Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-09-30
DIR. HARDMAN JOINS
HOLDER In OPPOSITION
TO ROAD BOND ISSUE
FIRST STRAIGHT ANNOUNCE.
MENT MADE BY CANDIDATE
AGAINST BONDS-PARTIAL
FAVORED BONDS IN FIRST
PRIMARY.

PRIMARY.
DR.. L. G. Hardman addressed an
audience of Ben HILL, Wilcox and Ir-
win county voters at the Courthouse
last Friday, to which he was intro &
duced by DR.. J. L. Frazer. Rev. G. +.
S. Winn, by request of DIR. Hardman,
preceded him with prayer. =
DIR. Hardman said in part:
Business administration of the y
state government would give farmers
better prices for their products,
would encourage industry and give
confidence to capitalists who desire
to invest their money in Georgia,
Cotton dropped 80 points yester-
terday and the prices of practically
all farm products are declining. A
business administration of Georgia's
affairs, such as am pledged to give
if elected, will greatly improve this
condition. Business men are the
economists of the generation and if
God directs you in this second pri-
mary as he did in. the first, Twill see
that the highway department is not
run for selfish purposes and that the
agricultural department : eliminates
the waste and extravaganza thatSis
now burdening the people"
(The Doctor didn't explain just
how the governor of Georgia can
raise the prices of farm productsSs
Opposes Road Bonds
For the first time in the campaign
! DIR. Hardman' made an .pnequiv&eal
declaration against the issuancebf
state hs6ds. fMr. Holder. Is being
! put out as the only opponentMcf
bonds, but am just as much against
bonds as he is. He was for bonds
in 1924 and stumped the state for
= big state road bond issue. II fought
bonds then and am still fighting
them: But, the bond proposition is
merely for political purposes in this
campaign, The real issue is truth,
Righteousness and a business ADMIN
istration. Georgia has seldom had a.
real 4, business administration from
, the governors office, Most COVER
nors have been controlled&by faction
al politics. But I have made no
promises to anybody and will make
none. / will not be controlled by any
faction or group of politicians l
am financing my own campaign rath-
er than to take contributions from
people who might afterward come up
and demand special favors. have
got righteousness behind me in this
campaign and will give Georgia
fearless administration. I'm running
my campaign for God Almighty and
the people of Georgia"
Revision of the state banking laws
was another pledge made by DIR.
Hardman in the course of his adj
dress, declaring that something was
wrong with the banking situation
when an inspection of bank could
be made one day and it would fail
the next"
His Own Legislative Record
81 am not saying that l will fire
anybody in the banking department
or that Twill put any particular per-
son in there" he said," but I can tell
you that I'll appoint the right man
for that job and I'll have the bank
ing laws fixed so the peoples money
will be protected. Il am interested
in the banking business myself, but
none of my banks went broke"
DR.. Hardman referred to his rec
ord as member of the legislature
many years ago, pointing out that
he introduced the first bill establish
ing a state highway commission to
make federal road funds available
for Georgia. He also declared that
his bills providing for free treatment
for rabies and diphtheria were of
vital Importance.
81 also introduced a bill to teach
agriculture ihl Georgia and for many
years have been on the executive
committee of the state college of
agriculture, he continued; "and l
am proud that I introduced the bill
which gave the first 100000 for the
establishment of the tuberculosis
sanitarium at Alto. that has saved so
many lives. Would you people of
Ben Hill county swap your roads
for the tuberculosis treatment at
Alto?"
Spoke At Oeilla
DR.. Hardman was entertained at
dinner by the Kiwanis and left for
Ocilla, where he spoke to a small
gathering from DR.. Luke's Office
porch at $3.50, after which he left for
Triton, where he was scheduled to
speak also.