Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-28
WRIGHT BLANES
JOE BROWN FOR
LIQUOR HOUSES
Famous Prohibition Leader
Says Governor Is Responsible
For Violations in Savannah.

ROME, GA, Nov. 2s.--Aroused by the
publication of shameless violations OF
the state prohibition laws in Georgia.
as set forth in The Atlanta Georgian OF
Monday last. Seaborn Wright, the great
dry" leader of Floyd county the man
who put the statewide law on the stat
ute books, expressed himself vigorously
| today as to the cause of the Savannah
! situation, and outlining at least one
method OF procedure whereby it may be
abated
Mr. Wright says that the John Sulli-
van, Jr., Company. of Savannah, which
! concern has been circularizing Georgia,
| through the United States mail, solic-
iting mail orders for whisky to be ship
ped out Of Savannah broadcast through
| out the state, is but doing the same
| illegal thing that houses in Augusta
and other cities are doing, all in 1ia-
grant and objectionable violation OF the
| law of the statc.
The Floyd county prohibition leader
severely scores Governor Brown for his
passive attitude in the matter OF law
enforcement. SO far as prohibition Law
is concerned, and contrasts it with his
activity In enforcing it against railroad
| strikers and negro criminals.
| Mr.. Wright says the solicitors and
judges have a weapon with which they
inay reach the evil sought to be cor
/ rcctet., and that without waiting for
| jury verdict, too often not coming; and
he cites his own city of Rome as an
example OF how the law surely may be
! enforced against violators.
Mr.. Wright said:
| 1.-THE mail order houses Of Savan-
nah are but another forward step by
the whisky trust and brewery combine
IN the open, shameless notification of
| the law of sovereign state.
THE cause OF this forward step by
the whisky and beer Interests lies in
! the fact that the people have elected a
governor who says he can not enforce
law in Georgia. have elected judges and
solicitor generals who will not enforce
law against All arrogant brutal power
In our cities, because their fear of los
ing Office is stronger than the senctity
Of the oath they have taken to uphold
the laws OF their state.
at Is folly to nince words to deal
in mild language. The governor, the
judges and solicitors general of our
large cities are responsible for the out
rageous notification OF great law they
have sworn to enforce.
Some months ago the present GOV
/ ernor of New Jersey a man by the
name OF Wilson, was notified By the
good people of certain cities in his
state that the city officials and local
state officers would not enforce the law
against the powerful whisky and beer
| interests OF these cities. This govern
or did not hesitate or bubble; he noti-
fed these officials ii the state law was
not enforced he would see to it that il
was enforced. This simple announce
ment was enough. Notification Of law
in New Jersey stopped.
"A few weeks ago the present gov
ernor of Indiana, a man by the name of
Marshall, not a whit bigger physically
than Georgta's governor, was notified
that the laws of Indiana against race
track gambling were not enforced. Also
this governor did not hesitate or quib-
BILE. He notified the officials of the
county in which this open notification
OF law was going on that if it was not
stopped he would take hand. 1t was
not stopped, and he DID take a hand
and the army of the state, of which he
was commander. went and stopped It.
Nov, Georgia's governor, who, of
course, can use the army OF the STATE
to protect railroad property from strii-
ing workmen or negro brute from the
anger OF an outraged people, can not
touch the Savannah mall order houses.
though the cursed stuff they force upon
the unhappy country people OF Georgia
jeopardizes the safety and honor of
thousands Of white women in Georgia.
Now word as to the judges and
solicitors general of our big cities. They
know the law is being violated, OPENLY
trampled on and despised by the liquor
interests Are they helpless to enforce
it? Have they no power to enforce
law?
why do they not perform this oath.
bound duty? There Is not an intelli-
gent man in Georgia who does no,
Know why.
And the pity and shame of it is that
| we must respect--aye, reverence-the
judiciary
Rome is a splendid little city of IL. -
900 people. We have no near-beer sa-
looms, no clubs, no preweries no mail
order houses. Why?
Our people up here believe 1t is he
cause our judges think more of the
sacred laws they are sworn to enforce
than the office they hold, with its emol-
| uments
Ihe paramount question before the
! people of Georgia is whether the whis
KY trust and brewery combine Of the
middle West, solely with the purpose of
making millions out of the people OF
| the south through their local mail or
| DER houses, near-beer saloons and
clubs, can go on MULTIPLYING our
|
| J. p. Moore
| }. 4, Moore, aged IS wears. died vastar-
| DAY after = short illness. He was local
agent for the Standard Accident Inslira, 1cs