Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-08-09
THE SHADOW OF A GREAT EVENT.


The gathering thousand citizens hear discussion
of their states business political affairs event of extra
ordinary significance all Georgia Wherever whenever such
audience assemblies for such purpose be sure that
public intelligence wide awake and public conscience unusually
aroused.
Such the statewide meaning of that audience of ten
thousand which packed and overlooked Atanas great audto
last Friday evening hear Hoke Smith speak the issues
of the present gubernatoria campaign.
and revelation of what the people throughout
this commonwealth think and triumphant prophecy OF
what they will do on August the twenty-third.
So large of citizens before gathered un
der south certainly Georgia represent
every craft and business and profession that follow Tor
livelihood But important than either of these facts were
the eager attention ntegen timed and above all
the tremendous enthusiasm that greeted the speaker ana MS
camer definite clearcut address could not be con-
ceved From first last simply practical conversation
upon their daily told the plain story OF what
Democracy has done for Georgia and yet purposes
do showed general illusions but by specific facts that
the reactonay forces threatening and striving through
political machine undo this great work showed that the one
all inclusive campaign is between Democracy ana
Ogarchy growth and sagnaOn betw ten government
by the people and rule by politicians
through Smith stirred this audience o. ten thousand
the history of Georgia for the past four years He had to
He pointed the Acknowledgement law that has
taken the virtually out of politics the pure law na
strengthens the citizens ballot the adjustment OF
order that blot the state good name
might wiped and order that the public instead OF private
hundreds of good roads, he pointed to the railroad
whereby the investment honest productive capital IN Geo
made douby and whereby the public well as the
public service companies guaranteed protection OF their ou
ness rights pointed the splendid management OF the state
finances progressive Democracy and to its great work
behalf of the states schools.
the other hand he showed how the present admins
representing stagnaon seeking degrade the citizen
ballot repeating pure election law how he's hbeed the
conserving the finances how 1t has stood
cheek by ow that sought keep the convs
under private leases is endavorng to emasculate the
railroad law the railroad commission by taking
members who prominently represent the people,
how wuy discarded the great business opportunity otered
the state purchase of the Chattanooga terminal ands how
contrary to precedent thrust military force into
purely difference between employer and employees how
has primary rule that aims to take the pow
er to name public officials of the hands of the voters and to
put within the grasp of few politicians in conVenton now
the present has neglected the common business al
fairs of the executive in short done nothing to
which it can point a service rendered the people.
glance the speech of Hoke Smith to ten thousand
citizens Friday evening when he discussed the issues OF the
present campaign Those principles vital to the state at
large county They bear directly upon the everyday
practical every Georgian town and farmsde
from the they appealed to the ctlzers
of Fulton they appeal citizens throughout the state AMI
the overwhelming response they evoked Friday night is but fore
cast victory the polls August the twenhird