The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-01

he neglected.
 AfsSsma ssssn s'aIsS pH rRo sS n9Se D1 e0RHsL
 By the way, did the Governor pay
 But we are dallying with this mat | ter. We can't write the article we would. write on account of inadequate
 The Ledger's mechanical force is lint ited. What we need ~u an occasion like this Is Mergenthaier and a swift
 We said we were dallying with this to a hurried close. fa
 There is an omnibus indictment against us in the resolutions and we enter a freight train denial.
 We resent" say the resolutions. "as base islander upon us. the citizens of low in the scale of civilization and so devoid of the traits of hospitality as
 What did The Leuger say on this "The e>only unpleasant feature of the day was the apparent BUT. CERTAIN LY UNiNTENTfoNAL neglect of the
 Again: we regret that the Cover nor's day Tas not made more agreeable good crowd to hear hiAl; therefore we slight he may have suffered" J was s another in a1a the tfses c of baseball game. .v sorten things; that If there was negsect, 1t was only ins to PRoTEcT Samson sed ths rdod s5y | people in whose name these resolutions are drawn in condemnation of this pa- perittryyi1g it t9 protect them from the ment who had the reputation of the | towns hospitality in their hands and neglected it; allowed 1t to suffer. | CT will state that on Governor Co., mer's recent visit to samson"-the sth of July, "SamsOn's Bix Day" is meant the Gooisby house.
 Mr. aoolsby is proprietor of the Goolsby Hotel at whsch Governor Co.,
 WeiiS Shall we stop here. with | ''Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus7"
 Is 1t your Idea of hospitality, gem tee to allow a guest guest of the city ~ to pay his own board bill? And to allow that guest the Governor of the State nSstprst lSSsi citizen sn t9 the depot on his de-
 We'll? The Ledger said that after the Governor paid his own hotel bill he by couple of travelling men," who were in no sense an escort. The Gov ernor of the State, the guest of the hotel bill and walked to the depot on his departure unattended by any local
 Where was the Committee on Enter we can account for one member. He was out at the fair grounds looking at MRsre TRas Was te Ss' oser sse teemen? n?-both having in their keeping the good repute of Samson as a dis penser of distinguished hospitality to distinguished guests. WHO Is 1t that allowed Samson and her good citizens to be misrepresented and reflected up- on? Not The Ledger. certainly. for 1t And Uncle Tom" Beasley-you all statement that he saw the Governor Sdaf ssd he wanBY ths dipP iHs Hf The Iass l any one representing the hospitality of samson and the courtesy due him was concerned. WHO. then. is responsible and hospitable reputation of Samson Where were the committeeman in whose hands rested the proper func- | tesy. W | And if the Governor of the State was treated in such embarrassing and hu- Whas bseans iashoai of ths psos LoS TayIs bought him a box of potted ham and 2 peecksags e ,,S of crackers and had to walk l
 DID THE GOVERNOR PAY HIS OWN HOTEL BILL?
 The proceedings do not show the ap- l po1ntment of any committee on reso- lutions, which makes them what is known as "cut and dried"-prepared | beforehand, and before two citizens son."
 Next, gentlemen promoters of the in: dignation meetlng-for we put the re- sponsibiity upon you-your attention
 .'The Ledger'i estimate of 500, about $50 women and 150 men, as the num- at samson on the stS of Juiy, f feaaFd r as . liberal one. I was present and heard no applause at the periods stated | by The Ledger.
 | (Signed.) "W. G. Pryor.n l Mir. Pryor Is manager of the Geneva County Fair, to be held in October.
 In the light of the facts gentlemen instigators of the indignation" meet dried resolutions? which. you ran the ssnf & You @ WouRd Rda0Rs or the fs0H h0s over rS The Ledger but the "hog," dear sirs. shIes at facts, and if .n his confusion The Ledger. Please cont blame The
 The facts in the case were damaging to the Governor. It was no part of our
 
 duty. They not only damaged him but his ofnce seeking supporters whose po- litIcal destiny is dependent upon lis. | If he goes down, so must they. Sam son put a crimp in his aspirations and | the State was made aware of the fact. | Something had to be done, and Monday after Thursday an indignation meeting | was rounded up % denounce The Ledger for-telling the TRUTH! Such a mess!
 We applaud the purpose of the large | nrO1AGt from all that the resolutions charge, but they are referred to the maxim, Be sure you're right, then go ahead"
 We deal in FACTS. They are our | long suit. We have a mental store house full of them. some of which we l should like to give an airing as perti- nent to this occasion, but we are abridged. Particularly did we desire | to remark few remarks on wildly roaming the field of envenomed mall ice." and to ask a few questions of and man who. while formerly against the Governor. deprecatAL unfair opposi- ton" and stood in accord with the meeting"
 We just saunter along in the some l times rugged. but always compensat- l ing paths Of Truth a.Id Duty for at the | end we know Is Reward.
 | Like MT. Price. oar self-constituted censors, the censorS of the press. need | to get them some Information. Listen:
 It was published end published and never denied by him nor by, his cam. GovernoP Conner said that Any man | who would say that he would be Ruid-