The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-08-22

Congressman Dominick
Replies to Aiken'S Attack
On His Record
In the report Of the speech delivered
by Mr. Aiken at Greenwood, at the
senatorial campaign meeting. which
was published in the Greenwood Daily
Journal, my record was msreprescnted.
This report contains several false state,
mentS as to my record IN congress, and
notwithstanding the fact that these
have been repeatedly called to MIR.
Aiken's atten ntion, his friends are con-
tinuing to have this report published in
certain newspapers in the Third Dis
trict without any correction. This ac-
tion on their part shows the kind of
campaign that is being waged against
me by MIR Aiken and his friends
He says that voted against the
espionage, or spy, act The Record
shows, page l841 of the permanent Rec
ord, 1882 temporary Record, that the
bill passed the House by vote of 259
to l07, and that Dominick VOTED FOR
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL, and
NOT AGAINST it, as charged by
Aiken There were three other votes
on this bill, all Of which related to the
section providing for press censor
ship. voted against press censorship.
He says that voted against the act
pulsory military service. The Record
of April 25th, 1918, page 6O7l, shows
that voted FOR this exemption. and
NOT AGAINST it, as charged by
Aiken.
He says that voted against the sol
dier (volunteers) vote to give the states
credit flor volunteers. The Record of
April 18th, 1918, page 5439, shows that
voted FOR this provision and NOT
AGAINST it, as charged by Aiken
The Record Of May 9th, 1918, page
67S6. further shows that voted that
the House should insist on this provision
remaining in the bill.
He says that voted against the de-
termination Of the president not to send
Roosevelt to France. DID NOT vote
to send Roosevelt to France voted
to authorize the president to raise and
maintain by voluntary enlistment not
to exceed four infantry divisions, the
officers Of which were to be selected as
! provided by Section One of the Draft
was under twenty-five years Of age.
This became part of the draft act
and the act was approved by the presi-
dent.
He says that | voted against the
Compton (0 resolution of inquiry as to
the manufacture Of Intoxicating liquors.
presume he means two resolutions in
troduced by Cramton, republican from
Michigan, which resolutions were in my
Judgment for the sole purpose of trying
to embarrass the administration into
the execution Of the laws through the
Fuel Administration, Railroad Admins
tration, the War Trade Board and the
War Industries Board. voted against
these resolutions.
He says that voted against my party
on the vote to purge from the Record
the speech Of Heflin. of Alabama. So
lar as can recall, there has been no
vote in the House to cxpunge a speech
of MIR. Hehin from the Record. sup
pose he refers to the vote to expunge a
paragraph from Mr.. Hef1in's speech, in
which he referred to two members Of
Congress, Mason and Britten. in an un-
parliamentary manner, in which he used
their names in connection with trait
ors' and treason, and charged them
with stirring up enmity to the draft law.
with no proof to support the charges
H !" S"Pu.'SS 'hiS paragraph from
the Record. and it was expunged The
balance Of the speech ia in the Record
today. and no attempt has ever been
made to expunge it, SO far as know.
He says that | did not vote on the
resolution .,aking Guam and the IIa-
waiian Islands dry. BY reference to the
Record Of May 18th. 1918, it will be seen
that the Island of Guam was made dry
by an order of the Secretary of the
Navy. | did not vote on the Hawaiian
Bill for the simple reason that was
not in Washington at the time, being in
attendance on the State Convention.
obtained one weeks leave Of absence,
which week was the only one during the
time have been in Congress that have
been away from its sessions, with the
single exception of few days when
was called home by illness in my family.
NM mr.. Aikens friend, George p. Hill, of
MeWperry, says, in an article published
III tne Columbia State and some of the
teS theS"spapers Of this District, that vo-
b; .sh hga.nst the soldiers credit bill.
~.aicn projects our soldiers from the
M erseu o1 mefelless creditors. The Rec.
this bill passed the House w;thomt tna' d;a
senting vote. VOTED FOR THT W
BILL. AiiE
Mr.. Aiken attempts to belittle NV
successful fight against the exemntioyg
of the banks from taxation, by Which
the taxpayers of South Carolina were
saved ut least $500, 10000 in taxes for
this year and the succeeding years.
This wns great victory for your CON
gresham, and l received the personal
congratulations Of the Speaker, Hon.
. Champ Clark, the Democratic Floor
Leader, Hon Claude Kitchin, and many