Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-10-12

during good behavior. His state
ment however, is not true. 1t i
only necessary to mention the re-
cord of Hon. Cordell Hull, from the
Fourth Tennessee district, who i:
now serving his third term in Con-
gress, and who has already devel-
Oped into a National character.
Representative Byrns, of Nash
vile, demonstrated in his first term
that a new member could accom-
plish something. 1t will not soon
be forgotten that Mr.. Byrns, though
a new member, was smart enough
to get a resolution passed through
the House in relation to establish
ing maneuvering grounds at Tulla-
homa, which resulted in Chicka-
manga Park losing this important
addition. This resolution could on
ly have been passed by unanimous
consent, and yet Judge Moon, with
his fourteen years of experience,
was not onto his job sufficiently to
make a simple objection and kill the
resolution. This conduct on the
part of our distinguished Congress-
man shows either that he was not
looking after the interests of his
people, or that his assertion that an
experienced member is better than
a new one is untrue.
His charge that a new member
cuts little figure as to committee as
signments is also untrue. With
fourteen years experience he now
has only one assignment, and that
on a committee which can be of lit
tie bebefit to his district. Other
Representative from Tennessee,
though new in service, have good
comittee assignments. Mr.. Hull is
new member, and yet holds an
assignment on the most important
committee in the House, the Ways
and Means committee. Mr.. Byrns,
of the Nashville district, who is SER
wing his second term, is a member
of the Appropriations Committee,
the one powerful position where
representative can really help his
constituents. Another new mer.ber
from Tennessee, Finnis Garrett, a
young man thirty-six years old, is
now serving on three Committees,
the Rules, which has to do with the
shaping procedure in the House, the
IRsular Affairs Committee. and the
Committee on Expenditures i'll In
terror Department.
Congressman Moon asks me if
favor certain other legislation. OF
course | do, and am surprised he
asked me such question. He says
through his efforts we secured an
addition to the Post Office Building
at Chattanooga, but he forgot to say
he introduced a bill for an appro-
priation of only $4,000 for this pur-
pose, and that when the bill went to
the Senate our fellow-townsman,
Senator Frazier, increased it to 800,
900, and this latter amount was Civ
Ell us. This was during Senator
Frazier's first year in the Senate.
He refers to the fact that public
buildings have been provided for
Cleveland and Winchester. | am
told Senator Frazier was largely re-
sponsible for the appropriation OBJ
tanned for Winchester. If Congress-
man Moon was on so many impor-
tant committees, why didn't he get
more such appropriations for his
district? The district has many
fine towns which deserve such i'm
and he should have
helped them also His reference to
the fact that this district has 100 or
more rural routes shows he had no
more influence with the Post Office
than any other Tenn
essee member, although he stood |
close to the republicans and was on
the Post Office and Post Roads Com
mittee.
On July 4, 1911, there were 1907
rural routes emanating from the
post offices in Tennessee. This gave
about 400 routes to each of the ten
Districts in the State,
hence our district has only received
its pro rata.
Congressman Moon wants to know
# / will agree to limit my campaign
expenses to $500. How magnani-
nous! After having been in Con-
yress for fifteen years, having drawn
100000 salary from
he government, and having formed
IN acquaintance with almost every
in the district, and evil
iently possessing a thorough per-
,onal organization throughout the
district, he wants me to limit myself
o a campaign fund which he knows
s insufficient to pay legitimate pub
lefty expenses. | am opposed to
Using money to corrupt the voters,
Ind will not expend one cent for
his purpose. do propose, how
,ver, to enlighten the voters as to
he record of my opponent. will
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