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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
Mm\!<AY AV«H SI tt. V
SINGLE HANDED AND ALONE, “CARRYING HIS OWN SKILLET”
PLAIN DICK RUSSELL WINS PLAUDITS OF PEOPLE OF STATE,
His Election Will Be
Consternation of Pol
iticians and Death
to Ring Rule, in
Georgia.
Gov. Allon O. Candler Saya Russell Will
Win.
When asked his views on the politi
cal situation, Governor Candler said:
"I intend to vote for ‘Plain Dick'
Russell because he Is advocating pure
principles and la essentially a man of
the people. Besides, as judge of the
western circuit, which Is the largest
In the state of Georgia, he made one of
the best and ablest presiding officers
that ever graced the bench. My opin
ion, from the various reports that I
get from over the state, Is that Judge
Russell wilt be nominated at the Ma
con convention."—In Atlanta Georgian.
A Marvel to the Ring.
The race Plain Dick Russell Is mak
ing for governor la the marvel and
consternation of rlqg politicians.
Upheld by no corporation, ring or
clique, touted by no great dally as sa
vior of the state, he has wended his
way in and out among the great com
mon people of the state land talked to
them out of the fullness of hla heart
ladened with a message of good cheer.
As he has gone from them he has car
ried their benedictions upon him which
will be the guide for better cltisenshlp
and higher government.
Today there are supporting him 38
newspapers In the state of Georgia,
while at the beginning of hts campaign
three lone weekly papers In the west
ern circuit. The News-Herald (Law-
rencevllle), Winder Democrat and The
Rnyston Record were the only papers
who expressed themselves, feeling the
Justice of his cause and pledging them
selves to stand by him through weal
and woe until the end. We are there
home of the ages on the mountain
side, will sweep all before It on the 23d
of August.
And on the morning of the 2Sd there
will bo weeping and walling In the
camp of the ringsters, and a great re
joicing among the splendid cltsens of
Georgia that they have again come Into
their own.—Royston Record.
As Is characteristic of Atlanta In all
things pertaining to her Interests, she
has, or thinks she has, the gubernato
rial question bottled up for Atlanta.
With her it's heads I win, tails you
lose.—Worth County Local.
Views of a Prominent Minister.
Rev. J. J. Bennett says of Judge Bus-
sell:
"The ‘people of Jackson county may
feel proud of Judge Russell. His
speech delivered at the Bijou Theater
was pronounced by some of the brain
iest men In the city, decidedly, the fin
est political speech ever heard In Grif
fin. He is openly called the Abraham
Lincoln of Georgia politics. Like a
conquering hero he has marced through
this part of Georgia, and since his de
parture I feel duly proud of the fact
that Honest Dick Russell, the plain
man of the people, Is my native coun
ty’s gift to the present gubernatorial
race."—In an open letter to the Jack-
son Herald.
! nl
and that Is what they want Jusfnow.—
Amertcus Tlmes-Recorder.
Judge Russell's 8peech.
"Plain Dick” Russell, the fourth one
of the gubernatorial candidates to ad
dress the voters of Bibb county, in
cluding Dr. Nunnally, retired, made a
rattling good speech at the Auditori
um Thursday night to an audience
which was not Inferior, either In num
bers or Intelligence to the audiences
which heard his predecesors. If there
wa* anything In discovering the office
of governor, he claimed to be the
rhrlstopher Columbus, having been the
first man In the race. The speaker's
humorous excoriations of the claims
of some of his competitors freoueotly
convulsed the audience and held their
attention to the end of a two houra
speech which was Interspersed with
much good sense and practical sugges
tions of methods by which a governor
bent on bettering the conditions of tit
state could do so on legitimate and
businesslike lines. ■ „
Judge Russell established himself In
the sympathy of his audience and made
an excellent Impression on It.—Macon
Telegraph. t
His Clean Campaign.
No man can listen to the strong An
glo-Saxon language that falls from
the lips of Judge Russell as he appears
before hla audience without being im-
pressed with the fact that you are lie
toning to an honest man. He makes no
protestations of fidelity contrary to
the record of his past life, but In a
Plain and simple manner gives to his
listeners the platform on which he
■lands, and discusses without bitter
ness In the Isstfcs of the csmpalgn.
You can see that his every word
comes fresh from a great big heart
whose pulastlona are with Jove for the
common people of his beloved state.
He makes no false promises to the
voter, but opens his heart to him so
that any ona can read the man.
