Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1921-09-01
NEWSY LETTERS
FROM WASHINGTON

for many Republican members {
Congress during the present reces
until September 81, because thos
who have had the courage to go hom
know that they must face large nun
bers Of irate constituents (and Gosf
how they dread itD who will dc
mand explanations concerning tn
votes they have cast during the frs
part Of the extra session.
Anticipating in a measure some o
the questions sure to be asked then
and including others by way Of sug
gestion, the following is submitte,
ais pertinent and just form OF ques
tionnaire to be addressed by voters
to their respective Republican Cong
ressman:
Voters QUESTIONABLE to Republican
congressman.
Why did you vote for the hodge
podge Fordney Tariff Bill which pro
tects only the manufacturers and the
profiteering manufacturers most oi
all, at the expense Of agriculture ant
all other natural industries.
why did you vote to relieve 10000
persons, mostly war profiteers, of ex
cess profits tax and individual in
come surtaxes amounting to an av
erage tax of $4,000 a year, and ado
an average tax Of $500 year to 20,
900 small producing corporations?
Why did you vote to take $4,000,
900 taxes off the express companies
and not relieve the parcels post from
the same sort of tax?
Why did you, after the Soldiers
Bonus bill had been killed in the Sen
ate at the dictation Of President
Harding on the statement that the
Government could not afford it, then
vote $50O,O00,oOO to the railroads
which already owed the Government
$731, ,00O, 900?
Why did you vote to cut down the
appropriations for good roads in all
the states from 100000, 900 to $751;
100000 with 5,735,OOO persons out OF
work, and then vote appropriations
of nearly billion dollars for Army
and Navy with a disarmament con-
ference practically assured?
Why did you pretend to be in favor
of economy and then vote $4S,50O, 900
to the Shipping Board out OF which
to pay officials emplyed or invited to
be employed, at salaries Of $35, 200 a
year each, $4,000, $4,000, $4,000
and $4,000, among them attorneys
alleged to be members of firms with
claims against the Shipping Board?
Why do you blame the alleged mis-
in the Shipping Board
upon Democrats when the Chairman
of the Shipping Board during its Pc
riod Of greatest activity were Chas.
M. .Schwab, Republican and Charles
Piez. also Republican, and J. H.
Director Of OPERATIONS,
also a Republican. and all three con-
tributors to Republican campaign
funds?
Why did you vote for the gag rule
and steam-roller methods under
which you passed the tariff and tar
bills, cutting of debate and prevent
ng amendments except by members
IT the committee?
Wry did you vote to snable the
Secretary of the Treasury to increase
certificates Of Indebtedness $500,000,.
100 to provide for a deficit in reve-
lues from the tariff and tax bills,
While pretending that the bills would
upp1y the needed revenue?
What single vote have you cast
hat has rsulted in any relief to busi-
ess men, to farmers, to labor, to any
Industry except protected manufac-
urers, to the improvement of con.
itions of living among your fellow
itizens or that rebounds to the hon
r of your country?
What has Congress accomplished I'M
he four months and two weeks It
as been in session? Do you know
any one thing completed from
-hich any one has derived any bene,
t as a result Of Congressional action?
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