McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-07-09
Hon. T. w. Sims
Record In Cong fesf.

By filing petitions in the coun-
ties composing the Eighth Con-
gressional District, Hon. T. ".
Sims makes formal and legal an-
nouncement of his candidacy for
the Democratic nomination for
Congress in the legalized primary
to be held August 9Th, 1920. He
is now serving his Oath consecu-
tive year in Congress. Only one
other member of the Goth Con
gress has had a longer continuous
service and that member is the
Speaker Of the House. Only two
other members, Mr.. Cannon and
Mr.. Champ Clark have had a
longer, but not a continuous SER
vice and each has been Speaker.
With this formal announce,
ment, it is fitting and proper to
give at least a brief statement OF
Mr.. Sias' record Of service in
Congress, Immediately prior to,
and during and since the great
War.
When the great World War
came on, as Vice Chairman of
the Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce, Mr.. Sims
had active personal charge Of the
hearings and final preparation of
that great constructive War
Measure known as the War Risk
insurance Act. This great meas
ure provided not alone for insur-
ance for our soldiers and sailors
at the lowest rate of premium
ever charged for life insurance
either in war or p ace, but also
provided for the payment Of al
lotments and allowances to the
soldiers family and relatives de-
pendent on him, in whole or in
part, for support. This Act also
provided for the payment Of COM
pensation to the soldier or sailor
| for any injury received in service,
also for hospital treatment in case
of illness.
Mr.. Sims, while Chairman of
the Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce, secured the
passage of a number of bills
amending the act SO as to further
extend it's beneficial provisions.
Further liberalizing amendents
to this Act are needed and advo-
Gated by him, than whom there
is no other member of the House
better qualified to secure these
needed additional amendments.
| While actual hostilities have
ceased, and to that extent the
war is over, the absolutely neees-
sary constructive Legislation that
must be had, growing out of and
caused by the war, is not finish
ed indeed it has hardly begun.
| Mr.. Sims is a veteran, both in
pre-war, and postwar legislation.
! Postwar legislation is no less
| important and no less necessary
than was war legislation during
actual hostilities, if the hopes
and purposes of the war are to
be realized. Mr.. Sims showed
himself equal to the task while
the war was fragrant and met all
the demands arising out Of actual
war conditions; we submit that
there can be no good reason giy-
!, en- why he should now bet set
, aside and displaced while the
!, whole great national and inter.
national postwar program Of
, legislation is not completed.
AS a last word the friends anC
supporters of Mr.. Sims insist thai
in the interest of the ex-soldiers
their relatives and dependents
that he should be returned t.
/, the next Congress. They insis
!. that as an expression of theil
Z gratitude for what he has already
done for them, that the soldier.
! and those most interested il
them, should give him their un
divided and enthusiastic support
In all legislative work for tn.
/, soldiers and dependents by reaeol
! of his position in the House, Mr.
Sims was able to do more ant
!, did more for them than any othe
e member of the 65th Congress
! either Republican or Democrat
q That by reason of his experienc,
he can and will do as much il
securing such further additiona