Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-08-19

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truthfully say that the interests of
the Third district have suffered since
! have been In Congress. On the con-
trary, it would be very easy to show
that the Third district has Jared
much better than many others.
1t is given to but few members Of
Congress to get their names connect
ed with national legislation. Take the
new tariff law, for instance. 1t Is
known as the Underwood law, and
rightly so, for Mr.. Underwood, as
chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee, introduced it in the
House and skillfully handled it. And
yet every Democratic member of Con-
gress had hand in making that bill
and in it's passage 1t was considered
by the Democratic caucus and amend
ed by Democratic votes on the floor
of the House. The same thing is true
of the new currency law, known as
the Gla3s-Owen law. 1t was introduc-
ed in the house by Hon. Carter Glass,
chairman Of the Committee on Bank
Ing and Currency, and nobody Is jeal-
Gus Of him because it bears his name.
Yet he will cheerfully bear testi-
mony that every Democratic member
of Congress had a hand in its making
and in it's enactment. The same thing
is true Of the Smith cotton futures
bill, and the Lever bill for agricul-
tural extension work. They were
amended and rewritten many times
before they finally became law. The
same thing will be true of my bill to
provide for long time credits on farm
lands at low interest. That bill may
pass and it will be known as the
Aiken law, if | remain In Congress,
but 1t will doubtless undergo many
amendments before it gets up to the
President for his signature. This Is
true OF all legislation, for, in almost
every instance, legislation is the re-
suit of compromise, There are many
men in Congress, and they have many
minds, and they are as a rule good
minds. When bill gets through and
becomes law it is the work of the
combined wisdom of the entire body.
I cannot brag on myself, for self
praise is half scandal, but | do be-
lieve that my record in cognress will
compare at least favorably with the
average, and | would like for some
unbiased man to make the comparison
some day.
SlXTY-SM BILLS
1t charged by Baker and Domi-
nick that | have secured the passage
of only &C bills since have been in
Congress. | have not counted them,
but if there were as many as &C bills
that is probably so per cent greater
that is probably so per cent greater
than any other member Of Congress
has to his credit during my service.
During one Congress l secured the
passage Of more bills than any other
member Of Congress, Democrat or
try. 1t is claimed that most of these
were Small bills That is probably
true, and if it is true it proves that
have been looking after the interests
of the small fellows in my district
instead of trying to serve the big fell
lows, that while trying to do my full
s. duty on matters Of national impor-
tance | have always found time to at
tend to the small matters which di-
rectly affect my people at home, no
matter how humble.
WHAT DoMINICk DID.
| had hoped to go through this
campaign without making any direct
reference to Mr.. Dominick, but since
he has seen fit to help circulate false
statements about me will tell the
truth about him. In, 1902 Mr.. Domlnick
was member of the legislature from
Newberry county. There was bill
pending to increase the salary Of the
sheriff of Orangeburg county. It had
passed one house, and had passed the
other house with an amendment, and
had passed a conference committee
and got into free conference. On the
last day of the session the desired
change was Incorporated in the gen
eral supply bill, and then the Orange
burg delegation asked that the indivi-
dual bill be killed by having the free
cOnferees report disagreement. But
in the rush Of the closing hours Mr..
nnt 4 ,ly .xyl,n t1,n
ference committee, wrote a report and
carried it to the other members Of
the committee and told them
he had arranged it to suit
the parties interested, and they took
his word for it and signed it without
reading it. The bill was about to be
put through and become a law, when
somebody discovered that Mr.. Domi-
nick had struck out all before and af-
ter the enacting words, and had writ
ten new bill entirely, providing for
the establishment of breweries or beer
bottling concerns in certain cities.
Mr.. Dominick's report was rejected,
and in all the history of South Caro-
lima no member Of the Legislature
ever received such severe condemna-
ton from his colleagues as Mr.. Domi-
nick received on the floor Of the
House and Senate. There. are doubt
less men living in every county in
the Third district today who were in
the Legislature at that time, and who
will testify as to the truth of what
I say. 1t is interesting to add in this
connection that when Mr.. Dominick
offered for reelection to the legisla-
ture the following year he was over
whelmingly repudiated by his home
people, receiving only something like
400 votes in the entire county. And