The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1922-03-17

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If they put the election off until all
the patrons could know about it.
They were afraid to put it off until
they could consult the Board of Edu-
cation to increase the number Of
trustees from three to five. That
motion was over ruled at once. They
saw they had to rush through to car
Try their point.
Ware Martin threw bouquets at
Powell and Yeomans. If there had
been stranger in the audience they
would hav though from what Ware
Martin said that Powell and Yeomans
donated the school building to Lee
County. / Might not have as much
sense as Ware Martin, for cannot
see that Powell and Yeomans, either
have done anything so wonderful.
Most any one that was not an imbe-
cile could spend the County's money.
If the tax payers would vote for
bonds, and furnish the money as was
done in this case, / still insist that
some influential and interested citi-
zen and patron call another meeting
to elect trustees, and ask the Board
Of Education to increase the number
from three to five trustees for | am
sure there are others of the same
opinion as myself. That no two or
three men should boss or. hold a
monopoly over the town, school AND
County as these three do. Ware
Martin has the title Of Judge, Mayor
and Trustee, Sol Yeomans mas the
title of Chairman of the County Com
missioners, one of the Board of
Health, Deputy Warden for the Coun-
ty and school trustee. Cobb Tharp is
County Treasurer, Cashier of the
Bank, one of the City Council and
School Trustee. So you see how
many Offices these three men hold,
and l am opposed to any two or
three men running the town, school
and county that l live in. I heard
Mr.. Tharp did not want to be Trustee
That little crowd pust put him in
anyway. | did not vote for or aginst
Mr.. Tharp and will say l think he
has as much as he can look after
without being a Trustee, | want to
pause and ask the citizens, if there
is not any other man in Lee County
capable of holding cffces. think
we can find more efficient and COM
petent men and citizens will come to
nv rescue, for | cannot do it alone.
1t seems to me that the ladies ought
towake up and try to put good la
dies or good men in some of our off
ces. If Ware Martin is opposed to
ladies, why he can cast only one vote.
l don't suppose though he would OBJ
ject to ladies voting for him as seri-
ously as he objects to them holding
Offices. He will need the ladies votes
next time he runs, if he has an OPP
ponent. He forgets that he has ne
yer been elected when he had Lee
County citizen to oppose him. c. H.
Beasley defeated him for Judge by
in overwhelming vote. | am sure
he would have been defeated in the
last election if he had been opposed
by Lee County citizen that was a
lawyer, but there happened not to be
a lawyer without occupation to make
the race agains him, consequently he
wnet into Office by chance. So it is
nothing to be conceited about, and !
don't think any real genuine lady
would vote for him for any public
office, knowing how he feels towards
ladies coming to the front. He OPP
posed ladies'. Why not ladies reel
procate? 1t is my privilege to vote
against him when I have the oppor-
tunity, so he can alWayse count one
vote against himself, for | expect to|
strain a point to always be present to
vote against Ware Martin and Sol
Yeomans. I have got that much on|
them, though they will never have an
opportunity to vote against me, for
unless l change my mind, never
want an office. All want is al
change of some of the town and coun-.
ty )tiicials, although thl.h putting
ladies into offices is an impetus to.
progress. l hope the ladies of Lee
County will see the need of thir vote
and register and get together aud put
better men or women in some of our
Offices.
There, are good men in Lee County
that will help us, am sure. We
have a lot of good men and women in
Lee County, and thank God for them,
So let us put our shoulders to the
wheel ana do our part to make Lee
W.ounfy one of the best in the State OF
Georgia. We have good farm lands