The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-08-21
WHICH SHALL RULE?


the front by the Brown campaign
managers, is the one great question
at stake in the coming primary 20
occur on Tuesday.
Who shall rule?
Shall the special interests govern
as against the public interests rs
after all the bed rock problem upon
which the electorate of Georgia is to
mass. There can be 10 question about
this fact.
The very line up shows it and the
common peopIe Of the state are
fighting with all of their nerves
against the protected interests as
renresented by railroad and corpora
ton attorneys, paid lobbyists. etc
In connection with the above state
ments. The News desires to direct at
tentisn to card from Hon. Fuller
1 r. Galloway former member OF the
railroad commission, leading bank
er and business man, who lives IN
T.aGrange and who is to a marked
degree will acquainted with all OF
the policies of Governor Smith. The
card is clean, clear cut and convinc-
ing and here it is.
THE contest for the g1vernorshlp
is far above the personalities OF the
candidates. 1t is drawn battle ne
tween the railroad ring and Hoke
| Smith as the champion of the peo-
ple's rights. Which shall rule?
While a friend and cordial admir-
or of Hoke Smith for his ability,
honesty. courage and usefulness, my
interest in him in this matter is
! chiefly as the defender OF principles
which. as a citizen Of Georgia, am
! deeply interested in seeing prevail.
"Hoke Smith had hardly won Ills
splendid fight in 1906 and begun the
work for which he was elected by the
people before the forces which mad
been overthrow began their WORK
against him. These artful, brilliant
| effective men with unlimited resourc-
es behind them united to oppose him.
The railroads, the corporations, the
vast liquor interests, the men who
rode on free passes, and the discom-
fitted politicians laid their heads to-
gether to compass his defeat.
THE financial panic came to their
assistance III the nick of time. Tlese
shrewd, keen, plausible men laid ev-
cry stringency of the money market
at the docr of HoHe Smiths admins
tratiOn.
"Of course, he was not responsible
But the voices behind Mr.. Brown
made it appear SO. Every working
man out of job was persuaded tnat
Hoke Smith was the cause of it. The
farmer was told that the drop in the
price f cotton was directly traceabt9
to Hoke Smith. The real estate men
were made to believe that the apathy
of capital grew out of fear of Hoke
1t did not Stop at that, but this fine
and patriotic Christian gentleman
was made a target for all manner Of
personal assault.
"A great cry has been raised
to make it appear that Hoke Smith
as prevented the investment Of cut
side capital in Georgia l do not BE-
| lieve this to be true. The organ Ia
ton with which | am associated, en-
bracing five cotton mills. several
banks, mercantile concerns, realty de
velopment companies and other bust
nesses. the total investments in
which aggregate over $3,000,000, and
large portion of which is outside
capital, certainly do not fear him. IN
fact, two or our largest ent"r9ri9es
were projected during Hoke SHIFTS
excellent administration
The railroads do not honestly fear
that Hoke Smith will he unfair to
them. 1t reminds me of story Il a
pegro who had been arrested On
some charge. His lawyer assured
him: Now, you need not worry; I'll
see that you get Justice His c!ieni
replied: Boss, OATS just 'Zac;ly what
! don't want-justice.' The railroads
are not content to have justice. They
emf yed power-shaped 'hs laws 10
} suit themselves so long-it is but
natural that they are unwilling to
have even just regulation.
II am glad to see SO manv eviden-
, cea of an awakening by the people
to the true situation On all sid"s
We hear of citizens, re ,i:zins whar
is al stake. rally to Hoke Smlt. The
truth is spreading. believe .hCye
will be great uprising similar -
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