Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-08-12
CITIES AND NOT
COUNTRY ELECTED
GOVERNOR BROWN
Reuben Arnold Makes Hot Re-
joinder to Executive New
Registration Law Cuts Near
Iy All Illegal Votes

Reuben r. Arnold furnishes a reply
Wednesday to the card issued Tuesday
morning by Governor Brown, and gives
figures to show that the bulk of the ma
jority that Governor received at the last
election was given him by the cities.
In considering Governor Browns dis
cussion of the vote cast for him in the
country districts, Mr.. Arnold says that
the charge that any criticism has been
placed upon the farmers who voted in
their home precincts for Governor Brown
is a weak effort.
He shows that Governor Brown, at
the last election, carried Savannah by
over 5000 majority, Atlanta by over 1000
majority, Macon by over 1000 majority
and Rome by over 800 majority.
The registration in Atlanta is 5000
smaller than 1t was at Governor Browns
election. He declares that this shortage
represents largely an illegal vote that
was cast in Atlanta, and that with 1t
eliminated by the new registration law
Governor Brown cannot carry Atlanta or
he other cities in which he secured a
majority.
He touches on the declaration that Gov
ernor Brown is the power that produced
accent cotton, he refers to the treasury
leficit that turned out to be a $2,OO0.0oO
surplus, and speaks of the governors fall
ure to send commissions to men who
nave been elected to county Offices.
Mr.. Arnold's reply follows
MR.. ARNOLDS REPLY.
IT am not surprised that my friend
Maddox. campaign manager for Gov
ernor Brown, has deemed 1t necessary
TO supplement Governor Browns Iona
letter by something from himself. The
letter was indeed a wonder. Nearly half
of it was devoted to trying to show
that he was not elected by the city vote
before.
He picked out some Isolated places
where he got a good vote in the coun-
try. Governor Brown forgot about the
numerous counties that had no cities in
them that voted against him. His effort
to make anybody believe that any criti-
cism has been placed upon the farm
,ers who live at home who voted for
him is weak. NO one will be fooled
by it.
Governor Brown carried Savannah by
over 5000 majority, he carried Atlanta
by over 1000. he carried Macon by over
LOCO, he carried Rome by over 800. Here
he has to start with the bulk of the ma
Jority which he received in the state
given him by the city vote.
L shall not undertake to discuss the
illegal votes cast elsewhere for him in
Georgia, but have no hesitation about
referring to Atlanta, my own home The
registration two years ago was $4,000
in Atlanta. This year he must get his
vote out Of a registration of l4,400. That
large part of the excess registration
was an illegal registration and that they
voted for Governor Brown, nobody in
Atlanta doubts. This 5000 shortage or
registration in Atlanta is the kind of/il-
legal votes that were cast for Governor
Brown. OF course, there are some good
men who have failed to register in At
lanta, but there are always good men
who fail to register and fail to vote
Governor Brown knows he has lost the
labor vote and with his illegal vote cut
off by the new registration law he can
not now carry the cities.
BOTH ARE MISTAKEN.
Governor Brown and Mr.. Maddox are
mistaken, when they suppose that the
farmers are not Intelligent and obsery-
ing men. They read more than the peo-
pie in the cities. and they know what is
going on. They can no more be fooled
by Governor Brown letter and Mr. Mad
dox's interview on the subject Nof who
were the illegal voters who supported
Governor Brown than they can be fooled
with the dope sent out from Brown
headquarters trying to make them be-
lieve that Governor Brown had some
thing to do with 16-cent cotton in Geor-
gia. They know that the Farmers I'M
ion and their own intelligent work, plant
ing more food stuff and selling their
cotton carefully, has gradually built up
the price of cotton, and Manager Mad
dox and Governor Browns other support
ers are following a cold trail. He can
not get the vote OF the farmers.
The funny thing about Governor
Browns letter was the way in which he
explained to the people his slandering
the treasury, and his receiving a report
That the state treasury would have ST.
600. 900 surplus on January 1, 1909, and
suppressing it. Did you read what he
said about it7
Another funny thing about his letter
was the way in which he explained the
carelessness in his Office and it's entire
lack of business or system. Did you see
how he told all about not sending COM
missions to notaries public, justices of the
peace, and county officers. after they had
been elected?
"stin another funny thing about the
letter is Governor Browns effort to get
out OF recommending e legislature to
take from the railroad commission the
power to supervise bond and stock issues
made by public service companies. He
said he did not do 1t. Any one who will
look at the top of page q OF his mes
sage sent to the legislature on July /,
1909 will see that he has forgotten his
own message. 1 take the charitable view
of it and think he forgot II just like he
forgets to send out commissions to men
elected to county offices.
LAS 1 understand Governor Brown and
Mr.. Maddox, their position is that Gov
ernor Brown gave the state great bust.
ness administration by neglecting to issue