Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-07-20
THE POISONED FLYNT

One of the Georgia senators who thinks he is a
surprised and shocked the conservatism of the state
Wednesday in the Georgia senate in his reckless speech
on the floor anen the question of equal suffrage among
the white men and of the state This individual
is the senator from the Griffin district Mr. j. j. Fynt
Senator H. H. Elders, of Reidsvile, had been speak
ing on woman suffrage when telegram to Governor
Hugh Dorsey from President Wilson handed sena-
tor Elders who read the message from the White House
to Georgias chief executive asking about the fate of
this measure before the Georgia legislature The pres
dent offered his services to aid in proper way the
triumph of this cause which is surely coming all over
the United States.
The telegram was patriotic and earnest showing the
great interest that the head of nations and the
leader of democracy, not only in America but through
out the world feels in the enfranchisement of the
women of country. 1t from the one who is
too big interfere any matter within the prov
ince of his great service to common country and
which is accepted by everybody unselfsh and we'll
meaning for the women of America.
Not so with the senator from Griffin-he ragged
and foamed the mouth pounded his desk and turned
red in the face floutng the president interfering
with the affairs of Georgia, and at heart really in
tending to rebuke Woodrow Wilson, not only the great
est and most beloved citizen of America but in whose
great service the hope of the world has its anchor.
Witness the spectacle of small peanut Georgia
politician attempting to chastise and reprove Woodrow
Wilson, presumng to tell the great mind and heart OF
the greatest leader of all the ages what he should
should not do!
Senator Flynt says that President Wilson once
sold pig in a bag" and asserts that do moi
want another experiment like that. Will Senator Flyn
please tell the public what he means by pig in
bag?"
Senator FIynt has been everything but really con
sstent Georgia Democrat There facts in the
possession of folks in Georgia by which it be
proven that j. Flynt contributed to the campaign
penses of Tom Watsonthe arch traitor to everything
that smacks of democracy party loyalty decency
in Georgia This small man from Griffin as the presid
ing officer of the last state Democratic convention in
Macon, tried to put high-handed scheme unseat
ing the duly elected Democratic nominee in the Tenth
Congressional district and fosting upon the good peo
pie of that distracted district the old dscredited poi
soned enemy of the political and civic pride of this
good state, when the Democrats and good people had
repudiated Watson But the Democrats of that state
convention would not stand for it, and Mr.. Flynt
the presiding officer, prevented from delivering
the goods to his friend Watson in spite of the expressed
will of the Tenth District Democrats.
And forsooth, this from Griffin presumes
to kick Woodrow Wilson, to read the president lee
ture slap at somebody in Georgia who was chosen by
the people of the state, alleged pig in bag"
No one challenges the right of this man from Crit
of the ballot, if he chooses No grudges him the
right of opinion individually officially He may vote
as long he holds his present office against the good
women of this state having an equal place with the
venom and poison carries him beyond the arena of hon
orable debate and the right of individual opinion to
the extent of insulting the president and talking cheap
captrap in the high house of the Georgia Legislature
this good old state has fallen bad lines and the day
the statesman has degeneraed to the small men of the
evanescent hour.
Without regard to whatever this legislature may dc
with the woman suffrage question, to what ]. J
Flynt, the secret supporter of Tom Watson the man
from Griffin who would give up his good money to aic
the champion of riscord hate and corrupt politics il
this state does, let it be understood that not only
the good Of Georgia, but the loyal Democrats
q TINS state, will remember in the future the small