The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-08-10
dow CONGRESSMAN LIVE
hon. John D.. Long Corrccts Some
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The North. Arlington (SIass.) Pubic
publishes the following letter, written to
It's editor, Rev. j. II. Jones, by Congress
man Long, of that state.
WASHINGTON, June 4-My Dear.Jones.
l have read with interest yonr editorials
On the subject OF nay retirement fraM the
mouse OF representatives. l hey Won moi
TO thlnk 1t IS a matter OF 4 few dollars
more or less of salary. My habits are
simple. AMI salary is not a controIjinp
CONSIDERATION with me, as il ought not 10
W WIN ahv public official. His public
auty eufLs on far higher considerations
.tuo what you say of his obligation to
,prm ana OF the grave public response
piillles INA res; on him is lruc, md Won,
cannot say II too often or too forcihly.
40 not write, however, with refer
ehce To my retirement. rescrvinp what /
nave 10 say about thai until write a
general letter to the distric, q ,i..lc later
1 Wrltc 10 correct what | iifer from your
ca'toriais to DC n mistaken notion with
regard 70 the manner in which congress.
inea generally live when in Washington.
90 iar from being 10 them "a ~.'liabylon"
,uii OF wastetul wantons' and '.inyish
iururies, IL Is very much what Abingdon
nr liihghhm is TO your neighbors OF mine.
mere are q lew persons OF great riches
Nho now and then give entertainments
Anu iiVe IN an eStsavagant and profuse
WY, as some rich people do in every
oaner community. But the great bulk of
.he representatives, including no.iccablv
nearly all 1.-THE men Observation-Disclosures
are men of liberal means who live in y
modest and simple manner.
On the whole should say that tho in.
stance of Henry Wilson, which Won cile
IS type OF the present majority OF our
members. Oar Massachusetts senators.
dawes ana hoai, live. quite as simply,
Il III a nttle tenement not better than
our ordinary New England parsonage
ana the other in a boarding house. which
YOU VIII not think extrayagant when
leu you that, with the exception of nv.
sen, the rest OF the boardsrs ARE rnvcrn.
menu employees whoac annual salaries
range IRON perhaps g., 900 rapidly down.
WARD. Waikias out with Mrs. Long las,
Gsen,is We PASSED a modest doorstep on
Mniu'; WIN his young children PLAYING
nou,us Vim, sat q member, who pointed to
apf4in suit OF rooms as his lodgings. and
Nose dresS anu manne Of living are NJ
sinlpio ana unostentatious as those OF q
iSmouih county farmer, and vet he is \
mllilonairc, the richest man.. think i,
lne house, a western lumberman. wis,
and hard headed and not ashamed. I'm,
proud OF the good stick which he wie,leI
IN MS youth, and with which he prick ed
his way TO fortune.
among the leaders, Reed lives in til,
nlth story Of a small hotel; Randall in ,
mousse that would, perhaps viola a rent Of
Sooo orSiO0; Mckinley fin two or thrc,
chamoers; Mills in a uuiet boardinf
mouse; and so nn through the list. Tn
nous'' Is OF poor men who make NJ
snon, VINO are Just such plain, wcii-bc
aisVeo' temperate, church-g going peopl,
10 o ana meet at home, who 20 afoo
gnu arlve no fine teams. who ape n,
lasnions, some of whom 20 to he few
pupiic receptions that occur in thc win
yer, Tut lew or whom are able or care tc
hoid receptions or give entertainment,
themselves.
flne ralmcnt is so rare AMONG t!,cn
mat an old suit which | am nov wear;n,
Tor the third summer has actually hoe1
exploited by tho newspaper reporters i,
Inc absence OF any other sensation :,
subJectlns me to the Charge of helm,
well dressed, and if Tom Reed should
cover his shining head with a silk hat II,
would lose the Republican lcnlrrshin
Inc member who lives ny1rionslv is m,
exception. What is undoubtedly ,r1c n
anew Officials, especially so of soinc out
sac persons of great wealth. who resid,
M entertain in Washington in the win
ler ana are advertised in the society cnl
umhs or the press, is not at all true Of IL,
great majority of the peoples servants
Truly Yours.
JOHN d. LoyG.