Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-06-27
GOV. LONG ON CONGRESS.
What an Oxford County Roy
Thinks OF the Nations Parlia-
msnt.


The editor Of the North Abingdon
Public. Rev Jesse h. Jones, Paollshss
the following striking letter. adipssed
20 him by Hon John ID. Long. and dat
ed the 9Th inst.
Ny Dear Jones have read with Inter
ct your editorials on The suhisc OF my
retirement non the House OF ksprcsentA'
lives I 30 you not 10 think 10 Il mat.
tsr merely ola lev iollNrs more Or less OF
salary. NJ habits are simple. AMI salari
ls not . controlling consideration with me
I. IL oaght aot 10 be 10 any pablo Official.
ais public iuty tarns on fsr higher con.
siisrAuOns Ant what you Say % bis oo-
legation - then. AMI Of ths grave. pioliS
responsibilities that rest on hin, l. True,
abd yoa cAnuOs say IL too Ofien Or too Tor
chilly
30 not write, however. with reference
% ms rvtlrvment. reserving what asNy
10 ssy 80 JuI thai antA ! write AgeasrAl
ietisr - The dlstri:t. little later. write
~ correct What | infer irUm yoGr eiitoriAl'
~ b. . misiAksn notion with regard 70 th'
nanncr In which o0rgrcssmsn generally
I've In Washington 50 fAr from oeiug ~
them "Blhyl0n" fal % "wNisfal van
ioLs- ant "lavlsh luxariss u Il very
much whai ADington OF liughAm IL 4
goar nsigho1rs OF nine. Tngrv arv fcS
persons % great riches wao now AL thea
awe CutsrtAi nmeLts. and i've Ia an sNtraN'
AgAnt and profusc way. a. some rich peo'
pie SO In every other cOmmanly Bat
TIE great bulk % the rsprcscntalvl IN
ciuiing uOuccAbly nearly al the men 81
controlling itfasnoe. are
MrN oF LIMITED MANS,
sho live 10 The MODEST AMI simple manner
Ga TIE whole. I shoald say thsi The To-
stance % Hsnry wilson. which you cite. 4
. typ % TIE present majority of nsmoers
Oar MsssAchasstts senator's, DAsts an
loAf. live quite a. simply, One la Alils
tsnsmsht nlt better than oar Ordinary
NeS Elglani pArsonAgC, AMI tae other ia
a boarding hoass. which you vii mol
think e1trsvagAnt when I tel you That,
sith TIE stceptou % myself, The rest Of
ne boarisrs are govcrumeni employees
Saose AnnaL salaries range irom. pcfhap'
$500 rapi'y downward Waklag OF
4tta Mr.. L1ug Al sanioNn Asi Vvvuiag
80 passed m ,icst doorstep, on which,
With bis yoang chiidrvn playing about him
at member. Who pointed On pain suits
% rooms a. his logging, and whose dres'
snd mAnucf % living AZ A. simple arr ~
osieutAtious A. tsos- ola Plymouth coan
~ farmer aud yet be u q miili0nAlre. th'
ricfrst mAn. tliuk. 10 the li1asc, Ne
tern lumber mn. wise Ani bari heNici.
tui not sshAmei bat proai ot tle spAl
STICK which be sielied Ia bis yoaia, AL
sta which BE- ptickei hls nay 10 tofiane.
Among he .-s.igrs Reel lives 10 he ui1a
story " small ho.sl; Randall 10 a0a''
thti woad perhaps. Yield an AnnaA feu'
% $50 90 st1O, NJ kiuley. 10 two OF ihre'
clampcrs; Ms. Ia qlici oorllns
l1uss AT ~ GA tAroaga tae list Iae
11a.e h. flU 90 pb1r m~u Sao mske o.
