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aJIK ATLANTA (5KOKU1
SINGLE HANDED AND ALONE, “CARRYING HIS OWN SKILLET'
PLAIN DICK RUSSELL WINS PLAUDITS OF PEOPLE OF STATE
His Election Will Be
Consternation of Pol
iticians and Death
to Ring Rule in
Georgia.
Gov. Allen D. Csndlsr Says RusmII Will
Win.
When naked his views on the polttl
cel situation, Oorernor Candler said:
••I Intend to vote tor 'Plain Dick*
Russell because he la advocating pure
principles and la essentially a man of
the people. Besides, as Judge of the
western circuit, which la the largest
In the state of Georgia, he made one of
the best and ablest presiding officers
that ever graced the bench. My opln
Ion, from the various reports that _
get from over the state. Is that Judge
Russell will be nominated at the Ma
con convention."—In Atlanta Georgian.
A Marvel to the Ring.
The race Plain Dick Russell Is mak
Ing for governor Is the marvel and
consternation of ring politicians.
Upheld by no corporation, ring or
clique, touted by no great daily as sa
vior of the state, he has wended hts
way in and out among the great com
mon people of the state and talked to
them out of the fullness of his heart
hnlened with a message of godd cheer.
As he has gone from them he haa car
ried their benedictions upon him which
will be the guide for better dtlsenshlp
and higher government.
Today there are supporting him 38
newspapers In the state of Georgia,
while at the beginning of hts campaign
three lone weekly papers In the west
ern circuit. The News-Herald (law-
rencevllle), Winder Democrat and The
Royston Record were the only papers
who expressed themselves, feeling the
Justice of his cause and pledging them
selves to stand by him through weal
and woe until the end. We are there
yet, and It seema that his campaJ
like the mighty boulder loosed from
home of the ages on the mountain
side, will sweep all before it on the 22d
of August.
And on the morning of the 33d there
will be weeping and walling In the
camp of the rlhgaters, and a great re
joicing among the splendid cltsens of
tieorgla that they have again come Into
their own.—Royston Record.
As Is characteristic of Atlanta In all
things pertaining to her Interests, she
has, or thinks she has, the gubernato
rial question bottled up for Atlanta.
With her It’s heads I win, tails you
lose.—Worth County Local.
Views of a Prominent Minister,
Rev. J. J. Bennett says of Judge Bus
sell:
"The people of Jackson county may
feel proud of Judge Russell. His
speech delivered at the Bijou Theater
was pronounced by some of the brain
iest men in.the.city, decidedly the fin
est political’speech ever* heard in Grif
fin. He Is openly called the Ah rah am
Lincoln of Georgia politics. Like a
conquering hero he haa marced through
this part of Georgia, and since his de
parture I feel duly proud of thq fact
that Honest Dick Russell, the plain
man of the people, Is my native coun
ty's gift to the present gubernatorial
rare."—In an open letter to the Jack-
son Herald.
"Plain Dick" Russell la plain looking,
but he tells the plain people plain facts,
and that Is what they want Just now.—
Amerlcus Tlmee-Recorder.
Judge Russell's Speech.
"Plain Dick" Russell, the fourth one
of the gubernatorial candidates to ad
dress the voters of Bibb county. In
cluding Dr. Nunnally, retired, made a
rattling good speech at the Auditori
um Thursday night to an audience
which was not Inferior, either in num
bers or Intelligence to the audiences
which heard his predeceaors. If there
was anything In discovering the office
"f governor, he claimed to be the
t'hrlstopher Columbus, having been the
first man In the race. The speakers
humorous excoriations of the claims
of some of his competitors frequently
convulsed the audience and held their
attention to the end of a two hours
speech which was. Interspersed with
much good sense and practical sugges.
tlons of methods by which a governor
bent oil bettering the conditions of tit
State could do so on legitimate and
businesslike lines.
■fudge Russell established himself In
the sympathy of his audience and made
nn excellent Impression on It.—Macon
Telegraph.
His Clean Campaign.
No man can listen to the strong An
glo-Saxon language that falls from
the lips of Judge Russell as he appears
before his audience without being lm
pressed with the fact that you are Us
tetilng to an honest man^ He makes no
protestations of fidelity^ contrary to
the record of hla past life, but in a
plain and simple manner gives to his
listeners the platform on which he
stands, and discusses without bitter
ness In the Issues of the campaign.
You can see that his every wort
lomes fresh from a great big heart
"hose pulsations are with love for the
common people of his beloved state.
