New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-23
CONGRESSMENS BOOKS.

From the Washington star.
"That man won't come back to Congress
again." said Of the employees Of the House folding
to The star the other day pointing to tue frank
on one Of uS p Of squire packages Hoao' up
WHY sol" asked The STIR man. -
"Just because these things will prevent IT,"
whats in emf DYNAMITE
Books"
"BoOksl"
"Ycs les sending them all through his district and
he never come bl k any more, or fellow THIS !.
the 10 please his constituents Is to sen them books
Ihey don't cost him anything, and he thinks u go0l
way TO buy the good WIN Of his cons itaen+ e hasn't
been re org enough 10 learn tte9."
"DoA't you know" he continued, assuming a
confidential tone, he ,nbers, almost without
exception, who have begun by sending books home 20
th'ir dstrcfs have been defeated. IT'S Tact l. de-
feas them every time"
g How l. thati what are tho book, aboutl" The
"Ti-n't what in Them The books are all right, eE-
copt thai some OF them sort OF dry. Tho are the
v'rious rcTOrs Agricultural, Interior Depart ment,
Patent Office reTOrts, and the Ike; scientific works on
surve' geology, agriculture and the various matters
that have been locke in under the direction OF Con-
gcss ana the hKccu I've Department besides te EXec
upon foreign relations. cOmmcr and The Tx. Oh they
are al good enough books IS far as that goes mat
isn't the Thug"
"What Is H. th.nw
why us Just tins When mar knows how TO 90 y
those looks ne use b. advantage but IL won't 10
for him TO loosely anon his constituents
~ def'al MIN, sure pop Tn old member who has *
peT1csce, will make 90 Se!cc, ion OF books an send
tem TO hrec or four h lcadn poll ans IN MS Cl-
new membcr undertakes to DIS rlbute them among al
his con luens ne gets hlmSlf In trO Bile H. can
We enough 10 80 70 N and the consequence is that
nrghbOrs SIN IN aud hOnp get ca hrcau.r lie ch
Dor 10 OF come book and ey didn't and when II
comes 10 the lie they VIII let the nbcr know ha'
their vote Is ~ good as Neg Jones'. See That's
tho way lots OF Young members ge' ciuEh'.
Il acre'5 Magnli' h. wont send ont book lie
mas the long 81 list ~ man In the H'nSe a-k'd
him day. Major. why don't you send some OF your
books home Ny predecessor got beat that way, wA>
his reply, and the lile o. books Ia I'LL grOwng"
'D mt any o. the oa members send their books home"
asked the scribe.
"Oh, yes; lots OF them do Int they put them in the
hands + the politicians and not the mass Of voters.
I'S yes; they send of lots )f books and eeds. and
that sort Of hng but IN y wait until the end OF the
how to handle them. Many, however, Ike Mignnis,
pay no attention T. them. judge Kelley new tOcs nor
dos Charlie ONttl nr Bingham. HarTner trades
rs books off for eds Bayne DIS rlbucs his JUL
cOusly. Br- wer. OF NewJersey, shlDs his home In
lump AID then distributes tlem h. proper Some
from the cities trade WIZ from the country giving
them the Ag1 ulturH reports FOR the more valuable
scientific works. Thcl Of the country members
trad" off all Of their books for seed. Some o. the men,
bcrs sell their books secondhand dealers while others
buy MANY they can get know If one mem
and seeds 10 his constitute ia. He got b atgn. There
number or members Ich session who sDeni
sums or money in this They cant get enough out
of the appOrOnment to round IN their districts sothcy
buy them Some of rhe scientific IS very en-
POw'llS reports cost he Gov rament about S17
piece TO publish.
Some OF the members" h. added, "scnd ont lots of
seed and said but dom k how true IL Is, tlat
IN" cOnhding constituents often are deceived by their
willy representa- ives. VINO when they can't ct enough
seeds at Government expense. of and buy lot OF
cheap seed and have it done IN small packages,
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