It Is the plainness and rugged hon
esty of Dick Russell that gives him
such power over his auditors where ne
Is well known. It la all of this, with
his strong character, that gives him
such a devoted following where he la
known. . ,
Ask any tan men In this section who
know him, who they favor for gover
nor. and seven out of ten will say Rus
sell; they say so because they know
the man a*d believe in him.
He la waging one of the moat re
markable campaigns ever undertaken
In this state. With no great dally pa
per to go out each day to Influence the
people In hla behalf, he bravely and
sturdily goes from county to county
53K ZJTgf-“ ! LHSSsS:
SOME OF THE MEASURES
JUDGE RUSSELL FA VORS
1. Lower and equalisation of taxas.
2. Nine months public schools for entire state.
2. Extension of the Western and Atlantic railroad to tidewater as
a means of guaranteeing perpetual low freight rates.'
4. Creation of the office of Labor Commissioner so as to guarantee
the rights of wage earners.
8. That the wishes of the people, when expressed under the local op
tion act, shall be respected In the utmost g 1 faith.
JUDGE RUSSELL OPPOSES
1. Taxing white people to educate negro children.
2. Corporate domination and ring rule.
2. Sacrificing tha state's Interest to perpetuate quarrel between two
Atlanta candidates.
4. Free passes by railroads.
ter week, undaunted by weather, vitu
peration, by the big papers, and with
no help but his own strong arm and the
loving help of those who know him.—
Toccoa Record.
The Pathos of Damocraey.
The address of Judge Russell last
Monday brought forcibly to our minds
the consideration of a question upon
which ws have often dwelt, and that
Is the Incapacity of the average voter
to discriminate between friends and
enemies In times of elections.
It Is one of the serious dangers of a
republican form of government that
the people can be hoodwinked Into be
lieving that their real friends are ene
mies snd their real enemies are
friends. The demagogue more nearly
and completely counterfeit's the real
gold of patriotism than any other per
sonage who Is associated In any man
ner with the affairs of democratic gov
ernment.
As we sat and listened to the Im
passioned speech of Judge Russell to
the voters of Harris county, we could
not but be saddened that all men could
not see and appreciate the great heart
of yearning, the words he spoke.
Is It not pitiful that the public can
not know Its own friends at a time
when the fame and future of Georgia
Is Involved?
We appreclato the. fact that Judge
Russell has no favors to bestow upon
his followers. We know he has no
circle of Influential politicians to back
the ambitions of his present friends
at a future time. We, know he Is
poor and without the support of the
power of money, and what money can
buy In an election: but we believe he
Is one of the people, one for the peo
ple and one with the people, and we
are going to be equally unselfish -In
ir friendship for him.
When the time comes to count the
ballots for governor—mark our predic
tion—the people win have learned who
Is their friend In this race, and a long
list of noble and unselfish patriots
will cast an unselfish and. patriotic
ballot, and Richard B. Russell will be
nominated. • _ ,
Then the people of Georgia will come
to love him truly, because they will
learn that He first loved them.—The
Hamilton Journal.
'That Old Wp Argument.'I
No man can longer correctly say that
he “would vots for Judge Russell If he
hod any chance to win." It Is now rec
ognised that the. Georgian about whose
candidacy they made sport In the early
stages of the campaign, will be the suc
cessful candidate. The Journal sees
the handwriting on the wall:
R. B. Russell, governor of Georgia,
and as the “whangdoodle mourneth for
Its first born,” so mourns The Journal
for the perished hopes of the gentle
man of New Hampshire.
Many voters In Georgia have (ow
ing to the vigorous snd prolonged con
test between the millionaire candidates
from New Hampshire and South Car
olina, In their metropolitan dailies)
come to the conclusion that tbsy must
choose between these two candidates.
If they would vote for the successful
man. They can now see, by the admis
sion of The Journal, that Judge R- B.
Russell has forged to th« wnt «n4 Is
now the favorlts candidate of the
home-loving people of the Empire
State of the South.—Winder Democrat
That was a beautiful compliment
that was paid Judge RussH by Dr. G.
A. Nunnally when he retired from the
race the other day. With no political
St to grind, and hoping to benefit his
state, that man of God, In baking the
people to vote for Judge Russell, said
0t 'To'him you can give your support,
assured If He be elected you will nave
a man In the office of governor who
will do nil that he can to administer
The affairs of the state to the best In
terests of all the people; a man uncon
trolled by rings, combines or corpora
tions, unswayed by partisan pnsslon or
race prejudice, snd uninfluenced _by
neraonal rancor or commercial, antag
onism, and I believe he will make an
honest effort at a clean government
which will be an honor to the state and
a profit to all the people. —Toccoa
Record.
