The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-08-03

lea and not Martens opinions. II
either Cliff Walker or l defend a
murderer that does not make US
murderers. If we defend a thief
that does not make US thieves. The
worst criminal in this country IS en-
titled to counsel, because that IS the
| law in this country"
Taking up various state issues ne
| said he wanted to prepare IN Georgia
| a real system of taxation which will
distribute the tax burden fairly
among the citizens. He said it is not
| RIGHT to make the small property
owner pay heavy taxes and at the
same time let the large owner OF
property escape.
He said if the "invisible" property
| in Georgia were taxed properly II
would bring sufficient income to pro,
vide for all the needs of the state and
at the same time provide money
needed to increase the salaries of the
school teachers of the state.
"Under the plan that | propose the
state will be able to collect taxes on
much property which is now escap-
ing" he said
"At the same time I would not
drive any capital out of the state.
About twenty other states have been
able to tax this invisible property and
there is no reason why Georgia
should not. Several attempts have
been made along this line but they
have not produced the results needed.
some good bills have been intro
duced which are right in principle
and | propose when ! am governor TO
see that these principles are carried
out"
Mr.. Hardwick also said one of the
greatest evils in Georgia is the prac
tice of the legislature in appropriate
ing money without making any pro-
vision for raising it.
Mr.. Hardwick said Georgia is IN
the midst of saturnalia of extrava-
gance. He said a vast horde of
"ring tailed" politicians are sitting as
Ornaments" on boards of every kind
and the average citizen is paying
the bills.
"They are robbing Peter to pay
Paul and have done it so much that
goth poor old Peter and poor old
Paul are broke. But | am going to
get a new broom in September and
when I am elected governor | am go
ing to sweep all these rascals out
from the mountains and the sea and
back again"
81 am going to veto every appro-
priation bill placed before me unless
the legislature has made some kind of
provision to raise funds to meet the
he said.
The candidate declared the time
has come for an eternal separation of
church and state, not only in Georgia
but throughout the country.
Referring to his opponents he
said, Both are good fellows, and if
| knew anything bad about them |
would not tell you because | am not
making that sort of fight. But
both of them are pussyfooters and
Really, | think any kind
of a man would come out and say
what he stands for, but you won't get
any statement out of that pair. Well,
you need not worry. Georgia IS
with these little shetland
pony governors and is going to raise
the standard in the future"
The closing remarks of Mr. Hard
wick were an outline of his platform,
free speech, free press,
of the state rights and
good Jeffersonian democracy ''like
we were taught at mothers knee"
Mr.. Hardwick said he was going to
sweep out bunch of ornamental Of
flee holders and commissioners when
he was elected governor. He said the
people of Georgia are suffering from
too many laws.
Mr. Hardwick said he is not max
ing the race for governor on
federal issues. He said ''the time has
come when the federal government IS
saving what a man shall eat, what
he shall wear, and what he shall and
shall not drink and any man who runs
for governor and says that federal
questions are not vital to the people
Of Georgia is either a fool or takes
the people for fools
eve need more liberty and less
laws, rather than more laws and less
liberty" he said. He denounced fed
eral control of state affairs and de-
plored the conditions which have
arisen where good Georgia citizens
are being shot down in the enforce
ment of such laws, which he said are
surely entertainments on the right of
the states.
He stated that he wanted nothing
but justice at the polls, and that he
was no selfish, scheming politician,
and mo pussy-footer of the hand
shaking variety like my opponents"
Mr.. Hardwick went from Dawson