The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-09-30
STRONG PLATFORM
FOR SEVENTH DISTRICT
Gordon Lee Renamed as
Congressman by the
Convention.

Inc Democratic party OF the Sew
enth Congressional District of Geor-
Bia, in convention assembled, de
etsres its abiding faith in the doc
trtnes and policies of the party Is
taught by its great leaders and ex-
enplaw.
A government of the people by
the people, should play no favorltes,
but give equal and exact justice and
opportunities to all Government tai
favoritism and all laws that are, or
may be used by individuals or
corporations for their special ben
eft at the expense of the masses are
unfair and unjust, and have no right
ful place among the laws of the
free people. Our party has never
been a free trade party, as charged
by our opponents. No national plat
form of our party has ever declared
for free trade, no Democratic ADMIN,
tstration has ever attempted 10 rut It
onto practice. For fifty years we
have struggled to bring the cOuntry
to our view of the tariff question, At
no time since the foundation Of the
government has the tariff been 80
largely in the public mind or so po-
tential in Influencing political ac-
ton. The recent elections In the
North and West attest this fact, and
plainly indicate that The couptvy b
fast coming to the DcmOcyatic view
of the matter. which Is thai the prime
object OF taxation by tariff or 9TH
erwise, should be to raise money for
the legitimate expense of the gov
eminent, economically administered.
The tariff can and should be Igviad
20 as to give needed protection not
only to our industries but also TO the
honest labor that keeps them going
A tariff that adds twice as much to
the living expenses of the laborer as
1t does to his wages is a fraud and a
snare, and bestows it's benefit only
upon the favored few.
In this hour of almost certain
triumph Of our party in the national
elections, it would be worse than
folly for the South to halt or way
or in It's fight for tariff reform.
Next In its evil effects upon the
people at large, to the tariff law is
the excessive cost of transportation
that is levied upon the country for
lack of easier and quicker medhods
of cheaper transportation and inter
communication between the people
The chief offenders in this regard ape
BUR country roads. To improve them
TO far higher standard is the prob
aem that should at once engage the
attention Of our Aw-makiny bodies.
our pubic officials and all Thought
eul citizens.
Next An Importance to our public
Highways. We regard the improve
Enent OF cuV waterways as a vital and
hscessary part of our transportation
System. Freight rates by water are
nhout ons-teHAA Of those charged by
railroads cpd aaa-tVO hundred and
gistSsth Of the cost OF tranmportat ton
over wagon v0ads. These startling
facts, bosR@ out by trustworthy sta
tiStiCs, clearly indicate the proper
place TO begin 70 do effective work
In improving these conditions and
aSsSsaing HAis cost.
! I'VE congratulate the country, and
especially our district, on the vast
Improvement In it's mail service dur
ting the past decade Ten years ago
universal free delivery Of maths was
regarded as chimerical and utterly
impossible. Today, it is so near an
accomplished fact that we confident
py look forward to the time when
every farm house shall have it's own
pestoffice supplied with daily mail.
1T is gratifying to us that on these
and all other important questions
our nominee, The Honorable Gordon
Lee, IL in substantial accord with the
majority sentiment of his district
We commend his efforts In behalf OF
the opening Of the CooSa river and
it's tributaries to the Gulf. and the
conservation Of their magnificent
water powers for public use.
Eve favor an income tax and an.
prove the position of our Congress
man thereon.
we commend the efforts of cuI
member in Congress to induce tn
Federal government to construct mil
ttary roads connecting the mHtar,
post at disadvantage National Parl
with che rife range at Waco, and tht
military post at Mcpherson Barrack,
at Atlanta.
We congratulate our Representa-