The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-08-22


nress from the First Congression-
p District of North Carolina,
srhiect to the nomination of the
Democratic party in 1920.
Six months ago [ stated that l
Ind no intention Of seeking such
nomination and election. l have
Repeatedly stated that I have no
ooiiticaI ambitions. That state
5nsnt is as true to-day as it ever
was | am a candidate for your
CONGRESS. not because of any ex-
nectations Of being nominated and
Elected. or because Of any desire
;or the Office, BUT BECAUSE I
Relieve IT THE DUTY OF
SOME ONE WHO WILL CON-
DICT \ CAMPAIGN ON LIVE
4ND VITAL ISSUE, TO ENTER
THE CONGRESSIONAL CAM
P4IGN IN THIS DISTRICT.
This country finds itself to-
dav. nine months after the sign
inc OF the European armistlce,
in a state Of POLITICAL social and
economic unrest such as it has
never experienced before. We are
in the midst of war and revolt
ton on every hand and the old
line politicians and react1Onar1es
at the seat Of government are ut
terly incapable OF interpreting
the times and too tirnid to meet
and face the new and strange
conditions.
In the face Of the crisis at hand
at are to have three candidates
: ;or Congress from this district
Who will have nothing new and
nal to offer the people, their
n.sters. Mr.. Small has a splen-
DID record Of personal service to
ll>,l.>lret11s OF his so1srf fttsefTtaks.- n =
has dipped into the Pork Barrel
and put a post Office here, court
house there and a dredge in a
creek out yonder. He has made
many splendid political appoint
rlents and bound to himself II
this way many of the strongest
Democrats in the district. He has
sent everybody some seed.
H. S. Ward, Mr.. SmalPs fellow
townsnan and opponent for the
nomination hasn't even so muct
10 offer. He is a better conno1-
seur Of Scotch, perhaps, and car
quote scriptures more gllbly te
his purposes. He expects to be
elected by those who don't like
Mr.. Small.
C. R. Pugh the Republican as
pirant who will oppose Messrs
Small and Ward, has nothing te
offer the people except abuse o
the record of Mr.. Small. Mr.
Pugh has no record Of his owr
and the record of his party II
Congress these six months ind1
Gates that he must be as helpless
y and hope1essly reactionary a
the most reactionary Democra'
whom he denounces.
Lessrs. Small, Ward and Pugl
are LAWYERS. The idea seems t.
be that this is a government o
-aw-ers. No one but a lawyer /
encouraged to run for any re
spect2ble legislative office. An
that is the trouble with this coun
Try to-day. A Congress of law
Yes can not deal frankly and IN
diligently with a restless and. DIS
satisfied people, bEEAUSE IHl
LAWYERS ARE SCHOOLEl
UNDER CORPORATION IN
FLCENCES AND, AS A RULE
CAN SEE THINGS o. L
FROM THE CORPORATlOl
VIEWPOINT. Mr.. Small, an as
tute corporation lawyer, has neV
er abandoned his law pract1c
since he entered Congress NOR
than 20 years ago and is to-da
the employe of numerous COZ
poratlOnS who are not u1lIllllie
tul OF the fact that he is a Cor
gresham as we'll as a good law
yer. Mr.. Ward, who asks you t
give him Mr.. Snalps office, pre-
oably represents as many COZ
porations as Mr.. Small. l don
know how many corporation
Mr.. Pugh represents; but l G
know that it will not be M
Pugh's disposition to turn do"
retalners from them.
am not a lawyer, I do not r
present any corporation; no co
poration has any strings tied
me. My interests are the mte
ests e1:sts of the plain people and l. b
heVe | am more capable OF 1nte
pretlng their desires and fult1
ing their expectations than al
lawyer who can aspire to repr
Sent them.
At the proper time I shall a
nounce my platform and give