The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-06-07
JOE POTTLE TELLS
What He STANDS FOR
WANTS TO KEEP STATE ROAD,
AND MORE LIBERAL SUP
PORT OF INSTITUTIONS.
ALL LAWS SHOULD BE OBEYED
Says Harris Should Retire With
Present Honors, That Hardman Is
a Politician, and Dorsey Has Done
His Duty as Solicitor General.

a Politician, and Dorsey Has Done
His Duty as Solicitor General.
WARRENTON.- Back here at his
birthplace and the scene of his boy
hood Joseph E. Pottle opened his
campaign for governor of Georgia
today with an eloquent address be-
fore one of the largest crowds ever
assembled in the town.
Over 1000 people in automobiles
acted as an escort for the candidate
on his trip through the country from
Milledgeville. Their automobiles
bore banners, Joseph E. Pottle, Our
Next Governor"
His speech was marked by clear
cut expression of his position on the
big questions with which the next
governor will have to deal.
Mr.. Politics. Address.
Mr.. Pottle opened his address with
reference to the fact that he was
born in Warren county and spent his
boyhood here. He paid tribute to
the county and it's citizens, and said
one of the most delightful phases of
the campaign is the fact that his boy
hood and school-day friends have
pledged him their enthusiastic sup
port.
After these opening remarks Mr..
Pottle gave his reason for entering
the race for governor, and paid his
respects to his opponents in the fol-
lowing language:
81 have not entered upon this cam
paign without deep consideration. |
realize to the fullest extent that while
the campaign means for me response
bility, nerve racking labor, physical
and mental exhaustion, and financial
losses as well, the office of governor,
if should be elected, means respon-
sibility of the greatest character, L
am a candidate for governor for two
reasons: First, the foremost, because
thousands of loyal friends at my
home and in every part of the state
have urged me to run. | value their
friendship above all earthly posses
sion, and my election will be intense
ly gratifying to them, and to give
them that qualification | am willing
to make the sacrifice of time, labor
and money. Second, it is a high and
honorable office, and worthy the am
bition of any patriotic citizen, and |
sincerely believe that in that office L
can be of service to my fellow cltl-
zens. | am entering this campaign
with small, inexpensive and modest
headquarters. | have and will have
no campaign fund of any proportion,
and none at all except that contrlbu-
ted by my intimate friends. No con-
tribution to that fund has been or
will be accepted except from personal
friends.
Sources of Funds.
at may be hereafter said or sug-
gested in the heat of political antag-
onism that | am the beneficiary OF
a fund furnished by factions, or as
sociations, or interests of, one sort or
another. If anyone in this vast au-
dience, or any friend OF mine IN
Georgia hereafter sees or hears that
statement made let him know with
absolute certainty that it is false, and
that Joe Pottle declares it to be false
on the honor of an unsullIed name
and character.
at will not be possible for me to
bear even the absolutely necessary
expenses of the campaign. l will
have no costly newspaper advertise
ments. l will have no expensive OF
fee force. | will be unable even to
communicate by mail with all the
voters of Georgia. All this my friends
fully understand. / have never &C
cumulated, nor tried to accumulate,
anv fortune. I have worked hard
and earned support and comtorta--
BILE living for myself, my wife ana
NV children, and have educated the
latter to the best of my ability. |
have a home, little property, ana
owe no man anything which l am not
able and willing to pay
81 have not come into TINS race TO
make war on anybody. l know that
it is to be in some sense a battle, puC
if it is a battle it will be one IN
which, so far as l am concerned, Cne
weapons used will be those of SOL
der, and not an assassin. For my
distinguished opponents I have the
highest regard.
s'For Governor Harris / have no
feeling but affection, reverence and
esteem. He has been honored by the
people of Georgia, and it seems to me
that he should be willing to retire to
the evening quietude of his life, CON
tent with the honors which his fellow
citizens have already conferred upon
him.
As to DR.. Hardman.
CDR. Hardman appears to be run
ming mainly on the idea that he IS no
politician, while the rest OF us are
Whereas, in truth, he has been in pol
itics and held political office longer
than any of us, and he has been a
consistent candidate for governor Tor
quite a while, to say the least. | do
not question his character or ability
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