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VALDOSTA, GA-, SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1908.
BROWN ON NEGRO
He Stales That He is In Favor oi
Disfranchisement Law.
Atlanta, Ga., May 12—“I am now
preparing what I expect to
last general statement to the public
during the present campaign," said
Hon. JoBeph iM. Brown, candidate
tor the gubernatorial nomination at
his headquarters In the Kimball
House this morning. “In It I shall
discuss all the Issues, as I see them,
and while I may give out brief state
ments dealing with special matters
up to the day of the election, this
will probably be my last address of
a general nature.” It will be given
out In a few days.
Disfranchisement.
Mr. Brown expressed himself on
the subject of disfranchisement In a
letter addressed to F. L. Seely, editor
of the Atlanta Georgian, Saturday.
It was written in reply to a ques
tion a^nt his views on that subject,
the inquiry having been made by a
correspondent Mr. Brown’s letter
was as follows:
Dear Sir: I am in receipt of
your kind note of yesterday in
closing copy of communication
addressed to your paper by Ur.
J. H. Johnson, and offering to
publish any reply to Mr. John
son's Inquiry that I may care to
make, for which please accept
my thanks.
Governor Smith, in a desperate
effort to becloud the vital issues
of this campaign has endeavored
to drag into it besides person
alities, at least two questions,
both of which are settled so tar
as he and I are concerned, and
neither of which relate even re
motely to the questions to be
passed upon by the people on
June 4. One of these is the dis
franchisement of the negro. He
has charged wherever he has
spoken tor the past three weeks
that my election will endanger
the adoption of the constitu
tional amendment providing for
disfranchisement. Governor Smith
knows better than this. He
knows, as I know, that this ques
tion has passed the legislative and
executive branches of the Gov
ernment and only needs the sanc
tion of the people at the October
election. He knows, as I know,
that neither he, if be Is nominat
ed, nor I, if I am nominated, will
have any more to do with Its
adoption than any other citizen
who exercises the light of suf
frage—therefore I have declined
and shall continue to decline to
be put by the Governor in the ab
surd position of solemnly discus
sing with him questions that are
settled and with which the people
are not concerned In this cam
paign.
For the benefit, however, of
those who may be Interested and
availing myself of the courtesy
of the Georgian, I beg to say:
That I am In favor of the prin
ciple of disfranchisement, as
shown In the amendment, and
shall support the adoption of this
constitutional amendment to be
voted on next October.
I may add that while refusing
to be drawn Into unnecessary dis
cussion of settled questions with
my distinguished opponent, my
views on this question have been
freely stated In person, In tele
grams and In letters to Inquiring
friends In various portions of
the State.
I thank you, Mr. Editor, for the
opportunity extended mo of re
plying to Mr. Johnson’s Inquiry,
and beg to remain, yours faith
fully. JOSEPH M. BROWN.
NINETY BRANDS OF SKEETERS.
Panama Canal Zone Leads the World
In Variety of Tormentors.
Panama leads the world In brands
of mosquitoes, according to a Smith
sonian Institute report Jnst made pub
lic. The report Is founded upon the
investigation of August Busck, n mos
quito expert, who went to the canal
zone for the especial purpose of
studying the mosquitoes there.
Mr. Busck brought home speci
mens of 83 kinds of the Insects,
which, added to the seven kinds al
ready known to exist there, makes
90 distinct brands on the zone. Of
these 30 brands were new to mos
quito students.
The one pleasing part of Basok's
report was that the yellow fever mos
quito was one of the most seldom
met of all varlties. The malaria
mosquito is plentiful there, but spe
cial efforts are to be made to elim
inate this brand.
Mr. Busek’s especial mission was
to study the breeding grounds and
habits of the insects, so Grata more
Intelligent fight could be made pn
them. His reports indicate that hi
has made excellent progress. Several
of the 90 brands are said to be real
friendly, non-bltlng sort, and no ef
fort will be made to eliminate them.
SOLD HIMSELF AT
A SACRIFICE
Hoke Smitb Club Buys Man Who
Wanted to Sell to Brown
Former Manager of Notorious Paper
in Atlanta wai Hired to Pick a
Flaw In the Joe Brown Club In
Fulton County.—Many New Names
Added to the Club and Fulton Is
More Certain than Ever for Brown.
Atlanta, Ga., May 12—Amos W.
Braselton, secretary of the Fulton ^Atlanta, Ga., May 13.—Atlanta has
County Joseph M. Brown Club, made ‘Mr e ^ ^ ar( A toll T>y two disastrous fires
fniin—in- .m„ —^ithta the week, and as a result of
the poor water supply secured then
active work Is to begin at once on
remedying this great defect Atlanta
has at last waked up to the danger
of isreat and terrible fires, and will
equip Itself to fight with adequate
water reservoirs and mains.
Fbllowlng the $60,000 fire on Mari
etta street Monday night which
•w6pt away $60,000 worth of prop-
burned 200 head of fine horses
mules and ruined several bull*
filings, Fire Chief Cummings Is advo-
1 Wiling
BIG FALLING OFF IN VALUES.
