The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1922-10-13
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THOMAS W. HAROWICK
FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE

To the People OF Georgia:
/ am a candidate for the United
States Senate, 10 in the unexpired
term OF the late Senator Watson MY
candidacy IS, OF course, subject TO
Democratic primary selection.
In making this announcement ! do
not feel that an exhaustive statement
OF the principles upon which my can
didacy rests Is necessary, for the rea-
son that during my long public service,
both at Washington and In Georgia,
have always frankly and fully express
= ed my views on every important cues
ton, and l believe those Views are
fairly well known to the people. Still
since the campaign Is TO be short,
and since there will be little or no
opportunity TO address the people on
fits issues, II occurs to me that a brief
statement Of the fundamental articles
OF my political faith is proper, since
/ would not wish 30 be elected TO the
Senate on any misapprehension Of my
position, or of what my course in
that body will be in the event Of my
election.
am a Democrat OF the olden school
of the faith Of our fathers.
/. / believe in rigid adherence
III our foreign relations to doctrine
first announced by George Washington
and followed, without question by al
OF the fathers in the early days Of The
republic, namely, that this republic
should maintain, as far as possible and
practicable, friendly relations with all
nations, and avoid entangling alliances
with any.
While advocating a policy of reason
able preparedness SO that this country
may at all times be in a position to
maintain It's rights and protect its
citizens, | can see nothing that We
might gain and much that we might
lose, now as in Washingtons day. by
involving ourselves either in the jeal-
ousies or quarrels OF other nations.
While am not only wiling but anxious
to see this country always exert its
influence in favor Of peace through
out the world, ! am wholly unwilling
to guarantee the boundary lines Of
other nations, or TO protect any boun-
dairy line except our own with either
American blood or American money
2. believe in local solf-government
| believe in the right Of each state in
this republic to regulate its own do
nestle affairs and internal concerns
without federal supervision or inter
ference. am opposed to the encroach-
ment Of the federal government upon
the rights and powers of the states
whether that encroachment comes
from too loose and elastic a construc-
ton OF the Commerce clause or Wheth-
er 1t results from TOO great a stretch
ing OF the so-called implied powers Of
the federal constitution. Our national
government Is one OF delegated and
express powers. Every power not
delegated to 1t is reserved to the states,
and no power should be implied to it
unless the implication is absolutely
necessary to the execution of some
express powers The encroachment OF
federal power upon the states is one
of the eyerpresent and eyer-increasing
dangers at Washington 1t must be
checked il local seIf-goyernment is 10
survive. The latest form that this
danger has assumed is the threat to
pass a federal 6nti-lynching law, which
clearly violates the rights Of the srates
and which undertakes to transfer to
the federal courts class of eases
that belong to the state courts and to
them alone. If elected to the Senate.
! shall challenge and / hope success
fully, the constitutional power Of the
Congress to pass such legislation.
3, ! believe in absolute honesty and
rigid economy in the expenditures Of
the public moneys The current OK
penses must be kept within the reye-
nues,
T. / believe in the protection and
preservation of the rights and liberties
of the individual cit2en-in freedom Of
speech, freedom Of the press and tree
dom Of public and peaceful assem- blage
Liberty, OF course, must never degan-
crate into license. but always be CON
trolled and regulated by law-but, over
regulation of the individual by both
state and nation is one of the crying
abuses Of the times What we need
in both nation and state is fewer laws
and better laws-and moro real law
enforcement.
s. J believe in a small but efficient
standing army~with a large force Of
reserve officers These officers can
be employed in our schools to impar
military discipline to our youth. I'M
der such system the standing army
can never become a menace to the lib
critics of the people every citizen VIII
be taught to defend his liberty if it is
. endangered. He Will make the country
a capable soldier il necessity should
ever require il and with sufficient
number of officers it win always be
an easy task to speedily equip and
muster an army mighty enough to sue
oassfully defend the country against
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