Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-20
PAUL B. TRAMMELL ASKS FLYNT
SOME POINTED QUESTIONS

The attacks of James ]. Flynt, made
on Col Paul B. Tramell, Of Dalton.
present member. of the Georgia Rail-
road Commission, have created more or
less laughter and amusement through
out the state. among the friends OF Col.
Trammell and more especially among
the citizens of Dalton.
In his anxiety to make bitter attacks
on Col. TrameH his opponent, Mr.. Flynt,
sought to criticise Mr.. Trammells re-
cord as mayor OF Dalton. 1t seems
that Mr.. FIynt obtained his information
from a man who has always opposed
Col. Trammell in everything. man VINO
is an avowed enemy. While Col. Tram
NELL really needed no defense, for the
charges proved to have no foundation
whats the accusations have been
ramely met and Mr.. Flynt is now EVIL
IDENTIFY Iamenting his action In the mat
ter. Mr.. Flynt realized that the peo-
ple of Georgia were well enlightened as
TO the record and career of Col. Tram
NELL as a member of the Georgia Rail-
road Commission. For fairness, I'M
partial consideration, and for STUDY
weighty thought for every matter De-
fore him for consideration Col. Tram
nell has made an eviable record. lie
has shown favoritism to none. he mas
dealt Justly with the railroads, out at
the same time has guarded the best IN
terest of the people and the State
Mr.. Flynt's charge against Col. Tram
nell to the effect that he (Col. Tram
melD had voted for a $57,o00,OOO bond
issue was proven to be without 1ounoa-
ton. by a reference to the record OF the
Railroad Commission. The record
shows that Col. Trammen voted to Is
sue stock and bonds to the Georgia
Power & Railway company TO retire
stock and bonds, dollar for dollar, that
had already been authorized by the
Commission before he was a member,
to other companies, which had been &C
quired by this company. More than
$1,000. 900 of these bonds, by order OF
the Commission, are not TO be issued
until the money is spent in Georgia ana
proof of same is made 10 the hallroao
Commission. Realizing this Mr.. Flynt
sought to attack the record of Col.
Tramnell as mayor of Dalton, thinking
that the people of Georgia would fall
for the old belittling methods of poll
tics and naturally thinking that the
people were not as well informed on
MAYORS record as they are on Col
Trammelrs work in the Railroad Com
mission.
In replying TO MT. Flynt 3 caru Sol.
Trammell takes occasion to PROFOUND
some pointed questions to Mr.. Flynt.
That part of his card dealing with these
question is as follows:
"A few years since the county OF
Spalding, and afterwards the Twenty
sixth Senatorial district, was repre-
sented by a man named ]. ]. Flynt. Was
that you, Jim? Was that the gallant
Jim Flynt that Tom Watson keeps at
his masthead? If so, you sure have
some record yourself. However, l
must confess it is consistent, for you
never once failed to line up against the
people when the corporations were in
terested. Let's see II was in 1903,
when you opposed the bill of Hon. c.
C. Houston, known as the child labor
law blouse Journal 1908. p. 1S4), as
well as a similar bill 1905 by the Hon.
Madison Bell blouse Journal 1905, D.
SAD. Why was il that you did not get
on the band wagon with this particular
bill for human rights until 1906, when
both the senate and house passed such
a bill, and you then voted for COM
promise measure which you could not
head on? Isn't this rather like your ac-
ton in lighting enlargement of the rail-
road commission power to protect the
people and now, when beaten. saying,
Me, too and asking to be given the