The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-15

as can the hand of intelligent enmity l do not say that the panic was the sole work of the administration n Georgia; but as well might we deny that the Missouri river Is a material part of the lower Mississippi as to deny that the threats and the attempted leg islaton In Georgia to place tax of l per cent upon the gross incomes of tn 9 owners of all corporations, regardless of whether there was any net income, Il months ago, drove capital out of our state or Into the safety deposit vaults caused the enormous shrinkage in values; lessened the volume of busi ness, handicapped the farmers and threw thousands of men out of employ ment. In other words, the proof was absolute that just as the arm cannot be broken without impairing the power of the entire man so war cannot be made upon one component part of our civil- izat1on without damaging all other parts with which it has even indirect relationships. The proof was absolute that conflscation, not proper control, was the logical result of the crusade which had been waged against capital. The proof was absolute that had the promised port rates been put into ef- feet they would have disastrously dam aged every manufacturing plant in iu- terior Georgia.
 Here Was the Cause.
 Herein then lay the cause which in. delibly impressed upon capital and la Dor the fact that each, properly re- strained and properly protected, was absolutely indispensable to the othe.. and which forced them to unite In the Judgment that the official policy the state had recently adopted must be re- yersed, that property of all kinds must have equal rights; that cancellation and cooperation must take the place of mistrust and denunciation; that the hand-clasp must be offered instead of the big stick It is not inconsistent in this connection to say: Let us not de- clare war against corporations and iu- vested capital indiscriminately but let us. if needs be, wage war against those who violate the law which requires fair and equal treatment for all and hold not back till the guilty are pun ished.
 Tn this spirit we have now met re- beating those words from our states con stitut1on which but a few days ago were so tmpressively spoken by one of Geor- sias most gifted orators viz: Protection of person and property is the paramount Guty of government, and shall be impar. tial and complete
 That protection Georgia guarantees equally to her own citizens and to the citizens of other states and other govern ments who locate their investments within her borders. She guarantees 1t equally to owners of farms, factories. quarries, mines, banks. railroads and, all other le- gitimate investments. She guarantees 1t to each who holds his property in sev- crafty and to each who is a unit in corporation. While exacting of all inn partial obligation In taxes good order and the other varied duties of citizenship or ownership she ensures to each one equal protection and equal opportunity.
 This reciprocal protection obligation, and opportunity having been the essence of the issues in the past campaign, since disregard of them had brought paralysis to capital and starvation to labor. I have deemed it proper to give primary atten- ton to them. They are well crystallized In the second plank of our party's platform, as follows:
 We pledge not only to citizens of this state, but to citizens of other states that all capital invested in legitimate enter. prises In Georgia, whether foreign or do- nestle, corporate or private, shall have the eualy friendly consideration of those who administer the laws
 Note the word equal, as applied to the words foreign and domestic,' 'corpor- ate and private God forbid that the cor poration should have conceded to 1t great CT rights than those conceded to indi-
 
 invests his money in the stock of a legit- mate corporation should ever again be de- nied the right to receive a legitimate n- come. God forbid that Georgia should ever favor class at the expense of the mass; but God forbid that a class hould ever be unjustly treated even in the name of the mass
 Capital Will Abide With Us.
 "As long as Georgia is true to the in iQ orlr sured that capital will abide with us, giving to labor Its justly earned wages and giving for the products of the farm quarry, mine, etc., the prices they merit
 Tt Is entirely proper that I say that I pledge myself if elected, to use all the powers the constitution places in the executive to enforce the protection and obligation above recited.
 ''The basework of the impartial and complete protection of person and prop erty, with a free people, is the protec- tion of the proper use of the ballot. With out this protection the possession of money lands and all other material prop erty is a mockery.
 Let us put behind us the asperities of the past campaign. While we have diff fered as partisans, let us unite as Geor- gians. While we have held to diverse theories on economic questions, let us hold to one aim fin the establishment of the common veal. Let us cultivate am ity between creeds, cooperation between classes and peace between the races Let us bear in mind that we are building not for season, but for years, 1t may be for ages; hence. that reason. not passion. that concord, not prejudice, must be the stones in the wall of our structure. Let many useful deeds, not many burning words, be our characteristic. Let us ap- ply the practicalities of business to the conduct of government Let us use care in giving an economical administration with the lowest tax rate consistent with the proper support of educational public institution, and eleemosynary, and with our duty to kthose who, wearing the gray risked health and life for Georgia's veal, for Georgias honor. Remembering that the civilization of our state Is found- ed upon the Ten Commapdments, the Sermon on the Mount and the New Com mandment, let us demand that our pub lie affairs shall be conducted upon the plane which protects the weak, promotes the pure and establishes as living forces the principles of integrity and manly honor In brief, let us be true to the ideals of Christian manhood and in the blue Armament of righteous fame, Geor- gia will shine with glory as the sun"
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