The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-10-19
CONGRESSMAN YELLING

| last week, he saw the conditions here, put
| he did not conquer. In fact the hitherto
bumptious gentleman seemed somewhat
tanned through contact with the people,
| and is apparently becoming more recon-
| ciled to the fates of November End.
On March 10Th, 1918, Congressman
| Yelling delivered an address on what he
/ was pleased to term american Loyalty
| but which turned out to be an apology for
his colleagues, Clark, Dent, Kitchen ct al
who bucked the president and the war
measures. Not getting through on time
he asked for three minutes more which
caused some bubble but finally Repre-
sentative Green of Iowa arose and said:
"Well, l think the gentleman is doing no
harm. Let him go ahead" The house
settled down and Mr.. Yelling was allow
ed to proceed. Now taking view of Mr..
Welling's visit to Cache from all sides we
are CONTAINED to say with Representa-
tive Green "the gentleman is doing no
harm, let him proceed"
Mr.. Yelling is purely Coxonian in his
methods. Governor Cox spilled so many
beans in haping on campaign funds, cor
ruption etc. that he fOuod his own speech
es kicking backwards so that lately he
has been mute on this subject. Mr.. Wei
ling from the day of his famous keynote
speech until just recently has been harp
ing on personalities surrounding Senator
Gmoot, the sugar industry, etc.. Finding
his shot also would not travel in the right
direction but that they kicked back at
himself he has changed his tune.
OF course the Congressman has receiv-
ed an awful jar on this sugar business
the last few days. At the recent confer
ence President Grant said 81 sincerely
regret that what is known as thesugar
question has been injected into politics in
this state Of Utah. feel in my heart of
hearts that it has cngendered bitterness,
that it has created great deal of ami
mostly, and think it is something that
ought to have been eliminated from poll
tics, and that all questions of that kind
should be settled by the interested peo-
pie" Yelling was the chief offender in
this matter, having made it a prominent
part of his famous keynote address, and
therefore the rebuke was most bitter and
humiliating.
Again Senator Funk no doubt prompted
him and told him to be careful lest he
tread on Senator Funk's toes, for be it
known that Senator Funk while drawing
a salary of what amount we know not
from the government as fair price COM
missioner, gave the sugar company
pretty clean "bill of health" So taking
everything into consideration the Con-
gresham with Senatorial aspirations
was barred from any mention of the SUI
gar question, President Grant and Sena-
tor Funk having pocketed him out.
Further Congressman Yelling has
learned by experience, and that expert
ence has taught him not to make such
raw statements as he made two years ago
and in his recent keynote address. Two
years ago in burst of OratOry he wrote
in an open letter 81 went to the front with
many other congressman, Democrats and
Republicans alike, at the request of the
proper officials of the government and
AT MY OWN EXPENSE, to study our
problems in France and Italy" He knew
he was pulling bonner when he said
it, but the flu was on and the campaign
well nigh spent and the proof of his false
hoods could not be shown. He well knew
as countless others knew, that he had not
been asked to go to Europe, also that he
did not pay his own expenses. The facts
are according to Congressman Kahn, of
the Military Affairs committee of the
house that IF Congressman expressed
desire to visit the battle fields and other
areas of Europe in which our troops were
actively engaged, the department placed
travelling accommodations in the army
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