Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-14
CONGRESSMAN LEWIS
ASKS REELECTION
Announces Retirement AT.
ter One More Term.

Congressman E. B. Lewis, of tht
Americus district, has formally an
nounced his candidacy for reelection
Coupled with the announcement O.
his candidacy is the statement that il
elected this time, he will not he
a candidate for reelection. His
platform is tariff revision and cur.
rency reform,
Reference is also made to the fact
that Representative Lewis has been
honored with seat in the halls OF
national legislation for the sixth con-
secutive time. At the present session
Congressman Lewis is the ranking
Democratic member of banking and
currency committee, which is Just
now one of the most important. In
the event of a Democratic victory, he
would no doubt be made chairman of
the committee.
The following is Congressman
Lewis card in full:
ITO the voters of the third congress
sional district: After very thought
full consideration I now announce nv
candidacy for the sixty-frst con-
gress. Ia doing so I am prompted bv
the following reasons: | have very
great confidence that in the coming
election the democrats will be success
full in electing the president, and a
democratic house of Representatives
The tariff is the most important of
any legislation that is to be consider
ed, and the country is looking to the
democratic party as the only party
united in an honest effort to secure a
proper revision of the present exist
ing high and protective tariff The
tariff is and has ever been respon-
sible for ravoritism, and many evils in
our industrial affairs.
My constituents know that I have
at all times honestly espoused tariff
revision. Banking and currency will
continue to be a conspicuous PROPOSE
tion, requiring corrective legislation.
Having given this much study and at
the present being the ranking demo-
cratic member of that cOmittee, am
justified in the belief that in a demo-
cratic house of representatives.
would very naturally be the chairman
OF banking and currency committee
Il succeeded IN passing through the
last house bill permitting the nation
al banks to loan money on real es-
tate, and will continue to urge the
nncitinT 6of
the south and west are of the very
best security, and that the farmer
should not be denied the privilege of
obtaining money at lowest competi-
tive rates of interest from any and
every loaning institution
Il am also much concerned in Sc
curing the passage of pending bills
for appropriations for several public
buildings in the district, also a sold
ier's home to be located at Fitzgerald.
Therefore, in the belief of coming
democratic supremacy, I feel it a
duty that I owe to my friends, as we'll
as myself, to announce my candidacy
In making this announcement for the
next congress I desire to heartily
thank the people of the district who
have always been so generous and
SOOu 10 NE anu HOW TAKE CulS OCCdSI-
on to say that under no consideration
will I be candidate after the sixty
first congress. l will then have given
fourteen. of the very best years of
my life to the public service, and
will, at the expiration of that time,
retire and give my attention to my
private business affairs, which have
been subordinate to my public dut-
les. Yours very respectfully,
''E. B. LEWIS"