The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1922-10-13


also believe in adequate coast de-
fonses. 10 protect our country from the
possibility OF foreign invasion, and In
a powerful and up.to-date navy to pro
toct our nationals and our commerce
In every land and on every 'sea.
g. believe in restricted, and
sharply restricted, immigration. The
immigration into this country OF too
many foreigners, who cannot speak our
language who know nothing and caro-
less about our history and traditions,
who are incapable Of assimilation with
our people, IL one OF the greatest dan
gers OF the times. Our body polite cam
not digest them as rapidly as they
come. driven to these shC:S9 in ever
increasing numbers by thu s.sfortune5
Of other lands. For our own protee-
ton, in war and peace alike, we musC
deal firmly and drastically with this
question, and we ought for time to
entirely prohibit this immigration, uE-
til We can assimilate, If it be possible,
those whom we have already admitted.
7. | believe in the American citi-
zen as an individual, and in his indi-
vduality | am opposed to every form
Fof paternalsm and socialism, as I'M
sound in principle and rs destructive
/ of the self-reliance of the individual.
/ / would not only preserve the rights
land Liberties OF the individual, but also
chat equality of opportunity, which has
! been the glory Of this land in the past
and should remain the birth-right OF
all generations.
So far as it is possible to do so
by law, l would preserve not only
equality in right and privilege, but also
equality in opportunity, to every Amer
lean citizen. Equal rights to all men,
and special privileges to nome was
the battle-cry of the great Jefferson.
To it / would add, if | might, this:
Equal opportunity for all men-and
square deal for all.
! These, fellow Georgians, are the fun
damentaIsaof my political creed If
have read my history Alright, it is
the political creed of Thomas Jeffer-
son, of Andrew Jackson, of all tho
great fathers and founders both of
the republic and of our great party.
These are the principles upon which
have constantly sought to base my
public life and my official conduct. For
them, as | understand them, 1 have
never hesitated to incur defeat, or to
surrender public office
Whatever else may be said Of me
not even my foes can charge me with
over haying lodged an issue or trim
med my sails to catch passing breeze
that during a long public career |
have made numerous mistakes, |
readily concede What man has not?
No honest citizen, no fair-minded foe
can ever deny, however, that my po-
sitions have been always candidly and
honestly taken and eourageously main
tanned. Considering the magnitude and
The number Of the great public ques-
tons with which l have had to deal
during all these years, 1t would be pass
ing strange if even my closest friends
could have agreed with me upon every
one Of them; but | do not believe they
are concerned or that the people are
concerned, as l know l am not con-
tcerned, with honest differences Of
opinion on questions that are passed
and gone | am concerned. and the
people should be deeply concerned,
over the mighty duties of today and
the still mightier possibilities Of
/ tomorrow, On my political body l
have neither scars nor sores from the
battles Of the past
do not offer my candidacy for this
high office without considerable per-
sonal hesitation To a man most of
whose life has been spent in public
service, private life has its attractions
land rewards that are infinitely sweet
or and richer than the thoughtless may
suppose, feel, however, that If in
the opinion Of the people whatever
1 equipment | may possess and what
ever experience | may have acquired
through twelve years Of service in the
| House and four years service in the
Senate OF the United States is of any
value to the state and country in this
crisis, it is my duty to offer it to them.
I If elected I can not promise to do bet
Ter than my best-but | can promise
never to do less.
| | can not promise TO accomplish all
II would like to accomplishing / can
promise to do my best.
4 | can not promise to defeat every
measure that | think is wrong-I can
promise to fight every such measure
/ TO the last ditch.
can promise that If 1 am given this
high commission I will never dodge
an issue or never shirk a duty, and
that | will represent the people OF
Georgia fearlessly and honestly, to the
best Of my ability and understanding,
and with keen sense of the heavy
responsibility imposed upon me by
their confidence and their ruAt
Very respectfully, 3SEd
(Signed.)
THOMAS w HARDWtCH.