The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-05-01

",
and given us the President and the
Congress, should be upheld on the
highest plane.
| shall not deal in this campaign in
generalities or assert that my path
way glistens and glitters with troph-
les and triumphs; neither will l critic
nv opponents for | respect and ad-
mire each Of them: | shall only give
facts SO that the electors may know
and understand the situation.
EVERY eahuiuate' Wheii ne ashs iol
able to point to fidelity, to duty and to
achievements made for his party In
his State or in the United States.
For fidelity to duty, | point to my
whole life as a faithful, working Dem
ocrat, and / doubt if any Democrat
can be found in Kentucky who has
dedicated more completely and more
earnestly and continuously his whole
life to the good of the people and the
welfare OF the State than | have.
Ny Republican opponents, when l
was a candidate for Governor two
years ago, examined my record as
Legislator, CONGRESSMAN and Gov
ernor, with close and careful scruti-
nv, and found no blemsh
For my achievements as Demo-
crat in public life | could point to as
many important bills, which | intro
duced and passed in Congress and in
the Legislature of Kentucky as any
other member. am willing to com
pare my service with that of any other
REPRESENTATIVE in Congress who serv-
ed during the years that served.
Important Bills He Introduced and
rasseo IN congress
The House of Representatives was
Democratic eight years out of the
twelve | was member of that body,
and Democrats had good opportuni-
ties for having important legislation
enacted. 1t is not necessary for me
To enumerate the appropriations OBJ
tanned by me from Congress for the
erection of public buildings or for the
Improvement of the Kentucky river
and other rivers, but, as certain per-
sons and certain newspapers have
asked what important legislation, out
side OF local bills, | introduced and
had passed in Congress, | present an.
extract from the Washington Post,
the leading newspaper OF the City OF
Washington, which enumerated, when
| retired from Congress, some of the
important bills which | had the honor
to introduce and which We're enacted
into law.
The Washington Post said:
Here are some of the things Nc
Creary accomplished while mem
Der of the House of Representatives.
He originated and passed the bill
which established court to adJudi-
cate and settle land claims growing
out of the treaties between the Unit
ed States and Mexico known as the
Gadsden Treaty, and Guadeloupe-
Hidalgo Treaty. BY the operation of
this legislation, actual settlers have
been secured in the possession of
millions of acres of land claimed by
land pirates.
He was the author of the bill pro-
viding for a survey to ascertain the
feasibility of connecting by rail
North, Central and South America,
and the survey has been made.
He was the author of the resolu-
ton and the report thereon declara-
tory of the hostility OF our govern
ment to European control OF a canal
on this hemisphere, connecting the
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans Foreign
nations ceased their agitation of the
canal question and our country COM
menced to build the Panama Canal
HE fathered the legislation author
izing the President to retaliate upon
foreign vessels for injuries to Ameri-
can fishing vessels and outrages upon
American seamen. This bill was pass
ed after a long and heated debate.
He was the author of two bills
giving vitality to the Behring Sea
awards, which went far to compose
agreements over the
fur sealing of that region.
HE passed through the House the
oiq I, authorlzihs anu reques sung
If mis- bemisnhere to attend and mar
ticipate in the Pam American Medical
Congress, which met IN washington
in September, 1896, end he was thank
ed and by invitation addressed the
Medical Congress.
He was the author OF the Con-
gressional bill providing Tor what was
known as the Pan-American Confer
ence and looking to arbitration and
agreements without war. which CON
ference was attended by twenty ma
tio ,,i9 ., a., ,, a,
u,iise rTariSt ,iIi rtaa,aa tann,trs.