The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-10-11
Gbe marietta Snnrnal.
Gbe marietta yunrnal.
advertisement
A RED HOT GARD.
Solicitor General Brown
Completely
REFUTES CERTAIN ACCUSATIONS
Against Him and Deals with the Men
who He Says are Responsible
for Them.
From Atlanta Constitution.

From Atlanta Constitution.
Hon. George r. Brown, solicitor gener-
al of the Blue Ridge circuit, furnishes the
following card for publication.
In it Mr.. Brown refers to assaults
upon my personal and political charac-
ter" places the responsibility where, in
his opinion, it belongs, and then proceeds
in decidedly strong language to pay his
respects to those whom he considers res
ponsible for them. 1t is card that will,
undoubtedly, be widely read. But here
is the card and it speaks for itself
Mr.. BROWNS CARD.
'Kimball House, Atlanta, Ga, Septem-
Der 21.-To the People of Georgia: l
have patiently submitted, during the
present year, to assaults upon my per-
sonal and official character until feel
that the time has arrived when should
be heard in my own defense. / dislike
notoriety, and am adverse to newspaper
controversies, especially with men of such
characters as l shall deal with in this
article. But no man is so well established
in public confidence that he can afford to
have all manner of abuse and oppro-
brium heaped upon him, even by the
lowest and most degraded of his fellow
creatures, without showing the resent
ment that all honest men naturally feel
by denouncing the ISLANDERS and charac-
terizing the authors of them as they de-
serve. | shall address myself to the task
of disproving every charge that l have
noticed which reflects upon me as an
officer of the state, and shall give to the
people of Georgia some of the reasons
why have been thus maliciously attack
ed, and shall have something to say per-
sonally of the men who have continually
and relentlessly pursued me for the last
two years, and have dragged my name in
the most vindictive and outrageous man.
ner before the public week after week in
the columns of newspaper published in
this city. shall speak plainly, and with
the hope that this controversy, so far as
am concerned, may be brought to a
speedy and final conclusion. l have
thought that surely, in this good state
that human character is not SO cheaI
that it could be damned and DESTROYED
by the poisonous arrows of hatred and
malice, fired from ambush by persona
enemies. l have neither had the time
nor the inclination to rush iuto the pub
lie prints to denouuce every scrivenel
who-has seen proper to attack me, bu
there is limit to human patience; ther,
is boundary beyond which no MAJ
should be allowed to pass. If must re
sort to heroic measures to protect IN,
reputation and the good name of thos
dependent upon me, it is best that
should be done quickly. 1t may be III
pleasant, but, like the flash, let us, a
least, hope that it will purify the atmos
phere in compensation for the shock tina
it gives.
II was elected solicitor general of tn
Blue Ridge circuit by the general assem-
bly, in 1883, without opposition, receivin
'the earnest and cordial endorsement c
every senator and representative fror
the circuit. desire to say that hav
never heard of any charge being mad
against my official record by any huma
being until the present year. When "
Y. Atkinson ann6unced his candidacy fC
governor, pledged him my earnest SUI
port. made no secret of my position
but went to work for him openly and a.
lively, and did not relax my efforts unit
he was triumphantly nominated. AS
citizen of Georgia, i had right to m
preferences between tho candidates befor
the people. hal not only the right (
support him, but twas perfectly legit
mate that should do everything ita m
power that was honorable to aid him
his campaign. did nothing that was al.
honorable. The charge has been openl
made that used my Office to prom0t
his interests. The charge has been pei
sistently and repeatedly made that case
were settled and indictments mol PROSE-
in the Blue Ridge circuit for political res
sons, and to advance the interests of m
political friends. Each and every one q
these charges denounce as being utterl
false and malicious, and the authors q
them / brand as willful and deliberat
slanderers. tHAsa
The first charge that noticed wa
that | continued two criminal cases Il
Dawson superior court against Mr.. j. B
Thomas, the editor of the Dawsonvill
News, and an honorable and respecte,
citizen of Dawson county, in order to sc
cure his support and the support of hi
paper for Mr.. Atkinson FOR governor. Il
reply to this charge, desire to produc
the sworn evidence of Mr.. Thomas him
self, who filed the following affidavit, a
an act of simple justice to me:
Georgia, Dawson County: In person appeare
before me the undersigned, John b. Thomas. VIII
on OATH says that he has seen the charge publish
ed that George X. Brown, solicitor general con
tinued two certain criminal cases against depo
nent, pending in Dawson superior court, for III
purpose Of inducing deponent to support Hon. W
I. Atkinson for governor. Deponent states mos
positively on oath that the charge Is absolutel
untrue. Deponent was no. indicted until afte
the petit jurors we're discharged at the Marc
tern 1894. OF said court, and, said cases were no
referred TO directly or Indirectly by said Brown o
deponent, aud deponent did not know or antici
pate that he would be indicted at the time he de
cided to support Mr.. Atkinson. Deponent swear
most positively that said Brown never, at an
time, made any agreement or understanding, o
ever referred TO said cases, in any manner to in
fuence deponents action or conduct in the gu
bernatorial race, and has never made al any time
any understanding or agreement with deponen
in reference said cases, and the charge is will
full and deliberate SANDER.
"'JoHN r. THOMAS.
"sSworn to and subscribed before me. this Au
gust 4 1894. " BALKAN HARDEN,