The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-19
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/ lighting IN the greatest ana most ue-
structive war OF all history While
they. in cooperation with our allies,
were slowly but surely driving back
the Germans thousands OF the flower
of our young manhood were daily sac
rihcing their lives for our country and
humanity. l promised you then that
would do everything in my power
to help win the war and get our boys
! back home. | went to France when
the war closed, at my own expense,
TO see about the health and comfort
of the Georgia soldiers and there ar
ranged for many of them to come
home before the soldiers OF other
states. was the only senator to do
this. 1t has been my privilege to rem
! der assistance to thousands OF veter-
ans during and since demobll.zatlon'
also helped to amend bill so that
one Of the five big hospitals could be
located in Augusta, Georgia.
have supported woman suffrage
and prohibition and have at all times
been on the moral side of every pub
lie question.
No senator has taken deeper inter
est in the matter of immigration. Dur
ing my first year in the senate | in
troduced a bill prohibiting all immi-
grafton for at least five years, and
have consistently urged the passage
of such a measure, both in the COM
mittee on immigration, of which | am
a member, and on the floor OF the
senate. While | failed in my efforts
to stop altogether the flow OF foreign
ers to our shores | was honored by
being designated as one OF the fve
conferees from the senate to meet
with the five house members and took
an active part in framing the new
immigration law, which is by far the
best the congress has ever passed.
After the war came reconstruction
with the terrible financial crisis to the
farmers, upon whom all our people
must depend for prosperity am
member of the farm bloc and am con-
fident the Record will show that no
senator has worked harder or accom-
plshed more for the farmer than |
have during the last five years.
Among the measures for the bene-
fit OF the farmer that | originated or
actively supported and have been
largely instrumental in passing may
be mentioned the following:
Stopping the discrimination against
Georgia hog raisers by the meat pack
ers' trust which controls the price OF
hogs. Four years of investigation by
the Agricultural Department, at my
urgent request, has proved the injus-
tice OF the claim by the packers that
Georgia raised hog meat was inferior
because peanut fed hogs were soft and
loily My work in this line saves Geor-
gia hog raisers millions annually.
Amending the law so that Georgia
farm products could be stored in fed
eral licensed warehouses, OF which
there are over two hundred in Geor-
gia, and thus secure cheaper interest
and insurance rates
Changing government reports OF
estimates OF cotton acreage, amount
ginned, etc, to prevent Wall street
gamblers specializing in cotton.
Persuading President Wilson not to
fix the price OF cotton, which later
sold as high as As cents. Northern
and western senator's urged him to fix
the price at IS cents pound, which
would nave meant loss VI ilillliOio
to Georgia farmers.
Including calcium arsenate in the
bill which passed the senate last year
lappropriating ten million dollars as a
revolving fund to buy nitrate OF soda
to sell to farmers at cost.
Appropriating $125,000 for market
news service so the farmers OF Our
section could find, without expense,
markets for their products.
Appropriating funds for and locat-
ing in Georgia pecan and peach ex-
perimental stations, the only stations
OF the kind in the United States
Reducing parcel post rates on farm
products, such as eggs, butter, vege-
tables, etc My bill has passed the
senate and is now on the house cal
endar.
Arranging with the secretary OF
agriculture to notify farmers daily by
radio of the price of cotton.
Appropriating 100000 additional for
boil weevil work, $4,000 OF which is
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