The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-02

for many Republican members of Con-
gress during the present recess until
September 81, because those who
have had the courage to go home
know that they must face large num-
bers of irate constituents land gosh,
how they dread it) who will demand
explanations concerning the votes they
have cast during the first part of the
extra session.
1 Anticipating in measure some of
the questions sure 20 be asked them
and including others by way of sug-
gestion, tho following is submitted as
pertinent and just form of question
naire to be addressed by voters to
their respective Republican Congress
men:
Voters QUESTIONABLE to Republican
Congressman
Why did you vote for the hodge
podge Fordncy tariff bill which pro-
tects only the manufacturers and the
profiteering manufacturers most of all,
at the expense of agriculture and all
other natural industries.
Why did you vote to relieve 10000
persons, mostly war proftecrs, of ex-
cess profits tax and individual income
surfaces amounting to an average tax
of 100000 year, and add an average
tax of 5000 year to 10000 small pro-
ducing corporations
Why did you vote to take $17,000,-
600 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 Hard
ing on the statement that the Gov
eminent could not afford it, then vote
$500, 100000 to the railroads which al
ready owed the Government $751;
100000?
Why did you vote to cut down the
appropriations for good roads in all
the states from $10,0OO,00O to $751;
100000 with 5,735,O00 persons out of
work, and then vote appropriations of
nearly a billion dollars for army and
navy with disarmament conference
practically assured?
Why did you pretend to be in favor
Of economy and then vote $48,500, 900
to the Shipping Board out of which
to pay officials employed or invited to
be employed, at salaries of $4,000
a year each, $4,000, $4,000, $4,000
and $4,000, among them attorneys al
legged to be members of firms with
claims against the Shipping Board?
Why do you blame the alleged mis-
management in the Shipping Board
upon Democrats when the Chairmen
Of the Shipping Board during its pc
Rod of greatest activity were Charles
M. Schwab, Republican, and Charles
Piez, also Republican, and ]. H.
Rosseter, Director of Operations, also
a Republican, and all three contribu-
tors to Republican campaign funds?
Why did you vote for the gag rule
and steam-roller methods under which
you passed the tariff and tax bills,
cutting off debate and preventing
amendments except by members of
the committee?
Why did you vote to enable the
Secretary of the Treasury to increase
certificates of indebtedness $500,000,-
900 to provide for deficit in revenues
from the tariff and tax bills. while
pretending that the bills would sup
ply the needed revenue?
What single vote have you cast that
has resulted in any relief to business
men, to farmers, to labor, to any in
dustry except protected manufactur-
ers, to the improvement of conditions
of living among your fellow-citizens
Or that rebounds to the honor of your
country?
What has Congress accomplished in
the four months and two weeks it has
been in session? Do you know of any
one thing completed from which any
one has derived any benefit as re-
suit of Congressional action?
STOCKMEN