Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-11-18
BLANT0N'S FAME"
SAFE: Is FIRST TO
FACE EXPULSION
IA. Z. of l. News Ietterl


Congressman Blanton, the rahid
/ aati-u representative from Texas
has "immertalizeds himself He is
the first member Of the American
congress 10 face expulsion.
There have been several instances
{ in the history of congress where
members have faced censure, but the
anti-union var dancer from Texas is
the first to Ne held up as guilty Of
violating the confidence of the house
and Of being unworthy TO he a MEM
Der OF that body.
Congressman Mondell introduced
the resolution of expulsion, which is
based ON Blanton's insertion Of OBJ
scene language IN the Congressional
Record.
Recently Blanton asked the house
for permission 10 extend his remarks
i'm the Congressional Record upon
the improvement in the government
printing office Following theuSual
custom, no objection was made. In
these cases the member has free
hand in inserting matter in the Rec
ord, which he may afterward print In
pamphlet form and circulate under
his frank.
Blanton's remarks" proved to be
his stereotyped harangue against or
ganized labor, with special attention
TO the Typographical union. He in
cluded part of a quarrel between two
employees of the printing office, in
which one of the employees was al
legged TO use profane and obscene Lam
guage. The information was furnish.
ed Blanton by the other employees,
has written letters to the Texan on
the tyranny" of this union.
Blanton made no attempt to ex-
purgate the indecencies, but printed
them so plainly that he clearly in
tended to 'prove" his case against
organized labor.
Blanton's little mind and his lack
of judicial balance was never more
clearly shown, but he failed to reck-
on on the cyclone that would hit him
when his colleague read his "re-
marks" in the Congressional Record,
issue of October %. The following
day motion to expunge the objec-
tionable matter was adopted by a
vote of 31i to /, Blanton casting the
one vote. The temper of the house
was shown by its refusal to permit
him to speak on the motion. Not a
member of the house defended or ex-
cused him.
Some of the oldest members and
attendants i'm congress declare that
Blanton is the most unpopular men,
Der within their recollection.
He is not a fair fighter. He will
object to the smallest detail that may
be passed without vote il no men,
Der objects. On routine matters he
will raise the point of no quorum and
force roll call, which consumes half
an hour. As his name is among the
first to be called, he then retires from
the floor of the house to write his
constituents that he as on the job
He was never known to be inter
ested in constructive legislation or
attack special privilege or discuss
fundamental questions. He Is only
interested in petty, inconsequential
stuff that the average man ignores.
Recently he wrote the newspapers
in his district that he was conducting
single-handed fight against men,
bers raising their salaries. When
these newspapers reached Washing
ton he was hooted by, his colleagues
and told that il the members wanted
to raise their salaries il could be
done while he was out Of the city
making speeches.
Blanton's knowledge of trade
unionism and other economic sub
jects is that of small town citi-
zen's alliance business agent, for
which office he is well equipped, as is
illustrated by his use of the Congress
sional Record to advertise improper
language by an individual as an In
dictment against trade unionism.