Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-08-06
SOMETHING ABOUT PAY THE
coNeREssMEA ARE GETTING

CONGhES5MEh ShG a. IlN1.
Southampton. L. l.. N. Y. July "a
Speaking Of the wonderful work
some of our -Congressmen do to
earn their salaries, W. r. Hearst
says:
'The people Of the United States
hire men to work for them, put
them in office and pay them a GER
tain salary.
1T IS not pleasing to find that
these individuals, by passing conven-
lent laws, ignoring the rules Of de-
cency, manage greatly to inrease
their pay without the peoples con
sent.
"Congesssmen, after much hesita-
ton. increased their salaries from
five thousand year to
eve thousand, five hun
dred. They were afraid at first to
do it, thinking the people might not
like II and that some OF them might
be beaten next time. But they pull
ed themselves together, got their
outrage to the stiking point and vot-
ed to pay themselves more.
"That was at least done openly.
'"There are other ways Of pay
ing yourself more that are secret
and dishonorable.
For instance, when a man In Of
flee gets his friends also in office
to vote to give him an automobile
for personal use-THAT means
that the people must spend five thou
sand a year more at least for that
official.
"If a man is worth five thousand
more he should be PAID that
amount. But he should not secretly
compel the people to pay five
thousand dollars fer an automobile
without their consent and approval.
$50 It is with eae Congressmen's
mileage. The rate Of mileage was
fixed when travel was much more
expensive. The Congressman now
are paying themselves out OF the
purse large sums of money for
mileage. They do not spend it on
hut on themselves. and they
are taking from the people a certain
amount of money that the people
have not voted to give them. That
dishonest.
IF the Congressman ought to
more, they should take 1t in
their pay. n a man with a large
should be permitted to take
his wife and children to Washington
70 live with him at the public ex.
,ense-and we think that he should,
order to keep him out OF mis-
shief-then let the people vote
% pay the railroad tickets Of the
Congressman, Of his wife and all the
children that he has, also his moth
sr-in-law. For 1t Is a good thing for
he congressman's wife to have her
mother with her in Washington to
lelp her In her fight.
'"There is no doubt that many off
ilals are paid too little. There is no
loubt that infinitely more are paid
90 much-as they are not worth a
,ent.
''Those that are worth more should
,e paid more. Those that are worth
ess should be removed by the recall.
None Of them should be allowed
steal indirectly, whether II be
through revenue cutters, mileage, au-
omobiles or something else.'
In the meantime the taxpayers are
expected to throw up their hats
md bend their knees to these mo-
;uls. That is, II they can find time
rom their work on the farm or
the shop.
| am glad you have had some nice
mowers. With a big corr crop we
an pay the bills whether we bend
he knee or not.
l hope everybody will do all he
an to extend the Electric Railroad.
The friends of the Hospital should
for a concession at the
'ig Fair. BY the way, the doctors
4 Mexico should take more interest
n the Hospital than some Of them
10.
n. M. WHITE.