The Lamar register., 1917-12-19

States Senator.
upon us by the German military des-
potism. We accepted the gage Of bat
tie by an almost unanimous vote of
the Congress and are bound morally
and legally by that vote.
We are in this war to preserve in.
tact our most sacred institutions. No
sacrifice is too great in such cause
We should pledge every American
dollar and the last drop OF American
blood to the winning Of such vic
tory as will forever blast the power
of German militarism.
In 1914 l votsd for prohibition. ]
favor it for both state and nation and
shall do everything within my power
to see the principle firmly established
by laws both state and national.
advocate a protective tariff. suf.
ficient to protect adequately every
American industry. and particularly
the American wage-scaie. and shall do
my uttermost TO secure ample protec-
ton for the mining, agricultural and
manufacturing interests Of this State,
In 1918 a Democratic Congress
adopted a tariff scheme which not
only removed tariff protection from
practically every article produced in
this State, and threw millions OF
workmen out of employment. but also
forced the levying OF war taxes. In
times OF profound peace. Every Dem
ocratic Senator and Representative
from this State voted for that defense
less scheme. Thereafter, the Demo
cratic party, confessing its error. re
stored the tariff to one single industry
and abandoned all the others to de-
struction, only to be saved by the ad.
vent OF the war, which created a
worldwide demand for all our pro
ducts and manufactures and destroyed
the entire competitive power OF all
the nations at war.
| shall resolutely stand for the I'm
partial enforcement OF law. and the
protection OF life and property. every
where | shall support labor and la
bor organizations so long as their pur-
poses are lawful. shall. however. op-
pose every unlawful act, no matter by
whom committed. and shall oppose vio-
lence in every form.
am radically opposed to discrimin-
ating and sectional legislation. which
fixes maximum price for the wheat
| OF the Northern farmer and leaves the
Southern planter free to push the
price Of cotton far above the reach OF
the citizen of ordinary means. This
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Congress. The average price OF raw
cotton for the year 1914 was about
seven and one-half cents per pound,
while the market price recently ex-
ceeded thirty cents per pound.
| believe in. and advocate. cen
tralization of the entire war-directing
power OF all the nations at war with
Germany in a competent. representa-
tive war body, to coordinate and rem
der the entire resources OF such ma
tions efficient and effective to the ut
termost
am unalterably opposed to the ac-
tiou Of the Congress in exempting the
salaries of its members from bearing
any part OF the excess war profits tax.
The present Democratic Congress hal
done that very unpatriotic thing.
Farseeing and progressive states
manship must henceforth fashion thu
aims and purposes of our government
craftsmanship able and fearlessl,
ready to visualize the economic, in
dustrial and social conditions which
will follow the close Of the war, ant
methods Of readjustment to NEE
quickly the new conditions at tina
time must be provided to absorb thu
shock incident to a complete chang
of purpose and direction OF Industrial
productive and war-released energy.
Law and order must be maintained
everywhere, because lawlessness. IL
times like these, cannot be permitted
for a moment to distract the energies
of the government from its well direct
ed purpose to secure peace firml,
J founded upon victory.
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