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HEARST'S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, «A„ SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 1913.
LATEST NEWS OF MIDDLE GEORGIA HON. RALPH 0. COCHRAN DELIVERS
SEEKING TD BE
Dublin to Hold Big
Agricultural Hair
Entire Twelfth Congressional
trict Will be Asked to
Participate.
Dis-
Miller, Dasher and Smith Promise
Live Campaign in Central City.
Outcome Very Uncertain.
MACON, Aug. 23.—Wallace Miller,
Arthur L. Dasher or Bridges Smith
will be the next Mayor of Macon. The
entry of Mr. Miller a week ago assur
ed a spirited three-cornered contest,
the outcome of which it will be hard
for anyone to forecast.
Mr. Dasher announced his can
didacy eight months ago, running on
an independent platform. Mr. Smith
Is the candidate of the administra
tion faction. Mr. Miller heads a young
men’s ticket. The campaign has just
opened, but it will become exceed
ingly active and interesting with the
announcement this week of the Alder-
manic tickets.
Mr. Dasher proposes to make a
vigorous speaking campaign. Mr.
Smith, on the other hand, will not
make a speech or write a card, ac
cording to his present intention. He
will simply depend upon his record
and his friends for election. Mr. Mil
ler will likely make a number of ad
dresses setting forth his views on
municipal questions.
Mr. Dasher has already begun bis
speaking schedule, having addressed
various meetings of the laboring men.
Mr. Dasher is one of Macon’s best-
known lawyers. His practice is large
and lucrative. Until elected Aider-
man two years ago, he had never held,
or asked for, political office. In Coun
cil ho took such a prominent stand on
leading issues that he leaped into the
limelight, and before he had served
a year he was freely asked to run for
Mayor. He announced last December.
Eight years ago Mr. Dasher was
president of the Chamber of Com
merce. and that organization, under
his administration, made a splendid
record. Previously he h«<1 been chair
man of the board of directors, and
was for a number of years one of the
recognized leaders of the trade body.
He is a married man. with a large
family. His eldest son, Arthur L.,
Jr., i8 associated with him in the
practice of law.
Bridges Smith is perhaps as widely
known as any Macon citizen. Since
1888, with the exception of two years,
1908 and 1909, he has been connected
with the city government. In 1888
h© was elected City Clerk, under
Mayor Daisy’ Price. He served in
that capacity until 1899, when Mayor
Price died in office, shortly after be
ing re-elected. Mr. Smith was then
chosen as his successor, and ho stay
ed in office until 1908, when he volun
tarily retired. His friend and Aider-
man, John T. Moore, then ran against
Judge A. L. Miller, and the latter
was elected. At the ensuing election,
Mr. Moore was again a candidate, and
this time he beat Judge Miller. Mr.
Moore held office two years, and was
opposed at the expiration of his first
term by Alderman N. I. Brunner,
whom he defeated. A charter provi
sion, which restricts a Mayor to two
terms, debars him from running
again.
Mr, Smith is avowedly the candi
date for the administration, and in
his announcement he declared his
intention of continuing the policies of
of the Moore administratihn.
Before entering politics, Mr. Smith
was a newspaper reporter, and dur
ing his quarter of a oenutry in pub
lic life, he has maintained a newspa
per association. He writes special
articles and local news for the Macon
Telegraph. He has never been de
feated for office. Mr. Smith is 66
years of age, though very active in
both mind and body.
Mr Miller, if elected Mayor, will be
the y’oungest executive this 'city has
ever had. He is only 28 years old.
He is a graduate of the University of
Georgia. He began the practice of
law here, hut later became manager
of a provision house. Two years ago
he resumed law. announced his can
didacy for the legislature, and was
elected, although it took a recount of
the ballots establish his victory.
it was Mr. Miller's father. .Judge
A. L. Miller, who served as Mayor of
Macon four years ago, defeating John
T. Moore, who in turn defeated him.
However. Wallace Miller is not run
ning on his father’s strength, as the
elder Miller is opposed to his son’s
present political venture. He will get
his father's support, however.
Mr. Miller’s candidacy was first
suggested tw r o weeks ago. hut in a
very few’ days the boom became so
substantial that Mr. Miller could not
resist.
DUBLIN, Aug. 23— Plans are well
under way for holding a large fair in
Dublin thin year, to be known as the
Twelfth District Agricultural Fair, in
which exhibits will be open to all of
the counties in the Twelfth Congres
sional District, of w’hich there are
thirteen. The dates have been set at
October 14 to i.7, inclusive, the week
previous to the State fair.
At a meeting held here this week
organization of the corporation to
handle the show was effected and the
officers elected, as follows: Presi
dent, W. B. Rice; vice presidents,
Izzie Bashinski and M. S. Jones; sec
retary and treasurer, N. G. Bartlett.
The board of directors is as fol
lows: W. B. Rice. M. S. Jones, N. G.
Bartlett, Izzie Bashinski. T. W. Hooks,
Frank Lawson, F. N. Watkins, H. E.
Ray and H. G. Stevens.
Governor John M. Slaton will he
invited to make an address during the
fair, along with State School Super
intendent M. L. Brittain and other
prominent men of the State. A del
egation of Dublin citizens will go to
Atlanta Tuesday for the purpose ot
extending an invitation to Governor
Slaton personally to come down and
make an address during the fair.
Waycross Council
Asked to Explain
Claimed Number of Transactions
Were In Violation of
City Charter.
