Oxford eagle., 1918-08-08

which 20 hang patronage. Go absolutely
10 work. and one of them has not met
IN tAigty eight years. but all have sal
nr.et clerks
Some o. the friends OF my com
.s.5iOrS seem 70 think q great tinzn-
siai wrcaE weuIe 30 done 70 their
ksp1rattons be defeated Each x re-
caiTfag for himself clerical work
printing ana postage paid tron the
FEDERAL treasury, aboue sso. .ooQ-oo for
ak or eight years work II they
hare not hssn able 10 accumulate
something from tAis large sum. ths1
should be retired TO private lie. need
.ng 3 lesson Of economy, before being
entrusted with further control OF pub
ilc finances Judging. by the pictures
And literature which 10 being lsVfshly
distributed. and by the apparen. main
teuzncs in Washington. of Q special
newsps psr correspondent; In eehslf OF
each OF them. they are not troaeied
With any lack of funds. ably supple
nenting the govsrnment-psid expendi-
tures. OF which they are each bene-
nciaries. in printing. postage and clsr-
lea work
TIE bill 70 create q national arTry,
by the draft system. was not favored
By the leading democrats OF The House.
rot even BY all ot those on the Com
r1ittes ot Military Affairs, TO which It
vas entrusted. When its fate was
unc9rtain Is leadership vas ASSUMED
By 3 Republican from California. bora
n Germany and desSiy inbaet With
dlsUust and hatred for German despot-
ism One OF ny competitors. M Hsr-
yisoz. voted for the bill The other.
after bitterly attacking Il. ard do
claring that cOnseripts we're held In
equal oontenp; with conv,c;s. failed
90 Toie OF its passage. Neither Of
them. 50 Far as / have ssen able 20
learn. did otherwise thsn cheertuliy
acqulesce IN that feature Of ne bill
which exempted from dram, among
others. Senators and Ccngresruen. re-
Eardiess OF what age limit has been
or nay be fixed. To escape the con-
sequences Of this sslf-protection. some
thing more Is needed than the letter
Of cne Of them 70 the president in
which circumstances placing him In
the fourth deferred class, are men
toned; and Of the offer Of the othee,
10 TIE Secretary OF War. TO raise
regiment Neither OF these methods
under laws o, their own making. are
possible ways OF getting into the army
Tie ways that we're and are possible.
chey did not adopt. being volunteering.
drzft or officers training camps.
II q speeeh al Sardis. Mississippi,
NJ Harrison said that be would with
drzE from this race and eater the
army = Senator VardGEaan would leave
the Senate. By electing ne. instead
of either Of them. the purpose pro-
posed by NF. Harrison csa Re accom-
plishe1. and the way 10 enter the army
opened 70 them both: and the legal sx-
smTtio1 Of themselves be ended with
their official term, when the age limit
IS raised. thus they nay both Be With
IN TIE drstt. and deprived Of their
ooubproos~ self-protect.0n-
When IL vas proposed 10 raise the
larger part OF var expenses from the
ricA. through income taxes. one o. the /
first measures along that line. gave q
large Advantage. IL not exemption. 70
certain officials. including Senators
a1e CoEgressnen. sut popular indig-
nation caused its reconsideration and
defeat However. when the mother
sne other relatives write 20 their sol !
der boys. they pay an increase Of one
cent for each letter or postal Con
gressme1 En9 Senators Who have gov
-entPaid clerks to mall literature
n tAsir political interests. have their
franks. as Of old. without COS; 70 then
selves. and without practical nnita-
ton ETsa the German princes we're
recently forced 70 give up their free
mail privileges. privileges stin exes-
Slsed n tAiS respect hy our CoaErsss
men
So far a. have been able 70 see.
neither % NY competitors has ever
furnished one stztesnanship idea u at
has ripened into Law. They are tine
orators. delighting audiences anc
themselves. ana taking up much time
y Congress that might be better utsl-
lied Nc time was lost IN Increasing
the pay Of certain government off,
Gals. including q thsrty-thrss and one
third per cent Increase 70 Congress
men directly paid 20 themselves. for
clerical work. sometimes rendered by
their immediate families: but months
we're spent IN making speeches. to Be
distributed st government cost for q
twenty Per cent unopposed increase In
The iov pay Of rural route mea- The
delay resulted IN an opportunity fos
speech-naking. used 10 catch votes
and support of rural route men who
we're thus delayed IN getting their
hare earned increase OF pay. Along
similar lines. Mr.. Harrison made q
speech n favor Of giving prefsrsans
20 civilian government positions. 10
soldiers and sailors who received hen.
cr1bse discharges for war time ssrv.
ioeA : privilege that had been fully