Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-02-22
HENDERSON IN c. DISPATCH SATURDAY FEBRUARY g. 1886

q rule that the man whose party Is
In the majority and he has been iong-
est on the committee he Is the cnalr~
man. Our lawmakers care notning
about his fitness for the place, II the
voters continue to send him there u
is thought to be proof that ne IS al
right In every way. What pretty
kettle of fish. Oh, If the voters would
only wake up and see to it that only
the fit were sent to make our laws.
Mr.. Doughton has been in Congress
about twenty five years and some OF
US would like to know, If he IN all
that time has done one single thing
for the farmers and working folks OF
this State or his, the eighth district.
He is the king of North Carolina Con-
gressmen, but they are all just like
him when it comes to doing some real
ly constructive thing for farmers, and
those who toll. They are always ready
to vote to give more to those who
have something, but they will not lend
their powerful influence to help lift
up the producing class In our country.
They know that every farmer and
worker In the state wants the Frazier
Lemke bill passed. They all know
that the last Legislature sent strong
~ worded resolution to the Congress
asking that it be made the law. Every
Congressman from North Carolina
knows that the present Federal Re
serve bank law that Is lending money
to farmers is a damnable outrage and
that 1t is rObbing the government and
the farmers for the bankers interest
only. Notwithstanding all that not a
single member Of Congress from this
State will turn his hand one iota to
have the Frazier-L.emke bill passed.
Remember please that all these 10
representatives. were elected by the
votes Of farmers and working folks
who constitute tremendous majority
of our voters. Now Mr.. Voter, that
is another pretty kettle of fish. And
the sad part of 1t all Is that when
these high paid Congressman have
their servants to pull on that ring in
their nose next June you will vote
for them again.
/ still make the charge, that no
! North Carolina member Of Congress
| has been in the fore front. to get any
Legislation passed that would help the
farmers OF the State in really con-
structive way, during the past forty
years. And I believe the big majority
of our people in this State would be
benefited if we had no representative
in the Congress, il we can not have
better than we have and have had for
a generation. For there are about
two hundred members Of Congress
from other states who are Interested
in the welfare Of the plain people of
our country. And they could do some
thing if such as our State sends were
not there to vote and work against
them.
AS have stated our North Carolina
Representatives in Congress "cut but
little ice 1t is seldom you find their
| names in the Record engaging in max
Ing laws. ] do not believe that all
the entire ten have said since Con-
gress convened in this session would
fill more than five or six pages Of the
! Record. l must admit they are there
| at roll calls very promptly. They
! were there to vote for the bonus to
| be paid. bet your life. but dollars to
doughnuts they, not one of them will
vote to pay the bonus by any plan
except the bankers plan. There arc
two plans offered to pay the bonus
! One plan is to pay it SO the govern
| ment will not to pay out more than
what is actually paid to the veterans.
The other plan is to pay it the bank
ers way which will cost the people
the tax payers Of this country al
| most twice AS much rs what the sol
| diers get. 1t is this last named plan
| that every North Carolina Represen-
| tativc will vote for. Most assuredly
| he will vote for the bankers way if he
runs true to form, and they always
run true to form when the bankers
{ beckon. That is proven conclusfvely
! by their stand against the Frazier
Lenlke bill which will save this gov
| eminent billions of dollars while the
law they. sponsored that is on the
| statute books now gives those billions
! to the rich bankers. Oh, you North
| Carolina congressman. would to God
| your constituents knew you as well
as ! do.
! If our kind Editor will give the
/ space 1 hope to peruse the Record
| with you some more.
| JAS. II. WRIGHT.
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