Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-17

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days school work This will give the
children a taste as well as a knowledge
for nature study, and start them out right
by teaching them to work with their
hands. This is especially important for
the negro children. because they are des-
tined to lives Of labor and 1t Is our duty
to train them. SO far as We can so that
they may accomplish the most and pest
results. distinguish between the future
of negro boy and that OF a white boy.
and I believe that the schoolhouse Is the
proper place to start them out with IN
dustrous habits and a common-sense
view of their situation. so that they viii
work willingly and not always under
compulsion.
Efficient Schools Proposed.
We've got to have agricultural colleges
and training schools for negro as we'll as
for white teachers, and we are going to
make them as complete and efiicient as
those Of Iowa or Missouri, both for tic
boys and the girls and we want TO pro-
vide means SO that those who are unable
to pay for their tuition and board can
work their way Through. l shall not De
satisfied until every boy and girl IN Geor-
nonsense education. / expect inside OF
few years that all of our school teachers
will be able to carry out these IDEAS 1
have expressed.
1--WE have an excellent industrial and
agricultural school for colored people. and
7 am tryirg to turn il into a normal
school to train teachers for the rural
schools in the line l have Indicated
There are also a number OF colleges Tor
negroes supported by northern phhan-
thropists. but I fear they go too far into
the classics. They would produce better
results 4if they taught. the negroes what
they need to know, and gave them more
practical line Of Instruction.
Opposed to Liquor Drinking.
"Were you opposed to prohibition!" I
asked. -
>..Hardly that I was an advocate of To-
cal option. which 1, believe was more
practical than prohibitory law. But L
would vote against the sale OF liquor any
where under any circumstances. 90
not use 1t In my own house and all my
life 1 have tried to prevent its use by
others. SO far as could. especially by
young men. The large majority OF our
counties I'm Georgia were dry before the
prohibition law was passed. ana IL Ii
significant fact that they were the most
PROSPEROUS counties in the state. l be-
iieve that the elimination OF the saloons
will be an economic advantage as well as
q moral upiift to our people. But the
real problem is to prevent the use of
LIQUOR and that can never be done with
out the cooperation of the national gov
eminent I'm preventing its shipment into
the state from the outside. l will guar
antee that the prohibition law Will be en-
forced strictly within the limits of Geor-
gia as long as L am governor, out the
state authorities cannot stop. the jug
business or prevent the traffic by the ex-
press companies. Congress only can do
that and we have appealed for legtsla-
ton to that effect. But. nevertheless. the
of the saloon mas Deen
great benefit to us.
~ have no hesitation in So wing that tho
question of revenue Will take care of it
self There will be a considerable loss
from licenses and police court fines and
taxes OH property used Tor the liquor
traffic in several cities, but that can be-
easily made up from other sources. and
I am confident that no property owner in
Georgia is suffering because saloon has
been driven off his premises. So far as l.
have observed the buildings that were
used for saloons in this city were readily
rented for other purposes.
Our new railway commission Is get
ting on very we'll. and We are In an ex.
cellent condition down here with regard
to Transportation facilities. was elect
ed on that issue-first, to establish abso-
IuteIy the authority of the state over the
second, to have a board Of
of the highest intelligence
and integrity, who would Investigate
thoroughly every question that came be-
fore them before they acted, and decide
with absolute Justice and impartiality:
third to protect the rights OF the pubic
without injustice to the corporations or
their stockholders for our people want
good service and are willing to pay for 1t.
Restrictions on Lobbying.
,There is no restriction on the part OF
the state to regulate traffic within its
limits. and we propose to do so. But, at
the same time. we propose to divorce the
from politics and to drive
hired political agents of the corporations
out of our capitol. In my inaugural ad-
dress l advocated a law making IL
crime for any attorney or agent hired 10
support or oppose legislation to discuss
his clients interest in the presence OF
member of the legislature except at q
nuirinp every one who is interested In
legislation to register his name in book.
to be kept open to the public. and state
explicitly what legislation he Is advocat-
Ing or opposing. 1 urged also the passage
Of a law which will put an end to the
free pass system between local points In
Georgia. which has long been a means Of
petty political bribery. and another law
making it a crime for d corporation or
for any other special interest or for any
person interested i'm legislation to contrib
ute money to politics. l would have every
candidate required to make detailed state
ments under oath of what he spent. how
he spent it and where the money camo
from.
1--WE have an excellent railroad COM
mission and they have been doing salts
factory work. We were not embar-
raised by previous legislation, and ale
though the anti-railway sentiment in GER
tain parts OF the state was radical, wo
have been able to give the commission
practically absolute powers to do the
light thing both to the railroads and the
shippers. and think 1t is carrying out
that proposition in fair just and i'm.
partial manner. So far as I can learn
The railway companies are quite well sat-
SIZED with the personnel and with the
If tbe commission and ffere ha