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friend* *• aueh.
Hundred* of time* It has happened In Georgia that a crawSah, which can
travel backward and forward, on land and aea, without turning about—an
art which our accompllabed Governor baa alao acquired—ha* cut a email
hole through a dam and atarted a leak which grew Into a ran, and then
a ruah, and then a deluge, which awept away dam and mlllhouae, too.
When the little crawDah felt the aweep of the water*, do you auppoaa
It waa able to atem Itf .
When Ihe well buttreaaed dam which held our proaperity war Intact
there were aeveral crawflXh at work on It Hok* Smith war an* of them.
It l* not a qucatlon now of atopplng the leak. It la n queatlon of rebuild
ing the dam and the old mill which furnlahea our bread. We do nob,
need crawfish for the wort.'
The Chicagoan* of a generation age might aa wall have called on th».
cow- that kicked over the lamp and atarted the lire, to rebuild the great
city Which had been reduced trachea. . '«a**a*v l
show to the financial world that wo
do not endorae Gov. Smith'* mcaa-
urea; that capital I* Invited Into our
grand old commonyealth, given safe
protection In all legitimate onterprla-
ea, and new life will be Imparted to
the bualneia world.
fought the railroad commlaalon. of
which Hr. Brown waa a member, es
pecially on port rate*. Unless one Is
a railroad expert it Is dlIBcult to on-
a cordial invitation to the ladles of
Waycross to hear Judge Twiggs’ ad
dress.
- • ’
eekly Herald'
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF WAYCROSS AND WARE COUNTY AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
VOLUME XXIII
WAYCROSS GA SATURDAY MAY 30 1908
NUMBER 15
--VOTERS--
Which Shall It Be?
~| BROWN
SMITH
“Let us demand that legislated! be j I do not believe In the senseless ami
passed which arm prevent t»« oper- Irrational tumult of dlseontcut against
, . . , I every living form of government,
ation of railroads in Georgia Hy forelgu J
1 believe that quiet, ilrrn anti proper
corporations The frequently su 30 cst ^ re g U j a {j oog aju i square dealing will
ed proposition of domestics*, ng foreign KO j vc , peaceably, and without wreck or
corporation# would be ineffective, ruin, the ju-obiems that exist.
North Carolina passed »u*m legislation 1 believe in the fair and equitable
.•• . ,, i treatment boih of the wage earner and
and the Supreme Court m the l imeu
. „! the capitalist.
States held that it did xot change the , „ , , „ , . „
j 1 believe that the Interests of both
cltlzenatily of foreign wirpdratlona. If. I , e tar?el) . ij en tined. and that neither
however. *ve forbid the opemtion oi . caa su fy rr without resultant injury to
railroad# in Georgia by foreign corpor- the other.
ationa at uon-reeldea* citizens, tncao j 1 believe the religious doctrine of
. *1 ~ _ h r.h ihn peace an earth and good will between
foreJga corporations which own tne »*
„ . men Ur a vital law in business, and that
railroads will be forced to sell them
{senseless agitation and demagogical
or lea* them to corporations org.nlz- doctrinl , and vltuperatlon are not the
ed In Georgia, and -this course will ef- ^ which lead to business peace,
fectually bring all railroads within tbe happiness and security.
State into the hands of domestic cor- 1 I haae frankly. In my announcement
po rations.
“We should .accept no half-way meas
ure which nan die .hung up by injunc
tions.
“The legislation should fix a reason
able time In the future when Its oper
ation will begun.
This will give the necessary oppor
tunity for the organization of local
corporations.
“Penalties should be provided for *
violation of the law which, vigorously
enforced, will protect the people, and
assert the State's aaverelgnty."
“I have Insisted tiiat the State should
not permit foreign corporation to per
form service which involves a public
duty. Any state, howeaer, can forbid
a foreign corporation from operating
a railroad In the State/*
Extract from Hoke SutHJrs Madison
speech.
and in this address, given the people
of Georgia my views upon pending
public questions, and if elected I will
follow unswervingly the path of duty
and loyalty to these pledges.
By birth and training I am oue and
a part df the people of Georgia, and
If I am .elected no automatic electric
lock shall bar them from the gover
nor's office. I shall have no enemies
to puslah, for, besides the efforts 1
have ever made to upbuild instead of
to tear *N*n, i shall* so conduct this
campaign on that lofty plane which
befits the most exalted office In the
gift Oa* Georgians, that when It Is end
ed I can meet each one without self-
reproach, and. Ignoring asperities or
putting behind me all enmities, shall
daily Invoke guidance in the paths of
“WISDOM, JUSTICE AND MODERA
TION,”
Your fellow citizen,
JOSEPH M. BROWN.
THE BAR ENDORSE
JOHN C. ncDONALD
For Judge of the City Court of
Waycross.
