The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-19

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Following are his re-
marks:
"a poet is born, not made-says Horace; but
Congressmen, that is, useful and Influential Congress-
men are made largely by experience and practice"
"a new Congressman must begin at the foot
of the class and spell up"
"Let us take the present House and see how the
many that hold the highest places served. l cannot
name all but will cite a few as samples"
"Mr. Speaker Cannon is serving his 4Oth year.
He holds the record, or in pugllstlc parlance he holds
the belt, for length of service in the House in our
entire history"
81 am serving my 22nd year, minority leader
Mann is serving his 10th year; Mr.. Kitchin, Chairman
of Ways and Means Committee, his 10th; Mr.. Fltz-
gerals,: Chairman of Appropriations, his 18th; Mr..
Moon, Chairman of Post Offices and Post Roads, his
10th; Mr.. Jones, Chairman of lnsular Affairs and
father of the House, his 10th; MIR. Flood, Chairman
of Foreign Affairs, his 10Th; Mr.. Hay, Chairman OF
Military Affairs, his Goth; Mr.. Adamson, Chairman
of Interstate and Commerce, his goth; Mr.. Henry,
Chairman of Rules, his goth; and Mr.. S%parkman,
Chairman of Rivers and Harbors, his 22nd."
"There are other big Chairmen but these will
suffice to show that as a rule the big places go to old
and experienced members, as most OF the men who
rank close to the Chairman are old timers"
$50 through the whole list and you will
find with few exceptions the men of long
service have the high places"
'New England and the cities of Philadel-
phia and Pittsburgh have understood the
value of long service all along, and having
elected a fairly good man to Congress kept
him in the harness"
"No man should be elected to the House
simply to crafty his ambition. All members
should be elected for the good of the Coun-
try"
81 can speak freely on this subject without vio-
lating the proprieties as my constituents have kept
me here % years and for 20 years have given me
nomination without opposition"
The Honorable Champ Clark was only defeated
when g. Republican landslide in 1920 that elected War
rem G. Harding President swept practically all Demo-
cratic Congressman, with the exception of the solid
South, out of the House. What was true in the days
of Champ Clark is true today.
1t is an age-Old custom and precedent that
forces the District a Congressman represents
to suffer until it's Congressman by years of
service attains a place of influence among Con"
gress and other Government officials. This Is
only one of many reasons why the Honorable
J. Bayard Clark, who has ably represented the
18th Congressional District in Congress for
the past II years be returned to Congress.
As a member of the powerful Rules committee.
he is the 4th ranking member of this committee that
really turns the wheels of Congress- Mr.. Clark is
actually the Bird ranking member of the entire North
Carolina delegation composed of IL congressman and
2 U. S. Senators. He is only outranked by Congress-
men DoughtOn and Kerr.
It. therefore, appears that the best interest Of
the 7th District can be served by rejecting j. Bayard
Clark.
Our section is predominately agricultural, it is,
therefore, easy to realize that the prosperity of all
and of every city and town must depend at least upon
the prosperity of the farm. Mr.. Clark knows by actual
experience the ~hardships of those who produce the
necessities of life and has made every effort as q
member of Congress to help in placing agriculture on
a sounder and more prosperous basis.
He is needed in Congress so that the continued
deepening and widening of the Cape Fear from Fay
e%ttevile to the sea may continue. He is needed to assist
in the building of State terminals along the Cape Fear.
He is a proven friend of the public school system
throughout the 18th District and did a valiant job for
New Hanover County when it was necessary to add
to the present buildings and build new buildings to
house the increased school attendance. This was done
with sufficient Federal funds secured by Mr.. Clark
that the local tax rate be not raised AND THEY
WERE NOT RAISED.
He is needed in the Congress where seniority
assures the veteran able assistance in all worthwhile
legislation in their behalf. His record in assisting
veterans has been consistent both for veterans Of
World War I as we'll as those of World War II.
SENIORITY DOES COUNT
In WASHINGTON
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