Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-12
HARDWICK REVIEWS ISSUES
AND QUESTIONS WALKER

"Of course, if he would have made
no effort to check them, then he Is
entitled to the support of those who
wish tn wear masks and to make
outlaws of themselves, but If he re-
ceives their support, he Is entitled
to receive the condemnation Of ev-
cry honest mand and woman OF
Georgia and what his position is
should be made plain before the cleo
ton and not afterwards.
1.-THE present governor of Georgia
has no boss and accepts no tdicta-
ton from Washington nor anywhere
else. He is not Watson's candidate
nor anybody else's candidate, except
to offer his candidacy to Georgia and
to her people in the interest of good
government and law enforcement.
If Mr.. Walker occupies different
position in this campaign, it should
be made plain before the election and
not afterwards.
y, "PeopIe. Must Settle Issues"
"These, fellow Georgians, are the
issues plainly stated. They are eac-
nestly presented for your thoughtful
consideration.
"They can not be compromised or
evaded. They must be decided. You,
and you alone, can decide them.
II believe that the substantial,
law-abiding citizens of. Georgia will
overwhelmingly sustain my firm ad-
ministration and my unhinching
conduct Of the states affairs.
81 believe they will overwhelming
ly condemn the evasive and double
dealing tactics Of my opponent.
II summon the law-abiding and
law-enforcing men and women Of
Georgia to the standard of law en-
forcement and good government in
our state. I bid them be of good
cheer victory is ours.
VERY respectfully,
(Signedl "THOS. w. IARDWTCK."
49,. MIR. Lucas Statement
Chairman Arthur Lucas OF the
Hardwick campaign committee, Sat-
urday issued the following state
ment:
"The fight is whipped. Governor
HardWick will win by all cwerwhelrn-
ing majority just as we have pre-
dicted from the beginning. The re-
suit Of the election Wednesday will
show that the people Of the state
are going to repudiate gumshoe tao
tics and stand by a real man who
stands for something, for a man who
comes out in the open, as Governor
has done, has said what
he thought, told the people face to
face where he stood, what he hoped
to accomplish, what he had done.
They are going to turn down the
man who has been pussy footing,
telling one thing to some people and
another thing to other people, depend
ing on how those to whom he was
talking stood, before he committed
upon any proposition.
I'VE have canvassed the situation
From the mountains to
the sea the Hardwick forces are on
the firing line and will be until the
polls close Wednesday night. And
when the result is counted the gov.
ernor will have more than 1926
counties to his credit with more than
300 convention votes. We are not
foolish, careless predictions.
Our forecast is the result Of care
full investigation, checked and re-
checked, by people who know Geor-
gia politics, and by county leaders
Who know their counties. We haven't
the slightest doubt about tremen.
deus victory for Governor HardWick
next Wednesday.
1.-TWO years ago Clifford Walker
and his campaign managers, on the
eve of the election, predicted clean
sweep for him in his first race for
governor They declared that Gov
ernor Hardwick did not have a
chance. The result of the first pri-
mary was that Hardwick carried II
counties with 100 convention votes
and Walker carried 50 counties with
LIZA convention votes. The second
primary was necessary. Two days
before the second primary Walker
and his campaign managers claimed
that Walker would sweep the state,
that Hardwick had no chance. The
result was that Hardwick carried
104 counties with PAS convention
votes and Walker carried only so
counties with 142 convention votes.
The result this time will be an even
greater victory for the governor.
Walker and his campaign managers
nave been claiming everything in
sight, just as they did two years ago.
They know they cannot name fifteen
counties Walker will carry on the
day of the election
"NLr. Walker has stood for nothing
in this campaign and he will stand
for nothing if elected governor. He
has tried to be all things to all men
and has been caught with the goods.
Even his own former friends do not
know where he stands on anything.
He has made all sorts of promises.
The latest runnor is that he will ap-
point the Hon. Hub Dean, of
Gainesville, United States senator if
a vacancy should occur. Mr.. Walk
er will, as usual, evade this state.
ment; but he will not declare that
he will not appoint Mr.. Dean. Other
Jobs he has promised to everybody.
Several Walker supporters have
openly stated that Whispering Cliff
has promised them ell the same Job.
Governor Hardwick has made no
promises except to give the sEate
the best administration he knows
how to- give, to render faithful and
elnc1ent service to the people.
walker Won't Face Public"
"GoYernor Hardwick has not been
designated as the favorite candidate
of any special ring in Georgia. Mr..
Walker seems to be the favorite of
certain group of alleged Atlanta
leaders who put his name on. their
ballot as their choice for governor.
Since when can a certain group of
Atlanta politicians tell the people of
Atlanta, and the people of the state,
how they shall vote? Since when
will the loyal voters of Atlanta, and
the state. allow a bunch of politi-
clans to mark their ballots for them
in advance?
Clifford Walker has done nothing,
said nothing, accomplished nothing
in this campaign except to spread
by innuendo and otherwise a lot of
false reports about Governor Hard
wick. He has been afraid to come
out in the open. He has not dared
to face the public, because he was
afraid somebody might ask him an