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“GEORGIA IS DEGRADED.”
Dear Sir: Georgia is disgraced,
and Slaton has distinguished him
self. He will go down in history
along with Benedict Arnold and
Judas Iscariot.
The mark of Cain will go with him
into the grave, which will not be
very long, if the Lord is merciful to
him.
For, if he is destitute of any con
science, there is a Nemesis that will
camp on his trail till it drives him
to complete the program of Judas.
He has made every man’s life in
Georgia unsafe, if he should be so
unfortunate as to incur the deadly
enmity of some roan who has, or can
command unlimited money. Certain
men can go to your house, your field,
or the shop where you work, and
shoot you down in cold blood, or
murder any member of your family,
get in his car, go back to town and
employ the law-firm of w’hich the
Governor is a partner, and laugh at
court and jury.
The lying Northern press has not
done this. Burns, with his dirty
work, did not do it. The courts have
not done it, for they stood firm as
the Rock of Gibralter. It is the
dirty hound WE elected Governor
who -has brought this shame, and
this peril on us.
And when men who have always
obeyed and respected the law go to
Atlanta to protest against the in
famy, they find mounted policemen
on the sidewakls. riding down citi
zens and crippling children. And
when they go out to the Governor’s
home on Peachtree Street, they find
the State troops out. there with
loaded guns to shoot down loyal
Georgia citizens and protect the arch
anarchist.
Frank has escaped th° just punish
ment for his crime: he will be
slipped out of the State soon. The
wires are all laid for the work, and
have been for some time, and there
is no help for it under present condi
tions.
Now, men, what are you going to
do about it? Will you, change those
conditions? You can do so, peace
ably, lawfully and for all time, by
organizing a perma.nent campaign
club in. every militia district in the
State; getting every voter possible to
pledge his sacred honor to never sup
port any law r yer of any big city
(especially Atlanta) for any impor
tant State office (especially for Gov
ernor). Desperate diseases require
desperate remedies, and we are now
in the condition to which the people
of France had arrived before the
horrors of the great Revolution came
upon them.
The yeomanry of Georgia, native
born, have always been God-fearing,
law-abiding men, and they do not
want to see this grand old common
wealth ruled by mob law, or rent
asunder by anarchy, with the Gov
ernor the commander-in-chief of the
anarchists.
From the dawn of civilization, the
rich and powerful have always op
pressed and exploited the noor and
weak; and when things reached the
limit, the people have always re
deemed themselves by coming to
gether and making common cause for
self-protection, when they do that.
Vox populi vox Dei means something.
The voice of the people becomes the
voice of God, only -when the people
deserve it. Nothing is ever accom
plished by blustering. Cool heads
and a grim determination will do the
work.
God save our country!
Ga. SUBSCRIBER.
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INFLUENCE OF MONEY AT THE
STATE FARM.
Dear Sir: If it will not be too
much, I would like to ask of you,
why is it that some people can go
to the State Farm for life for as
dirty a crime as Leo M. Frank com
mitted, and have his roller top desk
rolled in and sit and write letters
to people, and not have to work;
and a man sent there for a small
crime, say six months or a year, has
to hit it hard all day at work, and
Wear stripes, and maybe chains?
THE JEFFERSONIAN
Mr. Watson, what is the matter
with the Georgia Legislature and the
Prison Commission?
I don’t mean to say that they get
theirs, I mean the Prison Commis
sion. I wouldn’t say they did, for I
don’t know.
Am asking you for this informa
tion.
There is something crooked some
where. Where is it? Is it right?
I think not.
Bill Creen killed his last man one
foot from my store steps.
That was bad; but I cannot see
that his State Farm job is so bad.
Why didn’t Frank work like Creen
had to? Was he better? - I don’t
think so. Do you?
Respectfully,
Ga. S. BARTO. HENDRIX.
ANOTHER GEORGIA CITIZEN’S
ENDORSEMENT.
My Dear Sir: Please allow me
to congratulate you for such a grand
and most eloquent editorial in this
week’s “Jeffersonian” on that dis
graceful Leo Frank’s case, that as you
say, and we all know, was the most
horrible crime in, not only Georgia s,
but the world’s history.
I hardly know just how to ex
press myself to you, but I can say,
that your views and what you have
said heretofore, all along, together
with this recent editorial that I
have referred to, are my heart’s sen
timents exactly. Then it will be
useless for me to say what I think
about “Our Executive Officer.”
CRosser's Partner) or in other
words, John M. Slaton.
I have seen you several times in
my life, although you may not re
member me, you know my father
personally; have also read much
of your writings, which makes me
feel just like I know you. So again
I roust compliment you, and may
God’s richest blessings rest on you
and yours.
Sincerely vours,
BERT JOHNSON.
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A LADY ASKS SOME QUESTIONS.
Dear Sir: Will you kindly answer
the following questions: When, if
ever, did the Governor of a State
have to call out the militian to pro
tect him from the people who elect
ed him?
