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PAZO OINTMENT instantly Re lieves ITCHING PILES and you can get restful sleep after the first application. 60c. TYPEWRITER RIBBONS of all kinds, and best quality Carbon Paper, at The Standard office. (Continued from last week.) Last year when the banks in agri cultural sections could not get suf ficient money to save the farmers from bankruptcy and keep the banks ! open,I was one of many Senators who I urged that the War Finance Corpor- j ation be revived to accommodate our people by making loans with agricul- j tural products as collateral direct to j farmers’ co-operative associations or , to banks holding agricultural and live stock paper. Congress had been in session for months; the Republicans had done nothing to relieve the bur den of the farmers; and Senator Lodge, the leader of the Republicans in the Senate, moved that the Senate recess for several weeks. I opposed the motion, insisting that we should remain in session and give relief to our people. It was defeated 24 to 27. I voted against the motion, as did my colleague. Had we voted for the motion it would have passed 26 to 26, but the vote of the Georgia Senators kept Congress in session, and we passed the Norris'bill reviving the War Finance Corporation giving financial relief to the agricultural sections—millions to Georgia. Since its revival the War Finance Corpora tion has advanced $6,768,034.88 on agricultural loans to banking and fi nancial institutions in Georgia, and $5,350,000 to co-operative associa tions composed of farmers. We also •passed the Kenyon-Kendrick bill to protect the hog and cattle raisers from the destruction of the Meat Packers Trust, a monopoly by which five men in Chicago fix the price of meat—hogs and cattle raised ii^ Georgia and all over the United States. I actively supported the far mers co-operative marketing bill. When the legislation to raise rev enue for the support of the Govern ment was before the Senate it was Republican members of tre agricul tural bloc, joining with Democrats, who prevented the bill, recommended by the Finance Committee, from be coming a law until they changed many important items intended to relieve the taxes of the wealthy and place the burden on those who toil. Until President Wilson’s administra tion all taxes to support the Govern ment were paid by the consumers of the country through the tariff and other taxes, and the wealth of the country, most able to pny, escaped taxation while receiving the grentest benefits from our Government. Dur ing the World Wnr the number of millionaires was more thun doubled, and they hoped to escape taxation on their wealth when the Republicans came into power. This would have been done had the Republican mem hers of the bloc not joined with the Democrats and defeated legislati planned by Republican leaders. The Republicans succeeded in repealing the ta\ imposed upon corporations making excess profits. While this revenue hill was before the Senate, I offered an amendment to the bill cutting in half the tax, af ter deducting exemptions, on the first few thousand dollars of income earned by those engaged in trades and professions. I took the position that earned income on the first few thousand shoud not be taxed the same as income from bonds and stocks owned by persons who did not work to earn a livelihood. It was the Re publican members of tho agricultural bloc, and the Democrats, who made the surtax on incomes of over $100, 000 50 instead of 35%, as it passed the House and was recommended to the Senate Finance Committee. I have referred a number of times in the Senate to the great debt of gratitude the country owed the Sou thern cotton farmers. Except for the export of cotton, which brings more gold to this country than any other product, more than both wheat and corn, we would not now have 40% of the gold of the world in our Treasury, making us the richest country on earth. In 1914, after war was declared in Europe, the West could ship wheat to Europe, and the price more than doubled. Cotton was difficult to handle and almost impossible to ship to countries at war, who had always purchased our cotton. The price was less than half what it formerly sold for. The South suffered financially in 1914 and 1915 more than some of the countries at war, all because there was no market for our cotton. Many of our farmers and merchants were ruined because of this condition, while the wheat farmers were com fortable in wealth. When the cot ton crop was almost gathered in 1918 and the price had advanced, there was a demand from both Re publicans and Democrats in the North for the President to fix the price. Mr. Cox, a Democratic Congressman from Indiana, introduced a bill fixing the price of cotton at 15 cents per pound, when it had cost the farmers at least 35 cents that year to raise it. Oth ers urged that the price be fixed at about this price. Had Congress or President