WAYCROSS, Aug. 23.—Ie became
known to-day that some time during
September City Council would be
requested for information of a num
ber of transactions which have taken
place within the past eighteen months,
many of the alleged to have been in
direct violation of the city charter.
It is further alleged that a city em
ployee while drawing his full time
salary from the city looked after oth
er work for which he was amply paid.
No namese have been disclosed as
yet, and it is not known who will be
mentioned when the request reaches
Council. Some members of Council
are inclined to demand an explanation
of the published reports, but have not
done so.
DENIES DISCRIMINATION
CLAIMED BY SAVANNAH
Runs Small Farm
In Heart of Griffin
Young Man Makes Large Yield of
Irish Potatoes
and Corn.
GRIFFIN, Aug. 23—James C. Nutt,
one of Griffin’s best-known young
men, is running a small farm in the
heart of the city, and is making good
at it. On a plot of land adjoining the
cemetery. Nutt planted four acres of
Irish cobbler potatoes. So many Irish
potatoes in one field had never been
seen in this section before.
For some time now the crop has
been in process of harvesting. Up to
date only a portion of the crop has
been disposed of, hut 400 bushels of
the potatoes huve been fcold at a price
ranging from 80 cents to $1 per
bushel.
To increase the returns from the
land, Nutt has planted row's of corn
between the rows of potatoes, and the
corn is now over shoulder high. The
corn gives promise of making not less
than 25 bushels to the acre, and if
season is propitious, a good deal
more.
JUDGE DANIEL TOO ILL
TO PRESIDE OVER COURTS
GRIFFIN, Aug. 23.—Judge R. T.
Daniel, of the Flint River Circuit,
who was so ill last week that he had
to adjourn the August term of Spald
ing Superior Court, and who has not
been able to attend the Butts County
Court this week, continues quite ill
at his residence here on Poplar street.
He will not he able to preside over
the Monroe Superior Court, which is
to convene at Forsyth Monday.
Judge H. A. Matthew's, of Macon,
presided over the Butts court for
Judge Daniel, and it is likely that he
again will preside for ihm next week.
PHIZES IN LIST
OF SUITE FI
More .Than Five Thousand Dis
plays To Be Made at Macon.
Nine County Exhibits.
MACON, Aug. 23.—Officials of the
Georgia State Fair Association are
enthusiastic over the prospects for
this year’s show. Already more ex
hibitors have applied than ever be
fore, and the indications are that in
all of the departments there will be
a total of more than 5,000 different
displays. The prizes this year aggre
gate more than $8,000 in cash, in ad
dition to the special premiums given
by individuals and corporations.
Nine counties have contracted to
make county agricultural exhibits
and probably three more will enter
the competition. Cobb County, rep
resented by Gid Morris, has taken the
first prize of $1,200 for three succes
sive years, but this year Houston
County proposes to contest for thk*
award. W. C. Lewis, of Houston, is
arranging that county’s exhibit.
Racing will be a special feature this
year, and purses awarded will
amount to several thousand dollars.
This w’ill be the first State fair rac
ing since 1908. A motordrome also is
being erected for motorcycle racing.
Secretary Harry Robert is booking
individual attractions for the mid
way instead of engaging a carnival
company. More than 50 show’s have
already been secured, and more wdll
be provided.
Judges Are Named.
Announcement has been made of
the judges for the various depart
ments, as follows:
Farm Implements—W. YV. Elfe,
Morris Putzel and YV. G. Lewis.
Poultry and Pet Stock—Loring
Brown.
Textile—John A. Porter.
Horticulture and Floriculture—Dan
C. Horgan.
Flour, Tea and Coffee—Mrs. John
C. Dietz, Miss Henrietta Glover and
Mrs Sol Hog*.
Carriages, Buggies and Wagons—
W, A. Goodyear and W. P. Weisiger.
Musical Instruments—Mrs. I. H.
Adams.
Canning Clubs —-A. W. Smith, Mrs.
W. I). Lamar and J. Walter Collins.
Fine Arts—T. O. Chestney and Ru
fus W. Evans.
Dairy and Beef Cattle—Sam N.
Warren.
Swine and Sheep—Professor H. B
Carpenter
Dairy Sam N Warren.
Apiary—W. V. McCook and C. E
Olisson.
Horses, Mules, Ponies and Colts—
Professor Milton P. Jarnigan.
Machinery —W. W. Elfe, Morris
Putzel and V\\ C. Lewis.
Textile Machinery—John A. Por
ter.
Cakes, Pies. Breads, etc.—Mrs. John
C. Dietz, MBs Henrietta Glover and
Mrs. Sol Hoge.
Needle and Fancy Work—Mrs. J
Ross Bowdre, Mrs. j. C. Morton and
Mrs. W. E. Cookerly.
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Fight Over Waycross
Fire Department On
Council Likely to Pass Bills to En
large Brigade Over Chair
man’s Protest.
YV A YU ROSS,
Aug.
23.—Unless
RURAL MAIL CARRIERS TO
MEET AT MILLEDGEVILLE
MILL.EDGEVIL.LE, Aug. 23.—Th«
rural mail carriers for the Tenth Con- I
gressional District will meet here on i
Monday, September 1.
A barbecue dinner will be served
to the visiting carriers, and plans are I _ ,,
being perfected to make their visit an Chairman H. Hengeveld, of the Polios
enjoyable one. The following program | an ^ Hre ( ommittee, changes his
has been arranged: Prayer by the opinion, a resolution providing to en-.