Tbe lawyers certainly ought to be
capable ol advising the rotcra aa to
which candidate Is the beat quallBed
and fitted for tbia important office.
Read what they say:
■ we, the undersigned member* of
Bar of Waycross, Ga„ hareby endorse
Hen. John C. McDonald a* a candi
date for Judge of Ihe City Court 0!
Waycross and commend him to the
Democratic raters of Ware county Bt
being worthy of their enBrages at the
primary to be held on June 4th next,
and In every way well qualified to fill
said responsible office.
J. L. Sweat
John W. Bennett.
. J. S. Williams.
J. M. Marker.
R. T. Hitch.
BenJ. O. Parks.
Leon A. Wilson.
Lee L. Sweat.
R. A. Connor.
Emmett McElreath
W. W. Lambdln.
John T. Myers.
W. P. Crawley.
Simon W. Hitch.
L. V. Williams.
JUDGU1G6S
HERE SATURDAY.
SPEAKS IN PARK IN INTEREST OF
HON. JOE BROWN,
tgjdit——... •— ;;
Judge Twlgge, of Savannah, will de
liver an address under the ausplcee of
the Were County Joe Brown Club In
thle city next Saturday night. The
speaking will occur in Proeolx Park,
where Saturday night rallies of the
club have been held regularly for aome
seeks past
Judge Twiggs, address la looked for
ward to with great interest by not on-
j ly the Joe Brown people but by many
| of Hoke Smith's supporters, who con
sider Judge Twiggs due greatest ora-
| tor In tbe state, not even excepting
j the governor or Tom Wateon.
J The speaking will begin at the us
ual hour, and preparations have been
made by the Joe Brown Club to fur
nish seats for 2,000 people. The
Ware County Joe Brown Cfcb extends
HON. JOSEPH M. BROWN.
BROWN S ELECTION AN
INVITATION TO CAPITAL
1. GEO. DEEN’S LETTER ON
Editors Waycross Herald.
Dear Sirs:
As a supporter of Hon. Joseph M.
Drown for governor in the approaching
primary, I wish to give jny views on
the political situation, as well as my
reasons for supporting Mr. Drown.
I consider i n* issue between Mr.
Drown utid Gov. Smith is simply, con
servatism of Mr. Drown, versus; ex
tremes or (lov. Smith, and at this time,
and really at all times, I think con-
serva ism the safe policy. •
I consider Mr. Drown conservative
and capable. I admire tho manner in
which his campaign nas been nml is
belnv, conducted; that is on u high
moral plane, free from abuse and mud-
slinging. I was In Atlanta slnco his
Smith and bis strongest allies to im
pose a tax on the gross Income of all
public utility and equipment compan
ies and corporations, and which bill
passed the house and was only defeat
ed in t'ne Senate by a very small ma
jority. I presume you also are aware
J of the stand I took to defeat this un-
! just tux. I consider it unjust for
many reasons. Home of which are as
follows: First it was discriminating;
Second, it would have bcui taxing in
duatry and development; Third, if.
would have been taxing industry and
development; Third it would have*
put many companies and cor|>orationH,
who were not then and arc not yet
making any profit ou their capital in
vested, in bankruptcy. It would have
campaign headquarters wore opened, made a reputation for tho State that
and was Invited to his rooms, where I would not have been forgotten for
met him and found him to be an affa-.many years to come and would have
ble gentleman. Tlitju t 1h Small In j driven and kept capital away, where,
stature, f consider him a man ol su-ljn my opinion, we should hold out In-
perb qualifications. ducoments and Invite It into our
I have some good friends, who are gt its for tne development of her great
supporters of Gov. Smith, and It is resources.
Never since Sherman's army enj$£- j derstand what this means, but Mr.
ed Georgia, have her people been con-1 Brown as railroad commissioner, bad
fronted with such serious problems.
Personal preferences should have no
part in our choice for governor. It
is the principles advocated by these
men that are of vital Importance to
the people.
There Is a meaaure advocated by
,Gov. Smith which will, If carried out,
undermine our state Constitution, and
ake from the counties, privileges they
have enjoyed.
This constitution was framed by
Alexander Stepbms, Hen Hill, Robert
Toombs and others, whose wisdom has
never been questioned by any man, ex
cept Hoke Smith.
Under its splendid rule our state,
after being devastated by great ar
mies, despoiled of its wealth, emerg
ed from military rule, and Us trium
phal march to prosperity retched the
crest of the wave, when the present
incumbent was made governor.
Large cities represent a mixed popu
lation, and our native Georgians often
And it difficult to control In them the
purcbaseable vote.
From our counties comes the con
servative influence of the native popu
lation, that now holds the balance of
power. Governor Smith wishes tc
ihange thlg representaUcn of the
'ountlcs. Thus we see In him the
man who for a brief season of power.
