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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 M