Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-12-12

Mr.. Bailey "ridiculed the idea that he,
as an independent, would not be admit
ted to the republican caucus if elected
to congress-" and said che did not
doubt that any republican popular
enough to win in a fight for honors,
whether an independent candidate or
not, would be accorded admittance to
the caucus" Mr.. Slemp stated that
this very question had only recently
been definitely settled, and in line with
former precedent, in connection with
the case of Representative d. A Por-
ter, elected from New York district
as an independent republican, defeating
the regular nominee. On last Saturday
night Mr.. Porter made application to
the chairman of the republican caucus
for admission, which, being denied him.
he appealed to the caucus itself, and was
likewise by the caucus denied admission.
with but one dissenting voice out of 224
members. Mr.. Porter claimed to be a
Republican; said he was in favor of re-
publican policies, and that he proposed
to vote therefor. Nevertheless he was
denied admission to the party caucus.
Inasmuch as this very fact appeared
Sunday morning in many newspapers.
including the Bristol Herald Courier, it
requires some degree of charity, Mr..
Slemp said, to attribute Mr.. Bailey's
statement on the subject purely to lack
of information
SLEMP' S POLITICAL RECORD.
With reference TO the second feature
of Mr.. Bailey's speech, his attack on
Col. Slemp's record, and reading from
the Herald Courier's account thereof,
THAT Col Slemp and his son, have
both been admitted to the caucus for
five years without having secured any
thing substantial for the Ninth District
aside from the federal court at Big
Stone Gap, which was secured with the
assistance of Senator Martin" Mr.
Slemp said: "The statement that was
ever admitted to caucus, of course, is
absburd. Mr.. Bailey is also in error in
saying my father had served FIVE years
in congress. AS a matter of fact, Col.
Slemp has served through but four ses-
sions.''
Mr.. Slemp then proceeded to discuss
the question of the efficiency of a mem
Der of congress, and said that consider
alton must be had of his duties from two
standpoints, viz: General duties, and
special duties that have to do with those
measures that affect the country as a
whole, while special duties are those
which affect the congressman partic-
ular district
He went on to say, Leaving out of
consideration the imperative demands
of particular congressional district
and limiting oneself to the measures of
national Importance affecting the peo-
pie of the entire country, any man who
who goes to congress will find that he
has more than he can do. He cannot
and ought not to be judged exclusively
by what appropriations he secures for
his particular district. 1t may be that
he lives in district in which there are
no large centres of population and
therefore with no necessity for large
public buildings. Or, he may live in q
section where there are no harbors or
navigable streams on which the peoples
money may be proftabIy spent by the
government. 20, if a mans record in
congress is to be judged b the amount
of money he secures for his district, or
the amount of special legislation he
secures for his district, that record may
be very misleading one."
HIS FATHERS POLITICAL ACTS.
81 wish, however, to make state
ment regarding my fathers record in
congress under both these heads, aud in
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