Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-07-03

spent in educating US. And man
who should go TO Washington and
live as some editors demand he
ought to live, would simply be the
laughing stock of the nation. lfyou
desire your representatives to equal
the representative of other states in
influence and power at Washington,
then they must live with respect to
the habits and customs which are
practiced and observed by the repre-
sentatives Of other states; and not
to pay a compensation which will
enable your representative 20 live
like q gentleman, is, if he be a gem
tleman, to exclude him from public
service, provided he be also poor
man. A rich man, as | have said
before, may be willing to serve with
out any compensation but this
would give the government into the
hands of the rich. And it is for tho
people TO determine whether, in
these days OF consolidated corpora
tons and combining capital, they de-
sire to surrender all voices in MAX
ing and executing the laws if so,
rich men undoubtedly can be found
who will serve in Congress without
regard TO compensation and then
we shall realize the old theory of
the rich taking care of the poor
such care as the wolf takes of the
lamb.
Twelve or fifteen years ago, Judge
Howe and Coloael James Howe
were both practicing law at Green
Bay. They were both able and up
right men-possessing the respect
and confidence of the community 10
which they resided. Judge Howe
went into the service of the govern
ment as a Senator at So, 600 per year,
Colonel Howe went into the service
of railroad company at $4,000 per
year. Judge Howe's salary has
been increased from time to time I'M
til he now receives $500. Colonel
Howes salary has been increased
from time 10 time until he now re-
ceives $4,000. | would certainly
not say anything against Colonel
Howe. He is my friend, and gen.
tleman whom | greatly respect, and
whose services to the corporation
who employs him are undoubtedly
worth all they pay him but it is
no wrong TO Colonel Howe to say
that Judge Howe is his equal in
every respect and particular; that
he is as able and as honest, and pos
sesses IN as great degree the conf
dence of all who know him. Ten
thousand dollars year is not an
unusual sum to be paid to the presi,
dent or cashier of our largest banks
and railroad companies and yet a
Senator is called upon TO perform
three times the labor, and determine
matters involving fifty times the inn
portance, at compensation Of 81, )
800
/ have also heard it said that there
were members of Congress who could
not earn the same amount Of money
in any other employment. Conced-
ing this, whose fault is it? If the
people OF State choose to send q
man to Congress whose best services
are worthless to himself and every
body else, that is their fault. The
| question Is what is fair compensa-
ton for the services of man who is
fit to be u member of Congress
Take Alexander Mitchell, o. Ill. Wal
do, William p, Lynde, Governor
W9shburn, Or y any any ether lrI nap jo ogJ
elected to Congress, and does any
body boubt that these men by appli-
cation to business could make 81, 500
in year? Aud that their best SER
wees in regard TO matters which in
volve millions Of dollars would be
fairly worth that sum per year.
There is an impression that men,
bers of Congress are making large
sums of money. As this is strictly
confidential occasion ! and | am
here in the capacity Of servant to
answer TO my masters, let me show
you how fast | am getting rich by q
seat in the Senate. Several years
ago | rented the house L now live in
for $1,000 u year. 1t is an unpre-
tending but comfortable home. Nv
office rent in Milwaukee is $3.50 O
year. am compelled to live in Mil.
waukoe or the newspapers would at
once say | had moved out of the
state and gone TO Washington to re-
side. All | have in this world is i'm
vested in books. have seven thous-
and volumes of law books and about
eight thousand volumes of political
and literary works. On these books
pay annual insurance premium OF
about 1000, and as ! never have
nything to leave for my family |
keep my life insured for $50, 001, on
which | pay an annual premium of
81 400. | cannot rent decent house
furnished in Washington short of SO
900, and | am compelled to keep an
office there where my constituents
can find me, and where | can trans
act business with them away from
the sessions Of the Senate. For this
Office two small rooms, pay a rent
OF $500. These items give Sc, $50 of
indispensable expense. There is not
q meal Of victuals in that sum, no
clothing for my family, not shirt
for myself, no school. books for my
babies, no carriage hire, no doctors
bills, no contributions for the preach
ing of the gospel, no charities to the
poor, no contribution to pay the ex-
pense of Wisconsin office-seekers, who
have failed in their application and
have to be sent home at the expense
of the delegation.
A year ago last winter | went to
Washington, about TIE 18th of No.
vember, and remained there over
seven months, laboring necessarily
highland day Sundays and Mondays.
The same amount of labor, care and
responsibility bestowed upon profess
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