Is willing to destroy the arch of our
State Constitution, la a few yeai
if be succeeds himself, bis reign will
he over, but tbe.oounties will he shorn
of their Influence end power in state
legislation^ Then will the cities by
their larger majorities, light prohibi
tion successfully. Let every Geor
gian who loves his state, oppose the
effort to take representation from the
counties.
The letters of Jos. M. Brown, pub
lished last winter, before he had any
Idea of becoming a candidate for v
emor, showed that he understood
more about railroad management than
Governor Smith will ever knw.
Mr. Smith, employed for large fees,
made an exhaustive study of port
rates, and explained how they would
Injure the interests of seaport cUlca.
Atlanta has, by Its geographical pos
ition some advantages over this south
ern and seocoast section of tho state.
Freights on western products are less
there than at the seaport cities. The
advantages gained by the capital city
in this respect, s’ne has a right to
claim. Equally so has the seaports
the right to the advantage of water
transportation, and a governor Is lack
ing In statesmanship when he seeks
to give one portion of the state ad-.
| vantages over another.
Before Mr. Smith became governor,
with large fees in his pockets, he
was excusable for working lu tne In
terests of his clients for pore rates,
but when as governor be continued to
do so, he that runs may read the cer
tain downfall of the state's Interest
entrusted to him.
It was refreshing to And In Joseph
«f. Brown a North Georgian broai
enough to lock after tbe Interests of
he whole state,and as railroad com
missioner oppose port rates for Allan
ta. He showed a clear, Intel. Fjcnt
understanding of tbe railroad ques
tion and a desire to he Just, alike to
the people and the corporations.
8ucb a man would make a govern
or of tbe whole state, and not a sec
tional representative.
Hoke 8mith’a published speeches
before his election were to adverse to
all cpUroad Interests, and bis contin
ued efforts on that line hare been
largely Instrumental in crippling en
terprise. If he Is elected this con-
dlilon must continue, and grow
for the unemployed ranks are increas
ing day by day.
If Joseph M. Brown Is elected
alone can do little to rebuild the tot
tering walls of our state, but by giv
ing him a large majority, we wit!
■how to
do not
to them mostly I desire to explain
why I am opposed to the governor in
this primary. It is against the
treire policy of the Governor that l
am opposed. We b:.ve all felt tho ef
fects of the reco.t panic and aro feel
ing it today, an.I l admit, that while
the Governor did n?t cause tbe panic,
T firmly believe that his extreme anti-
corporation policy coupled with the
policies of the Governors of other
states and other men and offleala In
high stations, and of both state and
National ireputallon, did contribute
largely toward the bringing on of the
panic.
When men of Governor Smith's rep
utation go out on the stump in a cam
paign and light and threaten corpora
tions and foreign capital, it is bound
to nave Its effects. This, no one can
deny, who Is at all posted, as having
been tho policy of the governor.
When we consider tho State of Geor
gia with her vast undeveloped resour
ces, is Just now at a stage where she
needs capital for development and
progress, in my opinion we should be
liberal, Just and inviting to capital,
both foreign and local. Tbia applies
more especially, to South Georgia,
the garden spot of the state.
We should be Just before generous
and should accord equal rights to all,
and special privileges to none, and to
both corporate and private and foreign
and local capital. — ■
You all remember the attempt at foe
last session of the legislature of Gov.
Such extreme policies have the ef
fects of making capital look for more
liberal and inviting fields In which,
to Invest. I” ^
I ant not opposed to reform measur
es. I supported the disfranchisement
bill, which was passod and which only
has to he ratified by popular vote at
the next general election. 1 support'
ed also the antl-free pass bill. And I
want to say right here, that I am un
der no obligation to railroads, except
to treat them as I believe every person*
company or corporation Should be
treated, with justice. I accepted no»
free pass from them, although It warn
tendered. I consider, though, ffitl
railroads the great highways of com
merce and the development of our
country, generally, and should accord
them justice and allow them a fair
return and profit on their InvestmenUr
and at the same time they should be
regulated through a commission com
posed of broad, liberal and conserva
tive minds.
As stated above, I consider the Is
sues of the campaign between Mr.
Brown ami Gov. Smith to be simply
the conservative views of Mr. Browta
against the extreme views of Gor-
Smlfo.
I believe It behooves us at this time*
In order to restore confidence in a.
measure, to support tbe conservative
policy, therefore I shall vote for Mr.
Brown for Governor#
Very respectfully
O. W. uEEN.
HOKE SMITH
The Crawfish that Cut the Dam.
Prom The Macon Teltgraph. " -
The Governor, In on* of hit rounded periods on more than on* occasion
said recently, while campaigning through Georgia, that It h* had created
the panic he could uncrcste It, (top It; and If he coulj atop it ha would do It
before sundown.
This waa ottered In the name of logic, and accepttd hy torn* of bla
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