Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-12

ton Is purported TO be signed by FIVE citi-
zens OF Macon as a committee that the
communication was not so signed, I'refer
him TO Herman Brasch. Roland Ellis.
". B. Crimmins. Louis Scheibe. Reo
Massenburg. committee" OF Macon, Ca,
for information as 20 how their names
came TO be printed on the invitation "as
a committee" Lieutenant HUI says the
organization referred TO Is an insurance
order" Bosh! II Il Is an Insurance or
der" fits only policies are for the insur-
ance OF the liquor business by the repeal
OF laws detrimental to such business. The
invitation stated 1.-THE object in giving this
smoker Is TO bring together all dealers
in the liquor business. so that some plan
may be devised 70 perfect IN cEganiza-
ton, which Is already under Roadway, to
help bring about changes In such laws as
are detrimental TO the liquor interests"
The gentleman present whom Lieuten-
ant Hill saw, must not have been one OF
the committee. or one OF the speakers OF
note" who entertained the assembly, or
he must have been overcome, as to his
memory. by the refreshments served after
the netting Otherwise the gentleman
present. would not have pronounced 1t
a lie out OF the whole CLOTH" II the
gentleman means by his 1T that the
smoker was lie out OF whole cloth,
cannot contradict him, for was not
present. II by his at" he refers to the
invitation, I say that such an invita-
ton, with the names of five citizens Of
Macon printed on It as a committee. was
issued I have seen that cit" ! cannot
say what the Knights Fidelity do at their
melting place other than TO devise plans
70 abrogate the restrictive laws govern
ing the liquor traffic. II they do nothing
E.. 4 -.
standpoint OF Mr.. Terrell. who is a local
prohibitionist. for the knights Of Fidelity
are certainly not helping educate the
sentiment in Bib county so as to adopt
the principle of the local option law"
except in so far as that principle opposes
closing the barrooms by state prohibit
ton. and favors the opening OF barrooms
by local option.
After satisfying himself that the place
where the smoker" was held is above
criticism, and not above a barroom. and
that the knights OF Fidelity is a benevo-
lent insurance society, Lieutenant Hill is
hysteric in his zeal to repel the idea that
Mr.. Terrell has the support of the men,
bers OF the order. or was endorsed at the
smoker. What do the knights Of Fidel-
ity think OF Lieutenant Hilrs spurning
their support, evidently on his idea that
they are so unworthy as men Ga great in
justic TO many Of them known to mel, or
so unworthy as an order. Ca matter about
which men diner in view OF difference of
opinion as TO the beneficence OF the ord
er's objects) that their support Is not
wanted and their endorsement hurtful TO
Mr.. Terrell?
/ do not know whether Mr.. TerrelTs
name was mentioned at the smoker, but
IL Is quite well understood here. where we
are close enough TO smell the smoke, that
the smoker was held in the interest of
politics" that are not favorable to the
election of Mr.. Query, and there Is no
suggestion that the Macon knights Of Fl.
deity favor Mr.. Estill. Lieutenant Hill
says Mr.. Terrell's friends had no knowl-
edge of the smoker" That Is hard on the
chairman and other members OF the COM
mittee. and one OF the speakers of note"
who entertained those assembled. for they
are well Anown here as Mr.. Terrell's sup
porters. and had supposed. doubtless, that
MFR. Terrell. II not Lieutenant Hin, con-
sidered them HIS friends.
knew nothing of the circular until
saw Lieutenant Hills card in The Journal.
I had heard OF the smoker" Now. I ask
Lieutenant Hill to give the public the
name OF the gentleman present who
gave him so much information. and the
names OF ANY number" Of others who
are responsible for his statements as TO
the smoker and the knights OF Fidelity
with the testimony Of his witnesses.
II the Knights Of Fidelity is an 'insur-
ance order" engaged in the benevolent
business Of ''affording insurance to those
who are not accepted by old line compa-
MES" as Lieutenant Hill says II is. it's
passing strang that Lieutenant Hill
should characterize a suggestion that such
an organization had smoker" IN the in
terest OF Mr.. Terrell as dirty. base and
low" Mr.. Terrell and Lieutenant Hill
must think they are on a high plane in
deed. IL the Endorsement by Mr.. Terrell Of
a benevolent insurance order at one Of fits
delightful smokers is so offensive TO the
lieutenant
II looks like that high plane Mr.. Terrell
and Lieutenant Hill are on Is at such an
angle that they will shoot over the capt
toll and land far beyond the executive Of
fee. OF slide on this end OF the plane and
land in Meriwether county. The height OF
the plane seems TO be making them dizzy.
JOHN p. ROSS.
wANTED-Two statesmen in each state; $50