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Card from Hon. \Mnatl Aiherin ' ' J7 re as kr (Political Advertisement.) or To the Voters of the Third District: ti< For several weeks I have been he wanting to leave Washington and go in home to take part in the campaign, bat so far it has just been impossible for me to get away. This session of cv Congress is nearing its close. The w' House has about completed its pro- ^ gramme, but the Senate is far behind ie with its work. A number of import ant bills are m conierence oetween the two Houses, and other import- ^ ant bills are yet to pass the Senate. C? They will be amended and come to conference. The Democrats have a r majority of only some 23 in the House, and if very many of them go ^ away some of the important bills may ?I be emasculated or defeated entirely. m The leaders of Congress are con- sc stantly urging the Democratic mem- 01 bers to remain here until the work ai is finished. Only a couple of days m ago I received a not from Senator ^ Tillman, urging me to stay here un- m til his Naval appropriation bill has s* passed through conference. The re- Sl venue bill, the shipping bill, the child ^ labor bill, and others of importance, are yet to be passed, so that really ^ much of the most important work of the session remains to be done. m I could arrange to be paired, of irse; but much of the work of the g conferences between the two houses ^ on important legislation is being ^ done now. Members of the confer- p( ence comittees have their friends g helping them to feel out the senti- q( ment of the two houses, so that the ^ bills may be so shaped that they will m be aceptable when the conference reports are finally presented. All the m Democratic members, and especially _ the older ones, those who have been here a long time and know what to n( do, and when and how to do it, have a share in this work, and it is import- cc ant, though not so spectacular as w some other kinds of work. ' a I am as anxious as anybody could be to get home and into the cam- ca paign, but my colleagues say my pre- 0f sence is needed here, and I think they be are right. I feel that I should re- gr main here and try to do the work ta that the people have entrusted to me, ne rather than englect the work and go la' home to look after my own political ai fortunes. Aside" from my sense of la duty, my feeling of gratitude and ob- Di ligation to the people, who have re- be peatedly honored me with the positon pe I now hold, impels me to this course, la1 ?- The people of the Third District sfc know full well that I have never en shirked or dodged a fight. Just as la' soon as I can feel that I can safely th leave here,. I will take the first train for home. It may be that I can get ne away within a week, or it may be th that I will have to remain here un- ar til the end of the session of Congress, as and that may be the middle or last fo > of September. But it is my plain br duty to stay here now, and I am go- im ing to stay. of Aside from my legislative duties, cl< it has seemed that the calls for in- g? dividual service for individuals in the en District, in maters pertaining to the er] government, have been greater and sei more numerous this summer than Co ever before. For instance, the mo- *01 bilization of the national guard has ?f entailed a great deal of extra work on the part of every member of Con- ac' gress. Only a few days ago I was to able to secure the relaese of a member of the guard. After he had enlisted and gone into camp at Colum- to bia, his father died very suddenly, cr< leaving a widow and several small ^ children. The young man is now Th needed at home to support the family ? but if I had not been here on the P^( ground I would not have been able 1)0 to secure his release so quickly, and probably not at all. The comfort re! that I have been able to give this be- cr< reaved family will always be worth ^ more to me than any possible number f&' of votes that I may lose by reason of P? not being at home in the campaign. ^ I have no unkind word to say as to m( a single one of my opponents. They ?P have a right to run for Congress, of course; though if they are doing ge anything at all in their professions? clc three are lawyers and one is a ban- to ker?they would be better off at home than here in Washington with sti a Congresman's salary after paying m( the heavy expenses of a member of PJ< Congress. Any man who is doing anything at all as a lawyer or a banker is better off than a Congressman, and I take it for granted that the people of the Third District do not want a man who has been a failure in his chosen profession to rep- F"* resent them in Congress. I understand that some of my op- ( ponents nave Deen criticising iny record in Congress. I have not heard 1 any of their speeches, and none of them have appeared in print, so I do 1 not know just what they have been saying. If they have stated my rec- J d correctly I have no complaint to ike. My record here is made, and im willing to be judged by it. Even I were not willing to be so judged, could not help myself, for the cord is public pnd the facts can be certained by anyone who wants to iow the facts. I am sure that no le of my opponents would inten>nally misrepresent me, but it may : that they have been doing this untentionally, through misinforma>n. Tf. h?s heen mv cood fortune to in ir the enmity of one or two men, liose names I need not call here, tiese men have been fighting me in., ason and out of season, as the peoe of the Third District well know, know that