The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-27
HERRICK HAS 'EM
ALL GUESSING
Perry Still Refuses to
Take Congressman
Seriously
MAY SURPRISE CRITICS
Warns People TO Beware of
Accepting Stories About
His Views and Conduct
Rv IoIIN r MARCH.

PERRY. Feb. 26..-ConRrcssman
elect Manuel Herrick left for wash
irg.or Tuesday evening. after many
yoeFs Of preparation for the new
role ho IL destined TO play.
Al the regular supper OF The Perry
chamber Of commerce Tuesday ovc-
ming Nanuel'told in his own way Of
,he events leading up TO this new ven
turr Of his in the affairs Of the ma
lion Perry knows Manuel. and
,.1ld laugh heartily with him and at
oThc political curiosity OF most
peorlo is surprising" Manuel said.
Especially among the representa-
,ycs " the press But have made
ua rule and guide for my statements
that IL / don't even toll my friends,
nv enemies won't find II out, and II
nv enemies don't find out what /
have IN mind, they won't have any
thing 20 knock.
Tho man who does the most talk
ing before he goes to Washington
about what all he Is going TO do Is
usually the fellow who really does
the least. Now | know YOU folks
arc not expecting much Of me up
,hcro-in fact most Of you have me
calaluEed as darn fool but maybe
I'll surprise you yet, we can't tell.
No doubt some OF you have been
expecting me to make some darn
gol statements. and some darn fool
Appointments, but my only pleasure
With this Job will be to fool all Of
you, who have been thinking that
way. I may look green, and may
b. green about some ways Of the
world but I'll try to learn. Up to
this time | have lived my own life.
and ms been that NJ n poor farmer, n
lie without much contact with the
vcs' ~ the folks OF the district. and
the n0toriety I've had has been at
times unpleasant. I've been working
entirely for myself. but now IL II is
possible ! intend TO merely do what
can for others and know I'll have
a hard time doing anything at that
But don't be surprised at anything
you may see In the newspapers about
me. They viii publish interviews that
never occurred. They will say all
sorts Of things and may even deny
Z my actual statements from publica-
tion. but | Just want to give some OF
them fair warning. know pretty
well whore joshing leaves off and
libel begins, and IL they don't be
careful with what they print about
me, I'll make more money off OF
them on libel suits than the sliCkest
Of them can graf. off OF the special
interests that pay them for their spe-
cial propaganda campaigns. I want
them 10 understand right now that
have little or nothing to say, and
the few things ! know how 10 say
have already been said.
Manuel told the Perry folks at the
sunper OF the attempts OF several
press representatives at Oklahoma
City 10 interview him when he was
down there last week, buying n new
outfit ~ clothing. and attending to
other business matters. Now you
saw the articles they had in the pa
pers and that was rs near the real
facts as they VIII ever get, suppose,
50 let me tell you now TO always take
the news about me sent out from
Washington with a pinch or two Of
salt II Will be about on the same
order
Vow about tho fool appointments
I'm liable to make. | won't keep
yon In suspense any longer as 20 who
I've recommended to be the next
postmaster for Perry. He Is a man
whom YOU have chosen regularly for
more than 90 years 10 make and pre-
serve YOUR city records. and to keep
your city books. have recommend
cd F. +. Busch, your present and
past city clerk. Now III that is a
foolish appointment you folks are
bigger ones than | am, for you have
u,urn"d him to office regularly ever
tnce | can remember, and he has
done his work well, on little or no
salary.
"Iho young man I've had In mind
to do the chores around my office as
my secretary does not feel like re-
signing his commission in the army,
and go l haven't got n permanent
secretary yet. II answered all the
letters receive l would noed 10
secrotlries but not many Of the let
lers can be or need answering More
man half Of them are dead ones from
orad ones or from folks who live
or ~ special fayors. The govern
mon' won't have to pay for carrying
mat Kind OF stuff from me-"
llOrriCly the uush1voD rubbor-