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ANNOUNCEMENT OF THOMAS W. HARDWICK
FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE
To the People of Georgie:
I v am a candidate for the United
States Senate, to fill the unexpired
term of the late Senator Watson. My
candidacy is, of course, subject to
Democratic primary selection.
In making this announcement I 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, I
have always frankly and fully expres
ed my views on every important ques
tion, and I believe those views are
fairly well known to the people. Still
since the campaign is jo be short,
and since there will be little or no
opportunity to address the people on
Its issues, it occurs to me that a brief
statement of the fundamental articles
of my political faith is proper, since
I would not wish to 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.
I am a Democrat of the olden school
—of the faith of our fathers.
1. I believe in a rigid adherence,
In our foreign relations, to doctrine
first announced by George Washington
tnd followed, without question, by all
®f 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
tiations, 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 its rights and protect its
citizens, I can see nothing that we
might gain and much that we might
lose, now as- in Washington’s day, by
involving ourselves either in the jeal
ousies or quarrels of other nations.
While I am not only wiling but anxious
to see this country always exert its
influence in favor of peace through
out the world, I am wholly unwilling
to guarantee the boundary lines of
other nations, or to protect any boun
dary line except our own with either
American blood or American money.
2. I believe in local self-government.
I believe in the right of each state in
this republic to regulate its own do
mestic affairs and internal concerns
without federal supervision or inter
ference. lam 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
tion of the Commerce clause or wheth
er it 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 it 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 ever-present and ever-increasing
dangers at Washington. It must be
checked if local self-government is to
survive. The latest form that this
danger has assumed is the threat to
pass a federal anti-lynching law, which
clearly violates the rights of the state*,
and which undertakes to transfer to
the federal courts a class of cases
that belong to the state courts and to
them alone. If elected to the Senate,
I shall challenge, and I hope success
fully, the constitutional power of the
Congress to pass such legislation.
3. I believe in absolute honesty and
rigid economy in the expenditures of
the public moneys. The current ex
penses must be kept within the reve
nues.
4. I believe in the protection and
preservation of the rights and liberties
of the individual citizen—in freedom of
speech, freedom of the press and free
dom of public and peaceful assemblage.
Liberty, of course, must never degen
erate 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 more real law
enforcement.
6. I believe in a small but efficient
standing army—with a large force of
reserve officers. These officers can
be employed in our schools to impart
military discipline to our youth. Un
der such a system the standing army
can never become a menace to the lib
erties of the people—every citizen will
be taught to defend his liberty if it is
endangered. He will make the country
a capable soldier if necessity should
ever require it and with a sufficient
.number of officers it will always be
an easy task to speedily equip and
muster an army mighty enough to suc
cessfully defend the country against
MOVES TO LOWRYVILLE,
SOUTH CAROLINA
Rev. and Mrs. T. M. Stevenson
last week moved from Barnesville to
Lowryville, S. C., where Mr. Steven
son has accepted the pastorate of the
Presbyterian church, the field there
being quite an inviting one in vvhich
to work, that community being large
ly a Presbyterian community.
During their residence here Mr.
and Mrs. Stevenson made many
friends who regretted very much to
see them leave Barnesville. The
Barnesville Presbyterian church, of
which Mr. Stevenson has been pastor
for several years, has not yet called
anew pastor, but will make a selec
tion of a pastor in the near future.
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any foe, or combination of foes.
I also believe in adequate coast de
fenses, to protect our country from tho
possibility of foreign invasion, and in
a powerful and up-to-date navy to pro
tect our nationals and our commerce
in every land and on every sea.
6. I believe in restricted, and
sharply restricted, immigration. The
immigration into this country of too
many foreigners, who cannot speak out
language, who know nothing and care
less about our history' and traditions,
who are incapable of assimilation with
our people, is one of the greatest dan
gers of the times. Our body politic can
not digest them as rapidly as they
come, driven to these shores in ever
increasing numbers by the misfortunes
of other lands. For our own protec
tion, in war and peace alike, we must
deal firmly and drastically with this
question, and we ought for a time to
entirely prohibit this immigration, un
til we can assimilate, If It be possible,
those whom we have already admitted.
7. I believe in the American citi
zen as an individual, and in his indi
viduality. I ant opposed to every form
of paternalism. and socialism, as un
sound in principle and as destructive
of the self-reliance of the individual.
I would not only preserve the rights
and liberties of the individual, but also
that equality of opportunity, which has
been the glory of this land in the past
and should remain the birth-right of
all generations.