He makes no false promises to the
voter, but opens hla heart to him so
that any one can read the mam
It la the plainness and rugged hon
esty of Dick Russell that gives him
such power over his auditors where he
Is well known. It Is all of this, with
his strong charactar, that gives him
■uch a devoted following where he la
known.
Ask any ten man In this section who
know him, who they favor for goyer-
nor, and seven out of ten will say Rus
sell; they say so because they know
the man and believe In him.
He Is waging one of the most re
markable campaigns ever undertaken
in this state. With no great dally pa
per to go out each day to Influence the
people In hla behalf, he bravely and
sturdily goes from county to county
meeting the people face to face. Im
pressing them singly and collectively
with hla eternal faith In the Integrity
and virtue of the people.
At tint there were those who claim
ihe right to control the politics of the
•tale by scaring the people, who made
fun of his campaign and hoped to run
him oft by ridicule, by calling him a
rtngster, etc. But "Plain Dick" has
kept everlastingly at It, going before
the people day after day and week at-
SOME OF THE MEASURES
JUDGE RUSSELL FA VORS
1. Lower and equalisation of taxes.
'X. Nine months public schools for entire state.
3. Extension of the Western and Atlantic railroad to tidewater as
a means of guaranteeing perpetual low freight rates.
.. i. Creation of the office of Labor Commissioner to as to guarantee
the rights of wage earners.
.. '? ha £ th® wishes of the people, when expre«*ea under the local op
tion act, shall be respected In the utmost good faith.
JUDGE RUSSELL-OPPOSES
1. Taxing whlta people to educate negro children.
3. Corporate domination and ring rule.
*• Sacrificing the state's Interest to perpetuate quarrel between two
Atlanta candidates.
4. Free passes by railroads.
ter week, undaunted by weather, vitu
peration. by the big papers, and with
no help but his own strong arm and the
loving help of those who know him.—
Toccoa Record.
The Pathos of Dsmocraoy.
The address of Judge Russell last
Monday brought forcibly to oqr minds
the consideration of a question upon
which we have often dwelt, and that
Is the Incapacity of the average voter
to discriminate between friends and
enemies In times of elections.
It Is one of the serious dangers of a
republican form of government that
the people can be hoodwinked Into be
lieving that their real friends are ene
mles and their real enemies are
friends. The demagogue more nearly
and completely counterfeits the real
gold of patrlotlspi than any other per
sonage who Is associated In any man
ner with the affairs of democratic gov
ernment.
As we sat and listened to the im
passioned speech of Judge Russell to
the voters of Harris county, we could
not but be saddened that all men could
not see and appreciate the great heart
of yearning, the words he spoke.
Is It not pitiful that the public can
not know Its own friends at a time
when the fame and future of Georgia
Is Involved?
We appreciate the fact that Judge
Russell has no favors to bestow upon
his followers. We know he has no
circle of Influential politicians to back
th« Ambitions of h'r present friends
__ _ future time. We know he
poor and without the support of the
ower of money, and what money can
uy In an election: but we believe he
Is one of the people, one for the peo
ple and one with the people, and we
are going to be equally unselfish In
our friendship for him.
When the time comes to count the
ballots for governor—mark our predic
tion—the people will have learned who
Is their friend In this race, and a long
list of noble and unselfish patriots
will cast an unselfish and patriotic
ballot, and Richard B. Russell will be
nominated.
Then the people of Georgia wilt come
to love him truly, because they will
learn that he flrst loved them.—The
Hamilton Journal.
That Old "If” Argument.
No man can longer correctly say that
he "would votp for Judge Russell If he
had any chanc* to win.” It Is now rec
ognised that the Georgian about whose
candidacy they made sport in ths early
stages of ths campaign, will be the suc
cessful candidate. The Journal sees
the handwriting on the wall:
R. B. Russell, governor of Georgia,
and as the "whangdoodle mou'meth for
Its flrst born,” so mourns Ths Journal
for the perished hopes of the gentle
man of New Hampshire.
Many voters In Georgia have (ow
ing to the vigorous and prolonged con
test between the millionaire candidates
from New Hampshire and South Car
olina, In their metropolitan dallies)
come to the conclusion that they must
choose between these two candidates.
If they would vote for the succeseful
man. They can now see, by the admis
sion of The Journal, that Judge R. B.
Russell has forged to the front and Is
now the faVhrtto candidate of the
home-loving people of the Empire
State of the South.—Winder Democrat.
