The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-09-18

do to issue special MISREPRESENTATION
of other countries TO come TO our shores or to share
our citizenship. Indeed the necessity of some in
gpection and limitation is obvious. We should
resolutely refuse to permit foreign governments to
send their paupers and criminals 10 ports. We
are also clearly under duty TO defend our civliza-
ton by excluding alien races whose ultimate as
Sanitation with our people is neither possible nor
desirable. The family has been the neuclus of our
best immigration and the home the most potent
assmilating force in our civilization
Chinese Immigration.
Objections to Chinese immigration are distinctive
and conclusive, and are now SO generally accepted
as such that the question has passed entirely beyond
the stage ofargument. The laws relating to this
subject would, if 1 should be charged with their
enforcement be faithfully executed. Such amend
ments further legislation may be necessary and
proper prevent eyasions of the laws and TO stop
further Chinese immigration would also meet nay
approval. The expression of the convention upon
this subject is in entire harmony with my views.
Election Frauds.
Our civil service compact is a government by
majorites and the Flaw loses its sanction and the
magistrate our respect when this compact is broken
The evil results of election frauds do not expend
themselves upon voters who are reassured of their
rightful influence in public affairs The individual,
OF community or party, that practices or connives
at election frauds, has suffered rrepairable injury
and Will sooner or later realize that to exchange the
American system of majority rule for minority con-
troll is not only unlawful and unpatriotie but very
unsafe for those who promote it The dsfranchse
ment of single legal elector by fraud ntimida-
ton is crime too grave to be regarded lightly The
right of every qualified eector to cast free ballot
and to have 1t honestly counted must not be ques-
toned Every constitutional powershould be used to
make this right secure and to punish frauds upon
the ballot Our colored people do not ask special
legislation in their Interest, but only to be made
secure in the common rights of American citizen
ship They will, however, naturally mi.trust the
sincerity of those party leaders who appeal to their
race for support only in those localities where the
suffrage Is free and the election results doubtful and
compass their disfranchisement where their votes
would be controlling and their choice cannot be
coerced.
National Aid in Education
The nation, not less than states, is dependent for
its prosperity and security upon the Intelligence
very early suggested national aid in the establish.
ment and endowment Of schools and colleges in
that calls for still more liberal and direct appr6pra-
ton in aid Of the common school education in
states.
Favors New States.
The territorial form of government is temporary
expedient not permanent civil condition. 1t is
adapted to the exgency that suggested it, but be-
comes inadequate and eVen oppressive when ap-
Piled to fixed and populous communities. Several
territories well able to bear the burdens aud dis
charge the duties of free commonwealths in the
American union. To exclude them is to deny the
just rights of their people and may well excite their
indignant protest No question Of political prfer
ence of the people OF the territories should close
against them the hosptable door which has opened
to two.thirds OF the existing states But admission
should be resolutely refused to any territory,
jorty of whose people cherish institutions that are
repugnant to our civilization or inconsistent with
the republican form of government.
The Matter of Trusts.
The declaration of the convention against "all
combinations of capital, organized in trusts or
otherwise, to control the arbitrary condition of
trade among our citizens" is in harmony with
views entertained and publicly expressed by me
long berore the assembling of the convention.
Ordinarily capital shares the losses of id1eness with
labor but under the operation of the trust in some
of its FORMS the wage-worker alone suffers loss,
dividends
trust fund Producers who refuse to Join the COM
binaton are destroyed, and competition as an ele
ment of prices is eliminated. 1t cannot be doubted
that legislative authority should and will find
method of dealing fairly and effectively with these
and other abuses connected with this subject.
Pensions to Soldiers.
1t can hardly be necessary for me to say that am
heartily in sympathy with the declaration of the
convention upon the subject of pensions to our
soldiers and sailors. What they gave and what
they suffered had some opportunity to observe and
in q small way, to experience. They gave I'M
grudgingy. They say it was not q trade but an Of
fering: The measure was heaped up and running
over What they achieved only distant generation
can adequately tell.
Without Attempting to discuss particular PROPOSE
half of the surviving veterans of the
war, and of the families of their dead comrades,
should be CONCEIVED an9 e&5gclted In spirit OF
the competition for civil appointment, honorable
military service should have appropriate recogni-
ton.
The law regulating
The Civil Service
appointments to classified civil service received my
support in the senate, i'll belief that it opened the
way to a much ecded reform still think SO, and,
therefore, cordially approve the clear and forclble
expression of the convention upon this subject
The law should have the aid of friendly inerpre
taton, and should be faithfully and vigorously
forced. All appointments under it should be abso-
lutely free from partisan consideration aud inilu-
ence. Some extensions of the classified list
practicable and desirable, and fur
ther legislation extending the reform to the
other branches of service, TO which it is
ments to every glade and department fitness, and
not party service should be the esSentsai and dis
cruinatng test and fidelity and efficiency, the
only tenure of Office Only the interest OF the
know there practical difficulties attending the
attempt to apply the spirit Of the civil service rules
to all appointments and removals 1t will how
ever, lie my sincere purpose If elected, to advance
reform
The Temperance Question.
notice with pleasure that the convention did not
omit TO express its socitude for the promotion of
virtue and temperance among our people. The re-
publican party has always been friendly to every
thing that tended to make the home life of our peo
pie iree pure and prosperous and VIII in the future
be true to Its history in this respect.
A Foreign Policy.
Our relations with foreign powers should be char
acterized by riendliness and respect The right of
people and of our ships TO hOspitahe treatment
should be insisted upon with dignity ana firn1ness
Our nation is too great both in mnterial strength
and in moral power indulge in bluster or to be
suspected Of timorOusness. NacillHtion and inoon-
sisency are as incompatible with successful dplo-
macy MS they are with national dignity.
We should especially cultivate and extend our
diplomatic and commercial relations with the Cen
trail and South American states Our fisheries
should be tostered and protected. The hardships
and risks that are necessary incidents Of the bust
ness should not be increased by an impossible ex