The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-07-31

on THIS congress OF men W1O re
resent the American people no
the light of undertaking papers
but the great heart and soul o
this republic believes you are hon
est, and II there was anything {,
shake my faith in your integrit,
It would be the awful panic tina
a simple little statement in
newspaper would make in thi
body. It was suggested by tn,
gentleman from Massachusetts
(Mr. Gardner) that II there is .
feeling going abroad that the con
gress is not pure; that this forum
of the peoples will Is not what II
should be, you ought to go home
to your districts as ] have done
and tell your people that 1t is hon.
est and pure. Republicans have
called Democrats scoundrels hnd
Democrats have called Republican
SCOuHuItlS III lhtii uiotu US anu
leave the impression that you arc
about the only honest man in the
body, so you need not wonder tina.
undertaking magazines and papers
will make the people believe that
you are dishonest II they would
tell the truth about yourself and
myself to the people they would
say that our worst thing is that
we have not always got the cour.
age to stand up to the rack fod-
der or no fodder, and do what we
honestly believe is In the interests
Of the American people, and that
this Is not a venal body. You
know we are doing a. whole lot of
investigating, and | have never
found any good that has come OF
1t so far as my observation has
been concerned. | hope good will
come Of this. II there is one rot.
ten potato in the bin, | hope you
will find it; and hope IL there
Is congressman who has soiled
his hands and has taken pay from
private interests to do or not to
do the right thing, that you will
not do what we have often done
be too cowardly to do our duty
as we see 1t but / hope you will
drive such congressman from
this chamber on the toe Of your
boot, and let the people have an
ocular demonstrat on of what yo,
think of tampering with the gres
law making body of this country
| doubt If you find any bribe TAX
ing congressman. | do not doubt
you will find some who have eat?
en- dinners with lobbyists; do
not doubt but that you Will find
lobbyists who believe that they
have influenced congressman and
do not doubt when they repor
to their masters, from whom they
draw the $4,000 or $4,000 a year
that they will call Mr.. Mann
Jim" Speaker Clark, Champ"
Pres dent Wilson, Woodrow"
Mr.. Roosevelt, Theodore" to leave
the impression that thel are cheek
by iowl with the great men of the
nation.
You know it Is not true, Republi-
cans; You know 1t is not true,
Democrats. The way to make the
people believe it is not to get into
panic and riot every time some
liar gets himself into the public
print.
Representative Mann spoke point
ly as follows:
Mr.. Speaker, have not taken
these charges which have been
made quite so seriously as many
members Of the House apparent.
~ nave, do not believe there ia
corruption in the House. II | were
10 make a charge against the
House of Representatives I should
say that there we're no corru,.
men In the House, but that there
was a plentiful supply Of cowsrds
do not believe that man. mer
on the hoor OF the House are ia
nuenced In their votes or their DO.
sition by the active lobbyists who
appear in Washington, but that
they are often Influenced In their
post on and their votes by fear OF
"hat may happen to them in their
districts is undoubtedly true. Since
l have been a member OF the
House ! have learned to pay re
spect and give admiration to the
member on either side who experi.
ence has taught me did what he
believed was right, regardless OF
what some organization or other
interest might think about II. or
regardless OF threats tnat were
made, | do not see any more OBJ