The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-24

ing, slipped and sided around be-
hind closed doors, don't you know it
would have ruined him, and also
hurt our Union, just like it is doing
in Georgia. Sure it would, but
President Hightower did not act so,
he came out in the open, like a true
man, and to our complete satisfac-
ton he disproved those charges. Now
those fellows in Georgia have been
charged by Mr.. Watson of doing
dirty work, and he says he has got
the proof; and those charges have
not been made by Mr.. Watson alone,
as you seem to think, but were also
made by the Dallas News, Houston
Post, and Graphic-Democrat. Under
the captain of Ida Pass Local No.
1904, January 6, page 2, The Jeffer-
sonian, they are mentioned. Now,
why don't those men in Georgia
come out in the open like Hightower
did, and clear themselves? That is
all in the world that we poor devils
wanted them to do, and that was
right, and you know it, but you have
treated us with disrespect, and your
excuses are void of good reason, and
the clause mentioned by you in our
ject matter under consideration.
Your editorial of January 18th did
not conform with the sentiments ex-
pressed in our resolutions, not bit
You went clear out of the way to
make the impression upon your read
ers that Mr.. Watson was slipping
the dagger into and fighting the
Farmers Union (Which is false) and
those that read the Union Advocate
only think that Mr.. Watson is really
fighting the Union, for I have seen
two men that only read the Union
Advocate, that said to me that Tom
Watson had gone to fighting the
Farmers Union. Of course I cor
rected them, and showed them that
it was only few grand rasca1s that
Mr.. Watson was exposing, but all
that read The Jeffersonian and the
Union Advocate, they know the facts
in the case, therefore understand
just what Mr.. Watson is doing, but
OF course there are good many
that read The Jeffersonian that
don't read the Union Advocate that
don't know anything much about
Brother Wards articles There are
more people taking and reading The
JefferSOnians at Lilac than any other
paper that comes to this office, and
| am proud of it, for [ am Mr.. Wat
sons agent at this Office, and I have
worked him up a good large sub
scription list, not only here but at
other places, and by the God eternal
| am going to work harder for him
from this time on than ever before.
| am writing this of my own accord,
I am not asking my Union brothers
to back me up in this letter, al
though [ have seen a good many of
them and asked them what they
thought of Brother Wards bad
break, and so far / have not seen
any that really approves of his debut,
and [ did say in my personal letter
to Brother Ward that I was going
to write letter and get their in
dorsement and send it to Mr.. Wat
son for publication, but I have de-
cided not to do it, so of my own &C
cord I write this letter, and if the
brothers indorse it, they can let me
know it, without me hunting them
up. i am sure that our people will
not stand for ring rule and gag law.
President Barrett is not our God,
that we should wait on his dictation,
nor Brother is not our Christ, that
we should abide his decision.
Now, if Brother Ward had dealt
fair with us and Mr.. Watson there
would have been none of this