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THE WEEKLY HERALD A. P. PERHAM A SON. (dl'.on And PublUh.rv •JoUred it «• Post OSlca it Wi 1- era*. Oi.. 11 iDCODd class nutter.'* <fhe Evvnlng Herald la pablUked •Terr .Tuning except Bandar. The Weekly Herald erery Saturday. All Subscriptions are payable 10 •dragee. Advertising ratea reasonable and •lade Known on application. BATES OF SUBSCRIPTION: tally. One Year I*-®* '.lally, Six Montbi I*- 50 tally, Three Month! 11.25 Weekly, One Year 5 WAYCROSS, OA., APRIL, 25 1908 Facetiously, the Columbus Ledger Is calling on ibo governor to retire from the race. The Jones, Smith and Brown faint lies In Georgia arc certainly all mix cd up these days. It la now u square show down be tween the gubernatorial^ candidates Brown and Prosperity, Hoke and Ruin, * The silence of the contempt has reached the point where it almost sounds like the blowing of rams horns. —5 * It begins to look a* If It would be regulur David and Goliet'a light over again. You remember about that At any rate neither Brown nor Smith will be nominated before Juno 4th. Tho Valdosta Brass Band Is prac tIcing to play at Joo Brown’s Inaugu ration. * A "straw vote” was taken at Cairo, In Grady county, Friday last with the following result Brown and Bread 326. Hoke and Hard Times 178. 4* Tom Watson wants to know who the Kovernor of Georgia Is At inis pres ent time. Can’t say for certain but It looks like Brown had the "fluence." * How have the mighty fallen! When a politician gets scared he blunders time after time. Hoke Smith is badly scared, judging by his actions and Re craiy antics of the Atlanta Journal. + Tho Atlanta Constitution and the Atlanta Georgian may not have the namo of Joe Brown at their mast heads but they are doing some lively stunts for him all tho same. + The Brown Club tn Atlanta now has 6.600 members. If. as Governor smith charges, all of "Little Joe’a” support ers are "hlrellntu," somebody has pretty good sized pay-rool to meet In that city alono.—-Columbu Enquirer. * When that voice from the gallery questioned: "What about the Pled tnont ba?” Governor Smith lost a golden opportunity to do a galaln act In the protection of the name o fair woman. He might have answered .that the "Gal at the Fount” Is a res pectable lady now. —Columbus Bn Qulrer. It la alao true that no one believe! nQf|llj||*Q PAQTflD there la a liquor corruption fund beta* DitUWIl 0 iHO I Uit uxed In Georgia. 4-- * It begink to look as If Guyte bad received a tip from Hoke to bold bl* "Jaw" for the present. Guess the people of Georgia are now clear as to where Joe Brown stands on State prohibition. 4.— Uttle Joe lias got the coon and gone long homo and ^eft Hoke 'barking up the treee.’ -——4* The Valdosta Times says that In stead of running on his record, Hoke Smith Ik running from his record. — 4* Henry W. Grady son of the famous Henry W. Grady orator and Editor, ts a candidate for the legislature from Fulton county. * To Governor Smith, Dear Sir, Your fences are all down again In Wi county, come avaln nnd bring a lot of help. THE WAYCROSS WEEKLY HERALD THE SITUATION IN WRITES LETTER NORTH GEORGIA. The Jacksonville TlmegUnlon de clares that Hoke Smith Is troubled with a dark Brown taste despite the fact that Georgia Is dry. The Macon Telegraph puts It, "Brown and Bread.” The Broxton Journal goes Its esteemed contempo rary one better and makes It "Brown Bread. Butter and Business." * The governor of the stale Is entitled to a fair hearing wherever he goes, no matter If he does lower the iRsnlty of his olllco to the level of nil offlcc- seeking demagogue.—Valdosta Times. 4* "Lei the world know that the South will receive capital ns a friend, and not as an enemy, and It will blossom liken rose.”—Richard H. Edmonds, ed itor Manufacture™’ Record. 4. Two to one for Joo Brown Is the way the straw points lu Rome accord ing to the Romo Tribune-Herald. Just so tho straw don't break Into from the strain all will be well with the state.— Thoroasvllle Times. *** ' A northern newspaper exploit* a headline, ‘‘Governor Hoke Smith Mol- bed.” RReferrlng 10 that Marietta Incident How thlnfs do become ex asxcrated at a distance. Instead o being bombarded with lemons as atat ed In the aforeeald article, the gov ernor was merely handed n lemon In a polite nnd ladjr-Ukn manner. 4— ■ Congressman Brantley will agalt bn sent on Mi way rejoicing wtthos opposition. The people of thin dis trict know • good Ding whan (hay ana It. and In Din Instance they are having tba satisfaction ot feeling as wall as analog. BruHny would bo a hard man to Improrn on.—Quitman Ad ter Gov. Hoke's chance# for the gov ernorship grows beautifully less as the days go by. Most of the people’of Georgia have had enough of Hoke Smith and hard times. 