Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-08-21
LET THE RECORDS SPEAK.
Congressman DOminick Replies to
Aikcn'S Attack on His Record.

the Senatorial campaign meeting,
which was published in the Green
wood Daily Journal, my record in
Congress was misrepresented. This
report contains several false state
mcnts as to my record in Congress,
and notwithstanding the fact that
these have been repeatedly called to
MIR. Aiken's attention, his friends are
continuing to have this report pub
llshed In certain newspapers of the
Third District without any correc-
ton. This action on their part shows
the kind OF campaign that is being
wagcd against me by Mr.. Aiken and
his friends.
He says that | voted against the
espionage, or spy, act. The Record
shows. (paSc 1871 Of the permanent
Record, 1882 temporary Record,)
that the bill passed the House by a
vote Of 259 to 107, and that DON'T
nick VOTED FOR THE PASSAGE
OF THE BILL, and NOT AGAINST
1T, as charged by Aiken. There
were three other votes on this bill.
all Of which related to the section
providing for a press censorship.
voted against press censorship.
tle says that voted against the
Act exempting divinity students
from compulsory military service.
The Record Of April 25th, 1918. page
G071, shows that | voted FOR this
exemption, and NOT AGAINST IT, as
| charged by Aiken.
He says that | voted against the
soldier (volunteers) vote to give the
States credit for volunteers. The
Record Of April 18th, 1918, page
5439, shows that | voted FOR Tins
provision and NOT AGAINST II. as
charged by Aiken. The Record Of
May 9th, 1913, page 67S6, further
shows that | voted that the House
should insist on this provision re-
naming in the bill.
lie says that voted agains: the
determination OF the president not
to send Roosevelt 20 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, TIA officers of
which were to be selected as provid-
cd by Section Of the Draft Act, no
one being allowed to enlist who was
under twenty-five years Of age. This
became a part OF the Draft Act. and
the Act was approved by the Presi-
dent
lie says that voted against the
Compton ca resolution Of inquiry
as to the manufacture OF intoxicat-
ing liquors. presume he means two
resolutions introduced by CramtOn.
Republican from Michigan, whose
resolutions were in my Judgment for
the sole purpose OF trying to embar-
rass the administration in the execu-
ton Of the laws through the Fuel
Administration, the War Trade
Board, Railroad Administration, 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 Ala
bama. SO far as can recall there
has been no vote in the House to ex-
punge a speech Of Mr.. IIehin from
the Record. | suppose he refers to
the vote to eXpunge a paragraph
from Mr.. Helms speech, in which
he referred to two members Of Con-
gress-Mason and Britten-in an
unparliamentary manner, in which
he used their names in connection
with "traitOrs' and treason" and
charged them with stirring up en-
nifty to the draft law, with no proof
to support the charges. | voted to
expunge this paragraph from the
Record, and it was expunged. The
balance of the speech Is in the Rec
ord to-day, and no attempt has ever
been made to eXpunge it, so far as
know.
He says that I did not vote on the
resolution making Guam and the
Hawaiian 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 Sec
retary of the Navy. | did not vote on
the Hawaiian bill for the simple rea-
son that l was not in Washington at
the time, being in attendance on the
State Convention. l obtained one
weeks leave Of absence, which week
have been In Congress that have
been away from Its sessions, with the
single exception of few days, when
I was called home by illness in my
family.
Mr.. Aiken's friend, George p. Hill,
Of Newberry, says. in an article pub
lished in the Columbia State and
some Of the newspapers Of the dis
trict. that I voted against the SOL
diers' credit bill, which protects our
soldiers from the greed Of merciless
creditors. The Record of October
4th, 1917. shows that this bill passed
the House without a dissenting vote.
VOTED FOR THE BILL.
MIR. Aiken attempts to belittle my
successful fight against the exemp-
ton of the banks from taxation, by
which the taxpayers Of South Caro-
lima were saved at least $500, 100000
in taxes for this year and the sue
ceeding years. This was great VIC
tory for your Congressman. and | re-