Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-04-24
POINTED ANSWER IS
SENT BY
HILL
REPLIES TO CHALLENGE FOR A
JOINT DEBATE BETWEEN TER
RLL AND eUERRY OF Po-
LITIcAL ISSUES.

have Mr.. Terrell meet Mr.. Guerry in
joint debate. The reply is one that will be
read with widespread interest throughout
the state
AS announced in The Journal of several
days ago S. c. Tapp sent a challenge to
Mr.. Hill requesting Mr. Hill 20 arrange
for a Joint discussion between the candi-
dates Mr.. Tapp outlined the thing7
which Mr.. Query was fighting and said
that a discussion OF these issues were de-
sired.
Now Mr.. Hill cones back and says Mr.
Terrelrs position when he declined to
meet Mr.. Query in Joint debate early in
the campaign had proven to be correct
one. as has been evidenced by Mr.. Guer-
rvs speeches since that time Mr.. Terrell
stated in his letter to Mr.. Query that II
was useless 10 meet on the stump and In
duIge I'm personal abuse. Mr.. Hill says
that Mr.. Guerry's speeches have been de-
voted mainly TO attacking Mr. Terrell
Mr.. Hill then quotes from Taps letter
as follows:
II note YOU say that Mr. Query will
speak again 1n Atlanta at an early day
upon these uqestions.' viz: Cd The solu-
ton OF the evils OF the liquor trafhc; 90
chronic lobbyism; 90 railroad domination
OF state affairs and politics 10 selfish and
corrupt ends: CD railroad immunity from
fair and equal taxation and from the su-
pervision OF Georgia courts and Georgia
laws: Cd equal and just taxation; 90 just
freight rates for the commercial and
shipping interests OF the state; Cd the I'M
righteous free pass system; CO and SINH
lar evils that are known TO exist In Geor-
gia-'
RegardIng that portion OF Tapp's letter
he saws II Mr.. Query had devoted more
time 10 the discussion OF the questions
named in the letter and other matters OF
pubIic interest and informed the people
as TO his record thereon, and offered some
practical solution OF these questions II Is
probable that HIS speeches would have
been less conspicuously characterized by
personalities.
Mr.. Hin then says:
Although Mr.. Query spoke over two
hours I'm Atlanta recently on what he calls
the issues Of the campaign, he failed 10
; explain to the people OF Georgia how he
would bring about the solution OF the
evils OF the liquor traffic" by advocating
state prohibition and the election OF state
prohibition candidates TO the legislature,
and at the same time advocate and vote
for his partner. Hon. Joseph II. Hall, an
avowed Observation-Disclosures. for the legis-
lature from Bibb. WIN he vote for him
now? Did he vote for him in the last
primary election? What effort Will he
make TO get prohibition legislators elect
I
only advocate these things when he is a
candidate for governor? II he could not
explain these things when he had two
and one-half hours TO himself. he could
hardly hope to do so with a division OF
time.
He processes to know OF the existence
OF chronic lObbyism." II he does, and
fails to present the guilty parties TO the
grand jury. as a private citizen. he would
hardly do so as governor. Did II exist
when he was a railroad attorney? II
so why didn't he give the alarm then?
Why wait until he no longer (at the will
OF the railroads) represents them. and
only when he becomes a candidate for
governor? Did IL exist when he was a
member OF the state senate? What eff
fort has he heretofore made to suppress
IL? IL he could not explain these things
to the satisfaction Of the people when he
had over two hours to himself. he could
hardly explain on a division of time.
1T is a little remarkable that when
member OF the senate of Georgia. United
States district attorney and railroad at
| torney there was no domination of state
| affairs and politics 10 selfish and corrupt
ends by railroads and only when out of
Office and a candidate for governor these
things exist. Did his law firm. when in
the employ of railroads. ever advocate
railroad legislation before the Georgia
When the Glenn bill was before the
| legislature OF. Georgia. in 1889, to tax the
railroads land at that time he was
railroad attorney. Gid he advocate, before
the legislature, the bill, or did he use his
influence against it personally or by let
| teri When the Olive and Berner bills to
/ prevent the illegal combination of rail-
roads in this state were before the Geor-
| gia. legislature, 1889 TO 1891, how did he
stand then. and what did he do or say
in favor of those bills? If he could not
answer these Things without a division
| Of time he could hardly do so with d.
vision.
when in the senate OF Georgia. what
/ bill to this effect did he introduce? When
railroad attorney, what position did he
occupy with reference to this7 An answer
In undivided time to all this would be in
teresting now.
While railroad attorney and member OF
the senate. what effort did he make for
Just freight rates." etc? Undivided time
might elucidate this issue TO the better
satisfaction OF the people.
When I'm the senate of Georgia, what
| effort did he make to suppress the ''un-
/ righteous free pass?" A division OF time
might not allow Mr.. Guerry ample OPP
portunity to fully explain why he did not
/ introduce a bill to prohibit free passes.
Why do similar evils" exist when he
/ Is out OF office and never when he is in
ONCE? When in the senate. when United
/ States district attorney. railroad at
Il torney. did he ever hear OF the exist
/ ence OF these and similar evils?" What
were they? Where were they?
Where. oh where. was Rhoderick then,
When one blast from his bugle horn
I Were worth a thousand men?"
The courts are open TO every citizen
4 and informer, and II there is no knock at
the door by a private citizen who knows
| OF these evils. will there be by such citi-
zen should he be elected governor? The
/ newspapers quote him as saying the
courts are corrupt. the legislature is cor
| rupt. Which court? Which member OF
the legislature? The people are entitled
| to the names OF corrupt judges and leg
| islators. and II he can't and won't furnish
| their names. when the whole time is his,
Il will he when there is a division? Let us
: have the boasted similar evils" and all
i the questions answered or forever hold
1 your peace" a division of time might
Il only allow a discussion as TO the ques-
| tions that suit his purpose, but unlimited
/ time would afford an opportunity TO an
swer ala the foregoing questions fairly
/ and fully and not a part OF them.
4 Mr.. Hill cites Mr.. Terrell's record on
/ prohibition. on lobbying. Of railroad con-
solidation. on railroad taxation and other
L things and shows that he has opposed
1 lust the things that Tapp and Anderson