The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-28
rHE HUMAN IN POLITICS.


b. Eugene Ray.
Even in politics there vii be
found some pre-ty stories Of human
Interest The result in The race for
governor IN Georgia lss- Tuesday
p.oYes that The people are kind.
Charitable and true.
s few months ago contributed
20 tle columns Of the Artmorete
-1. ars. and second chapters Of
rh-s Smith-BrUEn political lmbrog 10
In Georgia.
I. vas back in the yez- 1906. Lit
tie. ugly Joe Brown vas a member
Of the Georgia corporation commits
sion. Big. handsome Hoke Smith was
q candidate for governor on the
most radical or radical platforms.
Th-uughou, his long campaign he
poke contemp.uous.y Of Little Joe
Brown. Little Old Ugly Joe"
Brown. a tool Of the railroads.
3ir Smiths N iority in the p-i-
mary elecrlon vas over one hundred
thousand He defeated four other
good men. That was in 1906.
When Mr.. Smith became governor
he fired" Little Joe" of the cor
Pora-.on commission. acting under
aw which allows .he governor 10
dismiss a member OF that commits
sion He had said he would and ne
did. although at the time Mr.
Browns term Of Office would have
expired six weeks later.
Il wes most uukind. s.. seemed.
Bu. Mr.. Smith felt free 10 punish
his enemy Had he not been elected
by a majority Of one hundred and
ten thousand? And had not Georgia.
since the adoption of the constitu-
ton, given a governor a second
term? Il had, and OF course Mr..
Smith would be given a second term.
Sure thing,
But the people-what abor the
people? Soon strange rumblings
were heard in the distance. Hoke
Smith, governor. must be opposed
IN his second race. What? Why there
is not in Georgia a man crazy
enough % run against Mr. Hoke
Smith Who would have the au-
dacity?
About three months before the
election. a li:tle ugly man stepped in
the arena and said, III try IT," Look
az him and wonder II he is no,
crazy. He weighs one hundred and
fifteen pounds He is crazy; OF
course. he is crazy. The governor
TIPS the scales at the two hundred
and twenty-five notch. The little ugly
man was "pitied"
Mr.. Smith was still contemptuous
in manner. "Ill not leave nv office
during the campaign he said.
Il was about two months before
the election when some friends told
The governor that # he expected
TO be elected. he had better leave
his office. Those rumbling sounds
had given way and a storm was
on.
Mr. Smith got out Of his office.
He spoke day and night up TO the
election Have you ever seen him?"
he would ask his audience. referring
10 his opponent Little Joe" Brown
Tor it was he IF they would only
let YOU see him, you would not
vote for him he said. How he did
sneer az his Insignificant opponent,
Little Joe" didn't let the people
see him. He isc not brilliant pub
lie speaker. But, my. how ne can
write The newspapers We're full
Of his announcements and cards ."
The mails were fun of personal let
ters from Little Joe to the peo-
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Iuey are going TO Ia y lobbyists in
Georg and compel them 10 register
What a bunch Of ,ags it would take
20 iiJ Jut the Indian land and other
lobbyists a, Washing on But there
is no fear OF congress following the
.ead OF Georgia
There is q big scandal brewing iu
Ae Coast and Geodetic Survey; the
charge being openly made that the
sOast survey steamer Bache has been
repeatedly converted into private
Yacht by some ~ the Officials