Russell’s 8trong Campaign.
It Is nothing less than truth, and
nothing more than fair to say that ihe
political campaign conducted by tbe
Hon. Richard Russell, of Winder, has
been one of the most phenomenal even
prosecuted by any candidate for public
office In the South. While Mr. Ru««n
I. essentially a
four competitors have been without ex
ceptlon'men of large w«UH.„ d „f ,re
mendous Influence. WhlleMr Rusaeu
has had no dally, and scarcely a wees
IjT*paper behind him In his race esch
rentlemen ht*^h*d either a
"L£S Sul" or one o> two strong
an7*lnfluentlal weekly paper. .» their
“^'1* large 0 fsmfiy!"with an exact
ing' business. * nil almost mtlrely wlth-
J25 (Jraanlxatton, Judge Russell has
SHLacutsdsImpiy,In the might and
Uurinof his colossaf energies oneofthj
most vivid, picturesque and effective
canvasses ever made In the state or
°Hi*hM spoken In -very«ct|on ofthe
state. On many day» he nmj made a»
mw!y a* eight rp-eche. between thc
riding and setting aunt. HI* expenaee
i_ i n traveling are doubtleee the
■maHest* everrscorded by a candidate
r." !’ any other Southern state, and
vet U lS sTmply hon^ to say that this
indefatigable man the . **°** 1 * “f!
vrnrked hi* wty by colossal energy and
kwn atrori tongue and a vigor-
oua. k ac!lve brain, and absolutely daunt-
iSs heart up Into the front rank of
the state campaign.
When Judge Russell's canvass wns
.... ....... Jlngly and collectively
with his eternal faith tn the Integrity
and virtue of the people. .
At first there were those who claim
the right to control the politics of the
state by scaring the people, who made
h?r„'ff W bV» n &cX ^^.Vwho 0^-W. ^tV^not
^oraSntlS’Xy.^S^n.lf _
tt* pitf e^iy rftsr day and week of- conceded by ths wlss and ejert pollti- e.K>d of your native
counted. Judge Russell's vote will-
found far up Into the thousands, and
dangeroosly close to the vote of the
beet men In the race. *
The simple Engllsh-American spirit
of fair play extorts from the nvei*tge
man an expression of admiration snd
of respect for the career of a hard,
square lighter like this, and The
Georgian, who loves Georgia and loves
Georgians wherever they be who Illus
trate the best qualities of the state,
cannot fall, .while taking no ‘ sides. In
the present rnmpalgn, to write a meed
of praise and of admiration tor as gal
lant, as dashing, and as effective a
lighter as ever fought In the ranks of a
Georgia political campaign. — John
Temple Graves, In The Oeorglan.
Manhood vs. Mammon.
It now appears that the people of
Georgia will have live candidates from
which to choose a governor next year.
They are Judge R. B. Russell, of Win
der; James M. Smith, of Btrilthonla;
John H. Batlll, of Savannah;. Hoke
Smith, of Atlanta; Clark Howell,'of At
lanta.
Four of the eandldatea—Hoke Smith,
Howell, EalUl and James M. Smith—are
each worth about ona million dollars.
The other candidate, Judge Russell,
has a wife and nine children, his other
property consisting of brains and man-
The Free Press makes no secret of
the fact that It la for Russell. We
know Dick Russell. Ho has character.
He has brains. He has manhood. He
loves his fellow-man with all hla great
heart. He la tn no sense a money
devil. He la true to hla friends, will
ing at all times to serve them to the
limit of his ability. He has clean hands,
being entirely free from corporation in
fluence. He was a vigilant solicitor
general and Is now a just judge. If
he should be elected governor, the peo
ple could put their hands on hla back
and say: "Thla man Is our servant."
Ha could neither bei cosened, cajoled
nor bought The door through which
mercenaries usually enter our capitol
would be closed during Russell's ad
ministration.
Why should we not be for Russell?
He Is a man—every whit a man. lie Is
equipped for the office. He would make
an Ideal governor. The people would
have a chief executive who would took
after their Interest at all times.
The Free Press would like to see him
elected governor over all theae million
aires. It would show tha world that
our standard la manhood and not mam
mon. It would purify and elevate our
politics. It would teach our young men
that reward comes to merit and not
money.
May Ruaaell tun and win.—AlphareU
ta Free Press. ’
N Russell of Winder.
