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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
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(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 .
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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. Are you going to con
sent?”
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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,}