4- Bets are being offered that Joo Brown will carry Fulton and various other counties claimed by the Hokeites but there are no takers, because the aforesaid Hoketles are too moral and too pious to wager their good money. * Tho people of the state are asking what has become of that four million dollars In freight reduction they were to get. The governor now says it canot be saved. They would also like to know what went with that promise of tax reductions. Governor Smith would do well to take his mind ofT of Imlganlary whiskey rings that do not exist long enough to answer some of these questions. The Columbus Ledger says: “Joe already has the governor beaten; why doesn't the governor retire from the race?” * Give a man time to pick a aoft place to fall, can't you j * ANSWERS INQUIRY OF EDITOR BRANTLEY, OF VALD08TA. Prohibition Question Would be Safe in Mr. Brown’s Hand’s, He 8ays. Dr. John E. White, the pastor of the Second Baptist churcho fAtlanta, and one of the ablest ministers in the state in answer to a letter of Inquiry In re gard to Mr. Joseph M. Brown's char acter for sobriety, honesty, etc., has the following to say to the editor of the tor of The ValdostaTimes: C. C. BRANTLY, Esq., Editor Valdosta Times: My dear sir: I am In receipt of your letter of the 13th Inst., making Inquiry of me as the pastor of the Second Baptist church, Atlanta, concerning lion. Joseph M. Brown accompanied by the statement that reports are being circulated In your county to the effect that he is an immoral man and a whiskey man. I do not feel that 1 should hesitate a moment in answer ing your letter with frankness. Such reports about Mr. Brown are utterly false. He Is a member of the Second Baptist Church, Atlanta, not only In ordinary good standing, but in the par ticular high esteem of all who know him. He is a modest, earnest, un ostentatious Christian. No breath of immorality or wrong-doing has ever so far as I have heard or so far as the people of the Second Baptist church have heard, been attached to his name. He is the largest individual contributor to missions in the Second Baptist church and has been for many years, although his residence was in Mariet ta, Ga. Only very recently he joined with our church here In the Mercer Endowment Fund. Mr. Brown’s re cord on the prohibition question Is well-known !n Fulton county. He has never been identified with the whiskey people. In the first prohibition cam paign In Fulton county, he stood with Henry Grady and Dr Hawthorne i: their campon. Dr. Hawthorne is ray authority for this fact, and many oth ers identified with tho leadership of that campaign on the prohibition aide. Peculiar significance was attached to. his stand because of the fact that he was going against his father and other members of his family In obedience to his personal conviction was right. I am also In possession of the infor mation that he has always steadfastly refused to rent his private personal property for saloon purposes in At* lanta, although he owned property con stantly In demand for such purposes ct a very much higher rate of rental. Personally I believe from what I know of Mr. Brown’s character, con duct and convictions that the interest of prohibition can be safely trusted to his hands. Of any other issue In the campaign I have nothing to say. 1 am merely desirous In answer to your letter that the false reports which you say are being circulated concerning Mr. Brown may have a positive denial from his pastor. I am, Sincerely yours. John E. White. J. E. T. BOWDEN TALK8 INTER ESTINGLY OF Hid TRIP. Mr.Bcwden is a ‘•Converted” Brown Supporter and says North Georgia is Solid for Him. Mr. J. E. T. Bowden, returned to Waycross today after a trip of several weeks through North Georgia. Mr. Bowden gave the Herald an In teresting Interview on tae political situation and only-confirms the re ports from that section received from other sources. Two years ago Mr. Bowden was one of Governor Smith’s strongest sup porters in this county. For weeks he gave his time and attention to the campaign and unquestionably als ser- I vice was of great aid to Mr. Smith ■ in Ware ocunty. _ Mr. Bowden has seen the effectwof Governor Smith’s drastic legislation against corporations In all the sec tions of the state he has visited, and his return to Waycross finds him ROTH HATES FOR BY STATEMENTS MADE BY BOTH Jo? Brc tl an he was for Mr. imith two years He says the Brown sentiment ir. j North Georgia is practically unani mous, and that unless something is done to cause a change Mr. Brown will carry every single county m the North Georgia sections which he has visited. He tells of a balloon ascension held in a little North Georgia town a few days, to which thousands of people flocked to see. Some one mounted a box and called for a Vote on th’e governorship race. The Joe Brown men were called to one side, and there weren’t enough Hoke Smith men left to count. When Mr. Bowden was coming home a poll was taken on the train from Tocoa to Atlanta. Of the 109 persons on board 5 refused to express themselves and 104 were for Brown. Mr. Bowden spent a good part of his dm© while away in Stephens, Jackson and Hart counties, where he found the sentiment practically solid for Brown as it seemed to be all over North Georgia. - Editors Herald: It dees seem to a man in a tree top jthat the political fight is on in good rnest. The roost amusing feature the fight lies in the fact that the SMITH AND BROWN. j ~ ft „, Biry gIa3t uought that his op- I pcnent was but a pigmy, and could Brown Signed a Pledge he Would j eaEi:y be bluitered aside, but Alas! f Veto Any Change In the Prohibi- j ^j ag . t 0 the horror and chagrin tion Law.. Smith Said He Would ! f tt0 wouI j.be giant the flanks of his Do This Too. army has been turned and and his centre is about to give way. Oh. for Atlanta, April 22.