The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-07-13


had drink too many il we had not remem-
bered that we have been on the water wagon
and think it a good plan to stay there
When farmer Vason introduced Mr.. Smith
with the simple words, am pleased to intro
duce to YOU Hon. EIoke Smith candidate for
Governor, Yason and Smith both got another
Oya ion that was not stlled until Hoke mad
Tor some moments waved down the enthusi
assn Of the crowd, and opened up On plat
form Of principles That vast audience sat
while the telling body blows were being de-
liyerei, breaking all bounds in their entnusi-
asm and only sted to hear issues, ana to
listen plans for the beuerment Of things
! they knew were not sucn as
WEkE WELL ENUUGH TO LET
ALONE
You will find this speech in the Atlanta
JournAi tuesday July 10 get 1t ana read il.
we nave no space to tell .ou how he snow
cd TIE records Of .,lr. dowen, how he aha not
yoee as stained on tie only Two bins ne tries
10 claim any cream for. ana yet mr. How
ga wals Ior s years either in me senate or IN
rha Ieslsaure. 2-aul crops for is years
M. nowen.
tie dIsproved one charge after another Oh
the ury circular ana showed rnag Inc lazy
ar. lowelI mas been making So much Iuss
over, was only dismissed allor ner work aouc
neip,ng u Tx up TIE census.
bu, you can gel it uu4octored from the
Jomnas 50 80 ana LEI Us tell you Of otnel
umss.
hoNe Smith closed same old waving ot
hands and handkerchiefs and all we spoke
about before Judge Crosland arose to intro
duce Mr.. How eli(RuleS were mat no laud-
alory speeches were to be INDUCED in.
Judge Crosand opened with what appeared
to the crowd to be an argument that distran-
chiSement was not proper, Or legally wrong,
or whatever the line Of argument was, we
know not neither did the crowd, the bedlam
Of voices drowned him, and he simply stated
after the disapproya Of the crowd was shown
n no uncertain terms, that he would intro
duce Nh. Howell candidate for Governor.
Mr.. Howell made his debut just as Mr..
smith had done before amid the shouts Of
his friends, Mr.. Smiths friends in the endeav-
or to drown out Howell shouted Smith. And
once again the rising vote was taken but the
crop was not a fourth Of the house.
Mr.. HoweIls speech you have all read, we
know, in the Tri Weekly Constitution or the
daily BECAUSE there hqye been several Tr
WeelIies down this way each week since
politics got 50 hot We cite you to these for
the speech, Mr.. Howell told the mothers
how to raise babies up in the way fhey Should
60, (and a usty lungeJ farmer shouted to vote
for Hoke Smith or men like him. and the
Ho<e Smith crowd cheered Mr.. Howell, or
thef farmer that got off The hit, we dout know
which. Mr.. Howells friends as he got furth-
er and further would attempt to rally the
house to rising vote; but during the whole
time the great body Of people sat unmoved.
Mr.. Howell told that the Atlanta Journal sew
eral years ago was returned on tine tax books
fit $50 900 dollars, but Mr.. Howell forgot TO
tell the people that the good will, and sub
S1ripton, and advertising list, Of a news
paper, and the brains that 20 te make it pop
uIar, and profitable, are the things that give
i value. Aud that in the State of Georgia.
People have not yet been forced to return
brains for taxation. Without the men of
brains to run it, the Journal would be only
il Tor scrap heap Mr.. Howell forgot to
tell the people that doctor whose practice
may amount 10 Forty thousand dollars as
some practices in Atlanta
robabh do IS oay taxed nominal fee
fr prrctice, and market value Of perhaps
40 cent worth Of medicine that unders skill
Jul hunts may bring ban So, is only re
turned on the tax books al 90 cents.
Such as this finally sot tie crowd wear,
there began to be calls from over the
house Give us our platform Where dc
YOU stand on this and on that question:
Not how you love u, and what YOU have
done but what ARE YOU GOING To
DO What is your platform
but Mr.. roweu IL Wen Enough
lOuc'' And uSNad Tho ~L,; ,,,o =. i