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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-08-19
AS TO ABSENTEEISM.

1t is charged that have been away
from the House a great deal while it
has been in session, that out Of 991
roll calls | was absent 253 times.
Charges of this kind have been made
against members Of Congress ever
since we have had a congress.
have not taken the trouble to verify
the figures as given by Baker, but, as
Suming that they are correct, which
doubt, | am surprised that I was re-
corded as voting so many times. The
record is a good one, even as they
state il. AS everybody knows, ii has
been Il custom in Congress from time
immcmorial for members to pair with
each other. When member is
Obliged to be absent, for illness or for
an. other reason, he gets a member
OF .l. opposite party to pair with
him, .ad then neither will vote until
the absent member returns and the
pair is broken. This is a courtesy
that all members of Congress extend
TO each other have had to be away
from the House occasionally, while it
was in session, on account of illness
of myself or members OF my family,
or on public business, and have near
~ always been paired. have been in
the House Il great many times when a
vote was taken, and have refrained
from voting, because I was paired
with some absent member. The pairs
are shown in the Congressional Rec
ord, but not in the Journal of the
House. If Dominick and his hench-
man, Baker, had wanted to be fair
they would have quoted from the Rec,
ord. and not from the Journal, and
would have told the truth about the
pairs
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-08-19
THE PURE FOOD LAW

1t is charged that voted against
lh" pur" food bill. This is another
halt-truth. which is worse than out
rI&ht falschood. When the bill came
before tn" house | objected to it be-
cause ii invaded the rights Of the
states. The bill. as it stood then,
would have taken away from the
states all their lights and powers in
The administration of their health
laws and regulations. AS q demo
crat could not stand for that, and |
voted against it, giving my reasons
Tor doing so. Other democrats who
voted with me were Adamson and
BARTLETT OF Georgia, Burleson OF Tex
as (now postmaster generaD, John
Sharp Williams OF Mississippi (now
SENATOR, Gambler of Mississippi, Gar
rcit OF Tennessee, Gillespie OF Texas,
Henry Of Texas. Hill and Humphreys
OF Mississippi, Moore, Russell and
Sheppard now SENATOR of Texas,
Shcrlcy Of Kentucky, and Smith OF
Texas. That was pretty good compa-
ny, was it not? The bill passed the
House and went to the Senate, where
the Objectionable features were
stricken out, and when it came back
to the House | voted for it, as did the
others, and it became a law. | have
no apologies to make for my record
on that bill.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-08-19
LITTLE THINGS"

1t is charged that my work in
Congress has consisted of '1ittle
things Well, life itself Is made I'D
OF little things. have always believed
that man who does little things
we'll does tolerably big thing. |
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-08-19
AS TO THE SPEECHES

Baker make the insnuation that I
have not written the speeches that |
nave made in Congress, that | have
had to get somebody else to prepare
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-08-19
THE CHARM ANSHIP.

1t is charged that | was not made
Chairman of the Committee on the
District of Columbia, in spite of
seniority, because | had been neglect
ful of duty in attending the commit
tee meetings and was not equal to the
work. AT the beginning of the Sixty
second Congress 1T was up to me to
take this Craftsmanship, being the
ranking member of the committee,
but | did not care for it. | knew il
meant great deal of thankless work,
and that it might interfere with my
duty to my own district and keep me
from giving it the close attention
which it has been my pride to give it.
representative Ben Johnson of Ken.
tucEy was next to me on the commit.
tee, and vas at that time IL prospec-
tive capdid date for governor of his
state. He was very keen to get the
chairmanship, for the reason that he
thought it would help him in his race
for governor. / did not know great
deal about Johnson, but had regard
ed him as my friend, and was quite
willing to unload the Chairmanship on
him. He seemed very grateful, and
was profuse in his thanks. He offered
to do anything in the world for me,
and | asked him to appoint my old
friend Dock Owens, a Confederate
Veteran, who now lives at Greenwood
but who once lived at Anderson, as
messenger OF the committee. This is
a position that is not hard to fiji, and
pays some ST. 100 or 81 200 year, ana
1t would have been godsend to Mr..
Owens in his declining years. Mr..
Johnson did not keep his promise as
to appointing Mr.. Owens, and he did
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-08-19
THE M'CAlLA CAMPAIGN.

