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GET READY AND COME!
Program Southern Citizenship
Congress.
Friday night, 19th, Gov. John M. Slaton
will preside, and Dr. H. M. Dußose, Pastor
First M. E. Church, Hon. A. J. Orem, the
Broker-Reformer of Boston* and the heroic
Chief Beavers will speak.
Saturday morning, 20th, will be divided be
tween the W. C. T. U. and the Woman’s Clubs,
with such speakers as Mrs. T. E. Patter
son for “Temperance,” Mrs. Jas. Little for
“The Mothers’ Club,” Mrs. G. B. Lindsey on
“The Hand That Rocks The Cradle,” and
Mrs. Mary L. McLendon os “The Unfinished
Work of the W. C. T. U.,” Mrs. Lem Gilreath,
State Evangelist, W. C. T. U.
Saturday afternoon—Students ’ Rally—For
school boys and girls everywhere. Capt.
Jack Crawford, the “Poet Scout*” and others
will speak.
Saturday night, “Hobson Night’’—Congress
man R. P. Hobson on “The Christian Citizen
and the Liquor Traffic,” with short speeches
by Judge Nash Broyles on “Law Enfocre
mest,” and Wm. D. Upshaw on “The Press and
Public Morals.”
Sunday morning, 21st, Different phases of
Christian Citizenship discussed by the pastors
of the city.
Closing session Sunday afternoon, Chief
speaker. Dr. Lincoln McConnell, new Pastor of
“The Tabernacle”—Subpect, “Lawlessness—
Its Cause and Cure*” with a brief address by
a representative of Christian Mechanics. Plans
announced for a forward movement in citizen
building.
A1 churches, all young people’s societies,
and all civic and patriotic organizations of men
and women whose purpose is the betterment of
humanity, are urged to send two delegates each.
Send your names at once to S. T. Nicholson,
General Secretary, 622 Empire Bldg., Atlanta
Ga.
A MOTHER’S ENDORSEMENT.
Editor Golden Age:
I thank you from the bottom of my “moth
er’s heart” for your editorial on recent edito
rials in ‘The Georgian.’ I can’t see how At-»
lanta endures such home-blighting utterances
about woman’s dress and other “loose,” hurt
ful tendencies. I think our papers, especially
those read around the fireside should be heard
from.
How can we be quiet when our children are
daily taught such degrading things?
Please agitate—it may purify.
Your sincere friend,
MRS. ELIZA N. CONYERS.
Cartersville, Ga.
THE GOLDEN AGE FOR WEEK OF SEPT. 11
EMORY SPEER—BRILLIANT, UPRIGHT JUDGE
We have no sympathy with, no rfaith in,
the charges against Judge Emory Speer who
presides over the Southern District
Political of Georgia.
Plot It would be a remarkable thing for
Against a judge to sit on the bench in the
Him active discharge of his du v y for thir
ty years in any court in any commu
nity in the world without making some ene
mies who wou’d seek his judicial undoing.
Especially is it natural for this to he so where
the Judge is an appointee of a political party
opposed in the main by the whole community
in "which he presides. These facts should serve
as a bifocal lense, through which to look at
the impeachment proceedings against Judge
Speer, of Macon* who is one of the most bril
liant jurists ou the American continent, and
certainly one of the most lovable of men.
It is not the province of The Golden Age to
discuss political matters, except as they touch
the mora’ side of things, but when the chaarc
ter of such a public servant as Judge Speer is
at stake we feel that we cannot keep silent.
During our college days at Mercer Universi
ty Judge Speer was the very flower of the law
faculty, the inspiration of every commence
ment and the ideal of every ambitious young
collegian. We must believe him forever inca
pable of official or private wrong-doing.
At the last ansual convention of the Georgia
Federation of Labor ringing resolutions in
dorsing Judge Speer were introduced hy Je
orme Jones, the gifted editor of The Journal
of Labor, and unanimously passed. The reso-
“TIX AND POLYTIX.”
Despite the fact that there was only a.few
hours notice, a magnificent crowd heard Will
D. Upshaw at the court house Tuesday night
in a stirring speech on “Tix and Polytix.”
