The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-04-07


same consideration in the courts am
IN the legislature that natural persons
receive-no more, no less-but should
find one Of them trying to interfere
with politics, or to dominate lesisla.
ton, I would administer the severes,
possible rebuke, and should 1t attempt
to evade or circumvent the constitu
ton, and by unlawful means lessen O,
destroy competition, would at ono.
institute proceedings to forfeit Its
charter and protect the people against
its rapacity.
the administration of the law / would see
tnat the same even-nanded justice wa
meted out to all alike. the high and the
low. the rich and the poor. the white and
the black. to all without regard to race
color or previous condition.
1t Is the duty Of the state to provide
TO the extent OF her ability for the
wants of her veterans of the war OF
secession and to see to it that these ole
heroes who stood as a wall of fire between
our loved ones and a vandal foe be not al
lowed to suffer. 1t would be a shame, q
blot on the fair escutcheon of Georgia tc
allow one of her one-armed or one-legged
defenders to go to the poorhouse.
l would Yoster our schools and perfect oul
school system and carry out the law which
provides for the free education of every
child in the state. white and black, In the
elementary branches of an English educa
ton only. but would not tax the farmers
of Georgia to teach Greek to city negroes.
who, like the lilies of the field. toll not
neither do they spin. yet Solomon in all
his glory was not arrayed like unite enc Of
them"
Finally, I am in favor Of fair elections,
clean methods in politics and unhought
votes. I am the uncompromising enemy
OF ring rule and corrupt politics. The
scenes which have characterized some of
the recent primaries and elections, state,
county and municipal, are a reproach to our
state and disgrace to our civilization. The
appeals that have been made in some re-
cent campaigns, in circulars and on the
stump, to the passions and prejudices of
the most ignorant and inf1ammable ele-
ments OF our populations to get their votes
were unpatriotic, disgraceful and DANGER
GUS to society Our manhood and woman
hood rebel against such appeals and
the purity of our wives and daughters cry
out against them. have denounced such
methods and have not hesitated to criti-
cize the men responsible for them.
For this they have poured out
tAO NloiS VI luGlr Wrdtn upon
devoted head, and I have been arraign-
ed at the bar of public opinion by certain
partisan newspapers and personal organs
and by certain men who voluntarily took
to themselves what have said in ienun-
citation of these methods, as a fomenrer of
discord and unworthy Of the confidence
of the people No man in the history of
Georgia notifies has perhaps ever been
SO mercilessly assailed and so cruelty ma
ligned. The only count in the bill Of in
dictment against me is that have preached
the gospel of fair elections and cean poll
tics, and have condemned methods which
are endangering the sanctity of our homes
and the purity of our wives and daugh-
tiers. This Is the issue they have tried
to force. Let them force it If they will.
will go to the brave men and to
the virtuous mothers and daughters
of Georgia with the contention. will
neither ask quarters nor give them,
but, like Macbeth, will throw down
the gauntlet of defiance and say, clay
on Macduff, and damned be he who
first cries hold, enough"