The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-11-09
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR 70
SUES STATEMENT OUTLINING
HIS PRINCIPLES.
Joseph N. Brown, ia t4Is Card, States
Clearly just What He Stands
FOR and Against
Marietta, Georgia
October 81. 1911.

ponents, as well as supporters, former
Gov. Joseph NJ. Brown has entered the
race for governor to Oil the unex
pired term for which he was defeated
last year by majority Of only 1000
Following is his platform:
TO the People Of Georgia:
Within the past few months from
thousands Of citizens scattered
through every section Of the stat
have come requests to me to an
nounce my name as candidate 70.
governor, TO I'LL the vacancy which
it is now enthusiastically announced
will soon exist. These requests, com
ing from former opponents. as well a
from former supporters. seem both an
approval Of my efforts to execute tins
laws impartially, without regard ia
the Establishments Of rank or the al
lurements Of wealth. and as man
date to me, II elected, to be even
more rigid than before In obedience
to the spirit as well as the letter,
OF our governmental chart, the con
stitution. / give you my pledge, IL
again honored by your suffrages, to
be the protector of the constitution
In executing the will of the sovereign
people. also give you like pledge
covering the follows:
First; The strict enforcement Of
the statute laws Of Georgia This en-
forcement will hold the executive Of
fee Iii cooperation with, instead OF
antagonism to, the courts. It will
not permit such use OF the pardoning
power as will on practically the court
record, or evidence merely cumula
tive thereto, nulllfy the verdieta ~
juries, and the sentences Of judges
II will hold that the trial court, not
the executive office, lii the forum
wherein Justice is applied to crimi
mails. II viii hold that protection OF
the law-abiding, not clemency to the
law-breakers, is the primary function
81 the governor. That protection, in
conjunction with the judgments Of the
courts and the vigilance OF the Off.
GERS Of the law, must 80 operate as to
protect impartiaily all species OF le
climate property, and as 70 enable
any male or female resident of the
country districts. as we'll as Of the
cities, to so and come at will free Of
apprehension OF harm. We must en-
force the laws.
Second: The return to the people
OF the power to rule In their govern
mental affairs. The trend Of events
eliminating in the proceedings In the
Auditorium-Armory. Atlanta, In Au
gust, 1910, and In the usurpation by
the state executive committee OF the
Democratic party, as embodied in the
unprecedented denial OF the right OF
the sovereign people to meet in con-
vention. to pTomulgate their princi.
pies as applied to changed conditions
and to transact the matters insepa
rably connected with the results Of
a statewide balIot-all prove that au
tooracy and oligarchy, alternating by
joint agreement, have supplaEted the
rule Of the people. suppressing alike
the rights Of the majority and Of the
minority.
Third The advancement, as rapidly
as the states finances will permit, OF
the facilities for the education OF our
youth. Lasting power is based upon
trained intelligence.
Fourth: AS shown in a statement
made to me officially in 1909, and as
confirmed In q message sent to the
legislature at its last session by the
present governor, the appropriations
exceed the income Of the state This
status calls for nonpartlsan and non
factional cooperation to the end
that the credit OF our state be pro.
tected, and the danger of financial
embarrassment be prevented. viii
welcome that cooperation by all pa,
triotic citizens.
Favors Rigid Economy.
tlItns hlBlu SCOilNHAy IN TIC dutAAN
lstration Of all the peoples affairs
curtailment Of expenses when posi-
BILE without irapairing the efficiency
Of service. and the adjustment Of all
unnecessary offices.
Sixth: The strict maintenance OF 3
policy Of noninterfsrence with Off.
GERS in the exercise Of duties in other
departments Of the state government
The metes and bounds fixed by the
constitution must determine the are
mas Of our action
Seventh: The vigorous enforcement
and strengthening Of the laws against
vagrancy to the end that the produc-
tive energy Of thousands OF hands
now idle may be turned to the saving
OF crops and the development Of re-
sources.
Eighth: The active continuance Of
the policy OF developing our system
Of public roads. This work. which.
began in obedience to the demand
Ii the platform upon which was
nominated for governor IN 1908. has
already given great impetus to the