The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-03-29
JUDGE AWTREY
MAKES REPLY,

EDITORS JoURNAL:-In my article in
last weeks issue of the Journal I dis
cussed certain figures published by n.
A. Morris in the Courier. The many
favorable comments / have had from
people in all parts of the county have
led me to believe that further discus
sion of these matters will be Of interest
to the public. l have never learned
how to villify even an enemy, neither
do believe that the good people of
Cobb county will accept villification
and ridicule as an answer to the official
facts and figures that am giving.
| shall in this article discuss the sub
ject of courthouse supplies, Jail sup
plies, ETC., of which the Courier is 80
hysterical. But before doing so I desire
TO call attention to the following cor
respondence:
Mr.. n A Morris, Marietta, Ga, Dear
Sir:-In the last issue of the Courier
you say your columns are open free of
charge for any one who wishes to chal-
lenge any of your figures. have chaI-
lenged some of your figures, and shall
challenge Others in q subsequent ar
ticle
Il enclose herewith my reply. which
you will please publish in this weeks
issue of the Courier Yours truly,
John Awtrey.
March 2lst, 1906"
Judge John Awtrey, Marietta, Ga.
Dear Sir:-Your note with enclosed
communication of yours, containing
three and one-half columns of printed
matter in the Marietta Journal of this
date received.
THE challenge l made in the last is
sue Of the Courier was as follows:
CHALLENGE.
'In this issue of the Courier, and in
last weeks issue, we published state
ments of expenses in the different
branches OF our county affairs, and
compared the expenses of 1904 with
previous years. We challenge any coun-
ty official, or any other person to show
that we have not published these fig
ures absolutely correct. II they are not
correct, we open the columns of this
paper to any person, free of charge, at
any time, to show wherein they are
not correctly stated. We will get out
two more issues of the Courier before
the election, 30 please accept our chal-
lenge at once, and let the tax payers
have the correct figures, if we haven't
given them, Mr. County Official, we
have Knocked the chip off Of your
shoulder" It ia now up to you. "Put
up, or shut up" The tax payers want
more facts. and not so much hand
shaking and smiles"
/ reiterate and claim now that every
figue that | published is absolutely cor
rect. can't I'LL up my paper with
a long communication from you that
simply muddies the water in the eyes
of the tax payers, and does not dis
prove single figure have published.
AS we seem to be at variance about
this matter, and in order that the tax
payers may know who is right, / make
you the following proposition:
l will agree for Hon. d. W. Blair,
Mr.. R. H. Northcutt, Judge John NJ.
Stone, Mr.. Joe P. Legg, and A. NJ.
Dobbs, or any of them or either
of them, that you may select to
take the figures / published in the
charges I made, and let them go
with you and compare the figures with
the records and books in your office and
the County Treasury books, and if /
have incorrectly printed a single figure
let them say so in writing, and l will
publish their verdict, and l will also
apologize to you publicly through
tie columns of this paper.
Please agree to this proposition at
once, so the figures can be examined in
time for me to publish what these par
ties find, in this issue of the Courier.
Respectfully, N. A. Morris, Editor
Courier. March DIST, 1906.
IN. A. Morris, Dear Sir:-Yours of
yesterday handed me last night, in
which you refuse to publish my ar