Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-06-22
GOVERNOR-ELECT
OUTLINES PLANS
Will Be Inaugurated Next Saatur-
day-His Speech Will Be Short.
Message Will Be About 5000
Words Long-His Ideas.

w vi 4A4S @AN~S'
Governor-elect Joseph NJ Brown, at
his home in Marietta yesterday after
noon, gave to a Journal representative
an outline of his program for the i'm
mediate future.
At noon next Saturday, June 26. he
will be inaugurated as governor or
Georgia. The state legislature will have
convened in the meantime, on Wednes-
day. ...t
Less than a week now remains before
Governor Brown will enter upon the
discharge Of his duties as chief exx-
ecutive of the state.
REPROACH TO STATE.
Speaking of that part Of his message
which will deal with the teacher-pay sit
uation, Governor Brown said Saturday
afternoon that beyond any doubt the
people of this state are demanding that
some better method be provided than
the present one" He characterized as
"a reproach to the state" the existing
system that makes a teacher wait month
after month for the money he or she
has earned.
Since 1 spoke at Elberton.' he said,
Il notice that several other plans than
the one / outlined have been suggested.
Any of them may be better than mine.
l am not by any means welded to my
own suggestion. What / am after Is
the result, without particular regard to
the method. 1 will probably offer my
own suggestion 10 the Legislature In
my message, as they must have some
thing TO start on and 1t will serve for
that purpose, as we'll as any other PLAN.
Goernor Brown says that he has no
intention of emphasizing to any great
extent any Of the planks of the party's
platform, adopted last June.
1T take 1t for granted that the MEM
bers of the legislature are intelligent
men, The platform is there, and they
can see 1t for themselves. 1 do not
see that there is any reason for attempt
ing to point out this and that part
of the platform to them, like school
teacher making some demonstration be-
fore a class or children"
Argument, he said, will not enter into
his message.
81 believe that the intent of the gov
ernors message primarily is to draw at
tention TO the several points 1T may
contain" he said Saturday. I'm other
words, when the message has suggested
this or tnat line of action to the MEM
bers of the legislature, ii has suffici-
emily served it's purpose. They may
argue it out among themselves, or, if
Iney prefer to near the governors views
more fully, they may see him in his Of
flee an get all the argument they
want"
Therefore the message of Governor
Brown will not Je long.
He says that 5000 words is an outside
estimate of its length. 1t will probably
be much shorter than that. He is still
working on 1t. He says that his tour OF
tie Georgia counties consumed much
more time than he had anticipated
Governor Brown thinks that ii will
not be necessary to go into any detail
In his inaugural speech. He will not
be talking longer than Is minutes, he
says.
MOVES AFTER INAUGURATION. -s'
Governor Brown win not move into
the executive mansion in Atlanta until
three or four days after his inauguration,
he says. He and Mrs. Brown will re-
turn to Marietta Saturday afternoon at
ter the Inauguration. He will keep his
Marietta home open, maintaining his
cook and caretaker there, and holding II
always ready for occupancy overnight
when he wishes to go there for con-
ferences.
In regard to the sale OF the mansion,
which Governor Smith has suggested,
anu which Mr.. Brown believes should be
made. he says that much more than the
estimated $4,000 should be spent for the
new mansion. He believes that the state
can afford 10 buy a home for her govern
ors that will be a credit to her during
half a century to come.
IT won't attempt to run the legislature
and the governors office. too" said
Governor Brown Saturday. 81 will be
having troubles enough of my own"
Governor Brown declares that his adj
ministration win be impartial, without
regard to politics, which. he says, he
has relegated to the shelf as a COM
pleted part of the program. II have no
enemies to punish" he said. Saturday.
He said that he will not owe any more
favors than he carries grudges. II will
allow no man to dictate my policy or
name my associates" he said.
Governor Brown has already appoint
ed his secretaries-C. c. Brantley, of
Valdosta; B. NJ. Blackburn and A. II.
Ulm, of Atlanta. He has all other ap-
pointments under conside ration.
Governor Brown Is leaving all details Of
the inaugural program at the capitol for
later arrangement when he can confer
with the legislative committee that will
be appointed.
He will leave Marietta, unattended.
/ Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, arriving
IN Atlanta at IL o'clock. At the Atlanta
terminal OF the trolley line he Will be
met by a committee OF his friends. He
says that he will probably have some
business matters to attend to before going
to the capitol. He expects to arrive at
the statehouse some time after II 80
o'clock and before noon. Senator John
NJ. Slaton Of the Thirty-fifth district who
will be elected president pro tenn. of the
senate will preside over the inaugural
ceremonies. Chief Justice Fish will ad-
minister the oath of office.