Is it true that the Jews have gained
such power in Georgia that they
can override the courts and muzzle
the press with their money If so
why do people patronize their stores
and thereby put into their hands this
weapon for their own undoing.
Is it true that the Jews boasted
-before Frank was ever tried that he
would never hang, because millions
would be raised to save him, and are
now making the statement that Sla
ton will be the greatest man in Geo
gia in two or three years because he
has saved Frank. Do they intend
to put him on the ticket with Bryan
in the next Presidential election?
Yours very truly,
Ga. A. W.
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THE SCHOOL QUESTION IN
GEORGIA.
Dear Sir: I would like to inter
est you in the School situation in
Georgia. I am not after any insti
tution for the purpose of knocking it
but would like to see the boys and
girls who are compelled' to attend
the Common schools get their share
of the funds.
The common schools get $3.17 for
each child of school age. I do not
know how much it cost for each stu
dent at the university but I am most
sure something like S2OO for each
one and it is an organized pull for
more every year. 1 have never
heard of any one who was making
an effort to help those who needed
it most. I would appreciate your
efforts in behalf of the Common
Schools. If you have them, I would
thank you for any matter touching
on this proposition.
' Yours,
W. W. COOPER.
Comment.
Mr. Cooper puts the State Univer
sity expense to low. See Editorial.
“ONE LAW FOR THE RICH AND
ANOTHER FOR THE POOR?
Dear Sir: Eighty-one years ago
my father was born in Merriwether
county, and as a descendant of the
man as Slaton was born in their
self in line with the citizens of
said county I desire to express my-
Woodbury, who regret that such a
man as Slaton was born in their
county.
The action of the governor in the
Frank case demonstrates to the peo
ple that there is one law for the
rich and one for the poor. It will
have its effect toward encouraging
mob violence, and the old advice of
“let the law take its course” will be
treated with conetmpt.
A justice loving people will think
of Slaton, Judas Iscariot, Benedict
Arnold as in a class of traitors to
to themselves.
Ga. Yours truly,
J. G. SCAIFE.
A TENANT-FARMER’S LETTER.
Dear Sir: I have teen reading
your publications for six years, and
to say I like them, puts it too mildly.
You are doing a great work in the
exposure of evil wherever it exists.
Keep it up. The great majority of
us common people are with you.
I secured the enclosed list of names
in a few hours Saturday evening at
Two Recent Additions to the Roman Cath
olic Historical Series of
THOS. E. WATSON
"The Italian Pope’s Campaign Against the Con
stitutional Rights of American Citizens.”
Pamphlet, 14 pages, well printed, clear type; postpaid, 10c.
"What Goes On in the Nunneries?”
Pamphlet, well printed, illustrated, 11 pages; postpaid, 10c.
Where it is desired to ciicuiate these pamphlets, special prices will be made.
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In this work. Mr. Watson takes up, one by one, each of the
propositions of Karl Marx, and discusses them fully and
fairly.
He also analyses the great book of Herr Bebel, the world
j; leader of Socialism, ‘‘Woman Under Socialism.’’ ,i
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Air. Watson cites standard historical works to prove that
Bebel, Marx and other Socialist leaders are altogether wrong
about, The Origin of Property, the rise of the Marital relation,
the cause of the inequality of wealth, etc.
Mr. "Watson demonstrates that Socialism—as taught by
Marx, Mbel, LaSalle, Engel, &c., would annihilate
Individuality and personal liberty, Home-life, as we know
it, The White Maids Supremacy over the inferior races, the
Marital relation, with its protection to women, and finally
RELIGION OF ALL KINDS.
| Mr. Watson proves that SPECIAL PRIVILEGE, i
intrenched in law and government, is now, and always has
been, tf/ie Great Enemy of the Human Race. r „ ,
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THOMSON, GEORGIA
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Hiram. Nearly everyone I asked
gladly signed. And a very significant
feature of it is, that about half of
the signers were formerly your ene
mies. I will say, in conclusion, that
at least 95 per cent of the citizens of
old Paulding are strong Watson men
now. ,
Best wishes to your family, and
may God spare you many years yet
to fight for the rights of the poor
and oppressed.
Ga. A TENANT FARMER.
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WHO CAN ANSWER THIS?
Dear Sir: Kindly inform your
readers’where they can find a daily
that does not cringe to the papal
hierarchy, nor can be controlled by
the money power. Is there such a
paper in Georgia, or in this country?
I heartily agree with you about the
leading dailies of our leading city,
and some others in other parts of the
State are as ready to grovel in the
presence of Romanists as the ones
you referred to last week.
Also, kindly tell us why it is that
the 20,000 Romanists of Georgia ex
ercised tw’o-fold more power in gov
ernmental affairs than the 700,009
Baptists. The fact is manifest, the
reason should be known.
Very respectfully.
J. W. PERRY.
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