The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-04-20

SaCrlIlceQ MS TRENDS, together with
all the laws of his state when he
committed the sentence of Frank
Mr.. Willingham, farther says, "they
have been a little too much inter
ested in getting the job, and not
enough interested in discharging
the responsibilities of the job. This
responsibility should be discharged
conscientiously, courageously and
competently without regard to the
cost.) No doubt MIR. Wis cor
rect il that Mr.. W fears that
the governor of Georgia, Hon. Nat.
E. Harris, is lending a listening ear
to someone in McDuffie County.
Some times l am concious of a
feeling which may or may not have
real foundation that the present
governor is attaching some little in
terest in the sayings of the man who
is sometimes spoken Of as the Sage
Of McDuffie, but who might be
more appropriately designated as
Red Eyed Scorpion Of McDuffie.
I can't imagine who he has ref
erence to, unless it is our Uncle Tom
Watson. If he is the one, that beats
ME. [ have never had the pleasure
Of meeting Uncle Tom, though I have
heard that he had red hair, but I
have never Feard before that he had
red eyes. He must be an Albino, or
a TOPPER. I never heard of him
drinking. If he refers to him per-
haps he is Judging the color of his
eyes by his writings. He has been
giving the people the truth. and You
know lot of people can't stand the
truth. When the Apostles of the
Lord preached the truth by the
power of Holy Ghost, Acts 2. 10.
(Others hooking said these men are
full Of new wine.) Then l should
think according to Mr.. W that
the Apostles were red eyed then
There are thousands and thousands
Of people in Georgia and all through
the South and many in the North
as we'll as other parts of these United
States, who think this red headed,
red eyed. red blooded scorpion, one
Of the wisest and one Of the most
patriotic laW-abiding citizens of this
nation Our Mr. Willingham, farther
says. For days and even weeks prior
to the Frank lynching the air was
full of Anarchy, the tread of it was
plainly heard in the distance long
before the successful execution of it's
plans. The governor did not have
the moral courage to protect the
good name of this state against the
unlawful invasion of that contingent
of Georgians who saw fit to take the
law into their own hands"
That is strange, I live right here
in North Georgia, have lived here
many years, l have just as nice
large set of saddle skirts as ever set
on a mans gourd and can hear just
as good as anyone, and | declare [
could not hear the tread Of any mob,
and more. If there was anarchy, in
the air | did not smell it, and | am
sure I did not inhale any of it. The
only anarchy | heard any talk Of was
when Slaton, mobed the decision of
the courts of the state and of the
nation. and they did not call that
anarchy bu called it Monarchy. [
don't think that my Brother Will
bingham, heard the tread Of any mob.
or smelt the anarchy in the air. 1t
must have been the effects of melan-
choly working on him. l can't tell,
it is running out Of his pen too. Now
let me say in conclusion, | don't
know anything about Mr.. Willing
ham, l should guess he is nice man.
| don't know what his profession is,
narhanS q la WVer I don + know what