Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-16


erations residing here or the most
recent arrivals, restrictive immigra-
ton laws were passed.
Il should have preferred to con-
tinue teh policy of Japanese eXclu-
sion by some method less likely to
offend the sensibilities of the Japa-
nese people | did what | could to
minimize any harm that might arise.
But the law has been passed and
approved, and the incident is closed.
We must seek by some means be-
sides immigration to demonstrate
the friendship and respect which we
feel for the japanese nation.
Restricted immigration is not an
offensive bat a purely defensive ac-
ton. 1t is not adopted in criticism of
others in the slightest degree, but
solely for the purpose of protecting
| ourselves. We cast no asperSions on
any race or creed, but We must re-
member that every object of our in
situations of society and government
| will fail unless America be kept
American.
by means OF a protective tariff
We have saved American agriculture,
| labor and industry from the menace
Of having their great home market
destroyed through dumping upon it
| a flood of foreign products.
| Tariff Brings Revival
"Under this wise policy we saw
an economic revival, and our people
as a whole, in marked distinction
from sufferers from the financial
distress and depression of other
| lands. have come into an era OF pros
| perity and plenty.
| las q source of revenue the tariff
surpassed all expectations in produc-
| ing an annual xeturn of the unprece-
| derted sum of about $3.50, 200 600. A
| fiscal policy which places a large and
| much needed revenue in the public
| treasury, while stimulating business
| to a condition of Astounding pros
perity, defends itself against any crit
icism. It's merits are demonstrated
| by it's results.
1--WE have protected our own in
| habitants from lie economic disaster
| of an invasion of too many foreign
| people or too much foreign merchan-
| disc.
THE people have never come to
a full realization of the importance
Of the Washington conference. 1t
produced the one effective agree
ment among the great powers in all
the history of civilization for relieV-
ing the people OF the earth from the
enormous burden of maintaining
competitive naval ornaments. I do
not believe any conference ever did
more to promote the peace of the
world. am perfectly sure that none
ever did so much to reduce the cost
Of government.
by removing causes OF irritation
in which lay the seeds of war in the
Far East, our own country received
incalculable benefits. Only when
that was done could disarmament
follow. What had always before
failed, then became a success A
policy was adopted which was more
than revolutionary. 1t was sublime
1t demonstrated at last that peace
and good will are not vain illusions,
but actual realities.
The credit Cor the inception of
this epoch making policy, and for it's
practical conclusion, is due to the
initiative of American statesman
ship.
These are some Of the larger as
poets, though very incompetely de-
picted, of what this administration
has been doing to promote he wei
fare Of the American people. A sur
Vey of the economic condition of our
country. the industrial peace which
prevails, the mighty influence which
our moral power exerts throughout
the world all testify til at it has not
been without success.
Honesty of Government
There are those who would dis
regard all this for an undertaking
to convince themselves and others
that TIE chief issue of this campaign
is honest government
I'm all my studies of political his
tory l cannot recall an administra.
|tion which was DESTROYS of a dis
honest and corrupt government that,
for the purpose of checking extrava-
gance, ever undertook to introduce
a budget system, to cut down taxes,
to purge TIE payrolls, to make enor.
nous reductions in the public debt,
and to lay firmer foundations for
the peace of the world. That is not
the way of dishonesty.
1.-THE government is sound. But
individuals charged with wrong
doing are being prosecuted. TIE peo-
pie Of this country hate corruption.
They know my position. They know
the law will be enforced.
Wherever there have been sus-
picions of guilt, involving members
of any party, I have caused them to
be. investigated and presentation
made to the grand jury.
If the evidence warranted, those
suspected of crime have been in
dicted; and without favor, but with
out malice, they will be tried on the
charges returned against them.
Wherever it has appeared that
the property OF the government has
been illegally transferred and held,
action has been brought t for it's re-
| covery and will be pursued to a final
judgment.
mo government was ever able to
prevent altogether the commission
of crime, but this government, under
my direction, is doing the best it
can to detect and punish any and
all wrongdoing. The laws of the
land are being, and will continue to
be, enforced l propose to use every
possible effort to resist corruption
N office.
THE American government must
be clean.
Permanent Court Favored
Many principles exist which I
have tried to represent and propose
to support.
II believe in tie American consti-
tuition.
Il favor the American system of
| individual enterprise. and l am op.
posed TO any general extension OF
government ownership and control
believe not only in advocating
economy in public expenditure. but
in its practical application and ac-
Itual ccomplishment
Il believe in a reduction and re.
! form of taxation, and shall continue