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rdiers of the Mexican, Florida-Indian and Spanish-American
Wars.
I have introduced and secured the passage of bills providing
for the payment of claims arising out of the use and occupation
of churches by Federal troops during the Civil War.
Two of my bills for church claims were adversely reported at the
last session of Congress, upon the ground that the Committee
in charge of such bills will not report favorably any bill where
the facts show that the property was wantonly destroyed by
Federal troops, and in those cases in which I secured the passage
of my bills, the facts showed that the material in the buildings
was used by the soldiers in the prosecution of the War.
I have introduced and worked for the passage of a number
of bills of which I may mention the following:
a t??ii -l- imnn Cnnrt of Claims to
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hear and determine the claims of churches, lodges, and educational
or eleemosynary institutions arising out of the Civil War.
A Bill to waive the right of action under the Captured and
Abandoned Property Acts, and for other purposes.
A Bill to establish an agricultural experiment station in the
Second Congressional District.
A Bill to establish a fish cultural station, carrying an appropriation
of $25,000. For the third time, I have secured a
favorable report from the Committee in charge of my bill and
had the promise of several of my colleagues to aid me on the
floor of the House in securing its passage; but Speaker Cannon,
in the exercise of his autocratic power, would not allow the bill
to come before the House for consideration. In view, however,
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ment which I have been able to create among my friends in the
House favorable to its passage, I am confident that I will be
able to secure the passage of the bill at the next session of Congress.
A Bill to regulate and fix the fees of U. S. Commissioners
and to define their powers and duties.
A Bill to divide the State of South Carolina into two judicial
districts, an Eastern and a Western. The proposed dividing
line will place Charleston and Columbia in the Eastern District
and provision is made for the erection of Court House buildings
and the holding of terms of U. S. Courts in the Western District.
^ A Joint Resolution directing the Secretary of Agriculture to
k cause a survey and investigation to be made of the swamp and
tidal lands of the 2nd Congressional District to determine the
feasibility and the cost of leveeing and draining said lands and
the benefits to agriculture and the public health which would result
therefrom. My speech, delivered 011 the 26th day of May,
* 1908, covers this subject.
A Bill appropriating the receipts from the sale and disposal
of public land in certain States for the construction of works
* for the drainage and reclamation of swamp and overflowed
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A Bill to amend an act to determine the jurisdiction of the
f Circuit Courts of the United States and to regulate the removal
of causes from the State Courts and to regulate the jurisdiction
of the Circuit Courts of the United States.
A Bill to restore to certain citizens the proceeds arising from
the sale of their lands under the several acts levying direct
taxes.
A bill providing for the return to the proper owners of the
cotton tax fund collected from the several States from 1862 to
1868. This was a tax placed upon cotton during the Civil War,
/ and had to be paid by all producers of cotton before it could be
placed upon the market. The Supreme Court of the United States
has held that this tax was unconstitutional and my bill provides
that the tax shall be refunded to those who paid it, or to their
* heirs. The passage of this bill which I propose to push energetically
will mean the refunding of thousands of dollars to the peopie
of my District.
Edisto and Saltkehatchie Eivers.
^ Ever since I have been in Congress, I have been working
f ' for the improvement of the Edisto and the Saltkehatchie Rivers
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with a view to opening them up to navigation. 1 nave introduced
bills providing appropriations for this purpose and have worked
for their passage. The River and Harbor Act passed at the last
session of Congress contains an order for the survey of the
Edisto River from its mouth as far up as Guignard's Landing
in Aiken County. An order is incorporated in the same Act for
a survey of the Saltkehatchie River as far up as Morris's Crossing
in Barnwell County. Capt. E. M. Adams, Corps of Engineers,
Custom House, Charleston, S. C., has been directed to
make these surveys and I am anxious to secure the co-operation
of all persons who are interested in this matter, and urge that
they communicate with Capt. Adams at once and supply him
with all information possible as to the benefits that would be
derived by the people who own lands adjacent to these rivers.
- The clearing of these rivers of logs and snags, deepening and
dredging, would give a water route to the ocean and save thouV
sands of dollars in the transportation of cotton and fertilizers
and farm products. It would also furnish a competitive route
with the railroads, would aid in the drainage of the swamp lands
, . contiguous to these rivers and would improve the public health.
Immigration.
I am opposed to indiscriminate immigration and believe in
more stringent laws controlling the same. I am opposed to an
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J classes of foreigners and those who feel and have no interest
\ . in our form of Government and do not take any part in the upbuilding
of our institutions. I believe in welcoming only those
who come with the intention of making permanent citizens?
home seekers and home builders. This has been my position for
* years and about two years ago I made a speech along this line
before the Beech Island Agricultural Club.
; Gambling in Farm Products.
