The Cordova daily times., 1916-10-20
SOUTH CONTROLS DEMOCRATIC
 PARTY

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. - In re- ply to criticisms of the Democratic press that Governor Hughes is waving the bloody shirt and stirring up. sec tionalism in his remarks on control of the national government by the South, Representative Fcss, of Ohio. chairman of the publicity committee of the national Republican congress sional committee, gave out the fol lowing statement today.
 The Democratic press editorially takes to task Governor Hughes for calling the comtry's attention to the sectionalism of the Wilson administra- tion. It denies the fact of sectional ism - the editorial writers lack in- formation - that's all
 No man who knows would deny that the Underwood bill retains duties npon southern products - cotton goods, rice. tobacco angora goat hair, etc, and places twenty articles of az riculturc on the free list - all north ern products That is sectional Iegis- lation.
 eff 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 2. 1916. records some interesting data. By special order of the house previously made, Represen- tative Aswoll, of Louisiana, was given n stated time to culogize Jefferson Davis as one of the country's patriots. The Record shows his speech was punctuated by frequent applause, and when it was finished the Record reads -prolongod appIausc)'
 Immediately following this speech Representative KincheIoe, of Ken lucky. by special order of the house, previously arranged. pronounced a second ouIogy upon the head of the ronroderacy, which was closed with loud applauso.' When these two cu- logies were finished the house ad- journcd. making a days work of two culogies upon Jefferson Davis.
 This is but one item of others indi- eating the scctionaIi-m fomontcd by the present Democratic administration that Republicans are expected to grin and hear. but say nohiue II is in keeping with Wilson's statement in Philadelphia. I look across the Pc tomac from the White House and view my country.
 "On March 1 the con4rcssional Re cord gives an iutcre+Ua- item of the same import. Both the tzty-third and sixty-fourth congresses had witnessed efforts to do away with the element of loyalty aa a necessary condition for Southern claimants 10 establish case against the government for damage arising during the Civil war. This proof of loyalty h.a been stead fly adhered to. on March 1 when the house was coneidering inc subject of captured or abandoned property an amendment was offered as follows: Provided that no claim shall be al lowed any claimant unless if is proved that the original owner was loyal to the United States during the Civil war This amoudment was rejected upon a standing vote. ayes 5S, nays Il. X motion wae then made to re commit 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 waro or dered by Republican members By a vote of 1S7 to ITO loyalty was again made a requirement. Of course the solid South voted against it. They were joined by fortythree northern Democrats. five of whom were from Ohio - NUcn Ashbrook, Gordon, Key and Oyermeyer. Neither BrHmbaush Gard nor Crosser voted. Seven of the forty-thIeo came from Indiana - Barnhart, Cline Cox, Dixon, Gray Licb and Morrison Neither Adair Rauch nor Cullop voted. All thu Democrats frcm Kansas voted agains requiring loyalty
 The committee on war claim which has charge of these matters ha fifteen members. nine Democrats an six Republicans. Of the nine Demo crats. six are from the Souther