Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-16
PAUL B. TRAMMELL ASKS FLYNT
SOME POINTED QUESTIONS

The attacks of James ]. Flynt made
on Col. Paul B. Trameil, of Dalton
present member of the Georgia RAN
road Commission, have created more or
less laughter and amusement through
out the state. among the friends of Col
Trammell and more especially among
the citizens of Dalton.
In his anxiety to make bitter attacks
on Col. Tramen his opponent, Mr.. tlynI
sought to criticise Mr.. TrammelIs re-
cord as mayor of Dalton. 1t seems
that Mr.. Flynt obtained his information
from, man who has always opposed
Col TrammeH in everything, a man VINO
i an avowed enemy. While Col Tram
r,al1 really needed no defense, for the
charges proved to have no touhoal4oH
U,batever. the accusations have peeh
gameIv met and Mr.. Flynt is now eVl-
DENLY lamenting his action in the mat
ter Mr.. Flynt realized that the Peo-
ME of Georgia were well enllghteneu 90
70 the record and career of Col IRAN
NELL as a member of the Georgia hsIi
road Commission. For fairness, I'M
Martial consideration, and for STUDY
1,,aiobtv Thought for every matter be-
FORE him for consideration Col. IRAN
nell has made an eviable record. ne
has shown favoritism to none. he mas
aaa1t Justly with the railroads put at
the same time has guarded the best IN
terest of the people and the State
Mr. Flynts charge against Col. IraIh-
nell TO the effect that he (Col. Tram
rnein had voted for a S57,OO0,OOO bond
issue was proven to be without founda-
tion. by a reference to the record OF the
Railroad Commission. The recoru
shows that Col. Trammen voted TO Is
sue stock and bonds to the georgia
Power &, Railway company to retire
stock and bonds, dollar for dollar that
had already been authorized by the
Commission before he was MEMBER
TO other companies, which had been &C
uuired by this company. More tnan
S17. 900. 900 of these bonds, by order OF
the Commission, are not to be ISSUED
until the money is spent in Georgia ana
nroof of same is made to the Railroad
Commission. Realizing this Mr.. Flynt
sought to attack the record or Col
Trammell as mayor of Dalton, tnlnhlng
that the people of Georgia would ran
for the old belittling pethods of poll
tics and naturally thinking that the
people were not as well Informed on
MAYORS record as they are on Col
TrammelFs work in the Railroad Com
mission.
In replying to Mr. Flynt's card Col.
Tramnell takes occasion 10 pIOpOuAAO
some pointed questions to Mr.. Flynt
That part of his card dealing with these
question is as follows:
"a few years since the county OF
Spslding, and afterwards the Twenty
sixth Senatorial district, was repre-
sented by a man named j. ]. Flynt. Was
that YOU, Jim? Was that the gallant
Jim Flynt that Tom Watson keeps at
his masthead? If so, you sure have
some record yourself. However, i
must confess it is consistent, for you
never once failed to line up against the
people when the corporations were in
terested. Let's see 1t was in 1903,
when you opposed the bill of Hon. c.
c. Houston, known as the child labor
law blouse Journal 1903, p. 1S4), as
well as a similar bill 1905 by the Hon.
Madison Bell blouse Journal 1905, p.
SAD. Why was ii that you did not get
on the band wagon with this particular
bill for human rights until 1905, when
both the senate and house passed such
a bill, and you then voted for a COM
promise measure which you could not
head off? Isn't this rather like your ac-
ton in lighting enlargement of the rail-
road commissions power to protect the
people, and now, when beaten, saying,
Me, too" and asking to be given the