That was a bsautlful compliment
that was paid Judge Rusell by Dr. G.
A. Nunnally when he retired from the
race the other day. With no political
ax to grind, and hoping to benefit his
state, that man of Owl, In asking the
people to vote for Judge Russell, said
of him:
clans that when the Anal ballots arc
counted, Judge Russell's vote will be
found far up Into the thousands, and
dangerously close to the vote of tho
beet men In the race.
The simple Engllsh-Amerlcan spirit
of fair play extorts from the avtspgc
man an expression 1 of admiration and
of respect for the career of a hard,'
square lighter like this, and The
Georgian, who loves Georgia and loves
Georgians wherever they be who Illus
trate the best qualities of the state,
cannot fall, while taking no sides In
the present campaign, to write n meed
of praise and of admiration for as gal
lant, as dashing, and as effective a
lighter as ever fought In the ranks of a
Georgia political campaign.— John
Temple Graves, In The GeoVglan.
Manhood vs. Mammon.
It now appears that the people of
Georgia will have live candidates from
which to choose n governor next year.
They are Judge R. B. Ruusell, of Win
der: James M. Smith, of Smlthonla.
John H. Estlll, of Savannah: Hoke
Smith, of Atlanta; Clark Howell, qf At
lanta.
Four of the candidates—Hoke Smith,
Howell, Estlll and James M. Smith—are
each worth about one million dollars.
The other candidate, Judge Russell,
has a wife and nine children, hla other
property constating of brains and man
hood.
Ths Free Press makes no secret of
the fact that It la for Rusaeil. We
know Dick Russell. He has character.
Ha haa brafna. He haa manhood. He
lovea hla fellow-man with all hla great
heart He Is In no sense a money
devil. He Is true to his friends, will
ing at all times to serve them to the
limit of hts ability. He haa clean hands,
being entirely free from corporation In
fluence. He was a vigilant solicitor
general and la now a Just Judge. If
he should be elected governor, the peo
ple could put their hands on his back
and say: "This man la our servant."
He could neither be coxened, cajoled
nor bought. The door through which
mercenaries usually enter our capltol
would be closed during Russell's'ad
ministration.
Why should we not be for Russell?
He la a man—every whit a man. He Is
equipped for the office. He would make
an ideal governor. The people would
have a chief executive who would look
after their Interest at all times.
The Free Press would like to see him
elected governor over all these million
aires. It would show ths world that
our standard Is manhood and not roam
mon. It would purify arid elevate our
politics. It would teach our young men
that reward comes to merit and not
money.
May Russell run and win.—Alpharet
ta Free Press.
Russell of Winder.
Word comes to us from the outside
that your Uncle Richard Russell, of
Winder, Is most Industriously "sawing
wood" even as he la saying nothing.
And when your Uncle Richard aata
himself to "sawing wood" he Is a saw
yer without a superior In the sawing
business.
Judge Russell polled <8,000 votes for
chief Justice of Georgia against ths
able and popular Chief Justice Sim
mons, ths Incumbent. Richard Russell
carried every couflty In that campaign
In which he spoke, and the man who
haa found anything against him and
haa said It, la not yet In evidence In
this neck of the woods.
The state might go a great deal fur
ther and fare a great deal worse than
this, In our Judgment, Russell will
stand Indorsed at the hands of Harris
county’s ballots.—The Hamilton Jour
nal.
Hoke 8hows White Feather.
Judge Russell and Hoke Smith had
nppolntmenta to speak at Toccoa,
Stephens county, last Friday and the
judge wanted a Joint debale, but Hoke,
remembering Dahlonegn and McDon
ough, made a square backdown.
The Atlanta Journal attempts to re
lieve Its candldats from the odium
which attaches to such moral cowar
dice, by offering as nn excuse for hla
conduct, the lack of time for n full dis
cussion of the Issues of the campaign,
due to Judge Klmsey’n refusal to ad
journ court for a sufficient length of
time to permit It.
We have ft from reliable authority
that this -statement Is not true, aud
that It wne manufactured by Mr.
Smith's hired young man, who haa
won the reputation of bvlngtho proud
possessor of the finest Imagination and
the 1 poorest recollection of any Ink-
allnger In the state. Our Information
Is that Judge Kltnsey made no such
refusal.
At Washington; Wilkes oounty.
Smith refused to meet Husaell, upon
the ground that the race there was
between him and Former Jim Rmlth,
and expressed a willingness to engage
In a Joint debate with the latter.