Baker says the cause of my ill-will
toward him is that he supported the
late lamented |. III. McCalla in his
campaign against me- That Is not
true, as Baker very we'll knows but
it is a fact that "a tl.at Cam
paign he fought me most unfairly.
' have no malice against Baker, but
do have a very thorough contempt
for him. Mr. McCalla and myself had
hot race for congress. II was a
mans fight, but there was no foul
work on his part, and there was none
on mine. We never lost respect for
each other. had his friendship before
he died, and | valued it highly. | be-
lieve he voted for me after he quit
running himself
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-08-19
HOW BAKER LANDED.

Baker says opposed his election
as Secretary Of the United States
Senate. | did do that, and my only
regret is that my efforts were not
successful. | acted from high sense
Of duty. | knew him to be thoroughly
unworthy to hold such high posi-
tiOn of trust, and it was my duty as
public servant. responsible in some
degree for good government and for
having clean men in office. to try to
prevent his election. | did not tell
Senator MARITIME about Bakers con
nection with IA discredtable bank
rupt"y proceeding. If Senator Mar
tine heard of that he got 1t from some
other source. But | did tell Senators
MARITIME, as | told other Senators, of
some of Bakers shady transactions,
learned that some of the Senators
were put In possession of certain
testimony in the investigation OF the
Sully failure. in which it was shown
that that gambling concern had been
carrying an account for Baker with
out requiring him to put up margins.
When asked the reason for this one
Of the firm replied in substance, "Oh,
Baker was in a position where he
could give us information, about leg
islatiOn and help us. 1t was worth il ="
This testimony is a part of the pub
lie records Of the courts of New
fory city and is accessible to any
body who wants to see it. submit that
the man who did this is unworthy
to hold position of trust in the
senate of the United States or in any
other body of honest men,
Baker at one time compromised
his debts for ten cents on the dollar
Many an honest man has failed and
has afterwards, when he got able
paid all his debts with interest, but
nobody ever heard of Baker doing
this. People who had money in the
defunct bank at I.Owndesville will
not give such testimony.
1t Is common talk around the capi-
tol at Washington that Baker was
elected Secretary OF the Senate as a
sort OF consolation prize to Senator
Tillman. Senator Tillman wanted to
be chairman OF the committee on an
propriations, and his colleagues were
not willing for him to have it. Bak-
er was a candidate for Secretary,
and it was generally known that he
had been a sort OF Handy Andy for
the Senator, servile and eager al
ways ready to fetch and carry. Sena-
tor Gilman had endorsed him for
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-08-19

not act fairly in other matters, and
quit attending the committee meet
ngs. | am so built that when man
deliberately plays false with me it
IS hard for me to get over it.
At the beginning of the SiXty-third
Congress | learned that my opponents
for reelection would try to use
against me the fact that | was not
made chairman of the District Com
mittCe, and would try to make it ap-
pear that | had been turned down be-
cause OF fault of my own. | swallow
ed my pride and went to Mr.. John
son and asked him if he would be as
good to me as [ had been TO him. |
told him that | had given him the
CharmanShip to help him in his poll
tical fortunes, and asked him If he
would do the same thing for me. |
was not much surprised when he told
ZIG that he had defeated me for the
ChairmanShip in a fair fight, and on
his merits, and that | had no claim
on him. did not pursue the matter as
vigorously as l might have done, for
AIR. Johnson had his friends, of course,
and | feared that fight over the
chairmanship might open the way for
disruption in the party ranks, and |
did not want to be responsible for
anything of that kind.
But in order to be prepared for just
such Slander as this | went to the
Democratic members of the Ways and
Means Committee (Which committee
selects all the other committees of
the ilouSc), and stated the situation
to them and asked for a statement of
the facts. They very promptly and
GLADLY gave men the following:
"llouse of Representatives,
Washington, April "a, 1913.
"lIOn. Wyatt Aiken, House of Repre-
scntatives.
Dear Sir:-ln response to your in
Quily we, the members of the Com
mittcc on Ways and Means of the
SiNty-second Congress, take pleasure
in stating that in the selection of the
Committee Chairmen at the beginning
OF the SiXty-seCond Congress you
would have been chosen as Chairman
OF the Committee on the District of
Columbia if we had not received
your declination. There can be no
question about this as you were the
ranking member of that Committee
and no other name was considered un-
I'll after your declination had been
received.
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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-08-19
THE ANDERSON POsToFFIcE

