Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-08-23
THE GOVERNORS SOLE PLEA.

Governor Browns sole plea reelection is that his admin
raon busnesske Therefore by the truth or the
of this claim his must stand or fall
appeal defense has he his campaign COM
mee ever made They certainly pointed definite
service in the past pledged any progressive policy to ne M
Even attempting the most papabe oes ana
njusceand entire campaign has been OF
they have only repeated that single phrase business admin
istration"
But the people of Georgia being Of practical turn mind
interested in results than phrases Wherefore they are
asking In what particular and specific instance has the present
administration proved itself businesske9
Has the governor his campaign committee cited single
example in repyf Yes several weeks they did cite one @
but within the past few days they have precptatey
disowned it scarcely be counted answer
They claimed in their campaign literature that Governor
Brown being responsible for the advance in the
price and for while they this remarkable state
of refrain to Let prosperity prosper But
they farmers of Georgia indignant
thereby and deceived they hurried dsavow this one
claim of the alleged business True the gov
insists that made but the president and
the official paper of the Farmers union to think otherwise
and the governors campaign literature shows otherwise
The point be noted is this That the governors
campaign forced take back the boast about
sxteencen they left without preext for saying
that the administration has shown business qualities or
results
On the other hand however the counties Georgia
ing hundreds specific wherein the present admnistra
ton has shown itself unbusnesske careless and inefficient
that even its stanchest parsans stand dumfounded
end of the state complaints in that 1t has
impossible for county officers their needed commits
On from the office except after long months OF delay
arising winter long before the present
campaign was begun or freseen They important
the counties and the state They
straight people themselves from well known reliable
citizens.
governors campaign speakers have fit to
what they call these justices and notars
Do they realize however that these notares and justice:
the officials who witness deeds property!
Do they realize that if Justices noarys commission
properly out that if he has commission when ne
witnesses deed innocent people hence lose their
propeyH The fact this negligence of the concerns
the validity of titles and effect tling with the peoples
property interests.
Through negligence and incompetence of the executive
public funds of Wayne county held from
April August simply because the newly appointed tax collector
his commission although nine separate efforts were
the clerk the county ordinary the county
in the legislature and by state house officials at
Within single of The journal yesterday there
parts Georgia One of them from official Coffee
who repeatedly the for his justice OF
peace without reply his letters and although
enlisted the help of lawyer who political support
governor unable commission
careessy made that worthless Another of these
reports county, related how fugitive from justice
charged with henous on had escaped the law through
the failure extradion
the sheriff's earnest and persistent request.
exceptional instances They represent the rule
for the governors administration Not of the
complaints that have been published from quarter
of challenged its truth Every
of them has in unsolicited by faction this campaign
testimony of the people Of Georgia
of chief executive If the head
a corporation half and necency he
would be dismissed without paey merchant his bus
the methods exhibited in the administration ne
would be bankrupt within month.
of this record the face Of all this evidence sub
mtted by the people themselves what becomes of Governor
plea reecton-his claim that his administration
has been 'busnesslike"f
this his only claim blotted out what prext
does he seek the votes of GeorgansH
TpTETT9JG WITH pPODFRTY INTERESTS