In Stephens county, ihe race
known to be between Russell and Hoke
Smith with the Judge largely In the
lead, so the pretext under which he
dodged In Wilkes could not be used In
Judge Russell In Telfair.
Judge R. II. Russell, candidate for
governor, mode a speech In town Sat
urdny afternoon, and he made i
Impression with the people. We I
several people, who were for Smith
or Howell, say that after hearing tho
Judge speak that they Intended tu vote
for him und drop the rest. Judi
Ruosell Is n self-made man. and he ...
gaining ground fast.—Glennvllle News.
A Par Excallant Campaign.
We have watched with pride Ihe
carder of this "Plain Dick" Itussell,
and should he be made chief executive
of the state of aeorgla one of the most
daring, chivalrous and most honorable
men we know today will preside over
ihe affairs of stale, and. In all Ills de
liberations, do credit to himself and
his constituents, whu today, on account
nf his par excellent campaign meth
ods, are seeking his election with all
their ransomed powers.—Walton
Nawa.
Plain Dick Russell will make two
speeches In Washington county In July
—may be three. If any of Hon. Hoke
Smith’s friends enn got him to "butt
In," we can have a J'lnt ‘spute. These
to have Dick Ruaaell for governor. He
la a man of the people and
To him you can give your support,
assured If he bo elected you will have
a men In the office of governor who
will do all that he can to administer
the affairs of the stats to the beat In
terests of all the people; a man uncon
trolled by rings, combines or corpora
tions, unswayed by partisan passion or
race prejudice, and uninfluenced by
personal rancor or commercial antag
onism, and I believe he will make an
honest effort at a clean government,
which will be an honor to the state and
a profit to all the people.”—Toccoa
Record.
Russell's Strong Campslgn.
It Is nothing less than truth, and
nothing more than fair to say that Jhe
political campaign conducted by the
Hon. Richard Russell, of Winder, has
been one of the most phenomenal ever
prosecuted by any candidate for public
office in Ihe South. While Mr. Russell
Is essentially a poor man with » nar
row margin of this world's good*, his
four competitors have h**n without ex
ceptlnn men of large wealth and of tre-
mendou* Influence. While Mr. Ruieeii
has had no dally, and scarcely a week
ly paper behind him In bis r *^*, each
of these gentlemen has h »d e'ther ■
powerful dally or one or two etyong
and Influential weekly papers .os thetr
advocates and champion*.
With a large family, with an exact
Ing business, and almost entirely with
out organisation. Judge Russell has
prosecuted simply In the might and
main of his colossal energies one of the
most vivid, picturesque and effective
Hanvasses ivir made In the state of
°He*hts spoken In every section of the
state. On many days he has made as
many as eight speeches between tho
rising and setting sun. His expenses
i n travelins ar* doubtlc** th*
umalleiit ever recorded by a candidate
tn this or any other Southern state, and
yet It Is simply honest toeaythst this
indefatigable man of the people has
worked his way by coloaeal energy and
hv keen strong tongue and a vigor
ous acUve brain, and absolutely daunt
less heart up Into the front rank of
the state campaign.
When Judge Russell's canvass , was
begun there was scarcely a man In
Georgia who under his breath did not
laugh It to scorn. No man laughs It
to scorn In this day, and It Is generally
conceded by the wise and alert Dolltl- good of your native
_ _ _ so distinct
ly of the people that be does not have
to make any protestatlone or have any
sponsors tor the eslabllshmsnt of that
fact. He Is. a man of ability, as the
nature of his campaign and ths effect
iveness of hts contact with, people am
ply demonstrates. He Is a man of
character and attainment, as his un
blemished record upon the bench for so
many years will demonstrate.
He le a man. of Influence, as the else
of his following will make plain. And
he Is a patriot of the “strenuous" type,
as hla nine children will declare. i
And without any sort of flippancy The
News stands pat to say that no esti
mate of this remarkable campaign will
be either Just or accurate that omlte
the consideration of the able and Inde
fatigable statesman from Winder.—
John Temple Graves, In the Atlanta
News.
Speech Moves Audience to Tsars.
Men and women had listened to this
man with bated breath for on hour and
a half. The lest half was devoted to a
K rsonal appeal to these people whom
had aervetTaa Judge for years. They
all know and love him. Many hod
been led away by the whoop and
hurrah campaign made by tl%> Atlanta
candidates. Russell spoke of his trials,
hla struggles, his early boyhood days.
