Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-12
PEOPLES CONFIDENCE? Is
SUPREME NEED, SAYSDAVIS
Democratic Presidential Nomi-
nee Charges Republicans
With Widespread
Corruption

- HARRISBURG, w. Va, (Ry
The Associated Press) Aug. r.
The supreme need of the hour is to
bring back to the people confidence
in their government, John W. Davis
declared last night in his address
accepting the Democratic Presiden-
tial nomination.
Formally putting under way the
national campaign of 1924, he IN
dicted the Republican party "in It's
organized capacity for having shak-
en- public confidence to its very
foundations" and laid against 1T
these specific charges:
Having exhibited deeper arc.
more widespread corruption than
any that this generation of Ameri-
cans has been called upon to witness.
"Complacency in the face Of that
corruption and with i'll VIII towards
the efforts of honest men to expose
it.
"Gross favoritism to the privileg-
ed and utter disregard of the UNI
privileged.
Indifference to world peace and
timidity in the conduct of foreign
affairs.
DISCRIMINATION, division and in
conference"
Declaring that on the record he
would ask the voters of the country
to pass judgment of condemnation
''as warning to all men who
aspire to public office, that dis
honesty, either in thought, word OF
deed, will not be tolerated in Amer
ca" Mr.. Davis said the Democratic
party was prepared to offer in OK.
change a program based on Demo,
cratic principles and guaranteed BY
record of Democratic perform
ance."
The chief things to which hs
pledged himself were:
An honest, impartial, and, so fan
as human wisdom will permit, a just
government.
Opposition to any chal!enge-"or
gained or unorganized, under what
ever name or in whatever charac
ter it may appear"-of the Consti
tutional guarantees of religious
freedom.
Enforcement of all laws, includ
ing the Prohibition Amendment ant
statutes enacted under it.
Agricultural aid through revision
of the tariff; governmental assis
ance in extending the cooperative
marketing principle and by othel
means.
Reduction in taxation and revision
of the tariff.
Economy in government, but NO
of the kind that deprives govern
ment employees Of pay equal to tina
they would receive from private en-.
ployers for similar work.
Approval Of the World Court.
Cooperation officially with al
legitimate endeavors, whether from
the League of Nations Or from an,
other source, to lessen the prospecr
of war; to aid in repairing Lh,
ravages of past wars; to promote
disarmament and to advance thu
well being of mankind.
To maintain the means of ade.
quate national defense until reason
is permitted to take the place Oh
force"
In opposition to the Impairment
either by injunction or by any
other device" Of the rights of labo,
to organize and to bargain collec-
lively for can adequate wage earned
under healthful conditions"
The protection of women and
children from human greed and I'M
equal laws.
Prevention of child labor and sup
preston of the illicit traffic in soul
destroying drugs.
Conservation of all of the natural
resources of the country.
Grateful care" to the veterans
OF our wars, especially to those who
We're stricken and wounded in the