The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-03-30
Grover c. EdmondsOn.

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article which appeared in the
same magazine and entitled Com
ment on Congress-.
The Augusta correspondent at
tempted to defend Congressman
Brantley of the 18th Congressional
District Never have I seen a Dem
ocrat harbor such views relative to
public affairs, with the lone excep-
ton of Mr.. Brantley and the remain
ing thirty-seven pretending Demo-
Gratis who voted against free lumber.
A statement was made in Golfers
that the press of Mr.. Brantley's dis
trict disapproved of his vote on this
important measure and the Augusta
correspondent traversed the state
ment by saying that the press of this
district praised such voting, save
some criticism from the Quitman
Advertiser" and the Waycross
Journal, and saying further that
the criticism from these two papers
was due to some disappointment re-
garding some petty appointment
Such statement is without founda-
ton. The Quitman Advertiser" is
edited by Dr. S. S. Gaulden, who is
one of the leading public men of this
section, and the statement that he
was disappointed over a petty ap-
pointment is absolutely untruthfu1.
DR.. Gaulden has never sought a po-
sition at the hands of Mr. Brantley.
Be it true that the majority Of the
press of the 18th district are news
papers edited by men who praise
every move that Mr., Brantley makes,
no matter how dishonest his voting
may be. The people should know
the underlying reasons therefore.
Mr.. Brantley has made country news
paper men, gin reporters and holders
of like positions; thus he makes the
appointee's paper unquestionably
subsidiary to his own views and &C
lions. No matter how un-Democratic
he votes; no matter how he betrays
his constituents and party obliga-
tons, these subsidiary sheets will
publish unqualified laudation re-
garding the misrepresentation and
his Congressional career.
We have two newspapers in the
district standing for Democratic prin-
ciples and Democratic obligations.
These are the Quitmsn "Advertiser'
and the Waycross "Journal' In
the editorials in these papers our
pIOp0I1y CGll0u DO-1IOLullS h0pI0-
sentative received harsh criticisms
which he undoubtedly deserved from
every true Democrat.
The Augusta gentleman was wreck
lessly mistaken in every statement
he uttered. He is no constituent of
Brantley, and we of his district are
the proper ones to give out state
ments relative to our Congressional
Representative.
He says that Mr.. Brantley was
unanimously renominated and re-
elected and received praise rom his
constituents" If he is a truthful
man and had been acquainted with
the election returns and public SEN
timent he could not utter such an alb
surd statement. Never in the politi-
cal history of the 18th Congressional
District were constituents more anx-
ious to sec a public official repUdi2ted
at the polls. This is provable by
the Overwhelming defeat of Lon
Livingston of the 9Th. and Howard of
the 8th. To anyone who studied the
election returns it is obviously def
mite owing to the innumerable strikes
he received-especially when he had
no opposition, whatever.
The masses understood the de-
meanor of their Congressman regard
ing his vote for Cannonism and high
er duty on lumber. They were aware