Strong men and gentle women hod
tears In their eyes. Then pandemon
lum broke out. Men yelled and shout
ed for Russell, and women stood and
waved their handkerchiefs. The work
was done, old Franklin, Jf It was not
always that way before, went back In
to the Russell column, there to stay
until the last vote Is counted on the
day of the primary. The writer lias
heard many nble speeches, but the oni
delivered on Wednesday was never ex
celled.—Banks County Journal.
We are supporting Russell because
we believe him to be far the beat man
In this race. We believe In the man
and In his principle. We have faith
In his honesty and sincerity. We be.
lleve him to be a man whom greed
for gold can neither buy nor change.
We came out for him In the flrst Is-
sue of this paper and have never
changed to any one else. We sup
ported him because he Is our choice—
Royston Record-
In making your choice, rule out par
tisan bitterness and personal spite,
think of Georgia as a dutiful son
would consider a loving mother, and
vote as Washington fought, for the
land. If you do
of Russell on the stump and Hoke
Smith has had his platform of pure and
simple humbuggery so thoroughly
punctured and ripped up by the keen
rapier plunged Into It at Dahlnnega
and McDonough, that he has deliber
ately made up hla mind tn prevent a
repetition of these experiences.
The people despise n "quitter.”
The Dahlonega Signal says that If
The Atlanta Journal misrepresents po
litical conditions In other counties os
bad as Hoke Smith’s hired Vmng man
did In Lumpkin (ounty, that Its can<-
didata will not dnrry a county In the
atate.—News-Herald.
Judge Russell Speaks.
It would bo useless to say that Judge
Russell made a profound Impression nn
tho people of Talbot county. It was
one of the best political addresses ever
delivered In Tnlbotton.
Judge Russell dealt In nq mud-sling-
Ing or nbuse. Ills spqfch was dean
from the moment he uttered hla first
sentence until he closed.
He frequently made reference to his
opponents, but did so |n the very, nic
est and most pleasant way. -l
The friends of Judge Russell say he
made many votes here Tueeday and
that Talbot county Is certain to fall
Into his column.—Talbotton New Era.
Russell a Winner.
The gubernatorial campaign haa now
progressed to tho point where some
opinion can be formed as to what Is
doing, and (here are not a few shrewd
and unbiased observers who do not
hesitate to say that at tho present
time Judge Russell Is. leading the race
and winning more votes right along
than any other candidate.
We have It from the very best au
thority, and from one who Is not a
Russell supporter, that when Judge
Russell followed Iloke Smith at Frank
lin recently, one day after the latter
spoke there, everybody In tho court
room except witnesses and Jurors, who
2£
Plain Dick can’t gat ths Atlanta man
to debate with him, for ths simple rea
son that Plain Dick Russell Is a c;
clone In debate—Handerevllle Ileral
Richard R. Russell, candidate for
governor, spoke here yesterday. Since
tho announcement of Mr. Russell 1
candidacy was mads.lt has been our
disposition and pleasure to speak of
him In the most commendable man
ner.
Wo concede that In nil Georgia one
rould not find a more genial, big.
hearted, all-round good fellow than
what Is now styled "Plain Dick" Rus
sell, of Winder—Walton Tribune.
People tire of abuse, and when a
pseudo* statesman grows Into a com
mon scold all normal-minded people
want to listen to something else. The
people also grow weary of mud-sling
ing and personal quarrels—this ac.
counts for ths large numbers now
rd of
flocking to the standard
sell.—Hamilton Journal.
' Judge Rue
court, followed
to shake hands wnn mm on*
him their support, and that Heard
county Is now *o feet In his column
that nothing could shake It out.—Grif
fin New*.
Judge Russsll In Augusta.
Judge Richard II. Russell made
many friends during a two days' stay
in Augusta.
He Is a "plain, blunt man." He puts
on no airs. He Is to plain spoken, so
outspoken and so candid he leaves the
conviction that what he says he feels,
and that his statements are without
mental reservation.
There Is a "something” about him
that win* you to him; that holds you
to him; that leaves a pleasant mem-
of him with you.—Augusta Her-
21
The triumphant election of Russell
over his four millionaire opponents will
b# an Inspiration to every ambitious
oung' man without fortune to back
dm, whereas, the Judgment that
would be entered up nn an adverse
A large number of ftoclal Clrcleltes
will go to Monroe next Monday to
hear the address of Judga Russell, who
will carry Walton county on election
day.—Social Circle New Era.
