The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-05-14
ADVERTISEMENT
HON, THOS, f, WATSON
CONCRATULATES MORRIS
An Interesting Letter on
the Judgeship Race
Morris Endorsed.
From watson's Jeffersonian.
Marietta, Ca. April %, 1908.


Hon. Thomas E. Watson, Thomson, Ga.
Dear Sir: We notice in the Jeffer-
sonian letter from ourihighly esteemed
friend, Hon. Thsddeus Pickett, in which
he attributes to Hon. N. A. Morris, can
didate for the iudgeship of the Blue
Ridge Circuit, hostility to the Popu-
lists, and in proof of this fact, states an
effort of Mr.. Morris, as a member OF
the State Executive Committee, to 80
formulate the rules of that body as to
exclude the Populists from voting in
the coming primary on June 4th, and
in contrast states that Mr.. Foster was
the friend of the Populists, and had
protected their rights in this matter.
Our good friend, Mr.. Pickett, with
his characteristic boldness and integ-
rity Of purpose, acting on the facts
as he sees them, submits his facts to
you as the known and trusted leader
OF the Populists, and invokes your aid
and influence with the Populists of this
circuit in behalf of Mr.. Foster as
against Mr.. Morris.
Mr.. Pickett's letter and your edito-
rial are directed alike to the Populists
OF Cobb and every other county in the
circuit. 1t is for this reason that we
deem it our duty to submit to you our
reply.
1t is we'll known that in no part of
the State is your influence more potent
than with the Populists Of Cobb. In
the dark days OF the past when we were
struggling for the rights of the common
people, the producers and wage-earners,
and to correct what we believed then
and now to be fragrant abuses, and SIM
ply asked and sought the rights and
opportunities of every other class of
our citizenship, we were prosecuted
here as In no other county in the State,
and you ever stood by us beacon
light, guide and defender. 1t is but
natural, under these circumstances,
that your words, council and advice,
would exercise great influence over US.
But, MIR. Watson, we ask that you
remember that living in the county of
Cobb, the home of both Mr.. Morris and
Mr.. Foster, both of whom were active
participants against rs in the dark
days OF the past" and therefore care
fully scrutinized and watched by US
up to this good hour, that we have had
abundant opportunity to know the facts
for ourselves as to the position, acts
and bearings of Mr.. Morris and Mr..
Foster to the Populists Of Cobb even
better than wiser men living elsewhere
and not in position to know the facts
themselves, but dependent upon the
statements of others.
We regret exceedingly that anything
should have occurred to make it neces-
sary for US even to allude to past differ
ences and conflicts, when we had hoped
that the coming together Of the great
body of white citizens throughout the
State would correct all abuses and re-
gain and re-establish on firm and i'm
movable basis, the principles OF Jeffer-
sonian Democracy, assuring Equal
rights and privileges to all, with special
privileges to none" and common and
equal right to every white citizen to
participate in and express his opinion
in every matter and thing, on the
stump or at the ballot box, affecting his
rights and the common welfare, as we
believed had been accomplished in the
last gubernatorial campaign.
But now that the issue has been made
and forced upon US in the election of q
Judge, who is to administer, expound
and execute the laws under which we
are governed, and in view of the usur-
patton and abuse OF this tremendous
power so prevalent, we are not at lib
erty to withhold our opinion as to who
is for US and who against US, for, in our
Judgment, there is no two sides in this
contest.
Briefly and concisely stated as we see
and know such facts as come within oul
own knowledge, MIR. Morris and Mr.
Foster were both our implacable enc
mics and the heel of both on our necks
both were at war with all for which the
Alliance and Populism stood, as ex-
pounded and taught by yourself and
Mr.. Pickett, with this difference only
Morris with:his characteristic boldness
and intrepid spirit fought US in the