Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-10
WATER WAGONS
SHADOW IS CAST
ONLEGISLATURE
Fierce Fight Probable Over the
Proposed Law to Supplement
Webb Act.
BY JAMES 8. NEViN.

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Already there are signs a-plenty
that the water wagon cohorts are
girdiug up their Ioins for the fray.
and that The forthcoming miNup is to
be NJ place for mollycoddles.
A bin similar in detail Co the late
lsmented CD Tippins bill will he in
troduced. Of. course, and in addition
to that comes the information that
bin designed 90 doyctail into the
new Federal Webb law" is being
framed, and that it will be cast upon
The stormy legislative seas soon
after the House has been organized.
Every body knows what the Tip
pins bill was. but just exactly what
the nature Of the other proposed new
bill is, nobody seems able to say at
tbs time
As a matter of fact. Georgia now
has more ironclad prohibition law
than enc comfortably can shake a
sick at. and If 1t can not be made TO
dovetail with any Federal law imag-
inable a lot Of folks incline To think
Il must bc because there is too much
Of il. IA her than too little.
And, anyway. there is a disposition
among numerous prohibitionists Of
standing 90 say that prohibition agi-
tators perhaps will DO their cause
more good right now by letting well
enough alone. than otherwise.
However that may be, members
elect have been assured through va
rious prohibition and temperance or
Eanizatiors. that "a big fight rs com
ing, and many Of them are prepar-
ing themselves accordingly
ANY wav they look a. ID. a prohibit
ton row in the General Assembly is
most disagreeable thing, and most
Legislators like 10 avoid 10 wherever
they may.
Congressman Charlie Edwards Of
Savannah recently bought an au-
tomobile at auction for $50. lie didn't
expect 20 get II when hc bid 500 for
g. but as nobody raised the bid he
got the machine.
He had an expert look ID over. TO
see what 10 would cost 20 put IL in
good order. and the expert figured
that Sg4516 would about turn the
trick
Anybody who wants Edwards $50
automobile for Sl9.9s can get H.
Declaring that the records of the
higher courts show only four Of the
eleven Judges who have presided i'm
theE- Cherokee Circuit since the es-
tabi8shment OF the Supreme Court
had a smaller percentage Of cases
reversed then himself. Judge A W
Fite warmly defends his record in
the matter of reversal.
The Judge states that recent news
paper articles concerning his re-
versals in the Supreme Court We're
incorrect. quoting one paragraph in
particular from an editorial In The
Dalton citizen for which the writer
he SAYS. could be punished and the
company owning the paper held liza
BILE Tor damages. The paragraph in
timated that SO per cent Of Judge
Fite's cases were reversed. lie states
that he has been reversed only I'M As
per cent.
Rev. T - Ellis. one ~ the most
prominent ministers M savannah.
win vigorously protest against the
adoption boy the next Legislature Of
any legislation tending Co confer the
right OF suffrage on women.
Womau's suffrage, he declares, is
an institution tending to destroy the
home. the church and the state, and
woman would rob her Of many % her
most attractive and commendahle at
tributes
MIR Ellis takes quite an interest in
things political and keeps "a watChtul
eve on the Georgia Legislature. tie
believes a minister may and should
mix intelligenty iu polluc1, both To
his own and his charges benefit
Discussing the matter Of wuman.s
suffrage. the minister SAYS.
THE supreme question is not what