An Attractive Speaker.
Dick" Russell makes a catchy
speech,’ and no mistake.—McRae En
terprise.
Russell Leading ths Quintet.
It Is a part of the history of the gu
bernatorial contest that at the outset
the Atlanta dally newspapers under
took to laugh to scorn tile Idea of any
one being In the race for governor ex
cept the two Atlanta candidates. They
led some people to believe that the
whole race wua between Howell and
Smith. Many of the Judge's friends
remarked; "I would be for Russell,
who Is the best man In the race. If he
had any show.” The Judge has main
tained steadfastly from the beginning
that the two Atlanta candidates were
running together, and that It made no
difference to Atlanta which one whip
ped the light. He fcas emleovnred to
impress upon the people that he could
whip them both.
The. Atlanta Journal waa more vig
orous In these- claims than anybody
else, but they have changed front on
this, as they bate on all the other sub
jects, aa Is evidenced by their recent
editorial*. Why, Ju»t the other day.
The Journal Mated frankly that Rus-
sell waa tn tho lead and tried to make
It npepar that a *o-eallrd ring had net
tled upon Judge Russell because he
was considered the strongest candidate
outside of "their’Hoke. The Jour
nal would stoop to anything now to de
feat aqy candidate against Hoke. The
editorials from now on will be against
Russell, and you can be on the look
out for their fake method* to down
him.
Htand up for Russell; he will win
this light.—Hislehurst News, •
We have been surveying the political
Held very carefully and we are not
given to mixing or writing at random,
but we d» wish to give to the people
of the atate the benefit of our opinions
based upon otir Investigation. It takes
no prophet to see from the present
trend of thing* that both Hoke Smith
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W„ __ _ - __ r ._ ....
verdict by the peopi* would bn "No and Clftffc HoircII tm logins ground of Georgia h*v* been regaled for a Cordc- Daily Sewn.
JUDGE RUSSELL WASFIRS7
CANDIDATE IN THE FIELD
Hoke Rmlth has bean charging from every stump In Georgia that
Judge Russell la running for the sole purpose of defeating him and
curing the nomination tor Howell. Sensible men know there Is no ft ' > -
tlon for this accusation, a« Howell could not reward him, even lh»
he should receive the nomination. a» the governor has no authority to
appoint to any office na high os that resigned by him to enter the r u *.
except to till u short vacancy.
It was known in this Judicial circuit that Judge Russell would l ■■ a
candidate long before Iloke Smith's name bad been mentioned, or even
considered in that connection.
Aa proof positive of this vqe copy the Indorsement of his candid.*.
by the grand Jury of Gwinnett county, at the March term, 1808, of the
superior court, as follows:
"In taking our leave of the court we would not fall to commend rq..
courteous treatment this body has received from his honor. Judge It. H.
Russell, and here digress far enough to pledge him our most loyal sup-
port for the gubernatorial chair, even at ths loss of the Judicial circuit,
yet the state's gain as chief executive."
The grand Juries of Franklin, Walton, Banks and. Jackson also In
dorsed his candidacy at the spring terms of 1808, and their action was
published In the newspapers throughout ths state.
Hoke Smith did not become a candidate until June, 1806, iome three
months after Russell hod declared that he would be In the race, end nder
this action nf the grand Jury.
Thle evidence Is sufficient to nail this campaign slander, and the man
who repeats It after learning the forts will know and feel that ha Is doldg
Rui ' ‘ '
Judge Russell it grievous wrong, and Ihe people will
tlve behind It.—Lawrencevllle News-Herald,
understand tha i
am) this was to be expected. The peo
ple of Oenrgla have too much eenee
and self-respect to make tltemselvei
parties lo a "rnud-sllnglng campaign"
and the friends or each of these candi
dates are fast falling away from them,
and In consequence Ihe race for gnv-
rnorihlp Is now practically between
. II. Estlll and Judga Russell—Way-
cross Herald.
A Little Reasoning.
If you are sick and need n physician,
you don't send for a dentist.
If you wish to build a house, you
don’t employ a blacksmith.
If your buggy needs repairs, you
don't send It tn the druggist.
If you want to have a well dug, you
would hardly send for a preacher.
I? you wish to buy a suit of clotties,
you would hardly go to a hardware
store.
Now, listen—If you wish to sleet a
...an as governor of thi ‘‘M *
Georgia, who will look
isvo long since risen far above such
people tu compose the backbone of the
country?
