The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-02-12
IrSSE WALTERS ANNOUNCES.
HE DEFINES HIS VIEWS UPON ALL
PUBLIC QUESTIONS.

Will Make the Race for Congress in the
Second District--A Strong! Declaration
for Silver.
Hon. Jesse w. Walters, of Albany, is
squarely in the race for congress from
the second district. He announces this
fact to the people of the district in an
address, which outlines clearly and
forcefully his position on the questions
now before the people.
Colonel Walters declares it is his firm
conviction that the government of this
country should be so administered as
to give the greatest amount of good to
the greatest number of its own citi-
zens, independent of all other govern
ments;" he declares in favor of the res
peal of the 10 per cent tax on the issue
of state banks; declares for tariff for
revenue, stating that 'all tariff is
necessarily protective" and he does not
believe that it should all be placed on
manufactured goods and none on raw
products, for the producer of raw ma
terials has as much right to protection
as the manufacturer.
He declares his opposition to the Gems
tralization of wealth and power aud be-
leves in maintaining the executive, iu-
dicial and legislative branches of govern
mem independent OF each other, with
out invasion or coercion by the execu-
tive" On this line he says: 81 am OPP.
posed to a corruption of the executive
appointing power to Office by using it
as a means to cOerce legislation"
AGAINST BOND ISSUES.
Upon the subject of the issuance of
bonds he says:
II am opposed to the issuance of in
terest- bearing bonds in time of peace
II condemn and am opposed to the
private sale of public securities, where.
ever and whenever done.
II am opposed to speculation and the
acquisition of wealth by president of
the United States while in office. 1t
leads to Generalization and a corruption
u. the public service.
III am opposed to that band of eastern
men calling themselves democrats erect
ing the gold craze under the democratic
banner and leading the rank and file of
the democratic party, bound hand and
Foot, to the golden calf of John Sher-
man bearing the inscription; This is
the time-honored democratic doctrine:
none aIe democrats who fail to worship
here
Il am opposed to the methods of east
ern so-Called democrats contributing
large sums of money to control the nom |
inatiOn of both the democratic and |
republican candidates for president ard |
pledging in advance high official posi-
ton in return for the giving of corrup-
ton funds. This is party treason.
corruption and peridy that no honest
citizen should tolerate"
THE FINANCIAL QUESTION.
Getting to the financial question, he
Declares
81 am unalterably opposed to the so
claled ''sound money doctrine Of the
administration. If it is right, we are
republicans and not democrats. If it is
right, We southern democrats owe John
Sherman the most abject apologies. If
it is right, every southern senator, ex
cept four, and a great majority of
southern representatives, together with
our lamented Colquitt, are political
tricksters and traitors.
81 believe in the flee and unlimited
coinage of silver at ratio of IS to l and
gold as now coined; aud that both gold
and silver, when so coined, should be full
legal tender money in the payment OF
all debts, both public and private. Our
silver dollar should be maintained on a
parity with gold This can only be
done by equality under the law with
gold at The mints and as legal tender
money. The mint creates the demand.
ANY restriction or limitation on It's coin
age at the minis will absolutely create
disparity"
A CLOSING EXHoRTATl TON.
In closing, Colonel Walters exhorts the
people OF the district in this way:
Now, my fellow countrymen, you
must align yourselves with one side or
the other-the single gold standard on
one side and The free and unlimited
coinage OF silver at Is TO l on the other.
There is not and cannot be any middle
ground. Every man who is not in favor
of 16 to l is against bimetalligm aud in
the great contest is worthless 10 the
silver cause. Don't be deceived by