The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-03-23
WAREHOUSE OF BIBB MAKES A
STRONG SPEECH TO A BIG
CROWD AT KNOXVILLE.
NOT A FRACTIONAL CANDIDATE

Says That Trouble in Taking Care OF
State Finances and Meeting Teach
ers' Salaries Can Be Remedied by
Governor, and That Additional
Legislation Is Unnecessary. FayOrs
Abolition of City Courts. FavOrs
State Auditor. Provides Plan to
Retire States Bonded Indebted
ness, and Comes Out Against the
Fee System for County Officials. =.
KNOXVILLE, Ga.-Before a large
audience which received him ex-
tremely well. at times enthusiastic
cally, Joe Hill Hall of Macon fired
his first gun in his gubernatorial
campaign and announced his plat
form here tonight. Hundreds of
people from every section flocked to
hear him.
In making the announcement of
his candidacy Mr. Hall said: Il have
become a candidate for governor at
my own instance. | do not represent
either faction of the democratic par
ty of this state. My sole purpose
in seeking the office is, believe that
in my advocacy of the principles up
on which | base my candidacy and in
the discharge of the duties of the
office | may be of service to the peO-
pie. | have never sought office on
account of it's emolumentS or honors.
| have no desire to hold any office
,1Ir HI
vice in the discharge of its duties. /
have never taken a position or sac
riticed a principle to gain a vote.
| have served for fourteen successive
terms in the house of representa-
tives, and it cannot be truthfulIy said
by any one that while in the dis
charge of my duties | have ever TAX
en- position on any question or cast
vote on any measure which was in
fiuenced in any manner by any eff
feet it might have upon my personal
or political fortunes.
DiscIaims Partisanship.
while in the discharge of my du-
ties as a legislator | have never been
a partisan of either faction. l am
neither a progressive nor a reaction
any
time in my public career any princi-
pies but those of the genuine demOc-
raCy. | have never been allied with
any interest that was antagonistic to
the people, and have never con-
sciously taken any position that
did not earnestly believe was to the
best interest of all the people
For many years the people of the
state were not represented in any
branch of the government. Every de-
partment was practically under the
control Of those people whom we
know as the interest This was
especially true of the legislative
branch. Men who were elected by the
people and who were supposed to be
the representatives of their interest
We're entirely under the control and
dominion of the special interest,
and in the discharge of their duties
as legislators had no regard for the
true interest of the people they had
been elected to represent. They
were taught to believe that the true
duty of representative was to be
found in the line looking after his
own interest, and therefore the bust
ness of the people of this state and
their interest We're neglected.
Against the special Interest"
When the people were finally
aroused to the true conditions that
existed and drove the special inter
est from the lobby and from the
place in their government which they
had usurped they unfortunately be-
came divided by a bitter craftsmanship
and these fractional lines existed in
the legislature, and on account of it
the true interest of the people still
suffers at the hands of the legisla-
ture
This condition of affairs has
brought us to a crisis in the admin
istration of the real business of this
state. Reckless legislation, reckless
appropriations of the public funds, a
total disregard of the limitations
placed by the people in their consti-
tuition upon legislative and executive
officers in the administration of the
affairs of this state has almost pro-
duced a condition of chaos
The legislature has for many