IT is charged that | have kept an
unworthy man, republican, in Of
flee as postmaster at Anderson be-
cause OF political cOwardice. This is
the first time | have ever been ac-
cused OF cowardice, and it will prob
ably be the last time. Here are the
facts as to the Anderson postomce:
Soon after President Wilson's in
auguration, if not before, it was an
nounced to be the policy of the ad.
ministration that where republican
postmasters were giving good ser.
vice, and there were no demands for
their removal on the part of the
patrons of the office, the postmasters
would be allowed to serve out their
terms. | opposed that policy then and
| am opposed to it now. If l had had
my way, every republican postmaster
in the country would have been fired
within month after Wilson's inau-
guration. But the administration
thought the other course should be
followed, and | have had to acQuiesce.
Some months ago Mr. Cochran, the
postmaster at Anderson, and the as
sistant postmaster and the assistant
p0Stmaster's father, after having
been friends for long time, became
estranged and some bitter feeling
ensued.
Serious charges were filed against
the postmaster, and postoffice in
spector was detailed to investigate
them. When his report came in it was
unfavoraDle u the postmaster But
the officials of the Department, having
had experience in matters of this
kind, and pursuing the policy Of ta'r-
ing nothing for granted-and per-
haps having reason to believe that
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-08-19
OPolitical Advcrtisement.D

TO the Voters of the Third District:
The sCurrillouS attack made on me
by one j. NJ. Baker, formerly OF
I.Owndesvillc, S. c., but now OF Wash
ington, ID. c., through the columns of
the Newberry Herald and News (E IT,.
Aulls paper, makes ii necessary for
me to use this method of replying to
the false and slandcrous charges that
have been made. | know that this at
tack will do me no harm among the
people who know Baker, and | ask
those who do not know him and
his reputation for truth and vcracity
to make some inquiries. II they will
ask the people Of AbbCvillc and An
dersOn, they will soon find out the
kind Of man that he is. If they will
ask his own relatives they Will be
told an interesting but rather sicken-
ing story OF u note for $4,000, which
was aficrward compromised for &c.,
600 or $4,000. If they will ask Bakers
classmates at Wofford College they
will he told why he left that institu
ton. They will find some illuminating
information concerning him in the
court records at Abbcvillc, and today
they will find other information as
to his business methods in the rec
OrdS of the courts in the District of
Columbia. While | believe his attack
will not hurt me in the District, !
feel that owe it to myself and to my
friends to take some notice OF it.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-08-19
A SLlMY TRAIL.

AT the opening campaign meeting at
Newberry, when Mr.. Domnick was
making garbled and misleading
statement as to my record in Con-
preSS, | said that | believed he had
secured his information from one
James Nj. Baker, the grandest rascal
that ever lived in Abbeville. man
whom few in his neighbOrhoOd
would believe" Or words to that cf-
feet. | believed then, and know now,
that Baker had been furnishing DOmi-
nick with misinformation concerning
my record, and | will prove it, Let
any intelligent man read Bakers ar
ticle and Dominick's speech, both Of
which are published in the same issue
Of the NewNerry paper, and he will
at once see hat both came from the
same source. The proof will be con-
Vincing even to a blind man. Baker
and DominiCk have the reputation Of
being pretty shrewd, but they have
not been able to cover their tracks
here.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-08-19

Yours very truly,

NSISueU.J
20. w. Underwood,
Henry II. Rainey,
"COrdell Hull,
"A. Mitchell Palmer,
Claude '\itchen,
A 'Lincoln Dixon,
7 Andrew j. Peters,
= Francis Burton Harrison,
''W. S. Hammond,
I'D. w. Shackleford,
ollie M. James,
"Wm. Hughes"
If Baker will read this statement
he will find attached to it the name
of Hon. Ollie NJ. James of Kentucky
who was member of the Ways and
Means Committee in the SiXty-second
Congress, and who is now a United
States Senator, and whom he has at.
tempted to quote against me.
THIS ought to be convincing proof
even to Dominick and Baker, as to
the craftsmanship matter. 1t is true
that | have not been attending the
meetings of the committee during the
SiXty-third Congress, and it is also
true that my course is approved by
my colleagues who understand the
situation. | have found plenty of 9th
er work to do. | attended one meeting
OF the committee, when my vote was
needed to secure a favorable report
on some needed legislation. 1t some
times happens that the vote Of one
honest man is badly needed, and my
vote has always been ready when il
was needed, in committee or else
where. During my entire service in
Congress | have never failed to vote
or to be paired, on any important is
Sup
The Meeker herald., 1914-06-13


