Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-21

hustle to heat tack the Germans and
to start a movement which means ulti-
mate success for world civilization.
Consequently all official Washington.
and particularly those who have given
close attention to everything pertaining
to the war, we're very 1uch gratified
and really felt that american troops
had performed that which was expect
ed of them.
Many of the older members of con-
gress are running against this handi-
cap: "He has had It long enough
That IS a statement that gets circu-
lated over district where member
has been I'm congress eight or ten years.
It does not affect the member who rep
resents a constituency which believes
In keeping a man in service term after
term rather than changing to crafty
the ambition of some particular politi-
clan. Bat for the most part congress
is made up of men who do not serve
on an average of more than four terms,
and such men are always beSet with
the claim that the incumbent "has had
II long enough" The average con-
gressional district contains 225,000 peo-
pie and in that number there are sure
TO be plenty of men anxious to come
to congress.
The day that Senator Gore started
his remarks on the veto of the $40
wheat provision In the agricultural APP
preparation bill he was just "going
good" and due to say some very en-
phatic things when Senator Ashurst of
Arizona raised a point of order and
forced an adjournment Of the senate.
The next time the senate met Gore re-
sumed and remarked that when he was
interrupted he was more or less sur
charged with the subject. The senate
and the country VIII never know what
an intellectual and rhetorical treat was
denied them on account of that inter
ruption." And then he also remarked:
"As was saying when the Ashurst
rebellion broke out" From remarks
that were made by the Oklahoma SEN
ator previous TO the "Ashurst rebel
lion" his speech upon the second at
tempt lacked a great deal of the IRE
and criticism II would have contained
if he had not been interrupted and had
three days in which to cool off.
Food prices In Washington range
from 10 to 40 per cent higher
on all articles than In other cities
of the United States. In some
Instances it is found that the chief
staples cost nearly twice as much at
the retail places In Washington as
they do in some of the middle West
ern cities. Even after making allow
ance for freight, the range Of prices Is
altogether abnormal and shows that
there is q concerted effort in the IA
tional capital 10 profiteer in foods. II
has reached point where the COM
plants are forcing official action and
1t is altogether likely that in addi-
ton TO legislation which struck at the
rent proflteer In the national capital,
there will be some kird of a law
passed to save the people who are
compelled to live In Washington from
paying this tribute to those who
handle the food supply Of the city.
Investigation thus far does not place
the blame upon farmers, because the
farmers in the vicinity of Washington
10 not produce enough food to affect
the prices. The supply grown in the
region Surrounding Washington Is lin
tied and in many cases absorbed by
cities which can be easily reached by
water Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York.