The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-21
JOSEPH E. POTTLE
GETS IN THE RACE
FORGOVERNORSHIP
Solicitor General Of Ocmulgee Circuit
Makes His Announcement In
Atlanta Gives Out Views
On Public Questions

the final consequence is self evident
that this property will be practically
be a crime against the people of this
state. That a concerted effort to do
this is being made is apparent and
the sources from which it comes are
equally apparent. Against such an
end | will, if elected cast the full
weight of the power of the executive.
The Western & Atlantic railroad
should be leased for a long term of
years and. in my opinion, it is simple
justice that provision should be made
in the lease contract for the pay
ment to counties through which the
road runs of sums equivalent to the
local taxes thereon.
81 am in favor of economy in the
conduct of the affairs of the state,
but too great economy is parsimony
and l am not in favor of that false
economy which would starve and
cripple our public institutions. The
common schools of the state must
grow in effectiveness; they cannot
stand still. Their teachers must be
paid. Not only promptly but in sal
aries in accordance with their useful
ness and capacity. The two great
normal and industrial schools for
girls, one at Milledgeville and the 9TH
er at Valdosta, the chronological
school, the State university, the Agri
cultural schools, the State Normal
schools, are the pride of every patriot
ic Georgian and should be support
ed to the full limit The first named
two institutions, the schools for our
girls, managed as they are and have
been with an extraordinary degree OF
graduates to every militia district in
this state to distribute the splendid
influence of their superb training.
They are the best and most effective
girls, normal and industrial school in
the southern states; they are justly
the pride of all of us. They are main
tanned by funds from the treasury of
the state and yet there are turned an
nually from their doors five hundred
girls, or more equally entitled to
their benefits. This ought not to be
possible, and | shall insist on the rem
edy, if elected governor, to the full
limit of the state financial capacity,
under the constitution and the law
81 shall present my views on all these
and other questions to the people face
to face. I believe have the capacity
to make Georgia a good governor; I
know | have the courage, the patriot.
ism and the purpose to make a sus.
tanned and faithful effort to do so.
my gratitude to thousands of
friends who have already pledged me
their support is upbounded and | de-
voutedly pray, that if elected, | shall
not no one act or speak one word
which will affect their confidence in
me or qualify their esteem. / have
not entered into this race hastily; my
entry is the result OF earnest self
critical deliberation. / realize that
| am not rich and that ! cannot put
into it any large amount of money,
but | am gratified and honored by the
belief that ] possess all over Georgia
wealth of friends who know me,
many of whom have long known me.
who will bear witness to their neigh
bors that / can be trusted with their
vital interests, with their help | shall
press the race actively from now until
the day of the primary. / shall see
face to face as many of the voters as
| can during the progress of the cam.
paign, and if it conforms with the con-
venience and inclination of any or all
of the other distinguished candidates
for this high office, ! shall be pleased
to meet with them and address the
voters together with them.
wish it understood at the outset
that | am not the candidate of any
man, set of men, faction, clique or in.
terests. | have in my mind and heart
solely the public welfare; / want and
shall seek the vote of every honest
man in Georgia who shares my view
on these public questions which so vi.
tally affect the whole people and who
believe | have the capacity and the
courage to represent them as govern.
or of this great state.
tSigned. JOSEPH f. POTTLE."