Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1920-07-14
BRADLEY GIVES VIEWS AS
CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS-.
(PolitiCal. Adyertisement.)

ple OF the district that state the rea-
sons and motives that actuate me in
offering, and to give my views on
such national issues as are to-day be-
fore the American people.
Strictly speaking, as between Re-
publicaniSm and Democracy, there is
no real issue except that which has
been cooked up by the Republicans
in opposition to the peace treaty and
the League Of Nations. or their in
consistency, to say nothing Of their
unreasonable and vindictiye hate Of
tho President, | will have moro to say
later in the campaign. Suffice 1t to
say here that their opposition was
conceived in sin and born in iniqui-
ty," and for cold, calculating infamy
Of execution would do credit to his
Satanic Majesty himself.
But the Republican party was in
desperate straits, and an issue had to
be made, even at the cost Of personal
honor Of it's leaders and the sacrifice
Of American integrity. SO thorough
ly has the Democratic party per-
formed its pledges to the people, In
the passage of the Federal Reserve
Act, the Land Loan Act, in the equit-
able Tariff Act, the Income Tax Act
and numerous other acts that direct
~ affect the welfare Of the people,
that the Republicans, even with con-
SCicnceleSs representation in Con-
gress. have not had the courage to
attack them on the eve Of PreSi-
dental election. | hope TO go into
the merits Of these various acts in the
course of the Congressional cam
paign, showing wherein their enact
ment was Immediately beneficial to
the masses. InaSmuch as Mr.. DOmi-
nick was not in Congress when these
acts. were passed. he has no record in
Congress touching them that we may
refer to.
MIR. Dominick's Record.
1t so happens, however, that the
most momentous question with which
any nation has ever been confronted
came up for consideration in Con-
grcss during MIR. Dominick's S encum-
bcncy, and he has left his record, by
which the people Of the Third Con-
gressional District may fairly judge
Of his qualifications for future SER
vice.
In discussing this record it is my
purpose and desire to adhere strictly
misrepreSent any part of it, but will
throw such lights on the effects Of
his votes as it seems to me a fair
Interpretation will Justify. do not
impugn Mr.. DOminick's motives, but
in the light of subsequent events
do most seriously question his judg-
ment as legislator. | cannot believe
that on those measures affecting this
~ try' fo to 4 ~; , n
| the World War MIR. Dominick's votes
IN Congress were in accord with the
| sentiment Of the people OF his State
not in harmony with the majority OF
regard to party, and | know that he
stood alone in his State delegation
and with puny minority Of his own
party in Congress. in opposition to
| the measures proposed by the Presi-
dent In preparation for and prosecu-
ton Of the World War.
We are familiar with the Incl.
dents leading up to the World War
We recall how the German consul
while our guest in the very capital OF
our nation, plotted with Mexico and
indirectly with Japan to involve us
in war with the latter nation and to
prepare the way for invasion of this
country through Mexico. We recall
how German submarines patrolled
our very coasts in their murderous
lust, and. informed by German spies
In our midst. sought out and sank
our ships, thus consigning our wo-
men and innocent children to watery
graves. We recall the Kaiser's inso-
lence when we protested, and his
banter to our consul that America 8
day was coming.
There were many who criticised
President Wilson for delaying en-
trance into the war. They did not
know how his great heart, foresee-
ing its awful consequences, withheld
his sanction until the Allies. exhaust
cd. confessed themselves all but con-
quered, and the shadow Of the Kai-
ser, with all Of its baleful blackness,
was over our own land. Few there
were who did not see that the very
Independence OF our nation was
threatened. Few indeed were the
Representatives in Congress who did
not see it, and yet Mr.. Dominick did
not see it.
On April 5th. 1917. a resolution
was introduced in Congress declar-
ing that Germany had brought on a
state Of war with this country. There
we're 373 votes for it and so votes
against 1t, Mr.. Dominick voting "No''
despite the overwhelming support OF
the measure by his own party, the
otherwise solid support of it by the
other representatives Of his own
State. and the all but unanimous
support Of it even by the Republ-
cans.
The country was called to arms,
and the spirit Of the nation at once
breathcd forth as with the breath of
Titan a challenge to the insolence