The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-05-30
Howell. candidate for

clark Howell, canuluduo lol
D9n, oocratic nomination for gov
the u' Of Georgia, spoke to the peo'
sr RI II Terrell county Monday
pie go o. arrived in Dawson on the
. az Central train, and notwith'
os,orn the early hour was met by
stano'r Or fifty of his friends from
iOFI' no town and county and taker
00'p " Hotel Freeman, riding in com,
70 wv from the depot with Hon. Johr
p p'n Mercer ., and Hon. J. w. F. Low
H. Nv Mr. Howell spent the morning
Ie!' ,.r and talking with the people.
nS e.Ii o'clock Judge Kimsey ordered
~ Of the superior court for the
q tos of permitting Mr.. Howell to
pa.p and when the meeting was call
'P' TO- order with Hon. j. w, F. Low
~ u the chair there were between
10, nd 100 voters and a number OF
Nv 49,, ~ IN the court house. In appro'
laoles - md earnest words Hon. H. A.
pT ,.3,y;, con introduced the speaker,
Wllh ras Given liberal and enthusiast
VI. wiz onnIause as he arose.
NC ;S ar Howell at the outset declared
\, MI ba wished to discuss the issues OF
. .ha' campaign without abusing or be,
ln 5;n chino ANYBODY, and that he would
'l ao I,i' to to the records to substantiate
a Ppt no had to say. He began with a
WATSON Lay li of the disfranchisement
al ''.tion and showed that the meas
4u s to he constitutional, would dis
sahlo s, the uneducated white man
Il. ,laI we'll as it would the black man
a. a. , NOW, that the law of North Car
l ~ %, is only a temporary measure,
o on5 IFS enforcement is limited to 1903,
a a.J II that in Virginia similar law
s an" bapn used to disfranchise whites
a naJ hacks alike. He read a letter
n t a Presbyterian minister IN Vlr-
t ,tria to show that a partisan board
i registrars refused to let him reg
;stor Under the educational clause"
If NJ that state because he could not
answer the two questions, when
and bv whom can writ Of super
a apf he granted?" and when does
,S Ss' srnreme court have original
rsdiction ?" He also showed that
nndpr the Alabama law, where
the educational clause is in vogue,
hat Booker Washington was the first
man TO register. He insisted that
there is not only no necessity for dis
f9pchisement in Georgia in view of
he establishment of absolute white
supremacy in every county in the
sate, but that the enactment of such
egslation would be attended with
nanv evils ito Georgia. He declared
hat the admission of the educated ne
ro vote to the ballot box would re-
But in bringing the negro back into
rOlitics, from which he is wholly and
COMPLETELY barred under the present
system. He pointed out how it would
iemoralize labor conditions, which
have already been seriously disturbed
br the agitation of dfsfranchisement,
lnd closed the discussion of this ques-
ion by declaring that Hon. Hoke
Smith battled side by side with
him against the disfranchisement
MEASURE that was before the Georgia
egslature five or six years ago, when
received only three votes in that
body,
On the railroad question Mr.. Howell
bowed that he helped pass the Glenn
dl, which has turned $15, 900, 900 into
be different counties of the state
rom the railroads, and that he also
eped to pass the franchise tax bill,
Thich gave the state over So, 0OO,-
Wmore on property on which the
aroadS have to pay tax. He chal-
engeS any one to show that Mr..
Rnith has ever opened his mouth in
avOr of these bills. He also chal-
enged any one to show a vote that
HoweIl) had cast in his record
eighteen years in favor of the
alIroads against the interests of the
eOple.
de declared Mr.. Smith had chang
MS position on every plank in his
!. during the past four years.
this is not true l will quit therace
~ support him." said the speaker.
IN answer to the charge that he was
member of the ring, Mr.. Howell
ald' Il am a member of ring, if
you would call it, but it is the ring
EhIch practically every white man
tne state of Georgia has belonged.
The ring which restored peace
~ order to Georgia. That is the
W ring to which [ owe any allie
aace whatever, and that ring is the
va Sat democratic party of The state"
lE Howell called attention to the
asFaI attacks which have been made
vi 'he officers of the state, from
'5rnor and supreme court justices
uo@n through the entire list, in
PBor! OF Mr., Smiths campaign.
o ton I believe these charges of COR
E oioq made against the democratic
fIalS OF Georgia for the past twen-
ave years, " said Mr.. Howell, land
DO" The good people of Georgia