Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-07-30
WATSON OUT FOR.
SENATE; OFFERS.
LONG PLATFORM
Bitterly Denounces Ad-
ministration in His For
NAL Announcement

The current issue of Thomas E..
Watsons weekly paper, which will
be received by it's subscribers mere
Saturday, contains ne ofmaI an
nouncement of Mr. Watson for the
Smith, accompanied by lengthy and
detailed platform. A copy OF this an
nouncement has been received mere
and is published herewith for the IN
formation alike of of Mr.. Watson's S
friends and those who oppose his doc
trines:
Subject to the Democratic primary
| hereby announce myself candl-
date for the Senate of the United
States. on the follow ns platform: =,
Q) The immediate repeal OF al
laws authorizing United States OIL
GERS and spies to invade the States,
breaking into private rooms AND
dwellings without search warrants,
arresting persons without criminal
warrant, casting those persons into
dungeons, refusing such persons a
public and speedy trial, refusing to
present their cases to grand Jurles,
refusing Lnem IllOh W. =
right to trial by jury, but trying
them in secret, before an agent VI
the so-called department OF Justlce;
refusing them the benefit OF counsel
and of compulsory process TO prlng
their own witnesses into COURT; anu
convicting them without evidence,
except that of Mitchell Palmef
paid spies. ...1 oo+s
Unless these unconstitutional actS
of Congress shall be repealed, no cltl-
zen of this Union will be safe from
the spies, thugs, torturers, perJuferss
and nurderers of federal government
who announce the new doctrine tnaV
the accused must prove MS lhiio-
The mental dementia of Woodrow
Wilson shows itself nowhere more uh-
mistakably than in his rage. for des-
notic mower. and his craze for keep
inc us technically at war, when every
sane American wants peace, ana
knows he could get it, were 1t not Tor
Wilson'S mulish obstinacy.
121 If elected, will do my ut
most to have Jail delivery OF all
nitiZens l who are imprisoned because
of Wilson'S autocratic intolerance
f of on;nions different from his own;
u pTposidant 9pidt Wilson telegraphed his
,onaro+nIations to the French Re-
DubIic on the anniversary of the de-
sptrnction, by the mob, of the French
poS+iIa in which arbitrary Bourbon
kings incarcerated innocent Frehch1 :
men without warrant land WlChouC
trial. =, o,,o,,ob +o
,oroen,her the victimiZed Russellltes'
+ba victimized conscientious obJecCorss
and the victimized socialists, one Oh
whom, Eugene Debs, is still IN PRISON
because he had the bravery to tell the
ruth about the real causes OF the
great war.
Wouldn't Enlarge Treason Acts.
(2l I will do all in my power to
repeal those statutes which attempt
to enlarge the law of treason, as ae-
fined in the constitution OF the Ohlt-
ed States. .,.-,-
The attempts being lnsldloasly
made are known as the allen, sedltloh
and espionage laws; and they seek
to make reasonable mere words, mere
expressions of opinion; peaceaole as
sembIage to criticize the government
and all other acts of free men ana
women not in accord with the othclal
views of the White House. =.
The constitution Of the OnlCeo
States has but one definition for trea-
son. and that definition can not De
changed, except by the will of the
neople, expressed through their state
legislatures, after two-thirds of the
senate and lower house of Congress
shall have proposed the amendment,
and three-fourths of the state leglsla-
lures shall have ratified It,,
The law of treason, as defined IN
the constitution, requires that the
traitor shall have made war upon the
limited States, or have given aid and
comfort to their enemies; and the
constitution expressly says that, un-
less the accused makes confession OF
guilt in open court, he shall not be
Convicted, except by the testimony OF
two witnesses, swearing to the same
overt act. ("Act," mind you.)
az If you elect me your senator,
7 will strive with all my might to re-
turn to you your personal liberties
which have been taken away from
you by the despotic administration OF
Woodrow Wilson.
These rights are set forth by the
supreme law of the land, made by the
fathers, who won our liberties by
seven wears of terrible struggle.
In the constitution itself, you will
read that no man shall be punlshed
for any crime involving moral turpi-
tude until after the following steps
have been taken against him: An at
fidavit made by citizen; a warrant
issued by a magistrate inside the state
and county where the alleged crime
was committed; the right to give
bond, and a bond which shall not be
excessive; the right to speedy trial,