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2 DEMSGMT REMS ARE | TEE REAL PROGRESSIVES So Declares Woodrow Wilson, Addressing New Jersey Voters at Seagirt BY lALPH SMITH. SEAGIRT, N J, AUK 17.— Twenty five hundred Jaraey men and women heard Gevernor Woodrow Wilson make two speechea today. At noon ha r«- viewed briefly hi» administration as governor, telling of results of progres sive leglslatalon that has been enact ed. This afternoon he spoke for a few minutes to the Women a Wilson and Marshall Club of New Jersey, I which was organised after the noon apeech. Mrs. J. B. Harriman. Mrs. S. B. Ayers and Miss A- Hill addressed the Woman’s club. _ Mrs. Wilson and daughters attended the organisation of. the Wodian’A club. . _ ~ Tn Mi»_ > WO©nday speech, which was delivered frfom a knoll on the lawn. Governor ' Wilson declared the for.e , behind-the new party that has recent-' ly been formed is a force of dison-' tent with the regular parties. He subsequently elaborated this , view. When asked about his refer-, ence to the -third party he said ttwat; “the and progressive, forces*qf UK country had utterly tail-, ed to ee«trol**6f the Republican! party. btfUhad absolutely proved their t ascend ar. <. y and their entire control wtihin the Democratale party; that toe] people had found that they could make use of the Democratic party as a , proper medium for their purposes. This, he said, seemed to him (host obvious and the most encouraging cir cumstance In our politics. TALKED TO WOMEN. In his five minutes talk to the wom en the governor avoided reference to equal suffrage, but he welcomed wom en heartily into the field of poßtlca He said: “When the women come into polities they come in to show us all those little contacts between r*fe and politics. On account of which 1, tor myself, rejoice that they have come to our assistance. They will be as indispensable as they are delightful.’ Os particular significance in the governor's first speech today was his warning lo the people that the same bosses overthrown two years ago were planning to restore “the old order of things in New Jersey." immediately upon his exii from off.ee- “If I could be of any service to you in this fight." said Governor Wilson. “I would say to you, you have only to say the word and I won t try to leave you. But I am never going to dixoe lleve again the power of this great commonwealth to take care of itself and to insist upon purity and integrity of public spirit in the conduct of its affairs." ' ' w To the women, in his second epee.-h. Governor Wilson recommended partici pation In politics, because, he said, they were “In contact with the high cost of living and the pocketbook* ••When the last word ’ts said about ■ politics" he declared. "It Is merely the j life of all of us from the point of view ot wiiat can be accomplished by legis lation and the administration of public office I think it la artftcUl to divide' life up into sections® it is all of one piece though you can’t attend to all pieces of < it at once So when the women who are in so many respect* at the heart of life begin.' -to take an internet in polities, t then you know that all the lines of. sympathy and intelligence and compre. I hension are going to be interlaced in a way in which they have never been in terlaced before. so that our politics will be of the Same pattern with our life. This. It seems to me, is devoutly to be wistißci. •*< • * * • COST OF LIVING “Nobody certainly is more directly in contact with the cost of living than the women are. And when it comes to the Immediate contact of the pocketbook with the Ife. the women know where the sensitive nerve is because they do tbe purchasing, they do the skimping, they do the careful planning which is necessa ry n these days of tremendous cost to adjust our incomes to our lives. Because when we come down to the bottom, the fundaments! thing we are interested in is the way we are going to live. It isn’t • a mere matter of satisfying our stom achs. it is a matter of attaining acer- | tain position cf respectability among our neighbors, and our income doee nave a great deal to do when it la compared with the cost of living, and with our happiness and therefore economic ques tions; questions of tbe tariff, questions es everything that enters into the cost of living are questions which women ought to comprehend." Mrs. J. Borden Harriman and the new officers of the l-eeue as »o addressed the women. POLITICS IN THOMAS CAUSES LITTLE INTEREST 'Special Dispatch tn The Journal.l THOMASVILLE. Ga.. Aug. 19-Com- , paratively little interest is being