And now Abraham Lincoln rose from
his seat, stretched his long. bony limbs
upward a. II to get them into working
order, and stood like some solitary pine
on lonely summit. very tall. very
dark, very gaunt and very rugged. bis
swarthy features stamped with 4 sad
serenity, and the instant hs began to
speak the ungainly mouth lost ita
heaviness, the half listless eyes attain
ed wondrous power, and the people
stood bewiidered and breathless under
the natural magic Of the strangest,
most original personality known to the
English speaking world since Robert
Burns.
There were other very tall and dark
men in the heterogeneous assembly,
but not one who resembled the speak
or. Every movement Of his long. mus
cular frame denoted indexible earnest
ness, and q something issued forth,
elemental and mystical. that told what
the man had been, what he was and
what he would do in the future
From 1.-THE Valley Of Shadows" by
Francis Grierson.
The Meeker herald., 1914-06-13

Concerning the African craving for
salt, Livingstone gives interesting tes-
hmony. Only the rich among Bak-
wants could afford to buy it and the
poor suffered from indigestion for lack
Of It Native doctors accordingly made
salt usual ingredient Of their medi-
cine, and Livingstone successfully gave
sufferers teaspoonfuls Of neat salt
But now comes a notable point. "El-
Their milk or meat had the same effect,
though not so rapidly. as salt. Long
afterward, when was myself depriv-
cd Of salt for four months at two dis
tinct periods, felt no desire for that
condiment, but was plagued by very
great longing for. the above articles Of
food. This continued as long as was
confined to an exclusively vegetable
diet. and when procured a meal Of
hesh. though boiled in perfectly fresh
rain water. 1t tasted as pleasantly salt
ish AZ II slightly impregnated with that
condiment-" Standard.
The Meeker herald., 1914-06-13
Measuring Light speed.

Even In this speed mad age we can
never hope to equal the speed Of light,
which the scientists tell us is 10000
miles a second. If light could not &C.
tually be measured no one would be.
lieve 1t.
There In a delicate instrument used
in measuring light which throws a
beam Of light upon a revolving disk.
There was some doubt about the 6g-
ures obtained in this way until II
was found that when the earth was in
the part Of its orbit nearest to Jupiter
eclipses took place sixteen minutes
earlier than when 1t was in the fur
thermost part, whereas by all rules
Of astronomy they should have taken
place at the same minute each time.
It IL deduced' from this that the light
was not instantaneous and consequent
" took sixteen minutes to traverse the
diameter Of the earth's orbit, dis
lance of about 20O.000.O0O miles, thus
giving to light a velocity Of 10000
miles second. which was accurately
shown later by other experiment.
Exchange.
The Meeker herald., 1914-06-13
Commissioners Meeting
MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1914.

MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1914.
The board Of county commissioners
met pursuant to adjournment. Pres
emit Chairman Otto Metxger and
Commissioner Thos. KildufY and
Coerk G. ]. Wilson. Absent Com
missioner w. H. Gof1 and Attorney
J. g. Gentry.
The following bills for road work
on the Government road were ex-
amined, approved and warrants or
dered drawn for same:
@ W Fravert, grading government road solo 20
G w Fravert. force account work and
extra work ... al -
@ w Fravert, hauling lumber.-.. is 90
g Thurmond, surveying. ....-........ 7W Is
w Fravert, road work, schermer.
horn lane, Piceancs creek road.. 50 %
The resolution accepting the sp-
portionment from the state of $1,000
was adopted.
On motion the Board adjourned.
tATTEsT1 OTTo METzaER,
@. J. WILSON, Chairman.
Clerk.
The Meeker herald., 1914-06-13
How's This?

We otter One hundred Dollars Reward fcl
any case Of catarrh that cannot be cured By
Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo. o.
We. the undersigned, have known r. J. Che
ney for the last Is years, and believe him per
fectly honorable in all business transactiooa
and financially able to carry out any obttsn.
tons made by his nrm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE.,
Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, oct.
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur.
faces Of the syHtem. Testimonials sent frec.
Price Is cents per bottle. Sold BY all druggists
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Meeker herald., 1914-06-13

