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PAGE TEN ZETTEftY FROM THE PEOPLE OPEN LETTER TO GOV. HOKE SMITH. Denver, Col., Sep. 4, 1907. Governor Hoke Smith, Atlanta, Ga. Dear Sir: I have just read in the press dispatches of today that you have defied the Federal Courts of Georgia permitting the putting into effect the reduced passenger rates. You deserve the praise of all honest people in so doing. lam an old Un ion soldier, and was always a Re publican until the ‘‘Money Question” came up, but no more of that party for me, nor Democracy, either, ifi that party deserts the silver dollar and the greenback. I am glad we brought back the South, now, for it the country is ever saved from ths money monopoly and trust robbers, it will be done by the South, and we honor Thos. E. Watson as the great leader in the South. In the national bank system is the nucleus and general source of all trusts, and it is the origin of the graft, robbery and general corrup tion abroad in the land; and all this has been growing with leape and bounds since the system was estab lished as a “War Measure,” in 1801. Yours very truly, JOS. N. STEPHENS, National Secretary U. S. Monetary League. DeLand, Fla., Aug. 12, 1907. Hon. Thos. E. Watson, Thomson, Ga. Friend Watson: Your postal re ceived advising me that you will re produce my letter on Lamar in your Weekly Jeffersonian. Many thanks for same. Please publish the revised list of the men who made a national reputation in Congress during their first term in said article, which I enclose you. I wrote the article hur riedly, and omitted some names that deserve mention. Alex Morris often takes Sunday dinner with me, and he has convinced me and quite a number of others, that you are the ablest man in the United States, and the best writer. Am sorry Gov. Vardaman was defeated. Yo uhave certainly cornered the bish op—l mean Bishop Candler. I enjoy the nice way in which you handle him. And Clark Howell has at last sur rendered and admitted the truth •bout you. I shall never forget a remark Senator Call made to me the time you refusekl to go into the Democratic caucus for speaker pf the house, when you were in congress and where you belong today. I told the senator that I thought that you had ruined your political prospects. He replied, ‘ ‘ Perhaps not, ’ ’ that your action might make you president, as the reforms for which you were contending were sure to win in the end, and it begins to look that you are headed for the White House. If important business did not keep me at home, I would take Alex Morris and go to Beall Springs on the 22d and hear you speak. Am sorry that we cannot be with you, and hear you preach the true gospel. With best wishes for you and yours, I am, Yours very truly, J. E. ALEXANDER. WATSON’S WEEKLY JEFFERSONIAN. Note: Alex Morris, a life-long and devoted friend of Mr. Watson, got the blues at Thomson some years ago, and took up a notion that Bad Luck had a spite against him. Sum ming up the situation and prospects in one sentence: Alex said that he believed that if he were to start to Hades (Alex named a shorter word) with a load of ice, the whole thing down there would be frozen over by the time he arrived. But he went to Florida, found no ice to hurt, and soon realized that he and his apples had reached the right market. No man that was ever raised around Thomson had more friends than Alex Morris, and they are proud to know that he ir doing} so well at DeLand. T. E. W. Vidalia, Ga., Aug. 2, 1907. Dear Mr. Watson: I am your friend, and you know it. I am a reformer who says so, it matters not who is hit. This way the politicians have been pulling money for the state institutions of Georgia is a shame. I have risen in my little strength of two weeklies and publish this week the enclosed edi torial. I have behind me the best men of Georgia—the true reformers. We hope to give the editorial broad publication and emphasis. I will thank you to reproduce it in your papers, and add your own strong endorse ment and amendment. The truth of the matter is, the state institutions ought to be placed upon the same footing as Mercer and Emory and the like, that are made to charge tu ition to maintain them. I am warned that I am up against the politicians in my bold chat. But I do not fear them. Any help you may render the cause will be appreciated. Cordially yours, E. C. J. DICKENS. Note: Brother Dickens, we are with you. England, Ark., Sep. 5, 1907. Hon. Thos. E. Watson, Thomson, Ga. Dear Sir: I was business agent of the Alliance stationed at St. Louis, for over two years, and am satisfied politics did not hurt, or, rather, destroy, the Older. But the lack of finance killed it. No order can be run on wind or an empty treasury. I warned them, time and again, that unless they put business into the order sufficient to raise funds to provide for necessary expenses, the order would fail. The lack of funds destroyed the Grange, and unless the Fanners’ Union supplies its officers with funds enough to keep it aggressive, it will fail. Put the sinews of war behind their officers, and they will conquer, emancipate themselves, and save the country. Your “Gideon’s Band” is a reve lation to me. I knew Macune and • his bulldog selfishness, and I fell in with precious traitor