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Thursday, August 30,1917.
whereof the party shall have been
duly convicted, shall exist within the
United States, and,
Whereas, The citizens and tax
payers of Johnson County, in thia
■meeting assembled, deem the re<?epv
Acts of Congress, known as*the Con
script law, an infringement of the
rights of the American people; they
likewise deem any law, which at
tempts, in any manner, to invade the
constitutional guarantee of freedom
of speech and freedom of tfvepress,
to be an open flagrant violation of
the Supreme law of the land as be
ing dangerous to liberties of the citi
zens of this republic and destructive
of all democratic principles;
Therefore, Be it resolved by the
people of Johnson County, Georgia:
First—That they petition their U.
S. Senators and their Representatives
in Congress to support the bill in
troduced by Mason (Congressman)
of Illinois, which repeals the Con
script Act.
Second—-that they affirm their al
legiance to the Supreme law of the
land, and respectfully urge upon all
servants of the American people, in
cluding the incubbents of all depart
ments of government—-the legisla
tive, Executive and Judicial, to abide
by and perform each provision of the
Constitution of the United States,
which contains the priceless jewels of
the personal rights of the American
people whose forefathers gave their
sacred life-blood that they might be
handed down to this generation.
Third—That they respectfully pe-.
•tition those in authority, that before
.any law of conscription is enforced
~Uf t his country that the righ of he
people to vote thereon be granted if
? the-United States as it was done m
•/Canada, Australia and Ireland.
■ Fourth—That they will aid witn
Aheir names and influence in having
the constitutionality of the above en
actment of Congress tested in the
Courts of the country.
Fifth*-—That they hereby coinmend
Hon. T.- W. Hardwick for the< fight
he has made in defense of otir Con
stitutional rights, and that we con
demn the Macon Telegraph, and other
.papers for the fight they have waged
waged against him for so doing.
Sixth—That we aldo favor a State
convention in Macon or any other
suitable place on August 23, and for
.that purpose we elect from this meet
vlng the following men as delegates
to the same: C. M. Dent, J. M. Smith,
• E. J. Sumner, J. C. Cave, W. H. Ra
ley, John M. Meeks, Sr., J. T. Fer
guson.
C. M, DENT, Chairman.
W. H. HALEY, Secretary.
You will please find Cashiers check
for one hundred and four dollars to
be added to the fund for contesting
the Conscript law.
Yours truly,
W. H. avALEY, Sec.
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WERE THE DEPOSITORS “SLACK
ERS” ALSQ?
Dear Sir: We notice in the last
issue of The Jeffersonian that our
name appears among those who con*
trlbuted to a fund for the purpose of
fighting conscription. We ask that
you correct the statement because of
the fact that is false and that we do
not want our name to appear before
the good people of the State as a
“Slacker.”
Y,ours very truly,
PLANTERS BANK,
Donalsonville, Ga<
This letter will, doubtless prove" in
teresting to the people of Donalson
ville who deposited the money in the
above named bank, notifying us that
they had done so. T. E, W.
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THIS IS THE MODEL LETTER,
FROM A JEFF SUBSCRIBER.
FOB RENEWAL.
Time up, find SI.OO, send the Jeff.
, N. J. JOLLY.
Sterling City, Texas.
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Watson’s Political Handbook, fifth
~£dition, just off the press. Paper
$1.00: Cloth, $1.50. Jeffersonian
Publishing Co., Thomson, Ga.
THE JEFFERSONIAN
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED IN MASS
'J MEETING AT KITE, &A..
AUGUST 11,1917.
Whereas the laws of general
operation in this State are:
First —As the Supreme law, the
Constitution of the United States,
the laws of the United States in pur
suance thereof; and all treaties made
under the authority of the United
States.
Second —As the next in authority
thereto; the Constitution of the State
of Georgia, and the law pursuant
thereto, etc., and,
Whereas; The Supreme law of the
land guarantees to the people the
right to peaceably assemble and pe
tition the power of government for
the redress of grievances, and,
Whereas, The Supreme law of the
land respects intellectual freedom,
and guarantees to al Icitizens of this
government .the right of free speech
and preserves .the freedom of the
press, and,
Whereas, The servants of the peo
ple, the sworn officers of the law, are
pot beyond and secure from legiti
mate criticism by their Constituents,
and, ’
Whereas, The Constitution of the
United States declares that “neither
slavery nor involuntary servitude,
except as a punishment for criine
whereof the party shall have been
duly convicted, shall exist within the
United States, apd,
whereas, The citizens and tax
payers *of Johnson County, in this
meeting assembled, deem the recent
Acts of Congress, known as the
“Conscript laws” an infringement of
the rights of the American people;
they likewise deem any law, which
attempts, In any manner*.; to invade
the constitutional guarantee of free
dom of speech and freedom of the
press, to be an open flagrant viola-,
tion 'of the Supreme law of the land
as being dangerous to liberties of
the citizens of this republite and de
structive of all democratic prinei
pies; •
Therefore, Be it resolved by the
people of Johnson County, eo'rgGia,
First—That they petition their U.
