Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-03-30
FOR A FOURTH TERM
Strong Endorsement Of Congressman Has
kins by the st. Johnsbury caledonlan-
His Work In Washington.

His Work In Washington.
The st. Johnsbury Caledonian, in an
extended article last week entitled Hon.
Kittredge Haskns Our Candidate to
Congress from This District" said it
believed Col. HaslSins deserved the honor
of a reelection because of his active
and faithful service to his constituents
and the people of the Green Mountain
state" After a short biographical sketch
of our congressman, the Caledonian gave
the following resume Of his work In his
present position:
During his service in Washington for
FIVE years he has faithfully discharged
his public duties and mas the satisfaction
of having done much for the interests of
his constituents. He has always been
prompt in his work and in the answering
of correspondence. No matter how triv-
ial the matter might have seemed, Con-
gresham Haskins always gave the letters
an immediate reply Every want COM
municated to him by a constituent has
been promptly complied with, If 1t was
within his power to do so.
Aside from This regular congressional
duties and service all the while ON three
important committees, he has devoted a
great deal of his time at the several
departments of the government in adj
vancing the interests of applicants.
When he was elected q member of Con-
delivery routes in this district His pre-
| decessor was not inclined to extend these
routes, but kept the retention OF post
offices at nearly every cross roads. Since
he has represented this district 10 new
| roues have been established. These
are greatly in the interests Of the rural
population and the extension of the sys-
tenn has been encouraged by the national
and state Grange. In establishing the
new routes Col. Haslkins has taken into
consideration the fact that the farmers
of the country were its great support,
and has therefore done all he could to
give them better mail facilities.
/ He has a record of more than 1000
cases that he has handled before the
pension bureau in behalf Of the veteran
soldiers and their widows in the second
| congressional district, in addition to his
| full share of increases of pension by
| special act of Congress In cases that were
| meritorlous, and where they could not
secure adequate relief at the pension
| bureau.
His length of service in Congress, with
a personal and friendly acquaintance with
every member of Congress. the heads Of
| departments and chiefs OF bureaus
should count greatly in his favor
as against any candidate for his success
sion His experience fully demonstrates
that the member who has the best ac-
quaintance with the membership Of the
House, and especially with the leaders
| who direct matters of legislation, stands
the best chance of securing favorable
| recognition, and therefore 1t is and has
been in the past that long service on the
part of a member gives him decided
| advantage over new members, or mem
| bers with but short service. During
| his first two years in Congress he en-
countered many difficulties, which con-
| tinuous service since then has enabled
| him to overcome, so that 1t is far easier
| for him to accomplish legislation In be-
| half of his constituents and secure favors
for them at the departments, than 1t was
during his earlier service,
l. The present oleomargarine law. which
| was enacted by the Fifty-seventh Con-
| gress contains one entire section, and
changes in the wording of other sections
| which were his own handiwork in COM
mittee; Andfput there for the purpose OF
''buttoning up" the law in such a way
that 1t would stand the test of a trial
before the Supreme court of the United
States, as has since been demonstrated
in two cases before the august tribunal
and all this was done In the interests OF
the farmers and dairymen of the country.
By reason of membership on the COM
mittee on war claims, which Of course
gave him an advantage, he secured the
passage of bills for the relief of gentle
man residing in this district and the
heirs of another; and these bills had beer
introduced into and been pending in every
Congress since about the year 1868.
The report on the quarantine live stock
bill passed during the last session Of
Congress was written entirely by Col
HaslSins and was particularly referred
to by the President in a special message
to both houses advocating the passage Of
the bill, in which both he and the sec
rotary of agriculture took a great inter
est. This measure was engineered
through the House by Col. Haskins an6
became a law.
Vermont's prestige in both branches Of
Congress has been attained by keeping
It's public men in service. and while the
state is small in population its influence
is great in both the House and the Sen
ate. Col. Haskins has performed the
days work with a single purpose tC
serve the people he represents and he
has done this without any press agent oil
notoriety. We believe the people of Yer
mont like this kind Of a representative
and we expect they will recognize theii
appreciation of his services by electine
him to the 60tn Congress.