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A LETTER FROM HON. C. A. Mc-
CRORY AND WHICH WILL IN
DUCE YOU TO REMEMBER
HON. BUCK MILLER. OF
COLUMBUS, AND SEN.
McNEAL
Dear Sir: I see in today’s issue of
the Telegraph an article from C. O'.
Anderson, urging the Daughters of
the Confederacy to establish a print
ing plant -for the publication of
Southern text books. I fully agree
to everything written by Mr. Ander
son. I also notice in the Journal a
statement from Governor Slaton that
he intends to have the issue of bonds
printed by competitive bids. Why will
he do this? Why not let the North
ern publisher gobble up everything,
as they have been doing since “the
memory of man runneth not to the
contrary.” No one will doubt in the
least but the State will save several
hundred dollars by having -these
bonds published by competitive bids.
Now I introduced a bill at the last
session of the legislature to allow
the State Board of Education to have
a suitable text on Civil Government
prepared and printed by competitive
bids and sold to our children at cost.
The State Board of Education had
condemned Peterman’s, which was
published by a Northern publishing
house (as usual), and for which our
children are by law compelled to pay
54 cents. It was proven before the
School Book Investigation Commit
tee that the authors of all common
school books received six per cent
and the price for distribution of all
school books in Georgia was 20 per
cent. Foote & Davies, of Atlanta, of
fered to print and bind as good Civil
Government as Peterman’s for IBV2
cents.
So you see the cost of a suitable
text to our children would have been
2 4 cents to take the place of an un
suitable one at 54 cents. The State
was not asked for one penny, but was
only asked to allow the Board of
Education to have this done. It does
seem as if every man in the legisla
ture would have been glad of an op
portunity of voting for this, does it
not? It did pass the House by a vote
of 152 to 7, and two of these against
it were book agents. It was killed
in the Senate and the opposition was
led by Hon. Brick Miller, of Colum
bus, ably assisted by Senator McNeal,
of Bibb county.
The passage of this bill would
have built up a publishing house in
the South without the aid of the
Daughters of the Confederacy' All
we need to build up a publishing
house in the South, is patronage. 1
shall renew the fight this summer.
Yours very truly,
C. R. McCRORY.
Senator-elect 13th Dist. Ga.
BISHOP CANDLER PREACHES
GREAT SERMON AT QUITMAN.
Dear Sir: I had the pleasure of
hearing Bishop Candler deliver a
sermon on education yesterday, and
I thank God for having heard him.
He is’ with you on foreign missions.
He told us the very things you have
been telling us for years. He said
the money that we give for foreign
missions was not handled properly,
and that there was but very littie
that actually reached the heathen,
etc.
He spoke on Romanish greed for
our country that would have made
you feel good to have heard him. He
THE JEFFERSONIAN
said those that did not love and
'honor the Bible could not stay in the
school he is doing all in his power to
establish. He said that they were
not going to allow any fly-blows on
the glorious book. He also paid
high tribute to Martin Luther and
John Knox, etc. He referred very
emphatically to the old monks in
their shirttails for the glory of them
selves, and not for the glory of God,
and also referred to the countries
that had thrown off the yoke of
Rome, and other very interesting
points on this line. The idea of the
great college he is trying to estab
lish is to turn out men that will
stand for a great principle, and to
love and honor God. I think we
should all join him in this great
work he is undertaking, seeing the
need of an education myself. This
letter is not for publication, but
merely to let you know that we have
a grand minister that speaks out
plainly against the Catholic Church.
Wishing you great success, and
longing to see your history of Geor
gia, of which was suggested for you
to write, I am,
Yours devotediv,
A. R. KITCHENS.
THE ENDORSEMENT OF A
BROTHER LAWYER
Dear Sir: Permit me, a stranger
to you, to extend you my heartiest
congratulations upon your masterly
argument in the March number of
Watson’s Magazine, under the title,
“A Full Review of the Leo Frank
Case,” which I have just carefully
read.
As a lawyer, and free from preju
dice, I consider your argument abso
lutely logical and conclusive, and
could conscientiously pronounce fav
orable judgment upon it.
The article will be preserved by
me as a valuable legal document.
Very truly yours,
Chicago.
ARTHUR C. PHILLIPS.
WHAT AN OLD GRANGER THINKS
OF THE FARMERS’ UNION.