Atlanta, May 14.—The largest pro
portionate slump in corporation tax
values yet recorded is shown In the
returns of the Atlanta and West Point
Railroad Company, which were made
to Controller General Wright today.
Total returns of the Atlanta and
West Point for 1908 are $2,310,000,
including franchise values at $172,-
833. while the return for 1907 were a
total of $3,812,094, of which *1,608,-
439 was franchise.
I^ast year's valuation was fixed by
arbitration. The tax valuation for
1908 la $1,502,094 less than for 1907,
notwithstanding the fact that the re
turn Bhows the road has acquired
additional property, real and person
al. worth $238,000. The chief falling
the following statement this
lng:
“I notice in the Atlanta Journal of
May 11 a sworn statement from Mr.
J. W. Hill, saying the Joe Brown
Fulton County Club has only 1,065
voters. I will say that this statement
Is In full keeping with the past state
ments In regard to Mr. Brown and
the Fulton County Joe Brown Club.
I have a signed card, or a signed pe
tition for every name I published. Mr.
Hill stated positively to me that b/»‘
received a fee of $50 for this placing of big water mains
and would be grad to do the f P failroad yards. Many of the
for me. Mr. Hill stated post* llggest manufacturing plants, depots,
that he looked up such work, o r a ^ut on the roads and under
called on a number of candi* „ conditions fires are hard to
this time and asked for 'work
made, is not in the directory. A num
ber of the most prominent lawyers
aad ^citizens, some of them having
resided here all of their lives, are
not In the directory.
■ bThe man who was hired for $50
to" do the dirty work of the Hoke
Smith club: was the former manager
of the “Looking Glass," the notorious
tfaper that 7 was printed here several
years ago and edited by the ex-con
vict, Orth Stein!
It.lg Claimed on good authority that
he offered to do similar work for the
Joe Brown club for the same amount
of money, but he was Informed that
Mr. Brown’s supporters did not want
any of that kind of worx done. The
opposition Is to be allowed a monop
oly of. unclean methods 1^ this cam
paign.
ATLANTA HAS ANOTHER. FIRE
WITH HEAVY LOSS OF STOCK.
GOTHAM’S BIG NEW
COLLEGE
Red Leller Day at the Dedicatory
Exercises in New York.
as he furnished the Atlanta Journal.
“Mr. Hill also stated to me that
he would not use union labor, had
never used union labor, and would
never use union labor; therefore, I
could not have Mr. Hill do n^y print
ing after inaklng such statements
against organised labor. ( I will state
that the attack .on the Jo* Bro-
^ultoh J County Cftfo has not affec
the club In any way, and I have’ iWJ
eelved nearly 1,000 bona fide signa
tures of registered voters since the
attack on the ' Joe Brown Fulton
County Club that would not sign aay
card before the attack was made.
wish to thank each aad every
member of the Joe Brown Fulton
County Club for their endorsement
of Hon. Joseph M. Brown, and the
great work they are doing in his be
half.”
F. J. Paxon, president of the lo
cal Brown Club, said:
“The executive committee Is thor
oughly satisfied with the status of
Fulton County, and if all the coun
ties of Georgia can be counted as
safe for Mr. Brown as Fulton is. it
means the election of Joseph M.
Brown as Governor of the Empire
State of the South and the returo of
prosperity to this fair state of ours.”
Other Names Left Out.
As showing further how unreliable
the city directory is, the names of
the man who was hired by the Hoke
fight tb< re. Chief Cummings has
aaked < uiincil for an appropriation
of |!5,000 to increase the elficleney
of/the fire department. He wants
bat two new engines, ten heaters, an
•(rial truck and 4,000 feet of new
only by the coohiesa of the
eetora and the manager that‘a-sort- <
m averted la the Qfph-' !)
nearjje scene of’the «i*d and ‘Thlrty-nlnth street, • over-
j.-, -v— -y area ana Thirty-ninth street, • over-
lea the iBeReff •house artr lodklag the-Hudsoij river. The build-
off Is In the franchise valuation.
Controller General Wright sirring-1 Smith club to swear against the Joe
ly Intimated that he would not ao- Brown club, as well as the notary
cept the return. public before whom the affidavit was
glare, tome one cried -Hire'- and
the people started to ,m«h for the
exita.' The actors on the stage call
ed for everyone to alt down as there
was no danger. This reaiiared the
audience and the scare was over.
One of the sickening sights of the
fire was the burning of many fine
horses and mnles. The animats
could not be taken from the buil
ding although heroic efforts were
made to save them. Two men wore
hurt In the effort. .Many of those
burned out Mortay night had no In
surance.
Mr. L. Martin, who lives nine miles
above Valdosta, Is 1n the city today
complaining of a worm that has at
tacked the corn there and Is eating
It up. He says that he has never
seen anything like It before, and that
It Is doing a great deal of damage.
He says that Hoke, Smith’s “hot
winds” hurt the cotton crop last year
but that he Is not accusing the Gov
ernor of causing those worms In the
corn crop.
