The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-10-08
Schools.

Schools.
"No governor should be elected who
is not thoroughly and heartily in favor
of the very best common school sys-
tenn for our young that man can de-
wise or money can procure. 1t is a
very narrow policy to haggle over the
size of appropriations that will attain
this end.
Il favor the proposition that the
state shall furnish free school books
to the children of the public schools.
1t is a mockery, so far as the chill
dren of the poor are concerned, to tax
the citizen to maintain public schools
as a matter of governmental protec-
ton, and for the prevention of crime,
and to say to the child who has no
money to buy books, The school door
is open to YOU If the state furnishes
school books, even parents who are
able to buy the same would not be
subject to the frequent changes, often
unnecessary, from one text book to
another. The state should jealousy
care for the common schools and the
education of both boys and girls in
those rudiments of knowledge which
are essential as the ground work OF
a liberal education, and especially in
which will tend to add to the stability
happiness and comfort of our rural
homes.
Agriculture.
"The farmers of Georgia are strong
brave and prosperous, and are ask
ing no special favors; yet it is es-
sential that no legislation shall be
passed that will not have the highest
interest of the farm and it's occupants
distinctly in view.
Labor.
Having advocated the creation o.
commission of labor in almost every
county in Georgia in years gone by
it is needless for me to say that ap-
prove the recently enacted law with
reference to that, and that i shall
continue to insist that labor, which i!
honorable 10 all, shall be given it.
proper recognition by having a repre-
sentative as member of the stat,
government, to speak for it's wishe.
and needs. In my judgment, de
partment of labor will be>a safeguard
to invested capital, as we'll as to la
bor as being the means of bringing
about better understanding and {
! greater snirit of fairness between EN-.
ployer and employe.
Corporations.
The state can and must exercise
the right to regulate and in a measur,
control all of its creatures, in so ia
as they affect the interest of others
and il cannot permit any corporate
associa ton, however worthy it's OBJ
ject originally, to be diverted from
the purpose for which it was created
or suffer it to eqgulf the interest O
its stoc holders and of the public il
the maelstrom of politics.
AS one of the means towards pro
viding healthful competition, as vel
as promoting a great section of ou
state, I favor the extension of th,
Western & Atlantic railroad to th-
sea.
Local Option.
"No subject more surely arrests thu
attention of the people Of Georgia to-
day than the question of state wild
prohibition and local option
"On this question I am standing b.
the convictions I have held for = ZEE
time. favor local option because
is my conscientious belief that tn
right Of the people to frame their owl
laws in matters Of local concern i
absolutely essential to the preserya
tion of the welfare of the people an
the perpetuity of democratic institl
tions. ~<
Whatever may be the democrati
doctrine IN other states local option
is firmly established policy of IN
state of Georgia. incidentally, tn
phrase lccal option is not confne
tc the question of liquors, for W
have conceded to the people of tn
several counties of this state, tn