The Meeker herald., 1921-11-05

with 1t last May and the patients with
heart trouble occupying the rooms on
each side of me here have both died
since l came out here. SO l. feel very
grateful indeed to Ike here nt all. More
over Il have had. four civilian physi-
clans and twelve or fifteen Of the best
government physicians on the staff Of
this hospital and they all say IL have
no Unforeseen backcet that will get
well. But that have hereafter alb
solutcly got to go slower and realize
that l am not as young as was thfr-
ty years ago. ] am exceedingly thank
'ul for only having that condition, he
cause / say to you In all candor that
when I get ont Of here and back to
earth again, the world Is going to look
most awfully good to me. I will ac-
cept 1t without any questions asked.
] will he 40 delighted to he In the har-
lcs, again that will even be glad to
help the republicans redeem some of
their million or two promises they
made to the people last fall.
The physicians have not allowed me
to see hardly any one. or read the
pnpers. or even look ut the congress-
iOnal Record so / have no idea wha.
tlevilment the republicans have been
up to while I have been unable to he
there and watch 'em.
I know one thing about 1t, without
seeing the Record: 1t is an old game
of the Pair Clerk of the majority pnr-
ty In power to pair every absent min
ority member as being 1t, and vice-ver-
sa. So that anybody can take the Con
gresional Record for the past five
months and conclusively prove that I
have been against every decent or nee
cssary bill or proposition that has
come up, and that I am in favor Of
every freak and unnecessary. fool or
bad measure that anyone has present
ed and the only defence I can ever
make is to plead an alibi.
But I want to say one thing about
the Colorado republican delegation In
congress: No matter how much they
mny Ike willing to have me retired to
private life In an orderly way. no one
can ever question their sincere sym.
pnthy and profound regrets and per
sonal sadness over my long afflictiOn.
They have all extended me every pos
sible kindness and courtesy. must
also express my heartfelt gratitude to
Governor Shoup for n most kind, com
plimcntary and belpful letter. l don't
believe I ever would have pulled
through If 1t Ind not been for the hum
drcds of kind and encouraging letters
and messages from Colorado. and the
fact. that I hare always tried to be
what my friends think ! am. So have
laid here on this cot taking pot luck
with some 300 to 100 other patients
all OF them army people. except four
of us congressmen-nnd not allowed
to read or talk with any one. and j
could do nothing but think. and try to
think us much as possible about some
thing else than my heart have Won
dcred thousands of times why I should
bc afflicted this way and have
thought Of MI the pcssimism. the kick
ing and knocking and disoyalty and
crouch against every thing, during the
past two years and I often thought
that there is good sized percentage
of the people Of our country who
would he very greatly benefited just
now by the experience that ! have had.
If during half Of the time for three or
fou, months. every evening when the
shodows begin to fall and they were in
the full realization of all their men
tai faculties and fully realized that 1t
was a fifty-fifty proposition whether
or not they would ever sec daylight
agnin-if they ever did get up and out
agnin-that they would be so everlas-
tingly glad and happy and would he
hold so many thousand good things In
our country for every one that needs
changing that it would he perpet
ual Iuic Us upon about 20 pee cert Of
NIL the ..ronkine that is going on from
day to day In this country. They
would he much better citizens during
the rest of their days.
wish could describe this wonder
ful hospital to yoi. 1t will in the near
future he the best hospital In the
world. and an institution that our
whole country will he proud Of. have
had good many narrowing pathetic
and really tragic surroundings, with
which. of course. you are not all con-
cerned, But for the purpose of preach
ing n 1ittle three or four minute lay
sermon on good citizenship-what the
Rotary club stands for-I am going to
A.. 80 ! 10, of