taken tn the primary this year outside of the candidates for governor and county offi- i cars. The farming riassee and people generally have decided that there are many more Important things. WELL PEOPLE, TOO Wise Doctor Gives Postum to Convalescents A wise doctor tries to give nature its best chance by saving the little strgpgth of the alteady axhabstef patient.’, an 4 building up wasted energy with simple but powerful nourishment. “Five years ag<X” writes a doctor. “I com’neweod te us>e Postum in my ovri family instead of ecJ’ee." (It's a well known feet that tea-4e just as injurious as coffee, because it contains caffeine, the same- drug fount In coffee.) “I was so well plesaed with the results that I - had two grocers place it tn stock, guar anteeing its sale. “I then commenced, to recommend It to my patients tn place of coffee.. as a nutritious beverage. The consequence is. every store in town is now selling it, as It has become a household necessity in many bomea “I’m sure 1 prescribe Postum as often as any one remedy tn the Materia Mtd ica—tn alraos*. every ease of indigestion and nervousness I treat, and with the best results. “When I once introduce it into a fam ily it is quite sure to remain. 1 shall continue to use it and prescribe it in families where I practice. “In convalescence from pneumonia, typhoid fever and other cases I give It as a liquid, easily absorbed diet. You may use my letter as a reference any way you see fit." Name given by Post um Co.. Battle Creek, Mich. Read “The Road to Wellville," in pkga “There’s a reason" Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human inter est. HAMMERSTEIN PLANS NEW GRAND OPERA CIRCUITS IN U. S. i Outlines Plans to Build String' of Theaters, All to Be Ex-• actly Alike (By Associated Praia.) NEW YORK. Aug. 17.—Oscar Ham- • mersteln. Impresario, believes he has solved the problem of nresenting fl nan- i ;dally successful grand opera outside. the larger cities, and outlined his plans j today in a statement. I The erection of a string of opera . houses, as alike as peas in a pod, ex- I tending from coast to coast, is the most ; .Important feature of Mr. Kammerstein's ; ambition. Os this plun he writes: “I will erect in every city of promi- j nence, with the assistance of those in terested in the welfare and progress of their city, outside of New York, Phila-. , del ph la. Boston and Chicago, an opera house of flreproof construction, seating I about 2.060,- including 40 to 50 private i boxes." Mr., Hgm«nerstein says the houses must have “noble and imposing eleva j tiona” The electrical and mechanical i features' tb be exactly alike, with or-1 chestra spaces in each for no less than! ,75 musicians and dressing rooms for J from 200 to 300 persons. By making 'the buildings identical he expects to re duce the price to a minimum. | The fact that a majority of theaters in the smaller cities are too small or i otherwise unfitted for operatic produc ,Uon. the booking of continuous routes and the item of railroad fare combine [at present, he says, to make impossible I the presentation of financially iful grand opera. Two lines of operatic {centers he has in mind are Albany. BROOKS CANDIDATES SET NEW CAMPAIGN RECORD (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) QUITMAN. Ga.. Aug. I».—The pri mary next Wednesday will bring to a close one of the most interesting cam paigns in the history of this county. It has been said in the past that can didates were rather indifferent and cam paigns for offices lukewarm, but this has not been the case this year. There have been more candidates and they have worked harder for votes than at any time in recent political history. One of the most interesting contests is for the office of state senator from the 34th district. S. M. Turner and I. E. Bozeman are candidates, Mr, Turner being a young lawyer of Quitman and Mr. Bozeman a farmer. The fwo can didates have made no campaign of per sonalities against each other, but an incident of the campaign has been the attacks made on Mr. Turner by Grover Cleveland Edmondson, a candidate for the legislature, who has sought to make the city court and its officials an Issue of his race, Mr: Turner being • at one time solicitor of the city court. Other candidates for the legislature jars Dr. G. D. Dorough, of Quitman; Al bert Hedges, of Morven; E. E. Stipe and I F. M. {Austin, of Dixie; M. E. Pope, of Barwick—six In all. Another extremely interesting contest is that tor judge and solicitor of the city court- J. D- Wade, recently appointed by Governor Brown ' for the short term ar judge, arid W. H. Long are candidates "for the judgeship; R. E. Snow, the present solicitor: John Morris. Jr.’