The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-06-09
GEORGIA DEMOCRATS ACT
The State Convention in Atlanta Instructs
Delegates to Vote as Unit for Parker.

honest and ethClent manner IN WHICH
they have discharged the delicate and
arduous duties OF their several Of
fees.
We congratulate the people Of
Georgia that the rate of taxation has
been lowered, that all property, real
and corporate, by reason of recent
statute, is now made to bear its pro.
portionate part of the burden Of taxc,
ton.
We reaftirm with emphasis the pre-.
vioulsy expressed demand Of demo-
cratic conventions of this state for
an elective system which will guaran-
lee full protection to every voter and
will throw around the ballot every
safeguard. Especially do we demand
that our primary election laws be so
amended as to give assurance that
the ballot of every registered voter
may be recorded and counted in a
manner that can leave absolutely no
doubt as to the fairness of the elec-
ton and the accuracy of the result
announced.
To this end it is the sense Of the
convention that the legislature should
promptly enact law providing that
at all elections the Australian secret
ballot or some similar system, shall
be adopted, wherein shall be included
every safeguard necessary to insure
an absolutely pure and secret ballot.
We favor The enactment of such
laws as will afford equal and exact
justice to labor and capital u, ie. and
the administration Of those laws IN
such a spirit Of fairness as will pro-
tect and foster the interests which
are already In the state, and encour-
age the establishment of new enter
prises, thereby affording larger mar
kets and wider fields of industry fol
our citizens.
We rejoice that the opening OF the
present national campaign finds the
party of the state free from disturb
ing dissentions, firmly resolved to re-
tain control of our own administra.
tio1, and ready to cooperate vigorous
ly with our brethren throughout the
union In supreme effort to recover
possession of the federal government.
We charge the republicans with es-
tablishing and maintaining an unnec-
essary, oppressive and unjust system
Of federal taxation, and we demand
relief for the people from its burdens.
- We charge that within the last few
years, under the republican tariff ille-
gal combinations of trusts and com
bines have been encouraged and fos-
tered. until so multiplied IN number
and power as to excite the grayest
alarm that honest competition is to
be stified and finally crushed. We de-
mand the republican party shall be
stripped of the power it has so mercf
lessly abused. We believe that the
time and conditions require a change
of administration and we know the
democratic party may be relied upon
to undertake the task of purifying the
administration.
We demand a change of system, q
change Of administration, a change OF
measures and of men, and to that END
we earnestly and confidently call upon
the people to rise in their resistless
power and apply the remedies ready
to be furnished by the democratic
party. =. 3
Whereas we believe that Judge Al
ton B. Parker, of New York, is the
choice of an overwhelming majority
of the democracy of this state. as the
democratic nominee for president. -.
And whereas it is the duty OF this
convention to give force and express
sion to their wishes,
Resolved, That the delegates from
Georgia to the national convention to
be held in st. Louis be and they are
hereby instructed to cast the vote OF
this state for Judge Alton B. Parker
as the nominee of the democratic par
ty for president so long as in the opln-
ion of a majority of the delegates there
is reasonable probability Of his nomi-
nation: and that said delegates snail
vote as a unit on all questions as
majority may determine.
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