Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-02-10
OTHERS VIEWS
SHOULD READ THE RECORD

To the Editor:
Every voter, especially every farm
err and working man, should read the
Congressional Record, for there is no
other way whereby they can be so
we'll qualified to vote, and learn just
what their servants are doing In the
Congress. Does any one believe the
good people of Texas and Virginia
would ever vote for Senator COnnally
or Senator Glass for any office if they
had read the speeches these two men
made in the Senate January is and
II, 1886. For g very slim excuse, they
spoke to kill the Senate Munitions
Committee. Every one, it seems to me
must think their speeches were
prompted by desire to stop this COM
mittee from revealing the doings Of
big money in government affairs.
This committee was appointed more
than o year ago, by the Senate to
keep the sons of American farmer
and working men from being cam
ron fodder and dying in the muddy
trenches in Europe.
Now if the administration is in
earnest about driving the money
changers from the temple, let the Sen
ate appoint committee to ascertain
why these Senators are opposed to
further activities of the Munitions
committee. Let that committee be
composed of such men as Senator
Clark Frazier, LaFollette, and Norris.
Men who will break over party lines
to serve the people. Then we will
be going some where and doing some-
thing that will rebound to the benefit
of us all. l know 1t is q fantastic
dream to expect the Senate, with it's
present membership, to do such
thing, but there are hundred mil
lion people in this country who wish
it could be done, and who would think
more Of their present government aft
err it was done. For there is no queS-
ton about the money power having
many strong friends in Congress.
Some of these friends are Republicans
and some are Democrats. 1t has been
proven time and' again that big money
does not care what party it's servants
belong to. Rich men brought the
parties into existancc in our country,
TO serve their wicked purpose.
George Washington in his farewell
address to the American people,
speaking against the party spirit said:
Let ME now take a more compre-
hensive view, and warn you in the
most solemn manner against the
baneful effects of party generally. -.
1t exists under different shapes in all
governments, more or less Stflcd, con
trolled. or represscd; but in those Of
the popular form it is seen in its
greatest rankncsS, and is truly their
worst enemy" This address is read
every year in both houses of the Con-
gress, on February %, Washngton'S
birthday. Yet a big majority Of those
places there on the strength of poll
in Congress have and hold their
teal party. No consideration of their
fitness, or their Willingness to serve
all the people enter into their election
at all. A safe majority of them are
picked by and for the money power,
and our party system is used for that
purpose entirely, just as the father of
our country said it would be. Pluto
cracy chooses our law makers and we
the fool people gallOp up to the polls
and confirm their choice, and then
wonder why one hundred and twenty
millions in our country are paupers or
near paupers. 1t is my opinion when.
ever YOU find a fansor woman welded
to hesRcpublican or Democratic to.
day they arc very ignorant or have an
axe to grind. They have both played
SO many different and questionable
roles in the affairs of our government
! cannot. for my life see how any sane
person can very highly esteem either
Of them. To my mind, since so many
who are not well informed follow
them blindly. they are a curse to this
people.
1t is unqucstionably true, rs all fair
minded people must admit, we rs q
people would be far better off if we
had taken Washington'a advice and
never had any political parties in this
country. Ignorance caused us to do
it. but now il does seem we arc intel
liSent enough to drive them from
among tlsi+ as we would an invadinc
host Of huns.
If all read the Congressional Rec
ord they would soon see the urgent
need to throw off our party Jokes.
This Record reveals many things that
to those who do not read it is u great
mystery.
Not wishing to impose upon the
<indntss.of our good Editor further
with this article. stop here. hnpiug4
ti'at in j few days to write more
about Il theme that should interest all
citizens Of our country.
JAS. II. WRIGHT.
Henderson, Feb 3, 1886