Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-31

CEDARTOWN, Ga, Aug. 2S.-In
his speech here Saturday before an
overflow audience in the Polk county
courthouse Governor Dorsey declared
that his recent collection of tobacco
and other special taxes was %ab-
solutely necessary to save the, state
from a desperate finanRia situa ton,
va ae so institu tS' Of the State and
of their need of better facilities, OF
Youthful inmates without proper
clothing, and asserted that he col
lected these taxes because there was
no other way to provide for these un-
fortunateS.
Il had two alternatives" said the
governor. 1T was a question OF
either raising valuations or collecting
these taxes, and 1 chose the latter
course. and have no apologies 10
make. Taxes on visible property In
Georgia are too high now, and there
is no reason why you and 1 should
pay our just proportion OF the
taxes while others in the state are
not bearing their just part OF the
burden"
The governor declared that he
made an effort to have the legiis'
lature decrease the tax rate on VS.
ible property, but failel. This meas
ure's death, he said, was ont his
fault
While the governors audience was
one of the largest he has yet ad-
dressed, there was an unmistakable
absence of enthusiasm. His SallleS,
which he used in his references to
Senator Hoke Smith, provoked laugh
ter, but the rest of his. remarks fell
upon an audience, large portion
of which appeared to be anti-Dor-
Defends Veto
Attorney Homer Watkins intro
duced the governor, who launched
Immediately into his usual review
of his gubernatorial administration.
veto of the measure eXempting from
inheritance taxation the Steiner be-
quest to the Scottish Rite Hospital
for Crippled Children.
been my poiGa the Prsst ad haze
of presiding and they now say that
1 should be defeated because I We
toed this bill.
Mr. Steiner was good fellow
and a wealthy man, having become
rich in the brewery business and
left a part of his estate to this
splendid institution. 1 vetoed the
measure exempting this, bequest
from inheritance taxation because
the attorney. general and the state
tax commissioner said it was uncon-
stitutional I saw no reason why
the Steiner estate should be exempt
ed when other estates were being
made to pay"
The governor called attention to a
letter from Rev. Charles l.. Bass,
head of the Masonic order in Geor-
gia, in which he declared that he
United States senate.
HOLDER is URGED
TO STAY IN RACE
The following statement was
given. out for publication Saturday
afternoon by the campaign head
quarters of John N. Holder. candi-
date for governor:
From Colquitt, Blakely, Balm
bridge, Cairo, Dawson, Albany, in
which John Holder has spoken the
past week in the interest of his can
didacy for governor, comes the re-
port to Holder headquarters that in
every instance have his hearers ex-
pressed their resentment over the
effort Of the Atlanta Constitution
and the Macon Telegraph to read
him out of the race. John Holders
friends everywhere-and he has
made thousands of new friends as
the result of this attack upon him
have urged him to stick to the fight
promising to stand staunchly by
him.
"Mr. Holder has needed no urg.
ing. In every instance he has re
piled he was squarely in the race to
the finish and in the race to win
Mr.. Holder, himself. has wired head
quarters several times this week
that he has found the newspaper at
tempt to eliminate him has made
him hundreds of new friends in
every section he has visited
ADDRESS BY HARDWICK
DELIVERED AT PEMBROKE
PEMBROKE, Ga, Aug. 28.-Thom-
as w. Hardwick, addressing a good
sized audience Of voters here today
| in the interests of his campaign for
governor, predicted his sweeping vic