The Washington times., 1919-01-22
MIR. Mann and the Beefsteak

MIR. Mann and the Beefsteak
It Would Be Poor Joke If That Edible Christmas
| Card Should Kill Off Really Able Public Servant.
Mr.. Mann is United States Congressman from Illinois
he the abet the Republican side of the House.
Champ Clark said Of him, at luncheon, yesterday II
have known Mann for twenty years intimately. And in
wenty he has discussed with for five
minutes anything except public affairs. And don't think
he thinks Of anything but public affairs
Mr. Mann slated to succeed Champ Clark as Speaker
Of the House. the Republicans being in control He
would have been elected without question He probably
viii NOT be elected now BECAUSE SOME EMPLoYE OF
A PACKING COMPANY SENT HIM AT CHRISTMAS
TIME BEEFsTEAK WORTH ABOUT THREE DOL
LARS AND HALF
Many man in Congress has kept his reputation and
job and gone ahead in his career at the same time get
ting regularly presents from corporation interests bigger
than beesteak-many thousand times bigger than any
beefsteak
But Mann Of Illinois who happened to know the lawyer
OF one OF the packing concerns had him piece Of
meat that the big concerns send around for Christmas
cardss insurance companies sent around free calendars
70 have refused this trifing gift which came from
lawyer who his friend would probably have seemed
silly to Mr. Mann and 1t would have insult to the
friend who sent him, at time this beefsteak worth
three dollars and half and at another time knock kneed
horse twelve years DID, worth perhaps thirty dollars Mann
having said he looking for cheap horse to use in
his garden. .:..
Ridiculous seems it possible that this beefsseak
incident viii result In beating Mr. Mann for the Speaker
ship.
1t is that vuous Congress shudders at the thought
Of sitting under dne who accepted free beefsteak
The fact Is that financial concerns the habit of max
ing really substantial presents Of the John D. Archbold
type to men in Congress, ARE VERY GLAD OF AN EX-
cUsE TO GET RID OF MANN
They find somebody that will suit them much bet
ter for Speaker.
Il is also fact that Mann has been such hard worker
IN Congress, every knows such ruthless pusher
through Of business that brother Congressman interested
IN certain deals couldn't get at him or interest him
No man has influence on the Republican side Of
the House then MIR. Mann. And no man has fewer per
sona friends in Congress than that same individual now
to be slaughtered politically in the of besfsteak
It will be interesting little incident in the life of
great republic if really able public official like Mann
should be thrown aside to make for somebody
ing concsrn doing business Of billion dollars year sent
him. not directly mind you but through lawyer one of its
Christmas card advertising beefsteaks.
And that is exactly what will very likely hapuen Il
may 90 good on the whole for Mann of Illinois is treated
In this way by fellow congressman it is safe to predict
that before he leaves Congress the colleagues that
him and bury his political career under small beefsteal,
VIII hear some unpleasant truths from him from the floor
and viii wish that they had put him in the chair.
This is written BY one who doesn't know Mr. Mann,
never spoke to him It written because the people
interested In the phase of popular Government that would
allow really useful national worker be buried in the
name Of virtue by those that don't want him. because thew
can't control him. '
In the way of things to eat the interesting thing
IN history since the King allowed the cakes to burn is the
dollar beefsteak from Chicago that may
change the Craftsmanship of the magnificent Republican,
House In the glorious Republic of the U. s. A.
From The Public To The Ed;tor