Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-05
WALKER s FRIENDS
SCORE HARDW|CK

raignments from four state sena
big rally in behalf of Clifford
Walkers candidacy in the city audi
forum Saturday night.
Senators o. A. Nix, of Lawrence
vile, George A. Johns, of Winder
Sam Kimsey, Of Cornelia, and M.
D. Womble, of Thomaston, were
cheered to the echo by the big aud.
fence as they aSsailed the governor
as "Georgia's champion promise
breaker" and predicted his over
whelming defeat in the primary on
September 10.
The main floor of the audito.
rum was half filled with en-
thusiastic supporters of Mr.. Walk.
er. AS each speaker scored the
governor and pleaded for his defeat
in the coming primary, the hall
fairly rocked with cheers.
The meeting was staged under
auspices of the Fulton County Walk
er, club. P. E., Whitaker, chairman
of the club, presided. Besides the
senators, speeches were delivered by
A. B. Mobley, former mayor of
| Monroe, the home of Mr.. Walker,
and lifelong friend of the candi-
date; Louie P. Marquardt, secre-
! tary of the Georgia Federation of
| Labor, and DR.. Caleb A. Ridley,
pastor of the Central Baptist Church
of Atlanta.
Senators Speak
Senator Womble, the opening
speaker, poured hot shot into Gov
ernor Hardwick for Ginning up with
| the corporations of the state against
the masses" He expressed the opin-
| ion that in his home county of Up
son the governor would not get
ESQ votes, and added that ''it's go
ing to be almost the same way
| throughout Georgia"
Senator Kinney praised Clifford
/ Walker as 'the cleanest man in
Georgia politics-a man that will
i give the people square DEAL
Senator Nix followed Senator Kim.
zey with a scathing denunciation
OF Governor Hardwick for what he
termed his inconsistent stand on
the Infamous tax equalization law"
He charged the governor with
breaking every promise he ever
made the people, and scored him
for again indulging in his new
broom talk when he knows good
land well he doesn't mean a word
of it,
Mr.. Nix declared that the COVER
nor's administration has been an
utter failure" and said the best
interests of the state demanded his
removal. He told his hearers it
would be dangerous to leave the
governor where he is for another
| term
Praises Walker
Inc governor was characterized
by Senator Johns as "a little man
who rode into office on the coat
tails of Tom Watson" He further
characterized him as "the worlds
champion breaker
! Clifford Walker" Mr.. Johns
continued, lis a Christian gentle
man OF highest character. 1 have
knoWn Governor Hardwick for
many years and my personal ties
prevent me from attacking him as
a man, but they do not prevent mo
from charging that his politics are
all wrong
Mr.. Johns sharply criticized the
governor for his veto of the Con
teoerate pensioners bill passed by
the recent legislature. Senator Nix
also dWelt upon the veto in his
speech, saying that "the governor
mas as much moral right to put his
| hand In the veterans pockets and
! take money away from them as he
mad to veto that pension bill" Vo-
clferous applause greeted this state
ment.
THE pension BILL" Mr.. Nix re-
sumed, was a debt of honor we
owed our gallant old soldiers. In
| Vetoing it, Hardwick broke faith
| with them and proved once more
his disloyalty."
Rev. Ridley Speaks
The Rev. Ridley charged that
! Governor Hardwick has violated
more laws than he has signed dur.
| ing his term of office" Discussing
| the governors stand against ''invisi-
BILE government" the minister said:
I'VE all know that the invisible gov
eminent with which Hardwick is
most concerned has its headquart-
ers in a ten-story building in the
heart of the business district"
Mr.. Marquardt attacked the gov
| ernor for breaking faith in his
promise to give our school children
free textbooks" He said the nom
partisan political committee of the
state labor federation had with
drawn it's support of the governor
| and given it to Walker because of
the failure of the governor ito keep
single one of his campaign
pledges
Praising the public record of Mr..
Walker, the speaker declared that
organized labor feels he will keep
his promises and will give labor
| fair deal, which is all it asks
Predicts Walkers Election
! Mr.. Mobley said he attended school
with Mr.. Walker and that they
business in past years. He said he
| had canvassed the state carefully
and found unmistakable evidence
that the people would elect Mr..
| Walker on September 10.
1.-THE people of Walton county
! love Cliff Walker" he declared
because ne has always stood for
the highest things in citizenship and
government. He is of excellent
| Christian character and will use
every effort in his power as COVER
nor to carry out his platform pledges
Having said this much of him I
wish to tell you some of the things
that he will not do as governor.
He would not accept the support
of Senator Watson and his thou
sands Of friends and when elected
show him and them the rankest in
gratitude.
''He will not try to dominate and
run rough-shod over the legislative
branch of the state government,
which is as essential as is the execu-