Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-10-17

Shall we never assert the right of the peo-
pie to have Congress represent them?
The remedy is in your own hands.
For heavens sake get busy on a plan that
will bring relief>to you, and harm to no legit-
innate business.
Watson and the r. r. y. Serbice.
Writes Card the Claims Between Him and
Livingston.
Editor Constitution:
VIII you please allow me space to make a prop
osition?
Congressman L. F. Livingston appears to have been
posing before the national convention of the rural
free delivery convention as the father of that great
educational institution
Congressman Livingston Is a candidate for re-elec-
ton in the Atlanta district consequently 1t is of the
utmost Importance to him to prove II he can that he
obtained the first appropriation for the rural free
delivery service It would help him immensely with
the country people II his district he even show
that he secured the passage of bill or resolution
or amendment In favor Of the rural free delivery
system.
Now without any offensive language and with no
reference to Mr.. Livingston in any other matter
Of record propose to give him splendid opportuni.
ty to win thousands of votes
I propose the creation of board of referees COM
posed of Hon Clark Howell. Hon. John Temple
Graves and Rev DR.. ]. W. Lee to whom shall be
submitted the evidence This evidence is already
on record. approved and published by authority of
the congress of the United States It will not re-
qure more than half hour to set the vexed ques-
tion at rest copy Of the Congressional Record
be found in the Carnegie Library or In some other
library in Atlanta. If not Congressman Livingston
produce his set. If he will not will produce
my set.
This official record, published by the government
ic tho hioho ood hast oufdou
The material portion will demonstrate that Mr..
Livingston made feeble attempt to introduce an
amendment in favor of free delivery Of mail to coun-
try people, got ruled out on a point Of order and
gave up the effort altogether. He got no appropra-
tion, for his amendment did not get far enough
to be voted When the chairman knocked the
amendment out a point of order, he knocked Mr.
Livingston out too.
The Congressional Record will show that an May
%, 1892, was making fight on the floor of the
house for the rural free delivery system. There was
a running debate In which I ran the gauntlet COM
posed Of such men as Tom Reed, Caruth. of Ken.
lucky; Fihian of Illinois: Lou of California; Enloe
of Tennessee, and Hopkins of Illinois,
After doing the best could appealing to congress
to extend the country people the advantages of the
free delivery of mailsthen confined to the cities and
Incorporated towns-I lost the day. Congress did
nothing for the country folks that session.
Then we all came home and the fierce battle OF
1892 ensued Congressman Livingston was reelected
Congressman Watson was counted out. We went
back to Washington for the short session. Mr. Liv-
ngston appeared to have lost interest in the dear
country people He safe for two more years.
Hence he did not renew the attempt to start up the
rural free delivery.
On the contrary, took up the fight again. On the
18th day of February 1898, again offered the amend
ment which had failed in May, 1892 Again there
was running debate the floor Of the house. Once