The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-11-04
A NORTH .CAROLTNIAN'S KNOwT.
EDGE OF MIR, WATSON.


have just read your editorial of
october 22nd [ beg to state that |
lived in Thomson, Ca, for fifteen
years; a part of the time being at
the home of Tom Watson. I can
state | was never treated with more
Kindness and consideration anywhere
than l was by Mr.. Watson and his
family | do not endorse everything
Mr.. Watson says and does; | am not
one of his followers and have never
voted for him, but I am not blind to
the good he has done. During the
time [ lived with Mr. Watson, l
learned he had host of friends all
over the South, and this was thor
oughly demonstrated at the first
national cotton growers association
IN New Orleans. McDuffie county
being represented by Mr. Watson
and myself
1t was on that occasion Mr.. Wat
son made the greatest speech during
the meeting The entire association
was wild over his great speech, and
he was thanked and congratulated
time and time again by men all
over the South. Many from my ma
tive state expressed themselves that
Mr.. Watson was the truest and best
friend the Southern farmer had and
had done more for them than any
man in the South. Why all this cry
to hound him down? If the charges
are sustained against him, then for
Heavens sake what will you do with
the Catholic Church?
1t strikes me the first thing the
law q mean the peopIe) should find
out, should be, if the Catholic Church
is innocent of the very charges
brought against Tom Watson. Had
he misrepresented the least about
taking the language he used out of
the books Of the Catholic Church?
On the other hand, if he has not,
then what? | tell you we are get
ting into deep and treacherous water
along this point. If Tom Watson has
stated facts, then the Catholic
Church will be as guilty as Tom Wat
son. And if equally guilty, do you
propose to single out Tom Watson
and punish him, and let the Catholic
Church go free?
If this should be attempted l do
not believe the people Will submit to
it. The people are the law and they
demand justice to be handed out to
one and all alike. To say that Tom
WatsOn'S friends are hot blooded be-
cause they want to rally to his sup
port, it seems is not the correct posi-
ton to take My! My! if his friends
do not stand to him now, they had
better never have pretended to be
his friends. In my opinion this is
no question of more Importance to
our country than to know if Tom
Watson is right Or wrong in the
stand he has taken against the Catho-
lie Church. All other subjects fade
into insignificance in comparison
with this one. It means all for our
country, and our religion. If God is
with him he is right, if God is against
him he is wrong. If right, may he
be spared to live a long time and
may men like him multiply in every
state in the South.
Another thing / have not read any
thing that can be said Tom Watson
endorsed the Allen trial, and l do
not think it is right to state he wants
it repeated in Georgia. The Aliens
met death for what they believed to
be right and many are living today
who agreed with them.
But | cannot see what good can be
accomplished to drag the Allen trial
in the Tom Watson trial Let the
law be upheld and justice be done