Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-08-08

put duil correspondence between the Hon Thomas e
Watson, OF McDufie and Bishop Warren A. Gambler
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church. South-a CORE
spondence largely personal yet concerning two men
or such prominence give to it widespread public
import.
Bishop W. A. Gambler recalls the fact that in the
campaign OF 1895 he refused to stump the state for
the nominee of the Populist party who had cor
rallied the prohibition plank because he disapproved
and deprecated any effort to use the prohibition cause
Tor political ends Politically, he Democrat;
morally, and religously he was a prohibtionist
Thus he draws the distnction
In that campaign Mr.. Watson and his party asso
cates undertook to give the people of Georgia dose
or Populism in capsule of prohibition They mis-
led some good men. But when it was given out
without my knowledge or consent that would stump
the state for the nominee of the Popust party for
governor, promptly contradicted the statement and
deprecated the effort to the prohibition cause for
any party ends whatsoever"
That was eleven years ago!
Things are entirely different today
The evidences are all about us that the time has
come when appeals on the ground Of party loyalty
longer be made in Georgia The people are
doing their thinking. If organized Democracy
thinks the same way-all right; if not then out with
organized Democracy! 1t may be said it is true
that we have white party-a party comprising prac
tcay all the white citizens of the state regardless
of former political alignment-in which are to be
found, at last, Democrats Fopulsts Republicans and
Prohibitionists but for organized Democracy set
ting the pace for their political conduct it is uues
ton of the past
The very first thing done by the legislature is the
enactment of law which time and again the Geor
gia Democracy has repudiated, law against which
the recent Macon platform itself entered protest in
It's endorsement Of local option after specifically turn
ing down a state prohibition plank. Former Popu
lists and Democrats alike at the head and fore
front of the movement.
Even the governor declaring for local option and
urging the platform of the party as a guide in all
matters of pending legislation, swept aside
No word sentence is here said by way of COM
plant The action accords with the wishes Of those
whose authority to take the step is unquestioned
The condition Is accepted gracefully and good
citizenship throughout the state will adjust itself in
accord with it and nahe determination to make the
law effective.
1t Is said to be a settled fact that Judge James K
Hines, for years the avowed enemy of the Georgia
Democracy and once the candidate against its nom
nee governor is to be rendered of the highest
positions in the gift Of the state the first vacancy
on the Supreme bench
Nor is this said with any view of fault-fnding
Judge Hines will, no doubt make capable and eff
cent judicial officer
But why should We attempt longer to deceive our
selves about the supremacy of organized Democracy
in Georgia! 1t is myth, and everybody knows it
to be
The truth of the matter is that Mr.. Watson has
whipped his fight against the organized Democracy
and that is all there about IT.! The political eavep
that he planted years ago has done it's work and to-
day the victory Is his. rhe breaking of party lines
for which he fought, and is still fighting, has come
to pass.
And the people of the state have thrown political
creed and party organization to the winds and writ
ten late" before the one-time Georgia Democracy.
NH he nd