The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-12-10
THE .JEFFERSONIAN


freedom of thought, freedom of
speech, guaranteed to him by our
constitution, and all that knew of it
admired it of him. It was not until
he said the people should not do
now, what he did then, that they
rebelled, and 1 for one, will not sub
scribe nor submit to the wrongs that
are being heaped upon the people
of Georgia by this Reagan-Smith-
Hardwick combination.
My friend Reagan wants to COM
pare conduct and see who it was
committed the greatest sin. Alright,
not let's see. Bryan was nominated
by the regular organized Democrats,
fair and square, without any fraud,
and with Judge Reagan's approval,
and he bOlted him. Now Smith and
HardWick were nominated through
fraud, over my protest, and [ bolted
them. Now fair minded pople of
Georgia who was it that committed
the greater sin? It's the Judges in
consistency that makes him a poor
lost sinner. More than that, | am
glad God gave me courage enough
to vote my convictions, for whom, or
against whom I please at any time,
and not be servile tool of any man
like E. J. Reagan. And then some
people will talk about Democracy,
when they don't know a Democrat
from billy goat. All, ha, will the
judge excuse me while | laugh a
little bit? No doubt the judge
thought the people were slow to
wrath, but not so. The good Book
tells us, your works do follow"
and "your sins will find you OUT
etc. It's the judges sin that found
him out, and nobody is to blame but
Reagan
Well the judge says he will leave
it to me and Progressive" to fight
it out, etc. Just so judge, l thank
God there are some true blues left
yet to keep the light burningS and
fight to the last ditch such dirty
politicians as Reagan, Smith and
HardWick.
With the common people in
battle array, we can put to rout
the enemies that are seeking to de-
stroy our freedom, guaranteed to us
by the constitution The Judge says
he hopes to live to see bushwhackers
driven out Of the Democratic party,
etc. Yes, I am after bushWhackers
myself, and [ think I have caught
the biggest one. | think the public
will testify to that. Yes, the judge
is bolter, so am I, and I want him
to make the most of it. If I live
and nothing happens I will be at
Locust Grove two years hence, why
not make an example Of me, and will
he please tell us how he is going to
debar US? He is a lawyer and ought
to know. Does he not know that
all primaries are governed by the
State law? Please do tell us judge,
we know no mandate other than the
Law. And another thing, it was
whispered around over the country
something that was called the Rea-
gan plan. That was before the Ma
con convention, and the plan was in
counties that Brown carried by a
small majority, the Smith men were
to become dissatisfied and call a
mass meeting and elect Smith dele
gates, file a contest, and so if the
Smith men get in control of the con-
vention, turn down the Brown dele
gates and seat the contesting ones.
In other words, seat the Smith dele
gates in place of the regular ones.
] don't know that this is true, but
it looks mighty suspicious in view
of Reagan's record at Macon. |
wonder if he will set us right in
that matter, / am eager to learn.
Will he please enligdtea Us?
Wasn't I right wien | said that