The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-07-25
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ANITA Ga.-When Governor
Al ~ Hardwick made his cam
Thomas ,o @ in Ouitman on Wednes-
Pagn Spl,sed one expression which gen
lay nc u's torn OF indignation among
'erateq ii the state senate who read
nenl.O0eIs ,oIrs later and caused the or
aa;r ,eT OF a "denunciatlon COM u
e ga.ataS3 composed of Senators NIX, OF
plt'f E;ft,,-frst: Johns, of the twenty
II I tb Jackson, of the Twenty-hrst.
|seVen otbors who arose to a APPOINT OF
~ on ,ai nrivi1ege on the floor OF the
lerso ln thursday and paid their re-
.," ots TO the executive. 49,,
PSF TS1i,ony;ng is the expression which
+ o. on the explosion among the sena-
~ and which the governor usea IN
- S. the leaders who sought to
sl,I aoI the tax equalization law:
sf flRHa,naoogues and destructive states
p - rn;@hf stand for such a program
Eel. ..n rn but no man Of character
;Sap+Ieiligence could possibly do So"
Th rs' statement of the governor was
M NV the senator's as a direct al
he4 ~ them since they were among
~. .,r,entv-fye members of the senate
bo voted for the repeal OF the tax
Eualzation law.
Senator Nix Makes Reply.
p;sing to a point of personal privi-
~ Senator Nix said:
aMv attention has been called to a
tain portion of the speech delivered
The tba Governor of Georgia at Blue
brings x.o+ 4ha
,ornor made the following state
o ,T'' ,Demagogues and destructive
Stesmen might stand for such pro-
am Of repeal, but no person OF char
far and intelligence could possibly
aTbat is a terrific indictment against
q; senator's who voted to repeal
oresent tax law. The senator's
tbs are lust as sacred to them as
oath the governor took and I'M
which he is supposed to act.
,Vben | read that charge said |
igbt be demagogue. | said | might
destructive statesman, and lack
diligence. But when he said we
Ent have any character | said he
Is a common liar.
'The present little governor OF this
te went from the mountains to the
and denounced this tax law from
erv stump in the state.
FIFE said it was an infamous law
4 its effect was to raise taxes on
kible property higher and higher.
'The first opportunity he had to
rrv out the pledges he had made to
people he failed and prevented its
Deal
"Button-Holed Senators"
HE button-holed the senators, pull
them into his office and had them
vote against this law. He tried to
e his position by saying he was
anst the law but he didn't want
repealed until he got something IN
place
ii the governor is sincere in want
to reach invisible property the
ng he should do is to help repeal
5 law. | don't believe he's sincere
his position relative to either the
Il repeal or the income tax.
Here our governor says he wants
law repealed and wants an income
yet he illustrates every attempt
repeal by throwing Instructions in
the cog wheels.
wouldn't pay any attention to the
Elements of this little man if it
sn't for the position he occupies.
rode into office on the coat-tails
Tom Watson. He won't get many
teS in the state this time.
| had hoped that what | saw. IN
newspapers was a mistake. | had
ped that if he thought those things
wouldn't be fool enough to say
em.
Has Made No Denial.
Governor Hardwick was wired yes
day afternoon and told about the
he had raised up here. 1t is now
o'clock. He has been given ample
portunity to deny it. He hasn't done
II | were he and didn't say it l
ld tire my press manager.
His charge, and he knows it, is an
amous falsehood. It's not only a
w at the senate but the presiding
fcer as we'll is attacked by this
kmy."
Senator Jones Speaks.
Penator Jones, of the Thirty-seventh,
to defense of the governor, and
Haired he would also defend Senator
against any character attack.
le read from a typewriter copy
pen he said was given him in Quit
by the managing editor OF a
8oTgla newspaper as having been
lded out from the governors OF
Tor publication.
was Identical with the published
reSments OF the governors speech.
ne senator stated that he did not
siTue the language of Governor
TdWick as attacking directly those
$tors who voted for tax repeal.
i !, SAID II the preceding and sue
Jung paragraph to the paragraph
g'ns demagoguery were studied
me senator's they would find little
winch to take exception.
grant you he was going too far
gn he assailed characters" said the
"Prostituted Office"
Hynator Johns, of the Twenty-sev-
H. took the floor After reviewing
governors attack he said he had
greatest respect for constituted au-