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The Golden Age
Published Every Thursday by The Golden Age
Publishing Company (Inc.)
OFFICES: AUSTELL BUILDING, ATLANTA, GA.
WILLIAMD. UPSHAW .... Editor
MRS. WILLIAMD. UPSHAW . Associate Editor
MRS. G. B. LINDSEY . . . Managing Editor
LEN G. BROUGHTON . . Pulpit Editor
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TIDE TURNING IN ALABAMA.
The liquor men are not having it all their
own way over in dear old ‘‘Alabama.” They
have gained very few victories out-
Liquor side of the acknowledged strong-
Forces holds of Mobile Montgomery and
Being Birmingham. John Barleycorn
Routed was simply smacking his lips, and
In Many “licking his chops” over the pros-
Battles. pect of carrying historic Barbour
County, of which the • fair city of
Eufaula is the capital, but Barbour County
remains “dry” by two to one majority. The
fact that Eufaula herself went “wet” by a
small majority can be charged up to her
kinship to a city—but the good old county
contained enough law-loving, whiskey-hating,
royal citizens to save Eufaula from herself.
We Georgia people are especially glad of
see the border counties in Alabama behave
themselves. Let the forces of decency stand
firm, and prohibition will finally win every
where.
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GRAND RALLY AT THE GRAND.
Atlanta’s first Pope Brown Rally, which
was held at “The Grand” last Friday night
was a rousing success from ev-
Pope Brown ery standpoint. The crowd
Surprises eclipsed the “Dick” Russell
And Delights crowd, despite a forbidding
Even His night and the enthusiasm was
Warmest an inspiration to behold.
Friends “True to every trust and
sound on prohibition,” were the
words with which Judge George Hillyer, the
able and veteran jurist, presented Hon. Pope
Brown to the great audience. And it is no re
flection on Mr. Brown to say that while every
body knew him as a strong, successful busi
ness man and always a sensible, straightfor
ward talker, nobody was prepared for the su
perb way in which he met the occasion. For
about forty minutes the Farmer-Statesman
kept the crowd charmed —positively electri
fied by his ready wit, his homespun philoso
phy and his rugged philosophy. It was the hour
of Pope Brown’s triumph. Everybody
knew that Seaborn Wright would tear
up the patch and he did it in one
of the most eloquent and terrific arraignments
of saloon methods ever heard from any man on
any occasion, but the surprise of the hour was
Pope Brown’s speech. His stock in the
present campaign for Governor has been sell
ing since then ’way above par—with a glori
ous “upward tendency.”
And the tide is rising all over Georgia.
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LEWIS LIKED IT.
Editor Golden Age:
A thousand thanks tor that “Open Letter
to the Constitution.” It is “sure” good read
ing. You ought to send out extra 10,000
copies all over Georgia. We must rally our
forces and whip this fight for straightout pro
hibition.
Yours in the fight,
J. S. LEWIS,
Methodist Pastor, Arabi, Ga.
The Golden Age For November 16, 1911.
SOME LETTERS AND THEIR ANSWERS
Being greatly surprised to note that certain
former prohibition leaders had announced
their purpose to support ex-Governor Joseph
M. Brown for Governor —in face of the fact
that he had not taken a personal stand for
State-wide prohibition and had further prac
tically declared in favor of continuing the
near-beer saloons until “the people” could
vote on the question, I felt it my duty (in the
absence of the Editor), as President of The
Golden Age Publishing Company, to labor with
these erring brethren. Accordingly the fol
lowing letter was addressed to Judge W. R.
Hammond, first President of the Georgia Anti-
Saloon League, and to Hon. B. S. Willingham,
author of the Willingham Prohibition Bill,
which failed of passage some years ago:
Atlanta, Ga., November 9, 1911.
Judge W. R. Hammond,
Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Sir :
We notice from the press that you are
espousing the candidacy of ex-Governor
Joseph M. Brown, because you consider his
position toward the present prohibition
law as thoroughly consistent.
In the event Mr. Joseph M. Brown is
elected, and his demand that the prohibi
tion question be submitted to a vote of the
people is submitted, What Attitude Will
You Assume Toward the Prohibition
Measure, and What Part Will You, Per
sonally, take in such a campaign?
This enquiry and your reply will be
used for publication.
Very truly,
THE GOLDEN AGE,
By Ben F. Perry, President.
Judge Hammond’s Reply.
