The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-08-18

favoring a ship subsidy is equally
false. On the other hand. IL the coast
wise ships using the canal have to pay
tolls they will have to charge higher
rates. and that will be in the inter
est OF the railroads, their compett.
tors. so that making the ships pay
tolls Is a form of railroad subsidy.
As matter OF fact Great Britain
never raised the question OF free tolls
until 1t was brought up by tile Tehun.
tapec Railroad. in Mexico, and tho
Canadian Pacific Railroad, both Of
which are owned by British interests.
In repeating the provision for free
tolls for vessels engaged in coastwise
shlnping VIC were legislating directly
for the benefit Of this EnglIsh-owned
railroad In Mexico and this English
owned Canadian railroad, and the
trans-continental railroads in our
own country, and no sensible man. can
deny that fact. The more think
about my vote on the canal tolls cues.
ton the more convinced l am that
was right, politically, economically
and in every other way.
Several persons have stated that
they heard Mr.. Dominick say, just af-
ter this vote was taken, that Ii he had
been In Congress he would have
voted Just as did. It appears that
when he got to examining the state.
ment as to my record, as furnished
him by Baker, he found so little
to crlticlse that he decided to attack
me on my vote OIL the canal tolls.
1t appears that he abandoned his own
convictions in the hope OF gaining
votes II he could show that I was not
in sympathy with the President.
THE USE OF MONEY.
1t is charged that I have spent a
great deal OF money in my campaign.
that have degraded and corrupted
politics." This must be amusing 10
most people, who know the facts. I
have never spent a great deal of
r,cneY. heceusc h:-c &c. had :. &c
spend. ! have had the good fortune
tc defeat several rich men, who spent
money lavishly, who had more money
than j could have raised IL my lie
hud depended on it. Since the cam
paign publicity law has been in ef-
feet have filed at the close of each
campaign sworn statement as to my
expenses, and IL haxe sworn false
ly am subject to prosecution In the
courts and fine and Imprisonment.
But this charge Is 30 absured that /
can hardly give 1t serious considera-
ton.
"ElTTLE THINGS"
1t Is charged that my work in
Congress has consisted OF little
things" Well, life itself ia. madu> nm
.of little things. have always believed
that man who does little things
we'll Tdces 5 teierabty n;s thing. Z
have tried 70 give close and prompt
attention to the wants Of the people
or my district. The. congressman who
tries to attend to his duties faithfully
eats no idle bread. No man can
truthfully say that the interests of
the Third district have suffered since
l have been in Congress-. On the con-
trary. 1t would be very easy to shoY
that the Third district has fared
much better than many others.
1t is given to but few members OF
Congress to get their. names connect
ed with national legislation. Take the
new tariff law, for instance. It is
known as the Underwood law. and
rightly 30, for Mr.. Underwood. as
chairman OF the Ways and Means
COMMITTEES. introduced 1t in the
House and skillfully handled 1t. And
yet every Democratic member OF Con-
gress had a hand In making that bill
and In Its passage. It was considered
by the Democratic caucus and amend
ed by Democratic. votes on the floor
Of the House. The same thing ie true
OF the now currency law, known as
tue Glass-Owen law. It, was iiitroduc.
ed In the house by Hon. Carter Glass:
chairman of the Committee on Bank.
Ing and Currency, and nobody IL jeal.
Gus OF him because It bears his name.
tfet he Will cheerfully bear testi-
'mony that every Democratic member
OF Congress had q hand In its making
and IN it's enactment. The same thing
fs true OF the Smith cotton futures
bill, and the Lever bill for agricul-
tnrai extension work. They were
amended and rewritten many times
before they finally became law. The
same thing will 20 true OF my bill to
provide for longtime credits ON farm
lands at low interest That bin may
PASS sald It. viii be kiown as the
Aiken law ics iremain:;in Congress.
sbnt It will doubtless undergo man j
amendments before 1t gets up to the
president for his signature. This Is
true OF all legislatlon,: for, In alluo uost
every tnntance; legislation is the re-g
snlt OF colpprothiAe There are many
.neh ihS CongfesSs and hey haze many
'minds, and they are as q rule good
= iss, ~ hGH 3 niii geIs through aud
becomes q laH it ID the work or the
c6mbtned wisdom OF the entire body.
cimnof bra & on myself, Tor self
praise Iis haif acandal, hut Il do be.