Speer prepares to hold Savannah court next week. He says members may face Federal tax liability, alarming the so called locker clubs already seeking cyclone cellars.
The United Daughters of the Confederacy issued a statement that no inscription has been decided for Major Wirz’s monument. Savannah proposed text faced opposition locally, and Atlanta executives will deliberate to avoid offense to the north. A location change from Andersonville to Americus and a milder inscription may resolve the dispute.
The New York World mounts editorial sketches of Democratic Presidential possibilities, but the piece argues the only certain option is William Jennings Bryan, dismissing other contenders as mere filler and waste of space.
Federal office holders mobilize across the South to deliver delegates to Taft at Chicago. Florida leads the challenge as black voters and officeholders pressure for favorable delegations. Contested seats promise bristling clashes, with anti Taft forces expected to press a heated fight over the party platform.
Holders of second and third income bonds of the Central of Georgia sue to force 5 percent dividends for the year ended June 30. The dispute centers on earnings manipulation of the Ocean Steamship Company owned by Central. Salts filed in Savannah. Predictions say next year may hold little if any distribution for firsts seconds or thirds. Georgia Railroad Commission actions amid reform pressures draw criticism. Also noted is a pardon petition tactic involving a Savannah convict and the Governor.
A partisan exchange shows Bryan and Roosevelt alternating as author and speaker. The message and speech blur who truly composes each piece, raising questions about authorship and leadership during a tense political moment.
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