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Shall Public Rights
Be Based on Wealth?
II, J a. Chason Expresses His Opinion
j„ [he Affirmative, But We Cannot
Agree With the Wealthy
Doctor.
\Ve understand from sources,
w j,j c h we accept as reliable, that
p r j, D. Chason, of Bain bridge,
has made his boast that he would
•'roast us in this week’s paper,
cr words to that effect, for our
A Strong Card
BAINBRIDGE. DECATUR COUNTY, G’ al kciA, FRIDAY, AUG. 16,' 1912
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$1.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
From Solicitor General Wooten.
He is Confident of Re-election
and Urgers Good Reasons
Why He Shonld Be
To the people of Decatur County.
Assurances which I have re
ceived from conservative sources
from every precinct in the cir
cuit, indicate that I will b ree
lected Solicitor General by a
laving presumed to reply last;good majority, notwithstanding
week to his unwelcome letter ad-! exagerated statements made to
dressed To the Voters of thejthe contrary for political purpo-
Proposed New County”, and , .
that he will word his reply in ses by some who are opposing
such a manner as to impress j me> The general sentiment
unon us the fact that it is pre-1
sumptious for poor men, like! seems t0 be that there is no more
ourselves, to dare to take issue j reason or necessity to discharge
with one of his accumulations, from office bKc gervant who
hence the heading ot this article. ■
Now. those opposing the new j admittedly has performed his
county, composed principally of j duties fearlessly, faithf ully and
Dr. Chason and his kind, togeth- . , . , ...
erwith a few hired lawyers, j efficiently (merely to gratify the
have been advancing as their. personal ambition of another
chief argument the idea that the ■ { office) th there j
movement was a a '’ hor "o w f
to discharge a private employe
who does his work well merely
because he has been in one’s
‘scheme” for
the sole benefit of a few wealthy
men in the effected territory,
but now comes this political Sol-
onion and explodes this theory j . , , ,
by saying those working in be-1 employ for a number of years,
half of the new county are men! A public office is created for
of small means, and therefore the benefit of the people and not
not “directly or indirectly effec- f 0 r the benefit of one who holds
tod’ by public issues. W e agree
with him that the poorer men in
the effected territory are very
much i
A Landslide for Bell!
Grady County Progress Says
That County’s Son Will Be
a Sure Winner In the Ap
proaching Primary.
One of the moat remarkable
campaigns this section has' seen
for years has been waged by our j
fellow citizen, Hon. R. C. Bell,
who is a candidate for solicitor
General.
When Mr; Bell announced,
there were those here and there
over the circuit who were dis
posed to knock and discourage,
if they could, by predicting his
certain defeat. But he refused to
be discouraged; the knocking has
ceased, and he is now recognized
everywhere as the winner; —
even by most of those who have
opposed him.
He has no campaign managers,
no directors, no guide, but the
people to whom he has appealed.
It appears beyond a doubt that
the people, recognizing him to
be eminently qualified by charac
ter, ability and experience, have
Following are extracts from hsart of mine, and I blush for the ( 1 ‘ es * :,onded to his candidacy, and
speeches and platform of Hon. unutterable shames that are put ar ® 8°' n K to honor him with the
Hooper Alexandeo. .upon her. (office and with the opportunity
* u , which he has sought at their
Anarchy means lawlessness The wise and the great de-j ^
Gradv county should takb pride
HOOPER ALEXANDER
FOR GOVERNOR
or seeks the office. If, therefore, a nd the absence of government. nounce me when r cail upon her j hands '
Hooper Alexander
Club of Georgia
Traveling Men Sent Out Strong Esdsns-e
ment to Other Traveling Mm
Throughout the State, Asking
Them to Rally.
To the Traveling Men of Ga.;
It seems providential, in all
great fights for the right, that
some man is always found to
combine the scattering masses
and lead the people to victory.
So, now! when the corpora- •
tions seem to have it all their
way and ‘‘Uncle Trusty’* was
sleeping in over-confidence and
smiled in contempt of the masses
because, having all power, they
were ignorant enough to be “ad
vised” by him to act “conserva
tively” and “let well enough
alone” so long as he was grow
ing more powerful and more,
rich, behold! a strong max is
found to raise the standard of
justice and give him successful
battle.