Rev. Harold Major. Address of wel- i l ar f e the Waycross fire department
come bv Mayor M. S. Bell and Post- will be passed over his head. Two
master R B. Moore. The response resolutions on the subject have been
will be made by G. D. Braddock, the Introduced in City Louorll. one by
president of the association. Alderman Beaton and the other by
| Alderman Morton.
Chairman Hengeveld claimed the
j city’s financial condition w'ould not
j permit any further expense for the
BIG BUILDING BOOM
PONTINIIF^ IN nil Rl IN j Permit any further expense for the
UUmimULO m UUDLm flre department. Alderman Morton
DUBLIN, Ail;
replied that when there was talk of
23.—There are in making former Fire Chief Thomas
Dublin at this time in course of eree- j Rallentyne < f Savannah, chief of the
tlon one six-story- building, two three- Wayc . ro „ ' department. Chairman
story buildings five large warehouses •’ J
and one large livery stable, which will Henge\eld .was willing to pa> more
be the largest in any city in this sec- i money to get Ballentyne, and it seems
tlon of the State. The building boom the city is as well ofT now as when
has held up unusually well in the city \ir. Hengeveld wanted to make the
this year despite the dull times that | c hange
have been experienced In some other Thp regolut i on for the employment
cities These buildings are In addition * _ pm ,._ h votes to
to a large number of residences erected ; °> more men nns boug : ;
this vear also ! pass, according to Mr, Morton, but he
| will make no effort to get it through
Council until Mr. Hengevold makes a
| report.
SAVANNAH, Aug. 23—J. C. Whit
ney. president of the Merchants and
Mirers' Transportation Company, I*
in Savannah fur a conference with
the directors of 'he Board of Trade,
t0 g 0 over the allegations of discrim
ination against Savannah in favor of
.lack-onville. Whitney asserted that
there was no discrimination against
y avannah. Except in a very few in
stances he said, the freight rales to
Jacksonville from Baltimore and oth
er points in the North me higher than
tha ' gr — S»“w4»*s.h.
DUBLIN’S NEW THEATER
TO OPEN SEPTEMBER 1
DUBLIN. Aug , 23— Dublin’s new
theater. "The Bertha," which has beer,
in course of erection for the past few
months, will open for the season In the
second w’eek in September next, the
first play being "The Rose Maid.”
Other plays booked for the coming
season include the "Trail of the Lome-
smoe Pine." "Polly of the Circus,” "The
Blue Bird,” "Every woman." Fields’
Mlnstrelts. "The leopard Spots” and a
large number of other famous plays.
DUBLIN PUTS TIGHT - LID
UPON IMMORAL SHOWS
DUBLIN, Aug. 23. This city has put
the lid on tight on shows, both motion
picture and regular theaters, and has
lust created and elected a hoard of
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I
Chamber of Commerce and Mer-;
chants and Manufacturers’
Ass'n to Quit Field.
AUGUSTA, Aug. 23.—The Merchants
and Manufacturers’ Association of
Augusta has accepted the proposi
tion of A. YV. McKeand, of Atlanta, to
take charge of a new commercial or
ganization. To do this Mr. McKeand
states that $60,000, or $20,000 a year
for three years, must be secured.
The object of the new movement is
to replace the Chamber of Commerce
and the Merchants and Manufactur
ers’ Association, which, w'ith practi
cally the same object in view, have
been working at cross purposes for
some years. It is stated that the
Chamber of Commerce is making ar
rangements to wind up its business.
This would leave the new organize-•
tion planned in full command of Lie
field.
At a meeting of citizens Mr. Mc
Keand told thtffn his proposition and
some details of the work. It was
agreed that his method was good.
The new organization, which the of
ficers and directors of the Merchants
and Manufacturers’ Association
agreed to, Will be a consolidation of
the Chamber of Commerce and the
Merchants and Manufacturers’ As
sociation.
Five Departments.
The new* organization will have five
departments.
First, the wholesale trade depart
ment, which will direct the trades
trips; the salesman's school reports
of trade openings, rebates on fares,
and will foster a spirit of friendly ri
valry between the merchants.
Second, the retail trades depart
ment. which shall handle all things
pertaining to the retail trade. Es
pecially will the credit bureau, now
such a valuable asset of the Mer
chants and Manufacturers Associa
tion. come under this department.
Third, the publicity department,
from which will come all such liter
ature as that pertaining to the city,
Its advantages, etc., and through the
department conventions will be se
cured, special feature weeks arranged,
etc.
Fourth, the industrial promotion
department, which will handle all
business pertaining to industrial
work.
Fifth. The transportation depart
ment, under which will come the
freight bureau, the most valuable as
set of the Chamber of Commerce.
To begin this organization will en
tail much preliminary work, including
a campaign of local men, directed by
Mr. McKeand.
Augustans of all classes, whether
in sympathy with the CTtiamoer of
Commerce or the Merchants and
Manufacturers’ Association, have
taken kindly to the new organiza
tion plan, and it bids fair to begin
a new and entirely prosnerous era for
the city, whose natural advantage*
are such that with proper handling
little is needed to make her the truly
progressive city she deserves to be.
Waycross to Vote on
Government Change
Hard Fight To Be Made by Both
Sides—Election Octo
ber 4.