S. Senators and their Representatives
in Congress to support the bill intro
duced by Mason (Congressman) of
Illinois, whihe repeals the Conscript'
Act. ■’
Second—-That they affirm their al
legiance to the Supreme law of the
land, and respectfully urge upon all
servants of the American people, in
cluding the incumbents of all depart
ments of government, the Legislative,
Executive and Judicial, to abide by
and perform each provision of the
Constitution of the United States,
which contains the priceless jewels
of the personal rights of the Ameri
can people whose fortfathers gavo
their sacred life-blood that they
might be handede down to this gen
eration.
Third—That they respectfully pe
tition those in authority, that before
any law of conscription is enforced in
this country, that the right of the
people to vote thereon be granted in
the United States as it was dona in
Canada, Autsralia and Ireland.
Fourth—That they will aid with
their means and influence in having
the constitutionality of the qbove
enactment of Congress tested in the
Courts of the country.
Fifth—That they hereby commend
Hon. T. W. Hardwick for the fight
he has made in defence of our Con
stitutional rights, and that we con
demn the Macon Telggraph, and other
papers for the fight they have waged
against so doing, .
Sixth—That we also favor a State
convention in Macon or any other
suitable place on August 23, and for
that purpose we elect from this meet
ing the fallowing men as delegates
to the same: C. M. Dent, J. M. Smith,
E.J. Sumner, J. C. Cave, W. H. Ra
ley, John M. Meeks, Sr., J. T. Fer
guson.
C. M. SCHWALLS, Chairman.
J. M. MEEKS, SR., Secretary.
J. T. Duncan, Moultrie, Ga., wjll
receive subscriptions for The Jeffer
sonian and Watson’s Magazine. ’
THIS IS THE WAY TO HELP DE-’
LIVER THE JEFFS.
Dear Sir: I wish to acknowledge
receipt of the “Jeff’s” which were
eent my be express for the people of
this place, and thank you for the
honor accorded me in being selected
to do this bit of service. It wasn’t
a bit of trouble. In thirty minutes
after they arrived nearly every man
in town was here for his paper. And
the news was carried by word of
mouth to those on the routes. They
have been dropping in all day, and
practically every one of them will
have their papers by tonight.
One old gentleman stated that he
was just about to wire you to send
them to him via express, when word
came that they were here. Another
said that he was going to get on the
train and go after his.
Will be glad to render any service
that I can.
Very respectfully yours,
H. U. KICKLIGHTER.
■: Ga. v-
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COBB COUNTY HAS MEETING.
Marietta, Ga., Aug. 11, 1917.
Dear Sir: lam handing you reso
lution adopted by mass meeting of
citizens of Cobb County, Ga., held at
Marietta, on the above date. The
crowd was variously estimated at
from eight hundred to one thousand,
and all heartily endorsed the en
closed resolutions. The people know
you will do everything you Can to
save their boys from foreign battle
fields. God grant that you may suc
ceed.
Your friend.
- ' • • ' •'* J. B. PETRJE.-
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“It Sure Surprised
Me,”SaysW.R.Wade
Overcame Troubles in a
Week’s Time Taking Tan
lac, and is Now Back On
His Job at Work, He
Declares.
It’s the honest truth before I had
taken this Tanlac a week I was well
and strong enough to go back to
Work,” said W. R. Wade, a well
known resident of Winnfield, La., the
other day.
“I had a very bad case of stomach
trouble and rheumatism,” he con
tinued, “that knocked me out so I
Simply had to quit working. My
Stomach was in such an awful fix
everything 1 would eat disagreed
with me and made me miserable all
the time. My limbs and joints
would ache so I could hardly stand
it and, in fact, for a whole month
before taking Tanlac I wasn’t able
to put in a full day’s work at all.
“One of my friends had been tak
ing Tanlac and told me it had done
him a world of good, so I got me a
bottle to try. Well, sir/ it sure sur
prised me, for T b'egah-4o feel better
right from the dose and
before the week Tfras 'b,ut‘ I was back
on my job and have been yyorking
right along, ever Since like nothing
had ever been the matter with me.
I never saw anything in iny life be
fore to give such quick relief as this
Tanlac, and I haven’t had a single
symptom of my trouble since I
started on it.” ■
Tanlac is sold in every locality by
one regularly established agency.—
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