This man is Hoopar Alexander.
He has been tried, time and
again, in the cause of the people,
and always rang true.
1st: In the legislature, he has
stood like a stone wall, year after
year, against corrupt methods
and corporate greed.
2nd: It was his brain that
ected territory are very peupie aie meeu ui« 7 . a uncm JT ■ iudees and her governor to de-!. r. J T T 1
nterested in the movement I the duties of that office are per- archy jn the cities and the chal- . ‘ , . , , T , in hacking him up as her home | found the way to make the own
9 covinor it their heartv f.wmprl with f rt p 1 i 1 '7 pnnnhiiitv b?nge is before the peop.e wheth- er on or, an w , i candidate, with a majority ers of rich franchise* rav tnxet
and are giving it their hearty formed with fidelity, capability * en Sf iswiore hue people wnerin , i candidate, with a majority
sunnnrt-ivhi'e thev are men ; j .. . ,. . ’, , er the cities shall or shall not de- .them how ejse shall this anarchy ...
suppoit bat, wnue tney are men| aud satlsfactlon to themselves, f thp a trtp [Tnon that issue 1 1 foil thai the whlch would douple that
ot small possessions, our whole- , *5**™,'!®’. Up that issue 1 be ended, they tell me that the . him hv ,mv other muntv.
store of wordly goods is within and that the experience of the
the confines of the effected ter- j incumbent will enable him to
ritory, and we are therefore very j perform those duties in the fu-
materially “effected” by issues. ture with even more satisfaction
of a public nature. We note; tban be ba s j n ^e pag t t surelv it
Sr^Si^t^come!^ « ood to discharge
hack” by applying to you the i the incumbent and elect another
disrespectful term of “pill roll-' merely to satisfy the personal
er”; but, while it is necessary j ambition of another who would
for us to work in order to sup-, ]j^ e hold the office. Especially-
r-ort ourselves and families, we . ... , , ,
are not so shriveled in soul as to; 1S .^ 1S .trueof an °/ dce wker ® * a ‘
stoop to try to belittle any hon-(miliarity with its duties and long
est occupation or profession. j specialized study of its require-
We understand that the doc- j m ents enable one thereby better
tor now admits that the creation t discharge the difficult dudes
of the new county will be of ben- j , ■
efit to “Donalsonville and adja-.°* the sam ®-
cent territory”, that he discards i Nearly all the spring terms of
the ridiculous argument that this j the courts were postponed at the
benefit is confined solely to the urgent request of the farmers
town of Donalsonville. Since wbo were considerably handi-
adjacer.t means near, and , , ,, . , ,
Donalsonville is reasonably ca PP ed h y the late Panting
sta nd for law. ! people don't want it ended. When
The Tippin s bill was not a T . ,, ., ... „ . „„„
prohibition bill. It was an effort | ^ tkem that the people say
to aid the Governor and the; they want it stopped, they tell
courts in the vindication of the 1 ipe that the common people are
State’s majesty. Upon that hypoiritesandcowards. They lie.
question, I stand for the honor
of the State.
The issue presented is whether
there shall be one law for the
cities and another for the
country and the towns. Upon
that I stand for equal rights to
all.
But it goes deeper. The law
lessness of the cities finds its 1
strength and bulwark in the
claim, not openly made but none
the less real, actually set up by
the rich and idle classes that
they are and ought to be above
The people want it stopped.
Your officials betray you wbp
this thing gi$s on. You’ve got
to call on or. your own sort to
teach them their duty. Nc ve of
the great will stake his hide in
your service against the power
ful organization now preparing
a governor for you. If any other
will offer forjjjiis service I will
aid him, but — !,u
make the fight.
given him by any other county.
And it is confidently predicted,
not by him alone, but by hun
dreds of others that he will carry
several counties by more than
500 majority; there are three
counties that will give him 2 to 1,
according to present indications.
In some respects Mr. Bell’s
race has been much like that of
Judge Park’s four years ago.