% On the 24th day of last June, I made a speech on the floor
of the House in support of the bill to prevent gambling in cotton,
and, among other things, I said:
^ "The natural law of supply and demand which should
govern at all times the price of cotton and all other farm products
is no longer a controlling factor, but the price is fixed ab*
solutely and arbitrarily by the cotton exchanges and gamblers
' and sneculators in futures. The speculators and gamblers own
no cotton, handle none, yet in this fictitious business they buy
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and seli more cotton by many thousands of bales than is produced
annually. * * * * * No, Mr. Speaker, we do not want
fictitious prices, either high or low. We want a fair and just |
price, fixed by the law of supply and demand. Enact this bill;,
into law, stay the hand of these gamblers, stop sales of cotton j
futures by men who have no cotton, never expect to have any, j
and never intend to make delivery upon their contracts, but to j
settle in money, and you will stop the wild fluctuations in prices j
and we will have a more uniform price, fixed by the law of sup- j
ply and demand, and satisfactory to the producer, the manufacturer,
and the consumer alike."
The Tariff.
I made a speech in Congress on the tariff on the 8th day of
April, 1909, and at that time clearly defined my views on the
same. Having distributed this speech all over my District, I feel
that it is unnecessary to enlarge on this subject now, except to state
that at all times and on all occasions, I have used my influence
and raised my voice in behalf of the masses of the people as
against the protected classes. The "All-rich-Pain" Tariff Act
is one of the most iniquitous ever spread upon our statute books. I
In return for their very large contributions to the support of the
Republican party, the trusts and monopolies are nurtured, fostered
and protected, and permitted to fatten and pour millions of
dollars into their coffers at the expense and to the detriment
and ruin of the great masses of the people upon whom they
daily prey. How are we to get relief? By electing a Democratic
majority to the Senate and House of Representatives.
Federal Judiciary.
I made a speech in Congress on this subject on the 2nd day
of May, 1908, and sent copies of the same to all my constituents.
This was in support of my bill to define and regulate the jurisdiction
of the U. S. Circuit Courts and to regulate the removal of
causes from State Courts. This speech, I am very happy to
state, met with very favorable comment, not only from the papers
of my District and State, but from other States as well.
Upon this accounting of my stewardship, every statement of
which is true, proven by the official records of the Congress, published
in the journal of its daily proceedings, I submit my candidacy
to the fair, even and impartial judgment of the intelligent,
just, patriotic, and fair dealing Democratic voters of the always
brave and ever true Second Congressional District.
Confident that all that I have been able to accomplish has
been and is heartily approved by you, feeling assured of your
earnest sympathy in all that I purpose to attempt and undertake
for the good people I have known so long and loved so well, 1
have the abiding faith and hope of your continuing confidence
and support, and I promise, with the return and restoration of a
Democratic majority in the House, larger and better results than I
have been able to accomplish as a member of the minority. And
with honest pride of head and heart and hope, I look forward two
years hence to present to you an account of result and achievement
that will crown my public life with an approval as high
as has ever been given to the great sons of the great past who
have preceded me as your Representative in Congress.
In Conclusion.
My friends, permit me to say that no son of South Carolina
could more sincerely appreciate the honor which you have
conferred upon me. You handed me the banner of your trust
and confidence a little more than five years ago and it is for you
to say whether I have kept it unsullied, untrammeled and unstained.
Since I have been your servant and representative, I believe
that I have kept every promise to render you faithful and conscientious
service. I have given close and careful study to all questions
of a public nature which have come before Congress for
consideration. I have given special and personal attention to
all matters of interest to my District and responded promptly
to every request of my constituents upon me.
As is well known, I have had to serve as your Representative
during an administration that has been overwhelmingly
Republican. By reason of this fact and the prejudice and discrimination
which prevail against the South and against Southern
people, I have been handicapped, and it has been by constant
vigilance, untiring labor, and close personal attention to
my duties alone that I have been able to accomplish what I have
done for my people.
In view of the greatly increased cost of living and the heavy
burdens which a highly protective tariff have placed upon the
shoulders of our long suffering people, the cry is going up from
all parts of our country for a change of administration, and it
seems to be the consensus of opinion that the next House of
Rpnrpspntativps will hp Dpmnoratic. In that pvent. that vpnpr
able statesman and peerless leader of the Democratic minority
in the House, Hon. Champ Clark, of Missouri, will be elected
Speaker of the next House of Representatives and I, along with
others, who have had experience and length of service, will be
placed at the head of important committees, and the South should
and will receive fair and just treatment, and the many bills
which I have introduced and worked for should receive favorable
consideration.
