The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-10-05
BLOODY SHIRT is
NOT BEING WAVED
Governor Hughes States Facts
That Stirs Up The Democrats.

press that Governor Hughes is waving
the bloody shirt AMI stirring up sec
tionalism in his remarks on control of
National government by the South. Rep
resentative Tess. of Ohio, Chairman of
the Publicity Committee of the Ne
tiona Republican Congressional Com
mittee, gave out the following state
ment today:
The Democratic press editorially
takes to task Governor Hughes for call
ing the country's attention to the Sec
tionalism of the Wilson Administration.
1t denies the fact of sectionalism-the
editorial writers lack information
that's all.
mo man who knows would deny that
the Underwood bill retains duties upon
southern, products-cotton goods. rice,
tobacco, Angora goat hair, etc, and
places twenty articles of agriculture on
the free list all northern products. That
is sectional legislation.
IF any citizen calls attention to
these facts he is at once accused by
Democrats Of raising a sectional issue.
This Congress is responsible for this
sectional spirit. The Congressional
Record of June Bird, 1915, records some
interesting data. By special order of
the House previously made, Represen-
tative Aswell, of Louisiana, was given
a stated time to eulogize Jefferson
Davis as one of the countrY's patriots,
The Record shows his speech was
puncJuated by frequent 'Applauses'
and when it was finished the Record
reads prolonged applause.
Immediately following this speech
Representative Kinheloe, of Kentrcy.
by special order Of the House, previous
ly arranged, pronounced second
eulogy upon the head of the Confed-
eracy, which was closed with cloud ap-
plause)'. When these two eulogies
were finished the House adjourned
making days work of two eulogies
upon jefferson DAVIS.
This is but one item of others in
dicating the sectionalism fomented by
the present Democratic Administration
that Republicans are expected to grin
and bear, but say nothing. 1t is in
keeping with Wilson's statement in
Philadelphia: i look across the Po-
tomac from the White House and view
my country.
ION March lst, the Congressional
Record gives on interesting item of the
same import. Both the 63rd and Gath
Congresses had witnessed efforts to do
away with the element of loyalty as a
necessary condition for southern claim
ants to establish a case against the
government for damage arising during
the Civil War. This proof of loyalty
has been steadily adhered to. On March
LIST when the House was considering the
subject of captured or abandoned prop
erty, an amendment was altered as
follows: Provided, that no claim shall
be allowed any claimant unless it is
proved that the original owner was loyal
to the L. S. government during the
Civil War, This amendment was re-
jected upon a standing vote. ayes So,
"A. A motion was then made to recon-
NIT the bill to the Committee on War
Claims with instructions to report back
with an amendment requiring loyalty as
a condition for any claim. Upon this
the yeas and nays were ordered by Re-
publican members. By vote of 1877 TO
40 loyalty was again made a require
ment. OF course the solid south voted
against it. They were joined by forty
three northern Democrats, five of whom
were from Ohio. Allen, Ashbrook,
Gordon, Key, and Overmeyer. Neither
BIumbaugh, Gard, nor Crosser voted.
Seven OF the forty-three came from
Indiana. -Barnhart, Cline, Cox, Dixon.
Gray, Lieb and Morrison. Neither
Adair, Rauch nor Cullop voted. All the
Democrats from Kansas voted against
requiring LOYALTY.
The Committee on war Claims which
has charge of these matters has fifteen
members, nine Democrats and six Re-
publicans. Of the nine Democrats six
are from the sou them states including
Chairman Gregg, of Texas, of the three
from northern states two voted with
the Democrats against loyalty. One
only joined the Republicans in their de-
mands for loyalty.
If the national treasury is required
to satisfy all the war claims that grow
out of the exigencies of four years
civil war, whether the claimant was
loyal or disloyal, can any expert &C.
countant place limit upon the de-
mands from that source?
I'm the 63rd Congress Mr.. Under
wood, taking advantage of his position
as floor leader, secured passage through
the House of special act, granting a
claim without reference to the Loyalty.
This was carried after the most deter
mined opposition by Minority Leader
Mann. This was the opening wedge.