The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-05
CONGRESSMAN FONLER'S
EXCELLENT RECORD.
CONTINUED FROM FIRST pAEG /.

and called upon the representatives of
the people to enact it into law.
All the bankers conventions of this
year have considered this bill almost ex-
clusively; criticising unfavorably, it is
true. the branch bank feature, through
the fear that local institutions would be
hurt seriously by rate of interest uni
formly lower than that now prevailing
yet giving assent to many of its features.
Oaly recently Mr.. Fowler received invi-
tations from the bankers associations of
both Pennsylvania and Illinois, urging
him to be present at their annual meet
ings TO advocate and expoupd the princi-
Piles of the measure
Mr.. Fowler's recent speech in the
House of Representatives, on this meas
ure, will aid materially in the work of
financial and currency reform Through
broadcast distribution of it, at his own
expense, he had the people as audience;
and their final udgment--intellige
deliberate-will control congressional ac-
| ton.
The Republican National Committee
has shown its appreciation of Mr.. Fow-
-ers ability in matters of finance and
currency reforms by soliciting his aid as
a speaker, and, i'll company with Secre-
tary of the Treasury Shaw, he opened
the campaign in Vermont the first part
| of this month.
Representatives who, through their
enthusiasm and industry thus become
identified with great issue, have al
ways been recognized as the most useful
members of Congress. Mckinley and
Dingley were returned again and again,
their constituents believing that they, in
that way, contributed worthily to the
public prosperity and welfare. And
such confidence is always reciprocally
advantageous; for the more prominent q
member becomes in the eyes of the ma
tlon the more influence he has for the
advancement of his district and state.
But Mr.. Fowler has never been spe.
cialist in the narrow sense of the term
All the mutitudinous requests and
claims which make the routine life of a
congressman busy one have received
his prompt and careful attention. Such
matters may well be left to the verdict
of his constituents of both parties who
have sought his kindly and faithful as
sistance. But in two instances of local
improvement Mr. Fowler's record merits
more than passing notice.
During the seth Congress Mr. Fowler
gave his persistent effort in securing a
resurvey of the Kill Won Kull and Ar.
thur Kill, convinced that the prosperity
of his district would be enhanced by the
deepening of this great waterway. He
then secured the favorable action of the
River and Harhor com mittee, who re-
ported an appropriation of 1896, 000
This appropriation was passed by the
House in the spring of 1900 by the 56th
Congress, bat the bill failed to pass in
the Senate
AS soon as the 57th Congress con-
vened last December, Mr.. Fowler
renewed the fight with the result
that the river and harbor bill, which
! became law carried an appropria-
tion now available, of 1896, 900 for
this much needed improvement.
Mr.. Fowler from the beginning of
his congressional career, avocated a
public building for Elizabeth
Whom Mr.. Howell became a member
of the committee on Pubic Build
ings and Grounds, he realized that
New Brunswick would be favored be-
fore other New Jersey cities: still he
did not relax his efforts. AS result
an appropriation of $135, 600 was
secured at the last session of Con-
gress for the construction of public
building and postoface. and $50. 600
was made available, and covered
into the sundry civil bill.
! In 1887 Mr.. Fowler introduced a
| bill for the creation of tariff COM
mission in order that the very evil
| dent inequalities about which so
much is head today might be gradu-
ally adjusted and the country escape
any shock to general business. In Il
word the object was to secure the
evolution of tariff rates without a
revolution in business interests
which invaribly follows a general
revision of duties.
at the very beginning of the last
session, the bill being number seven,
he introduced q far more important
measure of the same character, since,
ii enacted into law, it would have
given the commission power tos
examine any of the officers, attorney
or agents of any corporation doing
an interstate business or manufacture
ing any goods protected by tariff
duties, and would also have given
them power to compel such corpora
tions to make regular statements of
their business and accounts, the
very thing now so strenuously urged
by the president as the matter of
greatest Importance in dealing with
the trust problem.
Nor is Mr.. Fowler content with
his efforts in the halls Of congress,
but treats his legislative duties as
if they We're his own private affairs,
il boirg We'll known IN Washington
that he has already expended more
than ten thousand dollars in send,
| ing out upward of one million copies
of the report upon the financial and
currency bill reported from his com.
mittee, to the bankers, newspapers,
lawyers, teachers, preachers, whole.
salers merchants, manufactures and
400, 000 farmers, and when the present
arrangements for circulating his last
great speech have been carried out
the amount expended within siS
months will reach nearly $50, coo To
the thoughtful and candid consideia-
tion of every voter in the Fifth
Congressional District Mr., Fowler !:
high standing as man, his place
among the economic scholars of the
] country, his achievements since he
/ entered the public service and his pa.
triotism and devotion to the public
welfare are submitted.