. ahd M.' Bauai are all can i dtdates for the office of solicitor. J- •■Wifhln-the last week intehse interest jtfdi d**e*ofied in’* the race between [Judge T. - A. Parker and J. Ranoull ' Walker to succeed W. G. Brantley as . representative in congress from the 11th. The race between the two is ad mittedly close in this county and prob* ably lit the district. In the event of | the much discussed tie vote in the con- I vention, it is more than probable Quit- I man will furnish one dark horse can- ; . didate. ■ TWO MACON PEOPLE KILLED BY LIGHTNING (Bt Aiwa*tad Preet.) MACON, Ga., Aug. 19.—Violent light- I rJng which centered about Mercer unl- I versity st Tattnall square, Sunday aft- ' . ernoon caused the death of two per- - j sons, injury of two others, damage to , j many buildings and wound up in the fashionable Vlnevllle district by causing ' a panic In a Presbyterian church, di- j I rectly across the street from where a I bolt had torn a corner from* a real- j dence and set fire to the building. The dead: Mrs. M. A. Cranford. 56 years old and granddaughter. Flora Sullivan, 5 years old. of Cordele. The injured: M. A. Cranford. 69 years old, retired plsnter of Cordele, and’ his granddaughter, Virginia Sullivan, 10 years bld. Cranford has little chance to live. The i Sullivan girls are orphans. The Cran fords «ame here Friday to visit their ! children. While crossing from one yard I to snother during the electrlcsl display I they were felled as if by a bullet. Mrs. j E. R. Campbell, who witnessed the four ' persons fall as if dead, became insane. She has not been restored to her nor i mal senses. THIS ITEM NO GOOD” WITHOUT HER PHOTO (By Associated Freis.) ST. LOUIS. Aug. 19.—Miss Frances James, 24 years old. the daughter of a leading Manila,. P. 1., banker, arrived • here from San Francisco yesterday on a (journey from her home to New York to •prove her theory that a young woman may travel alone and not be.annoyed by 1 thq .ItupleasaQt attentions of male strangers. Rbe continued her eastward Journey last night. Mlsk Jafttes sold that in the long trip |tq fhls city she had hot once been an noyed. .* AMERICAN CARDINALS CONDOLE WITH LISBON (By Associated Press.) LISBON, Aug. 19. — The patriarch of , (.Lisbon Is giving marked publicity to a : message fie has received hearing 'the , signatures of Cardinal Farley, of New ' York, and Cardinal O’Connell, of Bos ton, in. which they regret the persistent 1 directed towafd Catholics in Portugal, and hope for the apeedy re-j '[tjiu of liberty of conscience J THE CORRESPONDENT (By Afsesiated \-S [ LONDON. Aug. 19.—The Russian for , eign minister, M. SazaefT. says the Daily • News correspondent at .St Petersburg, . [will be the guest of King George at Bal i moral castle»from September 23 until i , September 29. . ’’ Ptomaine Got Family (By Aiiocieted Press.) ! ROCKTFORD, Col.. Arg. 19.—After an ’ analysis of the stomachs of the. Rev. ’ Qustav A. Latzke. his wife and two chil ■ i dren, all of whom died suddenly. State [Chemist Ekely »ald yesterday their [deaths were due to ptomaine poisoning. THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, JULY 20. 1912. ( Father Beat Wife; Son Killed Him (By Associated Frets.) WILMINGTON, N. C„ Aug. 17 George Whitley. 18 years old. near Simms, Wilson county, this state, late i '• last night set upon his stepfather. [Charles Burnett, a prominent farmer, crushed his skull with the butt of a shotgun and then emptied a load of shot into the body as it lay on the ' floor at close range. Burnett had been ■ i drinking and was beating his wife for | the second time that night. A con oner’s jury late today rendered a ver dict that the homicide was justifiable and necessary In the defense of Whitley i and his mother’s life. Syracuse, Detroit, Cleveland, Pittsburg. [Cincinnati, St. Louis, Kansas City and Denver on one circuit and Buffalo i Washington. Norfolk. Richmond, Atlan ta, Birmingham, Nashville, Memphis, i New Orleans, Galveston, Houaton. Dal- I las and San Antonio on another. He believes each of these cities could be assured of two or three weeks of opera each year and that the ethical advan tages resulting therefrom would out weigh the commercial aspects necessary to its inception. Under the contract whereby Mr. Kammerstein disposed of his operatic ventures in New York, he is prohibited from again entering the operatic field in the larger cities for a number of years. WHITFIELD CANDIDATES CLOSE BIG CAMPAIGN (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) DALTON, Ga., Aug. 