The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-08-03
HARDWICK SPOKE
TO LARGE CROWD
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR
WAS GIVEN GOOD RECEP-
TON BY FRIENDS HERE.


Former Senator Thomas W. Hard
wick spoke in Dawson Wednesday in
the interest of his candidacy for gov
ernor. and was heard by estimated at
from $50 to 800 people 1t was evil
dent than many in the audience were
in sympathy with the speaker, who
was frequently interrupted by loud
and continued applause. Mr.. Hard
wick was introduced by Hon. H. A.
Wilkinson.
Following a few Introductory re-
marks in which he outlined his speech
Senator Hardwick gave a strong pre-
sentation of his views in defense OF
the recent convention in Atlanta,
and followed this with declaration
of the principles for which he stands
against his opponents. In condemn
ing ''the one-man-power and auto
cratic rule in Georgia." Mr.. HardWlck
said that he was glad the dark
night of autocracy was dawnlng INTO
a greater and brighter day."
He condemned Rule X in the
league of nations and Rule X in the
rules of the state democratic com
mittee. stating that he did not ike
'ten things"
He stated that Rule X in the demo-
cratic rules was responsible for max
ing the ''tail wag the dog in Georgia
politics, instead of the tail following
the dog, as it should"
The speaker said that the trial
aanynntinn ]
San Francisco told him that their
delegation should have been seated
and that their cause was right, but
that after the Howell brothers
stirred the feeling of the members
against Watson it was impossible TO
get them seated.
The speaker strongly criticized the
Constitution, Macon Telegraph and
Savannah Press, stating that they
were engaged in a selfish effort to
win political contest.
~ am glad that Wilson did not get
into control of the San Francisco
convention" he said, because It's
nomination of a brave, independent
democrat like Cox saved the demo-
cratic party from becoming wilson
party. and saved the traditional prin-
ciples of the party"
He said James NJ. Cox would run
a better race than any other Demo
crat and it would be just because ne
does not stand for Wilson's league
treaty in all its phases.
He answered charges that he was
not a democrat by saying that he had
made more democratic speeches IN
in doubtful states of the country
than any other ten men in the state.
81 hold the most conservative demo-
cratic principles of any democrat who
has sat in the United States senate
for forty years." he said. 1T was
when | refused to go off into the
baked socialism of woodrow
Wilson that the illustrious King
Woodrow decided l was to be behead-
ed And if | had not continued to
think for myself and vote from the
dictates of my own conscience
could be sitting up there in the seat
held by w. ]. Harris"
"Wilson and every person con-
nected with the league of nations
treaty had tried to surrender with
the pen what George Washington
won with the sword. l stand with
Thomas Jefferson, James Madison,
Jamse Monroe and Andrew Jackson:
whenever they call me a red
they lie, and a blacker lie was never
spawned in hell. The last bill ever /
introduced in Congress was a bill eX-
GLIDING foreign immigrants for a
period of four years, and the last
ficht led in the senate was to pass
the restricted immigration bill over
the veto of the president, and | !
thanked God then and thank God now
that we won that fight.
81 was retained by Martens when
he told me that he was in America to
work to have the blockade placed
against Russia raised by the allied
governments. He told me he was
working to get food through to feed
starving Russian people, and | have
no reason to disbelieve his state
ment," he said. 81 was defending, as
a LAWYER. Martens conduct in Amer