The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-10-29

ins ISSUES IMAM those III TINS present
campaign.
The question is, my fellow citizens,
shall we lose with the ballot in No
vember what our forefathers won with
their swords at Brandy Wine, Kings
Mountain, Yorktown, our National In
dependence?
Having enlisted as a private in the
recent World War. serving in the ca
pacity of an enlisted man for approx
imately a year; realizing the small
compensation received and sacrifices
made, promise you, if elected to con-
gress, that will be one of those who
will be unafraid to raise my voice and
hand in behalf of the bonus bill for
the soldier boys who responded to the
call to arms and fought this war.
While the sons of America were
bleeding and dying on the Western
front and training in cantonments at
home, their fathers, mothers, sisters
and brothers, periodically answered
to the call of the nation by investing
their everything-mone and lifetime
savings in Liberty Bonds. They were
assured that these bonds at the time
of the purchase would ever be worth
100 cents on the dollar; notwithstand-
ing this solemn assurance, today we
find that these bonds issued by the
worlds richest nation, have depre-
ciated in value and are selling for less
than par. II elected to congress /
promise to introduce and support leg
islation that will make Liberty Bonds
purchased by the patriots of America,
worth 100 cents on the dollar.
The Federal Banking System has
failed to function in the interest OF the
people. Today We have a financial
strengency which is sapping indus
tries, curbing enterprises, strangling
the farmer and paralizing business as
a whole. Money can hardly be had,
and when secured, 1t is at exorbitant
industrious interest. II elected to
congress shall propose and support
Legislation that will change the policy
of operation of the Federal Banking
System so as to Intricate our local
financial centers that the people may
be able to borrow money with which
to carry on their business unre-
strained
I stand for more Federal aid for the
construction of highways in the
Eighth congressional district. This
means not only an increase in rapid
ty of transportation of farm products
from the farm to the market, but re-
duction in the expenses Of tranporta-
tion as well, thereby netting more pro-
fit on the products for those who till
the soil.
endorse and support the principal
Of Federal aid to the state for the pur-
pose of vocational and agricultural
training.
l am in favor of cooperative and
collective marketing system for the
farmers of our county. Duties should
be imposed on the Federal agricultur-
al department, rendering such assis-
lance and information to the farmers
Of the nation in the marketing of their
products that will protect them from
the schemes OF misrepresentation OF
the spectators who make millions
under the present system on the pro-
ducts Of the farm.
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l am in favor Of the principles OF
Industrial democracy and collective
bargaining. | am glad that I can
ltruthfully point to Legislative record
OF six years in Tennessee where my
vote has been consistently recorded in
the interest Of humanity and in behalf
Of those who earn their bread by the
sweat Of their brow
II elected to congress promise the
people the burden bearers Of the ex-
penses Of our government, to fight ex-
trsvagance and useless expenditures
in the administration Of the various
departments, and the return to private
Ilife Of thousands Of federal employees
who are lsvishing on the peoples
money. and rendering no service Of
proft to the people in return.
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| am opposed to the excess profit
TAX which in the end u always borne
and paid by the less able. the poor and
the unfortunate.
| am positively opposed to compui-
tsory military training. Such a policy