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f- AIREPTS COLLEAGUES TELL OF HIS GOOB RECORD Political Advertisement Allowing is a copy of a letter to chairman of tlie most important ?cmmittees -in' .Congress also tlia j * i Speaker of the House and their replies thereto.. This shoujd put an end tjfthe aspersions launched against tke record of Wyatt Aiken in congress. ' &' .4 . Newberry, S. C, Aug. 12, 1916. [' Dear Sir: As there are reports emanating from h. * enemies of Hon. Wyatt Aiken at' I. "Washington ingeniously designed to4 I . Injure him in the estimation of his! constituency, being circulated here, I am' anxious to know his true status K among his colleagues and his faithfulness to his duty, knowing that you L are eminently qualified "by the vir-1 ^ tue of the high position you hold in j the councils of our country to do so, I< Lbeg to ask of you to write me the de- j sired .information. By granting this : ! favor, you "Kill place me "under many obligations. Trusting to hear from you as promptly as is consistent with vout convenience I am, . Yours sincerely, Q. xill. Letter From Representative Padgett. 1 Washington, D. C., August 14, 1916. Mr. G. P. Hill, j iNewberry, S. C. tvvQ * 0-.-T. I I tarn in receipt of your letter of the j 11th asking me to state the true status among his colleagues and his faithfulness to duty of Hon. Wyatt Aiken. . . . ( Replying, I beg to say that I have knoton Mr. (Aiken for years and he j stands Sigh in the esteem and friend - j ship of his colleagues and as fax as j I have'h-ad any occasion or opportunity j t<. observe he has been faithful in the discharge of his duties. Mr. Aiken j stand.3 well as a member of the House j w and is held in high esteem by his | colleagues. (Wfcfch kind regards, I am, B Very truly, L. P. Padgett. I Letter From Representative Glass of ' Virginia. ' Washington, D. -C., August 14, 1916 Mr. G. P. Hill, R. F. D. 1, Newberry, S. 0. ^ My dear 'Mr. Hill: . There can be but one answer to 1 i Visit the Mc [ EXCU1 bKC COLUMI AND WA1 GREENVI1 fc AfSlH RF I * < I MONDAY Al SOUTHE [! <P1 CA ROUND I fll.JV FROM C( i Leave Columbia Leave Alston Leave PeakJ j Leave Pomaria T Tk jueave riosperiiy Leave Newberry Leave Silver Street | Leave Old Town Leave* Chappell v Leave Dyson Arrive Greenville i Children Half Fare. Returning same day. l + | Special Train will be opera 1 ville, connecting with Ex arriving at Abbeville 10.3G BEST EXCURSION A special opportunity to sp ful city of Greenville with i lions for visitors. Basebal ged for thi Separate Coaches for Wt Courteous Call on Ticket Agents I information or J 1 . S.-HrMcLE^ j i ' your inquiry as to the standiog of Wyatt Aiken among his colleagues and as to his fidelity to duty as a Representative in Congress. Everybody here recognizes Mr. Aiken as a man of convictions and with courago always to stand for the right as ha conceives it. I know of no member of the House who has been more faithful to this administration and to the gTeat constructive measures of legislation for which it has stood. I would not be understood as projecting myself in any local political campaign, if there is one in Mr. I-* " - -J. T 4-V.rv An(nlAn T IA1K6ITS UlBlZlClj utuv;v uuc x have given you of Mr. Aiken and Ms work is totally apart from any- consideration of tMs kind. Sincerely yours, Carter Glass. .. "Who* Dlnmn flflrt SftTfi. fW&skington, D. 0., lAugust, 3-4, 1916. Honorable <3. P. Kill, j iNewberry. S. C. My dear Mr. Hill: Wihile I do not like to interfere with political contests outside of my own district and State, it. seems to me tnat I would "be a churl if I was not willing to state the standing of any member of the House when asked to do so, as you have asked, touching the1 standing of Honorable Wyatt Aiken, j You ask: "What is his true standing among his colleagues and his faithfulness to his duties." He f rands very high among his colleagues and he is absolutely faithful to his duties. It seems to me that this *--n- tjvmtp nn oct inn lUiiy ausncio /vm ? I think a great daal of Wyatt Aiken personally. He is affable, capable and popular. Your friend, Champ Clark. letter From Representative Hay. ? A l t a i n-t c Washington, D. u., August i?, Gr. P. Hill, Esq. Newberry, S. . j Dear Sir: I I am in receipt of your letter ask-| ing me as to the standing of Hon. j Wyatt Aiken among his colleagues, j I have served here with Mr. Aiken ever since he las been here. He is regarded as an upright, honest, and industrious representative of the -tn the interests of V?V ? vwv. _ ihis constituents, and by reason of his long service, and iis standing "with I rnntain City ?QfON I )M 5IA, S. C r POINTS ; LLE, S. C i TURN JG. 21, 1916 :rn ry. ILUMB1A $1-50 MBOBHOKHHSBBflBHOBSBBraHanBOBBBBiBi 6.30 a. m $1.5? 