Word comes to us from the outside
that your Uncle Richard Russell, of
Winder, Is most Industriously “sawing
wood" even as he !» saying nothing.
And whan your Uncle Richard sets
himself to “sawing wood” he Is a saw
yer without a superior In the sawing
b< Judg” Russell polled 88,000 votes for
chief Justice of Georgia against the
able and popular Chief Justice Sim
mons, ths incumbent. Richard Russell
carried every county In that campaign
In which he spoke, and the man who
und anything against him snd
has said It, Is not yet In evidence In
this neck of the woods.
The state might go s great deal fur-
thsr and fare a great deal worse than
to have Dick Russell for governor. He
Is a man of ttu^people and so distinct
ly of the people that he does not have
to make any protestations or have any
sponsors for tha establishment of that
fact. He la a man of ability, aa tha
nature of his campaign and the effect
iveness of hla contact with people am
ply demonstrates. He Is a man of
character and attainment, as his un
blemished record upon the bench for so
many years will demonstrate.
He la a man of Influence, aa the site
of hla following will make plain. And
he Is a patriot of the “strenuous" type,
as hla nine children will declare. ,
And without any sort of flippancy The
News stands pat to say that no eatt-
mate of thla remarkable campaign will
be either Just or accurate that omits
the consideration of the able and Inde
fatigable. statesman from Winder—
John Temple Graves, In the Atlanta
News.
Speech Movts Audience to Tears.
Men snd women had listened to this
man with bated breath for an hour and
a half. The last half was devoted to a
K raonat appeal to those people whom
had served as Judge for years. They
all know and love him. Many had
been led away by the whoop and
hurrah campaign made by tt%» Atlanta
candidates. Russell spoke of hla trials,
hts struggles, his early boyhood days.
Strong men 'and gentle women had
tears In their eyee. Then pandemon
ium broke out. Men yelled and shout
ed for Russell, and women stood and
waved their handkerchiefs. The work
was done. Old Franklin. Jf It was not
always that way before, went back In
to the Russell column, there to stay
until the last vote la counted on the
day of the primary. The writer has
heard many able apeeches, but the oni
delivered on Wednesday was never ex
celled.—Banks County Journal
JUDGE RUSSELL WAS FIRST
CANDIDA IE IN THE FIELD
Mat.
Hoke Smith has been charging from every stump In Georgia
Judge Russell Is running for ths sols purpose of defeating him and —
curing the nomination for Howell, sensible men know there Is no founds
tlon for thla accusation, as Howell could not reward him, aven thoggj
he should receive the nuinlmvilon, a* tha governor has no authority u
appoint to any ofllce as high as that resigned by him to enter the race
except to All a short vacancy.
It was known In this Judicial circuit that Judge Russell would !>••
candidate long before Hoke Smith's name had been mentioned, or cc
considered in that connection.
Aa proof positive of this v%e oopy the Indorsement of his candid o r
by the grand Jury of Gwinnett county, at the Match tehn, 1805, ••( ih.
superior court, as follows:
“In taking our leave of the court we would not fall to commend
courteous treatment this body has received from hla honor, Judge it li
Husaelt, und here digress far enough to pledge him our moit loyul
port for the gubernatorial chair, even at the to M' ‘
lose of ths Judicial circuit.
this. In our judgment, Russell will poor man need aspire to be governor of
stand Indorsed at the hands of Harris Georgia."—News-Herald,
county’s ballots.—The Hamilton Jour
nal.
We are supporting Russell because
we believe him to be far the beat man
tn thla race. We believe In the man
and In his principle. We have faith
In hla honasty and sincerity. We be
lieve‘him to be a man whom greed
for gold can neither buy nor change.
We came out for him In the fltst Is
sue of this paper and have never
changed to any one else. We sup
ported him because he Is our choice.—
Royston Record.
In making your choice, rule put par
tisan bitterness and personal spite,
think of Georgia as a dutiful ' son
would consider a laving mother, and
vote as Washington fought, for the
land. If you do
Hoke Shows Whits Feather.
Judge Russell and Hoko Smith had
appointments to si>«ak at Toccoa,
Stephens county, last Friday and the
judge wanted a Joint debate, but Hoke,
remembering Dahlonega and blcDon-
ough, made a square backdown.
The Atlanta Journal attempts to re
lieve Its candidate from the odium
which attaches to such moral cowar.
dice, by offering os an excuse for his
conduct, the lack of time for a full dis
cussion of the Issues of the campaign,
due to Judgo Klmsey's refusal to ad
journ court for a sufficient length of
time tn permit It.
