The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-01-27
CUTTING OUT FREE GOVERNMENT BATHS
AND RUBBERS

to cut out free baths free hair cuts free rubbing
and free lunches and all these luxurious apart
rncnts are domiciled in the government building.
rent free. In these government cafes line table
linen the very finest that money will buy, silver
ware and china ware. fit to the gods out OF.
And say, did you read one OF those govern
ment menu cards. But gee they furnish swell
eats to the Congressman, Senators, their families
and friends. at about half price. And the barber
shops are furnished by the government. and talk
s,out elegance in those free barber shops. us
I ks out here in the country have never any
y ng like il. let alone having the pleasure OF get
ing served in elegant paror like this. Now
these BARRIERS that run these shops are on the
government pay roll, drawing seventy dollars per
month getting all those furnishings and rent free,
and charging the legislators and their families
nominal sum for service And then down there
in the bath rooms, all located in the government
buildings and all the elegant paraphanalia in these
bath rooms furnished by the government. water
md electric lights and then great sleek negroes
TO rub the cornfed congressman and senators
their families and friends down. to make
The red blood run, and these rubbers are on the
government pay roll drawing eghty-five dollars
per month And then the tips that these fellows
fet on the side they live ike lords and dine on
lie fat Of the land. And here country folks
are. If we get bath have to bath in the tank
or horse trough. rub ourselves down with tow
Sex or corn cob, while those doggoned high fly
era up there in the nations capitol loll around
in marble bath tubs, get rubbed down with tur
kish towels. and perfumed soap, lounge silk
cushioned chairs get their faces shaved messages
and shampoos and good eats, practically free. In
addition to this they draw mileage for regular
and called sessions. amounting to about two thous
and dollars per year and get this mileage whether
they 60 home or not Then they get the govern
ment ranking privileges, and send their trunks
travelling bags bird cages. and any other house
hold effects through the post office. all free, no
wonder those doggone fellows up there hate Tom
Blanton Why up there in Washington City when
you mention his 10 Of those vampires
or labortes, they froth at the mouth and have
fit And poor devils out here in the country
have to pillow and hoe drive scraper teams sweat
Ge-Wash crank a country Campbell press. and
do all other kinds Of dirty jobe and dig up the
cash TO pay for all this finery and for the law
solons and Their lacicys We say no wonder they
hate Tom yes they hate him worse than the devil
hates old fashioned camp meeting out in the |
country in the good old summer time, when men
souls washed clean, and they have no desire 70
sin. You know folks Washington City is one
OF the most beautiful cities in the world among
the finest. and wonder for all siehtseers Now
get this fact, in the City Of Washington, the tax
rate is only Sl.75 1t cannot be any more and all
city expenses is paid by the government
no. not the government. the government collects
II from the people occupies the position OF rus. /
teeship for the toiling millions But oh look at
those beautiful driveways. miles and miles Of paw
ed streets and shade trees parks and fountains and
flower beds and thousands of employees paid by .
the government to keep everything spio and span
for the city folks Look yonder at those handsome
educational structures, yes. those negro colleges
many OF them and some Of them cost high As
a million and q half dollars. and then look at the /
series of colleges belonging to the white folks
OF them costing over million dollars. the
boys and girls Up there learn TO read and write
and figure in palaces most Of il comes free while
us country folks walk down a country lane and
solve mathematical problems in a shotgun shack
Then wealthy real estate broker buys plot of
ground out in the suburbs puts new addition
grades and paves the streets, puts down concrete
side walks lays parks and sets out shade
trees makes OF Il garden OF beauty and this
real estate shark scoops in The thousands. and Sis
is all that can be taxed for lprovement and
thus the government taxes the people TO pay the
bill Now against all this exuavagant tomfoolery
Tom Blanton is making the fight OF his life, and It
is certainly fight that few men dares to un.
dertake and that bunch up there would like to
see him defeated they would like to get rid Of
him. as he is a thorn in their flesh. Tom Banton
has put economic move up there in all de
partrncnts OF the government that is going TO bring
on an economic revolution IN the nations eap,-
toI yes. cut out the tens OF thousands OF vampires
on the governments pay roll and fat appropria-
ton for political heelers etc And Tom Banton
/. the only memb,r oi hat body that has the
nerve TO put up the fish' Albany News.
The Avalanche doeI not p. rticulary like ON
Blantons style and dispos non. but certainly
do admire his nerve. snL with him in his
fiRht 10 cut out a Ii Ct -xravagance in the City OF
Washington. by the government here Is entirely
400 much OF the peoples money wasted and there
ehould be general slsshing Of appropriations for
these things We do not mean that want the
United States Government TO be less gnified than
dat Of any other nation. but things like the above