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Object Lesson In Governmental Owner - ship of Public Utilities. (Continued from Page One.) egraph company, tonight refused to com ment on the action of the government to day in stopping the work of connecting the short ends of a submarine cable at Miami Fla “I do not think it woud be advisable -to say anything at this time,” said Carlton. “We are seeking an interfering injunction to enjoin the government from with the work, the application for which will be heard Friday at Washington.” “ ~ --T Thomas E. Watson — A Man. By Harry Weinberger. Contrary to general public opinion, Thos. E. Watson has no anti-Semiticisra in his make¬ up. The foundation of that belief is the Leo Frank case. As a matter of fact, Watson did not write for or against Frank (luring his trial, and it was only after speakers and writ¬ ers began talking against the State of Georgia while the Frank case was on appeal that he investigated the case, determined in his own mind that Frank was guilty, and had had a fair trial, that he began to write in defense of the law, the courts, and the the State of Georgia. During his campaign, he was asked to state his position on the Jew, but refused, hut after the campaign in his newspaper he stated that he had no enmity. He is not anti Catholic, but id^anti the CatliQlic Church ds an organization seeking political and temporal power. Watson’s running for United States Sen ator was unexpected by himself or his enemies and was forced by the political situation. He had intended never again to run for political office, but conditions were such that it was mscessary to have a candidatae to oppose Wilsomsm. Palmer ran in the presidential primaries in Georgia and so did Senator Hoke Smith. Senator Reed had agreed to run against the two and then at the last moment retired, and so a candidate being lacking and to give the anti-Wilsonites an opportunity to vote, Matson ran for President and won. The San Francisco Convention seated the Palmer delegates, nevertheless. Then came the senatorial primaries. Senator Smith strad died on all issues, and was for the League with reservations. Watson was against the League of Nations and against every thing Wilson stood for. He was against conscrip tion, for free speech and free press and con stitutional liberties, and lie won by an over ■whelming majority in the face of every news paper in Georgia against him, except his own little-weekly, and despite the combined attack of the Ameracan Legion of Georgia and of the pressure of administration forces. He heat both Senator Hoke Smith, the present U. S. Senator from Georgia, and Governor Hugh Dorsey, the latter standing for IVilsonisui to the crossing otf a t, and the dotting of,an i. Yes, I kniow Tom Watson personally, but more important than that, I have read every thing he has written in his weekly and month ly magazines and books for the past fifteen years, and he has probably written more than any man in pufblie life today, and T have also read almost everything that has been said for and against him. Tom Watson never spoke or wrote on a -question except on Jhe bassis of right. He has fought his enemies and fought hard, neither asking nor receiving quarter. General Longstreet’s widow had fought Tom W atson for years and no pen was more bitter, able and.brilliant than hers. She had been assistant librarian of the State of Goor gia, I believe, and wanted to he librarian, hut tihe law provided only a man could be librarian, This^is “A the bill story was introduced she told me: in the legislature to remove that limitation for my benefit. Tom Watson held the balance of power and so I went down to see him at his'home to have him help pass the bill. W r atson was absent, and I saw Mrs. Watson, who said her husband would do no such thing as help his bitterest enemy. I waited for Watson, nevertheless, and when I explained the bill to him, he said, ‘Yes, cer¬ tainly, there should be no such limitation and the bill will be passed, and it was passed and I got the job as state librarian.” Turn the other cheek, may be a good bibli¬ cal injunction, but humans do not often help their enemies merely because it is right or just Tom Watson is a great historian, and also “style” and whether he is telling the mar tial story of Joan of Are, and the pity of her end, or telling of the struggle through the ages for liberty, or writing of poetry or literature, he wntes_ with knowledge and beauty and power. His History of France, to use a com parison that would be understandable to most boys, thrills like the Jesse James or Nick Car ter stories of boyhood, and is sold in France as the best history of France written in Eng iisb Individualistic, and