The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-03-27
BROWN TN RACE
FOR GOVERNOR
Announces Candidacy for Chief
Executive Of State Of Georgia.
OPPOSES GOV. SMITH
Platform Favors Changing Railroad COM
mission Law, enforcement Of Prohi-
bition and Lump sum Pensions. ss

Hon. Joseph M. Brown, Of Marietta.
former railroad commissioner, Wednes-
day issued an announcements to thea
people Of Georgia Of his candidacy for
governor, in opposition to Governor
Smith, subject to the democratic pri-
mary Of June 4. An outline Of Mr..
Browns platform is as follows:
4. A return to the payment in one
sum OF Confederate pensions, such Is
prevailed before the advent of the pres
ent state administration. ss
49, The reduction of taxation as
quickly and as to as great an extent as
can, be- made practicable.
80 The regulation OF the railroads.
This should be done with frmness, bit
with Judgment, holding equally in mind
the rights Of the public who travel and
ship, Of the stockholders who own the
properties and Of the lives and fair
wages Of the employees.
a. The proper support Of all public
institutions. 8st
g. AS liberal appropriations for the
common schools as the public finance
will allow.
&c. Changes In the railroad COM
] mission Law, viz. First, the repeal Of
those parts which give the commission
jurisdiction over such local institutions
as telephones, gas and electric lighting
| plants, cotton congresses and street
railways Secondly, to insert the re-
quirement that one OF the commissions
ers shall be rate expert, and to repeal
that section providing for a rate ex-
pert not commissioner thus saving
$4,000 per annum in that office, Third
/ ly, to compel railroads to properly light
and heat passenger stations and to re-
quire equitable demurrage rules
II. The establishment Of a depart
ment of labor.
IS. The strict enforcement Of the
present prohibition law. II the people
in the coming election choose members
Of the general assembly who, in ac-
cordance with the VIII Or their constit-
uents, make any changes in the present
law, will sign the bin thus ordered
by the people. w ss.st :
20. The enactment OF a law against
lobbying 50 as to preserve the purity
OF our legislative system, the same
as the purity Of our jury system
no. The encouragement by "a prop
er administration of the laws, OF the
agricultural, mercantile and rnanufact-
uring industries Of the state The as
surance, not only to citizens Of this
state, but to citizens Of ether states
that all capital invested In legitimate
enterprises in Georgia shall have the
equal friendly consideration of those
who aduiinisterthe laws Of Georgia.
III The discouragemcnt by all legal
methods or undesirable immigration.
"Imalza no promise that individual
ly, or in my oficial capacity, will ac-
complish any q the results above indi-
Gated, for, while one man, if he be
governor, may cripple and possibly
wreck the prosperity of the state, 1t re-
CURES the cooperation Of the people
and the executive restore. confidence
and upbuild that which MAS been
Frustrated. Hence, I should ask your
earnest co-operation. : confess chat 1
have none Of the traits 81 the politician
and no great newspaperSt to urge my
candidacy but have faith In tne
people
TN conclusion, let us Unite topfpve
that Georgia will be justto an whose
citizenship, or Investments are within
her borders. Let us unite to- restore
employment with good wages, tothose
who are now the unmerited victims of
an unnecessary panic. Let us unite
to prevent cotton from failing 50 IA mn
profitable price. Let us mite 10 bring
sack prosperity to Georgia. Respect
fully, your fellow citizen
.JOsEPH M. BROWN.
marietta, Ca March 1s, 1862
4 IOWA REPUBLICANS FOR TAFT.
ID n I f.