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J. R. SMITH RESENTS
BILL HARRIS’ CHARGES
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“Editor Atlanta Journal:
“My attention has been called to a
personal attack upon me as a private
citizen by William J. Harris candidate
for the United States senate, before
an audience of citizens of Pulaski
county on Saturday last, and will you
ot be generous enough to permit me
to reply through the columns of your
paper to this charge.
«My. Harris charged first that‘ J.
R. Smith is a political grafter,” and my
reply to this is that he is a political
liar, and that this charge is outside
the pale of common decency unless
supported, when made, by facts,whjch
he failed to do and which he can never
de, because no such facts exist and are
not therefore obtainable from any
source on this earth.
“] have never supported any man
for public office with the hope of re
ward any greater than that received
by any other citizen in my state. I
was chairman of two of Governor
Brown's campaigns for governor. He
fives at Maritta, and a letter address
ed to him there, by either Mr. Harris
o; any of his supporters will bring
he answer from him that he had nev
er paid me one cent for services ren
d‘ered, nor did I ever seek or receive
at his hands political favor.
“I served on Governor Harris’cam
paign committee in his first campaign \
A letter addressed to him at Maconi
will bring an answer that he did not
pay me one cent for the services ren-‘
dred, nor did I during his incumbency
of the office ever seek of receive a
p«rsonal or political favor.
“I served on Governor Hugh M.
Dorsey’s campaign committee, and
a letter addrssed to him at the state
capitol will bring forth an answer
that I never received one penny from
him, nor have I ever asked him for a
personal or political favor.
“I supported President Wilson in
all his campaigns in this state and a
lctter addressed to him at Washington
will bring back the reply that I have
nuver received one penny for services
rendered,nor have I ever asked him
for a persoal or political favor.
“Yet William J. Harris would jus
tify his candidacy for the United
States sanate by an attempt to be
smirch my character before the peo
pie of my native state and amon
whom I have lived for more than a
knlf a century.
‘“Not being satisfiediwith this he
attempted to question my loyalty by
saying that I am not sending my boys
10 the war.
“Replying to this infamous charge
and insinuation, let me say that I
have but one son and before he was
out of his teens he twice voluteered
to enter the service of his country as
a private and without seeking the aid
of either Harris, Howard, or any oth
er politician to get a soft job, and he
was turned down on his physical ex
aminations.
Now in Naval Reserve
“Not being satisfied he went to
Clayton, Ga., to recuperate, and im
mediately upon his return volunteered
to enter the service in the navy, and
on the 12th day of July of this year,
he stood his physical examination and
passed, and is now in the Naval Re
serve, anxiously awaiting his call to
gether with his comrades and friends.
“And yet this man in his despera
tion for public office stands before a
Georgia audience and charges that\
my boys are not going to war. He has
previously stated while speaking of a
relative, Captain Harris, who is with
the expeditionary forces in France:
‘He (Captain Harris) has probably
SHAW MAKES
APPEAL FOR YOUR VOTE
Emmett R. Shaw, candidate for the
United States Senate, has gone be
fore the people, proclaiming the fol
lowing issues: *
I am opposed to foreign immigra
tion. I stand for complete separa
tion of chure¢h and state. While Ed
win P. Hurley of Illinois, Ex-Presi
dent (the highest ranking officer) of
the Knights of Columbus of Ameri
ca, helps finance the campaign of
William J. Harris. Are protestant
Fathers and Mother§s asleep at the
switch? Shall Republican Illinois
and Catholic Hurley name a Senator
for Protestant Demoécratic Georgia?
Use your head ma.
I am for raising, this ™ huge war
debt after the war is over by levying
a graduated income and inheritance
tax through a long period of years
upon wealth: Medium and small bu
siness should be spared, most of the
weight of this heavy burden for gene
ral prosperity’s sake. The back of
toil cannot bear this burden by di
rect taxation. The high and mighty
are opposed to all these issues.
Where do Hardwick, Harris and Ho
ward stand? Where do you stand?
done more fighting in France. than
any other Georgia boy now over
there.’ g \
“He states further that while your
‘sons are over in France fighting, J.
R. Smith is making money, hands
down, from fat contracts at Camp
Gordon.” Why does he confine his at
tack upon me when every contractor
in the tountry was called upon by the
government to file their questionaires
in order that the enormous undertak
ing of building cantonments and eq
uipment of t;,hé soldiers could be han
dled economically and expeditiously
and contracts were awarded, so far
as I know, to practically all the con
tractors in Georg:r, as well as in oth
tr states, who coniplied with the gov
ernment regulations,which was abso
lutely necessary.
