Show MOST COWARDlY BUNCH ON EARTH Congressman Opinion of Members of the Lower House o New Ness York May Congress Congressman o man Charles E Littlefield of Maine speaking at a banquet at atthe 4 V the Union League club Brooklyn tonight characterized congress 0 S t men Inca as the time most coa In S SAmerica V America and quoted Speaker Speak r Can Cannon Cannon 4 S non as saying that the time only 0 S thing more cowardly than a mem W S Q her ber of congress was two members of congress Congressmen are the most cow cowS cowardly cowardly S ardly set on earth said Mr Lit Litfield Litfield S field and conditions are such they could scarcely be otherwise II y Their chief aim Is reelection and ando t o therefore they the are afraid to act in ins s any manner which could prejudice c i iS S that reelection This is one rea reaS reab reason b S son why ihy hy I 1 resigned 4 i ii J i III I 1 believe the people of the 4 S 1 country should control the time govern goern 4 0 s sJ o 4 J ment mont of of o the country countr but because 4 o 4 S of this cowardice of legislators I 4 S SS 4 S doubt If direct election eJection of or senators 5 4 would Improve conditions any 4 I 4 J They The would then than be in the same 4 j jS o 4 S position as the members of the 4 4 lower body bod 4 4 J Mr Littlefield deprecated the tIme theo 4 o 4 branding of all aU rich men as male malefactors 4 0 4 factors 4 S 00 0 |