opposed to Socialism, yet Watson realizes the poverty and degreda tion caused by special privilege. He is fear¬ less, mentally ovet and physically. His ancestors came from England long before th e Rov olntionaiy War and took part in political and THE COLUMBIA SENTINEL, THOMSON, GA. military affairs a*$ occasion demanded. His S te ^ Civil 'War ruined the Watson family as it did maT i> otliers l , °2 j'lff ’ ’ an U He * tten ™ S University * C 1° as * L a f free student X T* 1 ? but did not S ld Jlaw ^ la ° k «t fj the mds same - E time, « tau was. ? ht XZ If JvW i nf ! t- ti ^ “ X JnX at ft fi ll 1 ™;, £ 'T™ £* bis income was over $18,000 a year from his practice, t He invested his surplus funds in farm lands, and today is financially indepen¬ dent. In 1882 he was elected to the Georgia legislature and even back in those days he fought for temperance and against the saloon. In 1888 he was an elector for the State at large on the Democratic Ticket. In 1800 he was elected to Congress. The next election he was defeated by fraud and gerrymander in his district. While in Congress he worked and voted for the eight hour law, led the de¬ bate for automatic couplers on freight cars, introduced and had passed the first bill for rural free delivery, which has done much to make life bearable on the farm, and which if still more extended will help bring producer and consumer together and reduce the II. C. of L. In 1896 Watson ran for Vice-President, on the People’s Party ticket with Bryan. It had been arranged in advance that Sewell was to resign and Watson to have his place on the Democratic ticket. When Sewell refused to resign, dissatisfaction broke out in the Populist ranks, and that was the real cause of Bryan’s defeat in 1896. After the defeat, Watson retired from political life and returned to literature, and writing; his books, and advocating the prin eiples of human libertv and justice. The Story of France grew out of some sketches which were written for his own pa per, the purpose was to show how class legis lation and the greed of the few had wrecked the French monarelis and caused the revolu tion, and Watson believes that the same forces will wreck our Republic unless checked bv measures of peaceful reform. In the Life of Jefferson lie showed upon what principles a genuine government of the people, as contrasted with a government of the privileged few, must be founded. In a novel called “Bethany” he gave a true picture of the South during the Civil War. When the Democrats in 1904 put up Park er on the gold platform and stood for special privilege, the People’s Party chose Watson to run for President, without anv seeking on his part. Watson might have won if the lievers from in the populist principles had come over the Democratic party, and Watson was talking to such great crowds it seemed as if they would come over, but. Bryan after sulking a while suddenly began campaigning for Parker and stemmed the tide. Watson’s Magazine thereafter was start ed and financed by Col. W. D. Mann who proved a fraud, and then in October 1906, Wat son started the Jeffersonian Weekly and in December, the Jeffersonian Magazine, He wrote the Life and Times of Andrew Jackson Waterloo, Prose Miscellanies, Sketches from Roman Historv, and A Hand Book of Politics and Economies. 111,1918 perfect h wrote, “I am now 52 rears of age, am in health, have lost all polii cal ambition, am in love with mv editorial and literary work, am not as good as my friends' suppose, nor as bad as my enemies would have you believe, and am content to put in about twelve hours of hard work at my desk every day—never so happy as when tlie out side world lets me alone, leaving me to the enjoyment of my own fireside and the com panionship of my old sweetheart whom T wooed and won when a poor and almost friendless boy. ’ ’ Watson is unbuyable and unsearable. He is thin, wiry, blue-eved, and his former red hair is now gray. He is over 64 years of age, but is in perfect physical condition. Watson has never' compromised his principles. Bit¬ terly atf,-lacked by vituperation, and often by threats, lie ha* never wavered, llis eloquence is marvelous. His logic, his knowledge and his courage have all been admired. Theodore Roosevelt who has been quoted to prove all things, but did know men, said of Watson, “He is honest, he is earnest, he is brave, he is disinterested.” Watson was nominaated and elected for U. S. Senator on opposition to the League of Nations, with or without reservations, home constitutional liberty and democracy, opposition to conscription and all compulsory military training in times of peace. He be lieves that a war that justifies an American to fight will cause him to volunteer. His speech