The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-08-17
NEW REGISTRATION LAW CUTS
NEARLY ALI ILLEGAL VOTES.
Reuben Arnold Makes ReiOinder
Touches Up Governor on 16-Cent
Cotton and Treasury Deficit
That Developed Into Surplus.

That Developed Into Surplus.
Il am not surprised that my friend
Maddox, campaign manager for Gov
ernor Brown, has deemed it neces-
sary to supplement Governor Brown s
long letter by something from him
self. The letter was indeed a Won
der. Nearly half of it was devoted
to trying to show that he was not
elected by the city vote before.
He picked out some isolated
places where he got good vote in
the country. Governor Brown for
got about the numerous counties
that had no cities in them that voted
against him His effort to make
anybody believe that any criticism
has been placed upon the farmers
who live at home who voted for him
is weak No one will be fooled by it.
Governor Brown carried Savan-
nah by over 5000 majority, he car
ried Atlanta by over 1000, he car
ried Macon by over 1000, he car
ried Rome by over 500. Here he
has to start with the bulk of the
majority which he received in the
state given him by the city vote.
4 shall not undertake to discuss
the illegal votes cast elsewhere for
him in Georgia, but | have no hest
tation about referring to Atlanta, my
own home The registration two
years ago was 1880 in Atlanta.
This year he must get his vote out
of a registration of 14,400. That
a large part of the excess registra-
tiOn was an illegal registration and
that they voted for Governor Brown,
nobody in Atlanta doubts. This s.
600 shortage of registration in At
lanta is the kind of illegal votes that
were cast for Governor Brown. OF
course there are some good men who
failed to register in Atlanta, but
there are always good men who fail
to register and fail to vote Gov
ernoI Brown knows he has lost the
labor vote, and with his illegal vote
cut off by the new registration law
he cannot now carry the cities.
Both Are Mistaken.
Governor Brown and Mr. Maddox
are mistaken, when they suppose that
the farmers are not intelligent and
observing men. They read more
than the people in the cities, anC
they know what is going on. The!
can no more be fooled by Governor
Browns letter and Mr.. Maddox's in
terview on the subject of who wer,
the illegal voters who supported GOV
ernor Brown than they cGn be foole.
with the dope sent cut from Brown
headquarters trying to make then
believe that Governor Brown haC
something to do with 16-cent cottol
in Georgia. They know that thu
Farmers Union and their own intel
ligent work, planting more foOt
stuff and selling their cotton care
fully, has gradually built up tn,
price of cotton, and Manager Mad
doX and Governor Browns othe
supporters are following a cold trail
He cannot get the vote of the farm
ers.
THE funny thing about GovernO
Browns letter was the way in whicl
he explained to the people his Sian
dering the treasury, and his receiv
ing a report that the state treasur
would have 100000 surplus ol
January /, 1909, and suppressing il
Did you read what he said about it
Another funny thing about hi
letter was the way in which he eX
planned the carelessness in his offfc
and it's entire lack Of business o
system. Did you see how he toll
all about not sending commission
to notaries public, justices of tn
peace and county officers, after the
had been elected?
Still another funny thing abou
the letter is Governor Browns Ell
fort to get out of recommending tn
legislature to take from the railroa
commission the power to supervis
bond and stock issues made by pull
lie service companies. He said h
did not do it. Any one who wi
look at the top of page q of hi
message sent to the legislature o
July l, 1909, will see that he ha
forgotten his own message. | tax
the charitable view of it, and thin
he forgot it just like he forgets t
send out commissions to men electe
to county offices.
AS | understand Governor Brow
and Mr.. Maddox, their position i
that Governor Brown gave the stat
a great business administration b
neglecting to issue commissions t
men who had been elected, and b
this he put up the price of cotton