The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-31

SO dislike the prisoner at the bar that
he can see nothing in him to admire,
doesn't he know that the Senior Sen
ator of Georgia views with impair
TALLY the Allies and the Teutons
alike. And that he detests equally
Germany's treatment of America and
England's arbitrary domination of
the high seas. Must fellow be
compelled to denounce both every
time he mentions one in order to
demonstrate that he is neither pro-
Ally nor pro-German
There is entirely too much impug-
ming mems motives and oppugning
their right to differ 1t really seems
that we are only consistent enough
to admit ones honesty when we are
agreed. As soon as we arrive at d
divergence where we differ in Opin-
ion we Immediately question ones in
telligence and patriotism.
This has gone on to sucn an eA-
tent that the great body of people are
losing faith in those who aspire to
lead and to discuss public questions.
Some of us get out of argument,
but never out of abuse. Jordan is
pretty hard road for reforms to get
over, we have always had the stand
patter and the re-act1onaries, they
are constantly appealing to prejudice
and never to reason. In the days
when the locomotive was fighting
to the stage-coach, and so it has been
in all ages. The progressive must
always be able to give a reason for
the faith that is in him, he must be
able to submit intelligent objections
to ne old, and give good reasons for
his advocacy of the new New ideas
have to fight to gain recognition, the
old dies hard, we have the cemetery
of dead ideas, and the nursery of
new ones. In spite of fogyism the
WOfld IS going forward.
Il
AS Christmas draws near, men and
women, old and young can be seen
hurrying to the Union station with
grip in hand to catch the first train
to that dearest spot on earth, Home"
and to the best people on earth my
Folks
You hear one say as he hurries on
my mother is seventy five and | am
going home to eat Xmas dinner with
her and another one II am going
to see the old folks, they are getting
up in years and may never see an
other Christmas, and then, too, 81
have longing for the scenes of my
childhood"
And SO 1t goes, we are going home
if it takes our last dollar, for, after
all, it looms supremely above every
thing else, you can't describe the
feeling.
1t is the unseen elements that keep
up the home circle, the boy or the
girl on reaching their majoritieS,
must, yes, just must leave home, got
to have a little experience, must
make a few observations, and this is
all very well and good.
Experience and observation are in
despensable, but finally there comes
a desire to see the old folks, and we
are sliced with an irrepressable feel
ing to go back home, and | am glad
of it because this constitutes the
main happiness of old age. The an
nual return of son and daughter to
the parent roof-tree.
Congressman Walter Wise of the
sixth district is rapidly familiarizing
himself with his congressional du-
ties. 1t is freely predicted by his
Georgia colleagues that he will make
an effulgent mark. Such able Rep
resentatives as Congressman Lee,
Adamson, Hughes, Howard and
others are proving good neighbors to
the new Congressman, and. are gen
erously ready to give him the bene-
fit of their long and ripe experience.
l am especially pleased to note the
feeling of good fellowship that so
thoroughly permeates the Georgia
this gives them a decided
when it comes to making
a pull for Georgia and the South.