The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-22

says is true it only goes to show
that the railroads have no claim up
on Mr.. Brown as the Journal and it's
candidate have said. His fairness
toward the railroads shows, more
over, that losing his position with
them did not make him a 'sore-
head" who wished to take away
their charters and cause them
trouble, as some other ex-railroaders
have done.
Every grown man who knows any
thing about Georgia railroad history
knows that Mr.. Joseph M. Brown
worked his way up from a clerk in
a small office to that of freight train
conductor and on through six or sew
en- different promotions to traffic
manager of the Western and Allan
tic road, which position he held for
ten years, filling it with such ability
as to make that road the best pat
ronized road in Georgia. While in
that position he was the active force
which reduced the passenger rates
from 3 cents a mile to 2 Il cents a
mile for distances over 100 miles,
and 2 Il cents to. u cents for lesser
distances. He stood for a similar
reduction of rates as railroad COM
missioner. The Western and At
lantic reduction was followed by
great rate war, but the roads bust
ness increased wonderfully during 1t
all. due to his excellent management.
He left the road when it changed
hands, just as Mr.. Guyte McLendon,
Mr.. B. w. Wrenn and other excel
lent officials left the old Plant Sys-
tenn when it went into the hands of
the Atlantic Coast Line.
After that time he was one of the
organizers of the Southern Passen-
ger Association, the forerunner of
the Southeastern Passenger Assoc1a-
ton. which now regulates the tar
ifs for all of this section. He was
the Youngest, as we'll as the most
useful member of the Southern Rail
way and Steamship Association,
which for years regulated the trafhc
for the south. He was manager OF
the Atlanta offices of the Seaboard
Air Line for year or more ana the
business of the road Increased more
than fifty per cent. in that time. he
was elected to the presidency OF the
Atlanta and Florida road, whlcn po-
sition he declined. He was later
made a member of the Georgia rail-
road commission, in which posltloh
he served with such signal ability as
to be regarded by the Atlanta jour
nal and its candidate as the whole
commission, though two other gooo
men were upon that body at tnat
time He was discharged from office
nv a man who disliked him person
ailv, because, as attorney for TWO
Atlanta concerns, the candidate was
not allowed to secure a discrlmlna-
tory rate over similar enterprises IN
Georgia. p 81
He graduated with first honor at
ono of the leading SOUTHERN colleges
~ that time and later finished MS
course at Harvard. He has SHOWN
excellent Judgment and good Dusl-
ness foresight in every posltlo1 he
has filed and has been moVeu ny
reason rather than passion anu
prejudice in all of his acts. he Is d
clean-handed, noble hearted man !,
who has not stopped to conquer
Int who has been villihed' aDuseu
and Inundated by polltlcal oppD
nent, and the man VINO useu MS il!o e.
Office to get revenge upon him toT
some personal grievance mas mo-
dared to undo his work as rallrodu
commissioner. n,, M
To sum it all up, Mr.. Joseph M,
Brown stands for clean camPalsn
against one of villification ana aOt tter
he o. stands for less noise and better
work-less oratory and more pros
perity-less HI raising, ana io ned
taxes He stands for fairness anu
service to the people instead OF 9 uem-
agogical appeals to their p TSe same
And Mr.. Brown will win: The same lne
kind of campaign that is being wa ge1
against him was waged against aga gro U01-
quit, Gordon and old Joe e, B EaOeaf,
and they all won. History is repeat
ing itself this year.