Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-14
on IL
GEORGIA RIP
POLITICS *H
| 81 JANIS B. NEYIN XIV,
81 JAMES B. NEVTN

On Saturday last Judge William F.
Eve, of the City Court of Richmond
County, celebrated his 35th anniver-
sary as presiding magistrate Of that
| tribunal.
He is not an old man yet. as old
men go, but he is getting along in
years. He Is to-day, however. the
same thing he has been for many
years-the best loved man in Rich
mond County. save in those quarters
where he is the best hated!
! Judge Eve has had a stormy ca
reer. but he has always triumphed
over his enemies. He has been called
ear" boss" lord" and everything
else supposedly unpleasant by way Of
political designation, but it never has
! headed off his splendid career. He
has remained strong enough with a
sufficiently large majority to bat
| things over" right along!
While he is hated in some quarters
] and has been fought like a tiger. he
|
| made and unmade more men in Rich
| mond than all the rest of them put
! together There never has been a
! time. moreover. when anybody could
! put his finger on the single admin
! istrative act OF Ewes that was not
/ az clean as a hounds tooth, notwith-
| standing the fact that he has handled
| the COunty's affair time and again
| in his own way, regardless.
| Judge Eve is a most remarkable
| man. Originally strong in character
and those things that go to account
| for character. Judge Eve grows
/ steadily stronger as he grows older.
| Long ago Richmond insurgents"
| have given over the task Of under
! mining him with the people. Indeed
many and many d time he has tied
! his enemies 10 his chariot wheels.
| only 10 tie them later into his per
! sonal following. Some of his former
! most incorporating enemies to-day
are his strongest and firmest friends.
/ Everybody wishes Judge Eve many
/ happy returns OF the day he cele-
! brated Saturday. He Is Richmond S
grand old mani"
Governor Slaton spells it that way.
OF course. say you, everybody
knows that-what the people wan;
| is news.
Well there are dozens of people
| who do not know il, apparently
! There has not been a Governor III
! the capitol in many a day who en-
/ ioyed the distinction OF having his
name spelled in 80 many different
ways. Every mail brings in a batch
! Of letters and it is a safe bet that
! "Slaton" is spelled half a dozen ways
! in every batch
! 1t runs thus: "Slsyton, Stay
/ tone" "Sch,av.on." ''Sleeton.'
/ "Slaightou," "Slaaton" and one fell
/ low let It go at "Saton!"
Mr.. Carter. of Appling, introduced
| q bill in the Legislature last summer
providing for change in the com
mlssioners OF his county. Ii was
passed. but the matter was referre1
( to the people of Appling for ratifica-
! ton.
( The other day they passed upon
( it and defeated il by a vote of 80 tc
$50.
That was going some! And, Incl
dentally, it demonstrates that even
when a local representative intro
duces and passes bill, one can not
always tell.
William II. Burwell. Of Hancocb
County, Speaker Of the House of Rep
resentatives IS IN Atlanta visitor
Mr.. Burwell was an earnest adVo-
cate of the new tax equalization Ia"
and believes il to be one Of the bes
and most patriotic pieces OF leglsla-
zion effected in MANY days. lie
thinks. 100, that such apparent UNI
popularity as attaches to it in som,
quarters grows out Of misunders. and
ing or misinformation entirely.
"a year or two's trial said the
Speaker. will convince the mos
skeptical, his mind being free of poll
ties and las. that this new law Is
sound and sensible In a fen year;
from now the members who vcteC
for this bill viii be looked upon BY
everybody as entirely safe and sane
public servants.
The tax equalization Ian viii prove