Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-02
WHY THIS DUBLIN MAN
WILL VOTE FOR GUERRY
DUBLIN. Ga. May q. 1902.

DUBLIN, Ca May II, l9Oz.
To the Editor of The Journal:
For several years I have been a reader
and admirer Of The Journal, but since It
has been more liberal in opening it's col
umns for joint debate than, other journals
of our state, am more than ever it's adj
mirer. While / am sure that no man is a
public necessity, I am eaoally sure that
certain principles and morals are essential
to the wellbeing and forward progress of
our great state, and in voting for COVER
nor / shall vote for Mr.. Guerry because
l believe him the best moral man in the
race. My verdict is made up from the fol-
lowing facts and evidence, undisputed by
competent testimony:
First. let's see Mr.. Guerry in 1864 in his
18th year, going to the front from choice,
and while a beardless youth he was adj
vanced to a lieutenant in his company
over men 20 to 30 years his senior because
of his gallantry and faithfulness to duty,
and let me say, as I have been informed,
that Dupont Query was elected lieuten-
ant over a candidate 80 years his senior
who was a gallant, good soldier himself,
but who loved King Alcohol to his detri-
ment. Young Query was a sober young
man, on the side of prohibition then.
We will next see Mr.. Guerry at home
after the war was over, and when he had
acquired an education and had advanced
to the bar. He was ever found to lend
a helping hand to the widows of our gall
liant dead. He defended their rights, re-
fusing to accept fees for his services in
most cases. / admire any man who is a
friend to the poor, and he has fully dem
onstrated that fact or all occasions.
Ny next notice of Mr. Guerry was dur
ing the campaign of Colquitt-
some years ago. Many will remember
that campaign. General Colquitt went to
the convention with nearly two-thirds of
the votes of the state. The two-thirds rule
was adopted. The minority refused to
yield. They combined to defeat Colquitt
and Colquitt was nominated by the ma
jority of the delegates and ran as the
peoples candidate, and Mr.. Norwood, of
Savannah, was nominated by the minori-
ty in the convention and ran by them
against Colquitt.
Mr.. Guerry took the stump for the gall
liant Colquitt. He uncovered some of the
methods that were being used by the OPP
ponents Of Colquitt in the extremities.
and his efforts were crowned with great
success. There were few young lawyers
in that campaign for Colquitt in my COM
munity. They were on the other side.
Query was on the right side in that fight
l remember how the old soldiers threw
up their hats to the gallant young Guerry,
who stuck to the hero of Olustee, and 1
believe that they win not forget him on
the 5th day Of June.
knows the business in that line. He is
efficient and Trustworthy and second to
none in his profession. admire him as a
neighbor. as I lived near him several
years In Macon, and always found him
to stand for and contend for those things
which tend TO the uplifting and better
ment of all the people.
Whether he was with the majority or
the minority, at home and abroad. in pub
lie or private life, in church and state.
through thick and thin. he has stuck to
his convictions with a tenacity that is
found only in true greatness.
l admire his platform. IL means some
thing definite and shows that he is a man
of progress, that he has not lived these
SO years and seen no evils and therefore
no changes needed. He wants to go for
ward until all evils, so far as human eff
forts are concerned, will be subdued. He
stands for that, and / admire him for II.
But some have said that he has changed
his views and methods in the last 20 years
If there was a necessity for change and
he saw IL. I am sure he would make the
change, and l admire him for that. asked
a farmer If he had changed his methods
of farming I'm the last p years. and he re-
piled that IL he had not the sheriff would
have had him. In fact, in every vocation
there is constant changes of methods. and
when the time comes for these changes
let's make them. Why have the southern
people changed their minds Of Mr. Lincoln
in the last 80 years? Why did Paul change
on his way 10 Damascus? Local option has
been a good thing. and I am willing to
make il still better by state prohibition
and when it is accomplished shall want
to go further and make it national prohi-
bition. ] believe in progress on all lines
that tend TO the betterment of the people,
good. better and best, and If the people
should elect Mr.. Query governor of the
state of Georgia. I believe we would have
? governor second to none in quality and