Nay, verily—better get a man—a
clean man, who la thoroughly In touch
with the common people—who feels
nnd knows thslr needs; one who Is
fully quallfled In svery particular, and
Is not given to graft nnd one whom
you have reasons to believe will not
forget the common people. Those who
are already wealthy are amply sbls to
take care of themselves.
It Is ths poor tnsn that ths govern-
ment should protect, by equalising
taxes so that all will share equally In
maintaining a state government.
Then why not rally to the standard
of "Plain Dick Russell?” A poor, but
nn honest man; one who ha* had mnr*
experience In Interpreting and adminis
tering tho laws of the state tl “
of the candidates; one who
tried In the balance and found not
wanting; In short, a real reformer, snd
J l history prove* beyond sny doubt
at no nctusl, true reformer ever came
from the ranks of th* rich. Then why
not help yourself by helping Dick Itu*
sell?—Turner County Manner.
It was an Herculean undertaking of
Dick Russell, and we doubt If there Is
another man In Georgia that would
have gone up against th* Influence of
the big dally papers and th# money
agencies of Ihe other candidates. -Hut
he did It with a smile on hi* strong
brnnxed face; no fear, ho fawning, no
hesitating there, but. Ilk* the cavalier
that he Is, he charged the fort* made
of paper and money. Th* effect of this
persistent charge la that you hear Rua-
sell's name now all over th* state, and
by August 32 It msy amount to a polit
ical cyclone.
Every now and then aome little un
year, and It would stem that If Rus-eil
or any other respectable man sli.-ni-l
come along ha might win tha votes of
many peopla because of pure disgust
with the situation—Hogansvllle Nows.
Won Over to Rutisll,
Apparently Judge Russell made s
good many convert* to ble itdo of (h«
gubernetnrlal contest. After listening
to his address ssvsral parsons stripped
off their governor's campaign buttons
and gave them to Plain Dick. .Many of
Ihe audience declared that his address
was the beet one they had ever heard.
If he would repeat that same address
In every county In the atate his elec
tion would be assured by an over
whelming majority.—The Lumpkin In
dependent.
Like Banquo'e Ghost.
"Dick" Russell must be an awful man
lo get crushed so often and won't stay
crushed. Uok* ha* to do the jnh over
so often It certainly must bo discour
aging.—Thotnaston Times.
Most Powerful Speaker.
It I* not denied that Judge Russell is
the moat convincing and most power
ful speaker In th# present roc*. His
fspesohe* are eloquent and forceful and
few men In Georgia have hla ability as
a stump speaker and non* In superior.
Th* country Judge has made several
[efforts to get Hon. Iloke Smith to meet
him In debate and although Mr. Smith
In a trained debater and a strong luw-
ler, he aideatepa Plain Dick Itonseii,
and can't stand before him. These are
the two Jawyera and trained debaters
In the race and a Joint debate by
them would draw largo crowds.
It I* known that Judge Russell now
has a large following In the K.untv
and hie friends will urge every man
who can to hear his spasch und thru
Imak* up thslr minds as to who they
will support—Sandsravtll* Herald.
HThe recaption accorded "Plain Db k"
ltusnnll by the people of Hall county
Monday was a great tribute to thin
plain man of tho people who la wag
ing such a gallant tight for the govern
orship of tleorgln. Without money nnd
Wllleoil .On big 1" ■' ■ I r t.i 1 Ills
rundtdaey, Judge Run-ell hnn forged
Ills way to the very forefront of as
pirants tn th* highest officii within the
gift of hla people. That he Ih win
ning vote* every day t|n> contest pro
gresses no on* will deny. Ho ha* a
way of on im j. i Ik ri)i*ir 11**• t m*. hen the
Very hearts of the people, and he wins
them. Judgo Itussell has a strong bil
lowing In Hall county, and Ills friends
are Jubilant over tho prospects of his
success.—Gainesville Now*.
bought paper says something In hi*
behalf, and because he Is "toting III*
own skillet" he lias baen called Ihe
Alex Stephen* of Georgia politic*, and
because of his working proclivltle* an
other calls him the Abraham Lincoln
of Georgia polltlci.
And It beglna to look now. If he can
keep his health, that befor* this thing
1* over th* Jim-Jams that hs has al
ready given one of th* candidates will
develop Into a csss of political heart
failure.—Toccoa Record.
compelling a voter to choose
the two Atlanta candidate* alone, much
as their purblind advocates may In
sist upon It. Nor need sny man con
sider that he Is throwing hi* vote away
he votes for "Plain Dick” Rusaeil.