I have been a resident of this County and District for more
than half a century. I have stood shoulder to shoulder with my
fellow countrymen in times of trial and adversity, as well as
shared their sorrows and pleasures. My ancestors have lived
here for generations past and I am proud to say that I, like them,
have always been a true and loyal Democrat and that I stand
upon the broad and imperishable principles of Democracy as
enunciated by our National Democratic platforms. I pledge a
strict adherence to those principles because they stand for an
honest and economical administration of the affairs of our Government.
Assuring you of my willingness to stand on my record and to
abide the result, I remain,
Sincerely your friend and servant,
J. 0. PATTERSON.
What Others Have to Say.
The following is an extract from an article to the Newrs and
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vuunci uy i.yj.1, jl . .ljl. xyj.uvju wan, ild yv aomiigLuii cunespuiiutJiii;
Congressman Champ Clark, of Missouri, Minority leader, has not
only the admiration but the love of all his party associates. Mr.
Clark was asked to tell something of the work of the members of the
South Carolina delegation in the House during the session that has just
ended and readily agreed to do so, though at the time he was busily engaged
with other duties. "As the long session of the 61st Congress has
adjourned, which, taken in connection with the extraordinary session, has
entailed a vast amount of work on every body concerned," Mr. Clark
said, "I have been turning over in my mind the record of the various
delegations in the House and there has been no delegation which has
been more faithful to its duties, both in attendance, and voting always
with the Democrats, than the South Carolina delegation. On every question
that has been made politically, they have lined up to a man and
have voted right. For them, individually and collectively, I have a very 4
high regard." \ '
MR. PATTERSON HARD WORKER.
In an individual commendation or tne mcnviauai memoers oi uie
delegation Mr. Clark has this to say of Mr. J. O. Patterson, the Representative
from this Congressional District: "Mr. Patterson discharged his
duties on the important Committee on the Census and on the hard working
Committee on Claims. He attended strictly to his duties. When I
first came to Congress, I served on the Committee on Claims and it is
an assignment which entails very hard work, but does not give much
opportunity for display in the House."
The following are some extracts from an article to The
Columbia State by Mr. Zach McGhee, its Washington correspondent:
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So far as voting is concerned, Mr. Patterson has been pretty straight
during the five years he has been up here. Last year on the tariff schedules,
he had strong pressure brought to bear by the lumber interests in his
District to go wrong, but' he stuck out for the Democratic platform
and voted straight for free lumber. So they can't spring any lapses from
the straight*and narrow political paths upon him, * * * * * Con- ' y.-.
gress keeps Mr. Patterson here and will likely continue to keep him
for a month or so longer, but when it does adjourn you may just look for
him down and around.
The following resolutions were unanimously adopted by the
County Democratic Convention held in Barnwell in May, last:
The Rich Land Democratic Club, the home club of the Hon. James
0. Patterson, member of Congress from the 2nd South Carolina District,
heartily approves the course of our faithful, forceful, and diligent Representative,
and with pride and pleasure nominate him for re-election
to the 62nd Congress. Knowing him from childhood, his life has been
an open book, with no stain upon its pages, but written on its every
leaf is a record of the strong and faithful upbuilding of character, of
fully measuring up to every personal duty and public occupation, of doing
all that goes to make the clean, clear, effective and resolute representative
of a people so well deserving, so fully receiving the best services of the .
good head and warm true heart of our distinguished fellow citizen. And ^
so knowing, we commend him to the continuing and increasing commence " ; ^
and support of this Democratic County Convention.
The following are extracts from an article written from
Washington, D. C., June 9, 1910, to the Edgefield Advertiser, wjf
Edgefield, S. C., and signed "A Native of Edgefieldv
The people of the second district are fortunate in the choice of Hon.
J. O. Patterson who is deservedly popular here, as he is with the peo- \^||
pie whom he represents. He has "made good" as a representative, and
is a genial, big-hearted, and broad-minded man, a true type of Edgefield
hospitality and yeomanry. His magnetic personality is a good asset' for his ^
constituents, as it attracts the attention of the Department officials who
see.him often pressing for action in improvements in his district. He is * \
deeply interested in his work and eminently fitted for it. ****** ;
And the Hon. J. O. Patterson, while not a native of Edgefield, like Tillman
and Talbert, is her next choice, and is keeping her worthy of past v ^Y ^
history. These men in succession have represented ably and well onr
District for more than thirty years, and while making enviable records,
have reflected great credit on their constituency.
