The Washington herald., 1922-10-03
The Spotlight
In Washington
By the Stroller

A LwAYS keen to give facts and
- figures. as is my neighbor.
The Friend OF the People"
hasten to lay some. perhaps little
knowledge before the "cal'
which Is my nickname
for the host of readers Of this col
Mr.. Smith, the one from Michigan
burns up some space in the Cong
Rec. as follows:
Mr.. Smith Of Michigan. Mr..
Speaker. the second session of
the Sixty-seventh Congress
Is about to adjourn. OF its
achievements We have all rea-
son to be proud. / wish to ex-
tend my congratulations to the
members on going home and
getting into the swim for the
Grand Old Party. No apology
need be made by any member
on either side for the record Of.
this Congress.
President Harding was elected
at the November election. 1920.
and sworn into ONCE on the 9TH
day Of March. 1891. The Con-
gress was promtly called into
special session and met on the
11th day Of April, 1921. II has
been in almost continuous ses-
sion until this day. a period Of
eighteen msnths. The Congress
is composed of 3o2 Republicans,
1872 Democrats. and one Social
list. Since that time, as stated
by our floor leader. Mr.. Mon
dell, on the floor Of the House.
this Congress has enacted many
important measures and much
needed legislation. In contrast
with the oft-repeated state
meants carelessly. unknowing-
ly. or purposely made TO preju-
dice and mislead, 1 wish 10
quote this statement OF his
taken from the Congressional
Record.
Having laid these little knowr
facts before you. Mr.. Smith tell
all about the tariff and how hart
the road is to get to Congress, bu
not so hard that any poor boy can
not make the grade. You ash
proof? Here IL Is. again quoting
Mr.. Smith:
We are all proud OF our ma
tion. its opportunities and its
beneficence. The poor boy OF
today is the rich man of to-
morrow. In Congress the head
Of the great Banking and Cur
rency Committee was poor
orphan boy at the age of IL.
The chairman OF the Budget
Committee, having control OF
all the appropriations and the
financing of our government.
began life when a small boy as
water carrier in a stone
quarry: and without thinking Of
self-praise. / might say / have
travelled the route unaided and
alone from hodcarrier to a seat
in Congress. The majority OF
the members of Congress are
poor men. They ere patriotic in
the extreme. They have the best
interest Of their country at
heart. They are members elected
by their constituents from every
walk Of life and are not domi-
mated by any Wall street. or
any other street. road. or alley"
MI Sllllln lhtn ClOsCe Will
Thou, too. sail on, o ship of State
Sail on. o Union. strong and great
with all its fears,
With all its hopes of future years
Is hanging breathless on thy fate
In my opinion, IL Mr.. Smith hat
changed the word Union to tariff
fourth word. second line. he woulC
have hit il right, for some folks ar,
certainly hanging breathless oil
their fate in November.
Like Andy Gump. l am 100 pc,
cent for the people and wear M
mans collar. i can't for those wh,
wear my size refuse to share then
with me.
Now that o. o. (Over the Ocean
Mcintyre is back from Europe w,
will begin to get back to normalcy
The finding of the referee ough
70 keep Mr.. Stillman very quiet
Is the snappy offering Of Ben Lamb
Of the Nations Business.