Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-20
NEW CONGRESSMAN
ARE PROUD Of
THEMSELVES
AND RECORD
More Than 1875 Changes This
Session, Creates Steady De.
mand for Spot Light Among
Recent Arrivals.
OLD TIMERS DO NOT
WASTE TIME ON THEM

Wtshmetu. Nrrn .U The r,N
member of congress is always o
.oWc, OF interest ana pride. hrti to
himself second tu hls own particular
constituency and lastly to Washing
tou The opening pt each new con.
ptoss always brings nu mlluN oi lrg
isla,,o noyicos To- Washington. and
because OF The great political land.
slide last November. which changed
- Republican majority OF u IN the
house into Democratic minority The
proportion OF newcomers ~ the open.
ing al the special session b. unusual
Ordinarily there are perhaps ntty or
siNl, changes on the average under
normal conditions Int this time there
have been In the aggregate more than
l2a changes. Ia fact there are about
eighty new Democrats and ioriy-iivo
Republicans. and of course. one new
Socialist. Mr. Berger. OF Milwaukee,
who Is strictly new.
The now congressman generally
takes himself very seriously and
seems 10 believe that the fate OF the
nation Is resting upon him, aud thar
he must do something To rcscu' ID
from threatening pcrils lio regards
himself with undue importance. aud 10
i@ MOI until after he has been in
Washington Tor some weeks, or per.
haps months. often II requires a
whole term that he begins 10 realize
that the government has been run
for n hundred years or more without
his assistance. and thar II manages 10
jos along without accepting any of his
SAKE advice
Nj the time that the new member
Is learning this he Is being victim.
ized The older members who organ.
ne the house, no matter which party
Is IN control, rclCgate him TO more on
less unimportant conunitte work.
when he not iniicQuuntly comes on
fully expecting to he placed on the
ways and means committee on upon
The committee ON appropriations
which handles the purse strings OF
I've nation Gradually. however. b.,
settles down into he place made Tor
hn. and n rs not until then that hii
effectiveness begins 10 show itself
When he takes his place as u coz IN
the big legislative wheel he performs
proper junction bat when he gets
ont of gear with the mechanism ne
generally becomes more on less OF a
nuisance ana nccomplishcs nothing
The average new member comes e.
Washington with q more OF lrss haly
idea of his duties and his lights ant
still less appreciation OF conditions
IN Washington Consequently ne be-
comes prey 10 a SGT OF parasites
who ere long force upon him the
conviction that The trials of law
maker are manv aud sore aud that
after all be gets little ont uf II eltsor
in the way of pecuniary remncra
ion, Oi honor 'or dutv we'll perform
ed lie first eucouuters the hotels
'hc boarding house keepers and IA,
landlords OF Washington. ana bigger
sct of hiehwaymen never held mp
stage coach or robbotoau express ca
than are 10 bee found within the shad
ow OF the capitol dome The price O
convenient accommodate ions iu "A sec
ond rate hotel iDr week hoIe vil
Keep the average American num lhI
country TOR wei nigh half wear
While 10 tho Lew uanibr. Don't 40 10
.'NN 'Fli1itA'.A f'Nfi'. |iAAAf az iIlIf OF nut
FIRST class hotels be- rs lucky 10 h,
does nu nav, 90 mortgagc his farm
hact hpuc 40 pay the bill unless h
happens fo be- one Of The milhonaiu
representatives and IN hat event ~
generally establishes himself In som
historic Old home rented 20 him to
thr congressional season for tbre
times its worth ana there entertain
society From fne hotel lie OF
Congressman there are only Two al
term vos lie mus, either seek III
ordinary boarding house whore b.
would be ashamed go entertain hi
friends oI constituents or else Pa
must rent for three, four or uy
months. while ho expects fp STA
here. q furnished nat 10 ono o' th
scores uf big aparlncu h0usos an
uay for h for AN entire year
The most OF the members aftc