Livingston, either in Cincinnati or St. Louis. In 1888 we passed a resolution that no officer of the Alliance shoul po litical office while holding an office in the order. Another reason for its downfall was the “Cash Buyers’ Union” and others like it; bought up state sec retaries to push and promote their interests, instead of their agencies. It was done in this state and Texas, and as the agents were required to charge 2 1-2 cents commission on buying and selling, to be placed to the credit of their salaries and office expenses, this playing into the hands of our enemies eventually broke down the agencies, and the organiza tion sank with them. I enclose you $1 for your Weekly, to be sent to O. J. Deavons, Hoxie, Ark Yours truly, R. B. CARL LEE. ■ 111 W.H. Bill HERE’S A MAN THAT ISN’T AFRAID. Sioux Falls, S. D., Sept. 6, 1907. Hon. Thos E. Watson, Thomson, Ga. My Dear Mr. Watson: Yours of late date to hand. I reply, I will say that I have before put in large display, and have now put your copy in the hands of foreman, with instructions to reproduce without re ducing. I have added combinations, and my name as agent, and shall boost it as best I can, for you are giving us the very best in po litical writing, and I have frequently said, editorially and otherwise, that every one interested in better gov ernment should read your magazine. Hon. H. L. Loucks, of Altruria (old Alliance president) was here on his way to a physician, and I loaned him my Watson’s Life of Jefferson, and he pronounced it the best thing he ever read. He said: “Watson has found his place; it is as an histo rian. ” I agree, though I am more than willing to see him the next * Secretary of State. As he returned, I let him have for his evening’s reading, Watson’s Na poleon, and as he took it along with him, I think he must be absorbed in it, too. You will please find herein the check assigned to you. I cannot ac cept money from one who has not yet got on a paying basis in his sac rificial labor to educate a too unap preciative people. The advertisement will run indefinitely. One of my subscribers sent for the magazine; I send $1.50, and as soon as I have the required number, I want Wat son’s Story of France. In a few days I shall go up into Minnesota to run, for a time at least, a real estate office, to see if there is a little money in it. People admit universally that it was the work I did on the famous Kaufman murder case, getting the traitor Kirby thrown out of the case, and getting in my old friend Coch ran, of Logan, lowa, and his bril liant and able son-in-law, George W. Egan, that brought to a successful conclusion the prosecution in that case, and that it was a SIOO,OOO ad vertisement for this city and county, long cursed by worthless, criminal compromisers and defenders in the guise of officers, but they are yet afraid to do justice to me by plat ronage—'that is all I ask—enough to make me a good living. Under the just previous city ad ministration which I fought to the last, the mayor put in a city electric light plant without a vote or any authority, at the same time that he put in the Citizens’ Telephone Line. There are over 800 poles bought and paid for by the city, worth $5,000, and I am the only paper of seven that is doing anything toward get ting the guilty parties apprehended and justice done the public. I have demanded the arrest of the doctor who tried to shield Mrs. and cover up her crime, but I cannot get it. Next week, or soon, I shall read the people of this city the sever est lecture they ever got. If I make some money in the land business I shall give them next spring. But, at present rate, will be out by December. Please do not spend any more of your time in my inter est; if the people do not want the truth told here, and a fight made for justice, and against as big a set of criminals as ever sucked the blood from a public, they should not have it forced upon them. With great respect and esteem, I am, Very trulv, J. A. ROSS. Hon. Thos. E. Watson: Dear Old Friend and Bro.: In th® cause of the pure old Jeffersonian principles for which we have reason to feel proud of our noble leader, may the Lord bless you and be your guard and guide. I have in my possession a single tax literature, which I enclose and send you, and would like to hear your ideas on it. I don’t know when or how it got in my possession. Yours truly, J. F. ANDREWS. Arlington, Ga. Note—Dearly beloved, I thank you for your golden words. As to the Single Taxers, I intend to give them another tickling as soon as I get through having fun with th® Socialists. I save these two groups for the dull season. Dear Mr. Watson: I am a sub scriber to both your magazines. I feel interested; I haven’t but one ob jection to them, I can’t keep them at home long enough to read them as I would like to, so inclose a few names. I wish you to send some ad vertising matter C. W. COMBS. Washington, Ga. Note—We will at once relieve th® pressure on friend Combs by sprink ling his neighborhood with sample copies. Wpuld that each one of the friends of the two Jeffs would send us a good list of live names as friend Combs did. South Georgia Farms and Decatur County Tobacco Lands for sale; for descrip tive price list write to R. L. Hicks, Real Estate, Bain bridge Ga