The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-07-02
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Atlanta - Junc ~ naAe smith
"as lna4sufaiod governor - Georxi.
a. noon fedat Tho oAtn - free 4.
administered bs chief Justice WttHan
rlsh ~ tse supreme eoart before
the joint sessions af the tesa bfanttrs
of the lesltlatuyc. which began . an-
nual meeting tbis week Gae~tHar
smith then dciis cred hts lnauEutai
address ff"m "a platform erected #n
The omen ar on the west frr az ~ TIE
capitol IL said in part
In opening hln address MI ~rHfb
referred - duties Incumbent uIaa
the chief executive of tile STATE aat
called % mine the fact that the Plat.
form upon which he WAS elected ct.
tailed special dlt.e. from which hr
did not purpose - be led Mr smith
suggest rIecisl legislation on sescf41
subjects lie advocated that 81 hirrd
agents or representative of corporate
interests should be required ~ regis
ter with the secretary ~ state that
they should no; be allowed 10 atscue.
their clients interests with any person
who 10 10 vote on the proposed meas
ureH. except AZ public hearing or
with members ~ the legislature o~i-
ciaily named 20 such conference
He urged legislation pfohlhtunF
free passes between points within fhe
State He declared II ~honii he nlaae
crime for ans corporation or spec
ial intercrt 10 contribute money Tor
political purpores Every Candidat"
for public ofHce should be required
10 show under oath a detailed state
ment Of what money hs had spent
how he spent Il and whore the money
came from
He favored an amendment 10 the
state Constitution 80 nx q new standard
for the elective franchise There -
no restriction upon The righi -
State 10 fix the qualification nf thaa"
who may vote" F." he said except thc
provision of the Constitution ~ the
United states which declares that the
right of the citizens of the 'nNci
states % vote shall not be deuIei 3r
abridged hY the United state ur anv
state. on account of race color or
previous condition of sersltuds ~
IL happens that the member - come
particular race lack more than 9TH
ers these qualifications their inability
To become voters III NOT denied ~
abridged on account of Tnss ur color
but on account or tho fact that they
do not posse~s the qualification which
we legally Gx ~ Georgia standard
tho qualifications being required -
all without reference - race ~ color
The proposed Constitutional amend
ment Is along the line 81 the Alabama
law Every person should betoug 20
one the six classes following
Suffrage Qualifications
!. All persons who served In arr
war of tho United States. tine conf~f-
crate States or the state Or Georgia.
or
- All persons lawfully descended
from any such soldier: or
3. All persons Of good character
who undcrrtand the duties and ubu-
cations OF citizenship. or
-. All persons who can road cor
rectIy and who can write CORRECTLY
when read 20 them ~ the English
language any paragraph ~ the Cousit
tuition or the United States or th~
State Of Georgia. or
- Any person who lr the o~ncr ~
forty acres ~ land on which - lives.
or
20 Any person who owns i've hum
dred dollars worth 81 property IN th~
state ~ Georgia. as shown by the tax
digest
The right TO qualify under to
third provision sf1>ulf expire January
!. 1910 The right 20 qualify under
the FIRST and second provisions. er-
pircs January /. 1916. AIRY person
qualifying under the FIRST. second or
third provision is qualified - vote FOR
life. unless he falls q pas his taxes.
commits u crime or does come at
subsequently - prevent his voting
Tire regulation ~ party pr4rnHrt~.
b,, law Was urged. by which thc con-
troll ~ these primaries should - re-
moved from the machine politicians D.
which the will of the pc PIE may be
frustrated No primary should Ho
held more than sixty daya before the
election
State Control of RaiIroad@
On the subject of the control ~
railroads aud public service corpora.
tIons. II smith said 1T iH rKferIhEls.
important al this time when many
are ready - transfer 20 'he National
Government all such control. 'hat the
State show IL capacity - NEE, IT.
part ~ the responsibility Tie a14D-
Gated increasing the power n TIE state
Railroad Com nfnfsHIOu. supporting -
acts 50 that fl may meet ~lth -quat
force the forces opposed - il by cor
porations. He would give - the Com
mission the power 10 conserve the m
terests 0f the people ~ ese--y relation
in which they come Ia contact wlfh
railroads Or other corporation Whefh-
sion bv temporary restraining ulders
er in passenger or freight service re
urged that the courts should not In
terfere With tire work of the couuis-
The nding ~ the Railroad cornrutn-
sion. he said. should not be suspended
b. the ex parte affIdavit % a railroad