Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-09
HARDW|CK FLAyS
WALKERS TACTIC,

sat patiently and quietly through
nearly two hours, drinking in every
word, Notwithstanding the large
crowd and the heat made it very
uncomfortable at times in the thea
ter.
!. In very pointed phrases the COVER
nor declared his attitude toward
%ssenator Watson, toward the Ku
klux Khan and toward law and or
der.
After declaring that the real fight
being made upon him comes from
the lawless elements who oppose
his firm and fearless stand in behalf
of law and order, the governor con-
cluded his address with the follow
ing peroration:
II have never worn any mans col
lar and never will. 1 have never
bent my neck to any mans YOKE
and 1 never will. I have never
barred my back to any mans lash,
and I never will. 1 have never
bowed by knee to anything on the
earth, in the heavens above or the
hell below, but the God I worship
and the woman I love.
My friends need not be uneasy:
ION next Wednesday night they will
find God still rules and that all the
forces of evil and even the devil him
self cannot prevail"
Senator Watson's Attitude
Referring to the claims which are
being made by some that Senator
Watson is fighting him, the governor
Sail: N
st have not launched any attack
against the junior senator, but if
he wants to bring a fight against
me I stand ready to meet it. I am
not afraid Of him. I have fought
successfully against him before and
| can do it again. I do not propose
to have any boss except my con.
scientious conception of duty be-
( fore God and man.
Senator Watson was elected to
represent Georgia in the United
States senate. He will have his
hands full saving the country. He
cannot be both senator and COVER
nor, too. I was elected governor and
a propose to fulfill the duties of
THAT office without dictation from
toMr. Watson or anyone else.
~ Senator Watson raised vigorous
objection to what he termed the
attempt at dictation by President
Wilson, and the people of Georgia
z.will be just as quick to resent at
tempted dictation by Senator Wat
son.
Il have never served. and I new
er will serve as the deputy of any
man on earth. If that Is to be the
terms on which I am to be given
The governorship, I say to the
ppeople of Georgia, take it back, I
edo not want it,
s ss4 On the Stage
Governor Hardwick was intro
sduced by Colonel Henry c. Tuck,
a prominent attorney and former
representative Of Clarke county
Among those seated on the stage
sWere: Judge Henry S. West. So
Hector Lamar Rucker, of the CITY
court; j. D. Price, member of the
sstate railroad cOmmisSIon, S.t,,s.
oSenator L. c. Brown, r. E. Fort
son, retired capitalist; w. S. Ho!.
man, retired capitalist; Attorney
John 5. Gamble, former solicitor
general of the western circuit;
Thomas Wray, farmer of Wrays-
. wood, Greene county; D. H. Win
sIer, of Winterville; r. c. Davis. an
soflcial Of the Athens Street Rail.
sgoad company, and many others.
In the large audience were many
ladies', quite a few of whom, fail
ing to find seats in the theater,
took up their places in the wings
nor the stage. After his speech hun.
Sdreds crowded to the stage to shake
snands with the governor and pledge
him their support.
An amusing feature of the &C.
scasion was the reading by Governor
HardWick Of some correspondence
between Clifford Walker, who is op-
posing the governor, and a labor
union man in Columbus by the
name of j. w. Bartlett. These let
ters appeared in a Columbus paper
which was shown the governor
after his arrival here, and the in
ference to be gathered was that Mr..
Bartlett was unable to find out
from either Mr.. Walker or anyone
else just where Mr.. Walker stands
son the issues of the campaign.
Portions Of the correspondence be-
tween Mr.. Bartlett and Mr.. Walker,
as read by Governor Hardwick, fol
low:
Extracts From Letters
Your active aid in my campaign
Is earnestly solicited, and 1 assure
you that if I am elected governor,
as / expect to be, that I shall strive
to be worthy Of your confidence and
your help.
,'I believe the principles announced
In my platform, as well as my rec
sord as citizen and official, are
quite well known to most Of the
people of the state. To those who
may not know, I refer them to the
thousands Of my friends who are
sa.ding the activity in this contest"
- Extracts from Mr.. Bartlett's reply
ito Mr.. Walker:
SIT have delayed answering your
better, trying to make up my mind;
trying to decide whether it would
he to the best interests of Georgia
for me to cast my vote for you, or
to cast 1t for Governor HardWick. I
do not mean to imply by this that
my vote is of more Importance than
amy other man who is working to
support his wife and babies. I mean
TO convey the idea that in my opin-
Jpn this is a time when every in
diyidual voter should carefully con-
slider the casting Of his ballot. Per-
ssonally, I am not interested in eth
ser you or the present governor
neither of you mean anything to
me, and I merely represent a vote
TO you.
=. Governor Hardwick has openly
Stated where he stood on all ques.
-tions, and while l do not agree with
him on everything for which he
stands, I at least know we've to
place him.
SET had been hoping that you would
make some speeches, or that you
would come out in press statements
outlining clearly what you stood
for, but so far. have been unable
to gets a line on you. I hear lots
Of my friends say: Walker doesn't