The Coolidge examiner., 1935-09-13
Fruits Of Victory
By James j. Montague

\ ~ FRIEND Blodre had as
M pircd so long to become one
1 l. % the nations lnwEivers.
and had been so delighted with bis
election. that ! supposed I should
Hud him In a state of exallailon
when ! called on him In his Office
IN Washington. From early youth
be had been enthusiastic about pol
l,Ics. had been active 10 debating
societies. and later Ia primaries and
local campaigns. To me be seemed
20 Dc foreordalned 10 the career OF
statesman.
SO sure was that even after two
months ln the service of the peo.
pie be would be already SO busled
with their affairs, that | expected.
when sent my card to him. on
the floor of the house. that would
ne asked to wait for half an hour
or SO. Instead be answered my
request for an Interview himself.
aud Instead % slowing me away
in the gallery tlll the welghiy mat
ters In which be was taking part
had been settled. he took me by the
shoulder aud stcered me 20 the el.
eyntor.
Come along" be said. Il want 20
talk 20 you. I've simply got 10 talk
TO somebody beside my secretary.
How's everything In the old home
town. Building any new houses7
Is Denny McMorrow getting ready
TO start up the old place again n
beer comes back? what do the
boys az home think abou the beer
business, anyway WIZ there be
a modification. GO you supposeT'
"why. Blodse.~ said. you're
right down here where that's being
settled. You don't mean 10 tell me
sou don't know"
What does anybody know herei
What do know about anything;
What do you suppose anybody tells
a congressman about what Is going
onF"
As soon as we arrived az his of.
Gee be motloned me to seat. told
a lonely looking secretary that she
could have the afternoon out and
proceeded:
Gosh. I'm glad 10 see you. I'm
glad TO see anybody can talk 10.
/ could Aave talked 10 the horses
on the street when iiFst got here
IL there had been any horses that
had the time on their hands 10 lis
ten 10 me. Horses az least look
sympathetic. But somehow can't
talk 10 automobiles. They're no
more responsible than the congress
men I've been trying to talk 10.
But there's been one bright spot
In my life. There's little dog that
belongs to the family next door TO
my boarding house. and sometimes
he walks clear up 10 the Capitol
with me. unless he happens to meet
some other dog"
But listen" ! said. you ought
not 10 feel that way. You've
achieved the ambition OF your life
You're a biz man now, with a voice
In the settling OF big measures.
You're the first man In our party
that ever got elected from our dis
trlct. What's gone wrong with
you?"
SAY. don't Joke about a voice In
the settling OF big measures. Do
you suppose anybody let's me In on
what's happening? Today is the
first day the doorkeepers haven't
stopped me when / started 10 20
into the house and asked me who I
wanted to see and what was the
nature OF my business with him.
The first day l was here I put
In eleven bills. and now I can't find
out what committee has got them II
any. | think I'd have gone back
home before this II one OF the page
boys didn't feel sorry for me now
and then and talk to me in the cor.
ridor about the hockey team he's
playing on and his hopes TO grow
up and be a lightweight prize fight
er. The first day. before 1 knew
much about congress, l said that
with his opportunities 10 learn about
law-making I should think his aJnbi-
ton would be TO 90 to congress.
He Just looked at me a minute, and
then said, 'Aw quit your kidding,
mister
For two weeks now I've been try
ing to see the chairmen OF the com
mittees my bills have been sent TO
and always they sent word out TO
come in some other day. And by
the time l ever get a chance to