The evening herald., 1918-03-09
hon. DIES IL PEEVED.

ted to send to the clerks desk news.
paper clipping with the rcQues, that a.
be read The clipping read as fol-
lows:
Asserting that the majority OF our
congressman are here telling stories
and practicing who can spit the tarth-
est Congressman Alvin +. Fuller of
Massachusetts. the only independent
Ia both houses today characterize
congress as the most inefficient and
expensive barnacle ever attached 20
the ship OF state"
Whcreupon Hon Dies proceeded 20
get this out OF his system.
MT Speaker II the newspaper art
iclc which just caused to be read by
the clerk stood singly and alone am
sure would not take up the time ofI
the House to comment upon II, but y
has become quits the fashion in recent
times FOR every penny paraErapher ia
the country Co make light of the Am
orican Congress ana seek 10 beliitle b
in the eyes OF the country This be-
littliug and aspersion has usually been
from persons who knew nothing OF
this great legislative body or the per-
sonality OF It's membership. The penny
paragraphs written 10y these euemic
ink showers. who could probably cara
ten or fifteen dollars a week daughter
ana applause usually spring from
brains somewhat prescribed In ,heir
limits, both as TO intellectual ability
and the opportunity TO obse.ve this
body, but now a member OF the body
itsclf has been found who declares the
decadence Of the Congress, that IL Is no
longer useful body in the republic
for the maintenance OF the liberties of
the people and the conduct OF the pec-
pies business, and because know tina,
the penny liners and funny paragraph
ers will take up what a member OF this
body has said and write funny para
graphs, because there will be old, ef-
fete men and young. immature chill
dren, and some Bolsheyiki. and some
scattering Ignorance in the country
that will believe IL and thus despair
OF the usefulness OF the most popular
branch OF our government. Mr.. Speak
er, IL might not be amiss to PROFOUND
the question, What is the Congress this
body OF 435 men, one branch of Con-
gress. the house OF representatives? I
believe in every Instance they are
chosen--they must be choscn--'by a
free and untrammeled suffrage OF
those whom they represent. They rep
resent in the aggregate iOO. 100000 OF
people, and they are chosen for this
service every two years, They are
chosen by what 1 conceive to be the
most enlightened electorate IN the
world, and chosen often enough that
the people can replace them, or parts
oe them. as they show themselves iu-
efficient or unworthy OF the place they
hold, And ] may say, Mr.. Speaker.
sufficiently dignlfied, carries with II
sufficient responsibility and sufficient
remuneration 20 challenge the ambi-
tlon OF the best and braIniest men who
are in tho several congressional dis
trlcts OF tho United States \ rellec-'
tion upon this body, Mr.. Speaker, is
a reflection upon those who sent us
here. II this body. as the gentleman
from Massachusetts (Mr. Fuller has
said. is a barnacIe upon the ship OF
state. whose members engage In aJI
more weighty or worthy occupation
than se&ng who can spit the farthesi
II that Is true, what must be true ~
the fallen citizenship Of those who seEt
men OF that character into this cham
ber Here. sir. are being determined
and have been determined the weigh
Jest questions OF state. here are belng
determined questions Of the highest
lAolltui Alitetluk kAle NtHill'h VI A'Nf-
OOO, 600 Of free people; and IL Il Is true
that the people have faten 70 such e
state Of decadence " citizenship thi'
they have sent unworthy, lazy barna-
cles TO Congress to represent them
then that must give occasion for do
spair 20 those who eek the perpetuity
of the republc. And before am
willing that the people should accept
the estimate OF the gentleman from
Maf,sac husetts, 1 would like TO know In
what particular he can qualify as
critic of the American Congress"
We assume that at some time on
other during his congressional career
Representative Dies has been the sub
/ iect Of some of the penny paragraphs
written by these snemio ink showers
II Is altogether probable that some oi
these quips struck Nj. Dies In Nu'-
nerable spot hence his disposition to
.yelp.
= tonsr.e- l. "A national Joke II has