19. — A big public speaking, band music and a large crowd of cheering voters brought the campaign for county officials to a close at the court house here Saturday night. The meeting, arranged by Hon. M. C. Tarver, candidate for state senator from the Forty-third district, was attended by about 300 people, the court room be ing comfortably filled. I Mr. Tarver was the first speaker. He reviewed his legislative record as a member of the house of representatives, and outlined the principles he stands •for. He also reviewed the legislative record of h!s opponent. Judge J. A. Longley, commenting upon It. Judge Longley had been invited by him to share time In the speaking, but he was not on hand. Following Mr. Tarver's speech Hon. S. E. Berry, candidate for representative, addressed the meeting. His opponent, Hon. E. B. Holland, was present, but didn't speak. J. H. Gilbert, candidate to succeed himself as sheriff, also spoke briefly. The campaign which will be decided with the statjs primary of next Wednes day, has been the mokt Interesting In the county’s history, for the candidates have been more numerous than hereto fore. Forty-seven men want the four teen offices. There are enough candi dates for treasurer to fill the entire number of offices; eleven want one of the fotlk Vacancies on the board or coun ts’ 'commissioners; five want to, 1 be or dinary. ahd five would serve as sheriff. In theracb foV state senator, represent ative. tax collector, superior court clerk and coroner, two have entered for each. There Is ofily one candidate in each race for surveyor and tax receiver. The ticket, attached to the state tick et, makes a slip of paper exactly 32 Inches long. loyal”6rder of moose HOLDS ITS CONVENTION KANSAS CITY, Aug. 19.—The.openlng [of the twenty-fourth annual convention lof the Loyal Order of Moose, with dele gates from all parts of the United States, assembled here today. The con vention, which will be In session all week, promises to see several lively con gests for supreme offices, notable among which will be the effort of David B. iShaw. of Boston, to be made supreme dictator. [ The big question to be settled at the present convention Is the future of i Moose Industrial university at Andter son, Ind. Questions of maintenance and management of the school will be dis cussed when the report of the board of trustees is presented. Winnipeg, Mobile and Cincinnati are contending for next convention honors. BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF_A M ER ,CA MEET (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) NEWNAN. Ga.. Aug. 19.—The an nual meeting of the grand lodge 6t Brothers and Sisters of America. ? benevolent order, composed of colored popple, convened In this city Wednes day morning and remained in session two days. This order originated in Newnan, having been founded seven years ag<- by Fannie Jenkins, of Newnan, anil all the executive offices are locate here. S. E. Leigh Is Hurt (Spetelal Dispatch to The Journal.) ’ YATESVILLE, Ga.. Aug. 19—While ' walking in his garden, Hon. S. E. Leigh, ; of this place, stumbled over a pick that ' the gardener had left firmly sticking in the ground, and in so doing he fell and broke, a rib in his left side. Although he will be confined to his bed : for several days, his physician, Dr. F. 11. I.etson. saya that the wound is not serious.. Jackson Schools Ready (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) JACKSOJf. Ga., Aug. 19.—1 n just two i weeks the fall term of the Jackson pub , lie schools will begin. Prof. W. P. Mar itin, formerly of Lawrenceville, "is super intendent and will have charge of the 1 schools. The faculty for this term is regarded as one of the strongest ever secured for the local schools. Bell Speaks at Winder (Special Dispatch to The Journal.' WINDER, Ga., Aug. 19.—Thomas Bell, congressman from the Ninth congres* atonal district, spoke here in the opera house to one of the largest political au diences ever assembled in the city. He was introduced by Rev. W. H. Dunbar. . His address was well received. _ ’ M Wise to Speak . .. • 'Rnecial Dispatch 'o The Journal.) 1 JACKSON. Ga.. Aug. 19.