Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-22
Hardwiick Speech
AT Blue Springs
Arouses Senator
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newspapers.
Senator Lassiter told members of
the senate who had attacked the
governor that they were taking him
'too much to task" He said open
criticism of high public officers from
the floor of the senate was ter
rible precedent to establish.
II voted for repeal of the equali-
cation law" declared Senator Pope
land 1 have no apologies to make.
But am fair enough to the cover,
nor to construe his language in
such way as not to make it APP
plicable to myself. 1t was drastic
language, to say the least, and if
he meant thrust at the character
Of any member of the senate, then
L say his speech was unworthy Of
the governor of the state. But I 90
not believe he meant it that way"
Senator Boykin stopped Senator
Golucke in the midst of his speech
with this question:
eff the governor had taken this
position on the equalization law in
his last race do you think he would
have been elected?'
II do not answered Mr.. Golucke.
II should say not; he wouldn't
have carried thirty-five' countless"
Senator Boykin said as he took his
seat.
Senator Johns, in his speech, as
sailed the governor as "a pigmy,
who has broken faith with the peo-
pie of Georgia on every possible
occasion" He attacked the execu-
tive for the language he used at
Blue Springs, and scored him for
his remarks concerning the new
broom" he threatened to use in his
last race.
Mr.: Johns predicted that the
governor would be overwhelmingly
defeated this fall. He said the peo-
pie of Georgia would not vote again
for man. in whom they did not
have confidence.
Governors REPLY y
Governor Hardwick's statement
replying to his critics on the floor
of the senate was as follows:
What said was that no man of
intelligence and character, charged
with the responsibility of office,
would propose to destroy a source of
revenue without the same time pro-
posing some substitute to take it's
place. 1 was not aiming at members
Of the legislature but at bigger fish
However, some members of the
senate seemed to indicate by their
remarks that they really wish to de-
stroy revenue without replacing it
from any source. If the cap fits any
| of them, they can wear it.
What I said is true, and applies
| to anybody who takes that position
although L had assumed that respon-
sible members Of the general assem-
| bly, would not destroy our present
revenues without proposing some
adequate and efficient substitute. [
had at least hoped that no member
OF the general assembly, charged
wit hthe responsibility of his office
would take so destructive position,
and 1t is with keen regret that I am
forced to conclude that some of them
| do"
Senator Nix, who first attacked
the governor, arose to a point Of
personal privilege and declared: 1.-THE
governor is common liar if he says
am a man without character" He
| read the extract from the published
reports of the. governors speech.
DemagogueS and destructive
statesmen might stand for such a
program of repeal, but no man of
character and intelligence could pos
sibly do 500
This" declared Senator Nix. sis
terrific indictment of the twenty
| five senator's who voted a few DAYS
ago for the repeal Of the equaliza-
ton law-who voted under an oath
of office just as sacred to them as
the governors oath.
| Il may be a demagogue. l may
be a destructive statesman, and !
may be lacking in intelligence, but
any man, even though he be the lit
tie bit of man in the governor
chair, is common liar when he says
l am a man without character.
| Campaign Speeches
Il used strong. language yester.
day afternoon when I read the re
port of the governors speech and !
would go just as strong here were
it not for the presence of ladies'
This present little governor went
from the mountains to the sea, de-
nouncing this equalization law, say
ing it's effect was to squeeze the
owners of visible property tighter
and tighter. That was his main is
sue and he was elected.
Then the governor turned around
and began button-holing members
of this senate last year and again
this year to prevent repeal He
frustrated every move we made anG
am firmly convinced now that he
is insincere and does not want tc
reach invisible property.
at is impossible for anyone tt
tell where the governor stands, he
switches so often. l would have pait
} no attention to what he said yester
day if he had not been in the gov
ernor's chair"
By this time the senate chamber
was Overlooking with members O
} the house of representatives anC
visitors at the capitol.
II have heard Tom Hardwick say
many times" resumed Senator Nix
that Tom Watson ought to be OF
the chain-gang, but yet he got OF
Watson's coattails in his last race
and rode into office. I never voted
for Tom Hardwick in my life anC
not many people in Georgia will
vote for him next time. The PEG
pie are opposed to this taX-raisint
law; their farms are beings, sold ant
they are up in arms in many sec
, tons and t',ey will defeat Governo
= Hardwick for reelection becaus
they have no confidence in him.
Predicts Repeal
at had hoped that the governor
) Qultman statement had been mis-