Mountain advocate., 1914-06-19
The Pinnacle News Is An
Enemy of Caleb Powers

rial in the Pinnacle News eX-
tensively copied throughout the
district. That the force of it
may be understood, let the fact
be put down that the Pinnacle
News il not a republican paper.
. 1t does not claim to be. Its edi.
tor, g. (. Herd, is not Republi-
can. He does not pretend to be.
These attacks are not coming
from Republican sources. They
are inspired by both personal and
political i'll will. Being thus in
spired they are expected to be
and are most unfair. The Pin
nacle News, for example, says
that Powers has been an bsolute
failure in Congress, while the record
of his Republican colleague from
Kentucky, Hon. John W. Langley,
has been most brilliant. Powers
does bat shrink from a comparison
Of reccrds of any of bis Republican
colleagues in Congress, but upcn the
ccatary heartily invites them.
That is a coed way to determine
bis efficiency as a member Of Con
gross. 1t Proves nothing for his
enemies to assert that be has been
failure aud that others have bad
brilliant careers What are the
facts? Facts alone tell the true
story. How does Powers and
Langley's records compare for ex-
ample. Laugley's record is used be.
cause it has been held up as q dsz-
zIing success and that Of Powers as
q miserable failure.
Since Powers became a member
of Congress in 1911 he has been pres.
ent on the floor of the Honse more
often and has voted more times than
has Congressman Langley. He has
missed voting less times than Mr..
Langley An examination OF the
Congressional Record will show
that Powers speeches and remarks
take up twice as much space as do
Mr.. Langleys. As to the merits OF
either or both the public will have
to read to properly Judge.
Since Powers has been a member
OF Congress he has gotten more
money for HE district than langley
nas gotten for bis, Let the record
speak Powers has been iustru.
mental in procuring the following
amounts for his district:
S25 10000 for Middlesboro post
office Act approved March ,, 1913.
100000 TO purchase e site 'or
office at Barbourvills
100000 for Postothce at Som.
erset, approved Aug "a 1913,
100000 additional for building
at Somerset, approved June % 'l3,
100000 for open chauusl work
in upper Cumberland River Act APP
proved July rs, 1912.
100000 for maintenance of open
channs! work 10 upper Cumberland
River, Act approved March 4, 13.
S34O,000o0 for locks and sites 10
upper Cumberland River from Burn.
side, KY. to Carthage, Tenn. Four
of these locks and dams are in Con
gresham Hull's district in Tennesses
while eight of them are in Powers
district,
The Civil Service Bill now before
Congress carries au appropriation
OF SIS, 10000 to begin work on pub
lie building at Middleshoro. Max.
ipg ia all s4os. 10000 that has come
into the district since Powers has
been representing the District in
Congress. While not all Of the $40,
10000 above mentioned should be
credited to Powers, as part OF it
goes TO, Congressman Hull's district,
and whose services in helping to Sc
sure the money appropriated was
appreciated aud be shonld be given
full credit for what he did He was
active aud industrious, while Powers
was Just as active and Industrious.
Mr.. Powers Is a member of the,