The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-06
In Unprecedently Short Time Secures
Passage of Bill to Combat
Army Worm
Popular and Influential in the House MR. Aiken Always
Commands Attention of His Hearers and Has the
Ready Aid of His Co.Workers-His Speeches
Made Part of Democratic Campaign Books
OF the Strctes Integrity, He True to His Party Prompt
and Courteous, Always Ready and Anxious
to Serve his Constituents.

to the house Mr.. Aiken had talked to
practically every member present, and
had lined everybody up for it. Mr.
Hefin made short talk, explaining
the necessity for the appropriation
which everybody had been told of be-
fore hand, and in very few minutes
the resolution had passed the hou|
There was not a dissenting vote.
Mr.. Aiken then had the resolution
hurried to the senate. Under the reg
ular routine it would not have been
sent to the senate until the next day,
but Mr.. Aiken was in hurry, and he
speeded things up. In the senate an
unexpected obstacle was encountered
The senate was working under un-
animous consent arrangement by
which the tariff bills were to be voted
on before any other business of any
kind would be considered. Under this
agreement Mr.. Aiken's resolution
could not possibly be reached before
Monday. Mr. Aiken went to work and
Explained to the leaders on both sides,
{ and made them promise that they
would not delay his resolution. He
| talked to nearly all the senators that
afternoon, and perfected an arrange
ment by which his resolution was TAX
EN- up that night, after the vote on the
| wool bill was taken, and it was passed
without a dissenting vote. Senator
Smith did not know of the army worm
being in South Carolina until Mr.. Ak
en- came over to the senate with the
resolution that had been passed by the
house. He got very much excited, and
said $4,000 would not be enough, and
wanted to increase the amount to
! $4,000. Mr. Aiken told him that
Secretary Wilson had said that $4,000
would be sufficient and urged him to
! let the $4,000 appropriation go
through without delay, pointing out
that an amendment would send it back
to the house and conferees would
have to be appointed, and the matter
would be delayed, and very probably
the whole appropriation would be
defeated. Senator Smith finally con-
sented to this, and Mr. Aiken's reso-
luton went through the senate with
out a dissenting vote, just as it had
passed the house.
Within 4S hours after Mr.. Aiken was
notified of the appearance of the army
worm in Anderson county he had an
expert on the ground, and within 4S
hours more after the expert had made
his report Mr.. Aiken had secured an
other $4,000 for stamping out the evil.
Quick work. wasn't 1T?
And Mr.. Aiken did this effective
work without making any speeches.
He did not use gum shoe methods, nor
! did he use a brass band. He knew
! what to do, and went ahead and did it
without delay By working on the
members of the house and senate per-
sonally he got what was needed, and
got it without delay If he had made
the most eloquent speech in the world,
and filled many pages of the Congress
sional Record, he could not have ac-
complished the desired end half so
quickly. Nor could a new member
of congress, no matter how able or
eloquent, have accomplished such re-
suits. He/ simply would not have
known what to do, or how to- go about
it he would not have had the person
al influence that was necessary, and
that can be attained only by long and
acceptable service.
This incident shows the kind of
congressman Wyatt Aiken is. He has
ability and energy, and the thing that
men call personal magnetism, and he
is always on the job. He is person
ally one of the most popular men in
the house, and he is absolutely hon
est. There has never been any sus-
picion as to his integrity. He is true
to his party and to the best principles
of his State, and as he never talks on
the floor of the house unless he has
something to say, he is always listen
ed to with respect: He has not talk
ed himself to DEATH" as so many
members of congress have done. He
has not destroyed his influence by toe
much speech making. Yet he is one
of the most effective speakers in the