Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-06-14
THE RAR1D GAME OF POLITICS

During the month of May every state in the union
thrilled through and through by political
strife. Politicians in both parties were all on deck
yelling like they possessed with-wen' you
what.
The Republican office holders started out masse
shouting Taft and the Democrats had their candi-
dates headlined in the newspapers 1t looked much
like Taft would make clean sweep until Mr.. Roose-
Welt stepped out~in front the could not
tell (which tother" until the half of May
gone. the fire and fury has been intense since
the rabid fight between Taft Teddy 1t has
dwarfed Democratic struggle, because the Demo-
Gratis watched Taft and Teddy closely they
watched political endeavor for the next
Never Size the BlaneGrant struggle has there ebeen
such fracas in the Republican party and that
CURED 1880, 80 years ago. After that
and General Garfield nominated (after Mr.. Blaine
failed for himself the nominations since that time
have rabid in the Republican party because IL
was considered omnipotent and the spells system was
also omnipotent 1t is true that Mr. Cleveland won
twice, but he elected by independents and mug
wumps Of the Republican party. 1t the Baine-
Grant fight in $780, that compares with the Taft and
But the Taft-Teddy fight will go down in history
the most bitter and scenic Of them ALL Four
these two thicker than bosom friends.
Wherever Taft went Teddys powerful hand supported
him. Whatever Taft did first Endorsed by Teddy.
Tafts were really Teddys Great, big, smil-
ing Taft was only the headlight Teddys engine 1t
through like the engineer ordered should
But Taft not grateful to Teddy. While his
hand was clasped in Teddys he was whispering in the
other fellows ear and promising to Gust Teddys men
at the first opportunity Teddy went to Africa and the
other fellow hung his hat in the White House and
made himself at home and Taft felt sure he himself
bigger than Teddy, for the other fellow told
him and Taft anxious show the folks that
owned himself and appear something different
from being Teddys little man. Taft should have been
grateful but he wasn't, Teddy has undertaken to
chastise the disobedient and ungrateful boy Teddy
do things, and when he gets his dander he
things that tell anywhere well in politics He
made president of Taft, but he has not been
pleased with the job, he defed Taft and what is
formidable he defied the army of men who are in
-afffv The Nonf
Tafts army is welded to anybody; is the public
teat they cling to- matter what they call the
hog nomenclature. We are gravely told this
army is in disorder public they nothing. bu.
in private they falling each other trying to
swing behind Teddy's band
So the Democratic officeholders under Cleveland
left the president after the trading Democrats prons
ed better under Bryan and between the stools
two band wagons, they pulled everything down into
ruin and the Republicans went into power again.
The end is not yet Teddy has not completed his
but the Chicago convention is not far
in the future and everybody that Taft Is get
ting peevish and satisfied with existing conditions
The Democrats not idle They have their
that the Baltimore convention may be panicy dead
lock. In less than a month the agony will be
and then we snaL see now many ugly things poau
quickly he can eat crow and call it as good as Christ.
turkey sass
4 The year 1912 win furnish more dishes of crow and
more partakers Of humble pie than has been seen in
after the June conventions the hullabaloo will be
tremendous among the politicians. OH what rabd.
dirty game it is
DESTRUCTION OF GEORGIA PROPERTY IN WAR
TINES
There an official document on file in Washing
ton City where it is auhoritatvely shown that Sher
wrote to Grant in these words: II have doubt
the state of Georgia by operations has lost $4,000
frstrate mules Great numbers Of horses were shot
by orders"
is also that General directed General
clean country" where went of rail-
road tracks supplies. He said he would move
wagon, horse. mule and hoof of stock" (Which
meant hogs and cattle), well the negroes. "As
far be supplied would put them in the
hands of negro Give them such organization
you can. They will be Of use" This letter If
General Grant to General Sherman is to be sold at
auction and was dated City Point, va October
70. 1864.
OF all the things charged up to General Grant the
in my opinion is the worst Compare it with Gen.
eral order when his army entered Pennsylvania.
We q mean my family) were overrun by Stone
mans cavalry in July, 1854. We saw our smoke
house ravagedl and our stock carried off. We saw
yankee officers making free and easy in negro
cabins From daylight until dark were exposed to
their drunken soldiers.
After Stoneman's cavalry captured by General
Iverson. we went out the main road leading from
clifton to Macon and we saw the prisoners The story
told by those who robbed and insuted is still
wagons had not been over in Macon
negro armed and put in military service in
Macon. We were attacked after dark supposedly by
could swear that to nv knowledge and belief sherman
faithfully obeyed these orders, above stated.
If I should attend a federal reunion I should
purchaser of General Grants letter dated City
Point va I should say to him: THAT letter is the
foulest blot that be affixed TO General Grants
name and character"
After we were to be robbed of all we had and forced
penury did he that the could be also
used to destroy white men, and chdren? y
canfess that letter has been an eye-opener to
Or THE WEATHER.
IT is, June IL, when IT is generally very
weather, and lowering the fire all day long.
cold March April and the young cotton
plants not only being blown about by cold,
wind but they chilled down to the roots It looks
like the weather man has a Crouch and is trying
If making cotton is not a lost in the south
The price keeps and If it not for the
agement that high prices give the 1t would
blue times in old Georgia you are born
remember one summer nearly so years when v
had light frost every month in the year but
More than we have had big fires July I'M
my remembrance but conditions not like those
with in 1912
This has been fateful year without a doubt is
already nearly half and 1t has remarkable
for floods and general disasters It
full in everything and II it that that
God reigns and is omnipotent, might continued