The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-06
Sandersville, Ca, Jan. 4fh, 1910.
TO the White Voters of the Tenth
Congressional District:


Many partial friends and substan-
tial citizens of the Tenth Congress
sional District, who are interested in
the development of Georgia, and par
ticularly this part of the State, and
who are familiar with my views on
public questions, have advised with
me concerning the propriety Of my
becoming candidate to represent
the 10th district in the next Congress
of the United States. Upon careful
consideration, I have decided to sub
nit my candidacy to the white voters
of the District in the next Democratic
primary. In connection Herewith [
herewith submit my views and con-
victiOns upon some matters which [
deem vitality important to the well
fare Of our people:
The Tariff and the Trusts.
I believe in the old Democratic doc
trine that import duties should only
be levied for the support of the Gov
eminent, and levied in such a way
that the necessities of life should
never be taxed and that no industry
or trade should be favored. [ believe
that the tariff is the mother of the
trusts and it should be revised so as
to render impossible the formation
of trusts.
| favor an immediate and thorough
revision of the tariff, by which the
products of the trusts may be de-
MED the unjust and outrageous dis
elimination now so literally offered
them, so that this section of the coun-
try so abundantly blessed by the AL
mighty, but SO persistently oppressed
by Congress, may blossom and de-
velop as she should and would but for
this unrighteous discrimination
Postal Facilities.
| believe that the extension of the
postal facilities and activities is cal
culated to rebound to the interests
of the people of our State. Georgia
is essentially an agricultural State
and her prosperity is largely depend
ent upon the success of the farmers
and laborers, her greatest contribu-
tors to State and national wealth If
the farm is made attractive and ca
pable of producing wealth, the tide
of emigration to the city will be
largely checked. One of the greatest
instrumentalities looking to the bet
terment of our people as a whole was
the establishment of the Rural Free
Delivery system, and it is subject
of congratulation that to this Con-
gressional district (while represented
by Hon. Thos. E. Watson), belongs
the honor of having inaugurated the
system. I believe in the most liberal
extension of the r. F. D. system I'M
til practically every farmer may have
the advantage of daily mail service
and can keep in touch with the &C
tivities Of the outside world, keeping
step to the moral and social advance
ment of the times and keeping posted
on the market value of those COM
modities he raises and needs.
Ship Subsidies.
I am opposed to the proposition
that the public funds should be voted
to the shipbuilder or owner for the
equipment or furtherance of his pri-
vate business. / condemn as unpa-
triotic and indefensible any PROPOSE
ton, no matter what guise it assumes,
which is at last based on the use of
public money for the aid of private
corporations in the operation of their
own business. No man familiar with
the situation or the spirit of Ameri-
can patriotism can doubt but that in