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THE PROGRESS
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Entered as second-class matter, Novem
ber 8, 1907, nt the postoftiee at Jackson, (la.
warier act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
TELEPHONE NUMBER 166
The Atlanta Georgian never
supports a candidate—until after
ie is elected.
Dick Russell, Clark Howell and
Jinx Smith ought to be thankful
that they are not governors to
4iy.
“Brown and Bread” is the way
the old lady on the Telegraph
sizes up the situation. “Brown
and Booze” is what most people
ifoink it.—Sparta Ishmaelite.
Seab Wright in his politico
sermore speech at the Atlanta
Grand Sunday, takes the position
that the brewers themselves
made prohibition an issue in the
present campaign. He also said
that when ever ycu see the liquor
interests lined up with any can
didate, that candidate is opposed
to prohibition. This may be true
®r not. but it seems a shade safer
to take this view of the matter
and that is all there is to this fuss
over prohibition.
The Progress is in receipt of a
splendid little magazine entitled
*The Georgian,” which is pub
fished over at the State Univer
sity and edited by Mr. W. C.
Henson. The magazine is larger
than usual and its contents show
a w'der range of thought and a
letter quality of contributions
than heretofore. All of which
speaks highly for Mr. Henson.
The career of this young man
from his humble start in the
mountains of North Georgia to
iis graduation! at the University
is evidence of what a poor boy
tan do and also of what the uni
versity can do for a poor boy.
The veto power of a governor
is as much the will of the people
as the legislature, and especially
is Governor Smith’s veto power
•n the prohibition question the
will of the people. It is needless
and illogical to talk about au
tocracy on the part of Governor
Smith in his promise to veto any
amendment to the prohibition bill
which would make the bill less
prohibitory when we as people
give this veto power to the
governor. Supporters of Joe
Brown for governor should re
member that the legislature and
•especially the senate does not
always represent the will of the
people. Governor Smith is not
domineering and aristocratic in
his promise to veto such a bill
because he has not yet done so
and will do so only after the peo
ple nominate him for the second
term, if such should be necces
sary. In which case his veto
would be strictly representative
tf the people.
WHY WE FAVOR MR. SMITH.
In deciding which candidate for governor is entitled to our
vote we should remember these facts— . .
That Governor Smith faced the baginning of his adminis
tration with the state treasury $500,000 short—one half of
which deficit was brought over from Terrell’s administration
and the other half was caused by the prohibition law, m de
priving the state of the revenue from the sale of whisky.
That a solid thousand of old soldiers and thousands of
school teachers were unpaid.
That such hindrances and embarrassments did not await
the administrations of Mr. Smith’s predecessors.
That these same hindrances and embarrassments would
have existed under the administrations of Dick Russell, Clark
Howell, Jim Smith or Estill, had either of them been elected
and possessed the manhood to sign the prohibition bill which
clipped, with one stroke of the pen, $250,000 of the State s
revenue.
That under such conditions the old soldiers ought to be
thankful that they have a governor who can so manage the
affairs of the state as to pay their pensions even quarterly.
That under such conditions, Mr. Smith has paid all and is
paying all of the state’s debts as they fall due.
That he did this by compelling lying and tax-dodging cor
porations, among them the railroads, to plunk out $577,000,
MORE of a just share of their taxes than has heretofore been
their privileged custom —which exceeds the. deficit by $77,000.
That had either of Mr. Smith’s opponents been elected
governor instead of Mr. Smith, very probably, the corpora
tions would not have paid a cent more of taxes and the state
would then have found itself in a ‘ ‘fix, ’ ’ sure enough.
That Mr. Smith is a human being like the rest of us, be
cause it is also possible for him to make mistakes.
That a panic started from New York about the time the
railroad commission would have considered the reduction of
freight rates and that these rates were not reduced because the
commission foresaw that the railroads would try to take ad
vantage of the panic in reducing the wages of their employees,
and that the commission desired to be in a position, as Mr.
Smith explains, to say “stop” when the railroads should
attempt it.
That these rates were not reduced also, for the reason that
the railroads and many unthinking people would declare that
the reduction caused the panic—just as they are now saying
that the governor’s “talk” about freight rates and other things
have brought on the panic.
And again, why should we not remember—
That the governor has not failed in all his pledges—that
the negro has been disfranchised, the powers of the railroad
commission enlarged and passenger rates reduced; that
whether these laws are right or not, 104,000 voters in 1906,
said they wanted them and now have got them.
That, although they did not say they wanted the prohibi
tion law by nominating any candidate running on a prohibition
platform, they, the people, did want prohibition and now have
it, but got it in such a way as to deprive Governor Smith of
sufficient time in which to make good all his pledges.
That before we lose faith in the governor for unfulfilled
promises, we ought to allow him the same length of time in
which to accomplish his promises as we allowed his predeces
sors—two terms.
That the people of Georgia have gotten more of what they
wanted—whether their wants are just or not—in less than
ONE term under Governor Smith’s administration than they
have, in many a day, obtained under any other one governor’s
administration of two terms.
That Governor Smith is a man of business sense, one of
the fundamental qualifications of a governor in these days of
commercial development.
That Joe Brown has not today, at least so it is said, as
much wealth as was thrust upon him by a rich father —w T hich
is a bad sign.
That Brown’s record as a manager is also disputed in his
removal from the management of his father’s estate, and in
the fact that he has been fired from almost every position of
importance which he has held.
That Joe Brown, like the rest of we humans, is naturally
inclined to view issues of the day for the interest and from the
viewpoints of his past experiences, and for the same reason,
it is dangerous to give Mr. Brown the governorship, because
he has spent a life working for and viewing issues from the
standpoint of the railroads.
That, although Mr. Brown’s administration, should he be
elected, MIGHT not affect the prohibition law as it stands, the
legislature, as the past history of Georgia conclusively proves,
does not always represent the will of the people; and it is
POSSIBLE under his administration, for the bill to be
amended to the detriment of the prohibition cause.
That such is not possible under Governor Smith’s admin
istration, except by a two-thirds vote which is not probable.
That if the people are sincere in their desire for reform,
to refuse to stand by their reform candidate now, would mean
a complete swing of the pendulum to the old regime, a con
fession on the part of the people that they had made a mis
take —which would be silliness in the extreme.
After all, the kind of world
one carries about in ones’ self is
the important thing, and the
world outside takes all its grace,
color, beauty and value from
that.—Lowell.
The tree will not only lie as it
falls, but it will fall as it leans.
What is the inclination of my
soul?—Gurney.
All Jackson should hear Prof.
Park of the State University at
the School Auditorium Friday
night of May Ist Free admis
sion.
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