West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-10-12
Some Facts About the SectIonaIism
Issue


Issue
Congressman Helm I'm The Congress
sional Record)
President Wilson's father and moth
: er were both born I'm Ohio, and while
I President Wilson was born In Virglnia
his parents were northern people.
or the ten cabinet members only
three live in the soutA.
OF the Supreme Court judges only
two OF them come from the south.
The Speaker of the House is n west
erner and the sergeant -arma is an
Ohloian.
While southern men are chairmen
OF some of the most important COM
mittees. a majority OF every one OF
these committees comes from the sec
tion north of Mason and Dixon's line.
In fact, on most of them where the
south has the chairman there are sew
en- members from the southern states
and IL from the northern states. So
the fact is the northern members on
these committees can always outvote
the southern members IT, according TO
MIR. Fes5 idea. they must be arraigu-
ed against each other rather than for
all to be working for the good OF our
great reunited country.
The southern members who are
chairmen OF House committees were
entitled to the promotion received un-
der the seniority rule which has OBJ
tanned for years and years under
Democratic and Republican control,
and the fact Is the Democrats who be-
came chairmen when we carried the
House were given the rank which en-
titled them to the chairmanships by a
Republican Speaker who knew at the
time he appointed them ranking mem
b RS from the minority, that they
would be chairmen OF the respective
C mmittees IL the Democrats should
carry the House.
Not only that, but when the Demo
Gratis got control they elected chair
men and all the other members of the
House committees. The Ways and
Means committee nominated the MEM
bers and they we're recommended to
the House and the House ratified or
rejected the chalrmen and the mem
bers. The present chairmen Of com
mittces who happen 10 live in the
south were elected TO the positions
they hold. Democrats and RepublI-
cans alike voted for them There was
not dissenting vote; no Republican
lifted his voice in protest They we're
unanimously elected. Mr.. Fess even
lost his opportunity to appeal 10 sec
tional bitterness, 4 feeling, thank God.
ion0 since dead, Mr.. Fess never told
the country that the Democratic
House elected John Key. OF Ohio. the
son Of a Union soldier. chairman OF
the committee on pensions lie did
not tell the country that we elected
General Sherwood Of Ohio. a general
In the Union army. chairman OF the
committee on invalid pensions, and
that under this same southern-control-
led House. as he would have the coun-
try believe. we have passed the most
liberal pension laws ever enacted in
behalf ~ the Un,oh soldier,
RE did not say In his statement that
we elected blind Union soldier chap
lain Of the Democratic House. and yet
every Democrat from the south voted
to elect these northern men to the DO
sitions that I have mentioned III
does II become Professor Fess to un-
dertake to harrow up sectional feeling
now about a condition that he helped
to create, or permitted 20 be created.
without one word Of protest from him
or any other Republican Verify the
Republican party Is bard preeSed for
an issue
appeal TO every man who loves his
country TO rebuke the man and the
party that Is willing TO sacrifice the
highest and best interest Of the eaun-
try upon the altar - political greed
and desperation