The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-08-21

voted just as | did. 1t appears tnat
when he cot to examining the state
ment as to my record, as furnished
him by Baker, he found so little
to criticise that he decided to attack
me on my vote on the canal tolls.
1t appears that .le abandoned his own
concictions in the hope Of gaining
votes if he could STOW that | was not
in sympathy with the president.
The Use OF Money.
1t is charged that l have spent a
great deal of money in my campaign,
that l have degraded and corrupted
politics" This must be amusing to
most people, WHO know the Iacts.
nave never spent great deal OF
money. because l have not had 1t to
spend. have had the good fortune
to defeat several rich men, who spent
money lavishly, who had more money
than l could have raised if my life
had depended on it. Since the cam
paign publicity law has been in e.-
feet l have filed at the close OF each
campaign a sworn statement as to my
expenses, and if l have sworn false
" | am subject to prosecution IN the
courts and fine and Imprisonment.
But this charge is so absured that
can hardly give it serious considera-
ton
"Little Things
1t is charged that my work in
congress has consisted Of little
things Well life itself is made up
OF little things. 1 have always believed
that a man who does little things
we'll does a tolerably big thing. l
have tried to give close and prompt
attention to the wants Of the people
of my district The congressman wao
tries to attend to his duties faithfully
eats no idle bread. No man can
truthfully say that the interests OF
the Third district nave suffered since
I have been in congress. On the con-
trary, it would be very easy to snow
that the T1ird district has Jared
much better t1an many others.
It is given to but few members OF
congress to get their names connect
ed with national legislation. Take the
new tariff law, for instance. 1t IS
known as the Underwood law, and
rightly so, for Mr. Underwood, as
chairman of the Ways and Means
committee, introduced it in the
house and skillfully handled it. And
vet every Democratic member OF con-
gress had a hand in making that bill
and in it's passage. 1t was CONSIDERED
by the Democratic caucus and amend
ed by Democratic votes on the hoor
of the house. The same thing is true
of the new currency law, known as
the Glass-Owen law. 1t was introduc-
ed in the house by Hon. Carter Glass,
chairman OF the committee on Bank
ing and Currency, and nobody is Jeal-
Gus OF MIN because it bears his name>
Yet ne will cheerfully bear testl-
mony that every Democratic member
of congress had a hand in its making
and in its enactment. The same thing
is true of the Smith cotton futures
bill, and the Lever bill for agrlcul-
tural extension work. They were
amended and rewritten many times
before they finally became law. The
same thing will be true of my bill to
provide for longtime credits on farm
lands at low interest. That bill may
pass and it will be known as the
Aiken law, if 1 remain in congress,
but it will doubtless undergo many
amendments before It gets up to the
president for his signature. This is
true Of all legislation, for in almost
every instance, legislation is the re-
suit OF compromise. There are many
men in congress, and they have many
minds, and they are as a rule good
minds. When a bill gets through and
becomes a law it is the work OF the
combined wisdom of the entire body.
cannot brag on myself, for self
praise is haFr scandal, but l do be-
lieYe that my record in congress will
compare at least faTorably with the
average and ! would like for some
unbiased man to make the comparison
some day.
Sixty.six Bills.
nick that l have secured the passage
of only 66 bills since have been in
congress. l have not counted them,
but if there were as many as 66 bills
that is probably so per cent greater
than any other member Of congress
has to his credit during my service.
During one congress l secured the
passage of more bills than any obher
member of congress. Democrat or
try. 1t is claimed that most Of these
were small bills" That is probably
true, and if it is true it proves that
have been looking after the interests
of the small fellows in my district
instead OF trying to serve the big fel-
lows, that while trying to do my full
duty on matters of national impor-
tance l have always found time to at
tend to the small matters which di-
rectly affect my people at home, no
matter how humble.
What DOminick Did.
had hoped to go through this
campaign without making any direct
reference to Mr.. Dominick, but since
he has seen fit to help circulate false
statements about me 1 will tell the