The rustler., 1891-11-13

could go to New York and produce the
receipt That trouble was not heces.
sary Mr.. Rogers, after hearing INV
narration Of the occurrence, remem.
bered II distinctly, and so told the com.
nittee. IL was q proud and happy day
Tor me when l was thus able 10 clear
the good name Of my friend, one of the
most honorable and noble men with
whom ever met. had eabled him
Tor permission to get the paper in New
York, but before the answer came I
cabled him again that ] had satisfied
the committee and cleared him from
all blame"
"Where is that receipt nowP"
safely filed away with his private
papers. After his sudden death was
called upon by Mrs. Cox TO take entire
charge of his business affairs. You
can but family imagine my feelings
when ! came across that receipt, lust
where had placed II several years be-
fore, and told Mrs. Cox 10 carefully
keep II rs long as she lived. Il re-
called to me his first expression when
he returned TO America and grasped NV
hand In his whole-souled nffectionate
manner, and from his heart thanked me
for that intuition Of mine which had
saved him from that stigma upon his
good name. As | held that paper, and
recalled the instance in the committee
room; how he laughed at me for my in
tuitons and suggested that I'd be n
good medium; and as | remembered the
manner in which Iprocured the receipt:
then that publication affecting repu-
tation undimmed after public service
OF thirty years In congress, you NAV
well believe that my eyes were more
than moistened with tears of regret for
the loss of my friend. mingled with
drops of gratitude for the circumstance
which had enabled me to thus faithful
ly serve him."
II is not TO be wondered at that Sun
set Cox believed in his private secretary
and held him in affectionate regard. / !
once heard him say that "every man In |
congress ought TO have private sec |
retary, paid for by u regular appropria-
ton, because every man, especially in |
the house of representatives should be
relieved as much as possible from let
ter writing and work in the executive
departments in order that he may have
more time to attend TO Legislative du-
ties" His idea was that an appropria-
ton should be made which would be
liberal to pay for the services
Of men who can devote their entire
time and attention TO the affairs of n
district, to write proper
letters without requiring even the time
necessary TO dictate them; men who
'an go into the executive departments
and look after the interests of con-
'tituents, and be received rs the ac-
'redited representatives of the congress-
men, and attend to public business for
hem and in their names. Such men,
however, would require fair compensa-
ion. They should possess abilities of a
ligh order, be practically competent to
epresent their districts, almost II not
Iuite as well as the congressman them
elves. Men of that caliber would com
nand at least $4,000 each per annum;
nd, for congress composed of over
our hundred members, the annual appro-
riation would aggregate about $500, 900.
hat is an immense sum, and congress-
len fear TO vote for it, lest they be ac-
used OF extravaganza by the people.
ut as n matter of fact, IL would be ad-
isable to make that amount available
very year. 1t would give 70 every
ian, woman and child in the country
etter congressional service, both in
he halls Of Legislation and in the ex- .
'utive departments. The time is com.
Ig when it must be done; but it will !
ten or twenty years hence, prob .
bly, not in our lifetime. y
SMITH ID. FRY.
II