The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-11
PAGE EIGHTEEN
An Old Friend Heard From
Again

likely you will be just little surpris-
ed to know that one of your Oldest
friends is yet living and moving
around. However, I'm moving about
very slowly these days. Along back
in the nineties they said she was en-
tirely too conspicuous and fast My
health has declined greatly in the
past five years, and for near two
years now I have been quite feeble.
l hold to the same principles yet, but
I must admit that since MCGUIRE, Liv-
ings, Allen, Weaver & Co. sold us out,
and my own people proved to be SO
treacherOus and unstable, I about de-
cided to go back to my home and
farm and try to make a living, and
yet the same spirit crops out occa-
sionally; and since this Congression-
al campaign has opened up, and
can see a copy of your Jeffs quite
often, it arouses within me a desire
to enter the fight, and but for the lit
tie confidence to be placed in the
masses | might try it again l want
to give you word of ENCOURAGES
ment and cheer; wish to give you
few dots and bitches. l love to see
you "touch up "Our Little Charlie
Calico" and all the Deserters.
Now, Tom, l will tell you how the
politicians and most of our people
construe your attack or exposure of
those "Traitors'. Even our men of
legal talent say: His" Watsons
charges have been given the lie, and
now those men are innocent. until
Watson arraigns them and proves
their guilt" Even the common
people" here-many of them-take
this view Of it, viz. "Now let Tom
Watson bring out his evidence and
prove what he says, or we will not
believe one particle of the reports or
charges
They are now referring to to ''The
Barron Case and sneeringly say:
See what lies he told on Barron?"
they seem to take the same view as
applies to your charges-as they
take-as applies to an Indictment
found by Grand Jury Of course
we know that little Calico Brant-
ley, Howard & Co. do not believe
that you have got to prove your
statements before intelligent people
should give them credit, however
they present it that way to the peo-
pie, and | tell you, Tom, many of
the common people actually think
just that way. More than one-half,
yes, perhaps three-fourths say:
Now let Tom Watson prove what he
says about those Congressman, or we
will not believe d-m word he
says
Most men, all over this section Of
Georgia, say: ''The calico incident
was credit to Charley" They say
here, men with daughters, eff Char
ley would not pull calico onto his lap
[ wouldn't vote for him. Ct tell
you, Tom, morals, character, honor
and virtue are about dead) I some
times believe, and assert, "Our ma
tional life is limited to about twenty
or twenty-five more years." There
is no reclamation possible.
Oh! you catch it, Tom, from the
Little pap-sucker preachers" They
all know that your position is right
on the missionary question, but
Ouch! don't pull away the sugar
teat."
Tom, can't you take a part of this
letter and answer those traitors?
Can't you show their treachery, de-
ception and fraud? Show the illogi-
cal, unreasonable proposition The
idea that lawyers should say, and
contend, that sit devolves upon Tom
Watson to produce his proof" or
prosecute and produce his evidence