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ZETTEKJ THL PEOPLE
FROM OLD RICHMOND.
Believing as we do that it is neither
justice nor equity, that the people of
Georgia should be robbed, so that a
certain class of gentlemen of the
North and East, can pile up their mil
lions of dollars.
Therefore be it resolved by this, the
Richmond County Farmers’ Educa
tional and Co-operative Union of
America, that we favor and support
any action that will give us a two
cent passenger rate on all railroads
in Georgia.
Done in regular meeting, this the
20th day of April, 1907.
DR. J. D. H. BROWN,
E. B. HOLLEY, President.
Sec. and Treas.
R. C., F. E. and C. U. of A.
REPORTS WORDS OF PRAISE.
Dear Sir: —Please send me a sam
ple copy of your weekly paper as I
think I would like to subscribe for it.
I buy your magazine every chance I
get while on the road, but can not
always find it at news stands. Why, I
don’t know, as it is a fine magazine.
I used to buy Watson’s but since you
are out -of it I would not have it. I
travel over most of the Southern
States and am much surprised to see
how highly you are esteemed as a
man amongst all classes, as I thought
on account of your Populistic views
you would be abused, but I have yet
to hear a word of abuse spoken of you.
C. E. WORKMAN.
Charleston, S. C.
SEES A STORM AHEAD.
Dear Sir and Brother:
The monthly and weekly are both
coming. Here’s the other dollar.
Thanks.
Now, my brother, a few words
please. I know you are working hard
(so am I). I pray that all of your la
bors may be properly rewarded. I give
you credit for good intentions. Howev
er, we know what has been said of good
intentions. You are educating the
people. Yes, that only makes their
suffering more acute, “where igno
rance is bliss, ’tis folly to be wise.”
Now, my brother, we know just
what will be done all along the line.
See! We know that Shylock has the
coin to buy everybody and everything
that he needs in his business, and he
buys them (senators, congressmen,
legislators, judges, mayors, and with
shame I must include, preachers). Go
on, my brother, you are hastening the
terrible storm that will burst upon
this nation very soon. I am not a
pessimist, an agitator, or a calamity
howler, but a close observer, seventy
seven (77) years old. Yours for truth
and justice,
M. W. C. FRAZIER.
Carrizo Springs, Texas.
GOOD FOR ALL FARMERS.
Hon. Thomas E. Watson:
My Dear Sir: —We have been hav
ing much trouble in getting the weekly
Jeffersonian into the proper mail ser
vice, but it has found its course as the
issue of the 24th reached me the 26th
(today).
As to this last copy (issue 24th
inst.) I am simply dumbfounded. I
am made to sit and ponder! To ask
myself is it possible there is but one
Thom. Watson amongst these millions
of men? If there are others, why is
it they are not alive? Your add re
before the Farmers’ Union should be
read by every tiller of the soil on the
WATSON’S WEEKLY JEFFERSONIAN.
J AMESTO WN--1607-1907
Sy SAM W. SMALL
Three hundred years! Recall their simple dream
Who sailed their fateful, strenuous argosy
Across and down the then tremendous sea,
And anchor’d, by God’s grace, in this strange stream!
They planted here the Saxon stock, whose gleam
Os sword and share have made this New World
free,
Recast the codes of all humanity,
And wrought this parliament and pantomime.
Hail ye, who come from every clime on earth
To celebrate this festival of Peace,
This conqest-congress of the arts of Life!
Behold the giant things of Freecom’s birth,
How men achieve whene’er Oppressions cease,
And Liberty makes less the fields of strife!
continent. I think it a masterpiece
along the lines laid down.
But then I’m here to take exception
to it! I feel a little hurt that you
made your appeal largely to the cot
ton growers of the south. My dear
sir, the northern cereal grower is in
the same channel as your pool' and
oppressed cotton planter.
Not only do the cotton growers of
the South and the cereal growers of
the North feel equally the hand of op
pression, but the live stock interests
suffer equally with the above named
two, and your Farmers’ Union speech
should be read by all. True, many
there are that would read and forget
in an hour the substance of this great
truth but seed like that, sown broad
cast, much of it would find its way
to fertile soil, and my hope is that it
may be read by many if not all, then
people would begin to realize what a
true Populist believes, and is.
The masses of the North and East
are ignorant of Populistic principles.
They do not realize that this country
to be saved can only be saved by and
through the principles as advocated
by the Populist party.
