The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-08-14
HOKE SMITH AGAIN
D|SPROVES ISLANDERS
CIRCULATED BY FOES

WASHINGTON, D. c. Aug. IL
Senator Hoke Smith today issued an
other statement to the people Of
Georgia in which he further exposed
the campaign Of SANDER and misre-
presentation that his enemies are
making against him. The statement
follows:
ITO my Fellow Citizens of Georgia:
II had hoped to spend most of
this week in Georgia, but responst-
bilities and the opportunity to serve
you here, growing out of our home
problems caused by the European
war, make it necessary for me to re-
main in Washington City.
"a week ago, l exposed some of
the false charges that were being
circulated over the state about my
record in the Senate. l had thought
that this might check the campaign
of SANDER which my political enc
mics are conducting. In this l was
mistaken. From all over the state /
find that in the printed articles and
by word of mouth campaign Of
inexcusable falsehood is being con-
Quoted against me.
81 will give an illustration. 1t is
being told all over the state that
Lincoln Johnson, the Atlanta negro,
still holds the position of recorder
of deeds in Washington City and
that | am responsible for it. In
point of fact, months ago, | urged
the president to remove him. He
did so in June and Lincoln Johnson
has not been connected with the Of
flee of recorder of deeds since the
goth Of June. Since that time a
white man has presided over this
work and the change was made as
the result of my urging the presi-
dent to make it.
THE facts have been published in
the daily press of Georgia, yet on
uldudS6T
of Governor Browns campaign pub
lished over his signature, among
other things, the following: 81 re-
specially suggest that Senator
Smith in his next card tell the peo-
pie of Georgia why it is that he per-
mits the negro Lincoln Johnson to
remain in the office of recorder of
deeds where he bosses the white peo-
pie as underlings.
This clearly carries the charge
that Lincoln Johnson is in the office
of recorder of deeds, and that | am
responsible for it, while the writer
must have known that Johnson is
out of the office, and that l am re-
sponsible for his being put out.
with such reckless falsehoods al
ready circulated, l warn my friends
to expect any further SANDER that
ingenuity and cunning can create.
Governor Brown, in his attack on
labor unions, sought to create the
impression that the white labor I'M
ion officials of Georgia might seek
to organize the negro farm hands.
The labor union men of Georgia can
take care of themselves | wish to
say, however, that such a suggestion
came first from Governor Brown.
If the negro laborers on the farms
nave such an idea put into their
heads, he did it. No one would con-
denim quicker than | would the labor
unions of Georgia, if such a thing
were undertaken. | have known
their leaders for twenty-five years.
They are splendid .law-abiding men.
| have been assured by them that
nothing was further from their
plans or purposes. l am myself Bit
terly opposed to any such movement
and | denounce the suggestion that
the labor leaders of Georgia ever
contemplated any thing of the kind
II trouble comes from this line it
WA NOlAlS liOHl the lUlJldIlVe or the
negroes themselves, as the result Of
the dangerous idea put into their
heads by Governor Brown.
Il shall stay in WASHINGTON and
devote every energy, mental and ply
steal, | have to your service. | am
sure that the power of the admins
tration as we'll as that of congress.
will be brough to your aid to help
finance your surplus cotton crop.
Ample currency will be provided for
this purpose.
My duty keeps me here in you.
service, and it is a pleasure to feel
that l am serving you. Judging by
what they are doing, ISLANDERS will
multiply against us for the next
week.
(Signed) choke SMITH"