The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-02-18
GRAVES is OUT
WITH LONG CARD
a' &---
The Atlanta Editor At
tacks the Two Term
Theory
IS NOT DEMOCRATIC
Probable Candidate Doubts II Govern
or Terrell Is Eligible for Hs.EIoc.
tion--HeIleved he viii Enter
the Race. xa
NOT DEMOCRATIC

Atlanta, Feb. 17.--John Temple
Graves left for the north yesterday af.
ter having given an authorized inter-
view in wheich he said II he entered
the race for governor he would ad,
dress himself at once to the two term
precedent, which seems to- be the
chief obstacle to his candidacy.
Mr.. Graves declared that he would
discuss the question under a series of
propositions. The last OF these is
sensational and is sure to provoke dis.
cussion.
Il would say" said Mr.. Graves.
Il. That the precedent was made
not by the people, but by the politi-
clans.
%. That the precedent is in no es.
sential element democratic.
"3, That North Carolina and Virgin.
la and Florida, contiguous states
equally as democratic as Georgia,
have no such custom and that the
trend of democratic ideas Of govern.
ment in the present day is clearly to-
ward single term Of public service.
| If that term is to be heightened /
should not ask it in my own.
a. That the precedent is a custom
more honored in the breach than In
the observance bat double terms of
service tempt and permit an incum-
bent to create an administrative ma.
chine to perpetuate himself in Office
and to destroy the disinterestednesa
and the purity Of the appointiye pow
er. That single terms permit an OFF,
cial to give his disinterested services
and judgment to the state, and to
make his appointments without regard
to their influence upon the question Of
his reelection to office.
"5. That the rule which | would
apply to- the present incumbent l
should unhesitatinglv abide myself and
pledge my candidacy to single term
of service.
IS. That it is serious question
whether the present incumbent Is con.
stitutionally eligible for reelection
for second term.
"(A) That the constitution specie.
'cally and definitely prescrIbes article
5 section that no man shall hold the
executive office for a louger period
than four yeas.
"(B) That under the recent Iegisla.
tive change the present incumbens
has eight months added to his present
term which makes his single term
nearly three years.
"(C) That it is being freely stated
that If reelected the present incum.
bent would have another eight months
added to his second term, making in
all 16 months extension of time.
~. That this would give the pres.
ent incumbent If reelected, term OF
five years and four months, or nearly
six years of consecutive service.
"S. That this is longer term OF
service that was given to Alexander
Stephens of Joseph e. Brown or John
B. Gordon or A. II. Colquit or tha
giant governos of other days; longes
than that enjoyed by the most illus
tr Is sons of the commonwealth.
y. That it would be a longer term
OF service than the constitution speci-
fically provides and that 1t is a Sc.
rous question whether the present in
cumbent would be eligible to reeleo
tion under that instrument; and
10. That the knowledge OF these
disqualifying conditions might have
been in the mind Of the present incum.
bent when he opposed the Legislative
change which extended his term.