The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-05-21

are suppressors of fair competition,
that they pay unfairly small wages
to the workers who are in truth the
producers of their wealth while
they themselves are pilug up enor-
nous and swollen fortunes, we
realize that the menace from the
special interests" is great. That
they should maintain lobbies and
seek to control the law-making bod
les of the country is a peril that
should be handled with severity
and dispatch.
DANGERS OF TNTEMPERANcE
am in favor of all laws that tend
to suppress and restrict intemper-
ance in the use of alcoholic liquors
deleterious narcotics. Just how to
handle the problem so as to secure
the desired results is matter for
the serious consideration of all good
citizens. | am well aware that in
many cases a strict. legal prohibi-
ton 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 whatever will
impress upon communities the i'm
mense importance of regulating the
traffic and holding it in stern check
ought to be made part of our code.
| I am in favor of having the truth
concerning the dangers of alcohol
ism and other ihtemperance i'm
pressed upon the youth of our land
and believe that our schools should
teach as far as possible what these
dangers are and what they mean
to he future of the race. I favor
the legislation already enacted look
ing to the safeguarding Of the ship
ment of liquors from other states
| into prohibition communities.
OPPOSES LOOPHOLE LAWS.
strenuously oppose laws that are
framed with "jokers" or loopho.es
for the purpose of defeating or off
setting the very result which tn
law itself or the spirit of the law,
was designed to secure. Child labor
is an example of what mean. Ex-
empted from the provisions of this
law are children who have no pa
rents or disabled parents. Such
children are the very ones who
should be provided with an educa-
ton in order that they may be en-
abled to maintain themselves and
become useful citizens. The gov
eminent is able to provide an edu-
cation for this class and should see
that it is done. Another example
of the "loophole" law is the framing
of 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 Department of Commerce.
I believe that the man who fills the
cabinet office of Secretary of Labor
should come from the ranks of the
laboring people. The emphasis that
such an appointment would lay up
on democratic freedom from class
would, I believe, 60 far toward
strengthening the bonds between
the government and labor. It would
not only be a merited recognition of
this great element of our national
population, but a sure method OF
securing desirable and friendly
cooperation.
sx-YEAR TERM FOR PRESIDENT.
favor an amendment to the Con-
stitution fixing the term of the Pres
ident at six years and make him in
eligible to reelection for the succeed
ing term. The examinations and re-
examinations INDUCED by the candi-
dates and their advocates in the
present race by both the great par
ties. l regard as regretable by all
good men. This amendment will
serve to preclude the probability Of
such a spectacle in future contests