Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-26

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The Augusta Chronicle, newspa'
per given usually to sober, conser
vative and fair view Of things. ha
evidently been much impressed 81.
the showing recently made in the Ma
tional Congress In behalf Of wonaal
suffrage, and its comments thereof
may be taken as approximating lii
real status Of that problem as 1t nov
presents itself to the South.
Without entering so much into tli|
merits Of the points raised for anl
against woman suffrage, as Georgia
and the South views the proposition
The Chronicle points out some Of IN
things that must be overcome ant
adjusted before woman suffrage cal
hope to become winning issue Il
Dixie.
In part. The Chronicle saws:
THE Senate Of the United
States as now constituted-and It
may be safely said, as II viii be
constituted in the future -favors
woman suffrage. There IL little
question that, IL the negro prob
lem were not involved, two thirds
Of the Senate now favor votes for
women.
There Is no mistalsing the fact
That before five years have
elapsed the men Of the United
States must finally pass upon wo-
man suffrage
but not through acceptance Or
rejection Of an amendment TO the
Federal Constitution. Instead.
through the State Legislatures
The States OF the South. con-
fronted by their negro population.
are not going to vote for an
amendment giving the franchise
to negresses and probably dig
turbing the present status Of
votes for negro men, The Vest
ern States with their Japanese
enlbarrassnents, will join the
South in this
States have their rights III this
matter The women must go to
the States. They viii not be ef-
fective in working for national
legislation along the lines Of 4
constitutional amendment"
The point The Chronicle enpha
sizes Is that woman suffrage may
doubtless Will, indeed-become a pop
ular issue in the South, In the even
II Is made an issue to be fought GA
strictly inside the State, and MOI
from the national viewpoint.
Undoubtedly the negro is the biI
stumbling block now in the way d
woman suffrage In the Southland
inevitably he must remain so, If mi
national viewpoint of the question Il
to be insisted upon uncompromis
ingly.
Once make the question a State is,
sue strictly, howeyer--and II IS alto
gether likely that five years. or eeel
less, will see 9 fine and perhaps win
ning ngnt over the problem RICH
here in Georgia.
Already there are literally thou
sands Of Georgians who believe hear
tily and sincerely IN the broad prin
cjple involved.
The Cobb County Grand Jury re-,
Gently condemned IN no uncerfaii
terms the Moss bill row pending n
the Legislature to abolish Cobi
County's present commissioner syAl
tenn OF public roads, and heartily In
dorsed the present system and it,
work.
The maeadamized pike road from
north Of Acworth at the Barton
County line, through the center d
Cobb County to the Fulton County
line, was reported completed. ard Il
said to be one Of the finest roads Il
the State.
Senator William STANLEY West.
maiden speech In the United Statel
Senate consisted OF exactly Fl words
From this, the pro- West contln.
gent In Georgia Is arguing that ths
new Senator Is tor be "a good one
and worthy OF his salary. and &
forth. And there is this about that
too--the least said, the least 20 take
back, explain, or qualify back home!
In the meantime, not few Ceor.
gians are beginning TO inquire rather
anxiously What IS West going to al.
Colonel ]. Lindsay Johnson 81
Rome, who has transferred hts dip
lomatic ambitions and affectionl
from Shanghai to Uruguay. Is In At
lanta.
Colonel Johnson says Rome and Al
North Georgia Is preparing TO pull Of
the biggest "home- coming week
ever, when, with Mrs Woodrow vii
son as the supreme guest Of homo.
and 'i1ome- conner, that nei6hbor.
hood in June will be Eat home Il
everybody in general ana to formel
residents In particular.
Mrs. Wilson was a schoolgirl II
Rome. where for years her father. or
I s. X. Arson, was the beloved pas
tor Of the First Presbyterian Church
A memorial tablet to his memors
adorns the church walls, where It hal
been for twenty years or more.
Rome Is expecting many Thousand
visitors while this big home comm,
week" is In full blast.
Judge L. S. Roam, OF the Court 81
Appeals, Is back from short trip h
Florida, where he went to recuperatt
from slight nervous breakdown sus.
tanned few months ago. He IS much
improved In health, and hopes TO be
able to continue his duties with yhs
court without interruption from This
time forward.
The Court OF Appeals is hearing
arguments this week, and win Be
ready with a new batch Of decision,
shortly probably within the next day
or so.
Blames Well Babies