The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-10-10
Searching Sidelights On Georgia
Politics
(ATLANTA G GEORGIAN
4 GREAT Heal 81 interest is felt a.

the senatorial race ~ A0iiiioosVo'
Malcon r. patterson, who will he
the Democratic nominee, so far as
regularity goes, will have a hard
row to travel, in order to reach the
goal Of his ambition.
Patterson's great object in polit
i,al life has been-ior years-the
United States Senate.
In 1906 he was Representative in
Congress, and agreed to leave that
more or less congenial work merely
that he might use the governorship
of Tennessee as a stepping stone for
the senate.
He nhver cared for the governor
ship. He is a man of fine executive
ability, to be snre, but hi tlstes run
much more to legislative endeavor.
He is a man Of great ability. In
point Of constructive craftsmanship
he far outranks either Of his two
most distinguished antagonists,
Bob" Taylor and the lovable, eIo,
quent, hoi-!l.eaded and unfortunate
Carmack.
The trag dy ofPatterson $ career,
of course, was tie death Of Carmack.
Carmark's ghost will not down now
tits one thing that stands between
Patterson and victory.
A Georgia congressman, who
knows Patterson well, discussing the
situation in Tennessee, said today:
Paterson would make Tennessee
a greatsenator-far greater than any
she has had in years. He is full SEN
atorial sixe-he is intensely South
ern in his view Of things, although
he is tolerant. He is loyal to his
friends to the point Of unreason,
perhaps-and still, loyalty to ones
friends is characteristic we all adj
mire.
MY opinion is nevertheless, that
he will not be elected. He will go
into the fight the accredited Demo
cratic nominee, but that does not
mean that he will be elected neces-
sarily. The Republicans and the
anti-Patterson Democrats will com
bine against him, and that likely
will overwhelm him.
He realizes the situation, and
some Of his friendss-his genuine
friends-think he made a great mis-
take in getting Unto the present
fight. They advised him against It.
But Patterson's heart was SCI upon
making the race, and he will see it
through to its finish.
He has a fighting chance to win
that's all"
Dear Sideiights:
| rea s. Slocum's card in The
Georgian ond enjoyed is very
much.
But on the level, what-or where
is Armageddon? Yours etc.,
READER.
Armageddon was great battle
field of the kings Of the ancient
world. The height Of Megidoo, in
the great field Of Esdrealon, was its
principal vantage ground.
Upon the field of Armageddon
met Assorian, and Egyptian, and
Hittite, and other nations to battle
to the death.
There North Israel and South Is
real met in deadly and fratricidal
strife.
Armageddon stood pre-eminently
the bloodiest and gloomiest field Of
battle Of the ancient holy wars.
AtArmageddon eventuallp-and
it is in this aspect that Mr.. Roose-
welt spoke of it-are to gather the
hosts Of the world against the hosts
of the true God.
There are TO be three armies COM
bined against the Lord at the final
battle Of Armageddon-the hosts Of
evil commerce, evil government and
evil religion.
Withthese ehree arranged on one
side, God, backed by the honorable,
the just, the good and the pure of
the earth, is to fight His ultimate
battle for the publication of the