WAYCROSS. GA„ Aug. 23.—Voters
of Waycross on October 4 will decide
whether to change the form of city
government to a combination city
manager-commission form or retain
the aldertnanic form with a board of
aldermen of twelve members insteady
cf six.
A special election will be held then
and the registration books are now-
open. It is known a strong fight will
be made by both sides, and at this
time it is hard to predict which will
win. The city manager form of gov
ernment has much support, but it is
doubtful if those in favor of the
change will work as hard to get the
new charter approved a a the oppo
nents will work to defeat the measure
w’hich the Legislature passed this
year.
If the city manager plan is ap
proved Waycross will be the first
Georgia city to adopt it.
V OPENING SPEECH AT CLAYTON, GA.
Candidate for United States Senate in Strong Address Outlines His Views
On State and National Issues.
Edwards Approves
Military Highway
Savannah to Tybee Road Would Cost
About $300,000—Congress
man Sees Benefit.
SAVANNAH, Aug. 23.—That the
construction of a military highway
from Savannah to Tybee, as advo
cated by Congressman Charles G. Kd-
w’ards, w'ould be of great benefit to
the entire State, is the belief of J. N.
King, well-known cotton factor of
Rome.
_ At interior points the project is not
ensors, whose duty it shall be to su- ; i 00 u e d upon as one that will be of
pervise the theaters of the city and - - • • ... —
rule out alt immoral plays and pictures
The members of the board were elected
by the City Council Tuesday night last.
sidered a movement on the part of
the Government that would reault in
good to the State at large.
SAVANNAH SHRINERS j pr ^ m r.^ 8e »3S{»Voo. ay b;t in t t c r It
PLAN BIG RECEPTION
SAVANNAH, Auk. 23.—Comj.let- | be ' ,1 ‘
ing preparations for the reception of »*/A D F COUNTY TAY RATF
William W. Erwin, of Wheeling, W. WAnt UUUINIT I MA tin I L
Va.. Impjrw;Potentate of the Shri- REDUCED 10 PER CENT
ners of North America, other mem- ! 1 ‘ u
hern of the Imperial Divan of the j - " .
Shriners and visitors from various I WAYCROSS. Auk. 23. -Because of
temples, who will come to Savannah I the biK im reuse In the taxable prop-
next month, the entire seventh floor , erty in Ware over last years returns,
of the Hotel Savannah has been re- Ihe county tax rate was to-day re
served for them. I duoed from 80 rents a hundred to ,0
The Shriners of the Imperial Divan rents a hundred, with pros ports
irame In response to an invitation | brlKht for the same decrees# another
| from Potentate Robert L. Travis, of year. Approximately *50,000 will be
i Mle,, Temple, of this rity. to attend : spent hv the county on road work
| a ceremonial session of that temple this year, affording to the budget an-
I on September 12. I nouncement.
Gov. Slaton Vetoes
Chatham Land Grant
Says
Resolutions Had Not Been
Properly Passed by the
Legislature.
SAVANNAH. Aug. 23.—Savan-
nahans were surprised to read that
Governor Slaton had vetoed a reso
lution providing for land grants to
the trustees of the Chatham Acud-
emy.
Governor Slaton explained he ve
toed the resolution because it had not
been properly passed. Ii relates to
disposition of ungranted lands in
the county. Acts passed in 1788 and
1856 vested in the Chatham Academy
and the Union Society considerable
ungranted lands In Chatham. The
purpose of the resolution is to au
thorize these institutions to claim the
lands under the old acts.
G M. C. OPENS SEPTEMBER 1.
MILLEDGEVILLE. Aug 23.—The
Georgia Military College will open for
the fall session on September 2. Pres
ident Horton is expecting the largest
attendance in the history of the in
stitution. The Hon. Roy Stubbs, of
| Eatonton. will make the opening ad
dress.
FIRST BALE AT MILLEDGEVILLE
MILLEDGEVILLE, Aug. 23.—The
| fir-t bale of cotton was marketed here
yesterday by Mike Jackson, a negro,
! jiving in Wilkinson County. The < ot-
i ton was sold to Mr. John Barrett,
land brought 15 cents a pound.
1 am glad to he in Clayton and have an opportunity of addressing the
people of Rabun County. You have heard the expression, "From Rabun Gap
to Tvbee Light," and it is fitting that in my campaign for the Lulled States
Senate 1 should deliver the keynote address in this county—the address that
in a substantial measure carries my position on the questions that the people
of Georgia will he interested In in casting their votes in the election next sum-
iner for a United States Senator - and this for the reason that 1 will snow
considerable activity in this campaign which will extend from the mountains
to the sea. .
