Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-08-29
LABOR MINORITY
DISCRU NTLED Is
HARDWICk VIEW
Governor Defends Course With
Labor Before Admiring
Gainesville Crowd

GAINESVILLE, August 29.-De-
claring that only a small minority
Of the Georgia Federation of Labor
was spoken for in the Endorsement
Sunday of Cliff Walkers candidacy
by the non-partisan political cam
paign committe of the federation,
Governor Hardwck replied to the
committees criticism Of his admin
istration, in his speech here yester-
day.
THE whole trouble about the
matter" the governor said, sis that
a small element Of the federation
became disgruntled when | refused
to appoint Louie p. Marquardt to a
seat on the state Industrial commits
sion.
an their report they ridicule the
method | used in connection with
the troops at Waycross, and in the
same breath highly commend the ex-
actly similar action of sending the
troops to Fitzgerald. | was told by
authorities at Fitzgerald that the
rioting had subsided, and conse-
quently | ordered the troops back
home.
"No such report has been made
from Wayeross to me. If the pro-
lection of the people Of this state,
and the upholding of law and order
is q useless waste of states money,
as they set forth, then | am proud
to be the geratest spendthrift that
ever sat in the governors chair, for
Pm going to do my best to uphold
the high standards of individual
freedom which is ours through the
bloodshed of our fathers, even if it
kills me politically or otherwise" i"
LAS to the troops remaining at
. Maycross," he continued; Il have no
other course to pursue. | was asked
by the mayor'and. the sheriff OF that
city, men 4h whom their own peo-
pie placed confidence and trust, to
send troops there so that the streets
would not run red with human blood.
"No Apologies"
Il sent them. / have no apologies
! to make for that. When the same
men that asked me for protection
tell me that the situation is safe
and that the people of that com
munity will not be errorized by
bands of thugs and criminals, gladly
will | withdraw the militia, and not
until then"
Replying to the labor committee 3
/ charges that he had failed to carry
out his promise to support free
/ schoolbook measure, the governor de-
/ clared that this was not. part Of his
campaign promises in his 1929 race.
Il have broken no promise, in this
natter he said. Il have Away
been heartily in favorsof free school
books, if we had way to pay for
them. But we haven't and | favor
no expenditure without sufficient rev
enue to take care Of It"
The governor continued to ridicule
Walkers PLATFORM which, he declar-
ed, not only does not contain projects
beneficial to the state, "but num-
Der of his advocations actually are
detrimental"
Stirring Reception
He said Walker hoped to profit
4 by "the Watson row." He reiterat-
ed his charges of "pussy-footing and
coat failing"
The governor was met at Gaines
vile Monday morning by large re-
eeption committee of Hall county cit
izens. A brass band in the town
square doomed a stirring welcome.
The committee was composed Of
4 Carl Davie, Gainesville, chairman
J. F. Pruitt, Lumpkin county rep
resentative; R. D. Mitchell, formerly
mayor of Gainesville; D. 7. Quillian,
capitalist; Louis E. Wisdom, r. II.
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