The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-02
NOMINATION OF
 SMITH RATIFIED Georgia Democrats Put Seal on
 Primary Election PLATFORM IS ADOPTED Tarin Law Is Condemned ns Well as the Administration in Allowing Such a Fraud as the TariR
 to Be Perpetrated
PLATFORM IS ADOPTED

to Re Perpetrated
 Atlanta. Ga, September 1.-F ormer Gov ernor Hoke Smith ''came back polite ally today when he was nominated for governor of Georgia and indorsed for the presidency of the United States in 1912 by the state democratic convention here. He was nominated for governor with 2SS votes, against IS for Joseph M. Brown. the present governor. the balloting being under the county unit system. The reso- lution indorsing Mir Smith for the presi- dency was adopted unanimously.
 Some disorder attended the presentation of Governor Browns name as a candi- date for the gubernatorial nomination. Delegate Griffith of Harralson county, who made the nomination speech, was three times stopped by jubilant Smith shouters, finally leaving the floor. Smith leaders made one last appeal to their men to be quiet, and Griffith was broughe back to resume his speech. He then an- nounced that he had given the only copy of It to newspaper man and could not finish E.,ough of the speech already had been made, however. to place the gov ernor's name in nomination,
 The platform was adopted unanimously.
 In his speech accepting the nomination for governor Hoke Smith referred to the efforts of Georgia democracy to rid the party of the influences of special inter- ests. Every progressive democrat, ne said, should desire success for every legitimate corporation interest. We will see to Ii. however that a square deal is given to the public. The great corpora tions in Georgia must keep out of poli- tics. They must not be allowed by hired political agents to dominate or control legislation Or administration"
 plea also was made by MT. Smith for assistance in the conservation of natural resources and the improvement of the children of the state. He an nounced that he would not be a candi- date for reelection.
 Text of Platform
 The platform as adopted is as follows:
 '.In the widespread and apparently in curable breach between the two factions of the republican party we see certain signs of democratic success.
 We urge upon our brethren in every state in the union harmonious and con- certed action to the end that the demo- cratic party may again come into it's own and the people may obtain relief from the burdens imposed upon them by the re- publican misrule of many years.
 i've invite all honest and fair-minded men, whether Independents or so-caled insurgent republicans, to join us in the great work of restoring to the people of this country the control of their own affairs.
 We denounce and condemn the recent ly enacted Payne-Aldrich tariff law, by the operation of which the cost of living has been enormously increased and the burdens of the consuming masses made heavier.
 istration and the republican congress for it's complete breach of faith with the American people.
 In the campaign of 1908 the republican nominee for President and the republican party in its platform promised the people tariff revision downward
 Tn the law of 1909 the republican party and it's President gave to the people tar fir revision upward.
 ''In 1908 relief from existing tariff bur dens was promised.
 ''In 1909 increased tariff burdens were imposed.
 Tarif Is a Fraud
 50 rnonstrous a fraud has been prac- ticed on the American people that no further demonstration is needed of the fact that the republican party can never be trusted to give relief from tariff bur- dens
 .The only hope for relief of the coun- try Is in democratic success
 Passing from national issues the plat form says:
 This is the white mans country and should be a white mans government, participated in only by those races or representatives of races qualified for self government. We strongly commend the administration and the legislature of 190I- & for their best work in perpetuating democratic government by submitting to the people a constitutional amendment disfranchising the ignorant and purchas- able negro votes, and we rejoice that the people with practical unanimty ratified this amendment and made 1t part qt our fundamental law. Under this wise constitutional enactment for the first time in more than a generation Georgia and every political division of the state is freed from the negro of domination by the ignorant and corruptible negro vote, and who Is incapable of self-government and who is unfit to participate in the gov ernment of white men,"
 The platform favors the same protec- ton for corporation property, whether do- nestle or foreign, that Is accorded indi- viduals and adds:
 we deny the charge that has some times been made. recklessly and without truth that the people of Georgia are unfrlendly to cororporations.
 Plan for Primaries
 It is urged that future primaries be conducted on the second primary instead os the preesnt operating plan. Establish ment of a state labor bureau is advo- cated.
 Other recommendations include:
 A law to end lobbying: proper and just regulation of all public utility corpora tions: no weakening of the power of the railroad commission; the revision of rates from the eeaboard to all interior Geor- sia points in order to stop the alleged rra ctioa of charqing excessive rates tC