Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-08
SOUTH IN SADDLE
IN LAST CONGRESS
Some Examples Of Sectional
,Favoritism Gathered From
Record Made by Demos.
DIsLoYALTY NOT HANDICAP

Washington, Oct I'm reply to
Criticisms of the democratic press that
Justice Hughes is waving the bloody
shirt and stirring up sectionalism in
his remarks on control of the national
government by the south, Representa-
tive Fess of Ohio, chairman of the
publicity committee of the national
republican congressional committee,
gave out the following statement to-
day:
"The democratic press editorially
takes to task Justice Hughes for call
| ing the country's attention to the sec
tionalism of the Wilson administra-
tion. 1t denies the fact of sectionalism
the editorial writer's lack informa-
ton; that's all.
Sectionalism in Tariff. "
mo man who knows would deny
that the Underwood bill retains du-
ties upon southern products-cotton
goods, rice, tobacco, Angora goat
hair, ETC., and places twenty articles
of agriculture on the free 1ist-all
northern products. That is sectional
legislation.
IF any citizen calls attention to
these facts he is at once accused by
democrats of raising sectional issue
This congress is responsible for this
sectional spirit. The Congressional
Record of June 8, 1916, records some
interesting data. By special order of
the house previously made, Repre-
sentative Aswell of Louisiana was
given a stated time to eulogize Jeffer-
son Davis as one of the country's pa
triots. The Record shows his speech
was punctuated by frequent applause,
and when it was finished the Record
reads, Prolonged applause
One Whole Day to Jeff Davis.
Immediately following this speech,
Representative Kincheloe of Ken
lucky, by special order of the house,
previously arranged, pronounced a
second eulogy upon the head of the
confederacy, which was closed with
'Qoud applause)'. When these two
eulogies were finished the house ad-
journed, Ilaking 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
Democrats Oppose Loyalty.
ION March / the Congressional
Record gives an interesting item of
the same import. Both the Sixty
third and Sixty-fourth congresses had
witnessed efforts to do away with
the element of loyalty as necessary
condition for southern claimants to
establish case against the govern
ment for damage arising during the
civil war. This proof of loyalty has
been steadily adhered to. On March
when the house was considering the
subject of captured or abandoned
property, an amendment was offered
as follows: Provided, That no claim
shall be allowed any claimant unless
it is proved that the original owner
was loyal to the United States gov
eminent during the civil war. This
amendment was rejected upon a
standing vote, ayes, So, nays "a. A
motion was then made to recommit
the bill to the committee on war
claims with instructions to. report
| back with an amendment requiring
loyalty as condition for any claim.
Upon this the yeas and nays were
ordered by republican members. By
a vote of 1877 to 10 loyalty was again
made requirement. 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 Brumbaugh,
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
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