The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-05-31
STRAIGHT FROM
WASHINGTON
By STEPHEN M. YOUNG
Congressman-at-Large

CongresSman-at at-Large
The house passed the admins
tration omnibus banking bill. The SEN
ate will probably pass this with few
changes. A meritorius feature is that
guarantee Of bank deposits for each
individual up to $4,000 becomes the
law Of the land-not for the emer
.gency only, but for all time When
"Sockless" Simpson, "Whiskerando"
Pfeffer and William Jennings Bryan
advanced guarantee of bank deposits
in 1892, they were regarded as
"looney.' This was termed crazy
populist scheme" and they were laugh
cd at as fools. They were not fools.
Experience keeps a dear school, but
fools learn in no other"
V&VY
Senator Josiah Bailey, democrat,
of North Carolina, locked horns with
Senator Huey Long recently. He held
aloft Senator Longs autobiography
and said scornfully: "This is the
first volume Of three The first vol
ume is entitled Every Man a King
The second volume will be known as
Every Man Kingfsh' The third
will be known as Every Man a
Sucker
V&vV
This may seem peculiar, but the
facts are that much Of the legislation
being considered in congress usually
termed radical" is sponsored by re-
publicans. Congressman Mott, repub
lican, of Oregon, introduced the
amended Townsend plan" providing
pensions to the aged Congressman
Mcleod, republican, Of Michigan, is
the author of the Mcleod 100 per
cent bank payoff BILL This, if enact
ed, would provide two billion dollars
to depositors in defunct banks. This
is termed "infationary7 Also, to
cite one more instance The Frazier
Lemke farm refnancing bill which
is regarded by many persons as be-
ing "infationary," is sponsored by
Senator Frazier, a republican, and
Congressman Lemke, a farnl-laborite,
formerly republican. Also, peculiar
lly enough, President Roosevelt is said
to be opposed to all Of the foregoing
bills, regarding them as unsound and
radical 1t is frequently difficult to
distinguish between radicalism and
conservatism. It is a mistake to term
all democrats radicals and all reFab
Icans conservatives.
V&VV
There are thousands Of lobbyists in
| Washington seeking to influence legis
lation. TO these lobbyists representing
private interests, for the most part
seeking special privileges, is being
added a new type Of lobbyist. Both
Massachusetts and Arizona have pro-
vided by law for the appointment of
a state lobbyist to represent the state
lin Washington seeking PWA funds
and other federal grants Of power and
money. Mayor LaGuardia, of New
! York city, is the latest to appoint a
public lobbyist.
! Lobbyists, representing private IN
terests, should be compelled to regis
tier and their names and business con-
nections should be made public In
fact, it would not be bad idea to
compel them to wear a badge or dis
tinctive symbol when engaged IN
button holing' representatives. Ere
quently skull and cross bones would
be the proper badge.
The bin to require lobbyists TO reg
ister was defeated in the senate. II
was a meritorious measure.
Y&VQ
Recently Congressman William 1.
Fiesinger, Of Sandusky, received a
long letter from a young man he had
enrolled in the CCC urging that the
congressman complain to the presi-
dent that this youth and his buddy had
received only two pairs Of pants in
stead Of three Congressman Fiesin-
ger wrote that although this was a
very serious matter, he doubted
whether he should worry the presi-
dent about it just at the present time.