The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-08-31

paign for governor of Georgia sole
" upon national issues, and ne ran
on this until he found that the peo-
pie of Georgia could not see how
these national issues had anything to
do with the governorship. Then he
launched a campaign of vitupera-
ton. calumny and bitterness against
those who do not agree with MN.
Mr.. Hardwick is certainly paying
dear price for the privilege of run
ming for governor-the filling OF
his heart and very soul with intense
luminosity and consuming antlpathy
of his fellowman. / rejoice that L
have no animosity against any NOR
tai. | could be fair and just to ev-
cry one as governor of this great
commonwealth, and / would be alb
solutely as fair to every individual
and to every legitimate interest of
this state as l have shown during
nv term as presiding officer of the
house of representatives.
"In one of bis speeches he asks
where | stand on national questions.
Nv reply is that on national ques-
lions stand for the democratic tick
ct and the democratic principles
enunciated by the representatives of
the party at San Francisco. Cam he
say as much? He is running as a
democrat, and yet he is fighting bit
terly the platform of his. party.
"Mr. Hardwick, in every speech
that he makes, is charging that
somebody is dominating the politics
of Georgia; that there is ring-rule,
and that he is going to change the
situation; that when he is elected he
is going to turn out all these fell
lows and put his own men in. He
says that the first thing he is going
to do is to get a new broom and
that he is going to sweep out of Of
flee every office holder in Georgia
from the mountains to the sea. Tell
me whether or not that isn't ring
rule? Tell me, fellow citizens,
whether or not that isn't one-man
government?
what Has Walker Done?"
what does Mr.. Walker, my 9th
er opponent, propose for the people
of Georgia? Has he taken a single
position on state or national issues!
He does not tell you where he stands
except that he is in favor of good
schools, good roads and good homes
But what has he ever done to OBJ.
tain for you any of these things?
He does not tell you that / was the
author of the bill that placed the
convicts on the roads and gave the
impetus for good roads in the state
of Georgia. He does not tell you
that the legislature, of which l was
a member, and in which aided to
the best of my ability, has worked
out and presented to the people OF
Georgia a plan by which our state
will have as good roads as any 9TH
er state in the union. He does not
tell you that the legislature is now
giving one-half of the entire reve.
nue. of the state to the support OF
the common schools, and in add
ton has submitted to the people OF
Georgia, for their ratification, laws
which will give longer terms for the
common schools, better pay for its
teachers, and establish rural high
schools in every community. He says
that he is in favor of good homes
but he does not tell you how to OBJ
tain them, but rather says that he
is in favor of a return to the nor
NAL conditions which existed before
the great world war, when cottor
was selling at from 6 to Z cents
pound, and in many sections of the
state could not be sold at all.
state could not be sold at all"
Mr.. Holder read letter from Mr.
Walker to one of the governor
special tax collectors in which he
asked the collector not to mentor
him in connection with the matter
as it would hurt his candidacy. ,
At the conclusion of the speech
many friends crowded around thu
candidate to shake his hand ant
pledge him their support.
Mrs. Holder came to Dawson with
Speaker Holder. She is accompany
ing her husband on his tour of thi:
section of the state.