—Hon. J. W. Wise, who is a candidate for congress from the Sixth district, will speak to the voters of Butts county at the noon recess of Butts superior court Monday. i Mr. Wise is running for congress against . Judge (yharles 1.. Bartlett and Col. John - R. Cooper. It is expected a large crowd s will be In attendance upon the superior r court. This will be hjs first speech in . Jackson during the campaign. DINI MUST FACE ANOTHER tMICTMENT But He Is Unconcerned and Considers Fir§t Acquittal Settles It (By Associated Press.) LOS ANGELES. Cal., Aug. 17. Clarence 8. Darrow*,’ the Chicago law yer, who was found not guilty today on the charge of having bribed a pros pective juror in the McNamara case. | must stand trial on a second indict-* ment, according to announcement by District Attorney Fredericks, immedi ately after the acquittal. Darrow, apparently; was unconcern ed over the statement- of the prose cutor. He was deluged with tele grams from all parts of the country, which began pouring in within an hour after the verdict had been given. The court room scene-after the read ing of the verdict, 34. minutes after the jury had retired, was one that has had no parallel in this Jurors epibraced the acquitted man and, with tears streaming down their cheeks, de clared it was the happiest day of their Jives. Court officials, .including Judge Hutton and the half dozen bailiffs, joined In the congratulations, and Mrs. Darrow, to whom the trial was a con tinuous nervous strain, stood speech lessly happy, with one hand Ln her husband’s and the other wringing those of the jurors. For two hours the court' room scene was practically unchanged, except for the grouping about the erstwhile «'fc fendant and his wife. A half dozen of the jurors, forgetting their long weeks away from home, remained throughout to participate in the im promptu reeveption. Stopped at evry step by pedestrians who' wanted to shake hands with him, it required nearly a half hour for Mt. Darrow to make his way two blocks to a case, where he and a small group 6f friends went for luncheon. “The jury was virtually unanimous when It left th«‘box.” Chief Counsel Earl Rogers said. 7 "The jurors them selves say that only one vital ballot was taken, although -ft was preceded by two others Cast'as “feelers.” ► Mr. Darrow’s attorneys expressed In credulity when Infotfned - that there would be another trial on the juror Bain indictment. They asserted 'hat all of the evidences In the Bain iase had been submitted- in the trial ju'St ended. • • . '■} •/ Two o’clock next Monday has been fixed as the the .trial on t.he second indictment. . • . District AtforneV Fredericks spoke bitterly, late today, of the "verdic.t of acquittal. * ... ‘ THOMASTON ABANDONS WOODEN BRIDGES (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) -THOMASTON, Ga., Aug. 19.—Pur suing the progressive policy of the 1912 council, at the August meeting of that body, an ordinance,, war passed prohib iting the building* or maintenance of any wooden bridges in the city between the road arid sidewalks, or anywhere on public property. , The ordinance for Installa tion of terra ter, 'or other st**#"'to ■’be'regulated* by the street committee. The city author ities are at 4 Ufe*ertt" working every street in the cit^,"'using modern ma chinery, and as '4hey come to these bridges are tearing them up, it being impossible to effectively work a road machine with tha bridges In the way. RABIES?LACES ban ON CANTON DOGS - ' „ .U , : (Sneclal Dispatch to The Journal.)’ CANTON. Ga., Aug. 19.—This vicin ity has been terrorized lately by the appearance of rabies among the dogs of the town. A fine registered Collie, belonging to D«- „T. Towers, recently went mad and bit three children and several dogs. The dog was Instantly shot and the head carried to Atlanta, where it was pronounced a case Os rabies. All o* those bitten are taking the Pasteur treatment and are. apparentlj* in uo danger. The occurrence has caused mui • alarm among the people, and the town authorities have ordered all dogs seen on the streets to bfe taken up and shot. PRISON COMMISSIONER . l&wL -Mfe I " w S i -MeV v. / ■ • fl jttGß T. E. PATTERSON, of Griffin. Judge T. E. Patterson wag appointed by Gov. Hoke Smith in July of last year to succeed Gdn. Evans and is a candidate for re-election. Judge Patter son’s record since his appointment has been gratifying to biz largo circle of friendz over the State, and as ho is the only lawyer on the Prison Commis sion or who is a candidate, it, is generally thought that he will be over whelmingly re-elected, as it i« recognized that there should be one lawyer on the Board. , _j _ , .. **• REFORMS IN 01 STATE IDE PRAISED Bl WILSON Jersey Governor Talks of What His Own People Have Done (By Associated Press.) SEAGIRT. N. J- 17.