7-25 a. m 1.50 7.30 a. m 1-5? 7-43 a. m 1.25 8.00 a m 1.25 8.15 a. m r.oo 8.30 a. m 1.00 8.40 a. m 1.00 . 8.55 a. m 1.00 9.03 a. in 1.00 [2.01 p. m. leave Greenville 8.00 p. m. ted from Hodges to Abbecursion from Greenville, I p. 1X1, OF THE SEASON end a day in the beautits many and varied attracl and other sports arrans occasion. tite and Colored People Attention for Tickets and turtber lN, D Columbia, S. C i is colleagues "wields a large iufi'i! enoe. Very truly yours, Jaroes Hay. Kepresentatlve A dam son or tieorgia Says Aiken is Faithful and Popular. Washington, D. C., Augu9t 14, 1916. Hon. G P. Hill, Newberry, S. C. Dear Sir: I have your letter of the 11th instant stating that reports are emanating from enemies of Hon. ?W^att Aiken designed to injure him. You don't state the nature of those reports and ' * ' ,J- ^ ? + V* w A? O Q I tlOXJ ' KI1UW W UT71UC1 1/41CJT ? ! ^ Vi V. character calculated to impugn his character morally or officially or otherwise, but . I take pleasure in stating I have known Mr. Aiken for something like twenty years, have been associated with him in the House | for a good many years, .and I have never seen or heard anything against his character in any respect. He j bears the reputation among his coij leagues of being honorable, upright ? f - ur. ..n I .and industrious. He is a iaitnmj representative of his people, conseien; tious, painstaking and able and is ' very popular among the members, : v;ho constitute the !>est body of men I ever saw and he is one of the best Very truly. W. C. Adamson. Alice Brady is a popular inovit star I in Newberry as eieswhere. She will | again visit this place in the pictures ! at the Opera House Tuesday, w.hen "Boheme" is to be presented. Miss Brady will be featured as "Mimi" in the play. Crowds are to see this great production. A CARD FKOM MIL KAKEJHL i j (Political Advertisement). | To the Editor of The Medium: | As a result of the four letters published by me in the Medium about Mr. Aiken's public record in connection with Civil Service appointments I in the Third District, whicb he could | not answer, he took advantage of his j rrivileges as & representative in j Congress and made an attack on me j on July 18, on the floor of the House ; 01 Representatives, where I ani not f ? ?3. x.- mam'v* TVi ,\ o t* | permnicu ICJJIV. _ mc vnuiats j made in his speech which, he only dej Mvered in part were malicious and | fal?o and no honornbY : nd. no 'brave j r an would make them in the place j where he wa:| fully protected from criminal punishment and civil dam ages by the following clause of i the Constitution of the T'.nited States: 44 Representatives shall i in all cases be privileged fiom arrest during their attend- n ance at the Session ; for 2ny speech or debate in either j - i J. "nw i nouse, nicy s?aii uul y<itsc_vued in any other place."1 Thus protected Mr. Aiken proceeds to send his false and slanderous statements through the mail under his jj franking privilege free and at ths Government's expense. It. should be remembered that M\ Aiken's attack ou me before the Dem-; ocratic caucus in March, 19-3, em-.1 braced the charges now made by him, | and after an investigation 01 tnem my] election, as Secretary of the Senate of the United States was made unanimous. Again, last winter,, he repeated his attempts to injure me by mailing the same charges to a great many Senators -and newspaper representatives in 'Washington. Mr. Aiken's malicious meanness seems unbounded, and he should take unto himself th.e old saying "man know thyself."' However, I am oontpnt in "k-nowinsr that I have the res pect and gDod will of those who have honored me with the Secretarysliip of the United States Senate. Mr. Aiken is a candidate for Congress; I am not. The people of th^ Third District have no interest in his personal attacks on me, nor in my opinion of him, but they are interested ! in his public record and his acts as a ! Congressman. He says: