Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-08
PARTISAN DECEPTION EXPOSED.


spring of this and simple safeguard OF
the franchise would begin complain that the people had been
caught mapping privilege which had been open 10
Journal the initiative several days
before of October notify them that under the present
law collector compelled his registration books
the time opened his books for the collection OF
The concurrent opportunity to pay for this year and to
register for the coming year privilege which the people did
not enjoy under time the oppor-
uny register remains open for hundred days AFTER the
tax books under the law supposed to be closed
FORTH the record will show not IN
spirit partisan contention but with sincere desire to advise
people ample time of the opportunity to register which is
afforded Them and which will remain to them for SIX
months to
We still urge the people to register and register but
by doing from under the chronic re-
since the law
first agaed about deprvng the people of the opporu
ty to register
In effort to opening for partisan criticism and
political capital the reaconay have resOred to mis-
representation of the plain of the awfor the law aoso
utey and clear The extravaganza OF these msrep
reservations is sufficient evidence they of partisan
legitimate discussion of the merits of the
law.
The most conspicuous not only
foolish They false because the plain language OF the
proves they foolish because their falsy
easily established In this instance the partisan politicians
dealing airy charges such Hoke Smith caused the
panc' 'hole legislation drove capital from the state
but charges which be met with categorical drectnesS by
the very letter Of the law
vigorously and directly the English language could ex
press that under the law citizen register at the
hysral craftsmanship his echo repeated and magnhed the
charge.
politician has fastened to crawl with what
he delights to term in others serene audacy Interpreting
THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR THE TAX PAYER TO
RETURN LATER AND REGISTER HE MUST DO 1T WHEN
HE PAYS HIS TAXES. SECT"
But when iOlted by correspondent with the question
whether he really that "a cannot register except
when he he
car but in view of the confusion of tongues is best to
do it,
In other words he explains merely giving
advice and not interpreting the law after all Having used the
times show what hardship the law would work
by compelling the citizen register when he pays his taxes he
friendly of way that the voter should do so-andso to be
the safe side
the people of Georgia get the full force
of this laundering dscredit of the wse laws
the statute books reproduce from the original organ and
echo, the very language used with the original emphasis
conveyed by the types
Says the original offender:
m T:' SS the 1.sy Seer return later ana
Says
TIME @s e He PAYS E8Ss ms HI must perform in person THE
person 5 at the time he pays his axes etc w ~ " ~
GED 70 CASE TO
aoas 9roE sP'G
peratve requirements of the law.
And yet having been caught in this bold perverson OF the
that register except when he his taxes the
mo"
Crawling away with the least noise possible is
football compared this sensational somersault under the
vigorous prodding of exposure.
The people of Georgia given entire editorial top
of column reading rising emphasis bold face
capitals the very and climax of which that /
"THE CITIZEN WHO DESIRES TO RETAIN THE PRIV
LEGE OF VOTING MUST SEE TO 1T IN PERSON THAT HIS
NAME GOES UPON THE REGISTRATION BOOKS AT THE
TIME HE PAYS HIS TAXES
Caught with the goods convict these
partisan politicians but enghten the people the methods
which being employed prejudice this law In the minds of
the public.
The Parhan shot fired by the retreang foe in his cloudy
explanation in order his humiatng this
provision" We
andr
This is a fact, anything akin to it.
of the law the books close December
he