The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-10-15

SAUK CENTRE
puerile pettifogging and Jack-leg
pleading for he states 1.-TWO or three
of the papers opposing him stated
that these speeches were printed at
the Government expense. That is not
true, as any person will be informed
by writing to the Public Printer at
Washington. Congressman pay for
printing their own speeches, and the
Government carries them through the
mails" thus cleverly intimating that
the bulk of the expense of circulating
Congressional speeches is borne by
the Congressman. 1t is true that
Congressman pay for the printing of
their speeches. The Government
prints them for Actual Cost, folds
them and incloses them in envelopes
and delivers them to the Congress
men in franked envelopes at about
one-half what it would cost an OUT
slider to have the same work done by
private parties.
Suppose a Congressman delivers an
hours speech; it would probably cost
him for thirty thousand copies, deliv-
cred to him in franked envelopes,
$3.50. That would be all his expense
as he has secretary paid by the gov
eminent to do the addressing. An
outside party would have to pay at
least $500 for this same work, and in
addition would have to pay $500 In
postage for circulating them. This is
matter of little Importance and is
only cited to call public attention to
the ICON" game the Sixth District
member is constantly playing with
the public.
The member claims credit for fore
ing open meetings of important COM
mittees. Il is easy to make claims. a
careful examination of the Congress
sional Record fails to disclose any i'm
portant part he played in securing
such results. If he made such fight,
why does he not cite the pages OF the
Congressional Record showing an OIL
cial account of such action?
Again this Manifesto sets forth,
"The special interest adroitly at
tempt to discredit Lindbergh by caus-
ing false stories to be circulated TO
the effect that he does not secure pat
ronage and favors for his district.
They hope by a system of false state
ments to beat him. AS matter OF
fact, Lindbergh has secured more ne
cessary extra pensions for deserving
veterans, who were disabled in the
service of their country, than anyone
who ever represented the territory in
the district. Not many of the stand
patters' have secured for the needy
and deserving veterans of their res
pective districts an equal amount OF
assistance
Let the Official Record speak. Up
to October 1, 1914, during seven
wears and six months of service, the
Representative from the Sixth Dis
trict introduced 1875 Private Pension
Bills; of which 119 were for increase
of Pension" and 16 were for Orig
mag Pension Bills
Of these Is became laws, all fer
Increase of Pension" Not a single
Bill for "Original Pension" introduced
by him passsd.
Were none of these original claim
ants deserving? Were "a claimants
for "Increase" that failed to pass
frauds? Did none of the claimants
for original pensions have just
claims?
During the present term OF the Rep
resentative from the Sixth District
appropriations have been made for
two public buildings, Little Falls and
Brainerd. Both of these buildings
were authorized before he became a
member. They were simply continuing
appropriations. If any other appcopr,-
ations were secured the Record fails
to disclose them.
This self-indicted manifesto of
glorifcation continues: "Ask the peo-
pie of any community, or any person
or party, who has a just claim to
make in Washington, if it has not
been attended to properly and the an
swer will be yes.
We do not know what the Represen-
tative's idea of properly" is, the
records show he introduced 80 Claim
Bills, not one of which was passed,
and if any Sixth District claim
against the Government has been al
lowed during the time the present