When Judge Park announced,
vei v few thought that Judge
Spin.re could be bitten. They
4.U T.,J
the law. Upon that issue I stand! a fraid of the powerful
for the same treatment to rich 1
and poor alike.
thought Judge Park jpst wanted
to got himself before the people
Filling t0 | for a later day; but subsequent
They are all Ideu-lopments proved their mis-
liquorjtak'
and are matters of history
since „
near to every inch of the new Reason, and for that reason, to ; ssue>
county territory, his present con-j my regret, I have been unable to ing the law. They refuse to
tention looks very much to us ; ma ke as thorough a canvass! obey it. They are willing, and
like an unwilling admission that | among the people as r
conspiracy, and they are still iknc.vn to all. Judge Spence,
. . ,, | more afraid of the vast sums of had then had the judgeship only
not disguise that)„„„„„ w ~ “ u'
They can
The rich clubs are violat-
the entire territory effected will , “ * • , . . | and prosecute the common crim- u G elected governor I offer you
he benefited by the new county. I l' ke to aave done but this is now j inalg ' who fol|ow their example
As to his misleading argument generally understood and my|.,j *.1™ !my poor services, 1
(obey
would | many of th
so, to indict
money that it has become so cus
tomary for candidates to speio 11
that none of them believe it
possible for any but the rich to
do not be-
»4*.mivwv**a*o ____ o w _ | snd take shelter under it# u
that the southern portion of the actions, which have impelled) they demand and enjoy immun-jl* eve this criminal conspiracy is
territory effected is without rep- me t0 pe rform mv pu.ilic duties; ity for themselves, and it is ut- j greater than the power of my
resentaiion in the movement, the! ratherthan t0 oeg lect them for ■ terly hopeless to expeet the law state. Entrust your office of
ust ot the members of the new , . , , , to be enforced against the com-
eounty delegation visiting At-( m y personal interests, seem to mon criminals, when the rich so-
lanta last summer, which list is; be commended by the voters
published in this week’s paper, j Rumors have been brought to
is in itself a sufficient contradic- j me 0 f malicious faishoods circu-
Of n co°urse !ve have"’to admi^that I ^ted against me in some coun- gome of them actual , y buy _
tins delegation was largely com--ties by a tew individuals w ^°|ing liquor at pleasure from these
posed of poor men, like our-1 have felt the strong arm of the I j aw defying concerns.
selves, but we do not agree with! i aw w hen put into action threugh. Th of theststte ab-
the T)r,i>tnr i-hoA fgic h-aona ; i ne newspapers oi me scare aD
saying
these things and I have no way
in which to defend myself. I re-
cive the vilest kind of anonymous
letters denouncing me for it. I
am called up by telephone, and
cursed and reviled in unspeakable
terms by unknown voices. I can
not understand why I am wrong,
or why I am so hated Men tell
me of most horrible things said
of me in the bar rooms.
The legislature passed the law to
strengten the hands of the gover
nor and the courts, and thegover
ciet.v people will not and do not
obey it, and when the judges
themselves, or many of them,
are members of lawless associa-
directly effected” Sd ^prevente lbut ! the rumors have been of
them from being numbered suc " an indefinite nature up to
among the “staple citizens”, but! this time that it would have been
We most heartily accord these j folly for me to have tried to
gentlemen fu!! representation in-trace Yhem just to deny them.
Jitters effecting the public, hoWRVe( . any 8ensat ional
Hr. Chason directly contradicts falsehoods are circulated, merely
our statement anent the for political purposes
d ' 8t ance of Donalsonville from
-he line separating Early county
L ro .m the proposed new county.
Evidently somebody is guilty of
that crime for which Ananias
and Sapphira were stricken dead,
and those who have measured
but too
late fer me to refute them, I ask
you. in the interest of fairness,
not to believe them, because, if
true, they would have been made
before now.
