The Washington herald., 1922-09-24
"a Piece of Literature"

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A forthcoming campaign docu-
ment put out by the Senate is going
to contain pictures and a lot OF good
reading matter, according to some
of the What Did You See Ke-
porters" working at present on the
Congressional Record. It Is printed
en- the finest kind OF paper with
beautiful pictures. Better order
your copy now for the advance
notices on the piece OF literature"
as outlined by Senator Pat Harrison
are enough to make the press
agent of the Follies Jealous.
quote:
Just think OF putting a big
picture of mustard fruit" in a
publication of this sort? Then
"hatirons" suppose they
thought the people ought to see
good picture of a fatiron. be-
cause they are going to use the
"hatiron" on a good many of
you Republicans this November.
We. go further. and a campaign
document. as a Senate document
in the most eXtravagant way,
without limitation on expendi-
ture of the public moneys, they
print here most beautiful
silk nightgown," and they put
that next to a silk chemise."
Certainly the Senator from Utah
did not get up this particular
part Of the Senate document.
OLaughter)
Now, another thing: They
have a picture of marble
statue" here with a bronze
chair" greatly exaggerated
but beautiful picture, upon page
II Of the document. Then they
take a musical alarm clock"
and then cuckoo clock that
was used as an exhibit here by
the distinguished Senator from
Indiana (Mr. Watson).
'Saucepot, aluminium egg
cutter" shears" Your minds
have been so much on wool in
the effort to take care of few
shepherds of the West and the
woOlen manufacturers of the
East that you knew 1t would be
very inappropriate to have such
an expensive document printed
without placing shears in it And
might say some OF you were so
busy under the Democratic ad-
ministration clipping with your
shears coupons on your invest
ments that you thought a photo
of shears most, appropriate.
Microscopes" Those were put
in also. Well, 1t would take a
microscope to see anything you
Senators on the other side or
your administration have done
during the several years you
have been in control of this
body or the government.
Hair clippers" 'magnifying
glasses" dos muzzles," "Apol-
linaris water" ''gentlemen's
belts"
Mr.. President on page 96, un-
der the head OF Exhibit 95. there
is Key OF Heaven" and right
under it is printed Scrub
cloth" Explain to the Amer
ican people why you try to de-
ceive them by placing upon the
same page of this remarkable
document a photogravure of a
Bible called Key to Heaven
and in the same photogravure
on the same page put Scrub
Goth" made out of cotton.
Roulette wheel" Well, you
Republicans have been gam
bling in the committee room with
the rights of the American peo-
pie, bartering and trading with
rates in this bill. so 1t is natural
that you should think the peo-
Pile want to see picture of
roulette wheel"
"Hot-water bottle" Senators
on the other side will need hot
water bottles.
So it is, Mr.. President. ISshall
not read them all. but that Is
the way the American peoples
money is being frittered away.
With The adjournment of Con-
gress a lot of people will have to
depend for their fun on vaudeville
and the movies until the extra ses-
sion is called for there will be
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