The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-21
BAKER REPLIES
TO WYATT. AIKEN
political ADVERTISEMENT
Office of the Secretary.
United. States Senate,

t'cCiStaiS.
Washington, ID. c., Aug. 10. 1914.
TO the Editor of the Anderson Intel
ligenccr.
Anderson. S. &.
Dear Sir:
Mr.. Aikcn's laborcd reply TO my ar
t!clc OF August 9Th calls for Il brief
answer. All the assertions made in his
article about me personally and my
personal affairs were fought out here
in the senate sccrctaryship contest.
They wcro brought to the attention OF
Senator Tillman by other senator's
Mir. Aiken never mentioned them to
the senator himSelf-and Senator
Tillman investigated them to his en-
tire satisfaction before my name was
presented to the caucus. placed be-
fore the Democratic caucus sworn
statements from tho records to an
swer Mr.. Aiken's charges. and my
election followed, which was a COM
plete answer to every. one Of them.
His venomous abuse I will treat with
contempt He is on the defensive be-
fore the voters. and not I. His fight
against me. based on malice and false
hood. was. made and lost Let him now
defend his Gown record:
Mr.. Aiken denies, In his article.
that he made the MARITIME statement.
Why is 1t that he called upon Senator
MARITIME OF New Jersey last Friday
afternoon. In the room OF the senate
committee on post offices and post
roads, and appealed to the senator
to give him letter denying the stnte-
ment he made about me in the secre-
taryship contest? Senator MARITIME re-
fused 10 give him any such letter, as
l had previously read the state ment
to the senator as published, and on
this point submit the following af-
fidavit:
City Of Washington,
District OF Columbia.
Personally appeared before ma
Thomas w. Keller, who. being
duly sworn, says:
That he has read tho letter of
James M. Baker. dated August 8,
1914, and published In the Her.
aid and News OF Newberry, 9. c.,
on August II, 1914: that Mr..
Aiken not only made the state
mcnt to Senator MARITIME that
Baker wont through bankruptcy
proceedings in the courts down
South and swindled his creditors
/ out OF everything he owed them"
but to other senators. who made
inquiry OF him about the truth of
Mr.. Aiken's statement.
s., THOMAS w. KELLER,
Assistant Doorkeeper United
States Senate.
|. Sworn to before me- this the
i 10th tday of August. -19I4:fy ".9,.... 8
ssa..t.,j., ..,H-. B. .NLX0N.
/ 'tSeal} Notary Public.
|. My commission expires Decem-
ber 18th, 1916"
There Is ample data on Mr. Aiken g
personal and private record. but I
nave refrained, from, discussing his
personal affairs. as It would tend to
divert the attention of the voters from
the issue. namely; his public record.
which is q proper subject FOR discuss
sion, and he cannot escape answering
for his !ncompeteucy. and neglect of
public duty.
The letter that he secured from the
members of the ways and means COM
m,ttee of the 62d congress-, and pub
lishedf by him shows that he declined
the chairmanship OF the committee on
the District OF Columbia, which honor
lhc was entitled to. The date of this
letter. which was April "a. 1913, shows
that 1t was secured by him for the
purpose of whitewashing his record.
He said; In his seeech at Nowbcrry,
that ho voted, for the pure food bill
when 1t came back to the house from
tho senate. After proved from the
record that he did not vote for It, he
now says that ho was absent.
Mr.. Aiken also, charged me with
quoting the record inaccurateIy. Here
Is the statement of an officer OF the
government. who has no interest In
;nece controversies. that the record Is
corseet as. published by me in the
Herald and; News on August IL:
s-,,,, City OF Washington, ..
FD District of Columbia.
Personally appeared before me
w. G. Lie gailcn, who being duly I.
I sworn, says: Il
That he has read the, ,,letter. OF
James M. Baker. dated August 8,
1914, and published In the Herald
aud News Of Newberry, s. c., on
August IL. .1g14: that he has tex-
|, amined the? Congressional Record
and compared all the quotations :.
cited In said statement therefrom,
+ and finds them to be correct es
published. Is Z
Il ssti. s.5,..bt VIC. LsEUALLEN, d. {.
| Acting Librarian, United States
(. Senate.
i sworn to before me, this the
18th day Of August. 1914.
tseai5 Notary ia - Nl1uSi : Public.
My commission expires Decem-
ber 18th, 1915"
Mr. Aiken states IN his article. that,