—Governor Wilson discussed New Jersey’s legislative forms during the last two years and the application of their principles to nation wide political conditions, before a throng gathered here for a New Jersey day cele bration. "It has surprised the people of the United States,” said Governor Wilson, “to find New Jersey at the front in the enterprise of reform. "I suppose you know the force that is behind the new party recently formed, the so-called Progressive party. It la the force of discontent with the regular parties of the United States. It'is the feeling that men have gone into blind al leys and come out often enough and that tfiey propose to find an open road for themselves.” NEW JERSEY REFORM. Governor Wilson reviewed various leg islative enactments in New Jersey. "Who are the arch-conservatives nowadays?" he asked. "Who are the men w’ho uttered praise of the constitution of the United States? They are the gentlemen who get behind those documents and play hide and seek therefore themselves. "If they are afraid that radicalism will sweep themselves off the stage, they have only themselves to thank. No man ever brought the law into contempt ex cept those who took advantage of it for their own private purposes. "How long is New Jersey going to lead? Plans are being laid to restore the old order of things in her. I am telling you this from my own official Information. 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GAUSS, 2932 Main St.. Marshall. Mich, The Public Record of Hooper Alexander Candidate for Governor What Is John M.Slaton’s Record? TO THE PEOPLE OF GEORGIA: Senator SUton. Candidate for Gover nor, has refused to. discuss the Issues of this campaign, either in joint de-1 bate, or sh the ncsrcpapers, or m any public •tray, though he has been chai-1 lengeJ t>y COOPER ALEXANDER and his supporters time and time again. The campaign about to close now is in many ways one of the most remarkable in the history of Georgia. Even his own newspaper supporters have refus ed to’’discuss the issues of the cam paign except to- abuse and vilify HOOPER ALEXANDER. They take no notice whatever of the Hon. Joe Hill' Hall; for the most part, they refuse to publish the announcements of HOOP ER ALEXANDER’S speeches, and made only scant mention ®f the platform on which he 4s running for the Governor ship Os Georgia. They refused to pub liah any account of the speefcbee he has made in which he is attempting to discuss the Issues of the campaign be fore the people of the State, but a large part of the daily press has taken no stand whatever in the present guber natorial race. The Savannah Press and the Macon News have given ALEXAN DER a square deal In their news col umns. The Atlanta Journal is the only paper in the state that has treat ed him at all liberally. This last nam ed paper has at lehst been fair enough to publish hts platform and public ad dresses. But to be perfectly frank w,th tne people of Georgia, we counted on the opposition of such papers as lanta Constitution, the Macon Tele graph and the Savannah News, as a political asset In a campaign like this. On account of the prohibition Issue, the other city dailies have not seen fit to give HOOPER ALEXANDER the.r ac tive support, though it is ‘bat many of the men connected w.th the papers are heartily in accord wit.) his Mr. Slaton haz continued to the very ia »t week his "pussy-foot” methods of campaigning. He absolutely refused to come out <n the open and discubs the issues of the campaign, but he has waited until the very last week gnd has deluged the weekly press of the sm«l. towns of Georgia with eulogistic mis statements, in many cases occupying as much a« six columns of these papers tn the hope that voters In the small towns and In the rural districts would be deceived. Possessed of enormous wealth, the expenditure of 84.000.00 or |5 000 00 in this way means nothing to Senator Slatop. For five or six months, he has had a force of If or )5 waiting letters J o the entire list oT voted? « eotamed tym the registration Hflts, of the varjou* counties. ‘ Many of W have received as many as five or sli.of exactly the same ktnd of tetters, and you know tt to be triM thrif St tlmy has he yet entered* Into of a. to his views on the great public ques tions of the day. We do not know just what will be contained K the col umns of the weekly papers this week, and It is too late for us to answer any statements he may make, because there will be no other issue of the week.y papers of the state until after the pri mary on August 21st, and the daily papers of the state, with the exception of the papers above mention*!, nave refused to publish statements from HOOPER ALEXANDER. except at such rates per line as make It impossi ble for him to address you in this way. Hooper Alexander has refused