The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-09

government allows its iaw-making ser
wants.
Then comes the next campaign. \ man
must make his contributions. He must
use his meager salary and his private
means IN a perfectly legitimate but costly
manner. He must bear the heavy burden
Of campaigning with al its expense. And
here again comes the possibility OF de-
feat.
But there is another thing. Sadly does
member of congress learn from expert
ence that humanity expects too much OF
its public servants. Not only does he
have TO contend with the Washington
CRATER" but he is regarded as Iegiti-
mate prey by those hangers-on here
who are insulted at an iusinuatioa that
their chief aim in life should not be TO
touch up" people ii Official place. This
may be he-and often It IS q wOman-who
is from the state or district from which
the member comes, he may be from some
other place; he may be, perhaps, needy
and deserving-and Il 3 man be at all
charitably inclined. there is much that
he can give away absolutely, and much
that the average member OF congress
does give away.
Reverting 10 the life in Washington a
public man must lead. even the cynics
and pessimists and beiittlers OF mankind
must admit, behind the scenes and in
dark places. that they would not Ike
10 see their members OF congress housed
il fourth-story. muggy and murlcy apart
ueuts. or suites Of rooms ar cheap board
ing houses. And at any rate, q member
OF congress OF the decent sort has some
pride. Il the cynical constituent should
not have So The modest. economical
member must houss and feed and clothe
himself and his family in Washington IN
a decent manner and respectfully, even
though he does not entertain and SO
around much And even IN this simple and
uuostentatious manner, and with al the
trimmings I have mentioned, $5.90o
does not so very Tar II twelve Ions
rnouths-iifty-two weeks.
Take the Kansas delegation, for in-
stance. with one exception. every man
Is either poor or only of comfortable
means. The one exception IS Bowe-sock-
Ne Is regarded - wealthy III Kansas.
hut OF course IL the east hs is not. Take
the lawyers on the Kansas deIegatiou-
what one OF them, By care ana work is
not cable ard able enough 70 make $ CD
az home II he were not giving his serv-
ICES TO his country2 Take Bowersock.
even. with his business interests. which
suffer every year
I proceed on the theory that II q man Is
worth constituency time. energy and
interest % send % congress. and IS OF
service and value. be IS worth c01peBsat-
iu- ~ decent rate fer what he gives II
return for the honor. Kansas delega-
sion. senate and house. is made I'D az
men who do the state honor here Il
~ ashingr0u- They are dsTotirg their
hest years-and their hardest, most con
scIznticus Efforts. Go serve their courlu-
nitv. their districts. their STATE and their
nation And what dc they receive in re-
turn mere bagatelle- II is unjust. x
Is un-Arnerican.
And Yet there VIII be ne increase q
congressional salaries II years 70 come
Whve Because the PLAZA people Of The
country who Do rot understand these
things never would releur n 1nasr ruthless
pursuance II 3 man who sought % or DID
raise his own salary. Ana - these nan
-,hre4-fourths of she - WHO make ur
tire congress Of the United Sra-es-v5iI 60
on. spending more hours ~ hard. solid
work per dav Jhan The ve-iesr aev
laharer IN the Hand. sirins 0g thslr braiu
and BODY Elakiag laws AID making his-
tori sud destiny FOR Ills bsic-s.Ilalg
heea-se q Country would Zee, itse-r Cst~
ragei az ans attsmpt 10 campeaslse tlle
llie servants fer teslr exrar1lture 81
time and ability