Wilson fixed the price at anything like the low price provided by Mr. Cox’s bill, it would have ruin ed the South. The movement to fix the price in 1918 was shortly after the primary in w’hich I was nominat ed for the Senate. When I learned of ths movement I went to Washington on the first train to confer with Pres ident Wilson, cnlling his attention to the high cost- 'of producing cotton, and the facts I have just enumerat ed. When you think of the difference in the price of cotton at 15 cents a pound, which the Republicans urged President WilRon to fix,and the prices up to 45 cents a pound it sold for in a few months, the loss to the South would have been staggering. Tho difference between 15-cent cotton, which brings $75 a bale, and 40-cent bringing $200 a bale, is $125. This would he a loss of more than $200,- 000,000 on Georgia’s nearly 2,000,- 000 bales, which President Wilson saved the farmers of Georgia alone. Most of this cotton was sold in Eu rope and the money was sent here. No President of the United States ever had such an opportunity to help or hurt the South. The North, East and West were demanding that he do this great injustice. I had confidence in the justice of my side of the argu ment I made against fixing the'price of cotton. While this saved tho South financially, the Republicans made a campaign issue of it, and charged that President Wilson had favored the South by not fixing the price of cotton after they had fixed the price of wheat and other products. It was qp this issue principally that the Democrats lost both Houses of Con gress in 1918, and for two years this Republican Congress instead of do ing constructive work in readjusting great problems left after the war, were trying to embnrruss and harrass President Wilson, often denouncing him when he was hovering near death’s door. When the Armistice was signed hundreds of parents,sisters and wives of soldiers in France begged me to get their loved ones home— some of them to go to school, others to the farms or factories. I decided it was as little as I could do to take these letters and at my own expense go to Gen. Pershing’s headquarter? France and urge him to let these men go home. I am glad to say I was shown every courtesy, and my re quest was granted in nearly every in stance. I am, so far as I know, the only Senator who went to this ex pense and service for the soldiers. Except for this work I believe hun dreds of Georgia soldiers would have been kept in France many months longer. As long as I am a member of the Senate, regardless of criticism, shall do everything I can to help these young men who served country. Congress has not done its duty by them. A great injustice was about to be done the veterans of our State and section when a bill passed the House, over the opposition of all the members from our section,provid ing for hospitals and the wording of the bill deprived Georgia and the Southeast from receiving one of these hospitals. When the House bill came to the Senate, I had the Senate a- mend the bill and one of the large hospitals placed at/Augusta, Ga. As the bill came from the House, Au gusta and the Southeast could not have had one of the large hospitals and our veterans could not have se cured hospital facilities near home nnd their loved ones. On account of the high cost of living, our Government is now and has for several years been paying many thousand civil employees a $240 annual bonus, but we have done little for the boys who gave up their positions and offered their lives for their country. The bonus to civil employees has amounted to $1,089. After the war the Government re adjusted the payments to railroads and war contractors. Why not the World War veterans? My office is a clearing bureau for claims of all ex- service men, and their claims are nev er neglected. I aided in locating Camp Benning at Columbus, the largest inluntry training school not only in the Unit ed States but in the world. The present Congress appropriated $400,- 000 for buildings alone at Benning. I was with Congressman Wise and the Cpmmittee when the Secretary of War assured us he would establish Camp Wheeler at Macon. I aided.in getting Camp Hancock at Augusta. The headquarters of the Army for the Southeast were Uyyited at Char leston, S. C. One of the first things I did after entering the Senate was to urge the War pepartment to move "s’ Penny Wise and Pound Foolish Don’t think because you can get a big can of Baking Powder for little money that you are saving anything. There’s Only One Way to Save on Bake-Day USE CALUMET The Economy BAKING POWDER , "W M«K IVA sum mm V CotmtMTt u* 4 -It costs only a fraction of a cent for each baking. -You use less because it con tains more than the ordi nary leavening strength. BEST BY TEST The World’s Greatest Baking Powder the headquarters to Atlanta, which every Army officer knew was the log ical place because of ittf location ^ntl railroad facilities. The