The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-08-27

caplLallZe VI It's lSo
bank deposits in the South have
increased 900 per cent. as
against the Eastern and Wes-
tern sections increase of about
800 per cent. These measures
spelled the financial emancipa-
ton of the South.
While the Federal Reserve
Bank measure was pending, l
realized that for the Act to
have a direct benefit for the
Agricultural classes, agricul-
tural paper must be recognized
the same as commercial paper
and that six months time
should be given that paper as
against the 80 days given COM
mercial paper. It takes six
months for the farmer to pro-
duce an asset to meet his liabll-
tiles and any shorter time than
this period given his paper was
a mockery of him. I introduc-
ed and secured the incorpora-
ton in the law my amendment
to Section 13, whereby agricuI-
tural paper is made the basis
for the Issuance of Federal Re
serve notes and is given SIX
months discount.
While Chairman of The Inn
migration Committee Of the
senate / introduced the bill and
led the fight which resulted IN
the passage of the Snnlth-Bur-
nett immigration Law. This IS
the law in effect now. 1t was,
by/ far, more restrictive than
even it's best friends thought
possible to accomplish. | be-.
lieved then and believe now
that the influx Of undesirable
immigrants to America was a
source of danger to American
labor by the competition of ig-
norant foreigners, used to
low Standard of living. Fur
thermore, I believe that the
class now coming in is doing
much to undermine the princi-l
pies and institutions of our
government. ] am always anx-
ious and eager to push and sup
port any bill which only lets
the desirable Immigrant come
in and leaves America for
Americans. n,5.
By virtue of my service in
the senate I am now at the top
of several very important conl-
mittees, among them the COM
mittee on Interstate Commerce
and the Committee on Agrlcul-,,
ture, and with the coming VIC
tory of the Democratic party,
if I am reelected, / will be
Chairman of the Committee on
Agriculture, the committee
which controls all approprla7
tions and measures pertaining
to the agricultural interests OF
the nation.
A study of my record and
accomplishments will disclose
that I have been responsible
for much economic legislation
and that it all tends to giving
every section a fair show and
prevents the discrimination OF
one or two sections against the
rest of the country by cruel
and arbitrary laws. It is by
virtue of some Of these laws
which I have had passed, that
the South has been enabled to
partake in so large a measure
of the prosperity engendered by
the war.
I have served the people and
my party with zeal and fideli-
ty since my election to the SEN
ate. By reason Of the. wisdom
of the South in keeping it's men
in the senate I have committee
appointments and high rank
therein which could not be Sc
cured other than by a long
term of service. These places
would be lost to South Carolina
bv a change at this time. The
time is approaching when the
fight is to be waged by the Re
publicans and other reactionar-
les to return to the pre-war and
pre-democratic administration
of the financial system and the
conduct of the government for
the special interests. l have
experience in the senate, have
friends, have influence and I
am in position in this crucial
period to render more effective
service to the people than l
have ever rendered. Expe-
rience and training are great
assets in politics as well as dn
business, and every man, farm
er, banker, merchant, lawyer
and laboring man is paying his
money for service in the SEN
ate, and l am in better posi-
tion to render satisfactory SER
vice to my constituents than
any Of my opponents, however
able they may be.
In conclusion, I wish to- call
to the attention of the voters
of this State that out of our
present delegation to Congress,
two senators and seven Repre-
sentatives, I alone am a FAR
MER, the others being prefes-
sional men, and of those gen.