The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-08-26

I ate. IN ANNOUNCING dS d CdHulHN'N AOA
reelection to this high office it seems
appropriate that should call atten-
ton briefly to some OF the things l
have been able to do in spite of the
! fact that the republicans have had
substantial majorities in both the SEN
ate and house.
F.! My 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
l have spent my time laboring for
them in a 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 |
have accomplished for our people.
While | have interested myself in all
general legislation | 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
1 am fortunate in being next to the
ranking democrat on the committee
on appropriations, the most import
ant OF all committees. No other legis-
lative 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 peo-
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 for our country and
humanity. | 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 rehabilitation. L
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 L IN
troduced bill prohibiting all lmml-
grafton for at least five years, and
have consistently urged the passage
OF such measure, both in the COM
mittee on immigration, of which | am
a member and on the floor OF the
senate. While I failed in my efforts
to stop altogether the flow of foreign
ers to our shores | was honored by
being designated as one OF the tive
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 a
member of the farm bloc and am con-
fident the Record will show that no
senator has worked harder or accom-
plished more for the farmer than
have during the last five years
Among the measures for the bene-
fit of the farmer that l 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 interior
because peanut fed hogs were soft and
OILY. MY Work III lllS lIIC odNCo SSOA
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 senators urged him to TX
the price at Is cents pound, which
would have meant loss of millions
to Georgia farmers
Including calcium arsenate in the
bill which passed the senate last year
appropriating 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-