,l„ j. — I I sincerely trust that you are
ne distance can point the finger l jth mv recor( j as a
as dff^Natharf to°David^‘Thou public officer and that you will nor vetoed it. We could not pass j day the potent bulwarks of open
urt the man” The fact thlt he show your approval of the same ft over the veto though we had -.anarchy and whose example is
i,,se s. himself in his reference to by voting for me on the 21st | majority who voted to do so. ; the chief refuge of criminals.
evid tl0 »' h , owever ’ becomes very instant. I assure you that I will j I bring you no wisdom, no eio-, Men tell me I have entered
liarly' eourivi^ aS - 8er ff t * lat q h , e i ever be greatful for your votejquence.no jiower. 1 am just a this contest Ux> late and that
NORTH of Donalsonville "thus and for your support of my can- plain every-day citizen of Georgia, every powerful influence in the
governor to me, and I call my God
to witness the covenant I make
this day with the people of Geor
gia. “Mercenary crime shall
not stand unchallenged in the
market place. The pestilence
shall not walk at noonday unre
buked. The <>te -ostitution of
young girl« ian . c ? Jot go longer
unwhippecf^i justice. The cov
enant with death shall be disan
nulled and the agreement with
hell shall not stand. The rid
and the powerful shall no lonj^
set up their respectable crime r<
a pattern for the vicious and till
ignorant. Though justice has
traveled on a leaden heel she
shall strike with an iron hand,
and when the feeble admonitions
of the courts are laid upon the
common criminals, thev shall
tall with no lighter stroke on
the clubs of the rich that are to-
12 years; Col. Wooten has n6w
had the solicitor general’s office
16 years.
Though appearing at the be
ginning, as Judge Park did, to
have the odds against him, Mr.
Bell’s claims have fast become
recognized. There is this differ
ence, however; Mr. Bell’s
strength is general, reaching the
length and breadth of the circuit,
while Judge Park’s strength was
scattered, as shown by the fact
that he carried only three out of
8 counties. It is certain that
Mr. Bell, on the other hand, will
carry 5 of the largest counties,
and likely one other.
Mr. Bell’s majority will be
even greater in this race than
was Judge Park’s four years ago.
(jWAi'CHAND SEE; and while
1 >u watch, remember that we
mid take pride in helping to
.,e that majority mountain high.
-Grady County Progress.
At Methodist Church.
.— Donalsonville. thuei- -
macing the Early county line in-jdidaey for rt-election. |
Very respectfully,
but I lov • my state and her peo- #* a te is pledged to Slaton. They
i pie, her honor i« as dear to me a» ■■■—■-
i ii i ii—
A cordial invitation is extended
the public generally to attend
services at the Methodist Church.
Preaching both morning and
evening by Rev. Walter Anthony,
Pastor; Subject 11 a. m. “The
Secret of Life Eternal”; 8 p. m.,
“The Fall of Samson.”
Sunday School 9:45 a. m.
majority I ers of rich franchises pay taxes
on them.
3rd: Single handed alid
alone—representing the Farmers
Union and Commercial Travel
ers—he fought all the railroads
and all the railroad attorneys,
before the Railroad Commission,
and beat them to a “frazzle”
and secured the present reduced
fareB on railroads—a lasting
blessing to all the people of the
State.
And much more qould he said.
This is enough to show that.
First, he has been tried and
found true. Second, he ha» the
ability and the courage to com
pel success.
The traveling men stand for
these things. They believe the
“hour and the man” have met
in Hooper Alexander. They are
going to “whoop” things up for
Hooper.
Fill out the enclosed postal and
return at once and then open up
for Alexander and let the firing
line extend from Rabun Gap to
Tybee Light until the polls cloefe
and the cause of the people once
more triumphs, and oblige.
Your co-workers,
Edgar Oliver,
President.
C. J. Hollingsworth,
Vice-President
Chas. 1. Branan,
Chm. Campgn. Com.
W. H. Lee, Secretary.
W. P. Anderson,
Chm. Ex. Com.
Note: Hooper Alexander will
carry Fulton County. Don’t for
get that.
Kill the Army Worm.
'As we go to press the Ehrlich
Drug Co. informs us they have
just received a very large sup
ply of Paris Green, which they
will sell to the farmers at a
GREAT reduction in PRICE.
To help them KILL the Army
Worms, It will pay you to see
them before you purchase any.
Talk of Opera House.
Mr. Walter Brackin has made
a proposition to the City authori
ties which may result in the se
curing for Bainbr dge fa good
play house. At leust it is hoped
by many that this will be th
case. The matter was talked,
at some length ut the last c
_ . .., j j — cil meeting. It is believed
Praier meeting Wednesday 8 |thg prt >po *itiim will
D. m. general *avc