.hos. sho Arv llst such piAlo, Nyli-oc
rAVs,i. temperate, church golng Pcop.e ~
,0a Ard meet a. hone sho 20 Aiool Ans
iflvr 10 fas teams Shn Aps 20 fsshiuus
zone 90 whum 20 . The fcS pa1iic -
captions that occur la ne slnter, bui ftS
q whom AZ a1lc 90 care % hl.l rcccp
tous % give eutsrtalnncnts themselves
FIne rAlmsni i - rare among them ,hA
a. Oh suit which an uos weAiius iof -
laird sanmsr. hAs Ac'a,l.y bscn cKplolir'
~ ne nessptper reporters, IN me Ansene'
20 Nny other stnskil1u, - slHi rcting me y
tle charge 90 hsing 'stl dressed al ]
Tom X 81 shoa,d cover his shlning acal
sIthasik ha;. be would lose TIE kspahi
an Irai-rsh.p TIE member wao live
.uxufilgs,y is tac exception. WAN i "a
i1a1iciy tras oi = fec 90 .i,.s, ,sPeclA.l
80 90 some ogtslic prfslus oi great NeA.ih
40 r,siis AT suicftaln To- Washlugt1n u
tac winter. ans Az advertised in ihv soc,
" co.umns ~ thr press, i not A. al uu'
20 TIE goat r.l if.iy % TIE peoples SCI
wants Truly y0ufs, JouN -. Los"
Ery NR JoNEs covNsNrs
upon this iu thtse sofis "NNhingio'
society. A. 10 y generally knosu, - knoSi
ouly through me society columns OF N
press. al tae rtplrts scsu there MAKE joe
thc Impression ~ have expressed. ATT
one hAs r,Ai a fes descriptions OF he 40
r.r. shich Mrs SECRETARY whitney IA
.lv,r. AS son. others Ike htr, Ani ~ o.
struggles Amung tav .Ailcs tlr prvcyis e
sith As,s % The order % preceded nee, 81
though wlmAn's chsucc Tor heaven "a
% bs determined by whether sAe went o.
firc a. sas thought she ought -. OF AT
a. sAc th0aght sac ogghi not, An9iaer Som
an. when shs went oui - dinnsr lshi :"
/ have read plenty % tasml, the impression
i lsit that these al Are Washington ''soci
Tty. aus that AuYpoty Sho l, uyboiy 40
IA. Auy rval society gets 10 10 that way
% gets rors. Mr. Longs correction %
that view i hlglly valuable, AMI u i eer
tNn,y gratifying % knov that there Is
society there AAvlug
SMILE. rtAIN, CNosrENrau'Us urs
In which clerks OF $500 year ant les
mlusle With members % Congress on Al
tqaAl footing Bat We hoqc We VII b
pariorcd Cor saying that Nc 90 DOT 80
/ where. In such surroundings AMI Assoeia
lions. the exactlons of Washington society
make 500 salary an iusrfl ,irui Income
80 ths, one frsls constrained 10 ro-lsn o'
that aCcouuL
Iftss pre-. i A. al % be uus,et, n
BA,yloui,a society in Washington, i ll.
As hlgh anf deep A. se described u, bal
i 40, 50 widespread A. Ne bal Supposed
rat II Is not Is veil We are glad =
Know upon the highest authority tha
5000 = wear dust The sun We mentioned
IIsasuri.lsnt Am0ant fJr = member OF Con
grrs. - live on Ia that city, aud live a
vel a. any one needs -, and $500 AZ
/ With cultured Ant rtd aed people The N-'
/ YORK wttusss. metropolitan iufuA o
about 20 Ool clrculNgl1u. fcll into The sam
error Min ourselves; Abd although All 81
ltors Wish 90 h. and arr supposed 70 D
| omnlscient. omnipfessut and omniP1tsn'
vet Ne really Aekn0Sleigc he partial ~
ror into whlch We fell, A. one ihAtwAs uA'
IRA ant not blAm-w0rihy.
Ina private note, from which We may o
permitted % qaots. Mr. Long says you
/ editorial. I always read with Interest ar.
prodt Ike your directness, and general
/ ly agree with your views, though some
times dli ring
THE IVES, Oxford Agricultural Sociei.
has been very fortunate in being able ''
secure the service. Of Mr.. Howard Owen
90 hs Maine Farmer. 20 deliver the ora