Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-09-09


Hardwick's Statement.
Governor Thomas w. Hardwicl
today issued statement to the peo-
pie of Georgia regarding the election
of a governor next Wednesday, The
governor discusses the issues of the
campaign in calm and dispassionate
manner. Be puts the question of
his reelection squarely up to the peo-
pie of Georgia. The statement of the
governor is as follows:
TO the People of Georgia;
On September - you will be
called upon ito elect a governor. The
questions that you must determine,
stripped bare, are these:
/. VIII you sustain an executive
who has given the state the best
administration possible under diff
cult circumstances and trying condi-
tons? Will you give his the endorse
ment of second term in accordance
with tradition hoary with age,
founded upon wisdom, based upon
common sense? No governor can ac-
complish much if he is to be thrown
into a political contest before year
of his service is ended.
2. Will you sustain the PROPOSE
ton that no individual, no state, no
nation can safely conduct its fiscal
affairs on any basis, except pay as
YOU 90, live within your incomei
spend no money you have not got?
This is the only safe, sane, sensible
policy in which the affairs of a ma
tion can be conducted.
3. Individuals and personalities
count but little in the crucial critl-
cal crises Of the affairs of the peo-
pie: principles count for and are
vastly more important. No matter
what Mr.. Walker says on a clap-trap
platform, he cannot reduce all tax
es. enact no new taxes and increase
all appropriations. He cannot repeal
the tax equalization law, enact no
other new tax and at the same time
increase the expense Of the state
from S10.000,000 to $40, 100000, as
his so,called platform proposes. Does
he propose to increase the present
appropriations for pensions from ST.
600, ,000 a year to $4,000, 900 per
wear? IF so where will he get the
money since he proposes to repeal the
present tax equalization law and to
enact no new tax? He proposes to
appropriate from $2,000,000 to S3,-
O00, 900 ner year to ''match federal
appropriations for good roads -
where will he get the money? 1t
must he remembered that he propos-
es to repeal the tax equalization law
and is opposed to all new taxation.
Does he propose to furnish the school
children of Georgia, white and black
alike. with "free" school booksE II
so where will he get $3,5OO,0O0 to
pay for them? For it mustsbt -
membered that he proposes to repeal
the tax equalization law and IS "op-
posed to all new taxes.
About Those Troops.
a. IF he had been governor OF
Georgia and the sheriff of Ware
county and the mayor of Waycross
had represented to him that it was
not possible for them to preserve
peace and order to protect life and
property in that community without
military aid, what would he have
done Would he have violated ms
oath and refused them aid, or would
he have sent troops to Waycross ana
kent them there as long as the civil
authorities represented themselves as
unable to cope with the situation and
solemnlv warned him if the troops
were withdrawn the streets Of Way
cross would run with blood? If he
would not have acted just as ! did
under these circumstances, then he
is not entitled to the vote Of single
man of the labor unions on that
score. II he would have acted dit.
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