The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-02-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.
BY Wallace Bassford.
Special News Correspondent.


President seems to have taken lea
from the back of a certain Congress
man who used to represent Missouri
District in years gone by. Wheneycl
any man became annoying with his op
position TO the Congressman, tai.
Member got the fellow a job-a iJi
good enough to put him out OF The
fight. He didn't believe in rewardinc
his friends SO much as in pensionine
his enemies. President Harding has -
Unanswered as to secure the consent
of Senator Kenyon to take United
States Judgeship out in Iowa-whicll
removes one OF the leaders of the
Farm Bloc in the Senate. 1t viii be
interesting to watch the melting away
of that same Farm Bloc under the Sc
ductive influence of lifelong appoint
ments. Most men are so uncertain as
to their political future that they are
easily caught by the life-tenuTe fea
ture of the job. Kenyon will secure the
place long held by Judge Walter l.
Smith. Smith was conspicuous and
growing figure in Congress when he
was given the .Judgeship; he has hard
ly been heard OF since. So it will be
with Kenyon: after few months he
will have to fall from teath-story
window or take the Presidency of a
base ball league to get his name IN
the papers, but he will have. - life
time lob. Another good man gone
wrong. but it gives the Democrats and
Progressives of Iowa a chance to get
together and select his successor. Am
algamation is the only logical Thing
for these two bodies OF voters seeking
-. 1ATp ,Nrf l1a IN4
tionarv element now in the Rcpuhi-
can saddle.
The name of Harold d. Wilson will
20 down in history as the man VINO
broke I'D the big Republican State
banquet at the Quincy House in B2s-
ton by confscating the liquor. Heres
to the Grand Old Party, boys-driEk
'er down" No man was ever more
viciously attacked than has been this
same Wilson by the Republicans 9,
massachusetts,, for simply doing his
sworn duty under the law and his
oath OF office unless it was another
Wilson who got his mail at NO. 1870
Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, d.
c., for eight years of uneXamrled
prosperity. And, by the way, Farm
Bloc in the Senate was not needed IN
those days to protect the farmer IN his
rights.
When the Anti-lynching Act comes
up in the Senate, It would be just like
Pat Harrison to move to amend the
title SO that it will read: AN Act
committing an assault on the ConSti-
tuition of the United States"
Speaking Of the Anti-lynching Act
recently passed by the House, Mr.
Johnson, Of Mississippi, printed in the
Congressional Record an extract from
the Kansas City Star, Republican
newspaper. with reference TO the Kan
sas State anti-lynchinG law Inc
Star saws: kansas towns are nndins
the States anti-mob law costly stat
ute. Kansas City has 50 suits pending
AGAINST the city now, totaling T!l9,9'S-
Twenty-six of these are the result OF
trouble in the packing house strike.
The suits range from s. to $4,000. In
dependence. Kan. has had judgments
returned against il for $3T,250 and
other suits are still pending as re
suit Gs = racr-y.ar outbreaf there.
Strange that most race-wars occur IL
Northern Republican States.
Rogers, Massachusetts Republican,
stated in the House on January 50 thai
he believed that the disabled soldiers
were getting poorer service through
the Veterans bureau than they were
Cetting months age. and thai he also
thought that the service % six mont rs
ago was not so good as il had been
six months before that time. IN other
words, he admitted that the service IS
poorer since Harding became frcSi-
dent than under Wilson, and that II i
growing worse.
Speaking Of the fancy salaries un
der the Shipping Board. which were
listed in this column last week, James
n. Mann. OF Illinois, the ablcst Repup-
lican in the House. said: Il think 1t IS
time this Republican House stopped
paving these enormous outrageous sal
aries that are not necessary WOOD or
Indiana sought to add seven more
high-salaried attorneys to the hSs.
Just a few weeks ago Wood was howl
ing about big pay under the Board,
and Oliver, of Alabama, reminded Inc
House of the fact, whereunon Layton
of Delaware, suggested that the rules
be amended to prevent one MEMBER
quoting another member on anything
said more than 30 days previously.
Probably intended in the nature CT
first aid TO demagogu2s.
Three years ago the Republicans.
in the middle OF President wilson $
second term, won the House and got
control of the Senate through bribery
the bribery being in Michigan
where a seat WAS purchased for Tru-
man II. Newbcrry. Then they raised g
great cry for the President to sum
mon Congress in extra session 50 that
they could do something 10 help the
soldiers, with bonus legislation, pro-
vision for the wounded, sick, insane
and SO on-so Wilson called Congress
In his opening address, in April, I9i9
he asked Congress to provide for lhe
soldiers and revise the tax laws
which had been enacted in haste II
the wartime to provide money 10 car
nv on the war At first it looked like
Congress would acquiesce. but Bos'
Penrose took the position thar i
would enable the Republicans to cleo
President (of his choosing) in 1872
IF we let the people sweat" So the,
let the people sweat, and they aE'
still sweating, and the insane, tn