The goals of the Bourbon Democrats included:
- To attract investors from the North to build mills and factories in Georgia.
- To diversify farming crops so the state didn’t rely solely on cotton.
- To return to the cotton-based economy of Georgia’s antebellum days.
The Bourbon Democrats generally aimed to promote economic development while also reflecting some elements of a return to traditional agrarian values. However, they were less focused on encouraging Georgia citizens to buy goods and services from Northern states, which was not a central goal of their platform.