The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-30
STORIES OF STATESMEN

Washington, Dec. 30 Representa-
tive William Schley Howard Of Georgia
brought this story back to Washing
ton with him from the sunny south.
land:
A cOlOred man had raised enough
cotton on n little patch Of ground he
owned 10 make two bales which he
sold for $50 Extraordinarily less
than he had counted on. Instead of
actual money the white man who
bought the cotton gave him check
and pointed out the bank where he
should go to get II cashed.
The bank was Just closing up as
the negro with the check shuffled IN.
"Mlstah Jones to' me you give li,.
the money on this here piece o. IN.
| per- he told the man behind the
bronze grating
|, Il can't pay you Feplied the teller
solemnly. This bank il about to
/ liquIdate"
1T about to do what, hOssi'
81 say the bnnk Is about 10 liqul-
! date that Is. well. the bank is busted.
! You know what II Is for bank to
bust don't you"
/ "Oh. yassah. yassah is heared Of n
bank Dustin, sab Hut this Is the first
time | ever knowed bank TO bust
| right In my face"
/ For sixteen years William StedmAn
/ Greene " Fan River, Mass, has been
u member Of congress and IN all
that time he has had Just one rule
/ for voting on pending bills.
II Is a simple rule, 80 absurdly easy
to follow that II relieves Mr.. Greene
any mental fatigue whatever in com.
/ Ing 10 conclusions. BY means " his
/ rule he Cnn vote NJ n moments no
tice nm any proposition whatsoever,
even though he never heard Oi II be-
fore
And having voted Representative
, Greene Is absolutely certain he voted
right lie II now Seventythree wears
old. and looking hack over long and
busy life, he can see certain mis-
takes, hut none OF the mistakes. he
says was made In voting on measures
In the house " representatives Al
wavs he insists he has voted right.
II he were to mt In his sixteen years
IN congress all over again he would
not chunge single vote. hut would
continue Ia follow the simple little
rule that has been one sof his hand.
mnidens NIL these yenrs
His rule IN brief Is this: He finds
ont how most ~ the Democrats are
voting, and then he votes Just the OPP
pOsite way.
That IL all there is 10 H.
The way Greene knows he has al
ways voted right ls because as he
contends, the Democrats have always
been wrong Surely he figures no
must have been right.
Greene hns played the thing safe by
voting In opposition to the Democrats.
even ON the less Important issues Even
" II Is only motion Ia adjourn.
Greene will cast his vote against II n
the Democrats are IN favor Of II.
They're always wrong always
wrong," he declares IN n high pitched
NNlNff hHN vi hkhihNl lHfhi nii iuf
time all the time -
II one desired to make n tremendous
hit with MIR Greene. one could Do 20
hy calling him a standpatter.
4 newspaper referred 10 him
while ago ns n standpat Republican.
meaning the term IN a deprecating
sNnse hut Greene carried the paper
about with him all day proudly show
ing the little piece about him 10 his
friends and explaining;
"They think they've done me an
injury hut that's exactly what want
them Ia say about me-"
And his system Of voting seems IN
have been popular with the home
folk too, for IN the sixteen years he
has been In congress he has never
mailed ont copy of spcech. ana
never circular letter. In The last
campaign he made only two aeeches.
Ne mys he can explain IN q few
simple words what he stands for, We.
He II sesinst snythinf snd ererythinx
Democrats are for and fhe peopIe q
hA district can take him or leave NJ
on that bssis