The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-05-05
PITY THE POOR SENATOR.

Alfred T. Lewis has published very amusing il rather scahng
Washington political life under the caption OF Senate Saa
ries Page Book Of Revelation Live everything
that Mr. Lewis writes it is light Of touch sarcastic and is in
tensey amusing Lewis certainly has firm, if master hand in
such composition and few are his equals in this line
WITH Mr. Lewis lays down the proposition that
paid instead $1,000 year and adds the
cooa that would be cheaper for the country Then he eves in
temperament and shows how regardless OF mere dros
is quotes the Daniel Webster type who according Rufus
adds that the Riggs Bank OF Washington retains
Hqudated specimens the handwriting OF Mr. Webster and Mr. Clay
ing Why hey" Wherefore Mr. Lewis thinks that the
should be raised year. that they should
be driven "hOroiOm their self respect and the inference is as
Upon the expenses OF Washington Mr. Lewis dlates He says If
minded might detail how five thousand dollars
Washington leaves helpless would dollar in Demo-
nco No Russell Sage could week of the
hotels and escape hundred dollars. And his wife
with hmand being wise, she would bet would cost him two
hundred Should your statesman rent house. SO much the worse
may money the seashore may money
church fair mind you do say can't What do adhere to-
however, money Washington
Here the wind OF avariCe is tempered to the lamb
All this is admirable foong dissertation the contingent
expenses which Mr. dug up points
pay $4,000, the contn
gncies $889Ooo from this he calculates the $4,000
year apiece would cheaper the country These contingent
expenses Mr. Lewis worries terrier does and say
that he has justification his and be
Of he speaks
Looking over the contingent accounts Mr. Lewis that the
tors have their telegraph bills their daily newspaper bills and bills for
engraving their cards paid the public funds Each member OF
the Senate allowed fixed for stationery When does
not exhaust the whole OF his allowance ne draws the oVeps money
In looking the the end of the session Mr. Lewis found
that forty OF the had drawn their overu
varying from $40 the results of their economy
Then the need books easily hand and the Government
provides Senator OF Arkansas Smiths Dictionary the
Bible another Charm Of Birds and Marcus Aureus and Sen
Morgan doubtless add his Daen speeches.
asked for and got of But these books doubtless
reference getting speeches. and it bother
congressional library.
But the words of the elder ames ghost, be
hind Mr. Lewis does object pocket books So apiece be
must have receptacle keep his salary
manicure because the nails of senators should be trimmed He OBJ
wrist bags from So to $50 card ST. $7
and chaeane $2 bag The latter certainly
One last bit of satire be quoted in full Mr. Lewis writes
a
toohae plaster horhound drops tablets soda minis
of benzne with hazel alcohol cough
This certainly side light upon senatorial expenses which only
the Washington abu knows which he seldom talks about But
pties Mr. Lewis if he information from in
the future And he is the senator's friend he advocates
year salary bue the buy their begamo cough
drops, chaeanes &c