People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-03-02

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$50, 900 for a monument to Gen. Stark
about two years ago.
Lop off this $4,000. Gen. Stark
would advise the firm to honor his
service by paying its honest debts.
A bill is before congress asking for
a statue to Secretary Stanton. Our
firm is in debt and can't afford it just
yet
Congress wants to send a junketing
party Of its members with their wives,
daughters and invited guests to Nj
caragua to see if it is best for our firm
to aid private corporation TO the tune
of 500, 10000 to build canal. Call
halt on the junket. 1t would be a
pleasant little trip for the committee,
but it would cost few thousands,
and business is dull. Our firm must
meet obligations already incurred.
A couple of our war vessels for which
our firm paid big money have been
found top-heavy. They are practical
ly waste material unless we give the
shipbuilders the job of repairing their
sloppy, worthless work. The ships
must be cut in two and heightened Ii
feet each, at a cost of $4,000. We
don t need the boats Lop of that
expenditure.
Retrench; other firms would
Last year it cost our firm SAG, 462 to
print eulogies on deceased congress
men.
More congressman will die this year
we fear (We pray thee, oh Lord,
if any must die let them not be taken
from the list of those who favor the
income tax, or those who would vote
against bonds.) Should the angel of
death call around let us grieve down
deep in our hearts, but let US refuse to
print SAG, 462 worth of grief while our
gold reserve is so low.
Our Consular Service.
Did any one ever hear Of even 81. so
worth of service rendered to our firm
by our ambassadors at foreign courts?
1t costs way up in the millions an
nually to support the style expected
of our ministers at foreign courts.
Suppose we adopt Truly American
policy" and recall 80 per cent of these
officials
What We Ought to Do.
The Office of public printer pays
$4,000 per year, if the presidential
appointee is honest; ifotherwise, there
are possibilities of about $4,000.
Let this session of congress pass
law, quick, fixing the salary at $1,000
or downward. That's good pay these
hard times for a man of whom no
special ftn SIS is required, except that
he be good fixer in politics.
Lots of good practical printers,
competent foremen, men well ac-
quainted wi h every branch of the
business would take the job and do
the work at $4,000, thus saving the
hire of competent assistants.
Why should our harassed fam pay
for an ornamental and purely political
head to this branch of the business?
Cons smen were once anxious to
be electe~. and promised to do all the
hard work of Office faithfully and we'll
for IS 900 per year. Later they voted
themselves clerks to share their
drudgery. Senators get clerks at
$1,000 a year Representatives get
clerks during the session for slOC
per month. know there are some hard
working congressman 70 whom clerk
is great help. But times are hard,
many people are ort Of work Con,
gress will be urged idle a bonded
debt upon the people, and will bt
| prodded with Secretary Carlisle't
threat of horrible deficit in order tC
compel another big bond issue. Sup
pose the congressman who are eter
nally nagging the wicked rebel south
erners, and haunting thSn with dis
loyalty to the flag, prove their OWL
patriotism in this hour of their coun
try's need by dismissing their clerk
end turning tho sum for clerk hir,
into the Golfers of the firm. 1t nigh
keep Mr.. Carlisle from whining for
day or so.
Paramount Blount's Paw.
No one can End out the amount pait
out to defrsy the expense Of Mr.. ant