to pay out large sums of money to the newspapers because he believes that I the time has come that some protest should be made against reck*ss3 ex penditure of money in political cam- I paigns .for newspaper space J- tne i weekly and daily papers of the state, i so that all we can do at this time is to 'present to you his public iecord. : HOOPER ALEXANDER'S RECORD. As the editor of » county newspaper. I the DeKalb New Era, he educated the state on the doctrine of the franchise tax, and wrote the franchise bill ’.'nich | was finally enacted into law, and has l added millions of dollars to the State; Treasury. This tax last year annull ed to nearly »500,000.0<) for »he state. • counties and cities. As a lawyer, he won the case for lower passenger rates before tho Krill-. road Commission, which has resulted in , saving millions of dollars to the peo- > pie of Georgia. As a legislator, he has been on the side of the people as against. the selfish interests. During tne eight! years of his service in the House, he' has been unfailing In attendanc-j upon | the sessions of the House and the i meetings of its committees, and for four years he has been the aeknowl-1 edged leader of the House. He has never dodged a vote, and no man has | answered to so many roll-calls, or j voted so consistently for th* interests of the people. It would be impossible j even to enumerate the measures which 1 he has advocated by vote and vote*. A | few are selected to show hi? att’tude on public questions. In the session of 1905, he voted on roll-call: For the Antl-Free-Fass Hill. For the State Reformatory for Ju venile Delinquents. For the Bell Child Labor Law. For a State Tax of 11,000.00 on sa- I Joons. For an occupation tax on public util ity companies. ■ For abolishing the negro troops. For amending Act for regulation of freight and passenger traffic. For Including telephone and tlegrapn I Companies iq the Jurisdiction of the ! Railroad Commission. In the session of 1906, he voted as I follows: •' For State arbitration board for the ! Assessment of taxes. For election of County School Com- I ' missioners by the people. For the appropriation of 3100,000 for I the State Agricultural College at I Athens. [ For the election of Railroad Commix- ■ sioners by’ the people. i For the abolition of "bucket shops." Against the Slaton bill to create the Court of Appeals. For local tax districts for schools. For regulating the speed of automo biles. For the State Sanitarium for con- j sumptives. For the Pure Food La tv. Against the . Mattingly bonds For the North Georgia Agricultural I college, and for establishing Agricult ural schools in each .Congressional Dis trict. j For $65,000.00 appropriation for Academy for the Blind. For she Hospital at the Confederate Soldiers’ Home. In the session of 1907. he introduced and had passed the bill repealing the old method of arbitrating tax assess ments, the new law providing for sworn arbitrators and sworn testimony. He also introduced and had passed the bill to create the Bank Bureau, with the Bank Examiner. He voted for the State-wide Prohibi tion Bill. For the Anti-free pass bill. For the suffrage amendment disfran chising the ignorant negro. For the Resolution of Investigation of the control of the Central of Geor gia by the Southern railroad. (Where upon the Southern terminated that re lation.) For requiring r&lljroads to furnlsn necessary cars for the transportation of fruit. For enlarging the powers of the Railroad Commission. For the reorganization of the Militia. Against the Act authorizing water power companies to condemn private • property. In the session of 1908, he signed a minority report against the Holden bill to make a new lease for the con victs, and was largely instrumental in abolishing the lease system and In put ting the convicts on the county road®. He voted for: A bill prescribing the duties of tele graph and telephone companies in sending and receiving messages. A bill requiring candidates for office to publish an itemized statement of campaign expenses. For providing for sanitation work in the counties. For the tax on near-beer saloons. For appropriating fertilizer free to agricultural schools. For the new Registration Law. For providing a Parole System. In the session of 1909, he voted I For a tax commission for equalizing taxes. For an income tax. For the State Auditor’s bill. For a tax of SI,OOO on near-beer sa loons. For protecting live stock from in fectious diseases. For the purchase of lands for the W. & A. terminals in Chattanooga. And he introduced an amendment for the sealing of other