The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-05-15
COMMUNICATED.
NOZLEY ANSWERS NESBITT.
Tells Truth of Senatorial Matter
Quotes Nesbitt on 3 I.2 Cent
Cotton.

To THE PUBLIo:-In justice to myself
and the voters of Cobb county [ deem
it necessary to call your attention to
the card which appeared in the Mari
eta Journal on May Sth, 1902, signed
by r. I. Nesbitt,
In this card Mr.. Nesbitt attempts to
give what he says is the truth of this
transaction, but wish to say that he
has failed to do SO. The truth of the
Senatorial matter is as stated in my
speech delivered at Austell on April
25th, 1902, and | now state that that
speech sets out the truth of it all This
Mr.. Nesbltt knows as we'll as myself,
and he does not deny it.
The action of this notorious conven-
ton was repudiated in mass meeting
by the citizens of Clayton county and
by the Executive Committee of Cobb
county, and he was requested by the
latter not to accept the nomination. [
was strongly endorsed by the Execu-
tive Committee of Cobb County,
declared by them to be the right
full nominee and their support was
pledged by them to me. In ad-
dition to this pressure on Mr.. Nesbitt
| not to accept the nomination, offered
| to run in d primary with him in this
county in order to give the people
chance to decide which one of us they
desired to represent them as Senator.
This proposition was also declined by
Mr.. Nesbitt. Then tas u last and final
resort the matter was submitted to the
State Executive Committee, which,
after hot fight by the same schemers
Of the convention, decided for Mr.. Nts-
bitt by vote of Is to IA. This was the
unanimous vote Mr.. Nesbitt tells us
about. Of course, [ see no use in me
telling the people of this county that [.
did abide by that decision, no matter
how unjust it was, when it was insisted
on all sides that | should run anyway.
L don't knaw that Mr.. Nesbitt was an
original party to this political robbery,
but by accepting it under the then ex-
listing circumstances, and at a time
when he was charged on all sides with
being an original party to it all, by rat
lilcatlon he became a party to it, and
there is no way under the sun for him
to explain the truth of it away.
Mr.. Nesbitt endeavors to leave the
impression that he was obliged to ac-
cept the nomination owing to the tre-
| mendous pressure brought to bear upon
him by the people of this county, As
proof that he is here badly mistaken |
your attention to the fact that in the
general election following this, he ran
a full regiment behind the other demo-
cratic nominees.
Mr.. Nesbitt has seen fit to deny that
he ever said that the farmers could
raise cotton at 312 cents per Mound.
To show you beyond the shadow of a
doubt that he did say it give you his
exact language taken from the Atlanta
Constitution of March 18th, 1902 Here
it is "or shall we pause in our insane
career ard listen to the advice of sober
sense and judgment? Let me illus
trate my meaning by referring to a few
experiments which have come under
my observation, and also some test
which have made.
CorToE RAISED AT 81 CENTS.
Recent experiments at the Georgia
Station show that where land
has been properly treated yield
OF bale per acre can be made at a
cost OF 3'a cents per pound" This is
his advice of sober sense and iudg-
ment." | am willing for the farmers
of this county in their insane career
to pause" and pass upon the correct
ness OF the statement. A leading paper
Of this State has well said that 1.-The
mental grossness of the error in making
the statement is only equalled by the
moral grossness of the author in deny
ing it,"
The truth Of this matteris before you.
and the question is, can any fair-mlnded
man afford to vote for Mr.. Nesbitt, and,
in so doing, endorse such base political
trickery and robbery? Only consider
it for moment and am certain you
will not in that way become party to
any such methods to obtain office.