Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-09-11
WASHINGTON LETTER
Congressman Brown Makes String Speech
In Caucus Strong Plea for Working
man and Ultimate Consumer People
viii be DsrsIic! In Duty II They Do
Not Renominate Junior
BY D. W. GALL.

Vic doy Vi tiiC CACSIiOil iaOt INV
ember the father of the writer,
who is "a years old. said that he
had cast his first vote for Hon.
William G. Brown, ST., and he
would most likely cast his last
one for his son, Hon William G.
Brown, Jr., meaning that by
reason of age it might be his last
vote, which he took special pleas
ure in casting for Hon. Woodrow
Wilson for President and Hon.
VIM. G. Brown, Jr., for Congress.
This is related to impress upon
the minds of readers the happy
recollections, of the older citizens
of the state, of "Old Bill Brown,
Sr.," as he was Familiarity
known by the older people, an
expression used more to express
their love and appreciation of him
as an honorable man and one in
whom they had profound conf
dence.
The people of Preston county,
among whom the old and young
men have lived and done business
and received kindnesses, have
shown how they regard the high
character of the present member
of congress by giving him good
majority in his home county in
the two elections in which he was
elected to congress, notwithstand
ing his home county is largely
Republican and he the nominee
of the Democratic party, but even
in such a holly contested campaign
as the last one his county stood
by him, and it now seems that at
home he is recognized as the man
in whom they can put their trust.
AS an evidence of his value as
one trust, without his knowledge,
we are quoting from a speech
made by him in the Democratic
caucus Tuesday, August 10, on
the pending currency bill, which
is not a speech made, as too often
they are made for the reading
public, but this was made for the
good it might do for the relief of
the country, and it was convinc-
ing. Mr.. Brown said in part:
1T is much easier to criticise
than to construct. 1t is much
easier to tear down than to build
up. 1t must be agreed by all
that the banks and bankers of
this country control our money
and credits. Under the proposed
law this control will be taken
away from the bankers and plac-
ed in the hands of the govern
ment, and with this power in the
hands of the government it will
be impossible for any bank or
system of banks to obtain con-
troll. If it is wise to charter a
commercial national bank for the
transacting of commercial bust
ness, why shouldn't it be equally
wise to,grant them the privileges
of doing a savings bank and trust
business?
IF government control is wise,
why not extend it to all the diff
ferent branches of the banking
business? 1t has been suggest
ed that this bill discriminates
against agricultural products. /
defy any one to point out a single
line or syllable in this whole bill
that discriminates or different
ates against the agriculturist.
If any one can show me that
there is, l will join in an effort to
amend this bill in that respect,
but, on the contrary, every line
and syllable of this bill are favor
able not only to the agriculturist,
but all other lines of industrial
and commercial occupations and
conditions. Show me where it