The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1913-05-29
Let Law Be Enforced
Without Any Partially
Mr.. ". W. Mcdonald Writes Card to The
Journal.
Lee County Journal

Lee County Journal
Please allow the space in your
paper to say few words in regards
of our district, Red Bone. Seeing
an article in the last issue. OF your
paper that Mr.. Gideon j Stocks
wrote in defense Of Red Bone, |
want to say that the cover has not
been lifted in our district as it
should have been. 1t has only been
partly raised and not in the right
spirit, 1t was done in the wrong
spirit.
| do not say that the parties that
were indicted are not quite Of crimes
they are charged with. For that is
for the courts to pass upon. Bot /
do say that as citizen of Red Bone.
| do not believe in the rule of Big |
and Little U. Let him that is with
out sin among us in Red Bone cast
the first stone. Be men, not pre-
tenders. If a man violates the law
and man in the community thinks
that he should be punished for it,
just walk up openly like man and
prosecute him. Don't jump behind
closed doors or get some one else to
1 do it. Men and the truth should
rule the world. If we can't be men
and face one another in the truth,
let's just stop and say to the world
that we are men no longer.
Now, as to Red Bone district, we
have some good men here, in fact,
they are all good men. Some have
got mad with others and through
their madness they have jumped
behind others and urged thento do
I unto their neighbors as they would
} mt do themselves. They couldn't
; face the music. A certain man,
J who lives in Red Bone, canie to me
! on the court ground and told me
J he heard another young man say to
another one: Say, old boy, you
: are going to swear against So and
} so, amt you? We have got them
, going. Give them the ID while
we are after theml"
Does that show manhood? Can't
J stop in their madness and examine
themselves. Can't 'top and pluck
the mote out Of their own eyes. He
can see Others faults but can't see
his own. There has been crime
committed in Red Bone at the
laundering Springs Church and on
; the public highway. am truly
sorry for it. And shamed Of it for
J our district. There has been drunk
enness on the church ground, in the
church, cursing in the church, but
it has been struggled and Kept ou'.
of the courts. 1t was case or
rather cases of where it's Big | and
little U. Don't bother me and L
won't bother you, 1t won't do to
have Mr.. So and Sos boys up for
that Oh it just won't do why if that's
carried to the coart it will ruin
them. But the crust has been par
tly broken and it's case Of dog eat
; dog.
| am living today on the spot Of
ground | was corn on AZ years ago,
and can substantiate by old honor
able citizens Of this district every
word have said, but under the cir
cumstances as long as it has started
let the truth come and if 1t kills
pup let pup go. Don't stop at one
but get them all. Treat them all
alike. Sift old Red Bone clean by
enforcing the law on each and'every
one. It makes no difference who
he is; It makes no difference what
his standing is, rich or poor. Let
Red Bone people come to the front
and show to the balance Of the coun-
: ty that they intend to enforce the
.Ilrw against each and every person
} regardless of who he may be. But
for tile good of our community 20
/ at it without malice against any one
/ want it thoroughly understood
that the above is not said to cast