appropriations so that the Confederate Veterans might be paid in full. In the session of 1910, he introduced the bill to exempt farm products from taxation. It was the Alexander substitute that secured the adoption of the Constitu tional amendment for a Federal Income Tax. He voted for & compulsory school ex tending the public eehool course be yond the elementary branches. . For putting Solicitors on salaries. For a Bureau of Labor. Introduced and passed a bill raising the age limit for the night messenger service, protecting young boys from being sent to the Red Light districts ip .the cities. tn 1911, hp voted for the Anti-lobby ing bill, which fl rally passed. For the bill creating the Depart ment of Commerce and Labor. For the law making 10 hours a day the maximum for Operatives in cotton and woolen mills. • ■ -* Introduced the Tippins-Alexander MU ,«■. for the abolition of near-beer saloons t and locker clubs. In the session of 1911, he secured more than a 3-3 vote for the .passage of the Alexander substitute to the Tip pins bill, though the Governor’s veto ‘ was sustained later on. He introduced and passed a child la bor bill by a vote of 111 to 10 in the House. He secured a majority vote for in augurating the plan of extending the State Road to the Sea. He wrote the report which was adopted by both House and Senate re jecting the Bristow amendment to the Constiutution of the United States. He saved the passage of the bill in the House which required an educa tional test for railroad firemen. , He voted for the bill prohibiting the use of any artificial filler in fertilizer. During the eight years of faithful 1 and diligent service, it is absolutely true of HOOPER ALEXANDER, that> he has been “the enemy of the last, abuse and th* advocate of the next re form.” It Is in his reeord of successful ac complishment in the cause of popular rights and the people's interests, that he asks the suffrage of the people for the office of Governor. No man has ever aspired to that office with a bet ter record than his. In contrast with this splendid record of Hooper Alexander’s, whgt is Sena tor Slaton’s record? After a campaign of more than five months he has not given it to you. But pt Georgia know that he hj>g bdfen allied with that party is hostile ■ to the prohibition law, hostile to the Railroad Commission, with its present, enlarged powers, and with that party opposed to the extension -of the West ern and Atlantic railroad to the sea. He ! has been Identified with practically no constructive legislation, though he has' been Speaker of tfie House twice and; President of the Senate. As he has re-i fused to discuss the Issues of the cam-j paign, we ask the attention of the I thoughtful voters of the State to the J splendid record of Hooper Alexander, i in contrast with the poor record and the bad record of John M. Slaton. In conclusion, let the voters of the** State consider carefully the merits of i the candidates now before them. Let’ them consider carefully the Importance ot the Iscues of Prohibition, Law En- j fcrcement, and the general principles of Progressive Democracy, so ably champ-j ioned by Hooper Alexander, not only in this campaign, but during his entire; public career. Though the daily and weekly press, may suppress the news, it is true, nev ertheless, that from the mountains to j the sea the people of Georgia are in open revolt against the methods of I campaigning used by Senator Slaton, ! and against hip refusal to discuss the; Issues of this campaign with the people j of Georgia. From every part of the i etate, this news comes to us, and the; people in every other part may be as sured that the revolt they see in their j own communities is widespread through out the State. Prohibition leaders. like Seaborn' Wright and Mrs. Mary Harris Armour, | end the officers of the Woman’s Chris-! tian Temperance Union, and of the An ti-Saloon League, and the brilliant edl-l tor and speaker. W. D. Upshaw, of The' Golden Age, are with Hooper Alexander I in this fight, and against Senator Sla-• ton. The great majority of the commercial travelers are also with him, and we have reason to believe that the great mass of the thinking people of the State, whether farmers, business men, or professional men, whether rioh or poor, whether living in the city or liv ing in the country, are with Hooper’ Alexander in the great fight he is mak-i Ing. He will be satisfied with their verdict, whatever it may be. Yours for Prohibition. Law Enforce- 1 ment. and the principles of Progressivei Democracy, CHAS. D. JCKINNET. •” Campaign .Manager,}