So far as it is possible to do so
by law, I would preserve not only
equality In right and privilege, but also
equality in opportunity, to every Amer
ican citizen. "Equal rights to all men,
and special privileges to none,” was
the battle-cry of the great Jefferson.
To it I would add, if I might, this:
Equal opportunity for all men —and a
square deal for all.
These, fellow Georgians, are thg fun
damentals of my political creed, it I
have read my history aright, it is
the political creed of Thomas Jeffer
son, of Andrew Jackson, of all the
great fathers and founders both of
the republic and of our great party.
These are the principles upon which
I have constantly sought to base my
public life and my official conduct. For
them, as I understand them, I have
never hesitated to incur defeat, or to
surrender public office.
Whatever else may be said of me
not even my foes can eharge me with
ever having dodged an issue or trim
med my sails to catch a passing breeze
—that during a long public career 1
have made numerous mistakes, 1
readily concede What man has not?
No honest citizen, no fair-minded foe
can ever deny, however.-'that my po
sitions have been always candidly and
honestly taken and courageously main
tained. Considering the magnitude and
the number of the great public ques
tions with which I have had to deal
during all these years. It would be pass
ing strange if even my closest friends
could have agreed with me upon every
one of them; hut I do not believe they
are concerned, or that the people are
[concerned, as ! know I am not con
cerned, with honest differences ol
opinion oh questions that are passed
and gone, I am concerned, and tht
people should be deeply concerned
over the mighty duties of today and
the still mightier responsibilities ol
[tomorrow. On my political body i
have neither senrs nor sores from the
battles of the past.
I do not offer my candidacy for this
high office without considerable xter
sonal hesitation. To a man most of
whose life has been spent in public
service, private life has Its attractions
and rewards that are infinitely sweet
er and richer than the thoughtless may
suppose. I fuel, however, that if in
the qpinion of the people whatever
equipment I may possess and what
ever experience I may have acquired
through twelve years of service in the
House and four years service in the
Senate of the United States is of any
value to the State and country in this
crisis, it is my duty to offer it to them
If elected I can not promise to do bet
ter than my best —but I can promise
never to do less.
I gan not promise to accomplish all
I Would like to accomplish—but I can
promise to do my best.
1 can not promise to defeat every
measure that i think is wrong—l can
promise to fight every such measure
to the last ditch.
I can promise that if I am given thi
high commission 1 will never dodge
an Issue or never shirk a duty, and
that I will represent the people of
Georgia fearlessly and honestly, to the
best of my ability and understanding
and with a keen sense of the hear?
responsibility imposed upon me *
their confidence and their trust.
Very respectfully,
( Signed.)
THOMAS W fJARDWTCK
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 30 Years
Always bears
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EPWORTH LEAGUE
HOLDS MEETING
The Epworth League held its regu
lar business and social meeting at the
hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. W.
S. Jones on Elm street last Friday
evening. Regardless of the down
pour of rain, a large number of
young people wese present. After
the business was attended to various
games were played which afforded
much fun and laughter.
Of course the refreshments played
an important part. These meetings
are looked forward to with great en
thusiasm.
$1,441,486 A YEAR'S
DISASTER RELIEF COST
Red Cross Aided 145,000 Vic
tims in United States—Losses
Total $30,000,000.
Seventy-two disasters, with hun
dreds reported killed and Injured, and
more than 145.000 either homeless or
requiring assistance, called for emer
gency relief measures and the ex
penditure of $1,441,486.36 by the
American lied Cross during the fisonl
year ending June 30, 1022, according
to a statement based on the forth
coming annual report of the lied
Cross. The greatest toll of life was
taken by hurricane and tornado,
while the overflowing of rivers, the
breaking of dams and torrential rains
drove tiie greatest number of people
from their homes. The property loss
was estimated at more than $30,-
000.000.
The year’s disasters reported In
cluded twenty-six floods, nineteen tor
nadoes, fifteen fires, four epidemics,
two theatre collapses, two shipwrecks
(one an airship), and a bridge col
lapse. mine explosion, railway colli
sion. and a drought. Of the floods in
the United States that at San An
tonio, Texas, caused the greatest
property loss, $0,(XX),000 and the high
mark of fatalities. 100, while the
flood in the vicinity of Vicksburg and
Natchez, Miss., forced 31,000 persons
from their homes.
A National Calamity
In the Red Cross disaster relief
records there will probably remain
for many years one calamity which
touched nearly every state with a
sense of horror and of loss. This was
the distressing collapse of the roof
of the Knickerbocker Theatre In
Washington, D. C., resulting in nine
ty-six deaths and 125 persons injured.