It is further true that you people of Rahun live in a county that was
established in 1819, .almost a hundred years ago, and it beers the name or
one of the Chief Executives of this State This county has furnished many
inen in the public arena during Its history who have been worthy sons ana
distinguished servants of the people _
1 am here to-day in advocacy of my candidacy for the United States sen
ate. At tlie suggestion Of some zealous friends, I entered this race some urne
ago It Is an undertaking worthy of any man’s highest ambition, and I en
tered the field conscious of the great responsibilities that will rest upon me ir
elected, and also conscious of the difficulties that confront me in achieving
this ambition. t
I want to tell you here to-day that 1 am going to Washington. I
to win this race, and 1 have every confidence in ultimate succors. It is a Dig
undertaking, but I believe that the sentiment of the people of
day is in favor of electing a business man. a man in the best vigor of nu nie
and one who will endeavor to represent all people alike and all Interests aiiKe
within the bhrders of the State. *
It is true that probably in point of years, as l am only 39 years of age, i
am the youngest man who has ever offered in the State of Georgia for in
high position During the progress of the campaign 1 will be confronted wiin
the charge that I am too youthful, and further that I have not had sufiieieni
experience. I want to say in advance in answer to any such criticism tnat
may he raised, that many of the best political servants that this c ^* u J)‘ r y nRH
ever had have been men who have achieved success and attained high po
litical positions early in life With a long stretch of years before them they
well used them, and therefore their services were of inestimable worth, as
a matter o' fact. It is common knowledge that any man Is in his prime rrom
thirty-five to fifty years of age In fact, the Constitution of the
States requires that one must be only 30 years old to be eligible for tne
United States Senate. .... - „
T am frank to tell you that at no period in life do 1 anticipate ability tor
greater labor or clearer thought. It is true that I ain Inexperienced on
many matters pertaining to state affairs, but I do Insist that 1 am capanie
of learning and that I can count upon a reasonable number of years In wnicn
to be of service to my State and country if honored with this high position
In advocacy of my candidacy, I place before the people of Georgia me
proposition of electing a business man I can properly be classed as one or
the young business men of this State. It occurs to me that in these times or
industrial growth and progress that the best thing that the people or any
State can do Is to elecr a larger percentage of the men of the business cir
cles of their State. If there is any question that require* business ability ana
skill to properly settle. 1 should sav that those which pertain to the nature
of the laws under which we shall live are pre-eminently the ones where <>uhi-
ness experience, understanding of the people’s wants and the ultimate erreci
are the ones that literally demand the business man to pass upon. A slogan
of the day in which wo live 1h more business and less theory.
Prejudice and Demagogy to Play No Part in Campaign.
I want to tell you here and now that as far as I am concerned you will
never see any trace of demagogy in anything that I may say or do. I *naii
deal frankly with the people of Georgia, and my campaign will be devoid or
tricks and makeshifts. My candidacy will be put up to the people of Geor
gia strictly on Its meritH. without frills or deception. I am nothing mor*
than a plain business man. I have no pre-eminent ability on any lines bur
I assure you in advance that if I am elected J shall ever endeavor to follow
the paths of right and do my duty. Tills campaign as far kh 1 am, concernea
will never be marred with the riemagogism that arouses the prejudices of tne
rich against the poor, the city man against the country man. or the young
man against the old man I shall take the position in the beginning and shall
maintain it throughout the campaign that If I am elected I want t<> ne
elected b\ all classes of our citizens, and if elected I pledge you most sincerely
and earnestly that l will represent all the people of Georgia and all the law
ful interests within her borders.
Under my political canopy, so to speak all classes of our citizens can rally r*o
prejudice has ever taken root in my bosom against the Jew In favor of tne
Gentile, against the Catholic in favor of the Protestant, against the Trnrd
party man in favor of the Democrat or against any man or eras* of men
within our State who may belong to different parties, political faith, S( ]oiaJ
circle or other relation contrary to that I occupy. 1 am frank to say ‘bat
any man who harbors hatred for any class of our citizens Is unworthy or tne
high r¥>sition to which 1 now aspire. In truth, the bigot, the maligner or
character, the small man, should have no place in shaping the policies ana
destiny of this country. The same s in shines on all of us alike, we are tne
children of the name t'reator, and in its last analysis there is no great (in
ference in us anyway' . ^ .... T
I have always endeavored to be fair to all the Interests of capital, i
have always endeavored to be fair to the cause of labor; I shall endeavor to
bo fair in all **f my relations with my fellow man. whether that relation be
in private business matters or in public position, end if 1 go down In defeat
contending for the wisdom of such a position I s'vill do *o gladly and you
shall have rny approbation. It is well that I state on this occasion that I
have never been aligned with a,ny of the political factions of Georgia. During
the past few decades when partisan heat reached high water mark I nave
always stood, since the early years of my manhoovl. as a free man and have
acted on every election day in the way that I thought my vote would count
for most looking to the bent interests of the people of this State. vY e nave
been confronted at n number of elections with partisan politics and parti
san Issues ! thank God that we are now living in a more desirable day.
T am in favor of no class legislation. Ail legislation should be founded
on the idea of the greatest good for the greatest number, irrespective of na
tionalities wealth, education or anything else However, if there la to be
any class ’legislation, it should be in favor of the biggest class, and I should
say that this class is composed of those of moderate means If 1 ever cast
a vote. If elected to the United States Senate, for any class whatsoever, It
will be for the class here designated. 4i . _ ...
In mv campaign f«>r the Senate throughout the entire time I shall remain
absolutely a free man J shall not tie myself up with promises and political
alignments. If elected I want to be a free man to represent the entire peo-
To rrfen*of experience and men of business affairs it Is an accepted truth
that no man need be h Croesus or an intellectual giant to represent well
his people in legislative halls. YVhat counts most is industry, integrity and
sound common sense. If these elements are united In a candidate, he de
serves well at the hands of his people. The making of laws and the ad
ministration of government is largely a business matter where good Judgment
and good conscientious service avail much. , . ,
Permit me to say also that God has endowed me with a degree of man
hood and independence, so much so that I can tell you in all frankness and
truth that if you do not see fit to elect me that It will be perfectly nil right
and I assure you that no soars will be left behind over which 1 will brood
through the coming vears In this independence and manhood that I declare
to vou, there is no place for mudslinging and assassinatin'. of character. 1
will not indulge In any of this nor will I permit any of my friends to do so
if within my power to prevent The campaign does not Involve personal
issues. The issues are more substantial and more worthy of the intelligence
of the people of Georgia. . ,, . ..
