The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-05-23

oil the country IS peni that snoulu De
handled with severity and dispatch.
DANCERS OF INTEMPLRANcE.
] am ia favor Of all laws that tend to
suppress and restrict intemperan, inthe
use Of alcoholic liquors and de.etcr.ous
narcotics. Just how to handle the pro-
bIem 30 as to secure the, desired results is
a matter for the serious consideration OF
al good citizens. / am well ava e that
ia MANY cases q strict legal prohibition
OF the sale of spirituous liquors has the
effect Of adding to the evils which u was
designed to remove. Whatever will teach
the dangers Of intemperance and what
ever will impress upon communities tie
immense Importance OF regulating the
traffic and holding it in stern check ought
to be made part of our code. am III
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 are and what they mean to the fu-
ture Of the race favor the legislation
already enacted looking to the safe
guarding of the shipment of liquors from
other states into prohibition communl-
ties.
OPPosEs "LooPHoLE" LAWS.
strenuously oppose laws that are
framed with tjOkers' or loopholes for the
purpose of defeating or ofRsetting 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. e Exempted from the provisions OF
this law are children whohaye 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 for this
class and should see that it is done. An
other example of the "loop-hole'' law is
| the framing Of a law against unlawful
business deals and then leaving to some
court the Interpretation of such terms as
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 em-
phasis that such an appointment would
Law upon democratic freedom from class"
would, believe, go far toward strength
ening the bonds between the government
and labor. 1t would not only be meried
recognition of this great element of our
national population, but sure method
of securing desirable and friendly CO.
operation.
SIx-YEAR TERN For PRESIDENT.
/ favor an amendment to the Constitu-
ton fixing the term of the President at s
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 greatparties
/ regard as regretable by all good men.
This amendment will serve to preclude
the probability of such spectacle in flu
tufe contests for the highest office of the
greatest government on earth.
The foregoing are the main features of
the platform on which | ask your sup
port. ! believe these to be the tenets Of
Che true political faith, and for them, if
elected, / shall stand firmly. Ii you
honor me with election promise no great
or sweeping revolution. no visionary re-
forms. can and do pledge to you, how
ever, a fair, honest and conscientious dis
charge of every duty connected with the
high office OF your representative in Con-
gress. | believe in theapplication Of con-
servative and sensible business methods
to the duties of the Office. 1t is a great
honor to represent such constituency,
and if you should bestow it upon me l
shall esteem it sacred trust, and employ
my very best endeavor to serxe you ac-
ceptably and in such amanner asto merit
your fullest appreciation.
Is Nor A POLITICIAN.
AS to the methods / am using in my
race may | say this word? am not fol-
lowing the tactics ofthe average politician.
am q plain man and am content to run
nv race in plain way. Because of bad
roads, press Of work and bad weather /
have thus far travelled the district built
tie
am not sending out circular letter in
the hope of making the people think !
am writing to them personally. | donot
like the idea. 1t strikes me as rather bad
taste to thus address man whom have
never met and whose name is known to
me only through list paid for at SO much
per name.
AS to stump speeches, think the peo-
ple are weary of them. shall not infict
upon the district a series of oratorical fire.
works and long talks. | 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
oniv 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 is my own coun-
ty (TerreiD or not.
AN 0LD-FAsHIoE DEMocRAT.
| shall not form clubs as do not
believe in this threadbare old trick of get
ting unsuspecting voters to commit them
selTes before the election. am old fas-
hionabIv democratic enough to believe
that every voter should wait until the day
Of election and then express his own con-
yictions at the ballot box, regardless of
heelers, fixers and so-called leaders.
have told you simply and, ] trust,
eomprehensively what believe and how
/ hope to secure your votes. | ask your
careful attention to every word Of the
.. .,sd I foal assured that If Won