Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-09-14

!strip of fairly good roads not to ex-
coed IS or 30 miles in length enbrac-
ing certain number of families.
where a petition is prepared and fled
with the Post Master General, they
would secure rural route whether
they were represented in congress OK
not and 1t is q matter of common
knowledge that where these conditions
exist these routes are established IRE
spectlve of whether the member of
congress is republican or a demo-
crat.
He claims the credit of the instalia-
ton OF the county system Of Free De-
livery Routes in six of the twelve
counties of the district. 1t would be
just as logical and legitimate for
him to claim the credit for the sun
rising once in every twenty four
hours. Whenever there is a sufficient
number of routes in a county the post
Office department installs the county
system purely as matter of economy,
and they would be so established ire
spective of the fact whether the men,
Der of conrgess representing that
county either favored or opposed the
same.
Favorable action in 300 pension
claims entrusted to him. There are
two things which congressman caH
or could do in regard to pension mat
ters. When veteran applies for q
pension and his application is pending
before the department 1t must await
its regular turn for action. A con-
gresham by making application and
showing that the claimant is in dire
need or has met with some misfortune
can have the claim taken out of it's
cuts no figure at the present time, be-
cause the pension Office is well up
with it's work. The second thing
that congressman can do is, after
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is some piece of evidence lacking
congressman can write letter of In
struction to the claimant telling him
now to furnish and prepare the neces-
cary evidence. Whether Mr.. Buck
man has ever written any such letters
to any pension claimant whose appli
cation he had in charge the old eoldi-
ers Of the district can themselves de-
termine. We have never found one
lyet
Who has received such letrer2
He also elaine. credit for the passing
of private pension bills. Mr.. Buck
man, like all other members, intro
duced great many pension bills. By
consulting the record we find that dur
ing four years Of service he introduced
something like 400 bills. Twelve OF
these passed and those familiar with
the proceedings are aware that Mr.
Buchanan made the selection himself
Of the bills that he desired enacted
and why he selected these twelve out
Of something like four hundred that
he introduced and thus favored them
is up to him to explain.
i When it came to the matter of pur
chasing supplies for the Panama Canal
it was found that some of our home
: institutions had entered into deliber
ate conspiracy to hold up the govern
, ment for exhorbitant prices, and Pre-
sident Roosevelt and Secretary Taft
declared that if American manufacture
, ers asked exhorbitant prices they
would 60 to the markets Of the world
I and purchase the same. This created
CONSERVATION among the trust mag
mates Of the United States and Senate
Resolution No. 60 was introduced,
, which practically compelled the pur-
chaee Of supplies from American Man
ufacturers. When this resolution came
up Mr.. Buckmsn voted in favor Of the
same.
From the time Mr.. Bucknan en-
tered the legislature down to the pre-
sent time there is nothing to show
, that he ever did any thing in the inter
ests OF the people that entitled him 80
consideration at the hands Of the peo~
pie. There is nothing in his congress
siona] record to show he was any
thing but a mere automaton occupy
ing space and drawing his salary
The voters Of the SIXTH district have
al extraordinary opportunity, one
that only cones once in life time.
They nave the chance to make trade
in their congressman without any pcs
siDility OF losing
Fuller Ia his rape s of the fall of
1898 called Buchanan everything he
could think OF. placing him balo p the
level Of a horee thief Siuca tbet,
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