The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1882-01-12
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DIR. FBLToN'5 PROGRAMME.
The Chicago Tribune of the 29th
ult., publishes an interview prepared
b. DIR. w, Fl Felton,, 10 which DR..
FELTON, says that the success of Ma
hone ia Virginia will encourage i'm
dependents throughout the South,
and secure them the victory 10 many
places that in Georgia there will
be independent candidates for all the
important offices to be filled this
year that Georgia is ripe for re q.
volt sg ainst the Democratic organi
cation that the threats Of Bourbon
leaders awaken contempt rather than
terror that the South has not pros
pered under Democratic rule, and
that many of her intelligent citizens
have no fear that they would be
wors,ed if the Republicans should
gain The sscsndaucy and that all
most all Republicans and liberal
Democrats will unite upon the basis
Of hostility to the methods and sen
timents which have 80 long retarded
the prosperity and happiness OF these
States. lie lays down the following
platform
/ "rhe political caucus is only advisory in
lis character have no binding force
upon the actions and conscences of free cti-
zsns of free government but every ballot
cast at all election should represent the con.
yictions of the individual voter
, We insist that il is essential TO free gov
eminent to have free ballot and a fair count
of oil the votes honestly cast at any state or ma
tional election aud the machinery of manag-
ing and supervising elections should be guard
ed and protected by law so that fraud will be
impossible,
g. Honorable payment of all honest debts
especially the payment of the national aud
state dybts-as rapidly as our surplus revenue
will authorize.
A. In financial matters we recognize gold
and silver as the money of the constitution
and all paper issues --greenback and other pa
per currency-shuhld be redeemable at the will
of the holder, in coin, at the treasury of the
United States.
5. As soon as the reduction of the national
debt will permit, we favor the repeal Of all IN
terna revenue laws aud believe that all the
revenue of the federal government should be-
raised by tariff upon foreign articles import
ed into this country, and which tariff shall Sc
discriminate in its provisions as to afford am
pie encouragement and protection TO all home
industries.
&. We advocate a liberal system of internal
improvements by the federal government for
works of national character only especially
our water routes OF transportation.
T. The national government Is the supreme
authority known to the people Of this country
and its laws have the frat claim TO our ODE
dience. Every citizen of the United States il
entitled to full protection OF hi personal and
political rights under these federal laws.
g. We believe every child should have the
opportunity of acquiring a common English
education in schools forever made free by Il
liberal support from the State government.
9. Monopolies by which privileged class
exercises a controlling power over the property
and labor of multitude OF citizens, are 0Rpos
ed to the genius and spirit of our government
and we will steadily resist every measure OF
system that tends To concentrate political pow
err or undue business opportunities In the
hands of the few at the expense of the many.
10 The present system ofleasing the State
convicts must be wiped from our statutes as a
foul blot upon our civilization and humanity
H. Party prescription and sectional preIu
dices have greatly retarded the material growth
and development OF our State-whieh material
prosperity we earnestly desire and will dill
gently foster and TO this end, we will use
every moral aud legal means to suppress pro
scription and to lberalize sectional prejudices
recognizing the unity of our common federal
government, and equality of all men before the
laws"
DR.. FELTON, then winds up by fully
endorsing President Arthur's stall
wsrt administration, which shows he
has gone completely over to the Re
publican party, ready to do Arthu''s
bidding and Mahoniz, Georgia if be
can. Bot such treachery and self
ishness will defeat bis hope, for true
democrats will not follow his lead 10
to the Radical camp for the sake of
stirring up strife and Africanisi 'g
Georgia. The State is getting along
and peacefully, factor
les are spriugiug up paying large
dividends, capitalists are coming 10
investing, taxes are lower than since
the war, and new blood and energy
seems to be infused throughout
every industry in the State, there
fore there is no earthly excuse for a
to disturb and check this
favorable state of affairs and make
Georgia a political hot~bed just for
the sake of gratifying the insatia'e
ambition of few old worn out, dis
satisfied, disappointed office>seekers,
who csre more for place and power,
than they do for the peace and pros~
perity of the people.