Ground was broken for the Meek
or flour mill.
Preparations for the Fourth were
the order Of the day.
The Mediation d Sheridan saw
mill on Little Beaver, was complete
~ destroyed by IRE.
"Kit" Carson sold the Nesker-
New Castle stage line to Fay G0rham
and the Pool brothers-Jim and Jefi.
The town council let . contract to
Ed Hall for boring for an artssian
we'll on Sixth street, north Of the
present site Of tho grade school
building.
The White River Land, Live Stock
and Irrigation company tthe CIV out
fiji wound up its affairs on White
river. George 8 Witter and Frank
Smith bought the brands and stock
remaining In the valley. Dan Aoog
now owns the '.home ranch" on
on Miller creek.
The Meeker Electric Light COM
pany introduced . new light this
week, which, to use time honored
expression, sheds light In dark places
It 10 . 1OOOcandle power nitrogen I'LL
ed Mazda lamp, and 1t 10 sure On
illumination. Several Of our business
houses are having this last word In
lights installed.
The Meeker herald., 1914-06-13
Death Of Julius wnber

Last Friday, Ed WILDER received .
telegram from Tom Dunn ANNOUNCE
ing the death Of his brother Julius
WILDER, at Columbia, Nevada, on
that date.
Later advices show that deceased,
who was In the employ Of the Gold
field Consolidated Milling 4 Trans
portation company, accidently fell
In front Of an approaching ore train
and was instantly killed.
Mr.. T. r. Dunn embalmed the
body, which arrived in Meeker on
Wednesday evening. The funeral
services were held, Thursday after
noon. from the undertaking rooms
Of Thomas 4 Gourley, and were at
tended by large delegations Of citi-
xsns from Danforth and Oadridge
parks, Meeker and the mesa. Rev.
DeMotte officiated.
Julius r. WILDER was born June "a,
1850, at schenectady, N. Y, and died
At Columbia. Nevada, June s, 1914,
aged nearly IS years.
He was . railroad man by occupa-
ton; was . well-known resident Of
the upper mesa for . number of years
but later got the mining fever and
moved to Nevada.
Mr.. WILDER was held In high esteem
by all who knew him.
His sister, Mrs. Ella Watson, bro
Their, Mr.. e. P. WILDER, and relatives
In the east, have the sympathy Of
this community In their bereave'
ment.
The Meeker herald., 1914-06-13
oLARK.wH1rIocK

A very beautiful home wedding
was celebrated Tuesday, May 9, 1914,
ut high noon, when the lovely Miss
Pearl, daughter Of J. F. Whitlock
and wife, WAS Joined In marriage
with Edmond Clark, ct Oakridge
park, the home Of the brides parents.
Besides the family relatives Of the
bride, there were present, Webster
Brown the groom's ranch partner,
R. o. Reynolds and wife and Mrs.
DeMotte Of Meeker, and DR.. DeMotte
who performed the marriage cere-
mony. After the wedding = bounti-
full dinner was served. The young
people will make their home on .
stock ranch near Buford.
The home was decorated and al
together It WAS . delightful affair.
They are popular young people aud
we wish them . happy journey
through life together.
The Meeker herald., 1914-06-13
Methodist Church Notes
BY THE PASTOR

The special music for Sunday eve
ming was very highly commended.
The Memorial services for the
Rebekah degree Of I. O. o. F. was
we'll attended In spite Of the storm
and the generous contributions were
very much appreciated.
Sister Watson will have The sincere
sympathy Of the Church and COM
munity In the loss Of her brother,
Mr.. WILDER, whose body was brought
In for burial this week.
The home talent entertainment
given under the direction Of Mas.
Purdy, Tuesday evening drew ,
crowded house and merited the ap-
plause and high praise 1t received.
Every number was drst-class, and
the entertainment ~ . whole was
what the Burlington Hawk Eye used
to call "hum-dinger.' We are es-
pecially grateful to Mr.. Shields for
the courtesy Of the house and lights,
and to Mr.. and Mrs. Purdy for their
very efficient help, to all who con-
tributed to the most excellent pro-
gram, to the public for the overflow
attendance and to the local press.
The Meeker herald., 1914-06-13
Notice for Publication
Serial O8ll8.

Department Of the Interior, U. q. Land Once At
Glenwood springs, Colo, June Q, 1914.
NOTICE IL hereby given that Lucretia g.
is0s. made Homestead Application, Serial No
0l4A, for Lots / and ., Bec 10, TIP ! N, 4 o.
Lots and L. and nek mex, Sec %, TIP N, X
pI W. 0th p u, has dled notice Of intention to
make Final Five Year Proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before Henry J..
Hay, U. q. Commissioner at Meeker. Colorado,
on the 3lst day Of July, 1914.
Claimant names rs witnesses:
Frank H. TatrO, Frank e. Sheridan. Mary
Templeton and James Lyttie, all Of Meeker,
Colorado.
E. B. FORDHAN,
jcl3-jyl8 Register.