I would like a few copies of the is
sue of the 24th to distribute, believing
I can be of some good to you I solicit
a few copies. Very truly,
F. A. FOREMAN.
Mercersburg, Pa.
A NEW LAW NEEDED.
Editor Jeffersonian:
In view of the coming session of the
general assembly, the writer deems
it fair to our people, to call attention
to the lack of legislation in this state
upon an important subject, and which
he feels could only have been brought
about by railroad domination in the
past.
Reference is had to the fact that
there is no survivorship to the legal
representative of a man, administra
tor to recover for his homicide, and
hence these railroads operating in
Georgia built by Georgia enterprise,
but owned by Eastern capitalists, may
many times escape unwhipt of justice,
for criminally murdering people,
whereas under the identical circum
stances in other states, yea adjoining
states, I 1 lorida for instance, recovery
could be had. Does this mean that a
Florida general assembly has more
respect for the rights of the people
than the general assembly, or assem
blies, of Georgia has ever shown?
Were they more intelligent, or did that
assembly break the halter of the corpo
ration, while ours ambled peacefully
under Wall street control? The con
clusion is inevitable. One cause or
the other. Which? Under the Geor
gia law, the right to recover in case
of death is given to the wife in case
the person killed shall have one. If
no widow then his child or children
can sue and recover. If the suit be
brought by the widow and she die,
then the right of action survives to
child or children. Likewise the hus
band may recover for the homicide of
his wife, and- if she leaves children,
the husband and the children must
sue jointly, and with the same right
of survivorship. Also a mother, or if
none then the father can recover for
the homicide, whether minor or of age,
provided that mother or father is de
pendant upon that deceased child for
a support. In all other cases there
can be no recovery. This is unfair,
unjust, and the absence of just such
a law is a disgrace to our state. Shall
it continue, Georgians? You must de
• cide. Now observe the Florida law
upon this subject.
Whenever the death of any person
in this state —Florida—shall be
caused by the wrongful act, negli
gence, carelessness or default of any
individual or individuals, or by the
wrongful act, negligensce, careless
ness, or default of any corporation, or
by the wrongful act, carelessness, neg
ligence, or default of any agent or cor
poration acting in his capacity of
agent of such corporation, and the act,
negligence, carelessness or default is
such as would, if the death had not en
sued, have entitled the party injured
thereby, to maintain an action for
damages in respect thereof, then and
in every such case the person, or per
sons who or corporation which would
have been liable in damages, if death
had not ensued, shall be liable to an
action for damages notwithstanding
the death, shall have been caused un
der circumstances as would make it
in law amount to a felony. Every
such action shall be brought by and in
the name of the widow, or husband,
as the case may be, and where there
is neither widow or husband, as the
case may be and where there is neith
er widow or husband surviving the de
ceased, then the minor child or chil
dren may maintain an action, and
where there is neither widow, nor
husband nor minor child or children,
then the action may be maintained
by any person or persons de
pendent on such person killed
for support; and where is neither
of the above classes of persons
to sue, then the action may be brought
by the executor or administrator.
The absence of this very statute
from our code has permitted these
railroad companies, in numerous in
stances, to murder our people, and
with no accountability therefor.
The evil is great. It ought to be
remedied. The enactment of a statute
similar to that of our sister Florida,
will heal the evil. It is the intention
of the writer to prepare just such a
statute, and have it presented to the
next general assembly for passage.
Now if our people will talk this up
with their respective county represen
tatives and senators, the reason for
the act will be known and favorable
action had thereon. God knows it is
time. FRANCIS. H. HARRIS.
Brunswick, Ga.
SPLITTING THE SHEET.
Editor Watson’s Weekly:
Do you think the Georgia Railroad
Commission will give the people the
two cents a mile passenger rate pe
titioned for by the Farmers’ Union?
J. P. DUFFY.
Answer. —The commission feels
that the two cents a mile rate is
right and reasonable, but has not the
backbone to say so. It will chop off
one-half cent on trunk line fares. It
will then be up to the general assem
bly to show a like liberality and chop
off the other half.
NOT YET—-NOR SOON!
Editor Watson’s Weekly:
Have those gentlemen who were in
dicted for running the Fertilizer trust
ever been tried? Pieease tell us when,
where and what was the verdict?
F. C. RICHARDS.
Answer.—They have not been tried.
The courts decided that those of them
in Virginia could not be taken to
Tennessee for trial. Probably new
indictments in the several states
where the accused reside will oe
needed before they can be tried, but
no such indictments are being sought,
so far as we know.
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