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

49, .t ARou the tone or the press
throughout the state. that the time had "a.
turned when the good people of aeor.to
manteo plain, unostentatious, .,ld-fashion
.enocrat Tor governor. and an administra-
avn marked by devotion to the hest inter-
col OF the people of the state. without
discrimination for or against any class
VI GAZING, l. in response to a
psu'.on from some of my old
constituents in one of tbe most
enlightened and patriotic counties IN tba
state consented to become a candidate
euuressed them letter In which 7 set ont
conclsely my position on most of the 1ead
ing questions involved in the Campaign
ms declaration of principles was not writ
ten 10 catch votes. for / knew that some
" the principles declared would not meet
the approval of many men high in Office
and party councils I nevertheless wrota
ana published them, and go to the peonle
on them, because they are my honest con-
vlctlons, and believe in them. and do
not want to be governor unless thew ara
scceptaDie to the people of the state /
couid not favor one platform and run on
another Va
Outlines dis Party Princinles.
FIRST OF all. 1 am democrat by birth,
education and instinct. l believe in its
doctrines as declared by its national Mat
forms and as expounded by Jefferson and
jackson. l believe in the doctrine of local
lsel1-goVernment, and that the constitution
means what 1t says when it declares that
an powers not herein delegated to the
Ieoeral government are reserved to the
states or to the people believe that the
imposition of taxes by the government
either state or federal, for any purnoss
otner than to raise revenue necessarv for
Tue support or the state, is unconstitu
Iiohal ana wrong. l believe the military
power should always be subordinate RI thu
tclvii, and that any use Of 1t. excent In
WARFARE or to repe invasion, suppress in
surrectlons and as an aid to the civil
power IN insuring domestic tranquility. is
unconstitutional and subversive of our free
INSTITUTIONS. 1 believe in a graduated in
come tax so that the wealth of the conn
try may be made to bear hts share Of the
burdens of the government 1t is wrong 70
exempt from taxation what man has and
impose all the burden on what he con-
somes am aware that the supreme court
of the United States has reversed its own
decision and recently decided such a tax
unconstitutional, but I would amend the
constitution so as to make 1t constitutional.
It's wrong for those who have most protec-
ton from the government to pay the least
taxes and those who have the least protection
to pay m st OF them.
! | believe in an adequate volume of cur
rency consisting of the gold and silver of
the constitution. coined at all of our minis
flee and unlimited. without discrimination
| against either, supplemented by paper
| circulation sufficient in volume to meet all
the requirements of trade. redeemable ON
demand in gold or silver coin 1 believe
The tax now imposed by federal law on
| the issue of state banks is unconstitutional
and void, because it was imposed, not to
raise revenue, but to create and foster
monopoly
Advocates State Banks.
| I am not an enemy to the national banks,
but am an incorporating enemy to the
monopolistic features of the national bank
| laws. I see no good reason why banks
! chartered by the states, put under the SUI
pervision and control of the state bank
examined and hedged about by wholesome
! safeguards of legislation, would not be as
safe. both for the billholder and the de-
positor, as the national banks are Thus
the people would have the benefit of com
| petition in banking as In manufacturing
and transportation. Laws can be passed
by Georgia legislature making q state
bank as safe as a national bank. All the
wisdom and craftsmanship, let US hope Is
not to be found in the federal congress
We hear much about wildcat banks
from those who oppose state banks Wild
| cat banks only existed when banking
methods were crude and bankers adven-
turous. With the march of civilization and
progress these methods have been i'm
proved and with the added experience of
banking officers there Is no reason to
doubt that system Of state banks can be
safely established which will furnish the
people safe, sound. stable local currency
which will be in easy reach of their wants
and necessities at all times, whereas, now
they are At all times at the mercy of the
great money centers.
The banks OF Georgia, South Carolina
and Louisiana and many other states were
before the war and before the imposition
OF this unconstitutional tax to foster mo-
nopoly, as safe as the national banks.
oppose republicanism in every article of
Its creed, because 1t stands for a central
lied government, abridging the rights of
the citizen, q high protective tariff rob-
bling the many to enrich the few, the fos-
tering Of monopolies which breed both
milhonaires and paupers, the restriction of
silver coinage and the destruction of all
paper money save only that issued by the
national banks. the subordination of the
interests Of the agricultural classes to
those OF the manufacturers and money
changers IN specially favored districts;
and here In the south. now as in the days
of the carpet baggers. the preferment to
OFFICES OF trust and profit of the negro
over the white man.
,Republicanism Common Enemy.
1t is the enemy Of the southern white
man, implacable and unrelenting There are
but two national parties-the democratic
and the republican. Under one of these
flags southern white men must muster.
NO other organization. however honest and
earnest its members, can redress our
wrongs or guard our interests. Our popu-
list neaghoors are, most of them, as hon
est as we are. They, in common with us.
nave grievances For a generation the
times have been out of joint.
Federal legislation has been in the interest
u the east and the north and against the
south and west. in the interest of the
manufacturers, brokers and bankers of
me east and north and against the great
&Srcultural classes of the south and west
took occasion to speak OF this in con-
sress in 1856. In that speech I said:
~ W ell the powers Of government
.Iie I'VE which affect most directly and no,
ttennally the happiness and PROSPERITY of
to tm 9rese mass Of citizens are the powers
Ter ana volume of the currency Of a ooun-