Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-02
DEMOCRACY AND IT'S STANDARD
BEARER FOR 1912

Editor of The Journal: Well. the battle 10
over and the smoke cleared away, ana Dem
ocracy has again gone down in defeat.
Let us look calmly over the battle field and
see if we can see the cause Of defeat ane s see
In the first place, their defat has been due
in = large measure. 70 q large corruption
flnd exacted from the trusts and private par
ties and used illegally against the Democraue
party.
publican party one million dollars. one hun-
dred and sixty thousand Of which was con-
tributed by Charles Taft. brotier OF VII
Reoublicgn party, this fund was mucha larger
than was actually necessary for campaign pur-
poses and it was used traSdEsnty; m sls e.
deprive the American people OF their just ana
true choice Publicity was not given 70 tnis
fund until after the battle was over
Roosevelt, / believe, were fuiiY aware tnat
dishonesty was practiced ~ the last election: lection
The presiGent Of fniE Quilted States, Supposed
TO be the president by the people. OF the people
and for the people, was rank paruHan, ana
his movements plainly show that he Is Wiling
to use either fair or foul means % perpetuate
this dishonest party in power.
Again Democracy does not, aud has not in
the past since 1850. with few exceptions got
her presidential timber from soil that pro-
Democracy, Horace Greedy William J. Eryah
and Parker for instance. HORACE Greedy had
bepn through every Phase OF parUeS. Bryan
bad been A FsopuiIst, and only espoused the
cause of Democracy to further his ends ana
place him in the white house. Parker had been
an obscure Judge and one-sided man on all
questions and little known.
The north and west has no pure Democracy.
they are Democratic from policy not principle
and are intent on greed and graft, and are
looking out for the spoils and not for the good
Of the grand old Democratic party. .
Again the purest type OF the Anglo-Saxoh
,scs are foUpd I'm the south and its patriotism
for country state and God far surpaSses
that of any other section OF this Union.
Again. We must. in 1872. nominate true
and tried Jeffersonian Democrat upon a plat
form for principle, not policy, a Democrat who
has followed the teachings Of Jefferson and
who still in all sincerity believes IN these
principles as good and sound doctrine.
Again to eliminate tie eFrors o. tn.s ,, 0,a
who has always been Democrat ard Jeffer-
souian one at thai. one who has filled a high
place in the councils Of this party at the
national CAPITAL and whose decision upon the
u,Iestion OF pensions has saved the government
millions and is stIll saving them eror1nous
sums. II there Is not some halt called upon
this subject of pensions this country viii have
to go into bankruptcy or its people be taxed 70
death to pay these pensions
Again. I would point you to; for the Demo
filled a high place In the Empire State OF the
south ana who has always been ready and
in ne AID of the Grand old Democratic IA
/ would point you to one whose voice us,Sa
the hastings in the last campaign had more
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than the flowing rhetoric Of a Bryan. and
who could in your huuh :e servants opinion,
have polled more votes than the boy orator
Of the Platt.
Again. would point you to one. an honest
son of old Georgia, nov governor OF the En-
pre- state OF the outh. who has been tried
in many high places and weighed in each AMI
ever one Of then. and not found wanting. I
would point you TO tine Honorable Hoke Smith
as our standard bearer for 1912 upon Jeffer-
sonihn platform. II. B. BAYLOR.
sivfI Engineer from The Old Dominion and
JeffersOaiar democrat.