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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. o——0 —— 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. • - o 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. o—: i 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- 0 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.- o Want to know how the country is being governed? Read Watson’s Po litical Handbook: fifth edition just off the press. Paper, $1.00: Cloth $1.50. Jeffersonian Publishing Co., Thom son, Ga. JObe Story of France | I’■? - IN TWO VOLUMES I REVISED EDITION I By THUS. E. WATSON " ~~ In the preparation of this work, the auther exhausted ail the known sources of information, and no work on the subject has superseded his. ' ! IT IS STANDARD, AND WILL REMAIN SO. ! I $3.50, Net I The Jeffersonian Publishing Company I Thomson, - Georgia s -,_ I ANOI HER PLEA ioR PEACE I r -- We have taken from "the May Watson’s Magazine, and have pub- ■ lishedi n pamphlet form, Kfr. Watson’s reply to the various booklets of i I “ The Catholic Laymen’s Association.” I Im k There is, in certain quarters, so much prejudice against Mr. Watson, | on account <jf politics and a misunderstanding of his position on Foreign |r t |hat ye send out this pamphlet without the name of ‘the I even the name of the publishing company. We do this in order that those who are helping us in this work of I true Americanism, may be able to place this literature in the hands of those who would not read anything that had Mr. Watspn’s to it. The pamphlet makes eighteen pages of reading matter, jvhich wilj be found extremely valuable in counteracting the deceptive Roman 11 Catholic literature which is being circulated throughout the country. SINGLE COPIES . . $ .1O The prices are; ONE DOZEN .... ,73 ONEHUbJpRED . . 5.00 THE AN CO., Thomson, Ga. ||| “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.— Advt. . V ' PAGE NINE ' ■