The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-08-20

Any move calculated 10 DrlhS
the Jud claly, lne LAecutlVe, or
any other brancn OF government
when competentiy anu honoraDly
conducted, INTO alsrepdte.
The above is a summary OF the I'M
portant planks. f1ls position on puo-
lie questions in general, as taken
upon nearly every conceivable one
curing his service in the Legislature,
is so well known chat 1t would be
superhuous to re state IL in detail
here.
Here are some of the questions with
which the next administration
will have to deai--
The refund ng OF three millions
and a half of ponds.
The disposition of the States
railroad for at least another gen
Grafton.
The reformation of the States
fiscal system and The rehaDilita-
ton Of the States finances.
The above are the BIG questions
which VII have to be solved.
TIE BEST EQUIPPED MAN.
Mi. Slaton is Well equipped by ex-
perience and native ability to handle
them. They are matters of too much
Importance to be trusted to an I'M
practicable theorist or a visionary
propogandist. They car for the ap-
plication OF practical business sense,
Of tried stateGmanSnip. Mr.. Slaton
has both.
He offers the people no Utopia, but
efficient and effective service. His
record shows that he may be trusted
to render that VIII CHI he proffers.
Twice has he been Speaker of the
House-elected each time without OPP
position. Both of his opponents
voted for him.
Twice has he been President of the
Senate--chosen unanimously on each
occasion Ey bipartisan vote.
Though he hiss presided during
many crucial battles, not once has a
ruling made by him been reversed.
On frequent occasions have his fell
lows--including his opponents Joined
in paying voluntary tribute to his
fairness, his ability and his integrity.
MANHOOD HIS STANDARD.
Jack Slaton isn't given to Judging
people by label or prejudice. Ills
criterion is that of simple, upright
Georgia MANHOOD. For example ::
fernaps the first speech of length
ever delivered by him in the legisla-
tive halls was in favor of seating a
populist who had been honestly elect
ed. Many of the Democrats, acting
from partisan motives, wanted to UNI
seat II M. Slaton said, mo; this man
received a majority of the votes and
should retain his place, regardless OF
his party affliat.on.' He said fur
Their: no PARTY SHOULD EVER
BE AFRAID TO DO RIGHT" He
won his point.
The incident is mentioned to show
Slatons inherent sense Of fairness
and for the cons deration of a few
who have growled because the ex-
PopuistS, who are the original pro-
gressives, are supporting him.
Above party or faction, Slaton is,
first of all, fair-minded, and believes
in, and insists on, square deal for
every one.
All factions know they will get a
square deal from him. That's why
they have declared truce, SO far as
the goyernorship is concerned, and
are joining in choosing. him as dis
tinctly non-factional Governor.
1t accounts for the support he is
receiving from progressives, as well
as conservatives, from exPopulists as
we'll as oldline Democrats, from
Smith men as well as Brewn men.
The public men of the State are
almost unanimously for him.
The newspapers, with the exception
of four or five, out of nearly ESQ in
the State are advocating his candi-
dacy.
Less than score of men in the
present Legislature, of which both his
opponents are members, win vote
against him. Less than fifty of all
the twelve hundred ex-members who
have known him are for either of his
opponents.
And the farmers, the workingmen,
the artisans and the business men are,
so far as can be determined, equally
as strong for him.
And these who know John NJ. Sla-
| ton personally know that no one of
! the thousands who will vote for him
en- next Wednesday will have cause
to regret the act.
For he is not only going to be Gov
ernor. He is going to make a GOOD
GOVERNOR.
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