The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-22
LITTLE JOE" PUTS 1T UP HARD
TO GOVERNOR HOKE SMITH


the deeds of my life.
For nearly twenty years l have
Ibeen a citizen of Cobb county, and
during all those years | have STOOD
with the prohibitionists In 1882
when Fulton county held its first
local option election, Governor
Smith and / were citizens of Fulton
county. At that time / stood with
the prohibitionists. How did Gov
ernor Smith stand?
will say further that had | been
the friend of the whisky interests for
twenty-five years, and the champion
thereof in two local option cam
naigns. as was Governor Smith; had
IT. after Fulton county adopted the
prohibition law in 1885 continued the
fight through all the courts OF Geor-
gia as attorney for the breWerles,
as did Governor Smith (See Menken
case, IS Ca, 668); had | prevented
with my autocratic powers the intro
duction of the prohibition issue In
the Macon convention, and after my
election sought, by personal appeals
to influence Legislators against the
passage of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Neel prohibition bill, as Governor
Smith did: had /, with autOcrattc
power, caused the executive commit
tee to prescribe rule subordlnatlng
twenty-four prohibition counties to
one prohibition county, and mad
| been part owner in barroom for
several years and up to the passage
OF the prohibition bill, deriving rev.
enue from every drink OF liquor,
beer and light wines" handed over
it's counter, as was Governor Smith,
| would not now, in the face of the
intelligence and the moral sense OF
the people of Georgia, proclaim my
self the only savior of prohibition,
as does this pro TEN. prohibition1st,
Governor Smith / am going to pan
der to no faction to catch votes. If
the people-my-pe an au-.
tocrat they do not want me. If they
want their ascertained will executed
it will be executed by me, if | be
chosen, for | am a democrat, not an
autocrat.
Smith Blew Hot and Cold.
If the anti-prohibitionists are OPP
posed to Governor Smith it is not on
account of any promises by me, ex-
pressed or implied, but because he
blew hot and cold during the penden-
CIV of the prohibition bill before the
legislature last summer; and because
they know with what insincerity he
spoke when upon signing the bill, he
said: This is the happiest day of
my life!"
Governor Smith further says:
There is not a word from Mr..
Brown in favor of negro disfran-
chisement." This declaration by
Governor Smith is piece of claptrap
pure and simple. In his previous ut
terances he has been Boosting that
negro Acknowledgement was an &C
complished fact, so far as the gov
ernor and general assembly were con-
cerned l regard this as a settled
question. Governor Smith well
knows that the people will have voted
upon and adopted it nine months be-
fore / am inaugurated in case | be
nominated over him in the primary
of June A. Therefore it will be
part of the constitution which the
next governor will swear to support.
Governor Smith is only crying,
Fire! Fret" for the purpose OF
raising a connection to hide his eff
fort to disfranchise the smaller coun-
ties in making democratic nomina-
tions.
Reckless Extravaganza of r. II. Com
mission.
Governor Smith says that l have
made IAN open attack upon the rail-
road commission" One has but to
read my address to see that l have
condemned the reckless extravaganza
whereby Governor Smiths amend
ments to the law have increased the
expense OF the commission from SILL
/ 900 per annum to 200 per an
mum, without accomplishing any
practical results except raising the
passenger rates In such manner as
has wrought gross discrimination
against the general public. l dis
tinctly advocated the perpetuation of
the railroad commission with three
members, the number it has always
had until Governor Smith, to enable
him to pay political debts, had the
number increased to five members
and an attorney for the commission
The proofs are overwhelming that
| will be nominated over him, yet,
if there were any doubt on the sub
ject another such card as that just
published by Governor Smith will
leave no room for doubt. 1t is the
wall of a politician who knows that
he is already condemned by the peo-
pie whom he has deceived to their
hurt. JOSEPH NJ. BROWN.
Marietta, Ga.