Situated in the center of the beauti
ful Northwest, residential section, this
motion picture theatre was patronized
by many persons of prominence both
In the official and civil life of the Na
tional Capital, whose family and per
sonal connections radiated out over
the entire country. The horror was
intensified by a terrific snowstorm
which, though it retarded, did not
block Red Gross relief.
Airship Crash Finds Aid at Hand
The crash and destruction of the U.
S. Army’s large airship Roma In Vir
ginia last February with the loss of 34
officers and men and 11 injured was
the first disaster of its kind to call for
Red Cross relief in this country. The
suddenness of the accident tested the
preparedness of the organization and
of the Chapter at Hampton, Va., but
the response was immediate and relief
furnished the survivors, also funds for
the expenses of relatives of the dead,
who came from long distances to claim
their own.
In the year's oversea record for aid
rendered by the Red Cross are two
fires in the Philippines, one in Manila,
which destroyed 1,000 homes, with a
loss of $1,500,000 and '5,000 persons
made homeless, the other at Tonin,
which drove :S,OOO from their dwellings.
In medical relief that was quick and
effective the smallpox epidemic in San
Domingo, which had a total of 22,000
cases with 225 deaths in a single day,
tested the readiness of the Red Cross
for action, and the same can he said
of the San Domingo hurricane, which
killed 12 persons and reduced the
homes of 182 persons to wreckage. A
flood in San Salvador, vith a death
toll of 50 and 2.000 refugees, was also
effectually handled by the local Chap
ter of lbe American Red Cross.
Relief Machinery Perfected
The year has seen the further per
fection of disaster relief administra
tive measures in ever? field of Ameri
can Red Cross activity, and that the
work may he carried on to still greater
accomplishments the American Red
Cross is appealing for widespread re
newal of membership during the an
nual Roll Call, to he conducted this
year from Armistice la,y (November
11) to' anti /including, Thanksgiving
Day ("November 30).
Red Cross Roll Call
Heard World Around
The Annual Roll Call of the Ameri
can Red Cross for registration of the
membership for 1923 will begin on
Armistice Day, November 11, and
dose <>n Thanksgiving Day, November
SO./'Tlie ground work for this stu
pendous task of re-enrolling the mem
bership throughout the world has been
laid in a plan for tbe first complete
and comp ehensiTe system of registra
tion of 1 lie Red Cross membership in
all its 3,300 active Chapters at home
ami abroad.
An important feature of the round
the-world Roll Call campaign will be
a universal offflrt to re-enlist the serv
ice of war-time Red Cross workers ir.
the peace program by their partici
pation in the Roil Call. In this way
the var army of volunteers will onci
more affiliate with the work of thr
Red Cross in its manifold phases. Co
operation also lots been assured by
Government and private maritime in
terests in a deep-sea Roll flail that
is designed to reach every member
or potential member in every part of
flie world who may be en voyage or
temporarily in any port.
Thousands of Chapters will adopt
'lie home canvass plan of enrollment
which originated in Pittsburgh, where
last year it resulted in a membership
increase of 50 per cent. All records
in this year's campaign will he kept
cn standard size cards to he Sied by
each Chapter for future use.
What Every Expectant
Mother Should Know-:
Mrs. Laura Hendrix, Gracemont,
Okla., says: "I want to express my
appreciation of “Mother’s Friend.”
I am the mother of six children, ex
pecting another one soon. I have
used "Mother’s Friend” with every
one of my babies. I think it is the
grandest help that has ever been
discovered for tho expectant moth
er. I can’t do without it. I recom
mend it to all expectant mothers.
I can’t say too much for it.”
"Mother’s Friend” was originated
by an eminent physician. It has
saved thousands of expectant moth
ers from useless suffering. It is
externally applied; aids the mus
cles and tissues to relax easily £fnd
readjust themselves to the changes
during expectancy and up to the
moment baby arrives.
"Mother’s Friend” is safe and
beneficial, and contains no nar
cotics or harmful drugs. Avoid
mere greases and useless substi
tutes.
Use "Mother's Friend" ns our mothers
nnd grandmothers did. Don’t wait, start
today, and meanwhile write to Bradfield
Regulator Cos., BA-44, Atlanta, Ga., for a
free illustrated book containing informa
tion every expectant mot her should have.
“Mother’s Friend” is sold by all drug a tores
—every where.
