The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-04-03
To The Voters OF The Third
CogresslopaI District.

In reply 70 many letters from my friends
throughout the district, hereby am
nounce my candidacy Tor the Office OF rep
resentative in Congress for the Third
Congressional District Of Georgia, in the
Sixty-6rst Congress, subject 10 the Demo-
cratic white primary.
respectfully invoke the aid and support
Of the Democratic voters of the district,
upon the following platform:
flavor the same reform ia national
Legislation that advocated two years ago,
when majority Of the counties declared in
N favor.
The BANKING AND CURRENCY
questions have been in the hands of the
national bankers in Congress for years.
The late panic demonstrates the fact that
the people should become aroused and
take an active stand in revising the statutes
o.. the question Of money. do not think
the REVISION should be made by those in
terested in tie prosperity of the national
banks. favora revision Of the national
hacking laws of the country in the inter.
est of all classes of the people, and to that
end will urge with all my power the re-
peal ofall laws by means Of which the
money At the people may be contracted by
the uational,banks, the value OF our pro-
ducts decreased, and all legitimate busi-
ness injured. faVoF the qenactuen, Of
such laws as will provide an ample AID
ltstc currency, 50 that interest rates may
lowered, money obtained by those engag
ed in legitimaIe industry, our crops bring
their real value and move without difficult.
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The, PROTECTIVE TARIFF is the di-
feet cause Of illegal trusts and COMBINES
which have throttled the wheels or nation
aland individual property. Every loyal
Democrat is in favor OF the revision Of the
tariff: to this end | would tabor. favor
the strict regulation and control Of the
trusts, both these engaged in interstate
Ton merce and those subject to the juris-
dIction of Congress.
favor the PARCELS POST, and an in
creased salary to the Rural Free Delivery
carr erS. @&4
/ favor liberal appropriation Tor our
RIVERS AND HARBoRS, and the great
waterway from the Mississippi TO the
Atlantic. would esq ecialIy urge appro.
priation for the purpose OF ere clien OF
PUBLIC BUILDINGS in The Third Con-
g-es>ional district. the total absence of
which has made her conspicuous.
advocate (Which / consider Of great
Importance TO the South aud Georgia)
government aid for the Improvement of
our PUBLIC ROADS.
AGRICULTURE is of paramount i'm
portance to the nation The great cotton
crop of tie South--the basis OF her final
cial prosperity--is selling below it's value,
largely o Sing to the ninipulator, specuIat-
or and Wall-Street gambler, as we'll as 10
the restriction If trade and the concenl-
ration hence, contraction and scarcily---
Of currency in the movement Of The crop.
II the aYmers prosper, all classes prosper,
The merchant, banker aud lawyer are al
ready in Congress, looking after all other
classes. the farmer needs representation
to bring up this interest, and thus Tepres-
ent ALL classes. Having been farmer
all my lite, would give these questions
my deepest considerations.
The use Of money to control the ballot,
by individuals or corporations, is COR
RUPTION: and any candidate who will
resort to such methods should be dIsquali-
fed, both as sn officer anS as voter
With these views, ask your support for
this high Office Of homer and trust. If
elected, I pledge my best efforts, thoughts
and energy to the interests Of the Third
Congressional District.
WI Very respectfully yours,
DUDLEY M. HUGHES,
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