The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-07-31
Many Voters Heard
Candidates Speak

had prevented his E,ing in oongrcss
when minor matters were up for a
vOtc.
He then took up hie vote On the
canal tolls. He said that his Open
cnts had been very Industrious in their
search for some blot on his record and
that this was the only straw the,
could grab In their efrortS to defeat
him. He rrid that in this particular
IL, tancc, Precedent Wilson, without
giving any warning of his intention.
appeared before congress- and asked
that the bill bo repealed and that
vixen he did make the request he
shove! no reason Why the bill should
- repealed. That being the case, Mr..
Aiken said that he voted as his con-
science dictated Ntand as lie thought
right and he did not feel that 1t was
necessary for him To make any apol-
ogies. lie said that according TO the
uttcranccs Of both Mr.. Wilson and Mr..
Bryan the party platform was para
mount 10 everything else and quoted
portions OF addresses made by them in
which they made the statement that
every democrat should stick to the
democratic platform. Mr.. Aiken said
that when he voted as he did he voted
as the democratic platform required
and stated that many congressman,
who voted with President Wilson and
against the platform of the party, had
:ince regretted it.sfI lie then pointed to
the fact that the president had ap-
pointed n negro recorder of Wash
ington's municipal court and asked
why some one did not accuse tho con-
gresham OF bolting the party when
they refused to vote for the negros
confirmation TO tho position.
He next took up Ills rural credit bill
and defended it sayirg that one of his
opponents had attN cked this bill and
had arraigncd its author in very Sc
we're tcrms. He said that his bill
might possibly bu:mperfect but it was
the best that he or any other congress-
man could do at this time and he told
his opponents that II any one or them
would draw up better bill he would
present 1t in congress for them and
try to have II. enacted.
The. speaker. said that one Of Mr..
Dominick's chief claims to the Office
was n scheme hadfor doing away with
the middleman's profit In tho handling
OF cotton. Mr.. lAiken says that the
government hae already established a
commission, whose duty 1t is to study
this question andsto solve the problem
and ho believea that tho commission
will do it bctter-than Mr.. Dominick
could. He paidt'a compliment to A.
F. Lever and his work az the head of
the agricultural committee.
In closing Mr.. Aiken said that since,
Mr.. Dominick was so Interested In
the success of the cotton mill, then
why had he not troted to. cut down the
laboring hours pr49ttgn mill workers
when such bill Was presented in the
South Garolina.aBsaeral<~ assembly. in
1902 when Mr.. Dominiclk was N mem
her OF the lower house. MIR. Aiken, got
much applause when he concluded
and was presented with handsome
touG,et. Gf aowerss Yhich no said he
would plaegsen tAs sya&xes of Dcm,-
nicK, Horton and Evans ON August &c.
Mr. Dominfck.
1t became evident, when he arose to
speak, that Fred H.sDominick, of New
berry, was. one OF the favorites. He
got the close attention. OF the audience
from the first word until he concluded
and Notwithstanding the fact that he
was very hoarse he made q splendid
speech. He began by taking up MIR.
Aiken's reference to his vote on the
cotton mill question. saying that when
he was in the general assembly bill
was first introduced cutting the hours
of labor for cotton mills to 66 per
week. In 1901 1t was proposed to re-
duce the .honrs to $50. but that before
the bill could be called for vote he
had received petitions from the cot
ton mill people of.Pelzer. Piedmont.
Orr and Belton asking that no legis-
lation be. attempted along, this line
and that he did notsyota fur II hesallse