New York, May H.—This was a
red letter dav In the history of the
College of the City of New York.
The magnificent new college build
ings erected on the heights In SL
Nicholas Terrace to replaoe the old
home of the Institution on, Twenty-
third street were dedicated with to
all-day programme of exercises.
Many noted educators took part In
the dedication. The programme open
ed with an academic procession on
the campus and the grounds. The
procession was made up of repre-
sntatives of universities and colleges
In New York state and city officials,
the Judiciary, alumni, and men noted
In civil and military life.
The first part of the dedication pro
gramme was carried out by the col
lege officials. The second part was
made up of civic addresses. Then
followed a brief ceremony of general
dedication, which occupied the .re
mainder of the forenoon. After lunch,,
eon came tbe dedication of the Chem
istry and the Mechanical Arts build
ings. This was followed 1>7 a pro
gramme of addresses by noted men,
among whom wore Secretary Straus
of the Department of Commerce and
Labor, President H. M. Shepherd of
the board of truptees, Governor
Hughes, Mayor MeCWlan, Joseph H.
Choate. President
and others.
The new home oj
sleta of several lar_
gray stone building# occupying a
ling .position on the belghta
St. Nicholas avenue and One Hun-
/ of Harvard
)ie college con-
sad handsome
TOM WATSON’8 RECEIPT.
Here's a receipt for becoming a
champion prohibitionist:
1. Hang on to your Interest la a
profitable bar room untjl it la shut
up by a law which you opposed.
2...Flop, to prohibition, when you
see that the prohibition bill has al
ready secured a sufficient number of
votes to override a gubernatorial ve
to.
3. Write a dispatch for the As
sociated Press which, after all the
erasures, Interlineations aad loop
holes are eliminated,, favor a law
which would permit the use of ’’light
wines and beer" as food.
4. Loudly declare that unless you
are kept In office the prohibition law,
which was passed In spite of you will
In some mysterious manner, he
scooped, swiped, eloigned, Jugulated,
disemboweled, smothered, strangled,
pnr-bolled and otherwise scandalous
ly raal-treatcd.
5. Shout this loudly, from Haber
sham to Glynn, until the welkin
rings, the tendups dance on the tab
le, the dogs bark as they run under
the house, children fall off the fenca
ns the oxcltment tears along tha
road—and, the first thing you
know, you will bo the champion
prohibitionist, while such life-long
heroes of the cause as Hughes, Ed-
onfield, Gofer, Sibley, Poole, Jones,
Hill, Wright, Candler, aod dozens of
old vets of the cause will either be
forgotten or will look like slick
dimes.—Watson's Magazine.
Vote for “Little Joe” and Prosoerlty.
lugs coat |2,000,000, and In thdk ars|,j|
4,500 pupils and 150 professor* and
Instructors, The college has the
greatest banding In the world for
the teaching of chemistry. The gym
nasium contains a swimming tank
nearly a block long. A great astrono
mical observatory Is another notable
feature of the Institution.
The College of tho City of New
York was founded In 1848 and was
then caneil tho Free Academy and
from the latter many famous men
have been graduated. The traditions
trf the Institution are military rather
than theologlenl. Dr. Webster and
Gen. Webb, the first and second
presidents, were both graduates of
West Point. Dr. John 11. Finley, the
prwmnt head of the college, was form*
erly well known as a magazine edi
tor nnd for a number of years was
president of Knox College In 1111-
nols.
Mnesrs. O. E. Porter, J. B. Brooks,
Peters and W. W. Curtis, of
HOKE’S RECENT DENIAL.
A rumor from Atlanta Jnst before
the meeting of the state executive
committee stated that If tbe commit
tee (Id not postpone the date of the
primary so that the Governor could
cover the state thoroughly, be would
put other speakers on the stump. The
rumor was published In several of
the dally papers, Including the Ma
con Telegraph. Tbe Governor refer
red to the rumor In hls speech at
Macon and branded It “at false."
But tbe Governou has Changed hip
mind In this particular, Just as he
“slleqt oontgmpt" cam- -
on the stump
■tate-fi North Georgia
and Bast deorgla and South Georgia
-—Hines, Hardwick, Reuben Arnold,
Sam Olive, Weir, and even Mrs.
Armor Is making "temperance
speeches” for Hoke. -
Many who are not on the stump-
like Scab Wright, who Is slated for
appointment to the senate If either
of the senators die or resign—are
writing personal appeals for Hoke.
So Hoke’s cry of “falsehood" Is like
many of hls other denials.
As "Little Joe” Brown said: “What
tho country needs now Is honest,
straightforward, manly frankness;
they aro tired of political evasion
nnd cheap clap-trap." But they are
not going to get these from the pres
ent Governor. He seems Incapable
of dealing In that kind of stuff.
Medical Societies to bt Merped|
At a meeting of tho Chatham Coua-
ty Medical Society last night it was
decided to merge with the Georgia
Medical Society. The combined so-
Columbus. are among the Knights I elety will probably be known aa the
from that city In Valdosta. I Chatham County Medical Society.
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