The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-05-18
A GREAT MEETING AT SWANS
RORO, GA.

the greatest state IN the Union, u0lu
a mass meeting on Saturday, the
sixth instant, and while everybody
did not attend, it was a booming sue
cess and you will hear from it later.
The first thing after electing a
permanent chairman was the intro
ductiOn Of a resolution by Mr.. VIM.
Canady demanding the State EXecu-
tive Committee to call a primary to
give the people an opportunity to ex-
press themselves as to who they
wished for United States Senator. We
expected some opposition, but not
man spoke against the resolution, but
it was ably defended, first by Col
Saffold, and then by Col. Grey, after
which the writer made a few re-
marks. The motion carried unanim-
Ously, with the exception of one vote.
Other matters were discussed along
the line of needed legislation, after
which there was organized the Citi-
zens' Progressive League, with Hon.
w. r. Kemp as permanent chairman
or PRESIDENT Col. Saffold vice, Mr..
L. W. Canady, secretary; Col. Grey,
Judge Henry Daniels and myself as
executive committee.
The object of said organization is
the education of our people on polit-
ical questions by holding monthly, or
quarterly meetings where free dis
cussion will be had on lines that will
inform our people as to the legisla-
tion we need and the way 30 secure
it.
Our next meeting will be held on
the second Saturday in June and we
are expecting a fuller attendance
than we had before, notwithstanding
we had q very good crowd then.
The people are beginning to wake
up to the fact that they have paid
too little attention to the political
matters and politicians in the past,
hence our pitiful condition, and in
the future if those we send to repre-
sent us fail to do so we will remem-
Der them in our prayers at the next
election.
We had thought to circulate
petition for the people to sign invit-
ing you to give us an appointment
here in the near future after the
meeting, but on a motion | offered to
the mass meeting that we ask you to
come, it was carried unanimously and
the secretary was instructed to notify
you of the action of the meeting, so
we did not put out the petition but
will expect you at the very earliest
possible date and will give you a
royal welcome to our town and
county.
We hope that each county in the
state will organize similar leagues
and let US get busy and have state
wide organization that is nOn-par-
tisan but earnestly striving together
for better legislation, better public
officials and a general revival of I'M
selfish patriotism and genuine demOc-
racy, where the people rule and not
the scheming cliques and rings con-
trolled by peanut politicians.
Later we will give you some of the
legislation we deem needed in Geor-
gia and the United States, as we'll,
and | am sure that when our people
become aroused as they will when
the facts are put before them, there
will be something "diding" in the
land.
Now, Mr.. Watson, don't turn a
deaf ear to our petition or request
to give us a date here sometime in
the near future, for we are real anX-
ious to have you. We want you to
open up on State and national issues
so that our people will have their
eyes opened and their hearts stirred
to action. Yours in the faith for the
right, S. j. COWAN.