The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-06-20

Something Of the Record lie Has
rIade In Congress.
A Few Reasons why re should be Endors-
ed aud Sent Back for Another Term.
carroll County Democrat

States, the greatest legislative body i'm the
world is worthy the ambition of auy man,
however great hissoclal or personal stand
ing, aud no man should be condemned
for harbOring such ambitions; but, it Is
and always will be impossible TO send TO
Congress every man who is willingor even
anxious to serve the people in that body,
and other reasons should be considered in
selecting candidates than their consum-
ing desire TO be thus honored.
The Office is not simply a remunerative
position in which justice to party workers
demand that it be passed around in the
nature of patronage or reward, as is the
case with elective and appointive officers
wherein the salary is the paramount OBJ
ject Of consideration.
Few men who worthily represent their
constituents in Congress by giving up all
private business and devOting their time
and energies to their public duties, save
money from their salaries a greater num-
Der leave Congress in debt, and many die
poor after a lifetime Of honorable public
service. No man should be continued in
Congress who is neglectful OF his duties
oris guilty Of any immoral conduct; such
one could not be retired too quickly.
While this is true, no man OF good COM
mon sense, who is industrious aud faith
ful in the discharge of his official duties,
can be kept there too long, because long
and continued service is pillar oistrength
that must be reckoned when we consider
what can be accomplished by an individ-
al member By we'll established usage,
committee chairmanships and ranking
positions on committees, are made the re-
ward of this long and continued service.
tits we'll known that a district that chang
es it member every few years goes pract-
icaliy unIepTesented. Two or three terms
are necessary to equip member for use
full and competent service, and if he is to
be retired as soon as he is fitted by train
ing to be useful, it would be as we'll to al
low the man elected to remain at home,
draw his salary and save the expense Of
| Washington life.
AT the present time the training which
comes alone by experience is as essential
to the proper performance of Congress
sional duties, as is a military education
/ to the army officer. In view of these OBJ
servations, and in consideration of the in
terests of all the people of this district,
we ask, who should be nominated to rep
resent us in tue Fifty-eighth Congress?
Mr.. Sims, our present Congressman, is
now serving his third term. 1t has been
his and the country's misfortune that he
has had to serve in three Republican
Congresses in which it was impossible to
secure party legislation, but he has acted
in perfect accord with his party on all po-
litical questions; has attended and took a
prominent part in all party caucusses
has been in constant attendance during
the sessions of the House and has not
lodged vote. He is paired less perhaps
than any Democrat in the whole Congress.
In matters not political, in the way OF
private legislation, Mr.. Sims has been
eminently successful. He secured the
first appropriation ever made for actual
work OF improving the Tennessee River
between Riverton and Paducah, obtain
ing $4,000 for this reach of that river,
by which navigation has been greatly inn
proved and hundreds OF thousands of dol
lars saved to the shippers on that part OF
the river.
He has secured the payment by private
bills of greater number of claims to the
people of this district, than has been OBJ
tanned for any other district in the State
during the same time. During his SER
vice he has secured legislation to pay the
following claims to the people of this dis
trict, to-wit:
John w Wright. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS s. 125 on
y ~ odulueTS. .......... ........,...,. 1856 .OO
Jos. w Mays, administrator .......... /, O4O .OC
HerDerg CoSSey OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 228 OO
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