We have It from reliable authority
that thla statement is not true, and
that It was manufactured by Mr.
Smith's hired young man, who has
won the reputation of ttlngtho proud
possessor of the finest Imagination and
the poorest recollection of any
« r In the state. Our inforr
it Judge Klmsey made no such
refusal.
At Washington, Wilkes county,
Bmlth refused to meet Russell, upon
the ground that the race there was
between him and Farmer Jim Smith,
and expressed a willingness tn engage
In a Joint debate with the latter.
In Stephens county, the race Is
known to be between RuSsell and Hoko
Smith with the Judge largely In the
lead, so the pretext under which ha
dodged In Wllkea cpuld not be used In
Stephen!.
No man In the campaign Is the equal
of Russell on the stump and Hoke
Smith has had tils' platform of pure and
simple huinbuggery so thoroughly
punctured and ripped up by the keen
rapier plunged Into It at Dahlonega
and McDonough, thnt he has deliber
ately made up hla mind to prevent a
>petltton of theae experiences.
The people despise a “quitter."
Ths Dahlonega Signal says that If
The f Manta Journal misrepresents po
litical conditions In other counties aa
bad as Hoke Smith's hlred'toung man
did In Lumpkin county, that Its can
didate will not carry a county In the
state.—News-Herald.
Judge Russell Speake.
It would be useless to say that Judge
[ussell made a profound Impression on
Jie people of Talbot county. It was
one of the best political addresses ever
delivered In Talbottnn.
Judge Russell dealt In nq mud-sllng-
Ing or abuse. Ills spupch waa clean
from the moment he uttered hie first
sentence until he closed.
He frequently made reference to hla
opponents, but did so In the very nic
est and most pleasant way.
The friends of Judge Russell say he
made many votes here Tuesday and
that Talbot county Is certain to fall
Into his column.—Talbotton New Era.
Russell a Winner.
The gubernatorial campalgr
progressed lo Ihe point where some
opinion can be formed as to what Is
doing, and there are not a few shrewd
and unbiased observers who do not
hesitate to say that at the present
time Judge Russell Is leading the.race
and winning more rotas right along
than any oth»r candidate.
We have It from the very best au
thority. and from one who le not a
Russell supporter, that when Judge
Russell followed Hoke Bmlth at Frank
lin recently, one day after the latter
spoke there, everybody In the court
room exeept witnesses snd Jurors, who
were kept In by the reconvening of
court, followed him out of the houee
to shake hands with him and pledge
him their support, and that Heard
county Is now so fast In his column
that nothing could shake It out.—Grif
fin News.
Judge Russell In Augusta.
Judge Richard II. Ilussell made
many friends during a two days' slay
In Augusta.
He Is a “plain, blunt man. He puts
on no airs. He Is so plain spoken, so
outspoken and so candid he leaves the
conviction that what he says he feels,
and that his statements are without
mental reservation.
There Is a "something^ about him
that wins you to him; that holds you
to him; that leaves a pleasant mem
ory of him with yon.—Augusta Her
ald.
The triu'mphant election of. Russell
over his four millionaire opponents wilt
be an Inspiration to every ambitious
young man without fortune to back
him, whereas, the Judgment that
would be entered up on an adverse
Judge Russell In Telfair.
'Judge R. It. Russell, candidate far
governor, made a speech In town Sat
urday afternoon, and ho made a big
Impression with the people. We beard
several people, who were for Bmlth
nr Ilnwell, nay that after hearing the
Judgo speak that they Intended tn vote
for him and drop thn rest. Judge
Russell la u self-made man, and ha la
gaining ground fast.—Olennvllle News.
A Par Excellent Campaign.
We have watched with pride the
caroe, of this ‘Tlaln Dick* 1 Ilussell,
nnd should ho he made chief executive
of the stato of Oeorgla one of the most
daring, chivalrous and moat honorable
men we know today will preside over
thn affairs of state, and, In all his de
liberations, do credit to himself and
his constituents,'who today, on account
of his par exoallent campaign meth
ods. are seeking his election with all
their ransomed powers.—Walton
News.
Plain Dick Russell will make two
speeches In Washington county In July
—may bo three. If any of Hon. Hoke
Smith's friends can get him to “butt
In," we can havo a J’int 'spute. These
are the I wo, lawyers of the campaign,
nnd both trained debaters, but so far
Plain Dick can't get the Atlanta man
to debate with him, for the simple rea
son that Iflnln Dick Russell Is » cy.
cions In debate.—Ssnderavllle Herald.
