The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-03-23


Following the example set by me, Mr.
Lewis again steps to the front with
his announcement that he fayors
:dentically the same principles. For
ten years he has been silent upon this
subject; but Immediately after my an
nouncement that | would favor these
measures he became suddenly active
in the National Congress, and even
went 50 far as to call aloud: Mr.
Speaker, I desire to have my remarks
continued in the appendix to the
Journal" He has also mailed through
out this District a lengthy speech
purporting to have been delivered by
him in Congress-; but, gentlemen, this
speech+was never spoken by him upor
the floor Of the House; for the RECORD
shows that his remarks were made II
about three-quarters of a minute, anC
practically limited to a request that
his views upon the subject be printed
at public cost, You have doubtless
read many speeches sent you upon
various subjects by Mr. Lewis pur
porting to have been delivered upon
the floor. l have one here today upon
the Tariff Act, ia which he says: -
feel that I would be. recreant to the
trust imposed in me by a confidina
people if I did not enter my solemn
protest upon the passage of this meas
ure which will further burden an al
ready downtrodden people with great
er taxes" But what does the Record
have to say upon this speech? Not
one word of that speech was ever de
liyered by Mr. Lewis in Congress. H
tells you in his own language that he
would be recreant to the trust Gin
posed" upon him by confding people
if he did not enter his solemn protest
against the passage Of this measure;
and yet, Notwithstanding this asser.
ton, he did not open his mouth
against it, He, therefore, stands be
tore you selfconvicted of being recre
ant to the trust imposed in him.
Listen to his language. He does not
say "reposed", he says Imposed
You have given him the job; he does
not want it, but he has got to have it
According to his own statement
gentlemen, he has been weighed il
the balances and found wanting"
| also stated in my platform that
would favor a revision of our presen
tariff laws, so that the products Of tn
South shall not be discriminate
against in favor Of the Northern man
ufacturer; but which will insure to
each and every section of our com.
mon country tAat which ia currently
known as "a square deal" Again,
Mr. Lewis, following the example Sc.
by me, steps boldly up and cries
aloud that he favors a revision of the
tariff, and denounces protectionism as
a robbery of the many to enrich the
few. This seems to be a fayorite
theme of Mr. Lewis He has made
many speeches upon this subject in
Congress when there was absolutely
no chance whatever for his remarks
to be productive of good. At one time,
when the Indian Appropriation Bill
was up for discussion, Mr.. Lewis
seems to have obtained the floor and
worked off a good deal of.his stock in
trade concerning the Dingley Tariff
Act In his announcement he speaks
for an honest, economical administra-
tion of public Offices, and in this very
department graft and robbery were
running riot; yet, Mr. Lewis consumed
the valuable time Of the House with
the discussion of a subject entirely
foreign to the matter under cOnsid-
GRAFTON, and never once opened his
mouth against the scandalous corrup-
tions which exists under the admins
tration of Indian affairs. Again, when
the River and Harb6r Bill was pend,
ing, he took occasion to make a speech
upon the tariff, the same old subject.
Please understand that l condemn the
Dingley Tariff Bill; but there is a
time and place to discuss such meas
ures, and Mr. Lewis seems to have
totally disregarded the subject matter
before the House, and injected his re
marks upon the tariff where they could
have no possible effect, when good
speech on rivers and harbors, and
especially on the improvement Of
Georgia rivers and harbors, would
have better met the needs Of his con,
stituency.
jim Griggs did not talk tariff bill
at this time he talked rivers and
harbors of Georgia; and today we see
a commission appointed by Congress
to visit Albany and investigate the
needs Of Flint river at that place.
AdamSOn said NOTHING about the tariff