The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-09-02
ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT
Senator Harris Stands on His
Record As Working Senator

TO the People OF Georgia. Six
years ago you did me the honor OF
electing me to the United States Sen
ate. In announcing as a candidate for
re-election to this high office it seems
appropriate that | should call atten-
ton briefly to some OF the things
have been able TO do in spite of the
fact that the republicans have had
substantial majorities in both the SEN
ate and house.
Ny candidacy is based solely on
my record of accomplishments, which
I hope has merited your approval.
Realizing that our farmers, labor
ers, manufacturers and merchants
were in need of substantial assistance
have spent my time laboring for
them in constructive way, rather
than making partisan political speech
es. | have worked in harmony with
my colleagues in the senate and have
had the cordial support Of the Geor-
gia members of congress in all that l
have accomplished for our people.
While | have interested myself in all
general legislation l have allowed
nothing to prevent me from giving
special attention to matters, large and
small, that would in any may help
the people of Georgia.
1t is we'll known that nearly all leg
islation is framed in committees, and
I am fortunate in being next to the
ranking democrat on the committee
on appropriations, the most import
ant OF all committees No other legis-
1ative committee in the world con-
trolls appropriations for such large
amounts. | am also the only member
from the southeast on the sub-com-
mittee of eight members each that
handle all appropriations for agricul-
ture, commerce, good roads, postof-
fees, rural routes, rivers and harbors,
military posts, hospitals, labor and in
terror departments, in which the PEG,
pie of Georgia are vitality interested.
At the time of my nomination and
election in 1918 our brave boys were
fighting in the greatest and most de-
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 fer our country and
humanity. l promised you then thai
I would do everything in my power
to help win the war and get our boys
back home. | went to France wher
the war closed, at my own expense
to see about the health and comfor
of the Georgia soldiers and there ar
ranged for many Of them to com,
home before the soldiers of othe1
states. l was the only senator to dc
this. 1t has been my privilege to rem
der assistance to thousands of veter
ans during and since rehabilitation.
also helped to amend a bill so tina
one of the five big hospitals could bt
located in Augusta, Georgia.
| have supported woman suffrage
t and prohibition and have at all time!
| 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 l in
PRODUCED bill prohibiting all immi
grafton for at least five years, anC
have consistently urged the passage
! of such a measure, both in the com
mittee on immigration, of which l an
. member, and on the floor of th'
senate. While l failed in my effort!
to stop altogether the flow of foreign
| ers to our shores 1 was honored BY
{ being designated as one of the FIVE
conferees from the senate to NEE
with the five house members and tool
an active part in framing the new
, immigration law, which is by far tht
best the congress has ever passed.
| After the war came reconstruction
, with the terrible financial crisis to thu
| farmers, upon whom all our people
must depend for prosperity | am ;
, member of the farm bloc and am con
; hdent the Record will show that NJ
senator has worked harder or accom-
plished more for the farmer than
nave during the last FIVE years,
, Among the measures for the bene
fit OF the farmer that originated o,
actively supported and have beer
largely instrumental in passing MAJ
: be mentioned the following:
Stopping the discrimination agains
! Georgia hog raisers by the meat pack
! ers' trust, which controls the price o
hogs. Four years of investigation By
/, the Agricultural Department, at ny
! ! urgent request, has proved the injus
tice of the claim by the packers tina
Georgia raised hog meat was inferioi
because peanut fed hogs were soft anC
oily My work in this line saves Geor
J gia hog raisers millions annually.
: Amending the law so that Georgi;
: farm products could be stored in fed
eral licensed warehouses, of which
: there are over two hundred in Geor
gia. and thus secure cheaper interes
} and insurance rates.
r Changing government reports o
: estimates of cotton acreage, amour
= ginned, etc, to prevent Wall stree
oarllhlers sneculatino In COTTON