Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-02
CARRO[[TON VOTERS
HEAR GOV. HARDWICK


audience Of Carroll county voters
which packed the large courtroom
here to it's capacity heard Governor
Hardwick Wednesday afternoon de-
liver an exceedingly frank and force
full address in which he discussed all
the issues of the gubernatorial cam
paign, as well as some of the col
lateral questions engaging the atten-
ton of the politicians. The governor
= concluded his speech with these
words:
"If you believe that have failed
to measure up to the trust you have
reposed in me, then l don't deserve
and don't want your vote. On the
other hand, if you believe L nave
been faithful to the trust you nave
reposed in me, and have devoted my
heart and brain and energies toward
making you a good governor, ana
have demonstrated some ability and
success, then I am entitled to your
vote approving my record. r
Governor Hardwick, upon arrival
first session of the Georgia Swine
Growers association convention was
being held, and he was on the pro-
gram for an address, he would not
make a. political speech here. so
he spoke in the morning on the
necessity for Georgia farmers TO
raise hogs and cattle and diversified
agricultural products.
His friends here, however, wanted
him to make political speech, ana
SO early in the afternoon they pre-.
vailed upon him to do so without
anv previous advertising and with
notice of the meeting being given
only by word of mouth on Lhe
streets. About one thousand per
sons crowded in the courtroom u
hear him. Judge Leon Hood adjourn
ed the city court so that the gov
ernor could speak, and ne was III
troduced by Colonel Sid Holderness'
a prominent lawyer. ,
Referring to the campaign, the
governor said that Clifford walker
not content with having been defeat-
ed for the governorship twice WIN,
in the past two years, had 1orceo
this campaign.
eff I had been derelict in my duty;
if I had not lived up to the duties
and obligations resting upon me,
there would be some reason to br!ng
out opposition to me and refuse me
the usual Endorsement OF a re-elec-
ton. -.
Gwen so, I would be the last
man in Georgia to say that MT;
Walker or any other man should
not aspire to the goyernorshlp. How
ever, there are many important prop
lens that I have only been able 10
partially solve in the brief time
have been in office"
cover in the eastern part Of Geor-
sia where I live there is an old say
ing: Don't swap horses in the MID
die of the. stream and another
warns against swapping with the
gypsies anyhow"
The governor charged that MT.
Walker is conducting a "gum-shoe
and "pussy-foot" campaign. He SAID
he was not making any speeches,
that it appeared that for some reason
he did not wish to come out in the
open and frankly and publicly de-
clare his position on the issues OF the
= campaign.
ST have heard" said the governor,
"tna tMr. Walkers managers nave
advised him not to open his mouth
or he might put his foot in it. AND
without publicly opening his mouth
he seems to have done so, Tor MS
platform is a most. remarkable docu-
ment. It pledges him to about eight
or nine million dollars in new ap-
propriations and at the same time
pledges him to a repeal of the pres
ent tax-raising machinery OF the
state and against anything to take
its place. He would add millions to
the states expenses and not only not
provide any additional revenue but
would destroy the existing system
of raising revenue"
- Governor Hardwick asserted that
he had not jumped on Senator Wat
son, as had been charged. He said
all he wanted was for Mr.. Watson
to be a United States senator ana
. give his attention to saving the
3 country and not try to be senator
and governor, too.
i. ct am not telling him how to be
senator" said the governor, and L
don't want him otell me how to be
governor. am no mans deputy. l
have never worn any mans collar
and I never will. And I want to say
to you that I have not broken any
promises to Senator Watson; never
made him any. 1 have not broken
any promises to the people. On the
contrary, and in the face of many
obstacles, I have wiped out a three
Sd Ill iY1tn
effect economies which will save
hundreds of thousands of dollars
each year. I expect during my next
term as. governor to succeed in get
ting the legislature to enact laws
providing for budget and audit sys-
tenn