Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-08
HERE is THE RECORD.

stand with reference the opposing candidates. he cannot fail
remarkable if he will place side by side the
administration of former Governor Hoke Smith and the admins
tratiOn of Governor Brown.
fail also a interesting be-
the themselves; the difference between their
toward public issues between their methods of dealing with
public situations and of the states business the diff
ference kinds training equipment which each
of brought the Office of and the fundamental
difference between their political thought
With the facts and only the facts of Georgas history for
the past three years evidence briefly
side by side and through them at the two gov
they reveal
On the hand is the administration of Hoke Smith.
What lasting results did accomplish
leases and them to work building roads for public
virtually took the of politics. the betterment
the good of whole.
1t passed railroad commission law that protects public as
well special interests and gives equal rights them both
passed pure election law that guarantees citizen
his ballots full and replaces machine rule with popular
rule the polls.
appropriated paid of six hum
drd thousand dollars than before appropriated
It so managed the finances of the state
81 1909 which marked the logical
second fiscal year. there in the treasury four hundred
DUE surplus of two million dollars
of that years unpaid appropriations.
opened clear and easy for the state to acquire
cheaply certain valuable terminal lands for the Western and
Atlantic railroad in Chattanooga.
dealt with the Georgia railroad strike dscreety and in
situation which might have
ended disaster had been called ended in peaceful
arbitration.
Here glance eight definite results accomplished by
administration of former Governor Hoke Smith and
phed largely by his strength Of and his business
capacity They stand laws the statute books
that all them they vital today in the whole
administration of Governor Brown
What lasting results has this administration Accomplishment
What has it donef What has it failed to dot
In the first place published to the world that Georgia was
gUs TO be ppeon a that By the end Of the year
1909 the state would show cash deficit OF nearly
oyed auditor for the purpose OF sustaining possible TINS
dismal injurious forecast The auditor made report
which evidently the administrations liking nasmuch
did not bear out the prophecy and this report was sup
pressed Another ordered and this time met political
requirements by estimating treasury deficit of over seven hun
dollars for January l. 1910 Yet that day
have pointed the treasury showed net surplus OF
year was the work administration That is
why the present went such lengths to IT. That
methods of dealing with them.
What next present administration donei 1t has
projected plan to issue bonds IN order to meet the state cur
The particular object of this the present
is provide funds for paying the teachers Ye the
states amply sufficient pay the teachers with
out yOkng the burden OF bonded debt upon taxpayers ana %
simple the time for collecting taxes this income could
always the teachers falls DUE
In looking over the administration of Governor Brown
what he has done than what he has done
Among former stands his failure to out the egsa
instructions to purchase for the Western and Atlantic rail-
road which the states road certain terminals or switching
Under the administration of former Gov
Hoke Smith the legislature had secured option on this
property: o.
let the option slip by unaken and to this day ne
refused explanation of his conduct He thus de-
beratey dropped the greatest opportunity OF his own
of the greatest business opportunities that ever
the people of Georgia.
when the request of private individual
he dispatched Durham and drive from the
aborer who had had disagreement with their
employer 1t serious thing to suspend civil law and thrust
military issue between employer and
poyes In doing the present not only violated the
law endangered human fe impeed public safety
rushed against the foundation OF
economic peace and freedom.
These are the four sole results present administration
each negative Of them productive OF
good to the state.
now browning feature of his whole fruiess
his and only positive act Governor Brown seeking
destroy the laws which Democracy Geo
which she has prospered before In his
the Legislature which constitutes the platform
he asks reelection Governor Brown open V repeal
election and weakening of the railroad commits
his attitude toward the dsfran
and toward the other laws constructed by the Hke
Smith administration the public well surmise Having done
nothing himself he seeking undo what the forces of
have accomplished.
Here then the results of the administration