The fact is Will D. Upshaw always gets a crowd
in Lawrenceville, and it is safe to say that it
has been a long time since a greater ail-around
speech on the duties of citizenship was heard
in that court house. In wit, humor and elo
quence it was a sort of cross between Seab
Wright, Sam Jones and George Stuart* and
Lawrenceville and Gwinnett county will feel
the effect of that ringing call to patriotism for
years to come. The speaker’s discussion of
the citizen’s duty toward every phase of the
liquor traffic was good-humored but scathing,
as he cal ed on politicians everywhere to stiffen
their backbones and “clean up the state so
Georgia will lift above her queenly head a flag
without a liquor stain.”
Hon. J. A. Perry introduced the editor of
The Golden Age as “a man who had scattered
more sunshine and inspired more boys and
girls in Georgia than any other man of his day
and generation.”
Mr. Upshaw has promised to come back and
give one of his famous platform lectures soon,
and it goes without saying that he will have a
big crowd.—Gwinnett Journal.
“LIKE THE HEBREW-HERO.”
Hon. H. H. Blackman of Enterprise, Ala.,
says:
“I count The Go den Age the ablest advo
cate of good laws, sobriety and good govern
ment in the great state of Georgia, tls editor
is certainly closely related to that Hebrew
hero, the Prophet Daniel, who always dared to
do right, and had a backbone like a mill-post
to vindicate sobriety and good government.”
’.utions closed with the following tribute to
Judge Speer:
“In nearly thirty years upon the Federal
Bench Judge Speer has shown himself strictly
loyal to his oath of office, to know no difference
between the rich and poor. He is the just and
judicious friend of organized labor and will
tolerate no injustice to any of any class. While
his enforcement of the law has been unexcelled
in effectiveness and while in his court verdicts
and such enforcemests have been one of un
exampled importance, his nature* is gentle and
mercifu’. His kindly treatment of the poor
farmers, convicted of violating the Internal
Revenue laws hy which he permits them to
make and gather their crops and provide for
their families before sentence is imposed has
commended him to the hearts of the humane
everywhere. He has been tided in the balance
and not found wantiug He possesses the af
fectionate esteem o fall his people whose a flec
tion and esteem are worth having. This Feder
ation most earnestly requests the Senators and
Representatime from Georgia to disapprove any
movement which will deprive any portion of
his district of the judicial services of £hjs
strong, humane, and upright Judge.
RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution
be sent to the Senators from Georgia and the
Georgia members of the House of Representa
tives as expressive of the sentiment, opinion,
and wishes of this body.”
The Golden Age believe Judge Speer will be
triumphantly vindicated and that the political
plotting for his downfall will be righteously re
buked.
MACON CLOSING UP “BEER SALOONS.”
The men who mean business are doing busi
ness down at Macon, Ga. Declaring them to
Brave Men P u^c nuisances, because they
Simply Doing Lave been selling intoxicats in
Their Duty. defiance of law and causing
drunkenness and general devil
ment, the Law Enforcement League closed up
the lucky number of thirteen beer saloons the
other dajy That is ‘ ‘ moving some. ’ ’ Frank L.
Mallary, as president of the league, and Rich
ard Williingham, son of the great-hearted bus
iness man and philanthropist, C. B. Willing
ham, as chairman of the Central Committee,
have been leading the fight, They are backed
by men who are clean, unselfish and unafraid.
And if a blind tiger beer saloon can be abated
as a nuisance in Macon, ’et the friends of law
enforcement everywhere get up and vindicate
the name and meaning of manhood and citi
zenship.
SUCH A HELP TO PREACHERS.
Rev. T. L. Holcombe, of Yatoo City, Miss.,
says: “You just don’t know how we preach
ers appreciate the rare things we get in The
Golden Age. Stirring speeches of great men,
Broughton’s sermons, your rich and ringing
editorials and many other things are simply
indispensable in the life of any preacher who
wants to grow. The Golden Age carried me all
the way to Cartersville to hear Gypsy Smith
and I thank God and you for the great bless
ing and strength I received."
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