Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-20
.chamn. .CIark.l

..,.5, 1901. by Champ :, Clark -,
FTi3n.' i3 savipg that .all work ana
ola d,'ss S"' Jack Il duh boy
ma naaA' probably true, and the
mos o,s,adprlving that proverb or
IN ' it. whichever you please,
IL tho Nv fact that congressman |
lol .rocate . in the cloakrooms
s likes with each other. But
\ \. imp to the conclusloh'
'ol y, these stories or for any
ou ason, that representatives and
Hson in most of their time
Pr, ouite the contrary. | have
- a farmhand-a hired one
10 o,orked in a country store,
sorts of schools from the
~, aanoo1bouse with slab seats to
idency iippc of a college run a ,:'' goun-
rspaper, where | was ., eallof,
Ssp psoliciting agent, bookkeepef
limo clerk, practiced law u
,l1 na vet will make my affidavit
l,a eepting my service in the lesis.
II ~ Missouri, [ never worked as
os many hours out OF the u
in congress. h,
49, Of Iowa was an active and
~, country lawyer; yet, he told
lone since that he works more
n.n an he ever did before in his
ther in the army or at the bar.
.ontatiyes do not complain Of the
1am not complaining. No man
over heard of was competied to
to congress. Though Major
is an interchangeable worker, he
fow minutes off once in awhile
a yarn in the cloakroom.
REQUESTS Received by Con-
ssmen.
day a coterie of congressman
swapping experiences as to re-
which they received from their
i+rents and others. Major Lacey
oOn one occasion | received a let
am . man in Nebraska asking for
bv Of The CONGREGATIONAL Record
lining Mr. Cousin $ spec eclI. | also
ved letter ffeta an ED soldier ef
Fourth .2rli.lnsa8 Union cavalry
wanted pension en- the ground
he had contracted tie yailer jan
and brown heet.s in tha= civil
ior Lacey continued: Congress
ishes handsome volumes of memo
addresses containing caie@ies Of
deceased members delivered by
colleagues. On CHE occasion,
h tie rules Of the house We're be-
Idebated and the question of max
Iproyision to set apart time for The
kcises was being considered. | read
liter received by zoe from a gentle
out in Iowa saying:
kar Sir-Please send me some volumes of
prial addresses. There is nothing | read with
uch pleasure as the obituaries CT congress
| Yours truly,
And was never able to determine
ether my correspondent was in fun
IN earnest
On still another OCCASION" said Mr..
fey, 81 received an application for
appointment Of postmaster from
Gentleman who described himself as
first born mail child in the county
which the office was located. This
+ another one of the instances where
Fas in doubt whether the applicant
Is in jest or in earnest"
lnted Humorous Lectures.
Fnese strange requests related by
l]or Lacey reminded me of some
lch have myself received. For in
nee, Democrat up in Michigan, q
rect stranger, who in some way had
Hrd OF me, wrote me to send him by
urn mai! full set Of The Congress
nal Record and debates since the
lndatlon of the government. which
very hard to find and when found
u ABOUT $500. the latter being more
lcult to find than The Records them
'es' This and other like requests
l''nce me that many persons think
" representative or senator can
al unlimited number of any and
~ book. document and speech free,
cn is great mistake.
luotler man-one Of my own con
IuelitS-Wrote me to ask that ! pre-
y illn TWO humorous lectures, eacl
nouf and a half long. which he
'poSed to deliver over the country
pay | answered him that | coulC
"lite lectures, humorous or other
'e, al any time as a merchant coul(
uis goods; that | had to wait til
spirit moved me and that in al
,uan probability it would take ml
nlolths :, to comply With his reques
ua nothing else, which | could no
ord.
astounding Proposition.