—If there has been | a Grouchy to stem the onset and re- any lingering doubt about the elimina- j tr i eV e the losses of tue day, but as ticn of prohibition as a campaign Is sue it was set at rest the 20 inst. when Hon. Joseph M. Brown signed a pledge that he would veto any attempt to re peal or to amend the state prohibition law. This puts Mr. Brown and Gov. Smith on practically the same footing, and insures the preservation of the prohibition law during the next ad ministration unless it should be chang ed by a two-third vote of both houses over the Governor's veto. Tho following was submitted to both candidates by the wo.i-Knowa yroui- bition leaders, whose names are led to it: I "We, the ua.k-raljacd, submltku L the candidates for Go lowing questlcr.: In the event of myj negro domination from Rabun Ga, election as Governor of Georgia I j Marys. He Li as a lav. pledge myself to resist, if necessary, j a ] g0 g j v0 us a iRtle Idea as to the ! - 8PRING TIME IN COLUMBUS. The Columbus Enquirer-Sun atlll finds joy in the old lands as the suu turns, warmly towards the south, as evidenced in the two following para graphs: "From politics and worry *tla best to refrain; mint bed’s a growin,’ old spring’s still a flowin’—an’ a gallon jug a- coming on the prohibition train." "Pretty soon we’ll he eating peache and cream with strawberry blond* and that’s some consolation even if springtime isn’t quite the same with out the bock beer." yet no Grouchy appears, none to suc- ccr. nor.e to save. ’Tls death, de struction. then the political grave. Three weeks ago, with a sneer of contempt cn the face of this would-be dictator he thought the idea of oppo- Ition to him was but a little Browa joke. Now he has woke up from his Rip Van Winkle lethargy with a darn ed Little Joe Brown taste In his mouth, an infernal ringing In his head, a sick feeling in the pit of his stomach, and a well fixed desire in bis mind to repeat and be saved, if he has to preach prohibition, pert vernor the fol- i house affllif.tion, as well a3 a L le event of my CONTORTIONS OF THE JOURNAL. Amerlcus Times. It would really be pitiful to see the This Is from the Hawklnsvllle Dls* \ contortions of the Atlanta Journal In patch: It Is rumored that Governor f its frantic efforts to stay the tide Smith Is making preparations to move lmedtately after the election to New York to commence the practice of law In that stae should he be defeated by Honorable Joseph M. Brown on June 4th for governor". which la overunning its owner, Hoke Smith, except for the fact that its previous course of arrogance and mis representation has deprived It of all claims on a suffering public. For three weeks the JouYnal has been hugging The fourth of June Is not far off and I itself delightfully on account of a card then let us hope It will be Brown and ] written by one Motely attacking the Bread. business ability of Joe Brown. A com- . . . —— j piete answer having been published "Little Joe" Brown la willing for the. to the card of the said Mozely. the aoverlgn people to rule "Old Jawger," journal attempt# to throw discredit and he a« their governing servant, win content himself to seeing that their will la executed. On the other hand "Giant Hoke" Smith It willing tor the sovertgn people to role "Old Jawger," provided he be allowed to dictate their policy, and he ae their goteralng ser vant, will do ae he pleaaee ae to exee- vtlog their wttk—WUnebooehee lu. upon this answer. Its attempt le snch a gloomy failure that the writer must have been dlsbused at hie own efforts. n Hathneelah hot been as wise as some mod era tnanelers he wool* have owned the earth long before be was tottowi tn Ms tutors. Joe Brown's “hirelings" continue to multyply an replentlsh the earth. ' **• Descending to dirty personalities in a political campaign Is very much out of place and uncalled for. fact, a decant pubic ought not to pause to hear a word of it It is but the omen of a lost cause for the man who stoops to do it, and be should be pas sed up as n. g. * Nearly every day Governor Smith "exposes” the Interests behind the op position to his re-election. He is put ting up scare-crows at every corner, but the people are getting wise to the fact that they are only dummies, filled with straw of the kind at which the proverbial drowning man is said to grasp.—Americas Recorder. 