Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-10-16
Washington Letter
isrEcIAl,TO TIE RECOEDERl

w aSlllS GUli, II. ~
ative Frank E. Doremus
IF Michigan, chairman OF the Demo
cratic National Congressional Cam
naign Committee, who is in closer
touch than any other man with
he careers and achievements OF
members of C~ngress. has written
il became known to day, the FOL
loving letter to representative
HENRY D. Flood of Virginia
| had hoped that the republicans
wnoII leave you unopposed so you
wn Id not be disturbed in the least
from The splendid work you nave
been doing in aiding the Admin ;
strait n to keep our country az
peace with the world. No man IN
Congress has been more loyal TO
the cause of Democracy as expound-
ed by President Wilson than you
have and no voter who desires to
express his approval of this Ad-
ministration can find a better
avenue to do so this year than by
casting his vote for you November
3. l trust the vote in your dlstrlc'
may be large and practically un-
animous for you as it will be al
encouragement to us to go forward
with the important work we nave
to do in the next two years.
The Doremus letter, which Is al
unusual tribute for any Congress
man to receive. may be taken a
T he crowning note in the chorus o
,raise Mr.. Floods achlevement
have elected recently from pubic
men. 1t may be taken as th'
definition of the value OF the var,
uinia Congressman's leglslatiV
services in Washington. =.
In addition to the fact that hl
services during this session a
chairman of the Commute o
Foreign Affairs have made HIM
consnic,o,is figure, it is due almos
onl ;roly~ro him>,hat Alaska IS nov
log developed withsgreat raPidlt.
in a manner that yields wonderful
profit to the territory itself and t.
the country at large.
Willie he was Char
man of the Committee oil
Territories, secured the enact
ment of laws appointing commit
tee to examine questions of railway
construction in Alaska, taking ou'
coal from the territory and repeal
ing laws which prohibited the
working of coal and other minera
deposits. AS result of his legisla
ton, Alaska is now blessed with
the building of railways, mines 60
ing at full blast and thousands Of
settlers pouring into its confines.
Also, as chairman of the Com
mittee on Territories, he pu
through the statehood bills fol-
Arizona and New Mexico. 1t il
for this reason that his Washington
admirers describe him as 1.-The MAI
who created two states and revlvl
fed the territory of Alaska.
Coming home to his own district
he is known in Congress as the
best authority on ali matter at
| fecting the dark fire type" of to
bacco, of which ninety per cent is
exported. This variety of tobacco
therefore, is lie cotton, cut of
from it's market as a result of the
var. For this reason, he is called
into all legislative conferences here
in which the interests and welfare
of the tobacco growers are con
cerned. And he has succeeded in
having tobacco relief legislation
included in all the bills introduced
in the House for the relief of the
Gotten producers. 1t is safe to
say that, if means of helping the
tobacco men out of their present
difficulty is found, it will be due to
Flood more than to any other law
maker.
Mr.. Doremus must have been
actuated, in writing his remarkable
tribute to Mr.. Flood, by his know
ledge of what the Virginian had
done in regard to the instances
mentioned. He also must have
remembered Floods, invaluable
cooperation with President
Wilson to secure the enact
mont of la,vc affnctinp the