Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-04-15

and my resolute determination to combat them
to the limit of my power. Not a Republican
that breathes would dare to approach me win
the proposition which carried you and Living
ston into the Republican camp last spring!
You have gone over my congressional record
with a microscope, Bill, and you couldn't FIND
flaw in it-not one! How keen must have
been your vrtuous disappointment!
'If had done much for the Republicans
I'd have influence with them-such as you nave
Bill have none. and seek none.
"A lonely man, politically. l have STOOD, I'M
movably on the principles which were mine /
the beginning, and which will be mine at the
end"
THE COLOR LINE.
Mr. Watson says Congressman Howard knew
as much Of his color line speech In 1898 as
in 1870 yet he invited him to become his guest
and to break bread with him. This is evidence.
he says, that Mr.. Howard knew be had been
guilty of nothing to make him forfeit gen
tleman's regard. He says as to the negro
question he shirks nothing He states the
Populist attitude on this question, and then
asks how Congressman Howard stands on the
Acknowledgement law in Georgia. He says 1t Is
impossible for him to recall any + Seip ,s s1at MI
Replying TO what Mr.. Howard said or MT
Watson's attitude on the subject OF missions
Mr.. Watson says:
''His speech that I am laying my prorane
hands on the Church of Almighty Cod is
Grass nonsense. When Bill Howard goes to
using the name OF God. and not In VAIN, ne
must feel that he is in a mighty tight place.
BACK TO CANNON.
Getting back to the Cannon incident. MIR.
Watson says:
floor Of the house. and deny what Cannon SAID
last November, at Kansas City, TO wit; Inat
had the Democrats stood together, ne could
not have passed this Infamous new taritr wh-ch
is curse to the country, which has In 'rtes'd
the cost of living. and which bears enormously
harder on the masses than upon the cia7ses.
''You dare not do It, Bill.
II asked you why you voted to exempt the
Pullman Palace Car compspy from govern
mental regulation. you don't answer. You can't
answer.
''You were reproached for voting to exempt
express companies from governmental regulation
You don't explain. You can. explain.
"You were asked what pad law you had ever
tried to sepeal, and what good law you had
attempted 10 pass. You have nor named SIN
gle ona You cannot name sinsie one;
years of service you had not given the people
the benefit Of your ability on the floor OF the
house. where it was so much needed.
'You have not made a 'howng TO the cen
trary. You cannot make one, for there is none
to make .
desertion is objectionable. Georgian who has
served his country as l have done is one re-
quired to apologize for exposing poinlcal
crime which vastly Injuries the entire country
ft1s REGARDING JUICE LAWSON.
Mr.. Watson denies that lie was inconsistent
as to Judge Lawson, in cominfn;ins upon MN
as member of the holrd or trustees OF IN!
state sanitarium. He saws he paid tribute u
Judge Iawson's character aud WORK, but took
issue with him only upon his attitude In the
case of George Bell.
He declares that the regular Democrats who
voted for Fitzgerald can no longer point the
finger of scorn at Howard. He says, Tney
lost an issue and indorsed a crime.
He says that Congressman Howard hits below
the belt, continuing:
You have referred to my private relations
with men. You ask me what friend have not
wronged betrayed?
at will be time enough for me to enumer-
ate the childhood. boyhood, college, and man
hood friends who are as deeply attached TO
me as in the days of Aud Lang Syne, when
YOU name single one that 1 have forsaken.
Name your men, Bill
''In nv checkered career. from affluence In
childhood 10 homeless poverty, in youth; and
then TO competence: and then to near-insol-
vency; and then TO financial independence again,
there are many faults to regret-but no crimes,
thank God!'
NOT THE SAME.
In conclusion Mr. Watson says:
'Bll YOU are not the man that / used to
lock horns with, on the old northern circuit.
Your moral decadence has been accompanied
nv an intellectual decline. If you have any
thing more to publish, show 1t to Brantley or
Adamson, before giving it to the papers. As
1t is a fight between me and the whole Geor-
to he more cirsumspect in your statements.
Continued rashness and bad fencing, on your
part will damage the common cause.
Even your secretary ought to have known
that I did not take q electoral votes away
from Peerless ]. Bryan, in 1896, or In any otner
year
'.Incubate for smother two weeks, and then
THOMAS E. WATSON"