The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-05-01

was needed There WIS considerable
Opposition to Il, and the committee on !,
banking end currency failed ito act.
Senator Saith then circulated G call !
soT a esiteas OF democratic senatorsI
The caucus was held, and after hard /
ight the committse was instructed to :
write the provision In The bill. This =
was done. the next q day z The b.ll
passed the senate, the amendment was
accepted by the house, aud II Is; now
the law Of the land. Senator Smith |
alone Is entitled fOitIle credit eOT this J
and the call for the caucus, written, In
his hand and signed by democratic J:
senator's, 10 abtinGants proof Il
COttOil =ExeaRng0s.
Senator Smith haB for q long time.
contended that In selling cotton for fu-
ture delivery the seller should specify
the grade or grades proposed to be
delivered, He Is emphatically opposed
10 cctton future business ras IL has
been conducted for scjiong, taking The
position that that kind of business
was robbery pure and simple. He in
troduced q bill to correct this evil In
the last congress. He refntroduced
the bill In this congress, and made Q
strong tight for It. It PASSED the
senate on March 18th, andi~it iB
conceded that 1t will pass the
House and becomeE a1law. No moro
important legislation for, the South
has been enacted In Congress since
the civil war. II means an end to
the unfair speculation In cotton, by
which gamblers have been able to
raise or lower: prices at will, and by
which they have robbed the people
| OF the South, farmers aud nlanufaG-
turers alike, OF millions OF dollars. 1
1T means putting the cotton market
absolutely on the basis ofBupply and
| demand. il means that the farmers
will be- able to fget the real aites
of:their cotton and no less, when they
| go 20 sell, and IL means that the man
ufaetursrs will be able to base the
prices Of their goods on the. value OF
spot cotton, and dAnot take chances on
the price that the gamblers may Ak
for some date In the future. This is
constructive; Legislation of the most,
valuable kind. p.S &.
/ Senator Smith has detotedsaIl his
/ time and talents TO his duties In. the
/ Senate. He has not been involved in
! aetionhHsrn. He had tried to rbe q
Senator Tor all the ipeorls and not
f0T q 5 iJi fss He hes ss :;-.4a .:s
Il
his abiiityf!i he has never stopped TO
| inquire swhetherta man-was his friend
| or his ehemy, or whether a man had
voted for Hin or not. Tho results ne
4 has obtained for his State have JUS.
4 titled his course. for he has more and
better. legislatioh 20 his credit than
Il any Senator ha sever SECURED In the.
4 same length b0f service. s - ,',s.fl
StaniinR on HiH JEleearfs ~
i The: tissue iil ttIis camp lkil Ifs ri l6iti..
4 His. record IL good moro than fliat,
4 IL lis q better record than any +Setfa-
1 tor has eyer made In u sfDft aints he
!. and his friends are content to aaS His
i record eRtitle5 him 10 reelection. IS
4 otter can tidate who eaters the;
Il FsEce sSsii ~ BE. iproHlp lpt0G mainly by get -
4 som 3aSnlslt lion; lh6uEl ,ofl lcburBe, due
u IefefIt ls Isen eyesg .candl date fot q
4 sim eeRe ueBire 70 - d bf seryice, to his
d,,pe0b! But SAii tor fEsfiIsi tt,.As aaea
tried and proyeflt bo true q tkfly 9TH.
or candidate mus 4 of, iieceaSity DE.
Il JAGGED B by his promises. No other
candidate can promise TO make d 6etA
ter Senator than. Senator Smith ltas
4 made, and there would "a s6 tsib risk
that he would not be- as good. The
issue then ;is, ,sas TO Wfeths Ell d { 80 q!
man shall be retained In the public e.sar
4 vice or Whe ethcr the peFsonai aIib ftiOh,
l for. IT is nothing 8mots than fllist -
Of new and antried man RhRli lte
gratihed. The :ofiice belongs ITO tttfes
people--they are the judges and Il Is
for Them snacfds: ;ait!lii i!lA Efl4s 52asstS
Is = -: =: - II: q. :sss
ator Smith is entitled 10 reel fectio1f,.
and that the people arg eat tied @t0t ~
4 con tlnnaEse Of his .aegyieae IIa4hes hes
EtoS f,tsiitfE&f :::
hrst4 four years as SssRat0f the 4saplsb-
lieans were in control ycG the Senate,
es has been stated and II waBs not 10
be expected that ard Democratic Sem
atof could exert much inf nfluence, Tsaf
under these conditions he has Iaade
his mark-he has left his tmpFesssup-
ON the laws OF the country, No Sena.
'l;tort has more constructive Iegisiati6R.
70 his credit during his first term OF
IserFiee, His work has been OF the,
Il lpracfit1S intelligent kind-ft i ss' bf,
the kind that ioyery man ean unflef4
i stand and 1t Sc bound TO be beneficial,
Il Now that the Democrats have come
into the control OF the government.
4 he has taken hiBh crank. He z. IL q
i istraig ght a lenao ocEat and he stands; we'll
with hisE colleagues. He was among
those Who hattied hardest. for tlIe7tarl.
4 III. ,refcrni and for currency reforIfiE
Iiant he is wing cordial and able sup-,
Eport to the other policies OF tho Demo-,
l:ctatic adm ton Gtle IS, ,Iloa In
|pusa atluh TO randar tho people better
i igeryIces than over before, and III Ill
limnst TeHpe etfIlltYE submitted < that Il
iETdiifd 10 "a = M EsJa re