The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-11
A SENATORIAL CANDIDATE.
Mr.. Louis F. Garrard of Columbus,
Makes an Announcement.

Columbus, Feb. 10.-To the people of
Georgia: After mature consideration, I
have decided to go before the next legis-
lature of Georgia as a candidate for United
States senator. l have arrived at this
conclusion by yielding to the kind solici-
tations of Jealous friends, by the dictates
of my own ambition and by the conscien-
tious belief that at this iuncture in our
history l can be of service to our state
Should l be so fortunate as to be elected
by your representatives votes, | would
receive your high commission with a
heart full of gratitude, and go forward
with the determination never to cease
my efforts until the wrongs now endured
by our people have been removed, so far
as the enacting of proper laws and the
repeal of hurtful existing laws can avail
Many of you may differ with me in my
views on political questions if so, l re-
greet it, but could not, if l would, de-
ceive you as to my views on any vital
question now before the people, for
have long since placed myself on record
on all of them.
have no strong influences or combina-
lions behind my candidacy Cont ina-
tions rarely promote a man to power
whom they know it is impossible to con-
troll. have many strong personal friends
in Georgia who may assist me, but when
l realize the vast number of people in
this state to whom l am personally un-
known, the undertaking seems appalling.
A friend from distant county, in urging
me to make this race, kindly assured me
that would get votes from people who
did not know me personally, because,
said he, the people believe you twill &C
complish something if you are elected. :"
If that belief is widespread, 1 will sue
coed.
have committed errors in the past.
have not list of them before me just at
present, though my candidacy will prob
able cause me to be reminded of them ere
long. But every public act and vote of
mine in the past has proceeded from a de-
sire to do right without regard TO conse-
quences, and l have no apology to offer
for any of them.
am glad to see the Democratic party
moving in the direction of an income tax
l have ever been in favor of this system
of taxation. In 1892, as chairman of the
platform committee Of the Georgia demo-
cratic state convention, | wrote and in
serted in the state democratic platform
demand for lust and equitable system
of graduated tax on income
The Chicago platform demanded
rigid enforcement of the laws made to
prevent and control trusts and comb.na
llOuSs JORbGuGT Win SuCu luFbuGF lbElSld-
tion in the restraint of their abuses as ex-
perience mag show to be necessary" The
welfare of the people demands that legis-
lation should be so extended as to take it
out of the power of any set of men to fix
the prices of agricultural products, so as
10 deny to the producers the result of
their honest toll | earnestly favored
this plank at Chicago. 1t won votes for
our party, and the promise should be car
ried out to the letter and in its true spirit.
The land plank of the democratic plat
form represents and protects true prin-
ciple of democracy-'h homes for actual
settlers of public lands" and the pledge
TO reclaim and restore TO the people every
acre of the public land unlawfully held,
should not be overlooked or fogotten.
The Wilson tariff bill is step in the
right direction. IL should, however, be
extended so as TO remove all tariff taxes
from the necessaries of life
The financial plank Of the democratic
platform was adopted by the sub-commit.
tee on platform at Chicago after an all