The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-08-27
NOT A FAMILY OFFICE
Western, Central and South Georgia
Want Representation on Railroad
mission-Bankston The
Man They Want

for Railroad Commissioner as a GER
tainty. After reading it, get busy and
help Bankston to win.
West Point, Ca, August 7th, 1920.
To the People of Georgia:
When the generous and big-heart-
ed people of the best state in the
Union were informed of the devasta-
ton wrought by the flood at West
Point last December, when she was
ravaged by the turbulent Chattahoo-
chez River, they responded to her call
for help with liberality which evil
denced their love for the stricken city.
While not a recipient of their dollars,
there is not resident Of this city
who appreciated the generous contri.
buttons more than myself.
Less than four months after, when
a tornado swept West Point, leaving
death and destruction in it's path, Geor.
gians again wanted to help my home
town; our citizens, with their indomi
table spirit, took care of the unfortun.
ates without outside assistance.
While my own financial loss from
the flood and tornado was a heavy
one, / humbly bow in submission to
decree of fate, and am neither dis
couraged nor broke; yet there is one
thing l would like to have from Geor
CLANS; that is, their vote for Railroad
Commissioner to succeed the present
incumbent. ssP. B. Trammel.
Col. L. N Trammel most ably filles
that office until his death, and afte,
a short interval, his son, the incum
bent, was appointed to the commits
sion. Since that time he has beel
elected twice and is a candidate for ;
third time. He has two sons, eithe
of whom are eligible to that Office, 1
they should aspire to it.
The continuation of any one famil,
in Office partakes of autocracy and i
directly contrary to my ideas of Dem
ocracy, for which / have always con
tended, and shall continue to do 81
as long as life shall last, whether
win or lose.
want another interval in this fam
lily succession to Office and want thi
interval named Bankston.
My record as chairman of the Rail
road Committee of the House of ReI
resentatives for two years, while
member of the legislature from Trout
county, shows conclusively that tn
corporations cannot control me. In
bill, which came up for consideration
before that committee, which was OF
posed by one of the biggest corpora
tons in the Southland, tie vote re
suited, and, as chairman, it was nee
essary for me to cast the deciding
vote, which was against the interest
of that corporation. My vote viii
probably cost me their opposition, an,
perhaps that of other corporations; we
| prefer their antagonism to sacrifiC
Ing principle to curry their favor.
After reading the printed evidenc
recently submitted the Railroad Com
mission, l believe l would have agai
incurred the antagonism of the corpc
rations by refusing to grant the in
crease in car fare and electric current
as we'll as gas furnished to consum
ers.
The word corporation" is no night
mare to me simply because it bear
that name, and l think corporation
are entitled to a fair return on tn
actual money invested, as we'll as il
dividuals, but l am sure their custom
ers should not have to pay increase
rates that dividend may be paid O
watered stock.
At the recent meeting of the Geol
gia Press Association, held at Ca
rollton, was honored by being electe
an honorary lifetime member, whic
/ highly appreciate. Now if the pee
pie of Georgia will elect me Railroa
Commissioner to succeed Mr.. Tran
mel, l will be the happiest man in tn
State, and assure the people 1 will Civ
them the best service l am capable G
rendering, and will devote my entir
time to the discharge of the duties G
that Office.
If the many thousands of voter
who voted for me before will get bus
and get their friends to vote wit
them for Bankston this time, vii
sweep the state from Tybee light Il
Rabun Gap.
Western Georgia has had no mem
Der of the Railroad Commission sine,
the resignation of Fuller e. Callawa!
more than twelve years ago; whf1t
North Georgia has had almost contin
| uous representation.
Will you help Western Georgia to gel
representation on the Railroad Com
mission?