4* ‘The fight In Georgia this year Is not for or against liquor but Is a fight to change administration policies that have brought panic, depression and gloom to the business Interest, and has also brought want and hunger to many families that never dreamed of these things a ye^r ago. It la the oen- narrative policies ot Joseph If. Brown the silent “Uttle" man, against rolutionary and uncertain policies the noisy “handsome Hebe." with the veto power vested in me, any repeal or change by amendment mere- to, the present prohibition law of Geor gia. Their replies are given below. Seaborn Wright. John E. White, M. J. Cofer, Len G. Broughton,” Mr. Brown signed the document. Mr. Smith, who Is at Columbus, tele phoned the folowing to the committee at 1:15 p. m. declining to sign the agreement as submitted: "Dr. M. J. Cofer, Len G. Broughton, John White, Seaborn Wright. Sirs: l will resist, if necessary, with the veto power vested in me during my service as Governor of Georgia, any repeal or change by amendment there to of the present prohibition law of Georgia, unless the amendment is for the purpose of perfecting the law as a prohibition measure and is approved by friends of prohibition, such as your selves. "Hoke Smith.’’ Mr. Brown submitted the following statement to the committee requesting that it, too, be published. "To your queslons I make the fol lowing answer. Yes, my reasons be ing: First. Because even under the local option law In my county (Cobb). I have already stood on the side of pro hibition. "Second. When my annuoncement was made to the people of Georgia the prohibition question was settled, and no one could foresee that it would be injected into this campaign for politi cal purposes. I said then, and I be lieve now, that the people, through their representatives have a right to regulate this matter. Since that time my opponent has endeavored to force this question as the paramount issue of the campaign. Meantime nearly one-third of the members of the Gen eral Assembly have been nominated upon Issues other than prohibition and primaries are being held almost dally without reference to this question. "If prohibition is to be made an is sue the people have a right to know it when their representative* are nomi nated; and I am unwilling to be a party to a possible thwarting ot the wIU of the people by approving a measure changing this law passed upon by representatives chosen in primaries when such changes were not an issue. ‘The people do not want this issue Injected into this campaign. There Is no possible excuse other than my op ponent’s Idea of political expediency for attempting to make It an issue, and I am greatly pleased that condt- manner and tiio safest idea to sue In the event that we should wa.it to stick our oar into the troubled wa ters of a divided family, thwarting the wi" of the one delegated by the d-*ur departed to arrange and settle hl s estate as he wills It should be settled. You see, Mr. Editor, we might want a slice of what was left our own self; greedy after other people’s mon ey, no, no; all in the way of business you know. Mr. Editor, Mr. Smith need not tell us what he is going to do; we have had enough of what he has already done. Mind, I do not say that he Is altogether to blame for the hard times that are upon us, but he has surei/ done his share. In a speech recently delivered by him he cited as the cause of the hard times the discovery and conviction of several New York high financiers. This was as it ought / to be, but was it his firm belief that the railroads and other corporation* In his own state were guilty of the breach of law that those men were convicted of, that caused him to stump the state in his own Interest, threat ening, if elected, to make them do as he and bis political henchmen said do? Mr. Editor, is It any wonder that capital has deserted us; ! ls It any won der that people seeking safe invest ments should shun the state as they ouYd a leprous colony? Is It any onder that men are Idle, that women and children nre crying for bread, bread, bread, even It it l)e but Brown bread? Were our present railroads and oth er managers not tfue to the interests of those whom they serve they too would undoubtedly soon be placed In the same category with those New York financiers mentioned above, but existing conditions compels them to curtail expense In . all branches of ser vice, so that they may without being compelled to borrow, meet all current expenses. Remove this cause, Mr. Editor. Assure capital of just and fair treatment and we will not hare to seek capital, It will seek us. Mills, factories, farms, etc., will keep the railroad busy and they and they in their turn will receive but the just re ward due to honest, energetic effort. As the means of this end nothing short of an absolute change in the ad ministration of our state affairs is the remedy needed to restore confidence. W. E. DEMPSTER. TOWN WILL BE 8HIFTED FOR MININQ PURPOSES. Ironwood, Mich., April 21.—The v»- tioss are such that I can conscientious-! lage of Sparta, Mesaba range, will be ly contribute my part toward eliminat ing It" Hoke’s experlenoo la the eomrt house has taught him never to “plead guilty.” Deny everything and rely upon technical!ties to win—Taidotta shifted to a new location. Ore under lies the present site, and to permit of lu economical mining It la ! that the town be moved. The public assurance Is gives that Koke Smith and Joe Brown both have croy eyes. On with fto daooe.