Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-08-05
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES..
The Aspirants for HOnOrs i'm Third
District Spoke Thursday.

congressman wyatt Aiken ana the
three candidates who are seeking his
job were in Walhalla last Thursday
and addressed an audience of about
200 in the Court House. They were
given splendid attention from start
to finish, and no demonstration OF
any kind was made, those present be-
ing apparently intent upon hearing
what each candidate had to say for
himself or "agin' the other fellow"
The meeting was called to order
by County Chairman Jas. NJ. Moss,
who introduced the candidates and
stated that each would be allowed 35
minutes in which to present his
claims to the voters Of Oconee.
Hon. Wyatt Aiken,
the first speaker, took occasion to
thank the voters OF Oconee for the
hearty support they had always given
him, and he hoped that they would
give him their support in the present
race. He did not care for as much
time as 80 minutes, but since that
much had been allowed him he would
endeavor to consume the time in stat
ing frankly and openly what he had
been able to do for his constituents
and hoped to do in the future. He
conscience in all matters 'of legisla-
tion; that he would be attacked for
his vote on the Panama Canal tolls
bill, but the exemption of American
ships from payment Of tolls was fixed
as a plank in the Democratic plat
form, and although President Wilson
urged the passage Of the bill abol-
ishing exemption Of tolls to Ameri-
can vessels he had felt it his duty to
stand by the Democratic platform,
had done so conscientiously, voting
for the exemption, and would do so
again If the same matters were yet
to be considered. He paid a high
tribute to President Wilson, refer
~. to him as that fearless and con-
scientious man" who would go down
in history as one among the ablest
Presidents this country had ever had.
He gave brief outline of the con-
templated workings of the new cur
rency legislation and the antitrust
measures that sought to give relief
to the consuming public from the
grasping greed of the large corpora
tions. THE money question:" he
said, has been taken from the lin
tied confines Of Wall street, in New
York city, and will hereafter be con-
trolled by the government in the in
terests Of the people" BY means of
the regional banks every section Of
the country will be provided for, and
there will be always at hand money
with which to move crops advanta-
geously to the producers. He had
supported both these measures in
Congress. The banking system
scheme Is now law, and the beneficial
effects will be seen in the moving Of
crops this year.
Mr.. Aiken said that he was heart
lily in favor of large appropriations
for the building and maintaining Of
post roads over the South as well as
in other sections, and he has been
lending much Of his thought and en-
ergy to such matters. But, he said,
the benefits from this source will OF
necessity be governed largely by the
interest taken by the several States
in securing aid from the General
Government, as it will expect each
state to do it's part, and will not un-
dertake to build roads unasSisted
Mr.. Aiken had been criticised, he
said, for drawing his salary. He had
drawn salary for a number OF years
from the government at Washington,
was not ashamed Of the fact, and eX-
pected TO draw that salary in the flu
ture, for the people of the district
were going to send him back to rep
resent them. He had gotten the sal
airy honestly, had worked always in
the interest Of those whom he repre-
sented, and he had spent and invested
in South Carolina rs per cent Of all
the money he had drawn as a Repre-
sentative in Congress. He is far
mer, he said, appreciates and knows
the needs of the farmer, and had
worked untiringly for their interests
" along with the interests OF all people
in the Third District. 81 don't swal-
low everything Mr.. Wilson says, or
everything Mr.. Taft says, and don't
follow any man blindly, and my OPP
ponents can't read me out Of the
Democratic party beacuse | have seen
mt to stand by the party platform,
even though the President was OPP
posed 10 the plank"
Fred ii. Dominick,
of Newberry, was the second speaker,
and he asserted that he was going to
be elected on the first ballot. He had
some criticisms to make about Con-
gresham Aiken's record, but he had