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TOM WATSOK IS STILL
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Atlanta—Thomas E, Watson’s
aritiois-n of Hoke Smith’s expense
assount in recent gubernatorial
■eampaign has willed down a slonn
•f counter-criticism against Watson
‘himself by Hoke Smith politicians
here, who declare that the editor of
the Jeffersoian couldn’t have hit up-
-eu a more unfortunate or more fu
tile manner of attacking the gover
nor elect. The declare that Watson
has absolutely no right to criticise
that expense account because Wat-
aon himself called upon friends of
iUovernor Smith in Atlanta for cam
paign expense money to be spent in
McDuffie county, after the campaign
was all over put in an additional
bill for $1,550, making in round
figures $2,000 which he claimed he
had spent on the Smith campaign
in his own home eounty. It is said
that Watson claimed that he ex
pended $2,000 in round figures, of
money contributed by Smith and
his friends.
Hoke Smith’s total expense ae-
<sount this year was about $17,000,
which was accounted for in detail,
ilsut it is declared that if $2,000 had
been spent in every county it would
have been difficult indeed to ex
plain to the people how a sum as
enormous as that would aggregate
•aould have been properly spent
It is reported that Governor Smith
was opposed to expending bo much
money in McDuffie county in the
first race, and at first objected to
paying Mr. Watson the $1,550 on
the ground that the expenditure had
*ot been authorised, but finally Mr.
Smith did pay the bill because Wat
son claimed he spent it after & con
ference with Congressman Hardwick
U that same ratio had been followed
all over the state, if every county
had wanted as much as Watson
wanted for McDuffie, the total earn
paign expenses would have been
$300,000 instead of $18,000.
Mr. Watson is also being jumped
«n for criticising Mr. Smith for the
payment,of a bill for $400 for the
purchase of the Farmers’ Union
Mews and their distribution. It is
•aid that this is another case of the
pot calling the kettle black, or
worse, because Watson it is charged
■was paid more thousands by Gover
nor Brown for copies of the Jeffer-
aoian than Smith paid hundreds for
the Union News.
The Prohibition Question.
If rujngfS emanating from Atlan
ta are to be credited the prohibition
question in Georgia will be threshed
out again when the General Assem
bly meets in June. It is said that
the issue was kept out of the late
State campaign, by agreement of all
interests concerned, but it is now
stated that the Anti-Saloon League
has served notice that it will go be
fore the next legislature and make
a determined fight for the abolition
of the near-beer saloon, which, it
is contended, is to all intents and
purposes a real-beer saloon. It is
reported further that this move
ment of the Anti-Saloon League
will meet with strong opposition on
the part of what is known as the
conservative element, both in the
legislature and out of it, many of
whom regard the prohibition law
passed three or four years ago as
entirely too dra tic. Still another
element, aligned in the fight with
the prohibitionists, are said to be
disgusted at the open and flagrant
manner in which the law is being
violated in every county of the
state—especially in the larger cities
, id towns - "and that they will not
Lragaa i* prusMnviag the wav mpn»
bear saloons when th« qutttio*
comes op before the legislators. On
the contrary, it has been intimated
that,thia slament will be more in
clined to favor a modification of the
present law ou the subjset than to
aid in extending its provisions along
the lines indicated.
That tha prohibition law ia open
ly and shamelessly violated tvary
day in the week, all over the state,
is unfortunately true. Neither fine
nor imprisonment seem* to lessen
the number of violations, nor in-
erease respect for the law. If a
violator is convicted and sent to the
chaingang, another rises up to taka
hiB place—and so it got*. It is a
troublesome and difficult question.
Legislatures may enact laws, and
municipalities adopt all sorta of re
pressive measures; but none of these
wil' stop the traffic., Not until the
federal government gets ita consent
to co-operate with the state author
ities in the enforcement of the law
will prohibition become effective,
either in Georgia or in an - state of
the Union,—Newnan Herald.
WILL NOTaSK
FOR NEGRO VOTE
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In Elgbtk District nght SOS Ne
groes Are Ob the Registration
Books.
Washington, Ga., Sept. 24.—It
is being contended since the con
gressional convention of the Eighth
district in Athens last week that
there is a probability of the negro
holding the balance of power in the
general election mixup which has
been precipitated between William
M. Howard and Samuel J. Tribble.
The situation presents possible
alarming features, to say the least,
although it has been the avowed
wiah of both Mr. Howard and Mr.
Tribble that the negro vote be
frowned down. The registration of
colored voters in the eleven counties
is as follows: Clarke, 88; Elbert,
27; Franklin, 5; Greene, 58; Hart
10; Jasper, 21; Madison, 20; Mor
gan, 81; Oglethorpe, 46; Putnam,
5; and Oconee 25, making a total
of 392 registered negro voters in
the district.
It seems to be the general opinion
throughout this section of the dis
trict that neither side will resort to
the negro vote as a moans of carry
ing their point in the general elec
tion in November, but that ihe
campaign will be a Bharp and vig
orously contested one.
If you want the news when it
is news, subreribe for this paper
NEGRO KILLED AT COTTON.
While Restating Arrest Was Shot
|P Member ol Posse.
1 General Washinton, colored, was
killed by Mr. Easley Bowen at Cot
ton Saturday night. Mr. Bowen
was one of the several deputies
sworn in to place the negro under
arrest. Warrents had been sworn
out against Washington charging
h m with shooting a colored woman
in a difficulty at a party they at
tended. The wopflan had been shot
in the breast anil it is reported that
she is yet in a critical condition.
Washington had escaped and the
poBe was sitting near a little thicket
expecting him to come along when
he came down the path, and, see
ing the men, fired at Mr. Bowen.
The fire waa returned and the negro
fell.
An inqueet was held the following
morning oyer the body and Mr. Bo
wen was acquitted of any charge in
the matter.—Pelham Journal.
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