..dge Russell hss been steadily gain
ing vole* not only from Howeir but
from Smith snd Estlll, ever *lnc* h.»
entered the race sIs month* ngo, and
I* now regarded by many shrewd poli
ticians as th* leading candidate In th*
race.—Grlffln New* and Sun.
Weekly paper* all over Oeor
iblly coming over to Judge
i n pi
Whi
en the campaign aliened he only
had The News-Herald, Winder Demo
crat and Royston Record, while about
forty are now supporting him. Thl*
shows the drift of public sentiment all
over Georgia. DldnH w# tell you at
the start to Just watch Plain Dick Hus
sell ?—News- Herald.
The Gubernatorial Rsct.
The News Is for Dick Russell ac
cording to our honest convictions He
stands for sound principles In thl* ckm-
palgn. which nllsot svery homo and
clilxen nf our country. It Is generally
conceded that Hoke and Clark are
fighting each other and they want the
office more for personal reasons than
those which most concern our people.
You are certainly Interested In the
, something un
known at present. You are certainly
Interested In the education if your
children. Russell favor* the taxes paid
by th* white# to go for their educa
tion. snd not be divided as heretofore
and when this Is done It will practical-
settle the quostlon In the line of edu
cation.
Then there Is the extension or th*
state road which will make a final set
tlement of ths freight rate Issue also.
These are three great principles which
concern you. This and for other rea
sons you should vote for Dick Rusell
governor.—Hasiehurst News.
hod "no chance" arc •..i.li.iIIv In
vited to nttend his Inauguration—
Lawrencevllle News-Herald.
I An Ideal Candidate.
If all th* evils exist In Georgia
which sra charged up to her account,
the people of this state are In nnr«
n.^J of nn honest nnd nble man to
administer her affairs if tl tn. Isis
generally are a* corrupt ns has been
charged, there la greater need for a
governor who le nbovo suspicion and
reproach. We need a innn who Is fear-
ices and true, whose sympathies nr*,
from birth, breeding and experience,
with th* great body of tha plain peo
ple.
Judga Ruaaell, at this Juncture of
th* campaign, I* an Ideal candidate.
From tho day* when he worked in a
cotton mill for a dally livelihood, all
the way until ho wore the Judicial
ermine with feerleSa, stainless st-ength
he has felt every painful heart-throb
of the plain people of Georgia.
He has a great heart to feel as well
as a great mind to execute. Ho wants
tn ha governor of this magnificent
empire state of the South for the good
he can do hts fellow citizens, and that
he may add undying lustre to a stain-
Itu name.
It Is a psychological, ns well as a
common-sense proposition thnt a mil
lionaire aristocrat cannot sympathise
with the needs of the poor us one of
thslr number naturally will.
I-et the people of thl* and every other
county In the statn assume a friendly
attitude toward Governor Russell, who
Is, and has always been a consistent
friend of the people, nnd let wo of
Harris county make him foe| that we
appreciate his friendship. If there ever
was a time In American history when
an honest politician needed tho patriot.
Ic and unselfish cooperation of th*
manhood of the country, this Is that
time.
HVgly-seven thousand Georgia voters
have once placed their confidence in
Judge Russell, and they will not forget
him nn the 33d of August when the
state comes to "make up her Jewels''
In the form of fcarle-s ballots,- The
Hamilton Journal.
They do say that "Plain Dick" Rus
sell Is getting In some good work In his
quiet, winning wsy. These speeches
In Heard county last week are said to
have taken many vote* from the ranks
the other candidate*. A lot of folks
tired of the continual lying and
charges of lying with which the people
"Plain Dick" at Cordsls.
Judge Richard H Russell addressed
a large audience here today upon the
Issue* In the gubernatorial campaign.
It was hts flrst visit to Cordele as a
campaign speaker, and his address w as
one of wit and wisdom, Th*
speaker paid hi* respect* to the can
didate! quartette opposing him, and
with good Matured badinage, compared
their rre:-* nt and their former positions
upon dlsfram hlsement nnd other buga
boos Calculat'd to fool the people.
Judge Itussell defined his position upon
all ths Important Issues of the day—
taxation, railroads, education, etc., and
In a manner quite ph asing to his au
dience a* evidenced by the frequent
and lot » applause thnt greeted his re
marks. Ilia spe. eh was .n* of the best
delivered her.; during the campaigned