Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-01

ance was organized, ind all great
m .vements inaugurated from that day
until now, including the Southern Cot
ton Growers Ass ociatiop. TO promote
the welfare Of 'tllIers of the soiI," has
had the active, earnest and cordial
support of the Atlanta Constitut or, q
newspaper whose policy was directed
and controlled by the orator of the
day, He is and ever has been the faith
full friend of the farmers, and long be-
fore he became candidate for any tf
fee ne and his paper have always ts
p)used the cause of the masses ., d
against the classes.
We hsv9 epjoined upon us by Holy
Writ, "Honor Thy Father" No mat
ter what my many frailties and weak
nesses may he my friends. you know
that [ honored, loved, revered and
almost worshipped mine. HIS sacred
memory and unsullied life and reputa-
tion is all that is now left me of him.
Here at his old home, talking to h s
4O2E AOOAp AnN W0Am 4AACAOSs WIZ l.
know, loved him, permit me to say the
gentleman who will soon address you
was one of his truest and best friends.
When my Father was candidate for
the Speakerehip Of the United States
House of representatives, he being
the only man who served in the glorl-
GUS Confederate Army to be elected to
that office, our guest of today was
with brain, pen and newspaper, in
season and out of season, working for
him, while another Georgia newspaper,
controlled by gentleman now asking
your suffrage, was opposed.to him.
Again, when father was a candi-
date for United States Senator from
Georgia, our guest again vigorously,
fearlessly and ably fought for him.
would be base migrate, a traitor to a
loving fathers memory, and unworthy
to be called map, if my heart was
not full of love and gratitude towards
him and I did not do all I honorabIy
could for him. I believe you, too, ap-
preciate bis services to your departed
friend.
He is free from aff5ctation and deceit,
affsble and easy of approach, always
the same courteous gentleman, able
honest and worthy. I earnestly implore
you to give him a kindly hearing and
on election day your votes, and I as
sure you when he is elected Governor,
we will have a Chief Executive of
whom we may all be proud. 1 now
have the honor of presenting to you
Honorable Clarke Howell of the coun-
ty of Fulton, who will address you
Judge Crisp's remarks, and more es
pecially the reference to his distin-
guished father, were greeted with gen.
erous applause. Mr.. Howell immedl-
ately followed and in one of the most
clear cut, logical and convincing
speeches ever delivered here. Wholly
free from vituperation, he clearly and
lucidlY presented facts as they abso-
lutely exist, and to the end held the
wrapt attention of the vast assemblage.
After making pleasing reference to
Americus and Sumter county and to
those, living and dead, who had Iabored
with him for the Empire State, the
speaker launched into q discussion of
the issues of the campaign for Governor
! Mr.. Howell's strong and forceful
argument against the disfranchisement
fraud was presented with telling
effsct. Many of the reasons given by
him why the proposed disfranchise-
ment legislation would prove danger
. GUS and harmful to Georgia, were new
to his hearers, and not only aroused q
new train of thought upon this sub
Ject but won many friends for the
cause which he ably advocates.
''They tell you that this legislation
proposes to disfranchise the negro, y
i Mr.. Howell said, ''and yet the word
negro is not mentioned in the bill for
that would make it clearly uneonstitu.
tional. It does not propose to dis
franchise the negro, bat to put the