The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-06-20

swollen fortunes, we realize that the
menace from the special interests ia
great. That they should maintain lObbies
and seek to control the law-making bodies
Of the country il a peril that should be
handled with severity and dispatch.
DAxGERs or IwEMPLRANcE.
/ am in favor Of all laws that tend to
suppress and restrict intemperance in the
use OF alcoholic liquors and deleterious
narcotics. lust how to handle the pro-
blem 50 as to secure the desired results is
a matter for the serious consideration Of
all good citizens. | am well aware that
ia many cases strict legal prohibition
/ OF the sale of spirituous liquors has the
effect Of adding to the evils which it was
designed to remove. Whatever will teach
the dangers Of intemperance and what
ever will impress upon communities the
immense importance OF regulating the
traffic and holding it in stern check ought
to be made part OF our code. am in
favor of having the truth concerning the
dangers of alcoholism and other intern
perance impressed upon the youth Of our
land, and believe that our schools should
teach as far as possible what these dam
gers hit d4ltl VIM bllCJ AiGau W etiC Au-
| ture OF the race favor the legislation
already enacted looking to the sale.
guarding of the shipment Of liquors from
other states into prohibition commune
ties
OPPosEs .LoopHoTE" LAWS.
/ strenuouslY oppose laws that are
framed with 'jokers" or loopholes for the
purpose of defeating or offsetting the very
result which the law itself, or the spirit
of the law, was designed to secure. The
child labor law is an example Of what
mean. Exempted from the provisions Of
this law are children who have no parents
or disabled parents. Such children are
the very ones who should be provided
with an education in order that they may
be enabled to maintain themselves and
become useful citizens. The government
is able to provide an education Tor this
class and should see that it is done. An
other example OF the ''loop-hole" law is
i the framing of law against unlawful
business deals and then leaving to some
court the Interpretation Of such terms Of
Unreasonable restraint Of trade"
/ favor strong Department Of Labor,
to be maintained separately from the De-
partment of Commerce. believe that
the man who fills the cabinet Office Of
Secretary Of Labor should come from the
ranks of the laboring people. The EN-
phasis that such an appointment would
lay upon democratic freedom from ''class"
would, believe, go far toward strength.
ening the bonds between the government
and labor. It would not only bea meried
recognition of this great element of oui
national population, but sure method
OF securing desirable and friendly co
operation.
sIv YEAR TERN For PRESIDENT.
favor an amendment to the Constitu.
ton fixing the term Of the President at
yeas and making him ineligible TO re
election for the succeeding term. The
examinations and recriminations INDUCED
by the candidates and their advocates in
the present race by both the great parties
regard as regretable by all good men
This amendment viii serve to precludl
the probability OF such spectacle in fu
ture contests for the highest office of tht
greatest government on earth,
The foregoing are the main features O
the platform ON which | ask your sup
port. / believe these to be the tenets O
the true political faith, and for them, i
elected, / shall stand firmly. If yoU
honor me with election promise no grea
or sweeping revolution, no visionary re
forms can and dopledge to you, how.
ever, fair, honest and conscientious dis
charge of every duty connected with thG
high Office of your representative in Con,
gress. believe in the application Of con
sentative and sensible business methods
to the duties of the office. 1t is a grea
honor to represent such a constituency
and if you should bestow it upon me
shall esteem it sacred trust, and employ
my very best endeavor to serxe you ac
ceptably and in such amanner as to meri
your fullest appreciation.
Is Nor POLITICIAN.
AS to the methods / am using in m,
race may say this word? ] am not fol
lowing the tactics ofthe average politician
/ am plain man and am content to rul
my race in plain way. Because OF baC
| roads, press of work and bad weather
} have thus far Travelled the district but lit
tie
am not sending out circular letter ii
the hope of making the people think
am writing to them personally. dono
, like the idea 1t strikes me as rather BAG
taste to thus address man whom hay;
never met and whose name is known tx
me only through list paid for also mucl
per name.
AS to stump speeches, think the PEG,
pie are weary of them. shall not inflici
upon the district series of oratorical FIRE.
works and long talks. l want to reacn
them with the least possible loss of mo-
ton, thus saving their time and mine.
am not in favor of hiring managers
to conduct my campaign for me, paying
them either in money or in promises OF
appointment to Office after election. The
/ only statement have made in regard to
appointments is this: That ! win app
point, if elected, my secretary from the
county in the district that gives me the
largest majority of votes, by per centage,
regardless of whether it il my own coun-
ty (Terrell) or not.
AN 0LD-FAsHIoN DEMocRAT.
shall not form clubs, as / do not
believe in this threadbare old trick of get
ting unsuspecting voters to commit them
selues before the election. am old fas-
hionably democratic enough to believe
that every voter should wait until the day
of election and then express his own con-
yictions at the ballot h0x, regardless of
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