The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-11-22
SAFf0LD MADE GOOD SPEECH
SICKNESS KEPT TOM WATSON
FROM FILLING ENGAGEMENT.
swainsboro Lawyer Eloquently Pre-
scented the Claims of Joseph Nj.
Brown Saturday.


Hon. Frank H. Saffold Of SWANS
boro spoke in Dawson Saturday in
the interest of the candidacy of Gov
ernor Jos. NJ. Brown, coming in lieu
of Hon. ThOs. E. Watson, who was
prevented by sickness from filing his
engagement c.ere.
Although a report had been circu-
lated that the speaking had been
called off on account of the illness
Of Mr.. Watson and there would be
no meeting in the interest of Gov
enor Brown the speech of Judge
Safold was heard with marked at
teutiOu by 200 voters, large major
iry of whom were farmers. He was
introduced by Judge NJ. c. Edwards.
Judge SaffOld, who is one of the
best known lawyers of Georgia, was a
middIe-of-the-road populist, having
been the nominee of that party for
attOrney-general at the time Seab
Wright was its candidate for gov
ernOr. devoted the first part of his
speech to a tribute to Mr.. Watson
and showing that the democratic and
republican parties had incorporated
in their platforms and enacted into
law practically all of the policies
that were advocated by the pOpulist
party
He then took up the gubernatorial
campaign, and advocated Governor
Browns election because Of bis con-
0nnI-iC+nvr nnar1Ccc
record and his champiOning the
rights of all the people and his OPP
position to ring rule and factiOnll
strife Throughout his address he
received the closest attention of his
hearers, and was frequently inter-
rupted with applause
He declared that Joe Bowl 8 ad-
ministratiOn as governor of the state
was one Of the wisest, most ecOnOm-
icaI and business-like in all the his
tory Of Georgia. He said that Joe
Brown was man of the highest
honesty, integrity and citizenship,
and that even his bitterest political
enemies would not utter a word of
condemnation against his private
character; that ever since he had
been in public life his record on all
questions in which the people of the
state we're interested was consistent,
and that no man in Georgia was
more concerned about the best inter-
ests and welfare of every section Of
the the state than Little joe"
He charged that Dick Russell and
Pope Brown had injected the liquor
question into the campaign as a
nobby-hOrse to get votes. He said
mat the prohibition question ought
not to be made an issue in the cam
pajgn, for if either Pope Brown or
russell was elected governor it
would not mean the solution of the
HQuor question. The only way to
settle it is for the people to vote
vi the question. In this connection
ne used statements made by Judge
russell to show that he has always
Ueen q prOhibitionist, and used the
OHiclaI records of Pope Brown, the
!IoDlpittOn candidate, to show that
NE NE has always voted against prohi-
OHIon measures and supported local
opuon candidates for governor. He
charged that as a member of the leg
stature from Pulaski county, when
mat body was about to pass state
prohibition law, Pope Browns name
vas the first called at caucus of
anti members to devise ways and
means M to defeat the measure, and in
y4e aDpOrtionment of men to feel
Jle members he took the job Of
feeling the farmer legislators and
reported at the next caucuR that they