Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-02
S|DEL|CHTS On
STATE POLITICS
Gossip About Candidates and
Their Friends Throughout
Georgia.
Rv LANES g. NEvIN.


ever watchful eye upon men and things
IN this state. and its collective aspect
is a pretty safe and sane guide to public
opinion.
The weekly press is commercially in
dependent. It handles men and measures
generally with gloves off. 1t reflects truly
the sentiments of the people it serves.
and its support is more frequently than
not an absolutely essential factor in POI
litical success in the state.
It's almost solid support of John NJ
Slaton for governor was the one big
thing that entered into the composition Of
= his remarkable victory.
7 The Georgia weekly press is not
weighted down with seriousness. 1t pune
lures many sham with quaint ridicule.
and brings many a political sinner to re
pentance through the sheer force Of its
| light-hearted cynicism.
1t employs no high brow Writers. as a
rule-albeit some of the brightest and
best composition is to be found in its col
umns II does employ men who know
how to write the truth as they see it.
Because of the limitations put upon
its work by reason of restricted space and
lack of physical equipment. the weekly
press often is driven to condensing into
a single sentence an utterance it would
prefer to Ella borate into half column or
more Often. whether the weekly press
realizes il or not. this results most hap
PLY in so far as effectiveness is con
cerred Many q paragraph hits where
column editorial would miss mile,
And now that the primary election is
over. the convention dead. and the gu
hernatorial campaign a thing Of the past
the weekly press is distributing lemons
and bouquets where they most righteous
~ seem to belong
1t elects in the main to be merry. the
while it evidently is determined to he
frank.
The Rookmart News says.
I'VE are grateful that a new legisla-
ture has been elected. The old one didn't
have enough business sense to get out
of shower of rain. They increased the
appropriations and cut down the tax until
the state treasury locks like one of the
lean kline
The Blue Ridge Summit SAYS:
Morris is claming that he was elected
by &05 majority. and Patterson, who re-
ceived nearly 500 majority outside of Gil
mer county, claims that he was counted
out by the Morris simon pures" of Gil
mer county. The outcome is awaited
with much interest by the friends of
each
The NaldQsta Times says:
Hooper Alexander ought to knew two
things today and he ought to tell one of
them to his brethren. The people Of
Georgia are not as badly stuck on him
he is on himself and the same people are
getting very tired of frenzy and fanati-
cism. Hooper has weakened the cause OF
prohibition by his inordinate thirst for
! office"
The Pichens County Progress says:
Governor Browns veto of the mileage
bill not not affect us in the least, as We
never have had money enough at one
time to buy a l,000mile book
The Roystou Record says.
% An Epson county man was elected to
the legislature upon platform opposing
y the dog law, the game law and the pro-
o. hibition law compulsory education and
others. The man may be all right, but
how thai rotten platform got him
Y through is mystery to US
. The Vienna News says:
"Governor-elect John NJ. Saton made
L a short and common sense speech in ac-
% ccpting the nomination at the Macon
To- convention. He viii make A good COM
mon sense governor, too
- the North Georgia Citizen says
II Already they are saying Clark How
e ell will succeed Jack Slaton as governor"
VI The brownsville Times Enterprise
{ says
~ south Georgia man was temporary
. chairman of the convention in Macon.
To- This is an honor which this section has
u not had in many years
The Tefsir Enterprise says:
d our resignation as chairman Of the
h executive committee has been called for
G. by very prominent man in the southern
n portion of the county If we can find
any other office with more work and less
pay, we viii readily comply with the gem
uemans wishes"
:. The Elliiay Courier says.
we can not understand why men who
- claim to be good Christians. who say
their prayers and are prominent in re-
rgious work can get it into their minds
T. that it is right and proper to disfran-
g chise their ncighhors lust because they
IS want to vote against them"
The Lee County journal says:
Well, why shouldn't south Georgia rule
the Legislative roost' for while? North
% Georgia has had its day and there is
@ nothing more to il. South Georgia is the
9 coming section Of the state because it has
=. the room and resources for development,
and it Is making the most OF them. \
few more years and middle and south
r Georgia will not only rule the Legislative
F. roost but they will move the capital to
q the cenlcr of the state in order that the
Il public business may be done equitably and
, efficiently"