The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-06-07
GOVERNOR GOES INTO THE OLD
FIGHT OVER THE ATLANTA
DEPOT BILL
HITS FIELDER AND HARDW|CK
Says They Are Responsible For the
Present Railroad Situation With
Reference to the State Roa-His
Reply in Full.

Atlanta, June 6.-Goyernor John NJ.
ISlaton, candidate for the United
Estate senate, late this afternoon gave
,sout the following statement in reply
to Hon. Joe Hill Hall, OF Bibb coun-
ty:
l'FIor purely personal reasons
have studiously avoided mentioning
Mr.. Halls name in connection with
depot bill. He was ON one side and
| on the other. My issue is with Mes
srs. Hardwick and Fielder and have
the right to submit to the people this
supreme point of difference in our
political careers. | shall not permit
this political difference between NV
opponents and myself to justly pro
duce any estrangement between Mr..
Hall and me. IL
"Messrs. Fielder and Hradwick in
1900 were sworn legislators of the
State of Georgia They were not,
individually or collectively, the SUI
preme court, the governor, the at.
torney general, or the state senate
Nevertheless, they assumed that
their opinion on point OF law should
prevail over that of all the above, In
Guiding the w. & A. committees of
both houses. A special commission
which went fully into the depot ques-
ton, and the states special. w. e. A.,
attorney.
These gentlemen were only parts
OF the house--two units, so to speak.
Yet they assumed the right to over
ride the opinion, intent and desire
of majority Of that bodys
The house believed thag the addj-
ton of millions of value to the States
property would be constitutional. The
governor so believed and so advised
In special message. The attorney
general so believed and so ruled in an
opinion, still OF record 1rAhe supreme
court so believed and so decided on
on an analogous question year lat
err. lSee Park, Tres vs. Gambler ia
Ga. p. 466,--Not Park vs Gambler 113
Ga. as cited by Mr.. Hall) Both w.
Y A. committees so believed The
special w. &c A. commission so be-
lieved, and the States special w &
A. attorney so believed and so held
The state senate was not allowed to
express an opinion.
- I'm truth fhora xx,ac ~ .5o,,LA
ever on the score of legality except
such as was harbored by Messrs.
Hardwick and Fielder and those gen.
tlemen who were influenced by their
argument as lawyers on the constitu.
tionality of the bill.
Before proceeding further. let me
ask every Georgian who has visited
Atlanta during the past ten years to
picture the dilapidated, rustic pile of
ancient scaffolding known as the I'm
ION station. 1t is the States property.
Also picture the magnificent terminal
station four blocks away. It Is the
railroads property. 1t would have
Deen the States but for Messrs. Eel.
Ger and Hardwick. | ask every tray
eler who has been forced to transfer
from one station to the other to think
Tor moment OF the Inconvenience
and unnecessary expense 1orced upon
them by Messrs Fielder and Hard
wick.
But even these considerations are
mere incidents.
me one great controlling consid-
eratloh OF interest to every Georgian
10 mat the state lost millions. Allan.
ia gained unexpected improvements
and the railroads won absolute inde-
pendence. All because Messrs Eel.
der and Hardwfck blundered.
i have no desire 10 quarrel with
Mr.. Hall over the incidental question
OF leadership.
Ihe Atlanta Journal of December
Z, 1900, carried on front page the
picture of Mr.. Fielder and under that
picture was printed the following:
Leader OF the Filibuster''
Mr.. Fielder OF Bibb, who has ap-
peared as the leader OF the Filibus.
tiers, was engaged in the display of
long distance oratory and had been
speaking for about an hour embrac.
ing In his remarks about every meas
nre that has, or which may hereaf-
ter come before the house, including