The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-01-09
Going After the Facts

VIZ HEN Jesse Mercer made Chief Inspector for
w the state of Georgia, under the Prohibition En-
forcement law. instantly recognized the fact that it
the purpose of the administration get the actual
conditions and truth about the whole illicit dislng bust
in this state
His fitness for the place known to the members
of the newspaper fraternity and voiced very
ally in the columns of our exchanges
We were therefore not surprised Monday of this
week. when found him with party of deputies head
ed for the mountains of North Georgia where he expects
to spend week in getting close the foun
tain head Of the business as it is possible to do.
He said he not interesting in the making Of
rests the punishment of anyone but that he de-
termned first hand to study the of those people
who have always claimed the right make whskey those
moun&ineers who have always felt it part of their
religion to maintain this right.
He stated that he going to ask the confidence of
these people, going into their homes if possible and try
TO learn the of this attitude and try get the
other side of the question by looking at from the other
side himself.
Somehow we feel sure he will be successful in doing
this and in doing world of good by his knowledge of
human nature and his faculty for reasoning with his fell
bowman.
Surely he deserves success and it is with much inter
est that look forward his analysis of his information
gathered upon this mission with flag of truce.
When reflect upon the fact that the population of
the world is growing every day. despite and other
calames, and that land is being made, shall
not realize the Importance of the reclamation of every
acre possible by human means?
The state should be active the encouragement of
all drainage projects possibly be, for other
kind of enterprise rapidly increases the taxable wealth
of state
The who sells wood-alcohol whiskey is a MUIR
derer, and the who takes chance of drinking
it, fool 1t is probable that the will go hand in
hand in paradise provided the reports of hell prove to
be unfounded.
One by one the hopes of those who see any future
for alcohol in America blasted. Even the nigh"
Stops have been condemned by latest decision of the
Supreme Court Why not give it up and everybody get
into legitimate business?
And now they talking of putting the A. B. & A.
railroad in the junk pile even some of the larger
lines have not had bed of roses under government
control
Mexico has had terrific earthquake but why any
person who has lived in Mexico during the years
should mind an earthquake, is beyond US
New Jersey elected governor who declared he would
make the state wet the Atlantic Ocean and now
some exchange is unknd as to remind him that he
will probably have to the liquid that makes
the wet
The papers say that the Kaiser has hired his LAWYER
to defend him in the trial the allies propose give him.
Possibly his troubles have only begun.
Every nation on earth is urging economy, yet under
the old plan of preparing for the worst all must continue
to waste billions of dollars every year trying to keep
navies and armies big bigge, than the other ma
tons Why not give league of nations trial at relev
ing this great strain the backs of mankind?
Johnny Jones says he has been al "fed up on Hoke
Smith and at that he not by himself by any means
We could name few