The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-11

night session just as day dawned on the
morning of June 2, 1892. A rigid and
| honest adherence to every line and prin-
| ciple thereof by our party will, trust,
cause bright day of prosperity to dawn
| on our country.
In 1873 realized the fact that we needed
| an increased volume of currency, and my
views at that time were well known, hav-
| ing been expressed in the legislature and
| published in the newspapers of the state.
l wrote, introduced and pressed to its
| passage the first per cent bond bill
| ever passed in Georgia, which will be
| found in the acts of 1888, page "a; and
| by the terms of this act provided for the
| issue of currency bonds of the size of
| greenback bills. These bonds circulated
as money, and although the objection was
raised to them that they were liable to
the 10 per cent tax, l contended for and
received an opinion from Commissioner
Green B. Raum that they were not taxa
BILE. / consider this tax Ubiquitous, and
| any means to evade it are justi6able
The democratic platform says that all
paper currency shall be kept at par with
and redeemable in coin-not gold, but
coin, which includes both gold and silver.
Now, if the 10 per cent. tax should be re-
pealed, and state bank money should be
issued and made rsdeemable by the banks
in coin such a demand would be created
as would absorb the silver production of
this country.
Prior to the meeting of the Chicago
conven ton, the repeal of the 10 per
cent. tax was sentiment only, and was
evinced by individual advocacy, and
not by party sanction. 1t was looked
upon as thing greatly to be desired
but impossible to be attained.
l made the repeal of this tax living is
sue and principle of democracy by caus-
ing it to be inserted for the first time as
a plank in the democratic platform. 1
did not stop to talk about the oppressive
effects of the law; l acted-although
was told that success was impossible. !
pledged my constituents in Georgia that
l would go to Chicago and put this plank
in the democratic platform, and l re-
deemed the pledge. Entrust me with
your commission as United States sena-
tor. and 1 will wipe this infamous law
from the statute book, or return you the
trust / have absolute confidence that
the right will ultimately prevail but it
will do so sooner if backed by unremit-
ting work. may be lacking in the COM
modify now known as senatorial dignity !;
but if i should be favored by you, I
pledge myself TO infuse into that august
body an article of Georgia activity and
energy that will obtain every right that
we are entitled to, or know the reason
WHY IL Is uCui6u..
1t has been said that I am a young
man. l only regret that am not younger
/ was born a Georgian, and for forUy-six
years every beat of my pulse and every
uhrob of my heart has been true to Geor-
gia and the Democratic party. have
never been too young To respond to any
service my country required Of me- 1
can lay no claim to your gratitude for m Y
services during the war. / held no com
mission, and performed only the ordinary
duties of private soldier; and at the age
of II found myself at the end of the war
paroled prisoner amidst desolate
country. Far be it from me to detract
from the glorious military records of any
of my competitors But l do claim that
since the war, whether l was a candi-
date or not, ! have responded to every
call Of my party, and in every campaign,
at the polls and on the stump, have con-
tended for its triumph.
LOUIS +. GARRARD.