The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-05-04
Senator SWanson's
~" Public RECORD
This record shows Senator Swanson to have been honest
faithful and efficient public servant
chanipian of the people

The people before extending
their suffrages to a candidate for
Office should examine the recors
of the candidate to ascertain
whether it is such as. to eutitle
him to their confidence and sup
port. II this candidate has been
long in public service: he should
be measured by performance
not by promises. His record
should disclose whether he is for
the special interests. or whether
he is for the great masses Of the
people. This test applied to
Senate Claude A. Swanson, dis
closes the following record as Con
gresham. as Governor and as Sc
nator. as concisely stated as space
will permit.
He served in Congress from
March 4th, 1903. TO January soth,
1906. In these almost thirteen
years of service he was called up
on to consider, speak and vote up
on many kinds of questions. For
about eight years he served. upon
the Ways and Means Committee.
the leading committee of the
House, and which had control OF
all question Of finance. taxation
and customs duties. During his
service. both on this important
committee and in the House he
was a consistent Democrat vot-
ing for Democratic measures.
speaking and voting for a. Dem
ocratic Tariff for Revenue" He
voted to place upon the free list
all articles manufactured. produc-
ed or controlled bv trusts; thus
seeking 10 relieve the people from
the eXactions of monpolies. On
all tariff measures he voted for
reducing or removing the duties
on all trust-controlled articles.
and also upon the necessities of
life. He voted for the passage of
the bill given to the States the
right to tax National Banks and
United States Treasury Notes.
thus producing for thei'a States
large revenues from sources Of
wealth heretofore unjustly exemp
ted:
On July 80. 1894. he voted for
a joint resolution proposing. an
amendment to the Constitution
providing for the election of Sen
ators bv the people. He voted
for this repeatedly while he was a.
member of the House, and also
recently in the Senate at:the last
session of Congress. He has con
sIstently favored this measure. '''
Early while in Congress he
spoke and voted against the var
ious bills for the settlement Of the
indebtedness If the Pacific. Rail
Roads TO the United States. which
bills, if passed. would have .resul
ted i'll loss to the United States
of many millions Of dollars loaned
these railroads. BY the. defeat of
these proposed bills the United
States Government afterwards. re-
ceived everything due from these
roads. 81
He voted for the Littleheld
Antitrust Bill, and the AMEND.
ments thereto. providing for the
punishment pi officers and agents
of monopoiies fer the violation Of
Fderal laws. and for more strln-
gent measures looking to the pre-
vention of rnonopoIies and Illegal
combinations. ~
He made strong speech fn.l
Congress in opposition TO trnstS
and monopolias.
lie voted for compelling thy
railroads to use automatic COUP
lers SO asto protect their employ
es-
He voted TO aid independent
tobacco manufacturers by voting
to prohibit the use of coupons.
cards or othef printed matter in
of tobacco