The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-18

favcring ship subsidy In eur:lly
false. On the other hand, II the coast
wise ships using the canal have to nav
tolls they will have to charge higher
rates. and that will be in the inter.
es OF the railroads. their competi-
tors, so that making the ships pay
tolls Is form OF railroad subsidy.
AS matter OF fact Great Britain
never raised the question OF free tolls
until II was brought up by the Tehun-
tapec Railroad. In Mexico, and the
Canadian Pacific Railroad, both of
which are owned by British interests.
In repeating the provision for free
tolls for vessels engaged In coastwise
shipping we 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 uues-
tion the more convinced | 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 If he had
been In Congress he would have
voted just rs l did. 1t appears that
when he got to examining the state
ment as to my record, as furnished
him bv Baker, he found so little
to crlticise that he decided to attack
me on my vote ION the canal tolls. |
1t appears that he abandoned his own
convictions In the hope OF gaining
votes Ii he could show that was not
in sympathy with the President.
THE USE OF MONEY.
1t Is charged that have spent a
great deal of money in my campaign,
that I have degraded and corruptcd
politics." This must be amusing to
most people. who know the facts. +,
have never spent q great deal of
money, because l have not had it to
spend. have had the good fortune
to defeat several rich men, who spent
money lavishly, who had more money
than / could have raised If my life |
had 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 If have sworn false
ly am subject to prosecution in the |
NOsAA ~ oAAd AAC Gnu lulQElSUuIuGHI. L.
but this charge is SO absured that l !
can hardly give it serious considera-
tion.
"LiTTLE THINGS"
1t is charged that my work in
Congress has consisted Of little |
things" Well, life itself is made up |
Of little things. have always believed |
that a man who does little things |
Well does a tolerably big thing. I |
nave tried to give close and prompt
attention to the wants OF the people
OF my district: The congressman who |
tries to attend to his duties faithfully I
eats no, idle bread. No man car
trGthEn;ly sey that s1s interests OF 7
the Third district have suffe red since !
have been in Congress. On the con-
trary, 1t would be very easy to show |
that the Third district has Jared |
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 |
now tariff law, for instance. It is |
known as the Underwood law, and |
rightly SO. for Mr.. Underwood, az
chairman OF the Ways and Means |
Eommittee. introduced It In the |
House and sktllfuily handled It,. And
yet every Democratic member OF Con
gress had hand In making that bill
and In Its passage. It was considered
ny the democratic caucus and amend
ed by Democratic votes on the floor
OF the House. The same thing is true |
OF the new currency law, known as |
the Glass, Owen law. It was introduce
ed In the house byh Hon. Carter Glass.
chairman Of the Committee on Bank
Ing and Currency. and nobody Is jeal.
GUS OF him because 1t bears his name:
Yet he will cheerfully bear testf-
mony that every Democratic member /
OF Congress had a hand In its making I
and In Its enactment. The same thing |
Is true OF the Smith cotton futures I
bill, and the Lever bill for agricul.
tural extension work. They were
amended and rewritten many times /
before they finally became law. The
same thing will be true OF my bill to
provide for longtime credits on farm
iands at low interest. That bill may
pass and u Will be known as the
Aiken law.5ff Iremain In Congress. /
but 1t will doubtless undergo many |
amendments before 1t gets up to the
President for hiSiosignature This ia
tfue OF all legislation, for, in aimost /
every. fnstanEe; legislation Ia the re-
suit OF compromises; There are many
men ~. Congress, and, they have many
minds. and they are as q rule gouti |
minds. When q bill gets through and
becomea q law 1t is the work or the /
combined .wfsdom OF the entire body,
= cennnf brag on myself, for self
praise tst half ssCahdais but I do be.
ueye that my record IN Fcognress win
compare az least sfayarahlyt With the