The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-10-12

NHJ LUG, UT combination OF Toes.
also believe in adequate coast de.
IenseS, to protect our country from the
possibility of foreign invasion, and in
powerful and up-to-date navy to pro
tect our nationals and our commerce
III every land and on every sea.
3. l 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 care
less about our history and traditions,
VINO are incapable of assimilation with
our people, is one of the greatest dan.
gers OF the times. Our body polite can
not digest them as rapidly as they
come, driven to these shores in ever
increasing numbers by the misfortunes
or other lands. For our own protec-
ton, in war and peace alike, we must
deal firmly and drastically with this
question, and we ought for a time to
entirely prohibit this immigration, I'M
I'll we can assimilate, if it be possible,
those whom we have already admitted
! Z. l believe in the American citi-
zen as an individual, and in his indi-
VlduaIity. | am opposed to every form
or paternalism and socialism, as un
sound in principle and as destructive
OF the selt-reliance of the individual.
would not only preserve the rights
and liberties of the individual, but also
that 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,
ana special privileges to none," was
the battle-cry of the great Jefferson.
10 1t | would add, if | might, this:
Equal opportunity for all men-and
square deal for all
Ihese, fellow Georgians, are the fun
damentals of my political creed. If
nave read my history Alright. it is
the political creed of Thomas Jeffer.
son, OF Andrew Jackson, of all the
great fathers and founders both of
the republic and of our great party.
These are the principles upon which
| nave constantly sought to base nv
public life and my official conduct. For
them, as | understand them, | 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
ever having lodged an issue or trim
iheu my sails to catch passing breeze
-Ihat during long public career |
nave made numerous mistakes, l
readily concede What man has not?
NO honest citizen, no fair-minded foe
can ever deny, however, that my DO
SIlons nave been always candidly and
honestly taken and courageOusly main
famed. Considering the magnitude and
tne NUMBER OF the great public ques-
lions win which | have had to deal
uurlng all these years, 1t would be pass
ing strange II even my closest friends
coulu nave agreed with me upon every
one OF them; but | do not believe they
are concerned, or that the people are
concerned as | know l am not con-
cerned, with honest differences of
opinion on questions that are passed
ana gone. | am concerned. and the
people should 'be deeply concerned
over the mighty duties of today and
the still mightier responsibilities OF
tomorrow. ON my political body |
nave neither scars nor sores from the
battles Of the past.
l 90 not offer my candidacy for this
Ihlgh offlce without considerable per.
SoHal hesitation. To a man most of
whose life has been spent in public
service, private life has its attractions
ana rewards that are infinitely sweet
er and richer than the thoughtless NAV
suppose. | feel, however, that If in
the opinion of the people whatever
equipment | may possess and what.
ever experience l may have acquired
through twelve years Of service in the
Rouse and four years service in the
senate OF the United States is of anv
value to the State and country in this
Crisis 1t is my duty to offer it to them
II elected can not promise to do bet
ter than my best-but can promise
never to do less.
l can not promise to accomplish all
would like to accomplish--but 7 can
promise to do my best.
/ can not promise to defeat every
measure that | think Is wrong-T can
promise to fight every such measure
ito the last ditch.
can promise that If am given tbis
nigh commission / 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 trust.
Very respectfully,
(Signed,)
Il THOMAS w nApnuYrvu