“His answer to this wiil be that I
used political influence te obtain the
contracts, which is untrue; and, would
be if true, a reflection upon his gov
ernment, and the officials in charge
of this branch of the government’s
work.
“The first contract that my com
pany had and executed, was obtained
without the knowledge of a single pol
itician in this or any other state, and
the remainder of the work given to
my company, which was only in pro
portion to that given other contract
ors, wasawarded on the merits of the
contract already erecuted for the
government. All Georgia work so far
contract already executed for the
gia contractors and Georgia workmen
land this has never set well with Mr.
Harris, alhough I have it on good au
thority that he interviewed himself,
and turned the interview over to a
reporter of the Atlanta Constitution
claiming all the credit for getting
Camp Gordon and all the war activ
ities that came to the fifth congress
jonal district, and requested it’s pub
lication ;when the editor refused to
publish it as a news story, he wrote
the editor and requested him to pub
lish it at regular rates, which the ed
itor refused to do because there was
not a word of truth in it.
Harris Sent for Him
My fellow countrymen, things are
a!l right in this war provided Mr. Har
ris has credit for their accomplish
ment, but they are all wrong unless
credited to his account.
“Mr. Harris who is bringing these
charges against me sent two of his
friends to ask me to take the chair
manship of his campaign committee.
He did it at a time when it looked as
though there would be no opposition
except himself to Senator Hardwick,
and I informed each of these friends
that I would not under arty condition
accept the chairmanship of his com
mittee, but in the absence of a strong
er man to represent the people as a
gainst Hardwick, I would vote for
him. |
“If I was good enough threemonths
ago to have served as his chairman,
can the people believe that I am to
day the undesirable character, the un
desirable citizen, that he, William J.
Harris, would have them believe me
to be? The truth is, that William J.
Harris has capitalized and cashed in
on his support by public men until he
new has an overdraft.
“It all goes to show that what he
wants, regardless of the price, is pub-‘
lic office.
“The truth is that he has not a
friead in Georgia who does not know
that William J. Harris on his own
merit as a statesman cannot carry a
single county in the state of Georgia
for the United States senate. Then
why is Georgia to have a millstone
tied around its neck while facing the
lgreatest international crisis in the his-
~ After the war is over lam for a
council of nations, the purpose of
which should be to declare that there
shall never be another war. I am
for an International Court or Tri
bune where each nation shall agree
to settle International differences.
The agreement to be that should a na
tion fail to arbitrate or settle its dif
ferences in the International Court
and should they take up arms against
a nation, the other nations of the
compact to automatically declare
war upon that nation. This will in
sure civilization for all times of
peace. This will insure every moth
er, as she looks into her baby’s face,
that its blood shall rot be poured out
upon barbaric fields of the future.
Where do Hardwick, Harris and Ho-i
ward stand? Where do you stand?
Upon these issues I ask you the
people of Georgia to pass. The
other candidates have not touched a
single one of them, these are ,the
main issues which will affect your
prosperity and the future of your
homes and children. !
g - Yours truly,
=+~~~ EMMETT R. SHAW.
THE MARIETTA JOURNAL AND COURIER
BEAUTIFUL MEMORIAL SER- !
~ VICE TO LT. M. M. PHILLIPS
On last Sunday the service at the
Methodist Church in Acworth was 2
memorial service to the honor of Lt.
Mercer M. Phillips, who fell on the
field of battle in France last month.
Many people from Marietta were
present, and the Church was filled
with loving friends who came togeth
er there to express their love and es
teem for the heroic christian soldier.
Rev. S. H. Dimon was master of
ceremonies and among those who
made speeches of tribute and regard
were J. R. Humphries, L. M. Awtrey,
George L. Lemon, and W. M. Webb.
E. W. Ray read the resolutions of
the meeting in memory of Lt. Phil
lips, and Joe Abbott presented the
beautiful service flags, one to the
mother, and one to the wife, of Lt.
Phillips, with words of sympathy and
love.
The service was a most impressive
one and the noble spirit of Mercer
Phillips touched the hearts of all pre
sent so that the tears of friends min
gled to do him honor.
MISS AMELIA BROWN
Died in Charleston, S. C., August
23rd, Miss Amelia Brown, sister of
late, Col. James Brown. For many
years she tived with and visited her
brother’s family in Marietta. She
is survived by her nieces, Mrs. Ed
Atwood, of Darien, Mrs. Sara At
wood, of Atlanta, Mrs. Emmett Cle
land, of Wagoner, 0k1a.,, and Miss
Marie Brown, of Bethlehem, Pa.
