The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-11-17
HE MADE SPEECH
AT COURT HOUSE
ATTRACTED CLOSEST ATTENTION
OF HIS HEARERS FOR AN
HOUR OR MORE.
Told How and Why the Prohibition
Question Was Brought Into the
campaign-other Issues Discus ssed
by the Candidate.

Hon. J, Pope Brown, former state
treasurer, farmer, capitalist and a
candidate for governor with pro a.bi-
tion as the principal plank in his
platform, delivered the first addr SIS
o the present campaign at the court
house last night. He was greeted bv
quite a large audience and held the
closest attention Of his auditors for
just one hour.
Colonel Brown. in the outset stated
that it was poor policy to begin an
address with an apology, but said tnat
his physical condition during the past
few days had not been the best and
that he had endeavored to get some
OF his friends to fiji the local engage
ment for him, but they all found it
impossible, therefore he was compell-
ed to come.
The speaker, who was introduced
by DR.. sW. B. Burroughs, who has been
a close personal friend Of Colonel
Brown for many years. at once. went
into a discussion of the issues in
volved in the present three-cornered
campaign for the goyernorship.
He said it was the duty for all
three Of the candidates to let the peo-
pie know just where they stood. He
said the other candidates had. to sUme
extent, discussed his position. but he
thought it best that he himself should
tell Just where he stood.
ITO start WITH" said the speaker,
81 am a member of the progressive
wins Of the democratic party I am
in favor Of uo5 ilding aa4 cushing
ahead at all times. I stand ior hef
ter reads, an Improvement OF our
agriculture development over the
state; / believe in providing methods
whereby 100 or $50 bushels of corn
can be produced to the acre; ] be
lieve in the promotion Of our manu-
featuring enterprises, in simpliied
manufacturing, so that we can keep
in Georgia money that we make in
Georgia instead of sending it to the
other states"
Colonel Brown said he favored bet
ter educational facilities, more
schools and more teachers at in
creased salaries. Discussing the
question Of railroads he said he was
a strong advocate of more railroads
that he believed in fair treatment tc
them, 1T has been charged, he said
that I favored the railroads and that
opposed the railroads. Wen, l be-
love that is good paeition to be
in, and Il IS true. am fer them when
they are RI eht nd against them when
they are wrong. I believe in retain
ing the railroad commission as it is;
in fact ! favor increasing its power
One of his opponents, he said, Joe
Brown. was in favor of destroying the
power of the commission.
He touched on the question of the
state road and said that he favored
the extension Of the read to the sea
provided it is needed to protect the
states property and can be done al
a reasonable price. He said thai
while member of the commission
he introduced the first resolution pro-
viding for a passenger fare of twC
cents per mile over the larger rail
roads of the state. He argued that il
meant an increase in travel, and con-
sequently more revenue for the roads
He said that Joe Brown, who wai
also a member of the commission
when the resolution came up for ac-
ton, voted for the three-ce rate
''His friends ana supporters now sa5
he favors reduction of the rates Ht
may favor it, but he never voted fol
it."
Colonel Brown said he believed il
an economic administration of th'
states affairs. He thinks it~is th'
duty Of the governor when the slegis
1ature conyenes to tell the members
just how much money can be appro
priated. during the year and if the
overstep the allotted sum, then h'
thinks it Is the duty of the chief ex.
ecutive to veto some of the big ap
preparation bills. These large appro
priations have now embarrassed th'
state treasury and it is necessary foi
the governor to borrow money in or
der to pay the schools teachers an'
meet other obligations.
Colonel Brown said that the abov'