The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-08-15
". H. Fleming Has With
drawn From Race For
Congress.
congress-.
Concluded from Page Four. J

A1n6 With the sacred matters or
religion, with which we instinctively
associate the memories of our moth
er, ne gets no response in my heart.
some OF the sweetest recollections
OF my life are rooted in the friend
ship made in former years with the
gentle, cultured, pure-minded, no.
ble-hearted, self-sacrifcing Sisters
of Mercy"
On the other hand, insofar as Mr..
Watson discusses, in proper lang
uage, what may seem to him (even
though he be MISTAKEN the danger
Gus tendencies of system, he is
within his rights as a publicist and
eontroVersialist.
We must not overlook the broad
distinction between religious free
dom and political allegiance. In
temporal matters, every true Ameri-
can owes supreme allegiance to his
own country. In spiritual matters,
his choice is free.
These simple truths are perfectly
lear in theory, yet the conditions of
cir practical application will call
j for charitable judgment, kindly for
bearance, and mutual considerations
In community like ours, where
there are about 800 Catholic voters
and about 1000 non-Catholic vot-
ers, we Protestants cannot afford to
be ungenerous All my life I have
voted for my Catholic friends, when
desired to do so, and | have no in
tention of surrendering that person.
al privilege.
A Warning to the People.
| cannot neglect this opportunity
to warn the people of the Tenth Dis
trict against the folly of giving any
encouragement to Mr.. Hardwick and
few other personal enemies of Mr..
Watson in their unconcealed efforts
to force him outside the lines of the
Democratic party. Their purpose is
selfish. 1t springs from personal
hate, and not from consideration of
the public welfare. Instead of try
Wing to heal old wounds, they seek
Ito tear them open and cause them to
-@bleed again. They are now asking
you, not only to damn Mr. Watson,
but also to damn as good Demo
crat as | am, simply because of Mr..
Watson's personal support and
friendship. Rather should we seek
to modify Mr.. Watsons extreme
methods, and to use his brilliant in
tellect in solid constructive work
for the happiness and welfare of the
people and our great political party
that has so long stood between the
South and all dangers that con-
fronted us.
notwithstanding the boast to the
contrary, I have the most reliable
information that the country coun-
ties would have redeemed the prom
Use made to bring me the needed
vote for my nomination, if my home
county of Richmond had been will
ing to accept the offer to nominate
"a Richmond County man, and had
promptly given me it's generous NOR
al support.
Withdraws From Race.
Chiefly for the reasons above
stated, 1 now withdraw from the
Congressional race, believing that
in this way I can do better service
to the public than by allowing my
continued candidacy to be the irri-
tating cause of political and reli-
gious discord.
AS for myself, l need no commits
Grafton nor sympathy. / have long
since attained to a good measure of
practical philosophy sort of COM
bination, | presume, of Christian
submission and stoical fortitude.
/ shall continue at my professional