The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-05-05
HON. J. W. HARRIS.
He Makes His announcement for Con.
gressiOnal Hon0rs.

gressional District:
announce my candidacy for congress,
Subject to the party's action. Born and
reared in the district, my lot is cast with
its citizens, and all of my interest, ex-
cept an humble cottage, lie in the fields
and hills of the country. In the pros
perity of the agricultural interests lies
my prosperity, and by its depression |
am loser.
Since my majority have never failed
to support the principles of the party,
nor have | ever scratched my partys
ticket.
l indorse the party's platform and
pledge an active support to its every
declaration.
Icondemn the reckless expenditure of
money that congress daily permits.
Every extravaganza is tax upon the
people and comes at last from their
earnings.
| condemn the protective tariff. I'm
der it we pay tribute to the eastern and
northern manufacturer, already rich at
our cost. A tariff for revenue only, to
defray the expenses of government
economically administered, is the only
tariff that can justly be imposed upon
the people, and this tariff should be so
laid as that its benefits as we'll as its
burdens be equally distributed among all
sections of the country alike. If pro-
lection is incidental to this tariff, then I
demand that the agriculturists and ore
producers of this section have their
equal share of its benefits. Their claims
have been too long neglected.
| endorse the demand for a graduated
federal income tax. This is just, for
wealth ought not to be allowed to shirk
its share of the burdens of government.
Manufacturers of protected articles.
whose income reach into hundreds of
thousands by reason of government ia
voriteism, pay no federal tax, while the
consumer bears the burden by his daily
purchases of the protected articles. Such
a tax is necessary to prevent the growth
of those immense fortunes which con-
stitute menace to our form of govern
ment. The existing condition in which
those who have the least protection from
the government have to pay the most
tax. and those who have the most pro-
lection pay the least cannot be defended.
/ am of that class and one of those who
have suffered from the increased value of
money and the decreased value of land
and its products. A dollar that buys
too much grain or cotton or product of
labor can lay no claim to being called an
| honest dollar. Sucn'a condition is tie
result of an inadequate volume of cur
rency, and with zeal and experience
born of personal loss, endorse and will
advocate the free and unlimited coinage
of both gold and silver at the present ra-
! ito and without discrimination.
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be repealed. In this neglected plank in
our platform lies a sure relief from the
present congestion of the currency.
Such an issue can be made as safe as a
state bond and would furnish local and
flexible supply of honest money that
would bring increase and gladness to a
long suffering people.
l denounce as undemocratic too long
tenure of office. 1t begets the idea that
it is personal property to the holder, and
the peoples right to call for an account
ing and to change its servants is denied,
and by the selfish use of patronage, the
unfit and unacceptable servant perpet
yates himself in power. 1t surely leads
to venal methods and public Office,
which should be a public trust, be-
comes commercial commodity. Such
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Ioppose trusts and monopoiies, and l
point to and condemn that political trust
and monopoly in Floyd county which
has dominated by its schemes the better
element of that county and which essays
to dictate to the entire district and to
perpetuate in office their beneficiary and
exponent; until this year the party had
walked in the paths of democratic usage
I'll ss. oil &c
In each one since the war, every county
has had its individual vote apportioned
to its membership in the legislature.
The autonomies of the counties, large or
small, was preserved. The executive
committee of the state recognizes each
county's right to express its individual
views in the selection of a candidate for
the high Office of governor of Georgia
and candidates for the Supreme bench
of the state. This method has hereto
fore proven satisfactory and efficient.
1t was even deemed SO when the absent
Everett was defeated during his first
term, while he answered to the roll call
of duty at Washington, and the same
methods answered all purposes for the
nomination of the present incumbent.
Our executive committee met in Rome
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counties the entire system of nomination
was changed and the smaller counties
put at the mercy of the larger ones.
[ oppose the scheme. / shall de-
nounce and expose it. 1t is II new de-
parture. 1t is menace to democracy.
1t was an affront to those gentlemen
from HARRISON and Polk and Walker,
whose ambition was worthy of fairer
treatment. 1t was neither fixed nor
favored by me or my friends.
The committeeman erred. Their peo-
pie did not ask or even agitate the
change away from the centers of the
political trnst. They should meet and
correct the error-unless they do, harm
will result.
The unusually early date fixed for
primaries for congressional candidates
precipitatcs the campaign and respect
fully invite anyone who is the intended
beneficiary of this recent dispensation to
90 before the district with me in joint
discussion of the various issues involved.
shall appeal to the old democratic
spirit of the district in every county
where can find an audience, and ask