Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-07-09
TAKING JIM MILLER'S MEASURE.

One of the worst breaks the Smith
managers have made has been the
issuing of the claim that Editor Mil
Ter, of the Statesboro News, could
carry a considerable part of the First
Congressional District for Smith, that
two years ago he lead the Brown fore
es and that to lis wonderful manage
menu was due the sweeping of that
district for Brown
To many people this claim might
have carried some weight To those
acquainted with the situation it was
one of the hugest jokes of the season.
Miller couldn't even carry his own pre-
cinct for himself, let alone his county
or a congressional district. His info
ence is almost nil in political way,
and though his paper has a good cir
culation the political peculiarities OF
Miller are so we'll known that it car
ries little influence with it. He ran
for mayor of Statesboro a couple Of
years ago and was repudiated at the
polls.
Miller owns up that he quit Brown
and Topped over to Smith again be-
cause Gov. Brown refused to appoint
him state naval stores inspector He
claims that ex-Gov. Terrell influence
ed the governor in this way, to use
the Office to advance his senatorial
ambitions. AS a matter of fact there
were three candidates for the office
Mr.. King, of Brunswick, who all oi
his life has been connected with The
naval stores business, Charles Saussy
of Savannah, also a naval stores man
of long experience, and Jim Miller
who wouldn't know one grade of rosir
from another The state inspector is
trade official of Importance anC
when Miller sent the claim all over the
state that he would be appointed pro
tests began to pour in on Gov Brown
from the naval stores trade. The peo-
pie directly and vitality interested
would not stand for Jim Miller as
state Inspector That was all there
was to it. And Gov Brown, in ac-
cordance with his plan of giving the
people competent officials, appointed
Mr.. King.
Miller then charged that former
Secretary Brantley, now editor Of
the Valdosta Times, had played a part
in his defeat and that Brantley had
also been toed out of office to pro-
mote Terrell's ambitious plans
Brantley promptly and vigorously
says that Miller is a ''pie-seeking liar.
Here is part of the gentle roast that
Brantley serves up to Miller, who
doubtless wishes by this time that he
had kept quiet:
You say that Governor Brown aud
Joe Terrell promised you the position
of naval stores inspector. ! don't
believe they promised you thing. No
body else who knows them believes it.
The nearest you ever got it was to be
considered" Every time | saw you,
you were trying to find out how you
stood The Governor had not COM
mitted himself to you. He found out
that you were not competent to fill
| the place you wanted.
think many of those good people IN
tha First district are ION to you.
They know that you are out for the
stuff, that you are a bad leader that
| if you would betray one man you
would another. The people do not like
'ssorehead" When you ran for may
or of Statesboro and got beat-you go5
mad with everybody, tried to sell
out and leave, but you did not. You
made yourself ridiculous then. The
voters Of the First district have taken
your measure and | doubt seriously
whether you could change a half doz-
en- of them. Governor Brown made
many friends by refusing to play pol
tiles" and give incompetent men posi-
tions, and / do not believe he lost any,
even in your own district, when he
turned you down.