Atlanta, Ga., November 10, 1911.
The Golden Age,
Ben. F. Perry, President, City.
Dear Sir:
I have received your reply of the 9th.
inst., inquiring what attitude I will as
sume toward the prohibition measure, and
what part will I take in a campaign if
Governor Joseph M. Brown should be
elected?
In reply I beg to say that, in my opin
ion, it will be a great advantage to the
cause of temperance and prohibition for
the Tippins bill to be amended, so as to re
fer to the people the question of the fur
ther continuance of the near-beer saloons
in Georgia. It is important, in my judg
ment, for the liquor question to be
brought before the people, in some form,
so as to make it clear and unquestionable
that the people of Georgia are opposed to
the sale of intoxicating liquor. If the peo-
“BOTTLES AND RAGS.”
Exiled Georgians are watching from afar
the present effort of the liquor forces to bring
back local-liquor-option to Geor-
Former gia.
Georgian From away up in Minnesota, the
Sends following fancy post-card has
Post Card come to The Golden Age office:
to “Dick” First side: Editor Golden Age:
Russell. the writer is mailing Judge R.
B.(uttinsky) Russell, one of these
cards, calling his attention to the great truth
given on the opposite side.
Very truly,
EX-GA. CRACKER.
The Other Side:
“Any rags, any bottles?’’
The ragman is a wag;
He knows when folks have bottles
They most generally have rags.
And yet, tho’ the whiskey forces are sup
porting Judge Russell with defiant enthusiasm,
he resents the charge of being the “whiskey
pie of Georgia should vote in favor of the
Tippins bill, as I firmly believe they will,
the effect will be to immensely strengthen
the temperance cause, and to force an ad
ditional argument for prohibition which
will be well nigh irresistible. The prohi
bitionists of this State are not afraid of
the people on this question. And there is
no better way of submitting it to them
than in the form of a vote on the bill to
abolish the near-beer nuisance. This is my
candid conviction, after much and careful
reflection.
I will do all in my power, in every way
possible, to make the bill for the abolition
of the near-beer saloons become a law by
the vote of the people.
Yours very truly,
W. R. HAMMOND.
Mr. Willingham’s reply was too long for
our limited space, and has already been given
by him to the daily press.
As to Judge Hammond’s position, I have
this to say:
First: There is no earthly reason why the
Tippins Anti-Near Beer Bill should be refer
red to the people before it becomes a law.
Our Legislature is just as competent to pass a
law killing these public nuisances as it to
pass a law against “pistol-toting,” or any
other nuisance, without referring it to the
people.
Second: The law against selling intoxicat
ing liquors being a righteous one, it seems
to me that Judge Hammond, a prohibition
leader, and all who ever followed him,
should stand for enforcing and perfecting the
law without giving encouragement to
saloonists by voting for a candidate for Gov
ernor whose platform the beer-dealers are
widely supporting.
Third: The rank and file of the people
of Georgia have not found fault with our
prohibition laws. A few liquor papers have
asked for an election, and a few “conserva
tive” prohibitionists have been caught in the'
trap.
Fourth: Submission to the people will not
settle the liquor question. When “the peo
ple” voted out saloons in Atlanta in ’B7
these same whiskey men, who now appeal to
the people, fought on till they got saloons
back. In Maine, Oklahoma, North Carolina
and other States, where prohibition has been
ratified by the people, the saloon forces are
still fighting prohibition. I exceedingly re
gret that a good man like Judge Hammond is
unwittingly giving aid to these destructive
forces against law and order.
BEN F. PERRY, President,
The Golden Age Publishing Co.
candidate.” But he knows —we all know —
God knows the measureless harm his campaign
is doing—and his reign would do in Georgia.
MONCRIEF SAYS “KEEP IT UP.”
Your “Open Letter to the Constitution”
was fine. Keep it up and The Golden Age
will count mightily for the good cause of pro
hibition.
Barnesville, Ga. A. J. MONCRIEF.
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“ WITH MY LITTLE HATCHET.”
Just own up—who wrote that “Open Let
ter to The Atlanta Constitution” for you? It
is one of the strongest things on the prohibi
tion situation that I ever read from anybody.
Ocilla, Ga. DR. J. C. LUKE.
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HE READ IT TWICE.
, I read your ‘ ‘ Open Letter to The Constitu
tion” twice before breakfast. It is very
strong. SOLON H. BRYAN.
Atlanta, Ga.