Dear Sir: In your editorial re
cently and in some good letters since
in regard to the Farmers’ Union, I
wish to say I readily and heartily
agree with you and also the authors
of the letters to the Jeff. I have
been a member of the Grange, the
Alliance, and the F. A. U., and the
principles are all about the same,
and to the best of my recollection it
was with the Grange, the Farmers’
Alliance, and the Union, kept out of
politics that has always been the
advice given the different orders, and
I have often thought and argued,
what could we ever accomplish as
organizations and keep out of poli
tics? The Farmers’ Union was
once a strong organization, much
stronger than it is now and in my
judgment if they had formulated a
platform of principles National, and
declared their intention to go into
politics and asked all good non-union
mep to join them in a political bat
tle for the rights of the wealth pro
ducers and against the organized
money kings, today the- farmers
would be recognized as a power that
would have been dreaded by the very
class that have been robbing them of
hard-earned dollars. It is high time
the farmers and Protestants were
looking after their political interests,
but by their acts they say, “A little
more sleep.” Wake up to a sense
of duty before it is too late to ac
complish with ballots what may <• -si
bloodshed, and many good men and
families be suffering more than they
are now.
With good wishes to the Jeffs and
their readers and malice to none
that intend and do right, I am
Truly a Watson Man,
M. S. C.
A LAWYER WHO KNOWS HIS
BUSINESS CAN COMPEL THE
WORKING OF THIS ROAD.
CONSULT ONE.
Dear Sir: lam and have been for
a long time a subscriber of “The
Jeffersonian,” and through its col
umns 1 feel that I know you person
ally. My belief in your honesty and
sincerity prompts me to write you
this letter, and to ask some legal
advice regarding the roads in this
(Meriwether) county. The facts of
the case are these: In 1906 the meth
ods of working roads was changed
from the old system to the present
one, i. e., by county convicts and
taxation (the road tax per capita be
ing $3.00). Now, I reside in the 3rd
district of said county, and all the
commissioners reside in other dis
tricts; and while they have no com
punction about accepting my road
tax, they nevertheless, absolutely re
fuse to work our roads. You may
have an idea regarding the condition
of the road that I live on when I tell
yo,u that, on a two-mile stretch of
red, hilly road, in nine years’ time
all the work the county has done was
one day’s work with one road ma
chine (4 mules), and one road plow
(4 mules). And.this, mind you, on
a public road, the residents thereon
having paid their $3.00 annually for
nine years. And other roads in the
3rd district are in the same condition.
Now, what I want to ask you is this:
First, is there any way to force com
missioners to work roads? If so,
how? Second, is there any way to
avoid paying this tax? If. so, how?
Third, can an injunction bo gotten
out to prevent the county from col
lecting tax in the 3rd district?
I hope you can spare enough of
your time to put us right in this mat
ter. All of us interested are farm
ers, and three dollars are not as easily
found as formerly. They have used
their office for their personal gain by
grading roads through and near their
own property, thereby enhancing its
value. They have forced us to pay
$3.00 each for nine years and have
given us nothing in return except a
receipt.
We are poor folks and we come to
you for advice; and if you can show
us light on this matter we will pass
the hat and send you want we can.
Wishing you every success and
thanking you in advance, I am,
Very truly yours,
R. E. MASON.
P. S.—Since typing the above it
occurred to me that there might be
other counties in the state whose
roads are in our shape; therefore, let
others know by printing this and re
plying throuh “The Jeff.”
R. E. MASON.
COMMENDS T. E. W. FOR HIS RE
VIEW OF FRANK CASE.
Dear Sir: I have just recently
read your article in the March edi
tion of your Magazine, on the Leo
Frank case.
I was thoroughly convinced as to
liis guilt until the write-up I read in
the Chicago Tribune a few months
ago, after which I was up in the air,
POLEON\
I By THOS. E. WATSON I
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although it didn’t seem possible that
all of the evidence which was offered
at time of trial could be wrong.
Wish to commend you for the thor-,
ough review you have given of thia
case. There is absolutely no doubtj
as to the guilt of Frank.
Kindly, send the Watsons to Mr. Mj
B. Dodge, at 1118 South Third
Street, West, Cedar Rapids, for one
year, and find enclosed American Ex
press money-order for SI.OO attached
to pay subscription for same.
Yours truly,
lowa. M. H. CURTIS. ‘
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A WEST VIRGINIA ATTORNEY
IS CONVINCED.
Dear Sir: I cannot refrain froni
expressing my appreciation of, and
my admiration for your magnificent
defense of the State of Georgia in the
Frank case. You have performed a
splendid service, not alone for you®!
people, but for the cause of justice
everywhere. It was impossible for
me to believe that your highest court
could sanction a judicial outrage
such as that painted by Collier’s.
Your articles have been convincing
and conclusive.
Most sincerely,
West Va. H. W. HOUSTON.
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