The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-06-06
FSTILL SPEAKS IN DAWSON
xx,H CANDIDATES VIEWS
PA' -. ruE PENDING ISSUES.
s 2 Practical, Business-Like
ADMINISTRATION if Called to ONCE
Governor of Georgia.

promises
rO, ,,,,nistration if Called to Office
AO ofGovernor of Georgia.
oI John H. Estill, the dis
OoioL Lod editor of the Savannah
ng u News and candidate for
NoIn.n or of Georgia, addressed be-
gO's, ~ S5O and 300 voters of Terrell
SsS+ tr on the issues of the campaign
l FOa .ba court house Friday morning,
~ c WV Estill was introduced by
G Iaa1 NJ. c. Edwards, who spoke of
o-'a os a brave confederate veteran
ll1 ona of Georgia's most honored
a ...o u and successful business men.
' Colonel Estill is a plain business
and his speeches are on practi-
n|I I;nos He makes no pretentions to
va torv He jumped right into the is
O, a,o f the campaign, and discussed
, from the viewpoint of an old
~ democrat. He pointed out the
p.ngor of dividing the white vote OF
" " and declared that the negro
o sO '65Iroadv eliminated by the white
Sn %p system, and to cause a dis
p lnb"nco of any kind that might fetch
s Ill U zorro back into politics would be
j.? i'd to the state. He said that
sulOt Traitod States census shows that
.h NV ore g. 900 uneducated white men
r J'aV would be deprived of the ballot
" WIZ Georgia if the North Carolina
lion Of Acknowledgement, OF which
p -' much has been said in this cam
S ~ an was adopted in this state, and
%of 3 there are 70, 900 educated negroes
rb rho would exercise the ballot when
bp whites become divided,
He explained that a governor has
onIv the power to see to the enforce
ment of the laws enacted by the legis-
|anre, and said that any candidate
Who promised to have laws passed, If
Elected. was trying to fool the people;
|bat if was an insult their intelligence.
ga assured his listeners that if he
we're elected he would be governor for
me- Deople of the whole state, not IN
6e interest of himself or any other
.rdivfdual or number of individuals.
He said he proposed to give the people
Of Georgia a safe, careful, cOnserva-
tive administration
In the course of his remarks he
commented upon the fact that one OF
his opponents had charged that he
ras conducting a check book cam
Daign. If this opponent meant by so
charging that he was employing or
would empty a single dollar wrong
hllv his opponent knew little of the
speaker's character: but if his CD
Donent meant that he was paying the
iegitimate EXPENSES of his capaign
out of his own pocket, and not calling
On anyone to assist, he was entirely
correct.
II want to say" he declared, 81 am
using my own money to pay my own
expenses | am not calling on cor
associations of indlvld
lalS, or individuals to contribute one
dollar to aid me. And if [ be elected
here will be no one who can come to
ne and demand any favor because he
assisted me with money in my cam
)agn.
Il wish further to say that any can
iidate who tells you that he can con-
iuct campaign without expense is
simply trying to deceive you, and if
my candidate is not using his own
DOcketboOk he is using somebody
.Se'S, which is far worse than using
lis own"
Colonel Estill declared an abiding
interest in the question of good roads,
.pIalning fully what it meant to
very section of the state. He showed
he state has at the present time 5000
IDLE bodied negroes serving sentences
or violations of the statutes, and he
rgued that they should be utilized in
making public improvements.
tie took the position, in view of the
resent discussion concerning the
that they have been the
reat developers of this country, and |
hat the best interests of all will be |
est served by exercising equal justice
oEard both the roads and the people.
or this purpose the state railroad |
commission had been created-an eX- |
client system now being initiated by |
Their states.
Colonel Estill expressed the belief !
Dat all the candidates for governor |
re good men, and that the state will
OF 90 to the "bow vows" whoever is
Iected. He does not think the peO-
i 5e OF Georgia are vitality interest
IN the old and bitter feud between |
le Atlanta Constitution and Journal,
4Ich the election of either Mr.. How
i! j. or Mr.. Hoke Smith would be GER
M 10 pertetuate.
Colonel Estill remained in Dawson !
luI Saturday morning, when he
7n' 10 Cuthbert, and addressed the
''efS OF Randolph county.
a CHARTER is ASKED FOR.
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