Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-08-19
DOES SMITH CONTROL uNTOS
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The reckless efforts of the Smihh
supporters TO unduly influence and
intimidate the union loborers of the
state has met with its just rebuke from
the carmen of Albany, who have come
out in a letter written to the Brown
headquarters in Atlanta and have cali
ed the bluff attempted to be perpetrat-
ed against them by certain officers Of
their own national organization. The
Albany carmen charge in their letter
that the letter sent out by l. NJ. Wal
Lace, OF Atlanta, third vice-president OF
their national order, was gotten up at
SmitF headquarters. The intelligence
of the union labor men in the state
has been insulted by such men.
The letter of the carmen is in the NJ
ture of reply to the letter formulated
at the Smith Headquarters in Atlanta
and sent out with the name of Wal
lace attached to it. Letters of the
same nature have been received bv
officers of the local unions here. ana
with them have been sent garbled ex-
tracts from Governor Browns cards
summarized by those pretending to
have sent out the letters, which in
reality came from Smith Headquarters
The text of the letter from the Albany
carmen in reply to the Wallace letter
bears the name of twenty-one union
men, and is as follows:
We are not at all interested in the
personal ambition of Mr.. Smith ia
defeat Gov. Brown for the crushing de-
feat which Gov Brown administered
Mr.. Smith two years ago.
You doubtless will recall the cha
otto state of business in our dear old
commonwealth during the administra-
ton OF Mr.. Smith Whether Mr.. Smith
was responsible, We will not attempt Ia
say, but We do know his attitude to-
ward capital was not in any way CON
ductlye to the general welfare of onr
state, and take this from us if he Is
elected on the 23rd it is Just as certain
TO bring on the same depression as
existed in our state during his admin
lstration as night is to follow day.
DO We need change for this time
We answer no. With cotton selling at
about Is cents per pound, as against 8
cents during Mr.. Smiths administra-
ton, everybody who wishes is at work
at good pay, farmers and working men
are in better condition than they have
been in many years. 1t is an absolute
TACT that all railroad men are receiv-
ing ten to forty per cent. more pay
than they were three or four years
ago. Can you blame us for not wishing
to change governors?
Now, tell US truly. Mr.. Wallace. *
1t not true that this rotten letter
signed by you was prepared by the
campaign committee of Mr.. Smith. on
stationery which you furnished them
and that you are in no way responsible
for the verbiage of the same?
we MINK mat we can see the fine
Italian hand of the same party who
some time ago dubbed us burned fools.
Wen, if our hearty and almost IN
animous support of Little Joe consu-
tutes US the abiye styled fools. we are
all 1t and we expect to roll up such a
majority for him on the 23rd as win
bury our demagogue friend so deep
that he will not have look in at Ser
ator Bacon's job when the time comes.
Come now with US, before it is to-
late" g
The letter warmly defends Gov
Browns action in the Durham mine af-
fair and contrasts it with the action
OF Gov. Smith in the Georgia railroad
strike.