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PAGE TEN ZETTZ7U T<POJ>I THE PEOPLE ABOUT THE POLL TAX. Editor Watson’s Weekly: What is the poll tax and what for? JAMES STEVENS. Answer —The poll tax is a variable sum levied by the state on all its adult male citizens, for any specified purpose, but generally as a suffrage qualification and for school purposes. The name is derived from the Low German word for head, which is “polle.” THE GEORGIA ROAD CASE. Editor Watson’s Weekly: I admire the way you go after the maladministration of the Georgia Rail road. The operating company is one of the most negligent and arrogant that runs a rail line in this state and you will serve the people beyond their power of gratitude if you will keep on with your noble fight until you break that lease and force the Georgia com pany that owns the road to serve the public in the terms of its charter. Conyers, Ga. J. M. G. IN VIRGINIA—I62I. Editor Watson’s Weekly: I will thank you to let me know through your next issue when and where the first written constitution for an American commonwealth was es tablished. JOHN C. BROWN. Atlanta, Ga. A THIRD PARTY NEEDED. Editor Watson’s Weekly: I have been greatly interested in reading your two periodicals. You do not seem to be allied to either of .the old parties, and'yet not advocating any specific “third party” movement. I can not tell whether you still consider the “People’s Party” a going political con cern, or whether you are waiting for the future to develop a movement that will organize a new “third party” along the lines that you indicate —the lines of a definite democracy of the genuine Jeffersonian pattern. Now, Mr. Watson, what we need all over this land, and more in the south than elsewhere, is a party with the principles, objects and courage that you advocate and demonstrate. But we cannot hope to have such a party and do successful battle with it in these southern states until we are freed from the menace of the ne gro voter. Hope you will sec your way to push forward the work in all the states of the south to that end. A real Peo- M - 'We Commenced Selling Good Clothing Sixteen Years Ago We improve our Manufacturing facilities with every season’s advent. We can’t possibly see where there’s any room for improving our Clothing. We know there’s no room to improve prices. But they have always been very reasonable. New Spring Suita for Mens7.so, $lO, $12.50, sls, S2O, $25. Boys’ and Children’s Suitssl.so, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6.50. Men’s Pantssl.so, $2, $2.50, $3, $4, $5, $6.50, $7.50. Everything that’s right in Hats and Furnishings. Mail Orders:—Samples of Suits or Pants will be sent to any address. But always give size and price goods wanted. THE GLOBE CLOTHING COMPANY 89-91 WHITER ALV ST.; ATLANTA, GA. pie’s, or Reform, party would be a “third” party in the north, but “the other party” only in the south. And “the other party” in the south, on a white basis, could reform and popular ize every state government from the Potomac to the Rio Grande. Let us free ourselves from the office holders’ oligarchy that has nearly ev ery state in the south in its grasp. Memphis, Tenn. J. W. B. OUR RAILROAD BUFFERS. Editor Watson’s Weekly? Please throw the searchlight onto the Georgia Railroad Commission. It is disgusting honest people to witness the backing and filling, the dodging and cowardice, of that body. I always thought young Joe Brown was a good Sunday school man and had even a better grade of grit in his soul than any of the other Browns. He had the courage as general passen ger agent of the state road to make a popular low passenger rate for that road against the protests and evil prophecies of the other roads. His results justified his judgment in that case, and why, in all good conscience, he does not stand squarely up to the people’s demand for a two-cent fare knows beans, but not Browns! now, is a puzzle to everybody who Warner Hill is, of course, a poli tician. Doubtless, he demanded a place on the commission to pay off the debts he made to the railroads for their help in electing Terrell in 1902. And he is delivering the goods, and hoping for a fat attorneyship with a railroad corporation when his term expires. Certainly he can never get anything more from the people of Georgia! Obe Stevens has always posed as the Archangel of the Farmers, but he knows now that he could no more get an office again at the hands of the people than he could fly through hades without, scorching his wings. Please give the office seekers who are looking toward the railroad com mission, and the railroads also, to un derstand that the farmers of Geor gia are in the saddle and hereafter we intend to have commissioners of. by and for the people! Marion county. J. C. McH, MAY 5, 1821. Editor Watson's Weekly: Please tell in your next issue when Napoleon I. died. I have no book of reference from which to get the infor mation. A STUDENT. WATSON’S WEEKLY JEFFERSONIAN. CARMACK’S RISING STAR. Editor Watson’s Weekly: I thank you for the good words you have spoken for ex-Senator Carmack. His is the rising star in Tennessee now and the people are flocking to him as to a redeemer. He will be our next governor. Keep your eye on him and help him and us break the shackles of the corporations that now enslave us in the Volunteer state. J. R. M. Columbia, Tenn. PARTIES AND TRUSTS. (The Messenger.) Both old parties are after the trusts and the trusts are growing stronger every day. Easy enough. The leaders and the organizations of both old par ties are trust managers, every one of them and vote and work for the same ticket every time the trusts get in close quarters. THERE IS A DANGER. (The Kansas City Journal.) Still, we should be a little careful how we jeer at Colonel Bryan for takiny up the Populist doctrine of initiative and referendum. Some Re publican president may be preaching that stuff before long. THE ONLY WAY. (The Caster County Beacon.) If you really want to prevent com binations in restraint of trade, amend the laws so as to put the captains of industry behind the bars who violated the law. To impose fines and allow law-breakers to levy extra tribute on the people to pay the fines, will avail nothing. MEXICO PREPARED TO FIGHT. Mexico City.—The relations between the governments of Guatemala and Mexico are very much strained, and an open declaration of war against Guatemala by Mexico is believed to be imminent. Unofficial advices re ceived here from Guatemala are to the effect that Mexican residents of that country have been offered insults and that President Cabrera is believed to be hostile toward Mexico. THE SPECKING SPOILS. (The Springfield Republican.) There are spots upon the sun, and it will have to be admitted that the all-popular president uses Federal pat ronage too much like a master spoils man of the old-fashioned sort. WHAT ROOSEVELT SAYS. (From His Jamestown Speech.) “This great republic of ours shall never become the government of a plutocracy, and it shall never become the government of a mob. God will ing, it shall remain what our fathers who founded it meant it to be —a gov ernment in which each citizen stands on his worth as a man.” BRYAN’S FRIEND, WHITNEY. Boston. —Henry M. Whitney an nounced recently that he is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for gov ernor of Massachusetts. He desires to make the campaign on “business issues,” as he puts it, and play the tariff and Canadian reciprocity. This announcement comes as the culmina tion of a series of happenings of more than ordinary importance in Demo cratic state politics. JURYMEN’S BALLOTS. (The Boston Globe.) The way that jurymen’s opinions change, from ballot to ballot, makes one wonder whether a system which comes down to a majority vote on opinions, with a feeling of “Oh, let’s get home” super-added, is the best possible thing for a community or for an accused person. M’CLELLAN DENIES DEAL. New York. —Mayor McClellan added this contribution recently to the his tory of the peace with Tammany: “I have made no deal and I have authorized no deal bearing on the so called recount bill. I have made no deal in regard to the police, except a deal with Commissioner Bingham that he shall do business at his level best without interference from me or any politician. “The only political arrangement to which I was willing to give my consent was one by which I would, as the mayor, a Democrat, recognize the Dem ocratic organization when men whose opinion and guidance I could respect were directing it,” TAFT BOOMERS GIVE UP. Washington.—The Taft forces have become much discouraged about hold ing a primary in Ohio. Indications are that the primary movement will be abandoned, and that there will be no test of strength between Taft and Foraker before the selection of dele gates to the 1908 convention. & L Ik