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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1908
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner lists mailing prices by period with annual, six month, three month, and weekly rates. Cash in advance required. remittances accepted via express, post office money order, or registered letter.
The Athens merchants form an association to boost buying locally produced goods. The piece urges consumers to favor home manufacturers to grow plants, create jobs, and keep earnings in Athens. It cites a brick purchase contrast between a local firm and an out of town vendor, stressing local impact and the need to foster a stronger Athens economy.
Hon John Sharp Williams leads Democrats in Congress opposing parts of President Roosevelt’s message this session He vows to filibuster remaining days if Democrats’ opposed sections are pressed and to defeat legislation by that method The statement lists measures supported and opposed by Democrats including child labor limits and tariff changes through to court decisions and government liability issues.
The article notes a settlement ending night riding by tobacco farmers in Kentucky after the American Tobacco Company agreed to buy the 1906 and 1907 crops for about fourteen million dollars. Violence and vandalism are condemned, with calls for reform as authorities failed to prevent lawlessness. The text also reflects on political tensions around Taft Roosevelt Bryan and congressional maneuvering.
The piece argues Mr Bryan is a Southern friend despite his Illinois birth, noting Virginian father and Kentucky mother in a lineage of Southern blood. It recalls Southern support since Chicago and the Democratic nomination, praising loyalty to Bryan and doubting Republican prospects for the South under Roosevelt or any GOP administration.
Georgia counties should macadamize roads to show progress. Clarke County led with a hundred thousand dollars for country roads, delivering well paved, well kept routes. Other counties follow, aiming to pave roads from county seats to neighboring areas at modest cost. An organized state effort could yield great results. Forcing Congress to act, several measures affecting public welfare are pending.
A prominent group in Athens urges future Memorial Day programs in the South to focus more on factual teaching than on oratorical entertainment. They warn that Southern children grow up ignorant of the war between the states and what their fathers fought for, proposing a yearly emphasis on the war’s truth as a heritage of glory.
The state executive committee should avoid giving one man power to name all delegates to the Denver convention and the state party platform. Governor Smith once seemed poised to control the entire delegation, but Joe Brown’s emergence changes the dynamic and promises mixed selections across the state. The Georgia delegation may have been pre-set, yet changes are anticipated at the convention.
The New York World and the Evening Post clash over William J. Bryan. The World argues Bryan cannot win outside the solid South, while the Evening Post remains sharply critical, reflecting a partisan press battle as Bryan seeks the Democratic nomination.
The piece contrasts 1900s prosperity arguments with the silver issue in politics, noting shifts in New York and Georgia. It argues the silver issue is dead and emphasizes the need for strengthening Georgia’s state college of agriculture to raise farmer incomes by disseminating essential agricultural knowledge. It urges robust legislative funding.
The piece notes Arkansas Republicans meeting in Hot Springs in April to select delegates for the Chicago convention. It lists E. J. Funston a former congressman and father of General Fred Funston as a Kansas Senate candidate. Also mentioned are Rep Fowler of New Jersey backing Taft and Fort as his ticket. New Mexico’s six proposed GOP delegates are A. B. Fall, W. H. Llewellyn, H. O. Bursum, M. A. Otero, T. B. Catren, and C. H. Spelys. the national committee allotted four but six are expected to be admitted. Ignatius J. Dunn, Omaha city attorney, is chosen by Nebraska Democrats to nominate Bryan. Prohibition candidate for president is Dr. W. B. Palmore of St. Louis, editor of the St. Louis Christian Advocate and longtime temperance activist.
In Savannah a plan unfolds as to who will fill the First district state senate seat. Chatham holds the present seat and faces a potential shift as Bryan and Effingham precede it. W F Slater is named in Bryan county with opposition beliefs in Savannah suggesting Chatham may oppose him. The convention weighs six Chatham votes against two from each other county, making refusals feasible and possible disruption if Bevan County supports Shirer.
New York Assembly Codes Committee reported a bill to felony bucket shop operation, with a Senate measure likely to be heard Friday. Wall Street institutions including the New York Stock Exchange and Consolidated Stock Exchange back the plan to abolish bucket shops, hoping to divert business to legitimate venues and set a national precedent. The market meanwhile showed moderate reactions but overall advances as optimism grew over policy action and railroad-related court rulings.
Atlanta reports no move to abolish probation officer for Inebriates. Chief Jennings says he gave no such statement and praises Probation Officer Coogler, who oversees about thirty men reforming from drink. Coogler notes some quit drinking, returned to work, and restored families, while acknowledging occasional slips. He also assists plainclothes officers in street work.
Columbus Ga March 20 Oscar S Straus secretary of commerce and labor of the United States will arrive in Columbus for a visit on April 6 and 7. He will be accompanied by Mrs Straus. An invitation was extended by the Columbus board of trade the local Young Men s Christian Association and the mayor. He will address Columbus after traveling from Savannah.
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