The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-03-15
LONG SERVICE BY
MEN IN CONGRESS
No Argument Against Re-
Election.
YEARS OF TRAINING REQUIRED
Before the Law.Maker Reaches
the Highest Point OF His
Efficiency.
WHAT ONE MEMBER HAS DONE

about to begin, the biennial battle
.uof the "outs" against the ms is
on. Plans are being laid to dislodge
.;the sitting members from many con-
..syressional districts, for no other
reason than that the outs want to
loe in"
IL is the same old story and the
.sarns appeal to the voters. After a
mar has been a member of Congress
Tor a few terms the chap back home
who himself wants to be elected to
Congress goes out with two stock
arguments which may be summar-
Ezed as follows:
Z. That the present member of
Congress has been in long enough.
9. That the present member of
Congress has drawn certain named
Barge sum of money and that he
Sire public crib. --.-...-...
These two arguments" are cal
,s-ulated to make a fetching appeal
10 a good many persons who do not
sstuF to analyze them or to inquire
sabOnt the facts. Every one who is
at all familiar with the national
1aw-making body, knows, however,
Itrat it requires long service to fully
prepare and equip a man for effec-
1--WE congressional service and that
Che men of influence in Congress,
ahose who do things. are the men
Svho have been here long time.
a study of the new Congressional
directory shows that among the
Democrats with long service are the
Sofiowing: Champ Clark, Speaker
o23 the House, % years; Claude
Kitchen, Democratic leader, 16I
years; James Hay, chairman of the
'cOmmitte on Military Affairs, 2Ol
years; Henry D. Flood, chairman of
rhe committee on Foreign Affairs,
10 years; John j. Fitzgerald, chair
'aifss1 of the committee on Appropria- !
toTS, 1S years; William C. Adam |
soh, chairman of the committee on |
Interstate and Foreign Commerce, !
20 years; James Lloyd, chairman Of
%he committee on Accounts, 20
years; Carter Glass, chairman of the
Snmmittee on Banking and Curren-
~, 10 years; f. w. Pou, chairman
of the committee on Claims, 16
gears; John l.. Burnett, chairman of
the committee on immigration, 10
years; w. A. Jones, chairman of the
committee on Insular Affairs. 26
years; Lemuel Padgett, chairman Of
she committee on Naval Affairs, 16
years; John f.. Moon, chairman of
she Post-ofiice Committee, 20 years; |
Robert l.. Henry. chairman of the
Rules Committee. 20 years. Stephen
NJ. Sparkman, chairman of the Riv-
FRS and Harbors Committee, 22
years; Fred Talbot, of Maryland, 90
years; Il. j. Sims. of Tennessee, 20
years; j. l.. Slayden, chairman of
The committee on Library, 20 years: !
J. IL. Stephens, chairman of the
'om mittee on Indian Affairs, 20 7
years.
Among the Republicans who are
ieuring prominently and conspicu-
onsly in all legislation are:
Joseph G. Cannon, 40 years;
lanes Mann, 20 years; Henry Coop
IF, "a years; Thomas Butler. 20 G
ears; W. S. Greene. 20 years; =
Frederick II. Gillett. "a years;
George f. Foss. 20 years; f. j.
Hill, 20 years; Frank Mondell. 90
ears; Richard Wayne Parker, Is
cara Syrus Sulloway, 20 years. o
While the second argument,
amely, that a new man ought to be :,
ent 10 Congress because the one al
eady in has drawn large sum OF
money in salary. is good enough >,
or campaign purposes. 1t is found :.
qually specious when placed under
ne analytical microscope. A bust :,
less establishment never regrets the !,
aiary II has paid to its old employee
: he has proven himself to be worth =,
he money.
IN Congress there are several
a.. bers who have saved the Gov Z
,n, 1t more money than their sal Z
-,e. N ould amount to II they
,ouId.,tn to be as old as Methusa- s
M and while 1t would be invid- I
ms perhaps, 10 mention all of
hem by name, 1t might be permissi-
"a IN mention one as shining ex- I
mple This man is Representative
,en johnson. of Kentucky.
Representative Johnson has PROV
m the best financial investment I'm
Ne sam has made In a long time.
In years gone by Congress has ad-