Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-08-16


have sought to teach a doctrine which
would be ruinous to the farming interests
of Georgia. THE FARMERS HAVE
THEMSELVES, UNDER THE LEAD OF
THE FARMERS UNION, ALL. OVER
THE SOUTH LEARNED TO PLANT
MORE FOODSTUFFS AND TO MAR
KET THEIR COTTON SLOWLY, FIX
ING. THE PRICE FOR THEIR COTTON
AND WAITING UNTIL THOSE WHO
NEED 1T ARE READY TO PAY THE
PRICE. They justly resent, and the Of
ficers of the Farmers union justly resent
this misleading claim of the reactionary
politicians. I WAS GRATIFIED TO SEE
THAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE
FARMERS. UNION AND THE VICE
PRESIDENT OF THE FARMERS UN-
ION AND OTHER OFFICERS OF
THAT BODY HAVE PUBLICLY CON-
DEMNED THE COURSE OF THE RE
ACTIONARY POLITICIANS AND PUT
THEMSELVES IN LINE WITH THE
PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRACY.
Their claim of having given the state
q business administration Is a naked
claim. They can point to nothing they
have done From every county in Georgia
comes complaint that EVEN THE
SMALLER DUTIES OF THE COVER
NOR'S OFFICE HAVE BEEN NEG
LIZ
SIONS FOR COUNTY OFFICERS. FOR
NOTARIES PUBLIC. AND JUSTICES
OF THE PEACE, AND MEMBERS OF
COUNTY BOARDS HAVE BEEN Is
SUED. FROM ALL OVER THE STATE
HAVE COME ACCOUNTS OF THE
MEN ELECTED IN THEIR COUNTIES
WHO HAVE BEEN UTTERLY NEG
LECTED IN THE GOVERNORS Of
FICE AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO
OBTAIN THEIR COMMISSIONS so
THAT THEY COULD FILL THE OF
FICES TO WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN
ELECTED.
IF the supporters of Governor Brown
would state their claim fully and fairly.
1t would be this: We tried to defeat the
Acknowledgement law; we are now trying
to tear to pieces the registration law. We
tried to prevent the passage of the rail-
road commission law. We are now trying
to tear it to pieces. WE SOUGHT TO
TURN OVER TO COLONEL ENGLISH
AND OTHER LESSEES OF CONVICTS
THE CONVICTS OF THE STATE UN-
DER A NEW LEASE AND TO PRE-
VENT THEM FROM GOING UPON
THE PUBLIC. ROADS OF THE STATE.
We slandered the treasury of the state.
We injured the Western and Atlantic
railroad by disregardlng the action of the
legislature in authorizing the purchase of
new terminals in Chattanooga. WE
NEGLECTED THE DUTIES OF THE
GOVERNORS OFFICE EVEN WHERE
THOSE DUTIES COULD HAVE BEEN
PERFORMED BY THAT SMALL At
TENTION TO BUSINESS WHICH WAS
NECESSARY TO ISSUE TO OFFICERS
ELECTED IN THE COUNTIES OF THE
STATE THEIR COMMISSIONS. WE
FILIBUSTERED TO DEFEAT THE
PASSAGE OF AN AUTHORIZING
BILL, AND BY THESE SERVICES WE
CLAIM TO HAVE PUT UP THE PRICE
PROSPERITY TO GEORGIA.
.,4 THE RAILROAD COMMISSION.
They do not stop here. They have
sought to deprive your railroad commits
sion of the power to supervise bond and
stock issues. a power the necessity for
which is recognized in New York state,
in Wisconsin, in Illinois, and in many
other states of the union; a power which
the United States government recognizes
should be given to the national railroad
commission. YOU WILL FIND THEIR
ON THIS SUBJECT AT THE
TOP OF PAGE q OF THE MESSAGE
SENT TO THE LEGISLATURE BY
THE GOVERNOR ON JULY /, 1909.
They have recommended that the state
be bonded TO meet current expenses and
when suggested that instead of bonding
the state for the amount of 100000. that
the taxes of the public service companies
be paid three and half months earlier
than the law now requires, thus giving to
the state cash at the time that it is