Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-14

| on Saturday last Judge william r
! Eve. OF the city Court Of RiChmong
| County, celebrated his 35th anniver-
sary as presiding magistrate Of thar
1 tribunal
! He is not an old man yet a old
men 90. but he is getting along in
| years. He - to-day. however, the
same thing he has been for many
year--tae best loved man In Rich
mond County. save iu those quarters
where he Is the best hated
Judge Eve has had # stormy ca
reer but he has always triumphed
over his enemies he has been called
'czar." boss" lord" and everything
else supposedly unpleasant by way OF
political designation. but II never has
headed OF his splendid cnreer He
has remained strong enough with
sufficiently large majority TO bat
things over" right along
While he is hated in some quarters
and has been fought like a tiger, he
never has been defeated, and he has
made and unmade more men in Rich
mond than all tho rest Of them put
together. There never has been n
time. moreover. when anybody could
put his finger on the gingle admin
istrative act Of Ewes that was not
az clean as hounds tooth, notwith-
standing the fact that he has handled
the county's affairs time and again
in his own way regardless.
Judge Eve II a most remarkable
man. Originally strong in character
and those things that go TO account
for character. Judge Eve grows
steadily stronger as ne grows older
Long ago Richmond insurgents
have given over the task Of under
mining him with the people. Indeed
many and many n time he has tied
his enemies to his chariot wheels
only to tie them later into his per
sonal following. Some of his former
most uncompromising enemies to-day
are his strongest and frmest friends
Everybody wishes Judge Eve many
happy returns OF the dav he cele-
brsted Saturday. He Is Richmond's
grand old mani"
Governor Slaton spells Il that way.
or course, say you. everybody
knows that-what the people want
Is news
Well. there are dozens OF people
who do not know it, apparently
There has not been a Governor in
the capitol in many a day who en-
joyed the distinction OF having his
name spelled in 80 many different
WAYS. Every mail brings in a batch
Of letters, and It is safe bot that
"Slaton" Is spelled half dozen ways
in every batch
II runs thus: "Slayton." "Slay-
tome" "Schlayton." ''Sleeton,"
"Sleighton." "Slaaton" ard one fell
low let II go at "Snton!"
Mr. Carter. OF Appiing, introduced
n bin in the Legislature last summer
providing for a change in the com
mlssioners OF his county. It was
passed, but the matter was referred
to the people Of Appling for ratifica-
tion.
The other day they passed upon
II and defeated It by a vote Of 30 TO
$50.
That was going some! And. Incl
NFlAAA4lNt II NfINbllNNTHltN lIltl even
when a local representative intro
duces and passes a bill, one can not
always tell.
william II Burwell. Of Hancock
County, Speaker Of the House OF Rep
resentatives. is an Atlanta visitor.
MIR. Burwell was an earnest advO-
cate Of the new tax equalization law
and believes II to be one OF the best
and most patriotic pieces OF leg sla-
uon effected in many days He
thinks. too, that such apparent uu-
popularity as attaches TO II in some
quarters grows ont Of misunderStand-
ing or misinformation entirely
"A year or two'S trial" said the
Speaker. will convince the most
skeptiCal his mind being free Of poll
tics and las. that this new law is
sound and sensible In a few wears
from now the members who voted