“Then I asked him if he had ever heard
of alcoholic drinks? It appears
that way now. Senator Bilbo,
of Mississippi, has introduced a
bill in his State Legislature to
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Chattanooga the Government’s case against
Coca-Cola is being prosecuted on the line of
violation of the Pure Food and Drug Act.
Strange indeed are the methods of the soda
founts or soft-drink stands. Not one in
twenty would give the thirsty wayfarer a
glass of buttermilk, and such a thing as a
cup of coffee or tea and a sandwich would be
as impossible to obtain at these convenient
points as would a blue diamond. Tea and
Rev. 7 preach, lie said, ‘No’. I said
the Rev. was a great, good man, a fine
preacher, who labored faithfully to bring
souls to Christ.”
“The young man looked ignorant, dirty,
and poor. But he said:
“ ‘I know a greater, better man than Rev.
for the right, and just to every one.’
“I became anxious to know who the man
was. and he said, ‘Tom Watson.’
“Second time I ever heard of you.”
Well, in the first place, the young man can
not be “ignorant”, for ignorant people do not
use those forms of expression. “Best man in
this country, altogether”, is the language of
education, or, at least, of a well-bred man.
Then, the discrimination with which the
words of praise were selected, reveals a think
er. He put his tribute on Watson’s stand
“/<?r the Right”., and his being “just to every
one”.
