Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-30

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operation with the states and counties.
Had this bill become a law it would
government would have taken hand
in the improvement of the roads in
your district, as we'll as in other sec
/ tions of the country.
Clyde H. Tavenner, democratic nom-
inee for congress in your district, Co
operated with me from the very begin
ming, and with the aid of the public /
sentiment resulting from his news
paper articles read by hundreds of .
thousands of farmers in every state |
1 in the union, my bill passed the .
house. Although it did not get through ,
the senate, the ball has been started |
| rolling, and in the next congress We |
/ well reintroduce the bill and l have !
/ good reason to believe that this time |
| it will become a law
/ You cannot help the good roads
campaign in a better or more effective
! way than by voting for Clyde H. Tav-
enner Elected to congress, he could
not only vote and work for road i'm
! provement among members of con-
gress, every one of whom he knows
personally. but he could agitate the
subject throughout the union, and,
as you know, public sentiment is the
greatest factor for success in this
movement because public sentiment
forces congress to act
Very Respectfully,
d. w. SHACKLEFORD,
Member of Congress, Eighth Mis-
souri, District
In the 1910 campaign the only ques-
= ton against me in any quarter of
the district was that | was not
citizen of the district, and it was not
seriously raised. I submit that the
failure to show any other reason why
should not be elected showed there
was not very much the matter with
me. The charge was wholly unbound
ed, however, as all my friends and
acquaintances knew. and do not
think it lost me a single vote.
The fact is that I was born in Cor
; dova- Rock Island county, Illinois,
where my father and my people re-
side, and of which place | have al
I ways claimed the honor of being a cit
izen. Holding a federal position in
[ Washington in the office of the ser
: geant-at-arms of the house of repre-
e sentatives, disbursing to the members
= thereof salaries aggregating approxi-
mately 100000 a year forces me to
reside in Washington while congress
is in session, but does not in any man.
ner indicate that l have given up my
citizenship in Illinois. The courts
have held time and again that a fed
eral employe may be a resident of the
District of Columbia with the priv
lege of obtaining redress in the courts
thereof without injuring his citizen
ship in the state in which he votes.
No one living in the District of Co
lumbia is permitted 10 vote, and /,
in common with other employees hail
ing from every state of the union,
return to my home in Illinois on cleo.
ton day to vote The law says that
man shall neither gain nor lose
citizenship through serving the gov
the United States, residing in the
/ White house in Washington foul
years, would lose his citizenship in
his home state.
On the other hand, were II not for
my presence in Washington during
| the sessions of congress, | could not
l be so useful to the people of my dis
i trict. l could not have gone to the
Il aid of the 1,400 Rock Island arsenal
Il employees when it was planned to in
II stall at the arsenal the Taylor sys
II tenn OF shop management with its at
n tendant hardships on the working
II man. / could not have assisted more
ii than 1000 old soldiers and half a:
III many widows of old soldiers residine
in all parts OF the United States il
ii securing increases in their pensions
II under the new pension law. and il
II taking care of their cases, WHOLLY
Il without charge. Nor could l hav.
Il written and sent broadcast my letter.
On the tariff and other vital issues
of the day, nor attended so prompt
ii ly to the 101 requests Of all descrip
4 tons which came to me from tn,
a residents of my district On tn
whole, think my attendance at tn,
sessions Of congress has added ma
terially not only to my value as
! citizen OF Illinois, but to my useful
y ness TO the people Of my district. a.
every one who has ever needed assist
ance of any kind and has applied Il
me for aid or advice. will, think
} cheeTfu.ly testify.
CLYDE H. TAVENNER.