The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-27


ton of the states delegation In Con
gress on any important issue or to
inquire into il or discuss il with any
thng like freed- IN, is nothing .cre
aor less/thau .ese majestic. There
eau be no doubt about it. because We
have II en- The, wCrd OF the renowned
JOhn h. Harris direct from Washing
ton, which word the Messenger
straightway reprints i'm this paper to-
day that an its readers may take due
no,ice and govern themselves accord
insly- What a great pity, The Mes
senger has too high an opinion of the
congressional delegation TO believe for
one moment that they themselves ac-
tually pretend TO be beyond the honest
and candid criticism or comment Of
their constituents. They are men of
common sense and observing. and
they know, If anybody does, that so
far from the Vermont press exceeding
amy decent useful limits In such at
tempts al correction or suggestion,
the real matter OF fact is that it paws
hardly any attention TO them at all ex-
cepJ nov and then To- shy a bouquet.
Session after session goes by without
am openly eXpressod word of diner
cuce as 90 the action of our represon-
tauves In Congress upon any impOr-
tan- question, ana then. ali at once,
because part o. the press here exer-
C.sea it's great North American right
under the Constitution of the United
States TO- speak ils mind it must forth
with be arraiened by the censori0us
Harris whose opinions on tine cross.
roads standard OF journalism upheld
i'm Vermont are already familiar
The Messenger. ON JUS part, dared
to hint that &c was disappointed be-
cause Cong essman Foster did not
vote with the insurgents" in order to
get the rules changed. This was in
tNnded and supposed to be an honest
and friendly suggestion Mr. Foster
happens to be the Messengers rep
resentatiye in Congress and to be vOt-
ing for it on these questions, just as
ne represents and votes for other men
and instituting in this district and is
likely to receive their counsel and ad-
moniuon too The Messenger dared
to hint its disappointment. but it add
ed:
However it is hardly fair to Judge
of This matter until CONGRESSMAN Eos.
ter has had an onportlipitv to exnlain
his own attitude toward in in his own
language Things look different to
the men at Washington and the men
al home Congressman Foster NAV
no able to catch noints I'm the contro.
versv that are not reflected I'm the
newspaper stories. and his constitu.
epts viii await with omen minds such
rynlanotion ms ne feels disposed Ia
make"
What would tbe astpfe Mr. Harris
bave7 Cam one saw fairer than tbats
put rbe censorions Harris Is deter
mined TO lose mo- opportunitv for max
inc nublic his profo,nd Indictment tbat
nobody i'm Vermont or at leaet ma
raUsnauer writer FIN Vermont knows
anyfbiur nj nm about aaairs u Wash
pefon and tbaf Inc Vermont press on
al, loast part an If should kean efIl
abopt srob thipos and nat of,olisbl,
nreen,ue "a direct tbair reprasonta.
tives ir tho House on These subiecfs '
The MESSENGER amorp others has
.bren noinfad orf before now as Am
This instance 81 nacuIiarly IGNORANT
M tbo truo irvar3ness of affairs IN
WASHINGTON y onnaars accoraino
to NM aorr.s tbatit is nracticall, Inn.
noesibi. ian. arrbodv o,,tsf3a of Wash.
.ngtop To form ANYTHING like am incl
lieent opinion of tbese matters and
fbat tbav ought m keen their month,
shut and mons sul accordingly m,
favored Mr. Harris 3vel,ug in Wash
iDstou indeed having dead oneD.apf
gbut MS II we're in tbe very bowels n
me capitol itself knows an ahou, sncl
things And he writes home for M,
rest of MS To Shut mo.
Just one word. please. before sill
epca is enforced The Nessepgel
yentured the timid little him that m,
insurgents" won great victory fol
the modernization of the rules 1
Thought so then. II thinks so now
They aid not completely moderpiz,
the rules. IN he SIRE but they mad,
the beginning And that is some
times he hardest part of the battle
The MESSENGER was clad to see mi,
beginning made but Inc sanient Mr.
Harris saws there was no beginning
Wen tben LET Ms take n Wasbnptor
authority direct one that sits in IN,
classic shades along with tbe saeaci
one Harris and hoets i'm tho beredic