Evening star., 1942-03-05

newspaper editors.
have not seen the Statesman be-
cause I do not work for the State OF
Georgia and therefore do not have
to subscribe to his political weekly.
However, I read an Associated Press
story which carried the Governors
editorial attack on me and while you
may not be interested in our feud,
feel compelled to reprint parts Of
it because Of its high literary merit.
when I think OF a little sandhy
by the name of Henry McLemore
riding a horse into a hotel over in
Athens, Ga, and trying to get funny
by saying that I should be milking
a teeney-weeney heifer, I feel sorry
for him and the likes Of him. But,
he answered himself when he went
to college town as representative
of the press where he should be
dignified-in a college town which
should teach dignity to young ladies
and young men, and rode a horse
into a hotel.
Why, I never heard Of anything
like 1t, except in some barroon or
in some brswl Of the Wild West.
But, some little sandfies will answer
themselves"
The Governors last sentence was
strangely prophetic. This little
sandfy" is answering
I only wish I had ridden horse
into hotel lobby "over at Athens,
Ga" That would be no mean feat.
Unfortunately, my ability as an
equestrian is limited to getting
tinidly upon a horses back and
going where the horse sees fit to take
me, and climbing gratefully of
again. 7 did ride horse in Athens.
AS joke the sponsors Of my speech
had provided me with a Tennessee
walking horse and insisted that I
ride it from the front Of my hotel
to the university campus, a matter
Of few blocks.
Gov Talmadge, I will admit this:
If the horse had elected to 60 into
the hotel and browse around the
lobby I would have gone with him.
II he had chosen to 60 10 the desk
and register I would have gone with
him and registered Henry Nc
Lemore and Horse" I have never
been one, Governor. to impose my
puny will on anything the size Of
horse. OF course, you wouldn't
understand this attitude, Governor.
because you have imposed yours. on
a thing the size Of the State Of
Georgia, tearing down its educa-
tional system, stirring up race ha-
tired. shutting your eyes to q penal
system that is disgrace and GER
orally making lot Of Us Georgians
bitterly ashamed.
You speak feelingly Of dignity,
Governor, but your regard for dig
nifty hasn't kept you from jumping
back and forth across the political
fence until your red galluses became
almost a crimson blur.
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We all know what you are saying
about the war, now that you're a
fire-eater from way back. But, re-
member your platform back in 1910,
when you wanted to be Governor for
third term? You were Eugene
Q'm for Peace Talmadge then, a
first-class Roosevelt batter, and your
victory cry was I'm glad Georgia
is out Of the war"
Georgia is all out for war now,
like every other State, but 1t got
that way by itself and not because
Of the deft touch on the wheel Of
the ship Of state Of the hands Of its
cut-plug chewing executive.
And, speaking OF riding a horse In
Athens, seat OF the State university,
wonder what the students would
give you to ride If you went down
there. Governor, now that your
antics have caused it to be taken OF
the accredited list. Not q horse,
I'm sure. More likely q spirited,
five-gaited rail.
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