i "\Tv rpnnrd as a member of congress I is open to the public." But Mr. Aiken must be judged by ! his conduct and not by his protesta| tions. He knows that be filed charges j against Andrews at Willington, who { was exonerated by the Depa ment ! and appointed pcstmaster; alsi that I he filed charges against young ja *fj fer at Abbeville, whose relatives and j friends lost no time in demanding to "* +v. r\ ntiororoc our] know uue u'j luic ui v/u?j bvk; ? by whom filed, which caused Mr. lAiken to withdraw the charges and request the Department to consider the matter confidential; he knows he mrmittofi p'h^re'es to stand against W. I. Sutherland at Mt. Cannel and W. J. Evans, of Abbeville, and against E. A. Lewis and P. L. Green at Salem, Oconee County, without giving them aa ^cpp'oHunfty'to answer; ie^ows -feat he opposed the appointment ?f Mrs. Tucker as Postmistress at Lowndes 7iJle, and held up the appointment of Robinson at Troy. All these persons s.ood Civil Service examinations. Can tLis be called an "open record." These are the matters that I discuss eu in the columns of the iviedium in n fair and respectful way, but the truth hurts and he replies with vituperation and abuse in a forum where heis fully protected by law. The following letter is an illustration of Mi*. Aiken's unfair and false methods. The statement contained in this letter is false, and is shown t > be false by the files of the Abbeville Medium: "Washington, D. C., June 29, 1916. Hon. Albert S. Burleson, Postmaster General. Dear Sir: Several weexs ago James M. Baker Secretary of the Senate, published several attacks upon me in & newspaper in my home county and in one of his lying tirades he made tha charge that you. Postmaster General Burleson, had ordered me (Aiken) IrofQ your ortiee an^i lor me to never enter ihere; that yea would have nothing- to do with me, et^. I know nothing of any such occurler.re vjnd would be glad if you would write me about it if you know anything about it. Yours very respectfully, (Signed) WYATT AIKEfN. Member of Congress, Third S. C. Hon. Wyatt Aiken, House of Representatives. My dear Sir: This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter of June 29tJh. Of course, it U unnecessary for me to say to you that no such instance as that referred to in your letter ever took place. Very truly yours, (Fignect) A. S. BURLESON, Postmaster General. The ahove is a straight, bare-faced falsehood, a frame-up for political ,'urposes and use. Mr. Aiken's record is not "open to t.be public" and the persons involve! as above named are living witnesses to nrove that his statement is false. For the lack of time I have been unable to examine the files of the Depi rtment in all civil service appointments in the Third District. However, I inquired about a certain civil service case and was convinced the files did not furnish a full disclosure of tho facts. I was informed that letters | Half the moving ] I r\ u v/jjcia u devoted mocratic I inrr frnr I*"6 " Newberr Newberry is 4 LSoul See pro; ' ^r.d been received from Mr. M,IJcea, j which he requested should not b~ j made a part of the files but should be j treated as "confidential." Therefore, I '.'as unable to ascertain all tne tacts about the civil service case in which ! *!r. Aiken had filed charges against; the party involved. If these confi-j tftntial letters were published in thcj Thi?d District public segment would force Mr. Aiken's retirement j from this Cof^ressional race. | If the people want to vote for IMr. j Aiken with such a record ns his ha.i j teen shown to be, It is their right' I | I II II ' Dodge Bros For Sale NEWBERRY M Where we will machine and r< Exnerienced r automobile m car and try ou Give us a tria n i i/nn c dMLK fl ' PHCW I ? National proceeds f picture sho louse todaj to the Nati s r annnaiorn n the citi y. expected to do th Carolina's col wom in anntnpr AAA ? and privilege to do so. Respectfully, JAMBS M. BAKER, (Note.)?Will the Editor of the Medium please examine the files of the J 4t T TV"i?5<?0 ivieaium aim siatc il j. ui?u? any such statement as that quoted In 'Mr. Aiken's letter to the Post Master General. ' J. M. B. (Editorial Note.?The files of The Medium do not shov that Mr. Baker made any such statement as claimed by Mr. Aiken in his letter to Wr. Burleson.) 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