The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-08-11

he measured up to his sponsibilities
as a member of congress in dealing
With the Anderson postmastership?
Wat right has he, as the Democratic
representative to oppose the wishes
of the Democrats and citizens f An
derson for a change in tie postmas-
tership, except for political purposes
OF the basest sort? Such political
cowardice mas never before been it
messed in the T.ird congressional dis
trict. There can be but cne man ap-
pointed for postmaster and he is
slated" Those who are running
cold trail are to be pitied, and will
find it out when it is too late.
Some Startling Developments if Re-
cord Were Published.
If the documents on file at the de-
partment on the condition cf the An
derson post office since January 1,
1914, and the letters. on that subject
written since that date by some. of the
leading citizens of Anderson, who are
supposed to stand for good morals and
decency in public Office, as well as
for justice and for the cause OF
righteousness" were all printed, it
would disclose condition Of affairs
that would make some people ap-
pear in a queer role, and create SEN
sation tat would shake the founda-
tions of the Confederate monument on
the public square at Anderson. And
the end is not yet.
Mr.. Aiken's Compensation.
Mr.. Aiken will have drawn from the
public treasury at the end of his
present term $4,000 in salary and ST.
$40 in mileage. For 19 years as court
stenographer, ne drew approximately
$28,500; therefore. he has drawn in
sa .ary for 81 years the sum Of SILL
14O, or an average of 1885 per an
mum from the time he was 20 years
old up to March 8, 1915. Besides this,
ne has drawn approximately $l4,440
for clerk hire. Yet he has the nerve
and audacity to incorporate in his
own biography the statement that
! ',ae has been a farmer all his life"
He also claims that he is poor man.
Why is he poor? Has he used the
money to educate any Of the worthy
young men of mis- district? Has he
used any of it for philanthropic and
charitable purposes of any kind? The
people w:o know Mr.. Aiken know that
these questions answer themselves.
They also know that he has done more
! to degrade politics in the Third dis
ttrjct than any man who mas ever run
for office. The use of money in the
Third district was unknown until Mr..
Aiken appeared upon the scene, and
he should be defeated for his methods,
which are we'll known to those WHO
are familiar with political conditions.
No wonder he is poor! Shame on
the great record of the old Third dis
trict as made famous in the annals o.
history by such men as James L. Orr,
James S. Cothran, George Johnstone,
and AsIoury c. Latimer.
His Committee Service.
We come next to his committee SER
vice, and the record speaks for itself
Beginning with the 5Sth congress, ne
has served on the following commit
tees: private land claims, pensions
Indian affairs, and the District Of Co.
lum]bia, the most important being the
District of Columbia. The chairman
o the committee on the District of c.
lumbia has given me a very interest,"
ing printed statement, which is avail
able for distribution to those who de-
sire to read it, showing "t2e net
charge against eaol State in the un-
ion of the general subsidy paid by the
federal government toward the purely
local and municipal expenses of the
District of Columbia The amount
that the State of South Carolina con-
tributed for the fiscal year 1911-19l2
was s1O2, ,1O7.OO, thus showing that the
people of the State are taxed to that
extent, and were entitled to represen-
tation4on the district committee.
Entitled to be Chairman.
Under the rules and precedents OF
tie house of representatives, MI.
Aiken was entitled to be the chairman
% the committee on the District OF Co.
lumbia when the Democrats organized
the house in the 62nd congress, but he
has stated that he yielded to Rep