Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-24

throughout the country in the recent
past, no thoughtful or well informed
person can deny; that it must be re-
stored in its old-rime vigor, no lover
OF liberty can dispute.
a. The complete and eternal sep
aration of church and state-for a
state-controlled church, or church
that undertakes to control the state,
is one of the most ancient and tor
midable weapons of the tyrant, Tor
with 1t he enSlaves and controls the
minds and souls OF men.
IS. The most insldious and danger
Gus toe to the liberties of free peo-
pie is militarlsm-and yet at the
close of this war we find it seriously
proposed to establish autocratic and
perpetual conscription, for all wars
and universal and compulsory mill
tary training. 1t is hardly necessary
for me to add that | am unalterably
opposed to both propositions.
Opposed to Injunction.
"6. Thomas Jefferson expressed
the very cruX of the democratic faith
when he said equal rights to all
and special privileges to none. Tins
equality is right and privilege IS the
corner stone of our creed. However
much conditions may vary and times
may change, this principle Is un-
changing and eternal. Ardentiy at
tached to it, | find 1t impossible to
either defend OF justify laws that
permit the monopohst and profiteer
TO flourish under a license system, or
which permit the courts to require
men to labor by the use, of rather
abuse of their so-called equity pow
ers. am opposed to government by
injunction.
! Local self-government. This IS
one of the basic principles of Anglo
Saxon civilization, and of our Amer
lean system of government. Arttul
. stretching of certain of the PROVISIONS
of our federal constitution and un-
blushing and arrogant usurpations,
sometimes by executive authority,
sometimes by congressional power,
and sometimes by the courts, have
so debased and degraded and detlow-
cred the states, that local self-gov-
ernment has almost persisted in Amer
ica. The federal government has en-
croached on the rights OF the states
until the nicely adjusted balance OF
our constitutional system Is destroy
ed. This country is too large and Its
interest to varied and diverse to have
the domestic and internal affairs OF
all the forty-eight states regulated
from Washington. 1t is not strange
that men who care nothing for the
constitutional powers OF the state
care no more for the nation
Il am equally opposed to governing
r Georgia from Washington and to gov
Ierning the United States from
Geneva.
'If | am elected governor of Geor-
gia, l shall preserve and maintain
the power and sovereignty of the
state and it's authority in all matters
not expressly delegated to the gen
eral government against every as
,sault from every source. | will en-
.deavor to give to the people an hon
est. economical, efficient business
, like administration Of their affairs.
For Teachers Increase
The education of our children is
Of the greatest Importance and shall
be given my closest attention and
strongest support. Our common
school system should be so eXended
that no white child in any communi-
ty in Georgia shall lack the oppor-
tunity Of acquiring an education in
the schools of the state, for without
e. knowledge men may not know the
truth, and unless men do know the
truth, they cannot remain free. As
practical means of increasinr the
efficiency of our schools, it is absO-
Iutely necessary that the salaries Of
those entrusted with the teaching Of
our children shall be increased to the
basis of a living wage, and to an eX-
tent that will secure the most COM
, petent and efficient instructors that
we can find The legislature should
so provide.
"The use of money in our primary
elections has become SO great an
, evil that something must be done