in court against conscription was prohibited the mail despite the fact that it was a legal argument made in court. His magazines and newspapers during were stopped by the Post Office the war without a trial, and lie was too sick at the time, to figlit it in the courts, lu his campaign for U. S. Senator, he also ad vocated immediate amnesty to all political no invasion of dwellings or rooms without search warrants duly obtained; ar¬ rests only without legal authority, indictments by grand jury and a public trial by jury; the repeal of all war laws; the right of labor to j strike and hold peaceful meetings; iniinodiat* peace with Germany and withdrawal from all entangling alliances,. He was bitterly anti Wilson. He was overwhelmingly elected. 1 first heard Watson speak at Cooper Union in his acceptance speech for the Presi¬ dential nomination where in ending his speech he quoted part of the supposed speech of, John Adams, “Rive or die, sink or swim, sur¬ vive or perish, 1 give my heart and hand to s this cause,” and roused the audience to wild-; fire enthusiasm by his eloquence. In accepting the nomination for IT. X .Senator he told the Convention the story of the ancient Greek j boatman suddenly caught at sea in the storm, ( and while the terrible waves were threatening “You to engulf lira, sink cried if out to his will; god of the sea:} can me, you you can save me if you will; but whether you sink me, or save Watson me, I will bold my rudder true,” and then ) said, “In like spirit 1 can appeal to j my God of the storms of life’s fearful sea. All Mighty! You can sink me if it is your j will; you can preserve me if it be your will: but so long "as I am in the life boat, 1 will hold | my ruddder true.” An Appreciated Tribute. t Dear Sir: On this Thanksgiving day, I thank my God that in answer to my childhood dreams and lat.r day prayers, you have re ceived,- at least. . a modest reward for the I constant struggle you made to keep unham¬ pered the edicts of Democracy,—the birth¬ right of men of America. Not as one who rides the highest wave, I earned the name of “Tommy” from school¬ mates hark in the days w(5*n flip delft rsomaus had little circulation, and you were being homyded by this Government. I resented ev¬ ery missile that was hurled at you, believing in every case that I would never have reason to ! apologize. 1 have been a student of you and your works since I ’ve been old enough to read and think. On every point I have not agreed with you, hut on the major principles I have. ’At present, tee are using gone "Story of France" and "History of Napoleon" in a history course here in the f'nivcrsity, and among the hundred,, of authors who wrote on that period, yours is the most pleasing style. 1 wish you many more years of usefulness to your fellowmen. Yours very truly, University of Ga. R. C. Pittman. An Appreciation of Mr. Clark. li¬ Georgia—Cherokee Qpuntv. Nov. 8th, 1920. Know all who read this, that we 95 Ameri¬ can citizens now at Hopewell church, in a meeting for men only, do hereby tender our sincere thanks to Brother Win. Lloyd Clark for the very valuable information he lias given us during the series of lectures on the menace ef Romanism. We promise him that our prayers shall continue in his behalf, We promise him our loyal help in his great work, and we now resolve that we will write our public officials and show them our alarm and dread of our greatest foe to our system of Democratic Government, letting them plainly understand that we will keep advised as to their official acts, and that we will never vote for any man who lends aid or assistance to the Romanist effort to take from us the rule of our beloved I'nited States of America. We feel it our Christian and patriotic duty to call on and request all unawakened Protestants everywhere to seek true information and regis¬ ter their protest with all public servants without delay—and while the sovereign people can do so—and before some special law might be enacted to take from Protestants the right to protest. And we now urge Governor-elect Hardwick to use his best-effort to strengthen and enforce the act knowq as tbe Veazy law of Georgia. And we prayerfully beg every sister State in the (union to pass and enforce similar laws. Resolved (bat we request the Rail Spuitter and The .Columbia Sentinel to print this at the earliest date possible. Unanimous!v passed. James T. Haynes, Chairman. Frank Payne, Clerk. zzs: MILLIONS NOW LIVING WILL NEVER DIE. Proven by the scriptures, corroborated by the signs of the times, 123 pages. Price 25c prepaid. Address G. B. Boswell, 132 Green St., Augusta, Ga. ' WE HAVE THE ALABAMA GROWN RUNNER PEANUTS FOR SALE. 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