Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-10
SLATON SAYS HIS
VIEWS Of ISSUES
ARE KNOWN
Candidate Sees No Need to
Take Stump-HiS Managers
Attack Campaign System.

After a service Of sixteen years II
active politics in Georgia, John NJ. Sia
ton thinks that his position on all cues
tons now before the people of the stat
in the gubernatorial race is too vel
known for him to take up the time @
the voters by reiterating them from tn
stump.
That is the trend of a lengthy stale
meut given out al Slaton headquarter
today replying TO charges made by hi
opposition by suggestion that he fear
to meet the issues and is content 4
conduct still hunt for votes.
In addition. Mr Slaton's manager
take occasion to attack a system, which
they say exists in Georgia, Of candi
dates paying political henchmen in esct
county to conduct their fights He de
clares that by appealing to the ind
yidual voter. he has avoided paying
this tribute and Is thus able to finance
his own campaign. leaving him free o.
pledges to any political ring when h'
enters office. should he be elected,
system is Attacked.
His statement in part follows;
John NJ. Slaton's campaign for
governor. in which he has, largely,
gone direct to the individual voter,
ignoring the politicians as such,
and the vast horde Of political
workers. has proven such a sur
prise particularly to his political
opponents, that. at a loss for a plan
Of attack. they have finally charged
him with making a "still hunt"
Six or seven years ago there be
gan to be built up in Georgia vast
horde Of political workers In the
counties Of the state and men were
even known 20 seek remuneration
for their services in carrying militia
districts. These Mr. Slaton has ig-
nored. preferring to conduct his
campaign upon merit, and he has
carried it to the individual upon
that basis
His opponents could not there
fore charge him with ring ALI
snces; they could not criticise him
for employing political workers in
the various counties, so it had to be
the still hunt"
1t is somewhat doubtful, how
ever. if the voters of the state viii
be able to discover anything sinis-
ter in a square and straightror-
ward appeal for their individual
support, and that is all Mr. Slaton
has made.
He's Paying Own Expenses.
Mr. Slaton is paying the expenses
OF his own campaign. Many con-
tributions have been rendered him.
but he has uniformly turned them
all down with the exception Of one
or two small ones offered by close
personal friends. where absolutely
no political consideration was in
volyed and which could not. on ac-
count of such friendship, have been
rejected.
The result is that Mr. Slaton is
under no sort Of obligation to any
politician or clique of politicians.
his sole obligation is incurred in
the appeal made to the individual
voter
As a member of the legislature
for more than sixteen years. Mr..
Slatons views on all public ques-
tons which have come before the
state within that period have been
exploited in the press and are well
known to AN readers Of the news
papers. There is not before the
people today "a single public ques-
ton upon which he has not within
that period Of legislative service.
taken open and public stand
II is well known that he has
taken firm position for the adequate
and effective regulation Of public
utility corporations in the interest
of the whole state. His attitude to-
ward the Western and Atlantic
railroad is an open book, he fought
for its preservation against those in
: tho legislature who sought to Grip
pie it; he insists that the state shall
retain it and get full value from it's
rental or operation
Financial Problem to Solve.
Five years before the conucts of
the state We're put on the public
roads he advocated that policy i'm
a speech which he wrote out in ad-
vance. He has taken an open stand
for permanent registration of yot-