Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-22
HOW TO JUDGE A GOVERNOR.

measure he gives for money.
is 1t the only
and sensible judge between former Governor oke Smith
and Governor Brown IN the present oe f b hu and
the good of the people while he of Georgia Then
Brown has done for the good of the people and
the good of the state When have done this look at the two
administrations and the side by sde and Will
know exactly how vote for and the states welfare IL
Let us do this right and With the undsputed
history of the three guide let just what
what of crop the administration of Hoke Smith
yielded the state Let just what Governor Brown has done
for the people for the great trust they placed his
hands
One thing that the convicts from
prva where they making mighty money for
few and them to work the county roads where he
making travel easier and business better Tor the "Oe
people and especially the people who live IN the country DIX
thousand miles of roads been graded and made better during
the past year result of this convict law which never
passed Hoke Smith hadn't said when he
that he would law which aimed to put the con
victs under private leases The children of the country Will IND
get school, with farm produce to sell will
find it easier get market and neghbors will find easier
pay result of the convict law that
through legislature in spite of all the eff
of Browns friends to defeat it. This simply
matter of history and of facts which anybody can prove
for himself
Another useful thing Smith administration did
for the people pay 100000 more to the schools
paid appropriated before From
day Governor Smith entered public life he has talked and
worked untirn for the schools OF Georgia lie has realized
without good schools and large number of schools the state
produce good citizens and keep on prosprng When
governor therefore of his chief undertakings
improve the schools give the children in the country
just good opportunity to get an education as the children
At the same time Hoke managed money affairs of
well
thousand dollars for schools paid And at the close OF the
year 1909 which really the close of his financial admnra
ton because under him that the bills fixing the revenues
and appropriations Tor that year were passed. ere was III %
states treasury two million dollars more than the
the business affairs of Georgia.
Besides his for the roads of the state and the schools
HOke Smith through number of laws that beneng us
today and that will stand blessing children and grand
children through long come Among these laws the
dsfranchsd the worthless and and
made impossible for them control the white mans ar
Georgia By the of 1900 Georgia contained about
population of the In approximately onehaf
the counties of the state the negroes had and have now
jority many they almost equal the
whites voting strength Had they organized themselves
or had they ever organized by schemng politicians
would have easily have been within their to elect members
of the legislature judges solicitors general justices OF the peace
mayors public officials least half the counties of
Georgia When oke Smith squarey out for the
of law to take these out of politics he bitterly
fought but by standing firmly and couageousy on TINS great
principle he forged into law that today commands the graft
ud of the whole people and the admiration Of his enemies
Had he done nothing but the enactment OF the negro dis
ranchsement law he would have rendered state service
which could never too fully repay.
addition this Hoke Smith caused the passage of pure
which enables the real citizens of Georgia control
his ballots full Before the Of this law was
possible for that class of who have fixed home in this
sell their possible for such be bought by
politicians to be registered and election day to cast bal
registration advance of the general
elections nigh impossible for this floating class
of voesers do business because the vote buyers don't want
risk paying their money far ahead Little wonder that
ring politicians have tried and trying do
with the pure election law.
No e e'ref ell halle draw
goodop o 9
Hoke Smith Furthermore caused passage railroad
rights of the public
rights of railroads and other corporations He stood
for freight order that the products of field and fac
might be distributed through the state at reasonable cost to
he people ...
While Hoke Smith governor the taxes paid IN by the
half million dollars The burdens of
thus ghtend The corporations while
receiving DEAL made to their propOrtOnae
share of just every private had to do
While Hoke Smith governor there happened the Georgia
railroad strike which remembers That touchy
situation The railroad had promoted remen to the injury
white femen Had Governor Smith sent troops
white remen do by certain interest
persons and Governor Brown actually did do the
of the mine employees Durham Ca there would have been riot
Smith his head cool and his
hand steady and the trouble passed peacefully
Hoke Smiths administration clear and plan for
the buy very valuable freight yards