The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-08-30
STATES POLICY SET FORTH
THE PARTY PLATFORM ADOPT
ED AT MACON CONVENTION.
Better Financial System, Permanent
Registration, County Unit Plan,
No More Bonded Indebtedness.

registration, county OmL ran,
No More Bonded Indebtedness.
MACON.-The state platform, as
reported by the committee on reso-
lutions and unanimously adopted by
the convention, is staunch democrat
ic doctrine throughout. This COM
mittee was composed of w. H
Davis of Burke, E. L. Rainey of Ter
rell, Walter Es Steed of Taylor, H
A. Hall of Coweta, J. r. Smith OF
DeKalb, C. R. Pendleton of Bibb, E
S. Griffith of HARRISON, Albert Doug
lass of Morgan, G. R. Glenn OF
Lumpkin, w w. Pitcher of War
rem, B. w. Cornelius of Clinch, V.
l.. Stanley of Laurens, w. G. Park OF
Early.
The platform endorses and pledges
the best support of the party in
Georgia to Wilson and Marshall, and
says: Under them as chief officers
of our nation we bespeak an era of
even greater prosperity that will be
produced by the elimination of gov
ornamental favoritism' towards selfish
interests and cessation of unwar-
ranted extravaganza in our admins
tration."
Referring to the states unsatis-
factory finances the platform says:
THE state is rich, and no period
of it's history has shown a greater
ratio of growing wealth than the
present. But the state governments
financial system has not developed
with the times and the growth of
our commonwealth. The period is
approaching, if it has not already
arrived, when the system must be
reformed.
Some method should be adopted
whereby the states finances will be
reha bilitated, and precautions should
be taken to guarantee that at no
time the expenditures will be permit
ted to exceed the revenues.
1--WE call upon our legislature to
look well into this subject and pro-
vide a remedy for serious condi-
ton, which is rapidly growing
worse"
Dealing with the oft-discussed
matter of equalization of taxes the
platform says:
Our system has been improved
but little since the present constitu-
ton was adopted. General wealth
and the concentration thereof hav-
ing increased to such a great extent
and our population become so diver
sifed the method of levying taxes
has been reduced to the obsolete
and inefficient.
THE burdens of government
should be placed in equal proper
tons to the benefits conferred and
the protection enjoyed. All property
should bear in equal measure its
share of taxes. None should be tax
ed excessively and none should be
permitted to escape taxation.
I'VE recommend that the legisla-
ture at its next session make provis-
ions for putting into practical effect
the above undeniably correct princi-
Piles of government.
The platform calls for the amend
ment of the present registration
laws so that when voter has once
proven his qualification by register
ing and being enrolled he shall re-
main a registered voter unless dis
qualified for cause due to himself.
Permanent registration would stop
the confusing difficulties now beset-
ting the voter, and provide a safe
method for protecting the integrity
of the ballot. We trust the legisla-
ture will so amend the present law. .
The platform calls for the re-leas-
ing of the Western & Atlantic rail-
road, protests against any further in
crease in the states bonded indebt-
edness, calls for economy in the state
government, favors the largest pos
sible appropriations for public
schools, and provision for a more
prompt payment of the teachers.
Referring to corporations it holds
that 1.-The enlightened thought of the
time demands strict regulation of
public service corporations, not only
that the public but investors be pro-
tected The subject should not be APP
preached in a spirit of hostility to-
wards honestly invested capital. Pub
lie service corporations are necessary
to our present needs and our future
developments, and they should be
treated fairly. But it is the duty of
the state to see that the public,
which makes possible the existence
of these corporations, is treated fair
ly and honestly by them. We favor
continued strict regulation of public
service corporations, and nothing
calculated to reduce the effectiveness
of such regulation should be done"
Allegiance to the county unit plan
is reaffirmed.
D. c. Bybee, tea1ning contractor