The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-29
Register William
TecuInSeh Vernon
THE DISTINGUISHES LEADER
-AAN-0Rs4AA40R- BOOKED F0 Alb
DRESS GREAT AUDIENCE IN
ATLANTA AUDITORIUM IN
JANUARY 2. --
Especial to The Advocate J

Atlanta. Ga, Dec. 28th.-The peo-
pie Of the Gate City OF the South are
making great preparations to re-
ceive the Hon. w. r. Vernon, who is
to address them on the evening Of
Jan. in the large Auditorium. A
massive audience will greet the man
and citizen who undoubtedly has
a larger share Of the sympathy OF
the men Of ,his.-r race than, any other
man who has ever held the position
| OF Register Of the u. s. Treasury.
Down here in Georgia the people
believe in Vernon because Of their
high confidence in his manhood and
faith in his politics., If the Negroes
OF the entire country are as enthusi-
astic over the man as the colored
people Of Georgia, he is destined to
| to be greater power after his re-
tirement than before. He is too
large a map to be held down by pub
! Tic office. There is no better way to
| measure the influence of a man than
doing it when he Is out Of office and
serving the people without being
bound by party creeds and alliances.
Hon. Henry Lincoln Johnson, Re-
corder of Deeds, is another type of
| the strong man. whose powers and
| influence are always hampered by
political Office He is a free thinker
and fine democratic type of man
whom the plain people respect and
| love to honor Johnson began to
grow in influence when Pledger died.
But he had to fight his way to the
front. DeVaux, Judson Lyons and
Henry Rucker, the remaining three
Of the Georgia Big Four" certain
lily fought hard to keep Lincoln
Johnson from stepping into the
shoes of Bill Pledger, who wished
Johnson to be his successor. They
failed to reckon we'll. Johnson
stood out as the leader Of the young
er men. BY fighting him, they lost
entirely the political sympathy and
cooperation in politics of the men
Of the late generation who now form
the most influential part Of Georgia S
citizens. But no set of men can rule
always and the passing of Lyons, De-
veaux and Rucker was the natural
result Of change going on in the
makeup Of the citizen body in this
State.
| All Of the older men were success
full men and politicians in their
time. They conducted themselves
like gentlemen and were all and are
all to this day held in high esteem
by the best and most thoughtful citi-
zens Of Georgia. The people Of hie
character and intelligence in Georgia
care nothing about the opinions OF
any editors regarding either of the
men in question. Rucker and the
rest Of "The Old Guard" are too wei
known as men Of honor, intelligence
and high character by the people OF
this commonwealth. The mut
thrown at them in the past has al
ways fallen finally on the throwers
1t could never stick on these men
Character dignifies man in Office
Ior out Of office. 1t also dignifies his
Ipolitics and insures his reputation
as a public officer against the attack.
Of any man or editor who is no
above suspicion himself.
1t Is interesting to ming1e with the
people of this State and learn per
sonally Of the very high regard the!
have for Rucker and other men o
ability and honor who have beer
Imade the objects OF, newspaper at
tack on particular occasions. ...r
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