Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-03-16
Mr., HUGHES IN RACE
FOR SEAT IN HOUSE,
He Announces His Candidacy
Today.
CONGRESS IN THIRD DISTRICT
Announces His Platform to the Demo-
cratic Voters of The District-Posi
ton Upon Public Questions Are
Clearly Defined.

non. duaIey M hughes Eooay
makes formal announcement OF hi
candidacy for Congress in the Third
districts thus contesting for the hon
ors with Hon. Crawford Wheatley
and Hon. E. b. Lewis. Following il
Mr.. Hughes announcements:
To the Democratic voters of the Third
Congressional Districtr
I hereby make formal announcement
OF my candidacy for the Office OF
Congressman from the Third Con.
gressional district of Georgia, in the
6Utb, Congress of the United States,
and solicit the tvote of every white
democrat in the district:
It is proper that I should call atten-
tom TO certain principles that I shall
advocate if elected.
am in favor of white supremacy
and if necessary, I shall earnestly ad-
vocate such amendments to the Ma
tional Constitution as will enable us,
eff ctivaly, to accomplish this purpose.
Having ali my life been a farmer,
am by association and profession close.
ly identified with the cause of agri-
culture, and if elected, I pledge my
best Efforts to secure the passage of
such laws as will give such protection
to this great interest, as is now ex-
tended by Governmental aid to more
favored industries.
The collection and publication of
cotton statistics should be so guarded
as to protect the interest of the pro-
ducere, and steps should be taken by
treaties or otherwise, TO extend our
commercial relations with foreign ma
t;one; particularly with reference to
the development of the markets of the
world for our great staple, cotton.
I am in favor of a revision of the
trust breeding Tariff, to such an ex-
tent as will secure absolute Justice to
all classes of people: thus effectuatlng
the maxim, ''Justice to all and spe
cial privileges to none"
[ favor proper legislation regulating
railroad rates and tariffs, and with that
end in view I should advocate the en-
largement of the powers of the Inter
State Railroad Commission, so that
they can tffsctually prevent extortIon
and unjust discrimination
[ am in favor of Governmental a'd
for the improvement of our publ @
roads.
I am in favor of the extension of the
Rural Free Delivery mail service SO
that every agricultural community and
every family may be provided with
daily mail service: and with that end
in view, I also advocate an il creased
salary to the Rural Free Delivery car
riers.
I favor the strict regulation and
control of the trusts: both those en-
gagged in Interstate commerce and
those that are subject to the iurlsdic-
ton of Congress.
L am in favor of liberal appropria-
tions for the improvement of cur rivers
and harborF, and for the erection and
Improvement of public buildings in
this State.
Ioppose the corruption of the ballot
by the use of money by either ind1-
vlduals or corporations.
I am opposed to the manipulation of
the cotton and other crops, through
the species of gambling institutions
known as bucket shops.
Shold be elected to this { f1ce of
honor and trust, I pledge my best
efforts, thoughts and energy to the
interest of the Third Congressional
district. Very respectfully,
dudley M HuGHFS