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

a. 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.
Mi 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 i'm Augusta
and other cities are doing, all in fla
grant and objectionable violation Of the
law of the state,
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, ana contrasts if with his
activity in enforcing il against railroad
strikers and negro criminals.
Solicitors Have Weapon.
Mr. Wright says the solicitors and
judges have a weapon with which they
may reach the evil sought to be cor
rected and that without waiting FOR
jury verdict. too often not coming; ana
he cites his own city of Rome as am
example of how the law surely may be
enforced against violators.
Mr. Wright said:
"The mail order houses Of SaFan-
nah are but another forward step by
the whisky trust and brewery combine
in the open, shameless uulihcation of
the law of a 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 viii not enforce
law against an arrogant, brutal power
in our cities, because their fear of los
ing Office is stronger than the sanctity
of the oath they have taken to uphold
the laws of their state,
II is folly TO mince 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 a great law they
have sworn to enforce.
Cites Woodrow Wilson.
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 quibble; he mott
fed these officials if 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
erRor Of Indiana, a man by the name of
Marshall, not a whit bigger physically
than Georgias 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,
Brown Has Army.
Nov, Georgias governor, who. OF
course, can use the army of the state
10 protect railroad property from strik-
ing workmen or q negro brute from the
anger Of an outraged people, can not
touch the Savannah mail 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.
Nov a word as TO the judges and
solicitors general Of our big cities They
knew the law is being violated, openly
tyampled on and despised by the liquor
interests. Are they helpless to enforce
il? Have they no power to enforce
law?
They tell Us the juuies viii not con-
yct for a violation of this law. Then
why do they not exercise the power di-
rectly vested in them by the law they
are sworn to enforce?
III Is mace the duty OF the solicitors
general To proceed by injunction against
every place where liquor is illegally
made or sold 1t is the plain DUTY oi
the judge to abate such places as a
nuisance The jury only remotely has
20 do with such cases
Why do they not perform this oath
bound duty? There is not uu lntelH-
gent man in Georgia who does nor
know why.
And the pity and shame Of ii is that
we must respeCt-aye reyereuge-thg
judiciary,
Rome Enforces Law.
Rome is a splendid little city of I5.-
600 people. We have no near-bee sd
looms, no clubs, no breWeries. no mail
order houses. Why2
Our people up here believe it is be-
cause our judges think more of tin,
sacred laws they are sworn 10 enforce
than the Office they hold. with it's emaI-
uments.
The paramount question before the
people OF Georgia is whether the 1rai--
Ky trust and brewery combine of tile
middle West solely with tn. purpose of
making millions l.f1 YT tI. r......... q