The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-05-10
ADVERTISEMENT
A REPLY TO DEMOCRAT.
Marietta, Ga. Nav 5th. 1900

|
cuit:-You have doubtless seen the
scurrilous attacks that have been made
| upon me in the last two issues of the
Marietta Journal. The author calls
himself Democrat" and other names.
call your attention to the fact that
each of these pieces is marked "adver-
tisement" by the Journal, and that
means that they are paid for at the reg
ular advertising rates. The dirty piece
OF two weeks ago is reproduced last
week and is paid for twice.
The time has come when think that
we should ask who it is that is thus at
lacking me from ambush. 10 you be-
lieve in bush-whacking? Should man
be stabbed in the back or should his op-
ponent meet him in the open and face
to face? There can be but one answer
or conclusion to 1.-THE man who hides
behind Democrat" is afraid of an open,
manly issue. He is for singing mud
and he does not want the public to
know that he would do such disrepu-
table thing. He knows that he cannot
sustain his charges, and does not want
to be cornered. do not believe that
the people Of this circuit can be infu-
enced by such methods or attacks.
And a significant thing is that these
cowardly attacks have not been con-
fined to Cobb, but have appeared in
the papers Of other counties. The au-
thor is sometimes Democrat" and
sometimes something else, but always
the same style, and written by the
same man. They are all paid for. Who
paid for them? Who is responsible for
them? None other than the present
Judge of this circuit They have all
emanated from him and all have been
charged to him.
What do you think Of this method of
campaigning? Do you think it is in
keeping with the dignity of the great
office of Judge of the Superior Courts?
If he has any charges that he can sus-
tain, don't you think that it would be
at least fair for him to sign his name to
them? He started this campaign by
signing his name, but not being salts
fed with the results of an open contest,
he quits that and hides behind Demo
crat" so that he can charge things that
| never heard Of, and which are entire
ly untrue. Do you approve of such
methods? viii you support man who
resorts to such Short Cuts" to get Of
fee?
A few years ago, when was not as
piring to All office wanted by this
Judge, when there was no reason for
him saying anything but the truth, he
wrote and signed with his own hand n
letter to the Governor Of this state.
That letter was public document, and
written for the purpose of influencing
the Governor in appointing me to an
important position. This letter was
not a confidential one, but was furnish
ed to the Governor, and subject to the
inspection to all persons who might
wish to see it. In that letter, the
Judge said of me: 81 have known Mr..
Sessions from boyhood. He is MORAL,
UPRIGHT, AND LAWYER OF ABILITY; he
is well qualified for such place and
would discharge the duties to the sat
isfaction of all concerned. / endorse
him for the place, and hope you can
appoint him. Yours truly, Geo. F
Gober"
Now, in 1900, when l am asking the
people for their support, from behind
Democrat" this same Judge says that
| am incompetent, and most everything
bad Then it was Geo. F. Gober; now
it is Democrat. Then he had no inter.
est at stake: now he seeks my defeat
There was no reason then why he
should have stated an untruth; he i:
campaigning now for all that is il
sight, and with his head stuck behind
Democrat" he thinks he is hid. There
you have the two statements from the
same man. Under all the rules of ev.
idence he has impeached himself, and
believe Disguised fair minded men
Williyou be influenced by such attacks,
do not believe it.
If l am thoroughly incompetent and
bad, is it not little strange that the
Attorneys of the Bar who do seventy.
five per cent Of the practice of the
county have endorsed my candidacy:
They are not going to quit the practice
and evidently believe that the Of
flee would not suffer in my hands, OF
they would never have endorsed my
candidacy. And let me impress it upon
you that the only thing being urged
against me is these anonymous attacks
believe you are too brave and magnan-
imous to approve any such methods
! know you would not stoop to such
cowardly attacks, and that you will
disapprove them in others.