Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-03
DR.. l.. G. Hardeman

near to conclusion, more inter
est is evidenced in the state
elections which occur this year.
Many names have been men
toned for Governor to succeed
the encumbent. Some have
beenseliminated; others have de-
clined.
The name of DIR. L. c.
Hardeman, of Commerce, who
has been a. candidate for Gov
ernor twice in the past, appears
in the news during the past few
days as a possible candidate.
The friends of DR.. Hardeman
are attaching considerable sig
nificance to addresses he is max
ing at different points in North
Georgia. They believe he is
giving sericSls thought toward
entering the race again.
Recently Mrs. Mary Harris
Armor, the temperance leader,
spoke at Commerce and refer
red very pointedly to DIR.
Hardeman. She called him the
father of the prohibition move
ment in Georgia" and said that
she has always longed to see the
!, day when DR.. EIardeman would
have a seat in 1.-THE Governors
chair. Mrs. Arnor said she be-
lieves that If he should be elect
ed Governor of Georgia he
would enforce the law and
would make prohibition in
Georgia great success,
~ Or. f4ardeman, speaking be-
fore the Eavonia Chamber of
Commerce on the subject of
Commerce, Business and the
Business Man" referred in gen
eral terms to the important in
fluence business and commerce
bear to advancement of modern
civilization. Speaking of Big
Business, he said:
Business aims to render life
safe and secure. To supervise
wisely the great corporations is
we'll; but to look backward to
the days when business was po-
lite pillage and regard our
great business concerns as pi-
- ratical institutions carrying let
tiers of marque and reprisal is
grave error, born in the minds
of little men. When these lit
tie men legislate they set the
brakes going up HILL
DR.. Hardeman further said
that laws enacted for the regu-
lation of trade should be most
carefully scanned, Business it.
self, he said, will yet do away
with graft and begging. Reel.
procity, cooperation and mu.
tuality are the important word;
now. -. That which hampers,
cripples and retards must b.
done away with. That which
gives freedom, security anc
peace must be encouraged.
The best lawyers now ar,
bushes men, and their work i.
to keep the commercial craft il
a safe channel, where it will no
split on the rocks of litigation
nor founder in the shadows Of
misunderstanding. Every law
yer will tell you this. To max,
money you must satisfy you
customers.
DR.. Hardeman is a man o
exceptional ability, a Christian
gentleman and a loyal, progress
sive Georgian. During tn,
World War few men in the stat,
rendered greater service to tn,
nation than the gentleman from
Commerce. He numbers hi
friends by the thousands.
Will Vereen, Of Moultrie, ha
refused to make the race, al
though great pressure had beel
brought to bear to draft him
Mr.. Nereen. is shouldering tn
business responsibilities of hi
father, w. c. Vereen; he ha
been drafted as president of tn
Moultrie Chamber of Com
merce, and these and other rea
sons have made it necessary 70
him to decline to make the rae
at this time.
l.. C. Council, of America;
whose name has been mention
ed many times, declines to a