The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-08-21
BAKER REPLIES
TO WYATT AIKEN

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political Advertisement
Office of the Secretary.
United States Senate,
James nj. Baker.
Secretary.
Washington, ID. c., Aug. 10, 1914.
To the Editor of the Anderson Intel
ligcncer,
Anderson. s. C.
Dear Sir:
MIR. Aiken's labored reply to my ar
t!cle OF August 9Th calls for a brief
answer. All the assertions made In his
trttcle about me personally and my
personal affairs were fought out here
In the senate secretaryship contest
They were brought to the attention OF
Senator Tillman by other senator's
Mr. Aiken ncvor mentioned them 10
the senator himself-and Senator
Tillmen investigated them to his en-
tire satisfaction before my name was
presented to the Caucus. placed hs-
.ore the Democratic caucus sworn
statements from the records to an
swer Mr.. Aikcn's charges, and my
election followed, which was a COM
plete' answer to esogc. one OF them.
His venOmous abuse.4 Will treat with
contempt. He Ia un thel defensive be-
fore the voters, and not 1. His fight
against me. based on malice and false
hood. was made ard lost. Let him now
defend his own record:
Mr. Aiken denies. In, his article.
that he made theiMartine statement.
Why Is It thnt he called apofi Senator
MARITIME OF New Jeruey lass Friday
afternoon. In the room! of,the senate
committee on post offices and post
roads. and appealed to the senator
to give him letter denying the state
ment he made about me in the secre.
taryship contest? Senator MARITIME re-
fused to give him any suol, letter. as
/ had previously read tho state snent
to the senator as published, and on
this point submit the following az
fidavit: ,.Gn ~.
city of Washington.
District of Columbia.
Personally appeared before me
Thomas W. Keller. who, being
duly sworn, says: fat
That he has read the letter OF
James M. Baker. dated August 8,
1914. and published In tho Her
! aid, and News of Newberry, s. c..
4 on August IL. 1914; that Mr..
81 Aiken not only made, the state
mcnt to Senator MARITIME that
Baker went through, bankruptcy
proceedings In the courts down
South and swindled his creditors
out Of everything he owed them"
nnt tn other senators. ~ghc made
inquiry OF him about the truth OF
Mr., Aiken's statement.
THOMAS w. KELLER.
Assistant Doorkeeper United
States Senate.
Sworn to before me, this the
10Th day Of August. 1914.
r. b. NIXON.
tSeal) Notary Public.
MY commission expires Decem.
her 18th. 1915"
There is ample data on MI Aiken,s
personal and private record. but
lave refrained from discussing his
personal affairs. as It would tend to
divert the attention of the voters from
the Issue, namely; his public record.
Wnlch 1s proper subject for. discus
sion, and ho cannot escape answering
for his !ncompetency and neglect Of
public duty. .af
The letter that he secured from tho
members OF the ways and means conn
mittee OF the 62d congress, and pnb..
Eshod by him shows that he declined
the craftsmanship OF the COMMITTEES on
the District Of Columbia. which honor
ht Yas, entitled 10. the siata .or thia
letter, which was April 2l, 1918. shows
that 1t was secured by him Tor the
purpose OF whitewashfn:e hfa racnrd !.
He said, in his seeech at Nexherrv
that no voted for the pure food hiii
when 1t came back to the house from
the senate. After I proved from fhr.
record that no did not vote Tor Il: he
now says that he was absent. = S.
Mr.. Aiken also chnrRld me- with
quoting the record inacctirately. Here
Is the statement OF an officer OF the
government. who has no Interest In
tnese controversies, that the record is
correct as published bS me- In the
Herald and News on Aifxusf@ 4 ~ 8,
Is City of Wasking gt6n, ) # g;
District ofs'Columbia. !.
Person lily appsafea before me
". 2. Lieuallen. Z who beiuk duly q
sworn, says: 20, 4 t5l -
That he has read thss letter Of
{ James NJ. Baker. dated August 8,
1914. and published fn the Herald
ana News OF Newberfy,Y 8. G., ON s
August II, 1915 thatgha thaas ex-
amined the Congressionais decord
and compared all the Ea0tastons
cited In said statemeny thef sfrom.