Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-15

sixteen years Speaker of the House of
representatives he knew the views
and hopes of his people and he ex-
pressed them in their laws. Environ
ment at Washington could not make
him forget his own State. He thought
Georgia produced the best on earth
and he was faithful to II. His faith
in the ultimate triumph Of the right
was mistaken. He recognized that
the future OF the Republic depended
upon fidelity to the basic principles
OF our forefathers, and to the last his
loyalty to State rights and those con-
ceptions Of government held sacred
by the great statesmen of Georgia
was mistaken.
Courageous, able cultured, expert
enced, genuine. he reflected a credit
upon the State whose sovereignty he
represented. and commanded the con-
fdence and admiration of the Senate
which he adorned and exalted The
| state feels her impoverishment from
such loss"
Governor Slaton was preparing the
speech he was to have delivered at the
dinner in honor of the national re-
gional bank committee at the Capt.
tai City Club Saturday night when he
was informed of the death of Senator
IdtOI ne llililtbieiAtiy WING ~
! Robert F. Maddox who presided at
the banquet expressing his regret
that he would be unable to be present.
81 am prevented from attending"
| the Governor wrote, "by the death OF
Hon A. o. Bacon. one of the United
! States Senators from Geogria. He
was Speaker OF the Georgia House of
Representatives for sixteen years. and
| had been elected for four consecutive
terms to represent the sovereignty of
| Georgia in the United States Senate,
An answering adherent of principle
amidst the changes of political life a
| Georgia gentleman. a Senator true to
the splendid traditions of that august
body in the Hottest sense; his loss is
! irreparable to the nation and the
| State.
For years he was my friend, and
his death Is a personal bereavement"
ut was with profound regret and
considerable surprise that ] heard OF
| Senator Bacon's DEATH" said Secre-
tary of the Treasury McAdoo. Sen
! ator Bacon was a true gentleman
and an exceptionally able public serv-
ant The loss to the country of such
men as Senator Bacon Is beyond esti-
mate"
II am distressed to hear of Senator
Bacon's DEATH" said Secretary of Ag
riculture David F. Houston. 81 great
] " sympathize with the people of
Georgia and of the nation in their
| loss.
Senator Bacon was devoted to the
interests not only his State, but to
| those of the nation. He had to a
marked degree the respect of all his
| associates of whatsoever shade of
opinion or politics in the government
OF the nation"
| Bar Committee Named.
| Robert G. Aston, president OF the
Georgia Bar Association, of which
Senator Bacon has been a member
since It's organization, announced the
appointment of the following COM
mittee to attend the funeral:
Judge Samuel e Adams, OF Sa-
vannah; Judge Andrew j. Cobb, of
Athens; Colonel Walter A. Harris, OF
Macon; Burton Smith, OF Atlanta;
Judge Joel Branham. Of Rome; Reu-
ben r. Arnold, of Atlanta; Judge John
s. Gambler, of Atlanta; John Il. Don
nelson, OF Bainbridge; ]. r. Full
bright, of Waynesboro, and r. A
Hall. Of Newman. The committee will
be requested TO meet in Atlanta &c
accompany Senator Bacon's body to
Macon.
Mayor James C. Woodward said:
Nothing that | can say will reflect
the sorrow feel in the death of Sen
ator Bacon. He was the ideal repre-
sentative of the people, loyal and fear
less even In the face of most power
full adverse opposition, The people
of Georgia owe to him much OF the
prosperity that II ours"
Colonel Frederic J. Paxon chief Of
staff to Governor Slaton, said:
when a state loses a statesman
and scholar such as was typifled II
the life of Senator Bacon such n loss
is indeed a shock. and ] Join with the
/ masses of Georgia in mourning his
/ death"