East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-05-15
JAMES A. FEE, JR., REPLIES TO
ATTACKS ON GWINN CAMPAIGN
BY "INVISIBLE COMMITTEE


A. Fee, Jr., head of the Gwinn- For
Congress- organization flaws the ef-
forts OF purported republican COM
mittee to read men out of the party
by raising the racial-rel:gious issue.
Mr.. Fee In his statement declares he
Is not a member of the Ku klux Klan
and that the Gwinn campaign money
he has handled has not come from
khan sources. He asserts that his sup
port of Gwinn is based on confidence
in his ability and upon the short
comings of the Sinnott record.
Mr.. Fees statement in full is as
follows:
Why is 1t that whenever life long
Republican from Pendleton desires an
office Committee of Republicans
can contrive some reason for reading
him out Of the party,
BY proposing in the advertisement
in the Tribune the denunciation of the
Ku Klux Klan as the acid test of Re-
publicism the invisible committee has
itself injected the racial-relgious Is
sue into the CONGRESSIONAL campaign.
The Gwinn organization on the con-
trary Is making fight upon the basis
that judging from previous records a
home man would be more effective
for the interest of Eastern Oregon
than our ten year absentee The
advertisement implies that all persons
who failed to support the candidates
proposed and who do not agree with
the self appointed leaders of the
party are religious fanatics. This
proposition Is false In fact and Is
thrown into the campaign for the pur-
pose Of frightening certain people who
can be stampeded by this bogey Into
maintaining the status quo.
:, II Is possible that the committee OF
| Republicans" believe that II man oil
candidate, will denounce, the khan at
their bidding the chances are he will
also listen to their bidding IN other
| matters.
SlnnOtt's Record Faulty
! The real issues Is whether Slnnott
has represented the district. II Is
said that his ten years In Congress
and his position on committees gives
him vastly increased power, but hi
has held the chairmanship OF the Pub
lie Lands Committee for two years
What benefits has the district received
from this committee craftsmanship
Has he prevented the Wallulu cut of
from being shown as a primary road
by the Forestry service map? Has ht
7 placed the Pendleton-Grant County, ol
any other Eastern Oregon road II
such q favorable position? Was tn,
| irrevocable lease law proposed BY hin
as head of the public lands committe,
and published recently in the Eas
Oregonian for the interest OF the dis
trict? Has he accomplished anythin,
for the advancement OF the Umatilii
: Rapids project, except the signing o
a perfunctory letter taking tho sun
total Of Sinnott's achievements? Coul,
Gwinn do worse?
James II. Gwinn Is an America1
and a lifelong republican. He Is
highly respected citizen, whose homo
: and integrity are respected even b
, the committee of republicans. I'll
= business OF conducting an abstract oi
? flee Is home business practicall
r every public movement carried on /.
g this county and eastern Oregon ha
e Hhad his enthusiastic support. Th
g president selected him as Four Minui
speaker during the war. He Is
forceful speaker and q sound thinke
y With such a record and such attain
q ment, why has he suddenly becam
y DANGEROUS and unworthy the suppo
= of republicans? #
9 The platform upon which he
p making his campaign presents u
q, following issues:
st II favor:
10 "a protective tariff to safeguard Il
" interests Of Oregon.
u Obtaining Oregons Just share
d the reclamation fund for Oregon
reclamation and irrigation project.
" Government assistance in the d
81 velopmcnt of Orogons hydro-electl
ie power.
e. THE fostering and maintaining,
n an economical and common -aen
le basis, OF the free public schools.
or "a reduction of taxes by economic
or administration Of public affairs.
Federal aid road money for i
ur on economic market roads; not
rs tourist roads only.
p Vigorous efforts by federal COVER
re lncnt to stamp out narcotic evil; gen
ia inc enforcement of all laws.
he ''Jiist compensation to our servI
men who served and defended US.