MR. A. C. HARRISON
Mr. Albert C. Harrison, 21 years
old, died at his home in Smyrna, on
Saturday, August 24th. The funeral
services were conducted from the
Baptist Church on Sunday, the Rev.
I. A. White, of Marietta, officiating.
The interment was in the New Cem
etery at Smyrna.
Mr. Harrison is survived by his
wife and parents.
MR. LEE COWART
Mr. Lee Cowart, 34 years old, died
at his home on Hansell Street on
Sunday afternoon, after a long ill
ness.
The funeral services were held at
the house at 8 o’clock on Sunday
evening, the Rev. I. A. White offi
ciating.
The remains were taken to the old
family home at Dalton on Monday,
for interment.
Mr. Cowart is survived by his wife
and two little daughters. Among the
floral offerings was a large crescent
of beautiful flowers from the em
ployees of the McNeel Marble Com
pany, where Mr. Cowart had a posi
tion before his illness.
MRS. ALFRED ROBERTS
Mrs. Virginia J. Roberts, 66 years
old, died at her home in the country
on Friday, August 23rd. The funeral
services were held from the Kennesaw
Methodist Church on Saturday morn
ing, the interment being®in the Ken
nesaw Cemetery.
Mrs. Roberts is survived by her
husband, one daughter, and two sons.
MRS. JOSEPHINE E. BLACKBURN
On last Saturday evening, Mrs.
Josephine E. Blackburn, of Atlanta,
‘died here at the home of her niece,
Mrs. E. M. York. Mrs. Blackburn,
with her daughter, Mrs. E. P. Morton,
had been spending some time here,
and while she had not been well for
several months, her death came as a
shock to her many friends and rela
tives.
The remains were caried to the
chauel of Barnlay and Brandon, in
Atlanta, where the funeral was held
on Wednesday afternoon at four
o’clock p. m. :
tory of the world?
“There is not a red-blooded Geor
gian or an American anywhere who
has hesitated to place upon the altar
of his country not only the lives of
his sons but his own lifé as well and
every dollar he posesses, reserving
only to himself the right to vote as
he pleases, a right which was won
by the blood of our forefathers and
for which we make this great sacri
fice that the world may be ruled by
the people themselves at the ballot
box.;
“Jo R, SMITH
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JUDGE GANN WILL KEEP
ARMY AND NAVY RECORDS
Lack of proper records after the
wars has always been a source of ex
pense and trouble to the country and
the people.
Men have enlisted in the various
branches of the service and no record
kept in the counties from which they
went, and later the trouble comes.
In anticipation of this, Judge J. M.
Gann, our county ordinary, is prepa
ing to gather and keep at his own ex
{pense, these records for Cobb county
and we ask for him your most cor
dial support and assistance. -
For this great work he deserves
the thanks of all the people.
We print Judge Gana’s letter below
which is self explanatory.
To the People of Cobb County:
1 am going to undertake the mak
ing of a complete record of every
soldier or sailor who have entered the
service from Cobb County, or may
hereafter enter. This record to show
nativity, name, age and rank, name
of parents and wife, where they were
married, @mge at time of entering the
service, company and regiment, and
finally to show when dismissed from
the service, and for what cause, this
record to remain permanently in the
Ordinary’s office for future refer
ence.
I will send out in a few days to
each town in the County, blanks with
certain questions to be answered, by
parents or wife. This information,
I desire to be accurately answered
in a plain legible hand, with ink and
signed by the proper person, as I
shall file these answers after they are
recorded, and they also will be ac
cessible in the future.
We should all take a great pride
in having this done. While the ex
pense to me will be heavy, I am glad
to do the work if the people of the
County will give their hearty co-op
eration. ®
I will name where these blanks
can be found as soon as I have them
ready.
I shall assign a portion of this
book for the record of the colored
men who have entered the service
from this County. -
J. M. GANN.
| Marietta, Ga., August 2%, 1918.
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'MR. STEWART COMMITS
SUICIDE BY DROWNING
Mr. Noah Stewart, aged forty-five
years, committed suicide by drowning
himself in Joyner’s pond, Thursday
Our Stock 1s Complete
Months ago it was clear to us that goods |
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immediately began to buy tor our fall and
winter trade.
We were able to secure a fine assortment
and a splendid stock, and we now have the |
goods in the house. |
In addition to this, our Mr. Fine has just
returned from a two weeks trip to the mar
kets, where, among other bargains, he was
fortunate enough to secure a beautifuf line
of seasonable ladies skirts and dresses. They
are here. He expressed them. You should
see them. We have the goods. We need
the money. ‘
You can tind what you want at
North Side Square Marietta, Georgia.
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