A TRICK IX FENCING. which occurred in Toulouse, where a
lawyer of some note named Cazeneuve . ' v V'J||
One Highly Distressing to an Accom- was called out by a landed proprietor
plished Swordsman. whom he had offended by a speech in "*$3
court. He repaired at once to a fenc- /J8B
A lone and interestine nhanfer * __ ,
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might be written on the humors of ever about handling a sword. This rM ?
duels which never came off or which teacher gave him the usual advice
in some way fell short of deserving about keeping his adversary at arm's
e name. A case which occurred a length with the poised and immovable
ew years ago in Paris, the particular rapier, but strongly enjoined him not
home and harvest field of the habi- l0 retreat It so happened that the
ua ue ist, merits mention. landed proprietor, being equally ignopeaceable
looking gentleman was rant, applied to the same master for i
warning down one of the boulevards instruction. The master, who was
wi a a ; on his arm when out of a somewhat of a wag, gave him the law- .: ;'&
ca e sprang a man, who dealt him a yer's lesson in duplicate,
violent kick. The victim turned, only ... , .. ,
to meet the horrified apologies of the VV h?\thf T" ft and felT
aggressor, who begged to assure him T?* a f* MS
thaf it moo when x , . ,, and tedious stillness ensued. For \
that it was wholly a mistake in iden- . . . - 4%?
tifv Tnctoo/i .. ^ more than five minutes each foeman
tity. Instead of insisting upon an ex- . . ... . , . . . . .
nhano-o * stood with his sword arm extended at
change of cards and the other custo- , ? , ... ma
forme i , j full length, waiting for the other to
mary forms, the kicked man answer- , ' 4. - . . V"
... ? , .. . advance. Then the seconds intervened
with much warmth, but admirable " .. . . . .. . i <"sS
self control: "I cannot, sir accept ed' clatmmg that both bad proved'!
vAnr ovnrnooioo t a. ' , themselves men of honor and courage . -jour
expression of regret as sufficient. . , .. ;A
Vrtnt. i. u . and that nothing further was neces- -
Your action may have been a mistake, . . . . , . .
a? vrvn co? a. - sary but to shake hands and be recon- \
as you say, but acquaintances of mine d
may have witnessed it and will go C1 6 \
Ana tms recalls me uceabiuu wucu
away and spread the news that I have T. , . Do.^inv, R^criav nf mir ' J
...... . ... . Lieutenant Randolph Ridgley, 01 our
submitted to an insult without aveng- ... lkfl was
? army while in the Mexican war, was
ing it. I must therefore and instantly offlcer3 wh0 had
slap your face with equal publicity. rreled and eacll of whom wished
The other most becomingly assented, \ . , - . . Ti. wftB
fl,Q fl . ofQ:. ? Q .? the lieutenant for his second. It was
the first sufferer administering a ring- arranged that he should act as
,ng blow on his ear. and the affair both Qn the Held, where . -M
ended with entire satisfaction on both ^ Brn,fll1 _i?. flhntthe
adversaries were armed witn snoi>
S1 i * * guns, Ridgely measured off a line of;
Weak and timid fencers sometimes e _oari0r>tivAtaueht
bv their masters to keen a ten paces and plaC d 4 respectivetaught
by their masters to keep a termini, cocked his own '
more skillful antagonist busy by fix- ? and announced. that he , M
ing thesword in one position aimed orders him?elf and
straight at his sword hand, and then and {hat he would
not moving except to reteeat when down whicheTer ot hl8 prl?cipressed
too hard. t ,s highly distress- dlsobeyed him m the slightest
ing to an accomplished swordsman to * / ;
have to face a learner so instructed, par CU * .
for it means a great outlay of energy Then came the orders very 6
and wind to little purpose. ately uttered: Present arms. ar
Comte de Dion once thus chased a ry arms- Shoulder arms. Take
retreating adversary across plowed aim!" They took carefu am an
fields for a mile and a half and finally vaited almost breathlessly for some . - ^
under the wheel of a cab for the poor roinu^es f?r comrnan 0 r?satisfaction
of giving him a slight never came- Instead came t e or ers.^
prod in the back. Dr. Clemenceau in "Present arms! 4,^5.rj. . arlfs'
his famous duel with M. Deschanel, "Shoulder arms! ig a ou
after a swift and wearisome pursuit, face- Front. Forwar marc
halted, shouldered his rapier like a They recognized his commands as
walking stick and strolled back to his given in deadly earnest and knew that
original place, throwing the contemp- it would be instantly fatal to rebel,
tuous remark over his shoulder, "And He kept them marching until they
now, monsieur, I will await you reached his tent. There he halted
here." them and bade them stand at parade
Catulle Mendes had a similar ran rest till they had listened to a lecture
after Lugne Poe through the forest of on the folly of dueling which fairly
St. Germain, which he ended by fling- made their ears ring. But he seaing
his own sword into the bushes, soned his dose of rebuke with a few
with an anerrv exclamation. "I am I words of nraise for the soldierly met
willing to die from exhaustion by tie they had shown in facing each
the roadside, if need be, but not from other's gun without flinching, and
running after a poltroon." the two men became fast friends from
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