The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-08-11

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of Columbia committee :tr eight years.
Wien tie Democrats came into power,
Mr.. Aiken was the ranking member
on that committee and was in line for
the Craftsmanship. Did he receive 1t?
Listen at the record. Mr.. Aiken tells
YOU that the reason he was not elect
ed as chairman of that committee was
on account of the fact that he stood
out o.. the way of ais friend, Ben john
son, who was a candidate for governor
of Kentucky and he thought that by
standing out of his way that it might
help him in his race, but what do some
others say about this chairmansllp?
If tae good people OF the third con-
gressional district will recall, two
years ago there was held in the city
of Baltimore a National conven> ION OF
all of the Democrats OF these United
States of America. At that conven-
ton there was man big in stature,
big in mentality and big in intellect
uality-that man was the Hon. Ollie
James, who was then a member in the
house from Kentucky and who has
since been elected and is now United
States senator from the State OF
Kentucky; Mr.. Ollie James was elect
ed to and presided over the conTen-
ton which nominated and made pos
sible the triumph and result tnat hap
pened after the Baltimore convention
and resulted in the election OF Wood
row Wilson as president of the United
States. In mis- candidacy for the
Craftsmanship of that convention he
defeated none OTHER that William
Jennings Bryan, a man who has al
most been idolized by the Democracy
and is now President wilson's right
hand man as secretary of State. What
does Mr.. James say about Mr.. Aiken?
In a clipping from the Columbia State
on the morning of the 17Uh day of May,
1918, Mr.. James says: cit was com
monty understood in the ways and
means committee that Mr.. Aiken did
not seek the chairmanship because ne
had not been a regular attendant on
the committee at hearings, was not
familiar with the work and did not
feel competent to serve" That is
what Mr.. James says about Mr. Aiken
and Mr.. Aiken himself says that he
was appointed on that committee;
never did like the work; does not
like it today and will be glad to be
relieved of service on that committee.
VIII Be Relieved After March 4.
1 do not think there is any doubt
Of the fact that after the 4th Of next
March he will be relieved from service
on that committee and his place will
be taken On that committee or some
other committee by Fred Dominick.
Only "Little and Creepy Things.'
What else has Mr.. Aiken done in
Washington? He stated at one of the
meetings that the only things could
see in his record were through cat
eye, and the only thing I could see
through that cat eye were little
things and small things and creepy
things When I look at his record
he is correct on that proposition, ex-
cept in one particular and that is
haven't a cat eye With my "specks'
1 have four eyes and I have looked
into the record mighty closely and
seeing as we'll as I do, l thoroughly
agree with him on the proposition thai
only "little >hings and small things
md creepy things" can be seen be-
cause that is all that there is in his
record.
No Act of General Interest
Since he has been in congress ne
has introduced 313 bills-64 of these
bills have been approved and become
laws; 249 of them have failed. Prac'
tically all of those which have beer
approved have been private pension
bills or bills providing for dams
across the Savannah River, which
were recommended by United States
engineers, and practically among al
Of his bills not single bill of public
Importance has been introduced, sug,
gested or passed by Mr.. Aiken.
Missed Half the Votes.
Out of total of 999 yea and nay