The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-07-24

tmSSrSSt VI Cnelr canQlQacy Tor Con-
gress. Mr.. Sam ]. Nichols, the other
candidate, was not at the West
Springs meeting owing to sickness,
but did speak at Jonesville Tuesday
as did both Col. Duncan and Con-
gresham johnson. The speeches at
West Springs were heard by The
Times man and are given below. Mr..
y. T.. Hyatt presided at the meeting
and there were 200 people gathered in
the school hall to hear the speeches.
congressman johnson was first intro
duced and spoke as follows:
II urged the people as early as 1901
to get up petitions for rural free de-
liveries. There are now 1923 rural
routes in the four counties in the dis
trict as against four that then existed.
made two or three trips to Wash
ington before I could get an inspec-
TOR to come to go over the routes de-
sired. l then rode over the routes
with him. After that 1 went to the
postoftice department and like in the
Bible was finally rewarded by hav-
ing my request granted. You have
the rural free delivery because Joe
johnson gave it to you.
went through the district and
helped the old soldiers to fix papers
pay for the horses lost after the sur
render of Lee at Appomattox. Those
men and their widows got this money
because I went to them and helped
them to get the application properly
filed out.
have gotten through congress SO
odd bills. in this list of bills is one
Tor the relief of John L. Young. The
amount was due for services rendered
before the war. I kept going to the
committee on claims and pressing the
matter until got it through. / col
lected another claim for T. J. H. Har-
RS. He took the census in 1860 ano
the war broke out, the matter was
neglected: It was more than $4OO. 1
piH through congress and got
nlB money. got bill through for
Mrs. Schoppaul, widow of Louis
Schoppaul. Who else has ever done
these things? also got a public
building for Union. I was put on the
committee of public buildings and
needed. ~
"This is the first time in the history
1T my political career that reports
have been circulated against NV
character.
Since you endorsed me in the last
election, what has happened? Since
then the Democrats have come into
power. l am on the biggest commit
tee In congress. 1t is the committee
on appropriations. $50 to $50 million.
OF dollars are passed every year. A
JoD on that committee makes it i'm
possible for one to serve as chairman.
l am chairman of the subcommittee
Wnicn appropriates every cent from
woodrow Wilson's salary to the paw
OF the scrub woman that washes the
floors of the Congressional library. i
conceived the idea that the Democrats
having come into power, it was best
to go through with every reform. A
year or two ago we were about tn
have panic. had studied this mat
ter and went to the treasury depart
ment to see John Shelton Williams.
He sent me to McAdoo, he is the best
friend you folk have ever had. The
policy adopted by McAdoo was the
identical recommendation made by
me. AS much money was put into
TINS district as was put in the whole
STATE OF Arkansas. You say this had
no effect upon you. But it did. AS
soon as McAdoo let that money 90 to
Spartanburg and Greenville and all
over the south put the money held
back at the north into motion.
Read letter from o. w. Underwood
one from Kitchen and one from,
Woodrow Wilson endorsing him as q
faithful worker, loyal Democrat and
one who was rendering conspicuous
service in the house of representa-
tives.
nave received as many as 100
letters, continued Mr.. johnson, "in
one day from one town in which there
was postoffice row. How can You
expect that one in such place never
to make mistake.
have had no companions nor anv
pxS of amusement but that I could
take you or my wife, daughter or any
body else by the hand and introduce
them to my companions have had in
Washington or to carry them into any
resort that / have frequented. I will
return the office to you as clean as in
the day you handed the honor to me-"
Col. L. 6 Duncan was next intro
duced. HeHsaid he wanted to say the
right thing at the right time. "I will
give you some of the salient reasons
why desire to represent you in con-
gress and to present some of the rec
ord OF your present representative. II
am not coat eail swinger. / am out
on my own violition. This district of
four counties is the biggest district in
State in point Of Industrial devel-
opment and population--almost one
rfth OF the voting population of the
State. The largest interest is that =.
manufacturing cotton. The Southern
states are today furnishing 85 per
cent. of the cotton of the world, only
one-fourth Of this production is man