Republican farmer., 1919-05-30

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SsC ENATOR THOMAS of Colorado up a bulky vol - ume while speaking this afternoon. He balanced it in hand like with thousand pound ball. This he said represents 92 of oraory aovsrine i= concluding days ession13 pages volume has been increased times Congressional oraory is diminished 775,oOo times in publcation-News ltem
 Senator Thomas presents rather the common view, and inc is for the most part wrong By speech mainly is parated from the animals He has of communic for the of formulating policies by the exchange of ideas Ideas arc most conveniently exchanged in words
 necessary talk in Congress- and best that there should be much talk
 The talk having been uttered it should be written down. Written thought makes it's creator responsible for what he says Written thought Is permanent record which enables others to know what said long time after the event
 urged against the Congressional record that sometimes
 speeches nexer uttered speeches which the congressman delivered had the oppor uny But leave to print is species of delivery which saves ime and aains much of congress speech may portions, consist what the speaker wants his confreres to knowand of what he wants the country or his constituents know
 Where the object is to inform the country, the printed speech well the spoken and the time of inc tribunal The lawyers who have developed procedure other class familiar with
 The courts habtual join spoken and printed speech higher the the surely it demands the reduc ton of spoken to written speech The brief written speech Is especial pabulum of the higher courts.
 Compared with the oratory spoken in the courts of the and the speech reduced to writing in the courts congressional oray the congressional record but tiny things.
 important matter. But the making of laws is important The fountain important than the
 
 justice and scany speech, and in speeches singy than in the most redundant record that be imagined
 Speeches double purpose. It the wisdom he wise, it exposes the folly of fools.
 The Congressional speech, which uttered but printed by has especial value The speech be the actual mind of the speaker concerned It may be far from recting his pose action but in it he pretty to put his best foot foremost the best of his ability the arguments will appeal the people Such speeches often represent idealsm of the who makes them It excellent thing to have politician record as to his ideals with this aid to and judge his conduct popular ought to be- But it carefully perused by specialists through whom the people nfu enced. and by whom they often guided
 There would be less need of the Congressional record the newspapers devoted space Congressional action Un fortunately America is still in the period of abundant land problems press with less weight than they do abroad The connection between legislation and economies is not clearly perceived in the United States is in Europe and majority the people interested for the time be- baseball boxing and moving pictures than they in things truly important and to their well being
 The interest the people take in Congress and the less necessary is to have abundant and redundant Congressional Record
 Congressional ormulates ideals. It able increase his influence. Through the 
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