WINS HONORS
AT WESLEYAN
Miss Ailene Corry, the talented
and popular daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. J. A. Corry, who is a student
at Wesleyan College at Macon, has
been invited to become a member of
the Wesleyan Writers’ Club, which
is always regarded as quite a compli
ment to the students so invited. It
is an honor which the students prize
veyy highly. Miss Corry has also
been selected as the Junior editor of
The Wesleyan, the monthly maga
zine published by the student body
of the college, which is another honor
for her. The people of Barnesville
will be glad to know that Miss Corry
is making such a fine record in her
work at Wesleyan.
MOTHER!
Your Child’s Bowels Need
“C.nf-ir.ii. Fig Syrup"
Hurry mother! Even a sick child
loves the “fruity” taste of “Califor
nia Fig Syrup” and it never fails to
open the. bowels. A tablespoon ful
today may prevent a sick child to
morrow. If constipated, bilious,
feverish, fretful, has cold, colic, or
if stomach is sour, tongue coated,
breath bad, remember a good cleans
ing of the little bowels is often all
that is necessary.
Ask your druggist for genuine
“California Fig .Syrup” which has di
rections for babies and children of
all ages printed on bottle. Mother!
You must say “California” or you
may get an imitation fig syrup.
WOMAN’S BIBLE CLASS
The Woman’s Bible Class of the
First Baptist church held their regu
lar business and social meeting at
the home of Miss Minnie Lee Bow
ers, Friday afternoon, October fith,
with Mrs. Gus Smith and Mrs. H. F.
Merrell as joint hostesses.
The meeting was opened with the
class song, “Help Somebody Today.
Mrs. C. M. Dunn, president, conduct
ed the business session.
We were favored with a beautiful
piano solo by Miss Catherine Lang
ford, also a select reading by Miss
Dorothy Bush, both being genuinely
enjoyed by all.
During the social hour a delightful
salad course and ice were served by
Miss Dorothy Bush, Miss Bitsy Fi
field, Miss Catherine Langford and
Miss Louise Bush.
CLASS REPORTER.
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For kidney and bladder troubles,
gravel, weak and lame back, rheu
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neys and bladder. At your drug
rist’s or by mail, 51.25. Small bot
tle often cures. Send for sworn
testimonials.—E. W. Hall, 2926
Olive St., St Louis, Mo. —Adr.
RED CROSS HEALS
WOUNDS OF WAR
25.000 Disabled Ex-Service Men
in Hospitals After Four
Years of Peace.
CHAPTERS’ FIELD OF SERVICE
Every Veteran Needing Help Gets
Individual Attention of Sym
pathetic Workers.
When on November 11 the world
halts to observe the fourth anniver
sary of Armistice Day, and the Ameri
can Red Cross inaugurates Its Annual
Roll Call for the enrollment of the
1023 membership, the people of the
United States may well pause to think
of the unparalleled contribution to the
euuse of peace made by our Army and
Navy In the World War. The glory of
it is a common tradition; but the
wounds of war remain. They arc not
healed in a day, In a year, nor in four
years. And on Armistice Day there
will be under treatment In Government
hospitals over 25,000 ex-service men,
broken physically by wounds, expo
sitive, nervous Strain and exhaustion
Incident to their service in the war.
The Government without stint is un
dertaking to furnish these disabled
men with the compensation and med
ical care to which they are entitled,
yet their especial care is a duty of the
Red Cross. Why? Recause the Gov
ernment cannot handle the cases of
ex-servlee men individually; it must
handle these men in bulk under a
standardized policy. The Government
has neither the authority, the funds
or the equipment for working out the
problem of the individual man. There
is where the American Red Gross
finds its greatest field for service, aid
ing through its very active Chapters
in reaching the disabled man with Im
mediate practical help, assisting bis
family while his claim is emerging from
the process of adjustment, furnishing
articles of comfort, funds to tide over
the difficult periods, the friendly touch
of personal encouragement, helpful
recreation and watry-dlspelling amuse
ment. Tt is the warm hand of sym
pathy and understanding which the
American Red Cross extends to the
majority of these disabled ex-service
men, some of them friendless In the
whirl of life, thousands of them with
wives and children dependent upon
them, and hundreds of them frequent
ly helpless In the face of grim ne
cessity.
2,679 Chapters Aiding Veterans
In tllls work, upon whose accom
plishment the American Red Cross is
urging a record-breaking enrollment in
the Roll Call which opens on Armis
tice Day and closes with Thanksgiv
ing Day, 2,079 Chapters in all parts of
the country are engaged. This is 350
more than were working for ex-service
men last year when approximately
$10,000,000 was expended by the Na
tional Organization and the Chapters
working together In harmonious unity.
