The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-04
CONGRESSMAN FEAR
HOME WRATH
If They Should Vote for Autos TO Ride
In at the Capitol Just as the
Senators Have, Says MI,
McCredie.


Washington, April 4,4You see this
broad, smooth roadway gailtless of ve-
hcIes Of any sort Wen. that repre-
sents the congressman's fear Of bis con
stituents
Representative McCredie, Of Wash
ington. plump, ruddy faced, and just
at that moment perspiring freely, paused
in bis gaspy walk through The subway
leading to the House Office building, from
the capitol, and leaned against one of
the iron posts for breath. The posts
separate the sidewalk Of the subway
from the sixteen or eighteen foot road.
way,
Over on the Senate side. where there
is no fear Of an economically inclined
constituency" continued Judge Mo-
Creole, as be resumed his walk, they
have automobiles to take the senators TO
and from their offices and the capitol.
They make the trip ia comfort, with
speed, and In q style befttiug the dig
nifty Of their Office But there are no
autos for u.s. | suppose that one rea
son they think we do not need ANTONIO
biles through our subway. Is that we
are younger men. as rule, than the
senators, and being upryer. can walk
Oh, walking does as good, Of course
but every time make the trip either
way feel like getting up in the House
and demanding an auto from the APP
preparation committee.
owe would have had the autos long
ago If We we're all towards But there
isn't one man in hundred in the House
that would dare 70 vote for a bin pro-
vidiug automobiles for this subway
Every member would be dead sure that
the vote would bob mp to plague him
at the next campaign. It would be a
fine slogan for the opposing candidate
to cry 'Ah, ha. Congressman Smith Is
too lazy 10 walk from his office 70 the
capitol, a distance Of two blocks. Out
home here he IA not too good TO walk,
but as soon as he gets to Washington
he begins TO ride around in automobiles
At the peoples expense
"That may sound ridiculous to the
ordinary citizen but II Is not at all
oyerdrawn. Many a congressman has
lost his official head with less said
against him.
The pieces Of pie and the glasses Of
milk are growing smaller in the House
restaurant at the capitol. This dis
cclraping fact has been gradually dawn
ing upon the congressman for some time
and unless the shrinkage stops at once.
the lucky individual, who i just now
conducting the seating house, win find
himself facing an investigation.
"This piece Of pumkin pie, made Of
squash. i just one quarter smaller than
the ten cent piece I used 10 buy here
two years ago" remarked one Of the
western representatives as he surveyed
the little three cDrnered elah Con
sidering the fact that the restaurant
man gets his rent. his heat and light
fee. ] do not think that he ought to
sting ns quite 60 hard He charges
twenty-five cents for q turkey or chick.
Ell sandwich. twenty-five cents for
bowl cf soup. fifty CENTS for 4 piece 81
fab no larger than the palm Of your
hand. and when vou buy a steak Won are
expected to mortgage your home e pay
for Il.
Senator Mccutnber was ever here the
other day and had steak When he
received his bill, he did q little figuring
on the menu card and announced that
Iii tie whole 81 an ordinary steer wac
s1id at the rate that steak brought,
the animal would net $4,000 Now
cal that going some
Over in the Senate restaurant, where
the same scale Of prices prevail, tie
Senator have compelled the restaurant
meuaeer to place mo tipping" line
ON All the menu cards. Consequently
the cards arc very hard to gat now
adays. and II a guest insists upon hav
ing enc before he orders the waiter
snatches Il and buries It under the
tahiecloth before The next customer sits
down The sign on the cards does not
prevent che walters from grabbing alI
the tips they can get nor does IL keep
them from negleoting patron the next
day If be has forgotten to come acresss
on the previous visit