The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-02-25
MIR. JONES' PLATFORM.
He Issues Statement Which is Full of
ROasts.

He Issues a Statement Which is Full of
ROasts.
Atlanta, February 21.-Sam Jones'
announcement, made to-day, is a
red hot document. of s2,700 words.
Following are extracts from it:
Last Saturday / promised the
public reasons for the announcement
of my candidacy for Governor of
Georgia. not only have reasons,
but have platform and princi-
Piles. When | left the state two
weeks ago there was but one candi-
date in the field for Governor of
Georgia. Allen d. Gambler had been
called for by the popular voice and
desire of the state. But, 10 and be-
hold, when reached home Satur-
day morning | found the band wa
gon had struck a telegraph post as
the runaway team turned q corner,
and the politicians were scattered
from Dade to Chatham.
IT was an original Gambler man,
for | belong to the common people
of Georgia, as contradistinguished
from ring streaked politicians and
pap-suckers. Understand me, am
a Gambler man next to myself. ] do
not know of but one thing against
him, and that is L have heard he
'cussed.' But in all seriouness, Gen.
Evans was the choice of the COM
mon people of Georgia in 1894, just
as Allen ID. is the choice of the COM
mon people of this state in 1898.
~, ivaf / q "a
candidate. But if Allen d. thinks
he can't beat them on that first let
ter, if he will just step out of the
ring, and my wife says so, believe
there is a fellow in this part Of the
state who can beat them. But L am
troubled about that second letter.
1.-THE platform OH which L stand,
and have stood for twenty years and
more, is simple, unauthorized, un-
purchasable, unbulidozable man
hood. The field for fun in the politi-
cal arena of Georgia to-day to me is
almost Irresistible. Now, my prin-
ciples and policies of government
are: First, equal rights to all men;
second, down with extortion. If l
couldn't run Georgia better than it
is run to-day on half the funds that
they are running it with would re-
sign before my term of office was
half out.
"Judge Atkinson is not doing
much talking, and there is Presi-
dent Berner, of the Senate of Geor-
gia, a leader among this gang. GEN
tlemen, for one, | am tired OF that
gang. 1 believe Georgia can get a
good Governor outside of those who
participated in the schemes, tricks
and trades of politics in this state in
1894, by which they came Into con-
troll and which robbed Gen. Evans
of the governship and defeated the
will of the people.
1.-THE reign of the demagogue
hurts. From Governor down to
bailiff we have had the most eX-
travagant administration for the
last four years that Georgia ever
had, and our state taxes to-day are
nearly twice what they were be-
fore this administration came into
power.
"If 1 don't run, gentlemen, these
are my principles. If 1 should run,
thew are still my principles. II /
do run, am for myself; If L don't
run / am for Allen d. Gambler.
"Candler has resigned. Right
YOU are, Mr.. Gambler. You could
afford to resign. Judge Atkinson
hasn't. Judge, you can't afford to
resign. Experience has taught you
wisdom. You remember when
Henry Turner was sitting on the
other side of the "see-saw" you
were M in the air. Hold on to your
lob and you will have the same job
when the fall elections are over,
otherwise you will be a politician
out Of job