The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-12-10
By ARTHUR W. DUNN.

BY ARTHUR W.. DUNN.
Washington, Dec. 1o.-tSpecial] lit
is a good thing that q generous gov
eminent allows senators and repre-
sentatives the privilege Of franking
their letters on official business. Were
this not the case every Democratic
senator and representative would go
broke in paying postage on replies to
requests for office.
Since the victory last November the
mails of all these men who are sup
posed to, have any influence have been
flooded with requests for Office. Many
Democrats are beginning to believe
that victory is worse than defeat.
John Sharp Williams claims that a
mistake has been made In the. last
census, which credited Mississippi
with about 100000 population. He
says that about double that number
have written to him from his state
asking him to support them for office
under the new administration.
Reason For It.
There is reason The records Of con-
gress show how long it has been since
the Democrats had pie to distribute,
Only three Republican senators will
be in the senate after March 4 who
served in that body when the Demo
Gratis were in control. They aDe Gal
linger, Lodge and Perkins. Clark Of
Wyoming was there for about a
month. Only four Republicans, Payne
of New York, Bartholdt of Missouri.
Cooper Of Wisconsin, and GiIlett of
Massachusetts,, served In the house
when the Democrats controlled that
body who will be members after
March 4.
Has No Candidate.
Congressman Fitzgerald of New
York, although holding the important
position Of chairman % the committee
on appropriations. says that he has DO
candidate for cabinet position under
Governor Wilson. However. he has
several candidates In bis district for
government positions.
0oo0 ROADS ! MS year.
Congressman Shackleford of Nilsson.
ri, who was .authsr Of the house propo.
sition for expenditure Of federal money
on rural postal roads, declares that it
will carry in the postoflcs bill this
year. They called Shackleford the
"dirt road statesman" after he put for
ward his measure.
'"That didn't hurt me a bit at home.
remarked the MissouEian.
Nor me, either" remarked Cullop Of
Indiana, land l talked it everywhere
went in my district" |
Impressed on His Memory.
Henry Fl. Ward is a graduate OF the
Naval academy and did very efficient
service during the Spanish war. II
went to one of the preparatory schools .
said Ward, when l was getting ready
for my entrance examination, and tfRt
man did put facts and necessary knowl'
edge in my head.
"'Mr. Ward he said one day, do you
know where Kenesaw mountain isT
."Well, had never heard of Kenesaw
mountain. A member Of the Lands
family had been named for it, but he
hadn't fined the Standard OIL company
$29,000,000 at that time.
'Kenesaw mountain said the pro-
fessor, is in the northern part Of Lou
isiana. A very fierce battle was fought
there during the civil war. That infor-
NATION may be very useful to yon In a
day or two, Mr.. Ward, SO don't forget
It. And have never forgotten it."
concluded Ward. 3. ..r~ a.# .
And yet the entire Lands family
knows that Kenesaw mountain Is IN
the northern part of Georgia.
Gardner Target.
Congressman Gardner Of Massachu
sets was once one of Roosevelts de
voted friends. But that Is not the
case now. Gardner could not stand
Rooseyelts late theories and became
a Taft adherent II was the target
for the bull moosers in Massachu-
setts," said Gardner. Il was the par
ticular man they wanted to defeat,
They went at me viciously. but by.
good luck and the indulgence of the
people of my district l was able to de-
feat the bull moose and the Democrat
also" ~
Not Much Economy Talk.
There are not many boasts about
economy in government expenditures
this year. The appropriations of the
last session about equaled the amounts
appropriated in the corresponding SEES
sion, when the Republicans were in
control There was a difference of
about S6,000,O0o
The Democrats are now facing a
proposition which will mean larger ap-
preparations than the Republicans
made in their last session. This is
owing to very large river and harbor
bill and deficit for pensions of some.
thing like $20.000.0O0.
The Sherwood pension bill. which.
was figured to cost not more than $30.-.
600 900, will cost about $4,000, O0G
every year. There is also, the posi-
blfty OF public building bill, which
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