The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-31
Members Show Their Resent
Imenf In Discussing Subject.
WILL HAVE THEIR SHARE
congressman, Seeing Huge Army and
Navy Appropriations Made, Demand
Sums For Buildings In Their Dis
tricts-Case of Dewey and Sampson.
Some Waste Paper"
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, Jan. 3d. Special i
There is no doubt about the fact that
the critics of pork barrel bills have
got under the skin of members Of con
gress. The debate on the omnibus
public building bill showed this fact.
Many members showed "A great deal of
resentment, and certain periodicals and
newspapers were named In the discus.
sion as very aggressive In their attacks
upon the pork barrel' and as having at
the same time received a large subsidy
In the way of a low rate in the mail
for their publications.
Some of the critics were just enough.
however, to point out that the basis
of the criticism was found in speeches
and attacks by members of congress-,
that the men In congress who were
fighting the public building bills and
the river and harbor bills were in a
large measure sponsors for what ap-
peared in the different periodicals and
newspapers.
They Will Have II.
CAN 1t what you will, pork plum
der or anything else, there is one sure
thing in connection with it, and that
is that congressman are going to have
these buildings aud the river and har
Dor appropriations. the fish hatcheries.
road appropriations and all other
things which will distribute money In
their districts.
The Point of View.
Critics of pork barrel legislation
fail to get the point of view Of many
members of congress. These members
see millions and millions voted every
year for the army and navy. for mill
tary posts and navy yards. for all pur
poses of government. And they want
a share. Our people want a part of
this golden stream from the treasury"
they say. and The only way to get Il
Is In public buildings and similar i'm
proyements.
1t must be remembered that a great
many members / think a majority If
they gave voice to their ~opinions-be
lieve that the large military expendi
lures are unnecessary. 1t is certain
that n majority would not have voted
for those bills of the last session If
they had not beer urged to do So by
President Wilson. And, having been
induced 10 vote hundreds of millions
for military purposes, they insist upon
voting small amounts for their constit
lIents.
Dewey and Sampson.
The death Of Admiral Dewey caused
an old naval officer to comment npon
the difference between the rewards of
Dewey and Sampson Dewey cut the
cable aud was free from orders AT
Washington" he said, "and achieved
fame. Sampson vas hampered by or
ders all the time. He was told not To
lose a ship or sacrifice IA man. He was
told that the loss of n ship might ell
danger the nation, and a lot more pre-
vented a competent navy officer from
accomplishing results"
And. like so many men, this officer
forgot that, In spite of the efforts of
nearly the entire navy to boost Samp-
son the fact that he was. by f8vorit
ism. jumped over many deserving off
GERS and given n command to which he
may not nave been entitled injured him
in the minds of the American people.
Economists Run Over.
Congressman Cox of Indiana finds Ii
very difficult to stem the tide Of those
who want to vote money from the
treasury. As an economist he is fire.
quently run over. When an amendment
was pending to increase the appropria-
tion for pneumatic tubes he said:
'Of course this amendment Is going
to be voted into this appropriation bill
entertain no doubt about it. Judging
from the past, | have made up my
mind that IL is next to an impossiblliiy
to defeat any appropriation which
tends to take money out OF the treas
ury."
Documents as Waste Paper.
Senator Thomas of Colorado was
making a speech on the water power
site bill and mentioned the fact that at
an expense of 81 900 a vast amount of
material was printed which nobody
would use, although he added, lin
view of the high price of paper now.
there is a fair possibility of getting
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