The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-07-26

formed would find his interests safe
guarded by his constituency when th
facts were such that no m5tn could Gis
guise them" That such an appeal wa
4 timely is evidenced by the fact that froI
I the beginning Of the career Of our seniC
Senator down to june 25, 1918, the Con
gressional Record disclOses the fact tina
there were 2.9T0 roll calls. on these TO
calls the Senator was present and votin
4 1852 times absent lisp times absen
+ and paired 1872 times, present and paire
/ four times Since the beginning OF IN
4 present sessiou-the most important Il
4 the history Of the country-he was absen
Y 1I0 times on roll calls, present and yOtiD
go times, present and paired four times
lt was timely i'm his case, for the reaso
that for q year or more he has been aC
lively engaged I'M writing letters 60 tn
citizens OF the State in the interest o
his candidacy and directing the activitie
of his hired henvhmen in their efforts Z
organize the State for his election.
When IL was sought to amend a meas
ure before the Senate so as to includ
within the SeleCtiVe Draft all male per
sons between the ages Of 10 and 80, ant
providing that all who had attained tn
age Of 10 years should enjoy the benefits
Of at least six months military training
but should not he called for active mill
tary duty before they reached the age o
n, Senator Mcclellan, the colleague O
desire to announce the unavoidable alb
senee Of my colleague on official business.
Senator Shields had voted to table tht
amendment at an earlier stage Of the
proceedings. before the final vote which
disclosed that he was absent on bust
ness"
Absent at Important Junctures
When it was sought to amend the Food
Control Bill which authorized the Presi-
,t-l1 N
curing stimulation Of the production OF
wheat within the United States, to deter
mine and fix and give public notice of the
reasonable price or profit theretOr-the
mendment providing, among other things
for a minimum guaranteed price of S25O
instead of S2.O0-when this important
amendment was reached, vastly interest
ing and important as 1t was to the peo-
pie of the country, of one of the twenty
eight Senators recorded as not voting
Senator Mcclellan said, 81 wish to an
nource the unavoidable absence OF my
colleague (Mr. Shields) on public bust
ness
MY friends, one Of the characteristics
of President Wilson, the greatest Presi-
dert that ever occupied that high office,
is the fact that he entertains convictions
of his own, and does not hesitate to eN-
press them Whenever he has felt that
the public good demanded the services Of
has not hesitated to so express himself
leaving nothing to be imagined or sur
missed He calls individuals by names.
In this connection he showed marked dis
and great courage when ne
publicly commended the loyal services or
Senator Robinson of Arkansas, and indi-
Gated his desire for his return; he showed
his interest in Senators who have been
faithful, when he expressed his interest
IN the recollection of Senator James Of
Kentucky, and Lewis of Illinois; he
showed great patriotism and a commend
able absence Of narrow partiSanShlp When
he asked the Democrats Of Minnesota not
10 opnose Senator Nelson; and in Mich-
gan, when he asked the Democrats to sup
mort Henry Ford but, my friends, he has
never indicated to the voters of Tennessee
-hat he desired the return of the senior
Senator and in nv judgment he never
viii ask for the return of 2 Senator who
,nerlv defends and publicly commends
he LOYALTY and patriotism of a German
roN constituent who wantonly and need
"a " insulted him
Record Incomplete and False
Those of you who are on the mailing
ist of the senior Senator have been late
v receiving a part of the Congressional
Record, purporting to contain transcript
If the Stahlman case, and | Will warn
'ou in advance that what you are re-
# Il. b. Stahlman that Stahlman and
Shields deem it necessary for you to know
AS the senior Senator is making this
In issue in his campaign and as 1t is an
ssue Of his making in so far as | am
Concerned, | must meet this issue, ana
i've you the reason why do not approve
# the course of the senior Senator on
his matter.
Major Stahlman was born in Germany,
nd has lived since childhood in this coun-
ry, prospecting under our institutions, ana
moving the protection of our laws and
ur free government. Never 70 this good
ay has he renounced his allegiance to
never has he performed one act
o sever the ties that bind him to the
Ierman Kaiser, and that he has lived this
yay with full knowledge, is proven by
is own statement that he at one time
tarted to have himself naturalized, and
hen abandoned his application.
There are many of foreign birth living
mong us who have been loyal to our |
ountry in this struggle but r. p. Stahl- |
IAN is not of that number, Through the
oIumns of his newspaper he preached |
erman propaganda, poisoning the minds
{ our people and assaiIing the President /
nd the administration by every state
TENT and innuendo short Of actual trea-
On. 1t is not necessary that 7 burden |
on with all the evidence of this from his
wn paper, but I call your attention TO
,e fact that when a declaration Of war
as imDendtng and when this man must
ther change his course or face a Federal
rison he sent the following telegram, that
as nub1ishad over his signature, in the
amer, on March 2, 1917:
StahTman's Telegram
1.-THE Banner must stand firmly with the
'untry despite my honest belief that the
resident by his unneutral conduct has
-oduead the frouhle ~
And April Q, 1917, the same day that
lie President asked Congress to declare
ar, this editorial statement was pub
she'd in the Banner:
"EVdentIV the strong and persistent
ovement to have the United States de-
are war has been inspired by the Wall
rect crowd, who largely own the munl-
ons plants in this country and want to
,ep them employed"
I will not insult the intelligence Of this
ldience by commenting on these state
ents. You whose hearts are loyal are
able to recognize treason.
1T with a President who has labored
a superman to save his country's honor,
ID his country's peace, but who could
It forget the women and little babies of
Terica, who slept their last sfeep in a
fin named the "Lusitania," and who
d seen his peaceful efforts scorned by
e arrogant Hun, and our unoffending
liens ordered to keen Off the highways
the world. and do the bidding of the
'rman KaiseT-this is the sunnort he I
ceived in the hoJfr of his nations crisis
I'm this friend and protege of the senior
rator
when you read Of the exemption Of
= hlnan remember that he was not re- (
fred to hear arms or 10 donate his prom i;
" for the protection Of the country that ,
s shielded and protected and nrospered :
m all his life, and that he had 'spat :
or in her time Of danger. He was only !
1uired to register and observe certain !
rmtess regulations that had been or /.
red to be observed by German citizens !
that a lurking bard of traitors and :
sassins In this country should not be
rmitted to work treason against our
vernment at home and our soldiers in !
foreign land. But Stahlman was pro- :
ye of the senior Senator. He could an
al to a higher court than the Federal 2