Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-21
Dir. HARpMAA AS GUBERNAT0R.
IAL CANDIDATE.

Dr. L. G. Hardman, of Commerce,
well known as one of the staunchest
prohibitionists of the state, is now re-
garded as possible candidate for
governor From the convention hall
at Baltimore, where he is attending
the great Baptist gathering, DR.. Hard
man wrote long letter to the Geor-
gian discussing the affairs of the state,
as he views them, and closing with
this somewhat vague summary:
Proper laws should be enacted for
the equalization of the burden of tax
alton. Laws should be enacted that
would conserve the resources of the
state as far as possible for her owl
people. An economical administration
OF the affairs Of the state is demanded
fer the business confidence of the
state
An administration of the affairs Of
the state should be based, as far as
practicable on strictly business
basis.
The highest respect for the laws of
the state should be maintained, and
enforcement of all the laws placed on
our statute books should be executed
as far as possible, which would give
the citizens of the state the highest
respect for the law.
! Now to conclude: We should first
build up, as far as possible, a st ,ong
| physical manhood and check the waste
of human life from whatever source it
may come
All citizens should unite in an eff
| fort to aid the executive in our state
to see tLat the laws of the state are
! enf0rced-then let us have one adj
| ministra-ion devoted to health, hui
man ty, civic righteousness and a bus
! mess administration. Give to the
| state the proper encouragement along
the line Of agricultural education and
ru. Il transportation Give to the
4 people an administration that looks
to the greatest resources of all in the
state-the rising generation.
OF course, there is nothing definite
as to policies in rhetoric of this ma
ture. Everybody will agree with Or.
Hardman that the state should have
a business administration of it's at
fairs. AS far as the public is aware
it already has that as far as the legis-
lature will permit. No one will ques-
ton the duty of citizens to uphold the
hands of the executive in enforcing the
laws. But passing from these gener-
alities, DR.. Hardman, in an interview
establishes a positive platform in the
statement that if he runs it will be
as an out-and-out prohibitionist 81
have always stood for prohibition and
always WILL" says he.
In the last campaign both candi-
dates, Smith and Brown, announced
their allegiance to the law at it stood
Ito the existing prohfbitory statute
DR.. Hardman can do nothing more
than that. tits true the la wis violated
to some extent in the larger cities, and
perhaps in minor degree every
where. But if DR.. Hardman were
governor would there be any less OF
this class Of violations? We doubt
it.
1t is going to be hard to make an
issue out of prohibition. "Dick" Rus
sell says he won't say anything about
liquor in his platform. Gov. Brown
stands committed to the law on the
books at this time, and DR.. Hardman
says he is an out-and-out prohibition
list. Of course, there will be an eff
fort on the part of Gov. Browns enc.
mics to charge that he is not sin.
cere, but such charges fell fiat two
years ago, and will do so again. There
is no reason to believe if DR.. Hardman
were governor that he could alter the
conditions existing today Fulmina-
lions from the governors office would
have no effect, and we doubt that even
/ D. Hardman would call out the mill
tia to enforce the law in Savannah
Macon and Augusta, not to mention
Atlanta