The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-02-03

me following are the. principal
planks contained in Dr. Hardman's
announced platform:
The enforcement of the prohibition
laws
The enforcement of all other laws.
The development of the diversity of
interests and resources of the state.
a business administration of the al
fairs of the state
The Development Of educational in
terests ana the elimination of ilHt-
eracy.
The revision of the health laws of
the state for the conservation of hui
man life and the prevention Of suffer
ing
The laying Of special stress upon ag-
ricultural education.
The development of good roads.
The just treatment of labor, corpo.
ratiOns, railroads and other interests
which develop the interests of the
state.
The conservation of timber and
mineral resources.
DR.. Hardman's statement follows:
DR.. Hardman's Statement.
From many solicitations and re
quests from various sections of the
state of Georgia and in compliance
with the statement that l would make
my decision known to the people of
Georgia in January and with my own
desire to serve the whole constitu-
ency of the state, I announce myself
candidate for the high office of gov
ernor of the state of Georgia, subject
to the rules and regulations which
may be provided by the people as ex-
pressed through the Democratic exec
utive committee of this state.
ut is my purpose and desire to
serve the whole people of the whole
state of Georgia, from every section,
from every faction, standing for every
principle that is wholesome and up
lifting Of the masses of our great
state.
Platform Same as in 1914.
my platform will be practically the
same as outlined in 1914, with such
additions or explanations of that dec
latiOn occurs to me as wine. | an
nounced myself then as a Democratic
candidate and subject to rules and
regulations which were provided at
that time by that party and I believe
yet that true Democracy has within
its principles every necessary element
for building a great state and great
people. | favored law enforcement
then; | favor it now. | believed then,
as | believe now, that the disregard
for law threatened our whole fabric
No fabric is stronger than it's weakest
part. No state in it's governmental
powers, is stronger than the respect
and enforcement of the laws. AS the
fabric goes to pieces when the demand
for strength is required, so that the
state will crumble and decay and dis
ease and discOrd will spring up where
there is disloyalty to the majesty of
law. We should enforce all laws or
repeal them and not wilfully violate.
The violation is crushing and a disrup-
ton and a tearing asunder both the
OF our government and the
individual respect for law. | be-
lieve in the true democratic principles,
which conserves and protects the in
terests of the entire people and their
of developments which is
righteous and just I do not believe
in the unnecessary and cumbersome
enactment of law that takes from the
individual his liberty and centraliZes
in the state I believe in the protec-
ton of the Individual as far as it can
be done with safety to the whole
people.
For Prohibition Enforcement.
81 favored then as | do now, the
entire interests of the individual and
state. Not standing alone for one
and interest, but the diver
sity of interests which is helpful and
| stood for prohibition I'M
der democratic administration.
stand for it now, but ! stand for more
than that. l stand for the enforce
ment of evrey law as long as they are
on our statute books. Believing that
the violation and disregard for any
law encourages the violation of all
laws of the state, want to commend
most heartily the press of our state
who have contributed some very
strong and wholesome editorials in
favor OF. law enforcement, as well as
some other papers of our state who
have expressed themselves in favor
of the prohibition principles.
Il stood for business administra-
ton of the affairs of the state for the
promotion of every endeavor for the
benefit of the masses of the people of
our state, believing that the chief ex-
ecutive Of a state should be the COVER
nor for all the people, and not one