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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1906
Page
3
Hon James M Smith urges farmers and business leaders to back his bid in the 1906 state primary. He stresses support for agriculture, education reform favoring white schools, and restrained suffrage while opposing political rings and snap primaries. He pledges direct outreach to voters across Georgia.
The narrator recalls visiting Col James M. Smith at Smithonia, Georgia, describing his vast land holdings in Oglethorpe and surrounding counties. He portrays Smith as a self-made postwar farmer who began penniless, built an extensive plantation, and personally plowed, sowed, and supervised cotton and grain crops.
Harvis Jordan praises Col. Smith as a model Southern farmer who built wealth, educated thousands of youths, supported preachers and teachers, and fostered community growth while condemning bearish market tactics and distorted cotton statistics aimed at depressing prices. The article urges South farmers to base conclusions on actual conditions.
A Georgia citizen endorses Col. Smith as a longtime respected farmer and legislator, urging voters to consider his proven public service. The writer notes Smith's broad acquaintance with Georgians and previews his gubernatorial bid with praise from a Savannah News editorial lauding his moral character and capabilities.
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