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PAGE SIXTEEN IN DEFENSE OF WATSON. Editor Times:- In your issue of July 4th you printed an article copied from the Enquirer-Sun entitled, “Tearing Down,” in which the writer claimed that Harvie Jordan has accomplish ed more for the southern cotton grow ers than Tom Watson ever has, ever will or desires to. Let us pee: Last; year Jordan wished the farmers to take ten cents for cotton; Watson argued for more. Subsequent events showed Watson’s idea correct. Jordan accepts law yers, bankers and almost every class or calling into his association. Wat son advises the farmers to follow the rule that bankers, lawyers, doc tors and all other professional or business men take in holding con ferences with men engaged in their particular avocations. In his speech before the Farmers’ Co-operative and Educational Union in Atlanta last winter, Mr. Watson by U. S. Governmental statistics, showed where the troubles of the farmers arise** Jordan had access to the same tabled but stupidly or pur posely ignored them. As to Mr. Watson’s tearing down and not building, let us see: First, there are some things that he advo cates tearing down. For instance, tariff walls that have harbored be hind them the trusts and the chances of rascality that grow out of the op portunities afforded by class legisla tion. Where is the speech made by Mr. Jordan or any other democrat of modern politics that will compare with Watson’s speech made in con gress in February, 1891, on the tariff in which he silenced Tom Reed on that question with one stroke of his mighty logic. In that same congress Watson passed the automatic car coupler’s bill, the rural free delivery, and moved the barroom that was lo cated in sixty feet of the door to the hall of the house of representa< tives? Steadily, constantly did Watson fight for the ideas now Folk, LeFol lette, Hearst, Hughes, Hoke Smith, Bryan and Roosevelt, especially on trust legislation. Let us give him his dues regardless of his political affiliations, especially since his ideas have been endorsed by many states, cities and statesmen. Mr. Watson will probably never run for another office, but when he is invited by as great a body of men as the Farmers’ Union to make an address and accepts and expresses his views, why should we accuse him of base motives? Why should he not be either allowed to remain in solitude or be given due credit for honesty of purpose when he expresses his views after being invited to do so? Buch expressions as the writer in the Enquirer-Sun makes in regard to Watson’s running for governor is nothing more than the child of a prejudiced brain. Should Mr. Wat son make a race for governor, has he not as much right to run as any oth er man! Why do most men take an interest in politics, anyway? Respectfully, J. M. CHRISTIAN. When is tariff reform no tariff re form? That is easy—when it is left to the friends of the tariff. —The Commoner. ~ . J, WATSON’S WEEKLY JEFFERSONIAN. OSCULATORY. A dhring theft Bill wrought last night On darling little Rose. He stole some things he wanted, right Beneath her very nose. —Philadelphia Record. ’Tis to be hoped that if fair Rose Returned the blissful smack, Bill did not overlook a bet, But turned and kissed her back. —Houston Post. That may be as they do this job Down in the Sunny South. But if Bill lived here in the North He kissed her on the mouth. —The Commoner. Why rouse again the bitter strife, And North and South wax hot, Let’s all agree to compromise— Bill kissed her on the spot. —St. Louis Post Dispatch. Important quite are alX.these things Provided they are true; But if I had so fair a Rose, Most anywhere would do. •—Twentieth Century Review. STRIKE REPORT FOR ROOSE VELT. Chicago, August 17. —Labor Com missioner Neill and Samuel Gompers today started East, the former to re port on the telegraphers’ strike to President Roosevelt, and consider means of arbitrating, and the latter to confer with colleagues of the American Federation of Labor. In the meantime the Chicago Fed eration of Labor has ordered a meet ing for tomorrow to consider a sym pathetic strike by the electricians of the drainage canal. Wholesale walk outs of other trade unionists are threatened and canal electricians’ strike is imminent because telegraph companies are negotiating for power from the canal. However, the men will be counselled to act carefully at tomorrow’s meeting. The Western Union today added 25 operators to its working force in the main office in this city. The men arrived at 5 o’clock, all of them com ing from New York, and were at once set to work. A number of the strikers applied for their old posi tions during the day. Developments Waited at New York. Both sides of the telegraphers ’ strike are today awaiting developments looking towards arbitration. The companies say the strike is over, so far as they are concerned. The men are evidently willing to accept fair arbitration propositions. Situation at Montgomery. Local telegraph offices say that they are now handling the business with little delay, and giving almost normal service. Word has come to Manager Fonville, of the Western Union, that the strikers at Jackson, Miss., have gone back to work, and that others are coming into the fold quickly. Manager Sheppard reports work with Memphis, j3t. Louis, At lanta, Pensacola and Jacksonville without <fclay. The St. Louis Globe-Democrat pre sents the following for solution: “Conundrum: If two cents ippre of cotton and two cents more wages are put into a shirt, why is the price of the garment marked up twenty-five cents?” Dead easy! 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OState " J t , «*o***o***o***o***o***o*«^**o*«*o** > o***o**-o*^^*o***o**o***o***o***o^o**^ < «0 Your Time Is Out My dear friend, do you not remember that you subscribed for six months, and that it was six months ago that you did thia friendly act? Now isn’t it about time that you remembered the Jeffersonian and sent us a renewal? Do so, at once, please. Back Numbers of the Magazine We can supply full sets of Watson’s Jeffersonian Magazine, the 3 num bers already out, for One Dollar. We will furnish single copies, any month from January to August, ipeluslve, at 15c a copy. Send In your orders and get the back numbers. Address, GORDON NYE, 608 Temple Court, Atlants, Ga. - . ■ "■■■ 1 ■' - ■■ - . Do You Take the Magazine? . e Do not forget that “Watson’s Jeffersonian Magazine” is a high-class monthly, profusely illustrated with orl ginal cartoons, and with linecuts and halftones reproduced from the best periodicals. Contains good reading matter for every member of the family. There is politics for the “old man,” educational information for the boys and girls, and general literature for the good wife and the young ladles. Price $1.50 per Year. Sample copies sent on application. Address THOB. E. WATBON, Thomson, Gs. Do You Want to Buy a South Georgia Farm ? I can be of service to any one hav ing a desire to buy good farm lands in this section. Make your wants known to me. L. S. PARRISH, Nashville, Ga. South Georgia Farms, Tobacco Lands, Colony. Tracts of Cheap Lands; a postal card request to R. L. Hicks, Real Estate Agt., Bainbridge, Ga., will bring you a. Descriptive Price List of many attractive offerings. Back Numbers of Weekly We can supply back num bers of the Weekly Jefferso nian. Single copies sc, com plete sets at regular subscrip tion rates. Dixie Business College THE SCHOOL FOR THOROUGHNESS 2 nl y Thoroufh Course in Office Routine and Touch Typewriting offered in the Southeastern Book keeping. Shorthand, Typewriting, Banking and Penmanship Courses in Atlanta. Write for Cat alog and Special Bummer Rates. H. L. BRIDGES A BERNARD C. ANSTED e Proprietors. '