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Show : w f 1 i i ii lit : inwi ifBATTLECREEK g..eK.8. Well folks, here we go again. The boys with wrap-around hairdo's hair-do's are considering a pay hike for themselves, which makes a labor union boss look like a piker. All they want is an annual 22 M grand, and the right to free hair cuts and bean soup at wholesale prices. Ole the Ousel, who just returned from Mexico, says, "If we pay our Congressmen $430 per week, maybe may-be smarter men will run for the office." Ole might have something there at that. Certainly some of the ones we have back in Washington Wash-ington now are not too bright; and that's for sure. Any politician who thinks he can vote himself a $7,500 hike in pay, give every taxpayer tax-payer a $20 cut, and then balance the budget, is a bit balmy to say the least. Ever since President Eisenhower was elected the Democrats have been howling that the Republicans did not keep their campaign promises, prom-ises, and balance the budget. Now the Demos are in power, and they are clamoring for a $20 tax-cut across the board. Consistent, isn't it? This column has maintained before, be-fore, and will repeat again, that statesmanship in the U.S. Congress Con-gress is now at one of its lowest ebbs. If we may judge some of these gentlemen by their actions, they have only four things on their minds. In order of those they seem to consider most important, these ambitions might be listed as follows: 1 To do everything possible to insure re-election. 2 To feather their own financial finan-cial nests while the getting is good. 3 To keep as many relatives and personal friends on the federal feder-al payroll as possible. 4 With what time and energy is left, to look after the general welfare of the people at large. As far as Utah is concerned, there is one ray of hope in the sordid sor-did mess. Representatives Dixon and Dawson voted against the $7,500 pay hike. Sorry to say, Senators Sen-ators Bennett and Watkins both voted aye. With America at peace, and our people enjoying the greatest prosperity pros-perity in histoiy, now is the time to balance the budget. You can't continue to take more out of the barrel than you put in; and still keep the barrel full. Even a $22,500 Congressman can't do that. The worst part of the whole affair af-fair is its effect upon inflation. If such an unreasonable Congressional Congres-sional pay increase becomes law and there is little doubt that it will the Senators and Representatives Represent-atives have automatically tied their own hands, as far as preventing pre-venting another devastating upward up-ward spiral in prices and wages is concerned. Ladies and gentlemen, here we go again. So long 'til Friday. |