The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-04-09
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= SMITHS CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
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OF the provisions Of the Reclamation
Act TO Texas has already begun 70
bear rich fruit for West Texas. First
came the Elephant Butte Irrigation
project in New Mexico. by which so.-
900 acres OF arid land In New Mexico
will be turned into an oasis. This
50 600. 900 project resulted from the
unceasing efforts OF Congressman
Smith.
The most recent results OF Con
gresham Smiths activity in behalf
OF West Texas was TO commit the
Department OF the Interior TO the the
creation OF a vast irrigation project
on the Pecos river. and for this pur-
nose $4,000 has been allotted for
making the necessary survey OF tho
Pecos valley. the expedition for which
has already been organized.
In various ways, Congressman
Smith was able to do handsome
things for the cities in his district
For Ei Paso-the Metropolis Of West
ern Texas-he obtained $380.vo"
pblic building and sites. besides OBJ
tanning for Fort Bliss an approprfa-
ton OF 100000 for additional bar
racks and quarters. making II regi-
mental post. For San Angelo. he
obtained a $4,000 building. and for
Mineral Wells and Stamford, each.
one OF $50 900. for Abilene. a 10000
Weather Bureau and Station. and for
sweetwater he has paved the way
for a fine public building by an APP
propriation OF $500 for a building
site.
But Congressman Smiths services
To the people he represents and 10
the Democratic party. does not rest
on the list OF material advantages
gained for his constituents, but on
the intelligence with which he has
discussed and voted on the great ma
tional problems. His vigorous speech
nm the tariff has been classed az
one of uhe three best tariff speeches
by Democrats in the last 30 years.
1 The other two speeches included In
:, this category were by willinn len
!. ninxs Bryan and former ConEress-
J, man RaffFefd. VINO are new In Presi-
, deut Wilson'S cabinet. So Impress
: ed was Mr.. Bryan with Congressman
SMITHS speech ON the tariff that he
, REPRODUCED il In full i'm the Common
, or. and commended IL In glowing
, terms.
on the subject OF railroad rate reg
Z ulation and trust. regulation, Con-
! Rressman Smith has been consistent
b lv progressive and always right and
the declarations Of the Baltimore
, platform and the recommendations OF
President Wilson are directly In ae-
- cord with the bills he introduced and
= the legislation he urged during mis-
? long service on the important COM
miitee on Interstate and Foreign
/. Commerce. In this connection, II is
. interesting to note that Congressman
2 Smith violently opposed the subsidy
4 TO the shipping trust. in the way or
, free coastwise traffic through the
: Panama Canal.
|, This IL such a violation OF ths
: treaty obligation and Of all Demo
o cratic teachings against SPECIAL privi-
/. lege, that President Wilson Is striv-
|. ing 10 uphold the honor OF the coun-
n try and the traditions Of the party
n in his effort to right grievous
, wrong
Such is the record and the stand
4 ing OF W. X. Smith. He is native
a OF Texas. having been born In Smith
|. county. where he spent the early
!. years OF his life upon his fathers
a farm; afterwards beginning the rrac
p tice Of law In Tyler. in the Ones
!, OF Duncan 4 Hogg. before the latte'
a became Governor OF Texas. MI
y smith has been identified with West
10 Texas since 1888. when he became
4. citizen Of Colorado. his present home
His style OF democracy. and his ct
e. nciency as lawyer appealed TO Gov
q. ernor Culberson. who appointed HIN
e. a district Judge in 1897. and his fatr
A. 1 sss and common sense 80 appeaie'
L to the people OF his district that the,
n elected him for two more terms, ans
N then. In 1908. sent him to congress-
10 where they have kept him ever since
N because Of his adelity. integrity ans
Is ability. In such a career may vel
n. be found double cause for eonsrafu
N lation-c Congressman on his record
and the sixteenth District on 'ts con
IN sressman. Colorado Record.