Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-10-11
BY c. d. GREGORY

MACON, Ga, Oct. 9.-FolloWing
is full text Of the platform of the
Democratic party as adopted by the
state convention here yesterday:
The Democratic party of the State
| of Georgia, in convention assem-
bled, adopts and proclaims the fol
| lowing platform;
l. We re-affirm our faith in the
ancient creed of the Democratic
! party, and endorse the platform of
! the party adopted in the recent ma
! tional convention.
The people of Georgia placed their
| stamp of approval upon The admin
/ istration of state affairs by Cover
nor Clifford Walker by renominat-
| ing him for governor without OPP
position, and this convention with
out qualification, endorses his admin
istration and congratulates the peo-
I pie of the state that he is to be their
chief executive for another two
years. We commend to the people
of Georgia and of the nation our
Democratic nominees for president
and vice president, Hon. John w.
Davis and Hon. Charles w. Bryan,
pledging the whole hearted support
Of Georgia democracy to the national
I ticket
| In the light of disclosures of re-
! cent months we realize as never be-
| fore not only that the doctrines of
| the Democratic party serve the
| best interests of the people, but that
| the preservation of the liberties of
| the people depends upon that great
| party. The history of the party in
| power, the Republican party, for
| the past three years constitutes an
! indictment more severe than was
! ever penned against political party
! in the life Of America; for the orgy
| of greed, of graft, of official corrup-
| ton disclosed at Washington during
recent months has shaken the faith
| of the people in the integrity of
! free government We make no
] charge of personal dishonesty
| against the present chief executive
| of the nation or against his lament
| ed predecessor.
Evils of Administration
| But we can and do truthfully as
| sert that for selfish political ag-
! grandizement those who surrounded
| these leaders abandoned the princi-
! pies OF common honesty and the
| moral ideals and spiritual heights
registered by the Democratic adj
ministration, under the leadership
| of Woodrow Wilson, appealed to
every low and selfish impulse of the
nation and placed the government
at Washington in charge of politi-
cal drift wood and loW-grade self
| seekers such as never before disgrace
ed the nations capital.
With the nation thus pregnant
with distrust, after an epoch of
three years of executive and admin
iStrative acts diverted and pervert-
ed by leaders for whose conduct the
nation must apologize, President
CoOlidge's administration has been
made impotent and we call upon an
aroused electorate to return the gov
eminent to the hards Of the party
Of the pure, the patriotic, the high
| minded Woodrow Wilson. In this
connection we commend the patriot
ic service of Georgia's members in
the United States senate and house
of representatives.
2 We declare our belief in free
speech, freedom of the press, free
dom Of peaceful asSemblage and To-
cal self government, and oppose any
measures Or tendencies to curtail or
limit these rights. We hold to the
wisdom of the fathers who express
ed that happy people were
peaceful people," and to enjoy hap
pIness and peace a people must feel
free of undue restraint, therefore
we declare for freedom of activities
upon the industrial field, and we
urge both employer and employee
to keep open every avenue of ne
gotiations so that all means may be
employed for the maintenance of
peace and good will among this peo-
pie.
3. The present administration of
the state government, now returned
for second term, is committed to
the task of developing the state
along all educational, agricultural
and industrial lines through a
program of better schools and col
leges, better highways and better
health Recognizing that the reali-
cation of these progressive plans will
require more revenue than is now
available and that the imposition
owners Of real estate and other
tangible property would result in
the cOnfiscation of a large proper
ton of such property, the admins
tration has undertaken the unpIeas-
ant and unpopular task of reform
ing the tax laws of the state to the
end that the expenses Of the gov
eminent shall be fairly distributed
among all classes of people, assessed
equally upon all classes of property,
placing a fair share Of the burden
upon the owners of intangible and
invisible property.
Financial Reforms
Because of unusual financial con-
ditions throughout the state, these
reform measures are considered nee
essary and fundamental before any
constructive, progressive plans of
moment can be projected and the
definite consideration of such plans
has been postponed pending remedial
legislative action. This position Of
the administration has been clear
and Unmistakable. 1t has been ap-
proved by the unanimous endorse
ment Of the people Of the state. ex.
pressed at the ballot box. This
convention. therefore, declaring the
result, respectfully calls upon the
general assembly, elected by the
same ballot, to accept this endorse
ment as mandate from the people
directing that progressive and
constructive program be adopted
and that its realization be more
practical by the enactment Of laws
which will place a fair share Of the
expenses of the state upon the own
ers of intangible and invisible prop
erty and those enjoying large in
comes now escaping taxation. This
is the first. the fundamental task
before Us. Constructive progress
must wait on its accomplishment.
Give the people just and honest !