The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-22
Mr.. WILSON
REPUDIATES
SENATOR REED
Former President IS
sues Statement De-
nying' Authorship of
Letter Attributed to
Him by Reeds Cam
paign. Manager

ocrat that he had thanked Senator
James 4. Reed, Democratic candi-
. date for nomination and reelection.
fer great service which the Scna-
tor rendered him in pcrfcctinS and
passing the federal reserve bill"
The statement was issued by Lee
Meriwether. attorney and support
CT Of Reed here.
Accompanying NJ: Wilson'S let
ter, The Globe Democrat prints an
other from Scnatro Reed in which
a purported copy of the letter from
Wilson 20 Reed is given. The ict-
ter from the former president fol-
lows:
Il note in your issue Of April Il
that one Lee Meriwcthcr is quoted
as saving that he had seen Il letter
from me to Senator Reed warm
ly thanking him for the great sei
vice the senator rendered in per
fectins and passing the federal re-
serve bill. I have no recollection
Of ever having written any such
letter. On the contrary. clearly
remember that Nh Reed. as Il
member of the committee on bank
ing and currency. ntcrpoScd every
possible objection 10 the compile
ton and adoption Of the bill. His
objections. indeed. were 50 many.
so varied ana SO Inconsistent with
ono another that ! rcca1l speak
fo HI
sation. Having spoken Of reading
certain. parody or q ;Hell known
novel. told him tina, bis course in
the committee reminded me of ihc
conduct Of the hero in hat parody,
who. when rejected by the heroine,
rushed from the hcuse. mounted
several horses and rode OF in every
direction
Statements such as the onn
quoted from Mr. Mcriwc;hcr ap-
pear to be intended TO create :hc
impression that Mr.. Reed and I
have held the same principles. and
advocated the same policies. and
that he is entitled TO and may Ia.
assumed to have my Endorsement
as a candidate for reelection 20 tx.
senate. This is far from the bcin:
the case. To those who have
closely observed Mr. Reeds career
in Washington be has shown
himself incapable Of sustained 81
lcSia'1ce TO any person or any cau,..
fle has repeatedly forfeited any
claiIn 10 my confidence that he may
ever have been supposed TO have.
and ! shall never willingly con
sent to any further association
with hin,.
Il beg that YOU Will do me the
courtesy TO publish this letter.
Very truly yours.
Woodrow WILSON,
\ letter and statement given IL
Il Washington representative of Tho
Globe Democrat By Senator Reed
says in part:
Il did have . difference with ;h,
president. entirely good Daturcd.
oyer the federal reserve bank bill
The kernel of the controversy was
that the president insisted tbn, the
bill, which had orr mated in and
been passed by the house. should
be reported o1t OF the senate COM
mittcc and passed very speedily,
without giving an opportun.'v for
hearings. insisted that hearings
should be granted and they were
granted. As Il result Of the hear
inSS. the hill WIS amended hun
drcds of times.
Mcriwct!lcr today repeated his
statement that he mad seen :, COPY
OF Il letter by former President
Wilson praiSing Reeds attitude or
the federal reserve bill.
Mcriwether aSid he had also seer
4 letter from William G.. Mc.Adoo,
Son-in-iaw Of Wilson. written when
McAdoo was secretary of the treas
ury, commencing Reeds work on
the federal reserve bill.
Meriwether.s statement follows:
When the league OF, nations:
fight was on in 1913. and while
there WAS much criticism Of Scn-
ator Reed in public prints because
of his opposition to the League pact.
1 asked Senator Reed what he had
TO say in reply 10 the charge THAI
he. wa> always knocking the
president.
The senator mentioned several
important measures i'm which he
had coopcra;cd with the president.
one of the measure being the fed
cral reserve act
He called his secretary, Don
Hunt. and told him to show Mcri-
wctiier those letters
IN substantia,ion of senator
Reeds claim that he had received
the appreciation Of the president
for his work on the federal r"-
serve biz. Hunt produced from
She senator's flies first u letter
from Secretary of rh" Treasury
McAdoo. in which Mc.Ndoo very
warmly commended and thanked
Senator Reed for The work h. had
done in pcrfcctin. the federal re-
serve bill. Hunt then produced an
other l"ttcr of the sun" general
purpose Written on White IIulI>c
stationery and signed bv WooG.
roW Wilson.
i !n;ulc tn" same statement in Il
speech before lo.@00 people ut lllo
coliseum during The league vi na-
tons light and waS never ch;el-
ieu@cti from ANY source.
WaShinston. April 1S.-Hcclar