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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1908
Page
4
The notice urges readers to donate to the democratic national campaign from one dollar upward, with funds sent to the campaign treasurer. It satirizes Republican claims about Taft, notes bread price rises, and comments on various political figures, parties, and events in a garbled but period-tinged editorial tone.
Georgia rejects outside control as 210000 white voters who just finished a white primary face a solemn duty to support their state nominees. The Iowa Alabama New York backed Carter candidacy is dismissed as interference and a campaign mystery. Georgians insist on handling their own political affairs on October 7.
Governor Smith approved the annual pension payment measure praised by Confederate veterans and widows. The column notes tax rate hikes and increased taxable values raising revenue, compares past lump-sum pensions to quarterly payments, and recalls 1906 when insufficient appropriations delayed payments requiring a loan to cover unpaid claims.
A Georgia health report compares hookworm to a vampire, draining productivity and health throughout the south. It cites 150 000 to 200 000 known victims in Georgia and argues that simple remedies could end the scourge within a year. A nationwide eradication crusade is urged.
In a communication from Hon. Thomas B. Watson he disputes Mr. Bryan’s denials and comments on the Crisp Incident and a promised Foraker bill. The piece notes Bryan’s authorized denial in The Constitution and remarks on a Georgia contract between Watson and Governor Smith regarding disfranchisement law timing and political maneuvering.
The Constitution urges the Georgia Railroad Commission to officially protest to the Interstate Commerce Commission against higher freight rates. Chairman McLendon defends the panel while critics argue the commission should join as a party to the Georgia shippers’ case to help curb costs. The editorial notes the commission’s $32,000 annual expense and questions its impact on lower rates.
The Constitution highlights steps toward a Georgia peach growers business group. State Entomologist Worsham endorses the plan, backing Barnesville district organizers. Delegates will convene in Atlanta on September 10 to form a statewide body to market Georgia’s peach output next year.
The page blends old verse and humor with a report on an extra Georgia legislative session costing about 2000 dollars per day. It notes the potential 40000 dollar total, debates on convict systems, and the Holder bill’s possible passage to address humane treatment and funding without another session.
The Summerville News notes the coming extra session to tackle the convict leasing issue. Editors urge abolishing the release system and prison commission, warn of costs, and demand decisive reform to end inhumane treatment and costly revolutions in Georgia’s penal system.
Letters from people report a voluntary bankruptcy petition filed in Augusta by 3 B Lovett Jr & Brother of Dandere ville. Liabilities are about 80000 dollars with no assets. The Lovetts operated in the cotton wourniness.
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