Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1922-11-02
Clouse's Campaign On
A Low Plane.
Makes False Statements About Lock On Cumberland
River; Hul's Vote On The Soldier Bonus Bill And
For Relief of Starving People in Europe.

included and strut out in front of the
soldiers and shout: Behold your
champion! passed your bonus bill
but forgot to provide for its payment
and our good president had to veto
it." Two years from now the big
republicans will say to the millionaires
"Come across with a campaign fund.
Harding saved you billions when he
vetoed the bonus BILL" Thus they
hope to "get 'em comm and goin',"-
the Clouses to round up the soldiers,
Harding to hold the milionaires.
But the most despicable piece of
demagogy resorted to by Mr.. Clouse
is his attack on Judge Hulls vote for
an appropriation for the relief of
starving people in Europe. Mr.. Clouse
"froths at the mouth and lashes him
self into fury" when he tells the peo-
pie that Judge Hull voted to appro-
pirate $150,0O0,OO0 as he puts it "to
feed and clothe the Bolshevists of
Europe, while they pilfer and pillage
the sacred homes of their people," and
calculates that it cost the people of
this district about 100000.
This attack is not alone upon Judge
Hull, but upon practically the whole
membership of Congress, for the first
appropriation was made by vote of
242 to 70, republicans and democrats
alike voting for it, and the last by a
vote of 225 to II. Moreover, the last
appropriation which he speaks of was
made by republican Congress.
Now, let's see whether there is
semblance Of truth in his charge.
In the first place his charge is that
in making this appropriation Congress
was encouraging and promoting boil
shevism. That's Clouse. Now we will
call ON Hon. Frank Mondell, of Wyo-
ming, real big man, though repub-
lican, and the floor leader of his party
in the House. Here is what he says in
discussing this appropriation: "This
appropriation is intended to stay the
progress of famine and pestilence and
the spread of anarchy" He then add
ed: "If this appropriation shall relieve
hunger, thereby giving the people al
opportunity to think sanely, and SC
shall stay the march of anarchy, il
will have been the wisest and sanest
appropriation we have made since the
war began" What do you say, Mr.
Clouse? Is your leader, Mr.. Mondell
liar?
In the next place, Mr.. Clous,
speaks of this appropriation as though
it were an outright gift to the people
of Europe. On this phase of the mat
ter we call the Honorable and vener
able Joseph G. Cannon, for forty-si,
years republican member of Con
gress and for many years speaker O
the House. "Uncle Joe" says in dis
cussing this appropriation: ''The pur
pose for which the money is neede,
is exceedingly well known. 1t is no
a gift. 1t is not an appropriation o
SlOO,000,000 to be given away. 1t i
an appropriation to establish revol
wing fund to be used in the purchas
and distribution of food" What sa
you, Mr. Clouse? Did honest old Jo
Cannon know what he was talkin
about?
He further charges that this appro
priation cost the people of this distric
approximately 100000. The Nash
vile Tennessean of Oct. 18th. discuss
ing editorially this phase of his charg
said:
But let US analyze Clouse's figure
and conclusions. He says the Fourt
District was taxed 100000 becaus
of this appropriation. He is talkin
through his hat.
The internal revenue figures sho
that SO per cent of the federal ia
: burden was borne by the residents
: Y states, Of which Tennessee was n,
one. The remaining So states, Tel
5 nessee included, paid about per cel
Of the tax burden.
el Therefore, sc per cent, or s144,OO