1 stand for good government In all of its forms, and 1 shall ever be the
enemv of those principles and practices that are opposed to Its preservation
and promotion. I shall ever stand for the principles of government that rep
resent the best interests of the farmer as well as the merchant, and in gen-
ernl the best interests of every man of every class of citizens within the con
fines of this great State 1 was horn and reared on a farm in Campbell
County and 1 feel that rny years of association with the people of the rural
districts, their needs and their interests, have made me to know once for all
the important recognition that should be accorded to them. Then with the
business experience that I have had elsewhere, as an education in after years.
1 fee) that I can represent the entire people of this State with fellowship of
feeling and wisdom and Justice to all
Economy in National Expenditures Insisted Upon.
At this time I want to put the people of Georgia on notice that. If elected
as one of the United States Senators from Georgia, I will become in a meas
ure a watchdog of vour treasury. I have long been convinced that the prac
tices that we are following <-f continuously raising taxes on property, busi
nesses corporations, und otlierwi.se, should be stopped. There is hardly a ses
sion of the Georgia Legislature or a session of the United States Gongrees
that some new form of taxing the people or else increasing the old forms is
not projected I ask vou, in the name of reason, when and where will these
agitation* and practices stop? There i* an eternal cry of more money, that our
institutions are being throttled and that the State and nation are lagging In
progress on account of insufficient funds. You know h« well as I do that if
the State of Georgia had five times as much revenue for the legislature to
spend that every dollar of it would be spent and they would still be In nteg
Ci ^.^a^iiiatu r of fact, unless the incrense of the burdens of taxatl n Is not
halted texes will become very oppressive to the people of this country Take
your Sta* tax your county tax, your city tax. your professional tax, your cor
poration tax, your inheritance tax, yiitr income tnx, your occupation tax, your
road tax your local school tax. your poll tax. and possibly others, and I tell
vou when any man gets through at the end of the year with paying these
various amounts he has done a fairly good year's work to have made profit
enough out of his -business to meet them. The philosophy of all taxation, ac
cording to my thinking, Is that instead of the everlasting increase in the
forms of taxing the people ami also the amounts, that the revenue of the
Htate should only increase with the enhancement of property, more money
coming into the State, and more citizens as our common population. With
an increase of revenue along these lines, with a corresponding limitation of
appropriations, our State and country will always be in a solvent condition
and our people will be prosperous and hanpv.
I have all along been of the opinion that our people, should not look too
much for support to the Government under which they live. The greatest
men that this State or country have ever produced have been men who have
worked their wa-y through difficulties and hardships The heat principle of
government that can b* advocated is that of throwing every clttxen that is
able-bodied upon Ms own resources Therefore, the sentiment that is rapidly
taking toot in the States of this country that we should look more to the
bounties of the Government Is a cancer in the body politic and will ulti
mately prove fatal If It is not check mated. History records the fact that
the decline of the Roman Empire set In with the free com that was dis
tributed to the population. It has been estimated that at one time more
than 300,000 people were fed at public expense The manhood of this
country lias always been honest and hardy, and we have builded a republic
that is the light of the world, and If it continues In Its leadership the same
manhood and independence That led us Into freedom must care for the af
fairs of state through the coming years.
Opposes Unnecessary Legislation.
Tn our zeal for this cause or that cause that may be advocated, we
should always he conservative In our thoughts, speech and actions There
Is no business, much less a government, that can go forward In splendor
and success where fits and spasms characterize those who are Interested.
Sanity should characterize every man’s discussion of public questions, and
I tell you that when your vote Is cast on the side of conservatism you will
seldom err from what is best for your family, yourself and your country
It is true that State laws and National laws, in fact laws of all kinds,
should be somewhat in the vanguard of actual practice and in a measure be
come high ideals for the manhood and womanhood of this Htate and country,
as well as f'<r the rising generation However, we all know that laws that
are not supported with public sentiment are of no avail and become nulli
ties on our statute books.
1 am further of the opinion that we are passing too many laws in our
State and Nation. It seeniH that we nave arrived at the point where we are
law-ridden almost unnumbered law* that everybody is presumed to know,
but on the other hand there Is no «-ns *ho does know There is much legis
lation that is transgressing the inalienable rights of property and person and
much of that that is suggested tends to . much this way I took occasion not
long ago to count the sections of laws that compose the Code of Georgia It Is
astounding but true that there are approximately 8.000 sections of laws un
der which we are living this day. It hus almost gotten to the point where a
man's mind must be an encyclopedia to carry the innumerable laws governing
It reminds one of the old adage that that
cities, counties, State and Nation ..
people Is best governed which Is least governed
Favors Federal Aid for Good Roads.
