Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-06-08
WATSON MUST SUBMIT THE
PROOFS.

Watson wants Congressman Edwards
to come home to Georgia so he can
have him arrested for false swearing.
This is his way of replying to the tel
egram from Edwards declaring the
Thompson politician a liar and chal-
longing him to prove his charge #
immortality or sink beneath public
contempt.
This is all sheer Stiffness. If Wat
son has proof that Edwards used his
influence as a congressman to seduce
a woman there is nothing for Watson
to do but give out the proofs Edwards
charges that Watson has maliciously
slandered him from mercenary mo-
tiyes. If Watson has no proofs TO
substantiate his charges a lot of bluff
and buster about arresting Edwards
if lie comes back to Georgia will not
do 1t is up to Watson to make good
The time has passed in Georgia when
an unsupported statement by Watson
is accepted as the gospel truth.
If Watson has libeled Edwards in
this matter one more reason exists
why the Democratic party in Georgia
should refuse fellowship to him If
he has told the truth Edwards must
quit Washington for good. There is
no middle ground in this matter.
Here are the charges that Watson
makes against Edwards, the only real
ly vital one being that affecting his
official relations with a woman, Or
with women:
ID Did you not pay Claud Bennett
$40 to write one of the speeches"
which you sent out under your frank?
% Is it not true that you never de-
livered that speech" at all, but mere
ly had it printed in the Record?
CD Did not Claude Bennett inter
lard said speech" with 'applause'D
and C'great applause'O, so that It
might apear to your constituents that
you had made great hit in congress?
charges-you contemplate little hypo-
critic and fribble!
Cd Have you not insulted Samuel
Gompers and the labor men of Savan-
nah by pretending that you paid Mr..
Gompers two hundred dollars to paci-
fly the local unions who had some
cause of quarrel against you?
You did; and you'd better be careful
how you deny it.
90 How do you keep the Sabbath
day, when you are in Washington? Do
you keep it holy, Charles Edwards?
DO you rest, at home; or do you wend
your way to the synagogue?
CD Doth it ever happen that YOU
be.ake yourself to those luxurious
congressional offices, and meet women
by appointment?
Did anybody ever walk in upon you,
OF a Sunday morning, and find Cali,
CO. in your lap?
| Just dare you to deny it-you two
faced humbug!
on dug up a record of Enoch Giles
slippance, which occurred twenty-five
years ago, when he was a young. un-
married man, going the gait too COM
mon with young men. But here you
are, Charles Edwards, a grown man,
and representative of one of the
prondest districts in the Southland
you prostitute your official quarters
at the nations capital to deliberately
take advantage of poor white Wo-
man who was trying to get a Job un-
der the government, and who needed
your help!
For shame! You ought to be drum
med out of public life. amid boots of
scorn and derision.
No wonder Livingston found it easy
to lead you over to the Republican
camp, last year.
No wonder You sold out your people
to the lumber trust and the Eastern
You'd do anything.
You are as corrupt in morals, as
You are rotten in politics.