The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-03-18

other man have the number
to read it, and several others that
have heard me mention it, want to
read it. 1t sure is just what I want
some Of the New Englanders to read
ny home is in Georgia, but I have
been up here for the past six months,
during which time have been in most
parts Of New England. 1t is per-
fectly absurd, the idea most people
up here have Of the case I hear it
being discussed everywhere, and
have taken time where it was posi-
bic to tell them something about the
case They are perfectly honest in
their arguments in most cases, hay
ms never heard any Of the real facts
as brought out in the evidence. You
can't expect them to be otherwise
than mistaken, when even some of
cur own Atlanta papers have helped
t start the ball of SANDER rolling
and now have not the moral courage
to help rectify the mistake The
people Of Georgia ought at least to
give you a vote Of thanks for de-
Tending the honor of the State, when
even its mighty Senators, Represen-
tatives and big dailies are afraid to
chiTp. 1t looks like another case
OF the shepherd fleeing because he is
an hiring, while the wolf catches
and scatters the sheep
Outside money is working on that
case. About two months ago I saw
letter received by a minister here
In Lowell, Mass, from a New York
address, signed by five or six promi-
nent men, asking him if he would
help them by pen or platform to work
up sentiment on the Frank case AS
it happened the minister had for
merly lived in Atlanta and felt
Georgia was competent to look after
its own business. If there were no
money in the case such outside eff
forts would not be made
| especially appreciate, even more
than ever before, your efforts on the
Roman Catholic question and feel
sure you are waking things up. This
is, you know, the part Of the country
where q Protestant almost has to
"pologize for being alive. Lowell, l
LelieVe is 85 per cent foreign. You
can hear more French and Greek
spoken on the streets than English.
Boston, you know, is almost entirely
foreign. There are more Irish in
Boston than any other city in the
world, except Dublin. Gorgeous
Catholic churches stand on almost
every street.
1t seems queer to be out in the
towns or villages, 0 believe they
don't allow it in the cities) and see
the people going to church on Sun
day, uniformed and plumed with
their swords dangling by their sides.
Real swords too, and no imitation, l
have seen them many a time Not
all the men have on swords, but a
good number of them do.
I was up at Concord, N. H., last
fall, and just for curiosity attended
a Catholic priests funeral 1t was
swell affair, but seemed humorous
to me in spite of the fact that it was
solemn occasion. The immense
church was crowded Father O'Con-
mel and several of the big bugs were
there with their night shirts on. 1t
was $50 A. NJ, when I went to the
church and they had been at it for
some time. The big fat guys" in
charge mourned, bleated, and took
on continually like dying calves, till
about o'clock P. M. 1t was most
all in Latin which l didn't of course
understand, nor l don't think any
body else did. They would kneel be-
fore one picture and all chatter in
unison awhile and then take another