Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-07-28
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Just ten political genius big hearted
Southern gentleman Charles Crisp
speaker the House Representatives which
extended two continents proud only
in Americas and Sumter county but had enlisted the
port and patriotism of the democratic Georgia
admiration of the entire south candidacy
States Senatorship
Judge Crisp had ably people congress-
occupying years. high position speaker
that body enjoying the distinction being the only
South who had been so honored subsequent to the days of TIE
civil war.
The people Georgia senatorial
campaign of 1896 despite bloody Smith,
Secretary of the INTERIOR Judge Crisp overwhelmingly
and his sad and unmey people,
and created for time political wange legislature which re-
suited in the election of Senator Clay
During the campaign which Judge Crisp waged
people, the bitter warfare against by Journal
oke Smiths which espotc
the good tempered expeaker give vent his
feelings in the following strong language being part
the published record of that campaign
Judge Crisp said them
81 have been surprised the being heaped upon me
much
But the lamened speaker been surprised for
oke smith, through his Atlanta Journal had waged
Judge Crisp made the race for the
The record will show that Hon. Roger O. Texas was Editor
candidate and he every effort
through paper Atlanta Journal to encnass s
and elect Mills.
Now editor Bascom vrck through the
columns of The Times Recorder Atlanta Journal
and stood eadfasy by Crisp Gogia's high
ONCE that ne too stabbed unto death bloody
knife and the columns were months kept
teeming with vile SANDERS against editor
loyal to the home man his friend Charles
Crisp and supported Georgas candidate speaker
acknowledged brillancy and splendid courage.
1t is not the CT the writer open wounds
knows the memories of the persecution Hoke personally
Quoted against the amented editor of The
caumny he agaed his wife hepmete unparalleled
in the political history Georgia endng
but is TACT that those who know the truth of the despoc
and undetermined plot Hoke Smith against
since he announced for Governor passive
The present the gubernatora
campaign.
DON'T believe moment, readers rckery
methods oke Smith have, forgotten
for living mortal has
questionable elevation of this political demagogue than has the
writer lapse
lifetime could make forget the wrongs the
ne atey poured upon the head OF hOnored and be
loved statesman Charles F. Crisp the campaign
1t it in Atlanta Rome Augusta Albany that Judge
Crisp feeble health eloquent speeches. espous
ing the the downodden people suffering
while Hoke Smith, that political fraud
rothng mouth and stamping feet
dramatic STYLE for the principles of the Wall street sharks
trusts and eastern bond holders who had well driven the
South to ruin and bankruptcy.
Georgia 1896 that Hoke Smith used the
same contemplate tactics against his opponent that using
We there special privilege triumph
great principles democracy people,
public of this ncorrupbe
sleeps peacefully beneath the sod of Oak Grove cemetery
Ex-senator Chas F. Crisp living Hoke Smith would not
be candidate for Governor of Georgia. and the and tried would
have been his here Friday when he made
effort he has done all Georgia. seeds of dcord and
further disrupt the Democratic which demonstrated
no love other than to it stepping to Office
The Shameless already baokened character Hoke Smith
never been rcby demonstrated than when had the ban
erOntery tell Americas audience that he friend
OF the late Chas F. Crisp and that he the first suggest the
of his Crisp,
when in truth the decision the worthy
cessor OF his distinguished father Congress- originated Americas
among few close friends the night after the amend dead
was laid to rest.
Every statement Smith made his speech Friday regarding his
relations with Judge Crisp he spoke falsely and the writer brands
his utterauce henous double bared ehood out
cotL deceive the people catch No stood
closer to Judge Crisp than did the we No knew better his
feelings and Judge Crisp hated Hok Smith with all the mental force
of his being and Hoke Smith hated Judge Crisp
The angment with the of okeE
Smith, which dated back the speakersp Smith
careful not to touch anything that that
time The has the prove its every
satementand stands ready to make good its word.