The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1922-02-10
HON. r. u. SISSON ANNOUNCES
FOR REELECTION TO CONGRESS

most of the readers of this paper,
hence at first thought it would seem
to be an almost superf1uous act to
undertake to give him that considera-
ton usually shown a candidate by a
newspaper in announcing him as a
candidate for public Office. In justice
to Mr.. Sisson it may be stated that his
integrity and personal character have
thus far gone unassailed, and in this
day of critical politics, when so many
digs are being made at the private
and personal life of men in public of
fee, it is at least somewhat reassur-
ing to find M who has at least got
by on that core.
Mr.. Sisson, as is generally known.
was born and reared in Choctaw
county. He practiced law at Winona
and became best known as district
attorney, a place he filled with great
credit to himself and with general
satisfaction to the people of the dis
trict. He was regarded as having
made an able and fearless prosecutor.
Those who have been most closely
associated with him in Congress say
that he has been a very conscientious
and t~ireless worker. 1t is claimed for
him hat he has rendered the country
great service on the Appropriations
Committee. He is one of the ranking
Democrats today on that important
Committee. And in this day of
spending money and of big demands
upon the public treasury of the
Government as we'll as upon the
County, Municipal and State treasur-
les, it means a great deal to the pub
lie to have a man at the helm who is
posted, and who has the brains, the
experience and the backbone to stand
four square against useless and eX-
t~ravagant appropriations of money.
In this connection, The Sentinel is
quoting from the Congressional Rec
ord of Jan. 16, which gives Mr.. Sis
sons speech on the post Office appro-
priation bill. Mr.. Sisson has not
asked that any reference be made to
that speech, but there is so much in
it pertinent to conditions that this
paper believes a good end will be
served by giving a few extracts from
that speech in which Mr.. Sisson show
ed how greatly the demands for post
office purposes exceeded this year
what it did last, and how, in nearly
every branch of it, the appropriations
asked are more than 100 per cent
greater than they were in 1912:
Now, gentlemen, | want to make
these remarks for the purpose of I'M
pressing upon the Members Of Con-
gress, if | can, the fact that we must
economize. The safety of the Re-
public demands it. There is n way
to economize, and only n way.
There is only one way for you and
me to economic in our expenses, and
that is to deny ourselves many of the
things that we think we greatly need.
The Government can only economic
in the same way.
Cut Down Expenses.
II want to make this statement,
and let it stand out in bold relief in
the Record, and | hope t will enter,
not into everybody's, at least into
somebody's heart. | had rather be
extravaganza with my own funds than
be extravagant with the public funds.
| am afraid of the mar that is penur-
ious and stingy with his own money
and lavish with the expenditure of
the man who ruthlessly votes away the
money but is himself care
full of the expenditure of his own.
'That sort of man is not to be
What l fear is that we are
to be entirely too free with
public money; but there is back home
now, while YOU are SITTING quietly IN
his beautiful Chamber, a constltuep-
" behind you. Those on the farms
are laboring and economizlng, and
hose. in the city, many of them. are
,rying to keep out of the reach OF the
They are now complaining
about these burdens. The
burden of taxation in the State is
greater than it even was before in the
history of the country. Municipal
are greater, county taxes are
greater. State taxes are greater the
is staggering to them. Added
that is the staggering burden OF
Federal taxes. The Federal Govern
nent now owes, in round figures
s25, 900, 900, 900, and the interest on
hat has to be paid"
Mr.. Sisson states that he hopes that
lis congressional duties will give HIM
IN opportunity to come before the
of the district to discuss his
candidacy and the issues of the am