Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27
SEARCHING SIDELIGHTS
ON GEORGIA POLITICS.
By JAMES B. NEvIN.

NGtIN.
outer darkness by the unreasoning and
unthinking cohorts Of the enemy-and
then, suppose the grand jury should in
dict you for not filing properly your
campaign expenses!
WOULDN'T THAT JAR YOU?
Well. that is exactly what has hap
pened to thirteen-consistent old hoo
| doc. thirteen! defeated candidates for
office down in jeff Davis county.
Every blessed one of them has been
yanked from the dust of defeat into the
! big court by the grand jury!
This is one of the saddest tales ever
chronicled in Georgia politics!
CONGRESSMAN Gordon Lee talking to
a group of friends in Atlanta today,
discussed the subject of good roads,
| from the national standpoint. most in
terestingly.
| Among other things, Mr. Lee said:
1T is my opinion that congress, with
in few years, will pass annually a
good roads appropriation bill. relatively
and that the money under It's pro-
visions will be of far more benefit to
the masses of the people than the ap-
preparations carried by the rivers and
harbors bill, as meritoriOus as many of
those appropriations are.
Il have the very great honor of be
ing a member of the special house COM
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entire subject of good roads. We will
meet in November, and enter exhaust
lively into the subject, particularly with
an eye to lending Federal aid in the
matter of road construction and their
indirect maintenance. The plan to have
the government lease. for rural mail
delivery purposes such roads as are
kept to a high standard by local au-
thorities, will enter into the Federal
scheme of things, after some sort Of
fashion, eventually. l think.
The question of good roads is one of
the most pressing that congress has to
consider. The demand for good roads
is confined to no one section. 1t spreads
evenly from one end of the nation to
the other
Personally, / know of no finer way
to spend the peoples money-no Surer,
safer, or saner wav to give them back
their own-than through the encour-
agement Of good roads construction"
Barry Wright, of Floyd. former mem
Der of the house of representatives and
Democratic nominee for membership In
the next, is an Atlanta visitor today.
| Mr.. Wright is at present engaged in
| the practice of law in Rome, with his
distinguished father, Seaborn Wright.
The younger Wright is an ardent sup
| porter of Woodrow Wilson and has
| made several speeches in his behalf
| The senior member of the firm is also
Wilson man, but he is possessed of
many repressed Bull Moose sentiments
| that threaten to break loose now and
| then. regardless.
I Young Mr. Wright says he hopes
! however, to keep his father perfectly
regular and shouting for Wilson. be
sternly frowning down any suspected
| inclination upon his part to come 10 AT
| lanta tomorrow night and hear the
| colonel crate to the multitude.
Governor Joseph NJ Brown Is fond
| of young people, and lends usually a
| most willing ear to their petitions
! He does not suspect that all the wis
| dom of the ages is tucked snugly be-
meath either bald heads or heads hoary
| with age.
! Particularly is the governor inclined
| to view with satisfaction the ancient
| and honorable institution of matrimony
| fashioned in the days of mans limo
! cency. and perfected for the uplift and
! betterment of the world.
| The governor. as a man. doubtless
would be only too glad to further loves
! young dream, now being INDUCED in by
a sutton for the hand of Thomas Edgar
| Stripling's daughter. But he likely will
not be able to help it along. If the only
| way he can do it is by pardonng Strip
| ling
The governor thinks that by and by
| perhaps further petition for Strip
| ltng's pardon might be in order Now
! however, he can see no reason to change
| the opinion he formed when the case
came before him originaliv-and Opin-
! ion reached after long. careful, dis
| eliminating and exhaustive nvestiga-
/ ton and consideration
| The letter from Youngblood to the
| governor. In which StriDling's pardon
| was sought. preCiDbated A deluge OF
| mail in the executive OffiCe-largely
| from people of a sentimental turn OF
mind. who saw in Youngblood's letter a
note of pathos and genuine human in
! terest that appealed tremendously
!