White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-08-17
DON'T SWAP HORSES IN
MIDDLE Of the RIVER

to be a blacksmith, carpenter, far
mer, an engineer, lawyer or doc
tor"
1T is an unwise performance for
any district to change representatives
at short intervals A new Congress
man must begin at the foot Of the
class and spell up"
"No man should be. elected to the
House simply to crafty his ambition.
All members should be elected for
the good of the country
"Tile best rule, 1t seems to me, is
for district to selectea man with at
least fair capacity, industrious, hon.
est, energetic, sober, and courageous,
and keep him here so long as he dis
charges his duties faithfully and we'll.
Such a man will gradually rise to
high position and influence in the
House. His wide acquaintance with
Members helps him amazingly in do
! ing things. We live in parlous time.
Abraham Lincoln's favorite- argument
for his own reelection was that it is
| unw'se to swap horses in the middle
of the river-which applies to Con-
gressmen as we'll as to Presidents. ;"
The above wise advice was uttered
by the late Champ Clark, for 22
years representative. in Congress
from the State of Missouri, and for
8 years Speaker of the House Of
Representatives.
It is particularly pertinent to this
district in the case OF Congressman
John w. Summers of Walla Walla,
who has represented this district in
Congress for the past ten years and
who is candidate again on the re-
publican ticket.
Because his constituents have re-
turned him year after year, DR.. Sum-
mers has gradually risen in commit
tee assignments until today he is a
member of the great Appropriations
committee, the most powerful and
influential committee in Congress. His
assignment to this committee marked
the first time that congressman
from the State Of Washington has
ever served on it, and is said to be
the first time in 40 years that a con-
gresham from west of the M;ssiss-
ippi has been member of the COM
rnittee In addition to being member
of the Appropriations committee, DR..
Summers is also member of twenty
seven other committees, all import
ant and hav 'ng a great deal to do
with national legisls'sidn and in the
operation of the variois departments
of the government
During his short visit here last
week DR.. Summers said ne was much
interested in the proposed develop
nent OF the Priest Rapids power
site. He said he had NC knowledge
rad to what. thea promoters Of the pro-
! ject had in mind but he hoped they
planned early development.
He said:s II believe in development.
My family has pioneered across this
country s'nce 1857. i believe in good
roads, good schools, good churches,
good homes. If the State of Washing
ton does not develop, then we will
stagnate , become tax ridden, and out
I of step witt, civilization, while devel-
opment will go on in other parts OF
the country"
my d strict is largely agriculture
and I am always interested in any
legislation that will help that industry.
I have helped pilot through number
of laws and while several good ones
have been passed, there is still a lot
to do along that line. I understand the
tariff law will be up for revision at the
next session of Congress and if it is
will do my utmost to have duty
placed on bananas and all other fruit
and vegetables grown on foreign soil
and shipped into this country for con-
sumption.
II find the people in this valley
are much interested in the settlement
4 of your water case. This project is
not a Federal one; as the irrigation
system is privately owned and there
fore I can not do much in an official
way. However. should anything come
up where / can help, I will surely
be glad to do what / can.."