The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-14

"t'oht cHliTely Dy tle large interest
OF Wall Street and elsewhere in the
country. who have been praying for
iIty years upon the poor people of
this naticn with unremitting fury and
viciousness. Had MIR. Inderwoods on
ponent In Alabama been other than
Capt. Hobson it is not at all certain
but what the people Of Alabama
would have rcbukcd him Just rs the
democratic party had rebuked Mr.
Clark. II Mr.. Aiken makes il q Uues-
ton OF leaders would call your at
; tcntiOn to the fact that there were
opposed to Mr.. Clark and Mr.. Under
wood on this issue, two men whose
loyalty TO the interests of the common
people cann~t he questioned. refer
to Woodrow Wilson. OF New Jersey,
and William ]. Bryan, OF Nebraska. II
, Mr. Aiken wishes to explain his vote
on the ground OF his pledge it would
be well for you to remember that he
pledged himself to work In harmony
with his democratic colleagues in
congress and not with any one or two
of them. Upon the Panama Canal
| Tolls Bill the democratic members of
the house OF representatives preferred
the side Of Wilson and Bryan to the
side or Clark and Underwood Is a
vote Of some five or six to one In the
face OF the fact that almost every
county convention in this district and
the state convention in Columbia put
themselves on record in no uncertain
terms as being opposed to this vicious
grant Of the peoples money to spe-
cial interest, Mr.. Aiken still tells you
that If lie had the vote TO go over
again lie would vote the same way
fic no longer recognizes you as the
master and himself as the servant. but
has put himself up as the only inter
ly owned and controlled by the Steel
cannot defend, any vote for a subsidy
on principle. The American people
built the Panama Canal and they
should be allowed to use 1t all alike.
The shipping industry which Is large
ly owned and controlled by the Seel
Trust should not be granted special
graft In that public owned utility. It
would be just as fair to say to the
cotton farmer of the South that he
could ship his cotton through for
nothing as 1t would be to say to the
American steel Companies that they
could send their steamships through
for nothing 1t would be just as
righteous to say to the cotton mills
of the South that they need pay no
taxes as 1t would he to say TO the
ship owing interests that they need
pay no tolls. If Mr.. Aiken wants to
vote for subsidies and can make suf-
flcient COMPROMISE with his con-
science to do 80. 1t does seem that his
loyalty to you people would limit that
vote to subsidy on something that
would benefit you instead of n sub
Ipidy on something that would benefit
YOU instead of subsidy on some
thing that would enrich the Steel
Tr,ist,
Mr.. Aiken is also in favor of remov-
ing from the operation Of civil service
all of the rural carriers and assistant
postmasters in this country. The
scheme in this is' ono that strikes at
tho very foundation OF the rock upon
which your liberties are built. 1t
means substitution Of political pre-
fermcnt in government service for
merit. It means that II Mr.. Aiken so
desires under the operation OF this
hill he could dictate to the rural car
riers and assistant postmnsters In his
district and that would mean that
those OF our fellow citizens who have
By their meritorious conduct and ex-
h,ninnt!ons obtained these positions
must give mp their right of !! free
speech and free thought and support
the congressman who liz in-or lose
their jobs. That may be Mr.. Aiken's
idea of politics In: n democracy. but
I want TO toll yotr: this. IL. Frank
Evansfcver' has to obtain or retain an
Office by such methods as this he will
r,ovef be your representative In con-
| T. rx,an ,,rio
other employees Of the government to
vote for the1man you think is the best
nian:to serve the interest of your, dis
triot In the halls of congress-. AS n
large employer of men. It has always
been my policy to recognize merit and
I see no reeEon at this late day for
changing my plan. i.a
+ MIR. Dominick, of Eewberfy county,
Ifs the other one eof my opponents who
has public record. He Is now assist,
mt attorney general, Of South Caro-
lima, and was fora short time a rep.
resentattye from Newberry county in
thee state legislature. Unfortunately
for Mr. Dominfek, the people OF: New
berry county saw fit at the:end OF his
service to,Fetire him no private life.
BY tBuch.Tan overwhelming majority
'tiiat he has had to wate a decade be-
orehe could 1gst up enough courage
to- ask the people for votes. Mr.,
Dominick has made,YNis campaign All
most entirely to my follow citizens at
the cotton mills, and. Still the reoorti
Is that MY. Dominick while In the leg
tBlature ihash an opportunity to- vote
for a. bill decreasing the scSirs OF
labor in sthe .milla and he voted
against 1T. In the House Journal of