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20 NO. 32 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 t> $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