headquarters were moved to Atlanta, and I believe they will continue there. Henry Lincoln Johnson was ap pointed by President Harding as Re corder of Deeds for the District of Columbia. Serving in that office are many splendid white women, and several from Georgia. When the nomination came before the Senate, Senator Watson and I objected and he was defeated. Since the war was over there has been a propaganda in this country urging the cancellation of qll debts of foreign countries. The greatest amount was due the United States amounting to $9,000,000,000. Some Senators announced in favor of can celling these debts. I offered a res olution declaring it to be the sense of the Senate that none should be can celled by tho United States. When the law was passed providing Com missioners to confer with European countries, and giving them authority to act, .the law stated that no part of these debts should" be cancelled. There are two great dangers to our Government, the first the elction of men to office by the large expendi tures of money who will serve the big interests as against the people, and the second is the danger of the dem agogue who plays on the prejudice of the people in order to serve his sel fish ambition. Because of the $200,- 000 spent to elect Senator Newberry, I voted to unseat hinj. When a Sen- atorship can be purchased, our Gov ernment is in danger. During the Democratic Adminis tration I.was consulted jn the ap pointment of all U. S. Judges in Georgia. There is no greater respon sibility than the selection of men fqr these life-time positions. The names of the men I endorsed need no praise from me; they are known to all of you—Alex C. King,Beverly D. Evans, Wallace Lambdin, Samuel H. Sibley, U. V. Whipple and Wm. E. Thomas. The last two were nominated but the Senate refused confirmation. When I was made Director of the Census, the age limit set by the Bu reau kept any Confederate soldiers from employment. I immediately raised this age limit and gave pref erence to Confederate soldiers in my appointments in the South, and I ap pointed more Confederate 'soldiers to Federal office than any man in the South, I am tin; author of many other bills and resolutions in the interest of our people which I shall not have the time to discuss today, among them: Authorizing loan of tents and other equipment to Confederate soldiers; investigation of Department handl ing foreign trade; to build pontoon bridge at West Point after the flood, which swept the bridge away. Au thor of bill appropriating $1,000,000 for eradication of malaria in the South; appropriating $25,000 for de velopment of peanut industry; reso lution requiring Secretary of the Treasury to give Senate data on ex cess profits during war so as to tax war profiteers; resolution calling on Civil Service Commission to give preference to soldiers in appoint ments. I shall oppose the Dyer anti-lynch- ing bill, which was introduced to play cheap politics with the negro. I supported the constitutional a- mendment for woman’s suffrage, nnd the legislation to enforce the prohi bition amendment. I have always been on the moral side of public questions. I supported the Sheppard- Towner maternity bill and Federal uid to the States for road building, voting ^or the bill to improve all the roads instead of only the automobile highways. I strongly supported the Borah rcsolutipn for naval disarma ment by agreement with other gov ernments, and voted to ratify the treaties to bring about disarmament. BELLVIEW NEWS. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Garrett, of Fish, spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Garrett. ^ Mr. W. P. Perry and mother,of Ce- dartown, came Sunday for a few days visit. Dr. C. W. * Peek, of Antioch, was here Sunday. Messrs. J. T. Sorrells and Lonnie Campbell were in Rockmart Satur day. Miss Cora Free, of Aragon, was here Sunday. Mr. S. G. Garrett was at Fish Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Camp spent Saturday night with their brother, Mr. B. A. Sorrells, near Fish. Mr. Jack Purser and Miss Evie Upton were happily married Sunday. Many men who think they have all the Life Insurance they nyed are In reality inadequately covered. Like the ostrich ia the storm they are unconsciously very much ex posed. , Have you ever figured out what income your- present insurance would produce for your family if \invested at 6%? For instance, 95,000 of insurance would yield only 1300 a yeur—less than $1 a day. J. WESLEY CONE, Agent \\ MT. HOME NEWS. ( Mr. W. M. Carter was in your city Friday. Mr. and Mrs. John Barrett were the guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Edge. Miss Mozelle Edge was the week end guest of Miss Ellen Edge, of Cave Spring. Mrs. M. J. Dunn and Mrs. W. M. Carter and daughter, Josephine Win* ters, killed a whip snake 6 feet 8 in ches long in thirty yards of tho doot last week. 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