The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-07-04

swollen fortunes, we realize that the
menace from the special interests" il
great. That they should maintain iobbies
and seek to control the law-making bodies
Of the country Is a peril that should be
handled with severity and dispatch.
DANGERS or INrENPLRANcR.
am in favor Of al laws that tend to
suppress and restrict intemperance In the
use OF alcoholic liquors and deleterious
narcotics. lust how to handle the pro-
blem 20 as to secure the desired results is
matter for the serious consideration of
all good citizens. / am well aware that
10 many cases q strict legal prohibition
Of the sale Of spirituous liquors has the
effect OF adding TO the evils which it was
designed TO remove. Whatever win teach
the dangers Of intemperance aud 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. I 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 schOolsGhould
teach as far as possible what these dan
gers are and what they mean to the frl-
ture Of the race. favor the legislation
already enacted looking to the safe
guarding OF the shipment Of liquors from
other states into prohibition commune
ties
OPPosEs 1LooPHoLE" LAWS.
/ strenuousIy oppose laws that are
| framed with ''jokersa or loOpholes for the
f Iofaa4s,,e, ~. o. 20 xou
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 for thii
class and should see that it is done. An
other example Of the ''loop-hole'i law il
the framing Of law against unlawfu
business deals and then leaving to som'
court the Interpretation Of such terms Al
Unreasonable restraint Of trade. =
favor strong Department of Labor
to be maintained separately frOmth De
partment of Commerce. / believe tina
the man who fills the cabinet Office 0
Secretary of Labor should come from tn
ranks of the laboring people. The EN-
phasis that snch an appointment woulC
| lay upon democratic freedom from 4class'
would, believe, go far toward strength
ening the bonds between the government
and labor. 1t would not only be a merie'
recognition OF this great element of on
national population, but q sure metho,
of securing desirable and friendly co
operation.
SIx-YEAR TERM For PRESIDENT.
| / favor an amendment to the Constitu
ton fixing the term of the President at
yea. and making him ineligible to re
1 election for the succeeding term. TIL
criminations and determinations indulgo'
by the candidates and their advocates il
the present race by both the great partie
/ regard as regretable by all good men
This amendment will serve to preclud
the probability of such spectacle in flu
ture contests for the highest office of th
greatest government on earth.
The foregoing are the main features 0
the platform on which / ask your sup
/ port. / believe these to be the teRets 0
the true political faith, and for themi
elected, / shall stand firmly. If yoI
honor me with election promise no grea
or sweeping revolution, no visionary re
forms. ! can and dopledge to you, how
ever, fair, honest ami conscientious dis
charge of every duty connected with tn
high Office of your representative in Con
gress believe in theapplication of con
servative and sensible business method
to the duties of the Office, 1t is a grea
honor to represent such q constituency
gand if you should bestow it upon me
shall esteem it sacred trust, and employ
my very best endeavor to serxe you &C
lceptably and in such amanner as to meri
your fullest appreciation,
i Is Nor POLITICIAN.
AS to the methods am using in NJ,
race may say this word? ! am not fol
lowing the tactics ofthe average politician
/ am plain man and am content to ruI
my race in a plain way. Because of BAG
roads, press OF work and bad weather
have thus far travelled the district but lit
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 a 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-
pie are weary of them. / shall not inflict
upon the district series of Oratorieal 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
only statement / have made in regard to
appointments is this: That will ap.
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 ia my own coun-
ty (Terrell) or not.
AN OID-FAsHEON DRNoCRAT.
/ shall not form ''clubs, as I 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-
victions at the ballot box, regardless Of
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