I want to say on this occasion that, if elected to the United States Senate,
I shall stand at all times for the cause of good roads. If we ever expect to
have great systems of roads traversing this entire country the National Gov
ernment will have to take hold <-f the proposition. It strikes ine that money
appropriated for this purpose is just a* much within the Constitution of this
country uk the right to appropriate funds to deepen the waterways and im-
prove harbors By navigation the products of the country' are distributed
it is a method of travel The public roads of the country are the avenues
i*« mution whereby the products of the country reach the renters and are
ultimately distributed throughout the country and the world. Furthermore,
public roads are used by everybody, and the benefits derived from appropria
tions for this cause are participated in by all the people of the country. What
cause more equitable or more worthy could be mentioned for the approprla-
public funds? The additional circumstance associated with improved
public roads is the enhancement of property Down in my country it is gen-
erally estimated that property on a macadamized road is never worth lees
than double as much as property on a road that has not been so Improved,
i K< \ M? ,,f *^6 convenience, pleasure and general benefits that are d**
» V rraj * on ihe construction of such thoroughfares. Think of the
benefits to your county or any county that might be mentioned that would
" e o^Hved from the construction of such highways. In consideration of these
substantial reasons, I shall ever be a friend to the cause of good roads.
High Cost of Living Caused by Not Producing Enough.
Any people or any legislative body has lost sight <>f the greatest causa
when they do not cultivate and improve the great agricultural interests of
their county and State. You may talk of laws that curb vice you may non-*
der over measures that fnvolve appropriations, you may consider well laws
that look to the raising of revenue, but back and more fundamental and of
far greater Importance is the great proposition of production. What we nee<j
most is more corn, more cotton, more of all the farm products, more manu
facturing, more businesses that produce, businesses that feed and clothe the
world That is to-day. In mv opinion, the prime reason for the high cost of
living. We are just not producing enough.
The people of Georgia will never reach that point of prosperity that t*
most desired until they have learned to produce enough to get the othef
man s money and then have enough to live on ho as to save them from the
condition of having to buy the other fellow’s products. I trust that I will
live to see that day w’hen by education and disposition the people of Georgia
will learn and desire to produce more than they consume in the way of farm
products, that splendid day when cotton, the staple product, will be the sur
plus crop, that new era when every town and hamlet can boast of numerous
manufacturing enterprises, when Georgia-made goods are sold around the
world. Let ua make the people of other Htates become the buyers of ou<
products, and we the recipients of the splendid income.
If elected to the United States Senate I shall always do the best that iq
me lies to get Increased appropriations for the educational interests of th#
various States of thin Union where agricultural training is taught. The Na
tional Government, in wisdom, through the Agricultural Department, has
started up a system of education and scientific experiment along agricul
tural lines which will prove, I have no doubt, to be of the greatest service
to the material interests of this country of any department known to thq
National Government. It will be my purpose to work for arid to vote for ell
measures and appropriations which look to the improvement and enlarge
ment of this great cause in the dispensation of National funds.
If I am elec tel to the United States Senate I want to pledge you here and
now my unswerving support of all measures that look to the general better
ment of humanity. We are living In times when the humanity of man is
manifested in Its most splendid form Laws that are humanitarian in their
nature, Just In their spirit, broad in their conception of human rights will
always find a friend 1n me The old idea has long since passed away the!
every man should live for himself Thank God that we live in a better and
brighter day when the living and the hopes of humanity are upon a more
i ust basis and there is recognition of the higher laws of nature and th*
eneficent conceptions of the Creator of us all.
As an Incentive to high purpose and lofty achievement, we should bear
In mind that the names und niemoriesof those only are revered and live Iq
history who lived and worked to do something for others Selfishness, liv
ing for self, has never made any man great in the estimation of his fellow-
man. The world has gotten rid of mod of the tyranny that has character
ized it in the past, but the tyranny of brain and fhe tyranny of worth should
continue and will continue as long as civilisation enauqes. Ambition to da
something for others as well as self should characterize the life of every
man.
Favors Exploiting the Great Resources of Georgia.
There Is another matter that I wish to speak of to which I will give si
much of iny ability and time as possible if elected. I refer to the advertising
of the resources of Georgia and the entire Southland. This advertising by
one 1n this exalted position by speech and otherwise can be made of inestima
ble worth to this State and section. Georgia and the entire South need*'
more capital and more people. Any man who is in favor of any law or laws
that tend to antagonize capital and mistreat the Institutions In which it is in
vested is nn enemy of his State. In addition, what county in Georgia would
not be better off If it had twice as many people in it as it has to-day? A,
# multiplication of population means better roads, better schools, bette?
churches, better mall facilities and better communities in general. These
ends ar.' worthy of note and should always receive the attention of the rep
resentatives of this State in these high positions.
If elected to the United States Senate, it will he my purpose to per
form well what might be termed the small duties incident to this high office.
Those who might desire positions either for themselves or their boys. who.
might at any time wish information concerning any matters in the city <>i
Washington pertaining to the Government, or local matters, those who de
sire appropriations for this purpose or that purpose in their respective cities
and districts, In general those who want ready service of their representative
in getting something or doing something where their United States SenatoS
can be of service to them, I will be the man to call upon I pledge yoq
in advance that no considerable amount of my time will be taken up
In the study of foreign questions or the preparation of what might b«
termed big speeches but. on the other hand. I will try to Inject a*
much business in the situation as possible and serve In a business way
the people of Georgia, not only concerning ®uch matters as I hear
mentioned, but in promoting and voting for legislation which will promote the
general interests of the State, as well as the country at large.