in a previous campaign ey wrote speeches and furnished impaign material for some : my opponents, and I have lason to believe that they ive been doing the same thing lis year. And it may be that my jponents have been using stateents furnished them by these unrupulous enemies of mine, withit taking the trouble to verify them id that in this way they have been isrepresenting me. If any man in le Third District is in doubt as to y record, my faithfulness, or my anding as a member of Congress, I iggest that he write to Speaker hamp Clark, Hon. Claude Kitchin : North Carolina, chairman of the ommittee on Ways and Means; Hon J. Fitzgerald, of New York, chairan of the Committee on Appropriates: Hon. Carter Glass, of Vir nia, chairman of the Committee on anking and Currency; Hon. W. C. damson, of Georgia, chairman of te Committee on Interstate and oreign Commerce; Hon. James ay, of Virginia, chairman of the ommittee on Military Affairs; Hon. . F. Padgett, of Tennessee, chairan of the Committee, on Naval Aftirs?any of these chairmen or any embers of these great committees -men who have served with me for long time and know me. I have >t asked any member of Congress write a letter in mf behalf, of urse, and would not do so, but I ill be willing to be judged by what ey may say about me. I would like to be at home in the impaign, so I might tell the people ' the beneficial legislation that has sen enacted by the Democratic Coness. I would like to tell of the new riff law, the new currency law, the sw anti-trust law, the income tax w, the act providing ^for Federal d for good roads, the rural credits w, the new South Carolina Federal istrict, and other laws that have en enacted for the benefit of* the ople. I voted for all these good svs which have been placed on the atute books. Some of my opponts do not seem to know that these wrs have been enacted, judging by e way they are advocating them. There are other laws that are :eded, and they will be placed on e statute books if the Democrats e returned to power in November, now seems likely .The outlook r Democratic success this fall is ight, and this makes it all the more iperative for Democratic members Congress to remain here now and jse up the work of this session in od shape. And with the Demoats continued in charge of the govnment, it is a reasonable, commonnse proposition that members of mtrress whn have heert tried ?nH und true, men who know the needs the people and who are experiencin legislation and know how to complish results, may be trusted continue their good work. An old farmer told me once that did not think it was a good idea trade off a safe horse during a jp season. I respectfully commend is thought to the voters of the lird District. a conclusion, I must thank the peoi for the confidence they have respd in me in the past. If they ink me worthy to continue to repsent them, I shall be under in 3 3 J i.L. 1 ;aseu mueuieuness iu mem, ana | 11 try to. serve them with the same ithfulness and singleness of purse with which I have tried to serve sm in the past. I can promise no >re than this, and I doubt if my ponents can promise any more. And let me repeat, that if I can t into. the campaign before it >ses I shall certainly do so. I want be there now, but my duty is to ly here for the present, and I shall iy here until the way is open for | i to go home. It is for the peoi to say whether I am doing the jht thing or not. Respectfully, nrv a rpm a VV I A1 1 IV Hi IN. Washington, August 8, 1916. OR SALE-One 2-h. p. General Electric mo;or in first class condi;ion. Apply Press and Banner office. tf. / 1? Business Locals (Classified.) 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Smith, Lula Had Jon, Tom Smith, John Smith, Ella Bowie, f; against Robe-1 Bell, Mollie Bell, Watt Hack- ' [j ett, and Sloan Bernau, Defend- c ants. fTo the Defendants above named: Yc : rre hereby Summoned and re- G Siireii to answer the Complaint in [j is action, of which a copy is here- c with ? ived upon you and which is |i on file in the office of the Clerk of |j this court, and to serve a copy of G your an:wer to the said Complaint on {j the subscriber at his office at Abbe- q ville Co ,;rt House, South Carolina, G within t./enty days after the service !j hereof, o cclusive of the day of such q service; and if you fail to answer G the Crrnplaint within the time afore- [j said, trie plaintiff in this action will G app!; to the. Court for the relief de- [j man .Ied in the Complaint. D ;:ed 27th day of May, 1916. J. HOWARD MOORE, Plaintiffs' Attorney, o To the non-resident defendant, Sloan |l Bernau: j Ta.<e Notice, That the Amended G Complaint in the above stated action,, !j togeth ;r with the summons, was, on q May th, A. D. 1916, filed in the G office of the Clerk of Court for Ab- q beville County, South Carolina, ? where tl.3 said papers are now on file. Il! . J. HOWARD MOORE, ' Plaintiffs Attorney. I May 27, 1916. i 3-26-7. | ESTATE OF MRS. M. E. LYON, DECEASED. Notice of Settlement and Application for Final Discharge. Take Notice that on the 21st day of August, 1916, I will render a final account of my accounts and doing as Executor of the Estate of Mrs. M. E. Lyon, deceased, in the office of Judge of Probate for Abbeville County at 10 o'clock, a. m., and on the same day will apply for a final discharge from my trust as such Executor. All persons having demands against said estate will present them for payment on or before that day, proven and authenticated or be forever barred. 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