Richard R. Russell, candidate .for
governor, spoke here yesterday. Since
the announcement of Mr. Russell's
candidacy waa mads It has bean our
disposition and .pleasure to s|>enk of
him In tbe most commendable tnen-
Ws concede that In all Georgia one
could not find a more genial, big-
hearted, all-round good fellow than
what Is now styled “Plain Dick" Rus
sell, of Winder.—Walton Tribune.
People tire of abuse, and when a
pseudo statesman grows Into a com
mon scold all hormal-mlnded people
want to listen to something else. Th
people also grow weary of mud-sling
ing and personal quarrels—this ac
counts for the large numbers now
Hocking lo the standard of Judge Rue
sell.—Hamilton Journal.
A large number of Boclal (,'lrclelles
will go to Monroe next Monday to
hear the address of Judge Russell, who
will carry Walton county on election
day.—Boclal circle New Era.
An Attractive Speaker.
Dick" Russell makes a catchy
speech, nnd no mistake.—McRae En
terprise.
Russell Leading the Quintet
It Is a part of the history of ths gu
bernatorial contest that at the outset
the Atlanta dally newspapers under
took to laugh to scorn the Idea of any
one being In Hie race for governor ex
cept the two Atlanta candidates. They
lod some people to believe that the
whole race wns between Howell and
Smith. Many of the Judge's friends
remarked: "I would be for Russell,
who Is the best man In the rare, If he
had any show.” The Judge has main
tained steadfastly from the beginning
that tbe two Atlanta candidates were
running together, and that tt made no
difference to Atlanta which one whip
ped the light. He has endeavored to
Impress upon the |>eop|e that be could
whip them both.
The Atlanta Journal was more vig
orous In these claims than anybody
else, but they have changed front on
this! as they have on all tbe other sub
jects, as Is evidenced by their recent
editorials. Why. Just the other day.
The Journal stated frankly that Hus>
sell was In the lead and tried to make
It apepar that a so-called ring hml set
tled upon Judge Russell because he
was considered the strongest candidate
outside of “their Hoke." The Jour
nal would Stoop to anything now to de
feat any candidate aghlnat Hoke. The
editorials from now on will be against
Russell, and you can be on the look
out for their fake methods to down
1,1 St and up for Russelt: he will win
this fight.—Hixlehurst News.
We have been surveying the political
Held very rarel'ully and ws are not
given to talking or writing si random,
but we do wish to give tn the people
of the state the beneflt <>f our opinions
based upon our investigation. It takes
no prophet to see from the- present
trend of things that both Hoke Bmlth
„ ... .lings L .— , ... .
verdict by the people would be; "No and Clark Howell are losing ground of Georgia have been regaled fur a Corfu I = Daily News,
yet the state's gain as chief execuitve."
The grand Juries of Franklin, Walton, uanxs ana j season mso in
dorsed Ills candidacy at the spring terms of 1805, and their action was
published In the newspapers throughout tha stats.
Hoke Bmlth did not become a candidate until June, 1808, some Hire
months after Russelt had declared that ha would be tn tha race, and aftet
thla action of the grapd jury.
This evidence la sufficient to nail this campaign slander, and Ihe man
who repeats It after learning the facts wilt know and feel that he Is doldg
Judge Russell a grievous wrong, and Ihe people will understand the mo
tive behind It—Lawrencevllle News-Herald.
and thla was lo be expected. The peo
ple of Georgia have loo much sense
and self-respect to make themselves
parties to a "mud-slinging campaign"
and the friends of each of theae candi
dates are fast falling away from them,
and In consequence the race for gov
ernorship Is now practically between
J. H, Kstlll and Judge-Russell.—Wgy-
cross Herald.
A Little Reasoning.
If you are sick and need a physician;
you don't aend for a dentist.
If you wish to build a house, you
don't employ a blacksmith.
It your buggy needs repairs, you
don't send It lo the druggist.
If you went to have a wall dug, you
would hardly sand for a preacher.
If you wish to buy a suit of clothes,
you would hardly go to a hardware
store.
Now, listen—If you wish to sleet s
...an as governor of the great state of
Georgia, who will look after ths lnter-
nmon people, would you
go among a lot of millionaires who
havo long since risen far above such
(ample aa compose tha backbone of the
country?
