The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-08-17
SENATOR SMITH RECEIVED
WITH GREAT ENTHUSIASM

the truth in matters concerning me.
Reiterating his willingness to meet
Thomas E. Watson in a series OF
Joint debates he also expressed de-
Sire that Governor Dorsey appoint a
committee to confer with his repre-
sentatives concerning joint discus
sions between them.
After expressing his pleasure at
seeing so many familiar faces ana
voicing his interest in the deVel-
ohment of Dawson and Terrell county
Senator Smith launched Immediately
into discussion of the live questions
of the campaign. He reviewed tne
record of the democratic party III
Washington.
Federal Reserve Bank.
In connection with his discussion OF
the federal reserve currency act anu
the establishment of regional bank IN
Georgia, Senator Smith dwelt upon the
inheritance of this great measure 10
the merchants, farmers and manutac--
tuners of the state. He Illuminated
how the law has operated to relieve
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the south from the clutches OF the
money barons of the east and thus en-
able the farmers to receive a 1af
price for their cotton.
The senator told of how the rural
credit legislation was designed to at
ford cheap money for the farmers OF
the nation, and thus enable those 9TH
erwise unable to do so to acquire their
own farms. He recounted the opposl-
ton of certain big interest to the leg
fsiation and told Of the litigation that
has been instituted in the courts IN
the hope of having it declared uncon-
stitut;onal, The interests engaged IN
this unworthy business, the senator
said. are interests who heretofore nave
fattened on the high rates they have
charged the farmers. he expressed
the belief that the attack in the courts
is doomed to failure, and that very
soon the provisions of the law again
VII be in operation
Discussing the legislation extending
federal aid to the several states IN the
of good roads, Senator
Smith told of the unsuccessful effort
that has been made in congress to de-
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ny such states as. Georgia the right
to use as a credit asset the labor of
felony convcts on public highways.
He recounted his activity in the defeat
of this provision, which would have
denied Georgia the benefit of particl-
patton in the big fund.
Will Protect State.
"You may rest assured that so long
as | remain in the senate of the Uni
ted States the interests of the state of
Georgia in this regard are safe," de-
clared the senator. 1--WE are entitled
to our proportion of this good roads
fund and we are entitled to get credit
for the value of the labor our convicts
give"
Senator Smith spoke of the congress
sional reapportionment that will fol-
low the census report, and dwelt upon
the Importance of the south and to
Georgia of this re-apportionment law.
He told of the republican objections
to the southern suffrage laws that
protect our white civilization and
guarantee white supremacy.
Our southern states" he said, in
substance, "have shown a substantial
growth in population during the last
decade, and in the ordinary course of
events Georgia should be entitled to
additional representation in congress.
The republican leaders in congress,
he predicted, would seek to change the
basis of representation in congress
from the actual population to register
ed voting strength, the idea being to
deny Georgia and other southern
states the representation to which they
are actually and fairly entitled and
to increase the representation of
states whose suffrage laws permit in
discriminate voting.
In connection with this aspect of the
reapportionment Senator Smith told of
the Moses resolution, now pending in
the senate, providing for an investiga-
ton of the suffrage laws of the south.
He stated that he is on the subcom-
mittee to which this resolution has
been referred, and he gave his word,
amid applause, that it had and would
continue to have his whole-souled OPP
position, which thus far has proved eff
fective.
Senator Smith discussed his activi-