The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-08-31
THE JEFFERSONIAN

al Hy possession. Inere has been no
controversy over the fact that you
paid Carpenter $50 for same. That
is also admitted in writing, which I
have in my possession.
You are now circulating a list of
bills introduced by me, and you tell
the people in this pretended record
that none of these bills passed. You
state that bills separately and say Of
each, mot passed." For the purpose
of showing the published misrepre-
sentation Of the facts, l will expose
this record by showing your errors
on nine out of the first eighteen you
published in this record and say mot
passed"
The bills for the election of Sena-
tors by the people, Parcel Post, Boil
Weevil, Marine Corps or Plucking
Board, are all general legislation.
The people know without my so stat
ing that these bills are now laws,
and yet you say mot passed"
Next I take up local bills. In
crease of pension of w. P. Clarke,
increase of cost of public building in
Elberton, to erect public building in
Washington, relief of Rosa Wyatt,
and pension of Robert Wilson. You
say in this written document, "These
bills not passed" These bills did
pass and become laws Except Rosa
Wyatt, Which~sWas defeated in the
Senate after I had forced it through
the House on hard fght.)
You know as we'll as I do that I
secured $4,000 to finish the Fiber
ton post office. You see that post
Office building when you are in Ell
berton, and you know I got this
amount of money to finish it, and yet
you say in writing, mot passed" w.
P. Clarke lives in Elberton, and is
one of your very intimate associates.
He has been drawing the increase OF
pension to $50 per month L secured
for him, and you know that the bill
passed, and yet you say mot passed.
Robert Wilson is q poor sun-stricken
man living near your boyhood home
and you see him frequently. You
know [ secured pension for him
and yet you place at the bottom OF
this bill, mot passed"
These facts should convince any
man Of your unfairness to my record
in your efforts to reach Congress.
could go through the entire list OF
one hundred bills, of which you say
mot passed." and show the same re-
suits.
/ am sending you a Congressional
Record in bound form containing
every vote of every member of Con
gress and every word uttered on the
floor Of the House by all the mem
beTs. This Congressional Record is
free to all men desiring it, and it
contains the best index OF any book
in the world; therefore, there is no
difficulty in promptly finding the en-
tire record of all members. l trust
you will use the real record when is
suing statements about me instead
Of some pretended record which does
not state the facts.
You will notice how seriously you
are in error about my rural credit
attitude. The rural credit law does
not meet my approval and the people
know this. AS matter or race, IN
trOduced the Farmers Union Rural
Credit Bill. | also forced q vote on
the floor OF the House on the Cara
way Bill which is the same Farmers
Union Bill Write Hon Chas Bar
rett, President Of the Farmers I'm
ion, or examine the Record, and you
will be convinced of your error. I
will not take your time to look UP
this question, but cite you to the date
of one of my speeches that you may
turn to the Record and see your