Nay, verily—better get a man—a
ctoun man, who Is thoroughly In touch
with the Common people—who feels
snd knows their needs; one who la
fully qualified In every particular, and
Is not given to graft snd one whom
you have reasons to believe will nol
forget the common people. Those who
arc already wealthy are amply able to
taka care of themselves.
It Is Ihe poor man that the govern
ment should protect, by equalising
taxes' so that all will share equally In
maintaining a etate government.
Then why not rally to the standard
of “Plain Dick Russell?" A poor, but
an honest men; one who has had mors
experience In Interpreting and adminis
tering the laws of the state than either
of the eandldatea; one who has bee"
tried In the balance and found n.
wanting: In short, a real reformer, and
ail history proves beyond any doubt
that no actual, true reformer ever rnniq
from tha ranks of the rich. Then why
not help yourself by helping Dick Rue
sell?—Turner County Bai
It waa an Herculean undertaking of
Dick Ruaaell, and we doubt If there la
another man In Oeorgla that would
have gone up against tha Influence of
ths big dally papers and the money
agencies of ths other candidAles. But
he did It with a spills on hla strong
bronsed face; no fear, no fawning, no
hesitating there, but/ like the ce-aller
that he la, ' —I If (Hi
year, and It wotlld seem that It Ru
or any other reepectable man sti
come along he might win tha vnt>
many people because of pure die
with the situation.—llogansvllls N
Won Over to Russell.
Apparently Judge Russell made
good many conrerta to hla side of I
gubernatorial contest. After “
to Ills address several persons
off their governor's campaign bi
and gave them to Plain Dick. Many of
the audience declared that bis address 1
was ths best one they had ever lie""I. 1
It he would repeat that same address
In every county )n the slat# hjs alf< ■.
tlon would be assured by an over
whelming majority.—Ths Lumpkin In
dependent.
Lika Bsnquo's QhosL
“Dick” Russell must be an naful non
to gat crushed so often nnd won’t stay
crushed. Hoke has to do the Job nvnr
so often It certainly myst be discour
aging.—Thnmaston Times.
Most Powerful Speaker.
It Is not denied that Judy ilussell is
the inoet convincing and moat pi
fut speaker In the present re
speeches
Ills
are eloquent and forceful and
few men In Georgia have his ability ns
a stump speaker snd none Is superior.
The country Judge has mads several
efforts to get lion. Hoke Bmlth to meet
him in debate and although Mr. Smith
Is a trained debater and n strong l««-
lar, he sidesteps Plain Dick Russell,
nnd can't stand before him. These are
the two lawyers and trained debaters
In ths rocs snd ,a joint debate by
them would draw targe crowds.
It Is known thnt Judge Russell now
hss a large following In the county
and hla friends wilt urge every nun
who can to hear hts speech and then
make up their minds as to who they
will support.—Snnderxvillo Herald.
The reception accorded “Plnln Dick"
Russell by the people of Ilnll county
Monday was a grant tribute
Is
ml
orslilp of (reorglu. Without raw
without any big nowspnper to boom ms
candidacy, Judgo Russell has forged
his way to the very forefront of us-
plrsnta to tho highest offlco within the
gift of Ills proplo. That ho Is win
ning votes every day the contest pro
gresses no one will deny. Ho has a
way of campaigning thnt reaches the
very hearts of the people, nnd he wins
them. Judge Ilussell has a strong fol
lowing In Hall county, nnd his friends
are Jubilant over tho prospects of his
... he charged ths forts made
of paper snd money. Th# sff«t otinls success.—Gainesville
persistent charge Is that you hssr Rus
sell's name now all over ths stats, and
by August 21 tt may amount.to a pollt.
leal cyclone. . .
Every now nnd then aoms little un
bought paper says something In hla
behalf, and because ha la "toting hla
own skillet" he hss been called th;
Alex Stephans of Georgia politics, and
because of his worklngprnclIvHlea an-
other calls him ths Abraham Lincoln
of Georgia politics.
And It begins to look now, If hs ein
keep his health, that before Ihto thing
Is over Ihe Jlip-Jams that he has al
ready given one of th# candidates will
develop Into a case of political heart
failure.—Toccoa Record.
There Is no law nor party regulalloi
compelling a votnr to choose between
ths two Atlanta candidates alone, much
as their purblind advocates may In
sist upon It. Nor need any man com
elder that he Is throwing his vote away
If he votes for “Plain Dtck Russeil.
Judge Ruaaell has been steadily gain
ing votes not only from Howell but
from Smith and Kaiill, ever since he
entered the race six months, ago, and
Is now regarded by many shrewd poll-
tlclans as the leading candldata In the
race.—Griffin News and Bun.