For the current fiscal year National
Headquarters appropriated $3,030,-
092.90, an Increase of $305,500.81 over
Hie amount spent for the work among
ex-service men Ip the year ended June
30 lust. Since it Is estimated that the
Chapters will expend close to $7,000.-
000 from their own funds, the grand
total of Red Cross expenditures for
this single work is expected again to
reach the $10,000,000 mark by June 30,
1923.
Hospital and District Office Work
During the fiscal year a total of over
1,000 persons, paid and volunteer, has
been engaged in Red Cross duty in
hospitals or district offices of the IT. S.
Veterans’ Bureau. An average of 8,000
new cases requires definite and par
ticular attention each month. The de
mand for Chapter-made articles for
hospital patients is constant.
During last year Service Claims and
Information Service at National Head
quarters handled 37,200 compensation
and insurance claims, 24,500 allotment
and allowance cases, and 9.700 miscel
laneous claims. Since February. 1919.
it luts disposed of 04,174 allotment,
checks payable to veterans which the
lost Office Department reported ande-
Ilverable.
The Chapter is the unit of the Red
Cross organization which Is accessible
to every disabled veteran or Ids fam
ily. Between July 1, 11*21, and June JO,
1922, the Chapters had reported 1,065,-
075) instances of service to ex-service
men and their dependents, at a cost
estimated from reports now at hand of
more than $5,849,000.
The basis of this far-reaeldng work
of the Red Cross Is the Individual
needs of the disabled veteran to the
end that lie may obtain Ills rights un
der the law, that Ids especial wants
may tie Immediately supplied, that his
own and his family’s situation may he
rendered happy and cheerful, and that
iheir outlook for the future' may
visualize incentives for Independent
and fruitful effort.
Spread Christmas Joy Abroad
More than 100,000 Christmas hexes
for the children of Central Kurojs
were packed by the Junior Red Cross
last year. The spread of Christmas
Joy through these boxes will be largely
increased this year because of the
plans already under way.
Your Peace-Time "Bit”
Not “all yon can,” but your **oit,"
f-1, makes for strength of tbe Atneri
ean Red Cross in peace-time service
•■strength in nuumbers multiplies serv
ice. Join today.
“LISTEN!”
It is timely I think to invite spec
ial attention to the address of Gov
ernor Hardwick, found elsewhere in
this edition, and urge its careful and
unbiased consideration.
All the new fledged candidates are
now throwing bouquets to the mem
ory of late Senator Watson, and has
tening to climb on tlje Anti-League
of Nations band wagon. In fact the
new converts are crowding them
selves on this present day popular
five passenger political gas vehicle,
and in combination and alliance with
the Clark-Albert Howell factional
contingent are fighting for the front,
seat at the wheel and blowing a loud
and presumptuous horn. Governor
Hardwick tells you all about it in his
address, and conservative, fair-mind
ed, intelligent voters of Georgia will
no doubt sec the logic of the present
political situation. —"
Tho numerous misunderstandings
and misrepresentations in the recent
campaign—result of political in
trigue of the old anti-Watson and
anti-Hardwick crowd of discredited
politicians have pome to light and
now well known to the voters and
will receive just and emphatic con
demnation. Political tricksters can
sometimes do underground sharp
practice and fool the people, but
"The best laid schemes of mice and
men gang aft a glee,” as Bobbie
Burns tells us.
Yours truly,
EDWARD ELDER.
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PROFESSIONAICARDS
J. A. CORRY, Nl- D.
Office—Collier Building
Phone 83-1. Office Hours 7 to 8
a. in., 11 to 12 a. in., 5 to 6 p. m.
Barnesviile, Georgia
DR. C. E. SUGQS
B. F. Heaves Building
Residence Phone 15-J. Ofllce 148
Office Hours—lo to 12 a. ni.,
2 to 4 p. in.
Barnesviile, Georgia
C. J. LESTER
Attorney-at-law
Barnesviile, Georgia
DR. J. M. ANDERSON
Physician and Surgeon
ifllce, PostofTice bldg. Phone 28L
Residence, Thomaston street
Barnesviile, Georgia
DR. C. H. WILLIS
Physician and .Surgeon
Collier Building
Barnesviile, ’ Georgia
D. W. PRITCHETT
Eye, Ear, Note and Throat
Office over Barnesviile Drug Cos.
Barnesviile, Georgia
HI. F. COCHRAN
Physician and Surgeon
Phones.:
Office 173 Residence 43
Barnesviile, Georgia
HERMAN M. JOHNSON
Attorney At Law
Office, Stafford Building
Barnetville, Ga.
CLAUDE CHRISTOPHER
Lawyer
First National Bank Building
Barnesviile, Georgia
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