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Show BONUS EXPEDIENCY A Washington correspondent says hat many members of the House of Representatives intend to vote for the soldiers' bonus bill, believing that the President will veto it. Then they expect to vote to pass it over the veto, inclining to the belief that the President will be sustained In the Senate. In that event they feel that they can enter their campaigns for re-election appealing to the supposed sup-posed soldier vote on'the strength of their own position on the measure, and at the same time claiming great credit for the Republican administration adminis-tration for its wise economy, thus seeking support from the gentral taxpayers for the ticket on which they run. Statesmanship, so-called, could hardly sink much lower than this. There is no sincerity in it, merely expediency. ex-pediency. A congressman who votes for the bonus because he really thinks the boys ought to have it, despite the burden to the taxpayers involved, deserves de-serves respect for his sincerity if perhaps not for his judgment. But a congressman who votes for the bonus for political advantage to1 himself him-self ought to be drummed out of Washington by the taxpayers. We imagine im-agine not a few such will be drummed drum-med out. Ex. |