Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-02-22
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National Topics Interpreted "a & sSFF.HT
by William Bruckart MSD<173IT
by William Bruckart

discrimination. They allege them to
be unjust use Of taxpayers money, be-
cause they suck cash from the treas.
ury that should be used for general
purposes of government
Further, 1t Is the claim of subsidy
opponents that such payments produce
monopolies, drive out domestic COM
petition which might not fall within
the formula for subsidy payments.
Generally. the opposition claims that
subsidies add to the strength of the
rich and the taxpayers carry the bur-
den. This extra load, the figures
show. amounted to $54,453,OOO in the
last five years.
AS far as can see. and have done
considerable research work on the
question, the arguments of neither side
are infallible. Each side, in support
ing its view. Is not wholly mOtivated
by unitarian or nationalistic senti-
ment.
have always held the conviction
and can be no
Take Themselves more than just
Seriously on, one Of odI,, the TEEN IN
habiting this old earth, and. holding
that belief, | never have thought that
any of us ought to be impressed with
his own Importance. In other words,
don't take yourself too seriously"
But my philosophy of life apparently
is not shared by members of congress.
Most of them do take themselves Sc
riously. very seriously.
In proof of my statement, permit me
to call attention to small uproar that
was created among several members
of the house of representatives be-
cause officials and staff of the Farm
Credit administration failed to do a
hop, skip and jump when the house
members sought something or other
from the credit administration offices,
The house members became so wrathy
that they decided they wanted to in
vestigate the credit administration.
The rules committee of the house,
the committee that really determines
whether proposals for action BY the
house shall ever get before that body,
had DR.. William |. Myers. farm credit
administrator. before it. Doctor N.Y.
ers was told that there had been nu-
merous charges of graft and irregular
ity In credit administration affairs and
the house members were trying to de-
eide whether to delve into them. In
the midst of this discussion, Repre-
sentative O'Connor. New York Dem
ocrat, burst forth with what the news
paper correspondents seemed to think
was the real reason for the flareup
about credit administration affairs.
"The main reason we are consider
ing an investigation" said Represent
alive O'Connor. "is because we have
trouble with farm credit officials
whose salaries we appropriate and
whose jobs we create, and who think
we have no control over them"
The New York representative called
the credit administration "the depart
ment that sneers at congressman" and
Representative Carpenter of Nebraska,
also Democrat, said he had tried to
get an appointment with Doctor My
ers but had failed to get by the admin
istrator's secretary. At this point,
Representative Werner of South Da-
kota, another Democrat, chimed in
rxyifh oh fhof
go down to the Farm Credit admins
tration, they laugh at you"
Doctor Myers denied any intent on
his part or on the part of his staff to
snub members of congress, but the
representatives certainly felt they had
been snubbed.
While It is no grief of mine whether
a member of the house or senate
wants to have every
Playing body kotow to him,
poI;s;cs l continue to be q
friend OF the execu-
tive branch of our government and
that friendship results from many years
of observation of its capacity to get
things done. The records of congress
through the years show distinctly, as
far as l am concerned, how few times
1t has risen up to the full measure of
the country's demands upon 1t. It has
persisted in playing politics." and the
amount of demagoguery that is printed
In the Congressional Record each day
is enough to choke several OF the best
cows in the neighborhood. And, un.
der present conditions. I am moved to
ask why. If these house members and
senators are so important. they obey
the party whip and do as they are told
every time there is a bill sent to con-
gress from the White House.
From a long period Of observation.
believe that representatives and
senator's do get most of the things
they seek from the various offices in
the executive departments of the gov
eminent Time after time. constitu-
ents Of a representative or senator
will come to Washington. seeking ia
vors or perhaps speed on a legitimate
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