The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-02-03
DEMOCRATS GRAB PAY FOR AID
OF FAMILIES
BUf House Republicans 60 on with
Recnrd ~ saving fillions for
Tax Payess ~ Country.

tfs fzci that many ~ their num-
bf- have been Carrying their wives
and other near relatives on the
rolls for clerk hire
MoFt q those Friity % this
practioe are from the Southern
states. which rhsr fr control %
'he House prior 10 the present Con
EtesE held the chsirmsnshlp q
nesrly every important committee
70 both branr-eg 0f the national
legislature. fixed fhe price Of North
srr wheat a. 9Zzs per burhel and
refused 70 place any limitation upon
600 for army camps IN the South
q I'd 1900 900 900 IN the fourteen
states Of the North. and taHed the
!. ne Southern states g2gi 600 900
49, compared 70 t2lsO.OOO 900 for
tie sarne fourteen Northern states
Put u in Pockets
Likewise when the Democrats
were In power in the House they
abuse ,hs clerk hire allowance voted
bv them In the House 70 such an
az cunt should Be paid 10 Themselves
; = 900 each year for clerk hire
that Is. they stipulated that the
amour should be paid to themselves
a. members and not 20 the clerks
I b. name. This gave them Oppor-
/ tuuity 70 add 70 their salary Of
Z $1,000 a year By paying a small
, amount 90 the clerk and retaining
tho remainder In the 65th Con
gre 3. when still In foil power. they
q lncf sEd this amount for clerk
3 Lire. pa yable 20 themselves 70 3d.
200 50 great did the scandal be
{ come that when the Republican ma
I lOr'fy came into control in the
4 House almost the first thing II did
I wa 20 pass a Joint resolution thar
the $4,000 for clerk hire should
BE- paid 20 the clerks them selves:
| iha' each member should be EMIT
Jed 20 one or two clerks AZ a total
~ not more than that sum; that
If only one clerk should be en-
ployed AZ $4,000 the remaining
$1,000 should not accrue to the
member. and that the amount not
used should not become cumulative
This put a stop 10 the possibility
~ the simple transfer Of the pay
fund Tor members salary purposes
each clerk was compelled u
s.sl the pay roll In order 20 receive
the amount. but IL did not stop the
Democrats from putting near and
needy relatives to feed at the public
crib. aa indicated by the follosins
. facts
wives and Daughters Dn
Representative william Kettner
Of California. carries his wife. "
= Ne'tner, on the clerk roll al
flzO per month.
Representative Lacislas I.azsro. oi
Louisiana carries Elaine Lazaro- a.
1i2G per month.
-Drr entatiye james v McClin
tic Of Oklahoma. carries his wife
, Mrs Nav NcClintic. at SI20 pet
r. month
HDpr en;atiye James McAndrewl
r. 0f Illinois carries George J. Nc
: Andrew az sI3G.G7 per month
] representative Thomas d. Nc
E lf.1wn Oklahoma. his wife LISTED
as A J. McKeown and pays hei
, sl20 per month
Repre- entatiee Isaac u. McPher
I con - Missouri overdOes d. III
= pays Joe r. Mcpherson $3.50 PEI
e month and Jessie r. Mcpherson
gSGGL
Representative Joseph J. Mans
Q field. OF Texas. carries his daughter
r. Miss Margaret Mansfield. al Sl2'
. prr month
. utah Man Digs In
REPRESENTATIVE James ~. Mays
p ~ Utah, pays Arthur J. May
Sl53.34
Representative Daniel F. Nina
han OF New Jersey. pays Lima Nina
I hsn S22s34 per month and Marthi
& w Manihan $7S.34 per month.
g Representative Samuel J Mich
= oils. OF South Carolina. pays r. c
= Nichols sl20 per month.
= Representative James O'Connor
4 OF louisiana. certifies F1orenc
e o'Connor at $lsG.e7 and Jane
i o'Connor. Jr.. at si20 per month.
Representative william A. Old
field. Of Arkansas. pays his wife
e Mrs. Pearl oldfIeld. $40 pc
a month.
4 Representative James W. over
e street. OF Arkansas. pays Dicie \
e Oyerstreet si20 per month.
a Representative l.. p. Padgett. o
e Tennessee, pays his wife. Mrs. Id
& Padgett. SEQ per month. and hi
daughter-in-lHv. Mrs. Frances c
4 Padgett. sis6.67.
Representative Frank Park. q
Georgia. gives y. ID Park 1888
= per month.
tAfUlfFfilNh IlNF w tOA
OF North Carolina. gives George u
'uu Si2O per month.
n Representative Percy T.. Quinr
II cf Mississippi one OF the Demo
r cratic watch dogs Of the treasury
"a gives his wife A. b. Quinn, sl2
l. per month.
. Pound Ways and Means
q Representative Henry T. Raine!
Ioi Illinois. one OF the Demorcati
acmbers OF hte Committee on Way
n and Means for finding how 10 81
- 'nough revenue for meeting the e.
II ponses OF the government, has Ell
~ NJ Ralney listed for si53.34.
Representative Lennidas ID. Rol
,-'.n, OF North Carolina, pays h
- aru her $l53.34 per month.
Representative Milton A. Romjt
, Missouri. gives his wife. N.
:, RCmjur, S12O per month.
~ Representative Thetus w. Sim
~ 4 Tennessep giyps his niece Nil