Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-08-10
THE GIST OF THE CAMPAIGN.

Governor Browns message and let
ter to the people of Georgia is a very
satisfactory document as regards the
issues of the campaign as they are be-
ing carried out by the friends of the
governor. They are clearly and force
fully stated and carry conviction with
them.
With the intention Of discarding the
unimportant issues of the campaign,
Governor Brown has selected the gist
Of the matters that are of the greatesG
Importance to the people of the state
and has discussed them briefly and il
mastery manner. He shows that the
cue and cry that has been raised by
the Smith forces relative to the regis
tration law has nothing in it beyond a
misrepresentation of facts, as the only
objection that was brought against the
law in the legislature was that the
time of registration as fixed at SIX
months was too long and should be
changed to thirty days.
The subseryiency OF the members Of
the railroad commission to the whims
of Mr.. Smith, according to the views
Of the duties of the commission as
held by Mr. Smith when he was gov
ernor, come in for a share of the con-
sideration given to the Waycross Ut
5erances of the ex-governor. Governor
Brown SLOWS clearly that under the
action of the commission the people Of
the state are now saving more than a
million dollars in lessened charges III
transportation. while the action OF
Governor Brown while he was a mem
.ber Of the commission las been up
held by the members of the commits
sion appointed by Governor Smith.
A VIGOROUS defence of the plan Of
paying the teachers Of the state "a
proposed by Governor Brown as tue
only practical one is also made in the
letter in a way that is indisputable and
convincing. A singing rebuke is CIV
en- to the indiscriminate and reckless
charges made by the Smith forces that
the voters who elected Governor
Brown at the last election are rail-
road ringsters," '-hoboes," 'bums, -
liquor dealers" or, as the modified
terms now being used by the Smith
men have it, "reactionists' Very
tersely and convincing and by the use
of the actual statistics in the matter,
Governor Brown Shows conclusive!y
that though he received a large vote il
the cities when he was elected before
that he was nevertheless elected
mainly by the vote of the farmers o.
the state. Governor Brown gives a
Knockout blow to tie wild and IRA
tional charges relative to this which
have been repeated time and again
during the present campaign by the
Smith speakers on tie stump.
The final consideration given by
| the governor is to the one great Issue
that includes all the others, the fac.
/ that Ex-Governor Smiths contention
is that his policies must have preced-
ence over the platform of the demo-
cratic party, and that his will must
/ supplant that of the people of Georgia"
That is the great issue of the cam
/ paign, declares Governor Brown. He
! stresses the independence of TIE insti-
tutions and the government of tae
state, which he has endeavored to
maintain and support and in conclus-
ion expresses faith in the people to re-
elect him to tie governorship at tae
coming primary.
The tone of the entire message is
one of sincerity and manliness, which
has characterized Governor Brown in
all of his official acts. He stands now,
as he did before, for prosperity ana
constructive government, which has
been exempliied admirably by his ad-
ministration. The Governors utter
ances are eminently clear and satisfac-
tory, and they characterize an admin
istration that the people of Georgia
viii approve at the polls on August
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