The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-10-20
Kettle Calling Pot
Black
Spread, Ca, Oct. 13, 191


ate methods to defeat the boys who
saw fit to run old man Bill against
him. Mr.. H. saw fit to attack me
and to certain extent misrepresent
me when l was no candidate. and so
expressed myself privately and
through the papers, and did not want
the office, and was going quietly
along tending to my farm, paying no
attention to the election. Why Mr..
Hardeman should so attack a friend
who helped put him in office I can
not understand.
Mr.. Hardeman attacked me on the
compulsory education bill from
letter | had written his father by
request, to get the sentiment of our
town when he was assailed so vigor-
ously by the Georgian for his stand
on that bill. l am, as l expressed
1T to numbers of my friends, in favor
OF the bill, with proper safeguards
around it. [ now ask my friend to
have that letter published and let the
people See if | was not misrepresent-
ed. He goes farther and through
letters asks my friends to vote for
him and not vote for a man who has
never done anything for the people.
| hope the people will not think me
egotistical if 1 tell them a few things
| tried to do. and helped to do during
my stay in the Senate
First, [ tried to stay in my seat
and vote on all questions that came
before the body. I may have made
some mistakes, but did my best. In
other words was not dodger. Can
my friend say as much?
Second. | voted for the old SOL
diers to have a small pension that
they might enjoy few of the neces-
saries of life, as they had so valiantly
fought for cause that many gave
their lives for (Mr. Hardeman's vote
to the contrary. l was in the thick
est of the fight and did all | could to
kill the bill that sought to add fifteen
cents more to every ton of guano
used by the people. [ voted and
spoke for an income tax on all cor
poratiOns and railroads as the farmer
has been paying it ever since the
Civil War; first paying three cents a
pound on every pound of cotton
raised and still paying tax on all cot
ton and other farm products which is
an income tax from the farm. Why
not the big man pay tax on his
income? But why multiply? I am
willing to show my record. Are you
willing to show yours? I am willing
to show the people I was on the job
all the time; are you willing to show
the people that in times when you
were needed and ought to have been
on the job you were not there? Now
suppose we take a glance at the in
side Of the kettle, just little, as we
could not get all the black in an
article like this. I call on you to
answer a few questions, and let the
people see how much you have done
for them. Where were you when the
dog tax passed the house with an
amendment in it making it mis-
demeanor for man not to pay the
tax on his or his wifes or minor
child's dog? Who ever heard of the
legislature passing law making it a
misdemeanor for man not to pay
his tax? Why did you tell me and
others you voted against the bill?
Who moved to reconsider that much
of the bill? After reconsideration
who moved to strike it out? You
say you voted against it; the record
says you did not vote. Why did you
vote against an amendment striking
the salaries of appellate Judges strik-