The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-10-29
WHAT HAS LEWIS DONE?

for the people during his two terms IN
Congress?" and he will look off into
the distance, relight his cigar, clear his
throat, and reply, What did you say"
Repeat the question What has Mr..
Lewis done for the people during his
two terms in Congress?', this time in
such a manner that it cannot be mis-
understood. The forced answer then
comes something like this:
Hasn't he made national reputa-
ton for himself; ism he known all over
the country; hasn't his picture been IN
all the newspapers from POdunk to
Honk Kong, and hash t he been spoken
of for cabinet position and as Blair
Lees successor in the United States
Senate? What has he done-huh!'
Tell the Lewis sentimentalist that all
this is the work Of very competent
press agent and the manipulation of the
Democratic politicians who hope to
keep the Republican Sixth District of
Maryland represented by Democrat,
and again force the question home
What has Mr.. Lewis done for the peO-
pie during his two terms in Congress"
Seemingly imbued with divine in
SEPARATION the Lewis man will come at
you as if he is sure Of flooring you
without further ado something like this:
"I'll tell you what Lewis has done for
the peoole, he is the author. the father
of the parcel post; he originated it, had
it passed by the House and Senate, and
made it law-that' S what he has done,
and he will chuckle confidently and i'm
agine he has at last found something
Mr.. Lewis has actually done for the
people during his two terms in Con-
gress.
Ninety-nine of every hundred Lewis
Democrats do not know that Mr.. Lewis
is no more the father or the author of
the parcel post bill than Broncho Billy
is, and that he IS entitled to no more
credit for the passage of the parcel post
law than the man who is alleged to
have struck the notorious Billy Patter-
son. Of course. not having been told
all this, and not having had it proved to
them, they are not wholly to blame for
what they say. Yet the Democratic
orators-curbstone and other kind
the Democratic press, the Lewis men
everywhere shout Parcel Post" at you
before you can complete request for
list of Mr.. Lewis actual accomplish
ments as a Congressman.
Ask them what has Mr.. Lewis done
to keep the dnner-pail full? and then
cry, parcel Post!'
Ask them what has Mr.. Lewis done
togive employment to the idle work
men of the country under Democratic
rule, and they yell. parcel POST"
Ask them what las Mr.. Lewis done
to make good the Democratic promise
to reduce the high cost of living, anc
they shout, Parcel POST"
Ask them what has Mr.. Lewis done
to increase the wages of the laboring
men throughout the country and they
SpuCter, Parcel POST
Ask them if Mr.. Lewis and the
Democratic party have lighted the fur
naces or have they banked the fires o,
factories; haye they enlarged the mar
kets of the home manufacturer and pro
Queer or have they curtailed them; ha:
their revised tariff law provided suffici
ent revenue to meet the Democratic ex
travagances, or has 1t brought about
deficit, to meet which one hundred mil
lion dollars is demanded as war" ia!
ask them what has Mr.. Lewis done
that is real, bona fide, substantial
achievement through which the work
ingmen, the manufacturers, the labor
ers, the mechanics, the masses of tn
people have been practically benefited
and they fairly shrek, Parcel POST
And they never let up harping on TIA
onelong string of Mr.. Lewis accomplish
ments during his two terms in Con
gress. Let US see how much credit i
due Mr.. Lewis for even that wonderfu
enactment:
In the Congressional Record, pag
4166, giving the proceedings of tn
second session of the Sixty third Con
gress, will be found the following ex
cept from the remarks of Senator Bris
tow, of Kansas, who was speaking o
the parcel post provision which wa
written largely and offered by Senate
Bourne, of Oregon. then pending in tn
Senate, the bill passing the Senat
with the Bourne provision. Senate
Bristow said:
II was somewhat amused vesterda
to hear Senator state that membe
of the House-Mr. Lewis-was tn
father of the parcel post. AS l re
member, Mr. Lewis is not even men
Der of the post office committee, an
had nothing to do with preparing tn
House provision. | know that he di
not draw line of the parcel post bi
as it passed the Senate. If anvbod
deserves the credit for the parce
post system, it is ex-senator Bourne, G