The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-08-03
Congressman Aikel's Speech.
A Strong aGd Clear CutdOntFast
of the Principles of aEze EsePub-
liean GnG Democratic PaFtleg.

mirable speech delivered by Congress-
man Aiken at the campaign meeting
at Anderson onsWedneaday, :Jaly 90 |:
Mr.. Chairman 1t 10 with pleasure
that I return TO you, my felloW-oiti-
gems, to thank yon for the honor con-
ferred upon me. You are the srk;ters
of my official conduct, and it is for
you to say whether or not / have serv-
ed you satisfactorily. That / have
served you faithfully and conscien.
tiously / have the answer of an ap.
proving conscience; but il 10 up to
you to say whether or not this service
has been acceptable, and whether our
compact shall DO renewed.
you "Bakius is willing" I wish to
subserve the best interests Of my peo-
pie in all things, even to the extent
Of accepting denomination. Before
touching on such questions as. are be-
fore the political parties to-day I ask
your indulgence while I refer briefly
to my individual work as your repre-.
sentative.
With republican majority, mainly
from Northern States, which majority
is unit on eli important issues, there
is little scope for the activity Of o
Southern Congressman little chance
for legislation in the interest Of tba
South. The most that we can do is to
support snch general measures as in.
clude the South in their beneficial
effects, and record our disapproval Of
suca measures as rob the many for the
benefit Of thefew.
Eloquence and logic are God.given
endowments which will ever command
respeos,and admiration, but to swerve
from it's purpose an instructed repub-
lican majority, they avail as little as
does breath in turning back the
oceans waves. National Legislation
has become so one.sided, so central
lied that We may hope for little that
is OF benefit 70 the South, except in
an occasional general Act. l intro.
duced bill to increase the pay Of
rural oarriers 20 5000. Ny hope OF
passing it vas based on the belief that
rural carriers ell over the United
States would appeal to their represen.
tatives, and ereste q general demand
for the bill. This proved to be the
case, and while We did not get the
amount asked for, we did get an in
crease to 9720.
Another bill which introduced
and still hope to pass. in case I again
represent you, provided for an immi-
grafton bureau on ElIis Island, to be
composed Of representatives from the
various States, whose duties it shall
be to select and send to their several
States desirable immigrants. This
was in the interest Of thinly popula-
ted Southern States, the wealth of
which might easily be doubled by de.
vel0ping their resources with q com.
petenoy Of labor. could not hope
by any oratorical effort, even If had
the gift Of eleauenee, te eeen.e che
passage Of this bill but by showing
in sfbssines5 way the Importance Of
building Up the. producing sections Of
our country as means Of increasing
theigenegal wealth, in whitehall seq.
tions participate, there is Q chance for
its passage. Our own legiRlature. re.s
:cognizing the necessity Yor SLING in
the depleted ranks Of our white Farm.
eFs with desirable white Simmigranss,
created Che Office OF fsimmigration agent,
looking to the very ends proposed in
my bill. + 4
/ have increased the r. r. %. routes
in: ths district since my; y;incumbenoy
from go I'D 81 and bear Id mind the
fact that T. 6uossedad sheE Saost active
Congressman on this line In the State
that he worked in fallow ground, se.
Letting such routes as easily met che
approval Of the department, while the
more difficult have fallen &c ne.
succeeded in reviving and establish
ing several rsutes which had been
turned down By the department.
BY reason Of my position on the
pension committee Of the. House ]
have secured numerous pensions for
Spanish: war volunteers, not only in
this district, but in che districts rep
resented BY Messrs. Finley, Lever and
Johnson and other Southern districts.
These pensions had been turned down
blythe department for one reason or
another, and would possibly have died
in the committee archives but for the
pefsonal interest I took in the appli
cahts. 6 "a (. 4.
Mr., Aiken here told Of his fight in !
the Walhalln post Office matter ap.
pointment Of postmaster at Pendle-
ton securing mail on train No. IL on
the Southern !; r. F. ID. and Star
routes, etc., etc.
In'reconnting these matters I do SO
in no spirit Of boastfulneBs, but rather
as rendering an account to you who
have Q right to knowsthe details Of |
myfservice. # 81, \, NJ
Passing from this account Of my
stewsrdship ] aak your indulgence
while I refer brief y TO such questions |
as are engaging the public mind at
this time. If 5wer.s asked to express
in few words tlis main points az differ
enss between the two national parties |
Iwould SAP That republicans stand
for high tariff and extravagan 81. whilei
democrats stand FOR low gStaFiM and
economy. The sadiH iHarsnoe bet twaanSthe
parsiss on this question isa difference