Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-02
THE JOURNALS Joint DEBATE"
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measure, the wisdom Of which nobody
has ever doubted or disputed.
But IL a candidate for governor says he
will not veto a bill that he believes will
put whiskey in the III dry counties that
we have in the state it will cause great
many people to doubt whether he is the
right man for the governors place.
Whether he has backbone enough for the
place. What If Governor Gambler had act
ed on such a principle? We would now
have dispensaries all over this state to
debauch our people.
Mr.. Terrell, N you believe as you argue.
that state prohibition will result in put
ting barrooms in every county in the
state. and in doing away with all the pro-
hibition laws of the state, have the man
hood to come out and say you will veto
any such wicked and baneful bill
What does Mr.. Terrell stand for, any
way on the liquor question?
We have three factions on the question
in the state.
If he is elected which faction would be
entitled to the victory? Would the local
optionist? The state prohibitionist could
say he has agreed to sign a state prohi-
bition bill IL passed. Would the state pro-
hibtionist. The local optionist could say
he had declared that he thinks local op-
ton the proper solution Of the whiskey
question. Would the barroom element?
lHGy COulu say we nave NQIeQ TOT MIN
and worked forShim and done all we could
for him. even in Chatham county, the
home of Estill, an avowed whiskey man,
therefore, he will be an migrate to do any
thing to hurt our business.
How does he stand on the whiskey uues-
ton any way? Can anybody tell? He
seems to be all things to all men for
sake of votes. There is a maxim false in
one thing, false in all things" and we
think it equally true that indefinite and
straddled on one question, indefinite and
straddied on all questions So, If Mr.. Ter
relps position is indefinite and non-com-
initial on the whiskey question he cannot
be relied upon on any question.
We like man for governor big enough,
brave enough and great enough to declare
himself emphatically, unequivocally and
Enthusiastically on any and all questions
that are before the people; man great
enough to be able to discover what is the
best policy for the state and by argument
bring the people to see it; a man to help
build a sentiment on all great questions
and not sit quietly by and let somebody
else build the sentiment and then he, as
governor, come in and sign the bill ex-
pressing that sentiment, after somebody
else has produced 1t, as Mr.. Terrell pro-
poses to do on the whiskey question.
A man like Hon. Thomas G. Lawson,
who sacrificed a seat in congress rather
than advocate what he conceived to be
a ruinous measure, or the Hon. Henry G.
Turner, who would not accept the nomi-
nation Of his party because his party's
platform had gone off on ruinous tan
gent, as he thought, on the money ques-
zion. The wisdom of their positions have
now been fully demonstrated and
now been generally acknowledged by
those differing with them at the time
Such a man we have not in the Hon. ].
M. Terrell, with his anything platform
for votes, but such man we have in the
Hon. Dupont Guerry, with his clear cut.
unmistakable declarations on any and all
public questions before the people for dis
cussion. ]. w. NELSON.
Eatonton, Ca