The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-08-13

| honor in the gift of our commonwealth,
| had heretofore been confined to the legisla-
| ture, and not made through general can
| vass of the state, and that until the law was
| changed remanding the election of United
| States senators direct to the people, L did
| not deem it wise proper TO attempt TO
change the bent of our ting CUSTOM
nor did the people expect or desire gem
eral canvass of the state"
Then, Mr.. Carlton, how do you expect
to get your claims before the publicT'
81 suppose those gentlemen who so earn
estly urged me to submit my name for this
high position thought there was somewhat
OF merit in me 'or the position, and that
they will in some measure present to the
public what of qualifications l may pos
sess. The truth is, it is not so much what
one may say to, as what he has done for
the public which should commend him to
popular favor for continuance in public
trust"
'Will you make any speeches before the
publc?"
VIII Make Some Speeches.
"oh yes. 1 shall address the general as
sembly when it meets, and being already
under promise to make some speeches at
different points, L shall endeavor to fulfill
those engagements. What l meant to say
was that l could not undertake to make
general canvass of the state"
Or. Carlton stated that he expects in a
few days to furnish to the press
an address to the people of Georgia. l trust
1T will advertise TO every citizen of the
state" he said, exactly where / stand
upon all of those questions which now con-
front the American people, and render the
present perhaps the most critical and peril
Gus period through which our country has
ever passed.
"In a mere interview like this, of course,
you could expect nothing more than few
general IDEAS The whole question involv-
ed in our national legislat ton at this time
ma be summed up follows: The revo-
lutionary party of the north of the higher
law school, which has ever sought to main
tain our American union without the con-
stituton and which, when the south in
sisted upon the union with the constitution,
precipitatcd the between the states,
have, in their continued struggle for CEN
tralized and sectional power, simply moved
to the halls of congress, Here it is the war
must be continued for our constitutional
rights. -imbolden with the success of arms
tn y have gone from bad to worse-from
the success of armed conflict to usurpa-
ton of governmental power; from the usur-
patton of power to the complete abrogation
of all constitutional law and guidance, set
ting up as their governmental creed the
fedcraiiStiC centraliiStic principles as
promulgated by Alexander Hamilton IN the
convention of 1889 Growing out If this alb
normal usurpatory and unconstitutional con-
ditlon of affairs in our government is the
high, protective and prohibitory tariff tax
alton; levying the burden of taxation upon
the already burdened and oppressed many,
for the benefit and protection of the pluto
cratic and government favor q few. Like
wise the establishment of national banks,
which was the darling project of Alexander
Hamilton, in ORDER to mold our free, demo-
cratic form of government into n strong
Ito a "a Il
suppOrtve of this centralistc enactment
was the unconstitutional imposition Cf the
prohibitory 10 per cent tax on all state bank
issues.
Commends Both Platforms.
FINALLY, as a climax to such legislation
as had already centralized, at least all of
the financial power of our government, IN
the federal head, was the act of 1919, de-
monetizing silver i'm the interest of the CT IL
itor class. viz: The bondhoders. the gold
men and the national banks, against the
debtor class, the American people. ana thus
a .nying to the trade and commerce OF the
coultry the constitutional money of our
government, the currency of our fathers.
These are the grave and important issues
which confront us today. and which must
be met and settled in th United Statee
congress. The Chicago democratic pat
form of 1892 upon which We all stand Wi-
alteraby and immovaby, and our state
democratic platform, adopted in Atlanta
last week, and which is a sound, democratic
and most admirable endors ment and ratl-
rcation of the Chicago platform, set fcrth
and fully establish the democratic battle
lines upon which must be fought the great
battle for the rights of American freem n.
and the perpctuity Of our free institutions.
with these issues before the country the
n 1t session of the american congress WILL
IN all probability. prove the most mpor-
hof,, convened
our government"