The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-10-06
STIRRING UP StCTIONAHSM
SAYS DEMOCRATIC PRESS
If the Record Shows SeCtiOnalism in
Legislation it is Perfectly Right
to Turn on the Light

Special Correspondence Washington. D. @
Washington, D. D., Sept. 30-Ii
reply to criticisms Of the democratic
press that Governor Hughes is wavinl
the bloody shirt and stirring up sec
tionalism in his remarks on control o
the National government by the South
Representative Fess, Of Ohio, chairman
OF the publicity committee of thu
national republican, congressional com
mittee, gave out the following state
ment today:
"The democratic press editorialll
takes to task Governor Hughes for call
ing the country's attention to the sec
tionalism Of the Wilson administration
It 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
on southern products cotton goods,
rice, tobacco, Angora goat hair, etc.,
and places twenty articles OF agricul-
ture on the free list-all northern pro-
ducts, 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 3rd, 1916, records
some interesting data. By special
order Of the house previously made,
Representative 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 punctuated by frequent( applause),
and when it was finished the Record
reads, '(prolonged applause). $50
Immediately following this speech
Representative Kincheloe, Of Kentucky.
by special order Of the house, pre-
viously arranged, pronounced a second
eulogy upon the head oil. the Confcd-
eracy, which was closed with lloud
applause).' When the two eulogies
were finished the house adjourned
making days work Of two eulogies
upon Jeff Davis: ees. es.s-s
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. It is in
keeping with Wilson's statement in
Philadelphia: I look across the Polo
mac from the White House and view
my country g aa
ION March 1st the Congressional
Record gave an interesting item of the
same import. Both the 63rd and Oath
congresses had witnessed efforts to do
away with the element Of loyalty as a
necessary conditi IN for southern claim
ants to establish a claim against the
government for damage arising during
the civil war. This proof Of loyalty
has been steadily adhered to. On
March 1st when the house was con-
sidering 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 U. S. govern
ment during the civil war; This
amendment was rejected upon stand
ing vote, ayes So, nays "a. A motiol
was then made to recommit the bill to
the committee on war claims with in
structions to report back with an amend
ment requiring loyalty as condition
for any claim. Upon this the yeas and
nays were ordered by republican mem
bers. BY vote OF 1877 to ITO loyalty
was again made requirement. OF
course the solid south voted against it.
They were joined by forty-three north
ern 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-Barn
hsrdt, Cline, Cox, Dixon, Gray, Liet
and Morrison. Neither Adair, Rauct
nor Cullop voted. All the democrats
from Kansas voted against requiring
loyalty.
THE committee on war claims which