The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-25

he prints a long letter IN the Atlanta pa
pers telling the boys what he would 90 Il
he should run. As usual, with all ms pro-
duc.ions. we find in q great mass Oh non
secure a good bit of common SENSE We
quote the following extracts:
81 am in favor of all laws that psotec.
the innocent, provide for the lnPo.e"', .''''
foster and protect industry ana 'Hse'
prise. / am everlastingly asahs. atS
statute that paralyzes Industry anu III"
ders progress. IA
would rot lug into this eanpd,s" 49,
huggery and silver-bugery anu ne 80 go,
issue, for the Governor OF peoi ~ ar
tho statehouse officials have 10 inol :.
do with the enactment or noh-.ilacsil1i''
Of laws on that question tlah me IloS.s
Of Alaska have to DO with the oiauses -.
Florida. am sick and urea on ule
average little politician racklhe aI0uhu
over the State and preaching goio-Dus
gerry or championing silyer-buggery, which
he uses simply as a blindfold 10 hide from
the eyes of the people his own inehiciency
for the office he proposes 10 MI, OF ." ra-se
an enthusiasm on a question about WhlVn
he himself has views that he cowdn
sell for 10 cents a dozen IN any intel
lectual market Nor would ] be niue
political trickster riding over inc S.l.v
denouncing corporations and monopohes'
and then when the people sent me 10 inc
legislature Of Georgia, cram iree passes
on all the roads in Georgia In my pocket
and give as a reason for non-action on
all these questions that IL was lmpossipie
70 do anything because the lobby was 100
strong The subterfugcs OF POLITICIANS
gentlemen, are as misleading ana false
as the candidacy Of good oid le4io" III
South Carolina during the war VINO start
cd i'm joint discussions with ms opponent
for the Legislature VINO had just stated
to the political gathering his principles
one BY one and what be was for. When
this old candidate arose before the people
and began TO talk some fellow hollercd
out, What are you for2' lie started 20
speak again and they stopped him, soy
ing. What are you for? Give us your
platform" And then when they pushed
him TO the wall. in sheer despair his tact
saved him and he cried out, I am IN
favor OF cheap salt" SAT- then was worth
500 n sack. He didn't have any salt
mines he had no relations with any salt
company and he was as power!ess 10
change the price of salt as a member OF
the Legislature is powerless before the
lobby for corporations when he has free
pass in his pocket on tine railroads OF
the state.
X would be real refreshing TO hear a
candidate in Georgia get up and make
such a speech as that. But there's the
difference between just being a candidate
and running for Office in good earnest.
Mr. Jones is n free lance, has large
constituency Of his own who like him
because he talks freely and as he puts
it. he can preach to O million people a
year at a salary Of 5000. IL would be
different. however, II ne should go regu-
larly into politics and run for office He
would then learn that in order 10 win
he must train with the crowd. and he
would not dare 90 around the state
preaching against free schools. ana de-
nouncing calamity ard praising the star
dard OH Trust. It's funny being n candi-
date, but running for Office IS serious
business, if you are running 10 win.