T am deeply Interested In the cause of education in all of its forms. Out
public schools are the greatest institution that has become a part of ths
government of this State. Public schools touch every man’s Interest, and In
them Is Involved the element of an elementary education which means better
citizenship and more happiness on the part of our entire population. Almost
hs essential are the institutions of higher learning of this State. Also ou*
colleges of technical training which prepare the young man and young womaq
to make a living have probably become the moat popular institutions in ths
way of higher training that we have in the State. The old idea was to edu
cate the smart hoys in classical training either for the ministry, mediclnq
or the law. This conception of higher learning is in a measure passing away,
and technical training is largely the slogan of the times In which we live.
T do not know how you people in Rahun County feel about it, but I
imagine that you have about the. same feeling and sentiment that we peo
ple of Fulton have, as well as the people of all the other counties of this
Htate—that is the constantly recurring panics that disturb and dlstrees tha
business Interests of this country. I do not know whether or not any man
can assign with accuracy the Immediate causes of these recurring panics.
However. I am Inclined to believe that the most prominent cause i« the dras
tic reform legislation that sets up about every eight or len years I am Iq)
favor of a certain amount of reform We all know that in the great economy
of nature change must take place either for good or ill The country that
does not improve its condition must of necessity retrograde On the other
hand, I am opposed, and 1 shall always vote accordingly, to reforma and re*J
form measures which come in bunches and have the inevitable effect of upsi
setting the entire business of this Htate and country As far as I am con-l
earned I want a little rest so that I may have an opportunity of accumulate
ing some of the world's goods while In the vigor of manhood and not tool*
too much to the eradication of all evil and the Improvement of our lnstitu-J
tlons and country on the Utopian Idea for our children and our children *
children. Ah I see It, the prescription we now need most is the rest cure.
We often lose sight of the untol 1 good that has been accomplished bft
the people of our day and our fathers before us. In fact, we live in the best
times and we constitute the greatest people that this world has ever seen*
Rlx thousand years of recorded history does not find a parallel. The.r© is not sq
much ill in man and the human race as we are often led to believe I hav*
often said that the sorriest man in any community is a pretty good feJlov*
after all. Think of man in this day of enlightenment and tne society In whicfll
we live He works hard and usually by the sweat of his brow he provide*
for wife and children He is interested in educational advantages of hi»
family, he looks forward with u feverish mind to the ultimate condition when
no longer he will be the mainstay of rhese loved ones. We are rich in char
ity. we are humane in the treatment of those who are unfortunate, our Idea'*
are high, and we are recipients by reason of our Intelligence and Industry of
most of the good that the world affords.
Another point that I wish to bring out: Too much experiment is aU
ways dangerous The people of any State or country that is experimenting
with this law. this institution, and this new Idea are apt to fall Into th*
ways that will lead them into departures from the fundamentals of their In
stitutions which probably will prove dangerous and fatal. It I* always bette*
to let other people, other States and other men. whether In business or af
fairs of state, experiment and ascertain the truth, and then the wisdom of
its adoption becomes clear and of no loss to that people who follow in th*
light of tills experience Of course some experiment along sane and conserv
ative lines is good for all people, and if such is not indulged in they ar
liable to become laggards and drones However, the people of Georgia shoul
never become distinguished as a people of experiment, and the State fchoul
never be known as an incubator of new ideas.
If I am elected to the United States Senate, I shall always stand fo#
clean government, wise law* and pure administration. We live in a coun
try where In theory every man’s chance is alike God has made us unequal in
body and tnlnd. but under the Constitution and laws of the United States, as
drawn by those immortal men. the fathers of this country, whose names shall
live as long as recorded history is preserved, imbedded In that great Instru
ment and laws, the general principle of equal rights to all and an equal chance
In the struggles of this Ilf#- No man should ask for more than justice and
an equal chance. No man should be willing to surrender to any other
his equal chance and Justice in the race of life. I shall always be opposed r*
plunder in any form and shall ever stand for the best laws to i>erpef-
uate and preserve the Government as founded by the fathers r of this coun
try.
However. It Is true that It does seem like something Is wrong at time-*
with our institutions when one man In the short space of a lifetime can ac
cumulate a billion of dollars We have in these United Statee one-sixteenth
of the population of the world and we possess one-fourth of Its entire wealth.
Such a splendid commentary upon the people who In only a century or two
past found the vast expanse of our country a wilderness and here the insti
tutions and wealth to which we are heirs.
Arnki the masterful strides made by this country within the past fifty
years, on account of a serious handicap, the South Is Just now coming into
her <»wti Georgia and the. entire Southern States are rich in natural re
sources - we have the climate, we have the soil, we have the minerals, we
have the water power, and, thank God, we have the brain and the industry
that will yet make of our Southland the fairest spot beneath the sun.
There is no use for history except the lessons that It teaches. We are
' living in the light of many experiences of the past, and ns the light of
these experierices falls upon our pathway our days will be splendid and our
accomplishments beyond the dreams of men.
I love Georgia and her people Born within her borders, educated wlthirx
her institutions, associated with Georgia people. I bear to her the wormth
of sympathy and childish affection that I trust will continue unabated during
the time that 1 shall live. The mountains lifting their lofty peaks amid th*
skies, the old red hills of Georgia, dear to the heart of all. the tab'e
lands, rich and fertile, and extended In area, her rippling streams In music
wind their way to the mighty sea, seven out of the nine climates with
which the Nation Is characterized, I am devoted to this people and thi*
mighty Htate.
With renewed purpose, and a common ambition, let us press forward itx
the mightv causes of civilization and the accomplishment of higher ideals.
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