Weekly papers all over Georgia are
rapidly coming over to Judge Ilussell.
When the campaign opened h# only
hnd The News-Herald. Winder Demo-
crat snd Royston Record, while shout
forty ore now supporting him. This
shows the drift of public sentiment all
over Georgia Didn't we tell you st
the start to Just watch Plain Dick Ilus.
sell?—News-Herald.
The Gubernatorial Race.
The News Is for Dick Russell ac
cording lo our honest convictions. II#
stands for sound principles In this cam
paign. which affset every home and
c Risen of our country. It la generally
conceded that Hoke end dark- are
rhtlng each other and they want the
...lice more for personal reasons than
tho*e which iiiont concern our people.
You *re certainly Interfiled In the
lualliatlon of taxea, somethin* un-
„nown at present. You are certainly
Interested In the education .it your
children. Russell favora the taxes paid
by th# whites to go for their educa
tion. and not be divided aa heretofore
and when this Is done It will practical,
ly settle the question tn the line of edu-
<H Then there la the extension of the
state road which will make a Anal set
tlement of the freight rate Issue also.
had "no chance" in
vlted to attend his
Lawrencevllle News-He
aid.
tuia-
lally in*
i ut ion.-*
concern you. This anil for other
sons you should vote for Dick Rusell
for governor. - - Mm -
-llsxlehurst News.
They do say that “Plain Dick" Rus
sell Is getltns In some good work In hts
quiet, winning way. Those speeches
In Heard county last week are said to
have taken many votes from ths ranks
of the other candidates. A lot of folks
are tired of ths continual lying and
charges of lying with which the people
An Ideal Candidate.
If all Ihe evils exist In Georgia
which are charged up to her account,
ths jienple of this state nre In sora
nrrd of an honest nnd able man to
administer her nrr.iir. if
K' licrally ore ns corrupt as has been
charged, there 1“ urenter need for a
governor who Is nbove suspicion and
reproach. We need a man w ho Is fear,
less and true, whoea sympathies urn.
from birth, breeding and experience,
with the great body of the plain peo
ple. ' •
Judge Russell, at this juncture of
ths campaign. Is an Ideal candidate.
From the days when h<- worked In a
cotton mill for n dally- livelihood, all
the way until he worn the Judicial
ermine with fearl-sx, stainless strength
ha has felt svery painful heart-throb
of the plain people of Georgia.
Ha haa a great heart to tcel as well
as a great mind to execute. He wants
to be governor of this magnificent
empire slate of tho South for the good
he can do his fellow cltlsens, anil that
he may odd undying lustre to a staln-
css name.
It Is a psychological, ns welt us f
common-sins.- proposition thul a mil
lionaire urlstocrnt CHnnot sympathise
wllh Ihe needs of the poor ns one of
their number naturally will.
Ixi the people of this nnd every other
County In tin- stato assume a friendly'
attitude toward Governor Russell, who)
Is, and has always bean a consistent
friend Of the people, und let we of,'
Harris county make him that
appreciate hi* frl«n«lnhlp. If th*r«
wax n time In American history when
un honest politician needed the patriot
ic and un**lfl*h cooperation of th#
manhood of tho country, thi* I* thmt
time.
Hlxtjr-**VOn thousand voter*
have one* placad th**lr ronfldenc* tn
Judge Hum ell. and they will n<*» forget
him on the ltd of August when the
NtOte comm to "make up her Jewel*"
In the form of fearl**** ballot* -The
Hamilton Journal.
“Plain Dick" at Cordate.
Judge Richard B. Ruumdl uddr.**Ned
a large audience here today upon the
|*mu*s In the gubernatorial campaign.
It was hla llmt visit to Cordele aa a
• umpafgn speaker, and hi* a.Jilr»*H* wag
one of wit and wisdom. Indeed. The
iker paid hla renpect* to the can*
ital quartette iippmtlng him, nnd
with g- -d Matured badinage, compared
their present and their former p 'sUlone
upon dlafranchNernent and • *th**r hug&r
bo«Mi calculated to fool the jieoplet
Jjj/Ik** HunnW I defines I his p<<«! tion upon
all the Important In*u»*h of th*- day-
taxation. railroad*, education, etc . and
m a manner quite pleasing to hl< au«
dlewe a* evidenced by th*- frequent
and long applause that greeted bln re-
mnrkM, Hts *pee« h was one *»f the beat
delivered here during the campaign***
