The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-07-15
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HON. JOE HILL HALL !
SPEAKS IN MARIETTA, :

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Hon Joe Hill Hall. member of the
Legislature from Bbb county, address.
ed the .foseph NJ Brown Club at the
Co IT House Saturday night There
WIS good tendance, though he bus
iEess of SATURDAY. night kept many
merchants and clerks in the stores.
Mr.. Hall entered the court room un-
der the escort of Ex-Mayor Dobbs and
Mr.. Saxon A Anderson. He was re-
ceived with enthusiastic cheers.
Few Of those present had ever efore
seen Mr.. Hall, though they had all
head of him and were eager to hear
him speak The Watch Dog of the
! Treasury is mar OF striking appear
aGce, big, broad shouldered, with
/ heavy black hair and face covered with
thick, black Whiskers furrowed
brow, that seemed a scowl when taken
along with his rather fierce, penetrating
glance, and the slight stoop of his
shoulders or inclination OF his head re-
minded the observer of bull about to
make dash at some object of his rage.
1t is an acquired habit of Mr.. Hall, for
he has during the last twelve year,
rushed at more bills IN the Legislature
than any other living man.
Mr. Hall was introduced by Colonel
Charlie Griffin in speech 50 filled with
praise as to leave nothing to be desired
Mr.. Hall kept the crowd wide awake
for nearly two hours and every man in
the audience was sorry when he quit,
for Mr. Hall was never dull or uninter-
esting The speech, while giving due
praise to Governor Brown, dea t mainly
with his own career and was taken as
an announcement that he won be in
the race for the governorship two years
hence or at some later time.
Several times Mr.. Hall referred to
the fact that there were but two offices
that he desired to fill-member of the
Legislature from Bibb and Governor.
For twelve years he had fought for
the principal reforms that figured in
the Hoke Smith campaign and it was
understood in 1905 that he was to lie d
the fight in 1905; but in that year a
new crowd took charge and he was set
aside as too weak to make the race.
In the course of his speech he said:
eff I am ever Governor it will be be-
cause | think | can be of service to the
people, and I do believe | can be of SER
vice, and l hope and expect that some
day you may put me there"
Mr.. Hall said he did not vote for
Brown two years ago on account of
certain influences that seemed to be
identified with the movement, bat the
Governor had demonstrated that he
was controlled by nobody He did not
vote for Koke Smith and was not to be
counted as a change. He said Brown
was the only man who could have de-
fea ed Smith in 1908 and predicted the
election of Brown this year
MIR. Hall made the startling state
ment that when he entered the Legis-
lature there were only thirty-nine
members out of l75 who could be de.
pended upon in any issue between the
people ard the corporations to vote for
the interests of the people. He at
tackled some features of the Disfran-
chisement law and criticized the pub.
lie school system. He condemned
Governor Smiths proposition to in
crease the temporary borrowing power
of the governor from 100000 to $780,
600 He made no comments on Gov
ernor Browns proposition to issue
5000 600 of bonds for the payment of
the teachers. He said the whole bust
ne would even up if the boards of ed
cation would let the schools start in
the Fall instead of starting them in ad-
vance in the Spring He spoke of the
fact that TIE Bulloch legislature had
ran the state nine million dollars in
debt in two years and said he had served
with Legislatures that he believed
would have run the State nine million
dollars in debt in single year if they
had had the power.
Mr.. Hall was warmly congratulated
at the conclusion of his address and
those who heard him, regardle S. of fac
tional diffe; ences. will accord him an
other hearty welcome next time lie
comes to Marietta.