Mountain advocate., 1921-03-18
ROBSON
MAKES INTERESTING REPORT

Washington, ID. c. Mar. 3, 1921.
Dear Friend and Fellow Republican:
have just finished my first term.
Without boasting we wish to take
this opportunity to thank you for
your many courtesies and to state
briefly some of the things we have
accomplished and helped to accom-
plish within the past--two years.
have been on the job and have
given courteous attention to all re-
quests. | have sent out over FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND pieces of
mail, and have had up the claims of
more than SIX THOUSAND SOL
DIERS and the dependents for com
pensations. pensions, allotments, etc.
and have already received favorable
action on more than FORTY-FIVE
HUNDRED of these and secured
more than ONE HUNDRED THOUS-
AND in back compensation and pen
sion for the soldiers. hae intro
duced and passed FIFTY-ONE SPE-
ICIAL ACTS for pensions for soldiers
and their dependents for our District
have secured more than THIRTY
five THOUSAND PACKAGES of
SEED and THREE THOUSAND
FARMERS YEAR BOOKS, over and
above the quota allowed to me and
sent them out to the people Of our
District. Helped to secure FEDER-
AL AID for ROADS. Helped to es-
tablish many new post offices and
mail routes. Secured Government
jobs for thirty-eight young men and
women of our District.
The Republican Congress repeal
ed about sixty oppressive War meas
ures and the so-called Daylight Saw
ing Law; defeated Universal Com
pulsory Military Training and great
ly reduced the Army passed the Pro
hibition Acts and granted Suffrage to
Women Increased the Com pensation
for World War soldiers! provided
Vocational Training for Disabled Sol
'diers and for Hospital Treatment for
all OF our Disabled Soldiers; Greatly
, increased the Pension OF Civil War
Soldiers, their widows and children;
passed a very favorable Pension Law
for the Spanish American and Phil
ippine War Soldiers; passed the Bud
get Bill for Economy, the Tariff Bill
and migration Bill, cutting out for
| Sign Immigration hut President Will
son killed all three of these bills; re-
turned the Railroad. Telephones, Tel
egraphs and Ship Lines to their own
ers; defeated the Anti-Strike Bill
and passed other laws helpful to the
labOring men and to the business in
dustries of the country; passed laws
helpful to the Farmers, including the
law permitting the Farmers of the
! Country to organize; Passed the Bon
us Bill for late War Soldiers thru
the House, which is expected to be-
come a law at the next session
The Republican Congress saved
over THREE BILLION DOLLARS in
taxes by stopping waste and extrava-
gance and cutting thousands of use
less Ofiice-holders and other need
less activities put on foot by the
Wilson Administration,
We feel sure that the new Repub-
lican Congress will re-pass the Tariff
and immigration Bill, greatly reduce
the taxes and pass other measures
helpful to the farmers, the laboring
people and business industries of the
country. The Democrats have left
the country deeply in debt and great
ly involved in many ways. and it
will take time to correct these mis-
takes,
Remember II is always a pleasure
to me to be of service to the people
OF my District in any way that | can.
Thanking you again for your friend
ship, good will and co-opperation,
and with the hope that / may be of
more service In the future, remain,
Your friend.
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