The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-03-04
GOVERNOR BROWNS TREASON TO
THE STATE.


face of athe act of the Georgia legis-
lature instructing him to do so.
Governor Browns administration is
now drawing well into the second OF
the first year of his two years term
as governor Of the state. Except for his
activity In pardoning convicted felons
his administration is remarkable only
for what it has not dole, If 'Geg-
ernor Brown during the eight months
of his occupancy of the executive Of
fee has to his credita single act of
constructive statesmanship; If he has
done a single thing which would in
dictate desire to benefit the people
OF the state his most Jealous champ
ions have been unable to point it out.
But what he has not done in this
respect would fill a book, and among
these omissions there is one that is
nothing short of treason to the state
whose laws he has sworn he would
execute.
The state of Georgia is the owner
of one of the most important links in
the railroad system of this section.
That road was built by the people,
under their PLANS and direction and
with their money, and it is the finest
piece of productive property owned
by any of the sisterhood of states.
The income from this property in
large part pays for the education Of
the children of the state, adding great
ly to tie states income without the he
cessity of having to raise this amount
by increased direct taxation
1t happened that the possession of
the terminal of this road in Chatta-
nooga opened the way for practically
doubling the states income from this
Investment By acquiring a new ter
minal in another locality and devoting
the old grounds to other purposes this
desirable end could be effected. Gov
esrnor Smith presented this matter
tC the legislature, after having Sc
cured options on land required for
new terminal purposes, and the repre-
sentatives of the people, quick to see
the great advantage this new arrange
ment would be to the state, appropri-
ated $4,000 to effect this deal and
carry out this plan. AS the states
officer it devolved upon Gov
ernor Brown to carry hut this eX-
pressed purpose of the legislature,
which in fact was the same as a law.
But ne failed to do it, at first be-
cause the available money was not in
the treasury and he did his best to
create the impression that the state
was bankrupt; and later, when there
was ample money on hand he still
refused to act without any excuse.
until the options expired.
He knowingly and willfully failed to
do that which he had been ordered
to do by the Legislature, and in this
failure lost to the people of the state
the opportunity presented to them of
doubling the income of their princi-
pal piece of productive property. 1t
was an act of treason against the peo-
pie, and fer this he should be i'm
peached.
Governor Browns f1ippant reply to
The Atlanta Journal, to its question
of why he had failed to obey this leg
islative order does not hide the fact
that he utterly fails to answer this
question. 1t is true that the editor
of The Journal is only one cf the
200,0yv white male citizens of the
slate S income is one which touches
every taxpayer in his pocket, and re-
CARELESS of factional leaning the peo-
pie want the states income outside
that derived from direct taxation to
be as large as possible in order that
direct taxation may be as low as pos
sible. Hence all the people are vi
tally interested in this matter, and they
alall demand to know of him why he
has failed to do his duty in this mat
ter and so inflicted injury upon
them?
And lie VIII end tat the l.ppantly
evasiNe answer will not be sufficient.
lhe people demand to know why he
Detray ed their interests. The question
viii De repeated with increasing force
until the answer will be pulled out of
him, or the reason for his betrayal
If their interests shall be so mani |