| Show ALL CO GO AFTER ELECTION reelection RE but congressmen men say y dont care if it they never come 8 there will come times in oa 06 0 o con ong career when you will ex press the opinion that you dont caro care it you never come bach back 1 la Is a remark that speaker cannon has made to many new members it has been stated that eight tenths of the mem bera bers occasionally declare that they dont care whether they return or not but more than nine tenths of them are in every gr tor for reelection it generally to the man in his first and second terme terms thero there la to not very nich to bo be gained in a career lu in tho the bouso of 0 Re represent presen ta tives especially when a struggle for and another for reelection la Is necessary every two tw oars it la Is during these farst two terms that the new member finds that he Is used largely to make male a quorum and to vote right on all party to a iran tran who haa has been something in bis his own community perhaps a state senator or representative or a district at torrey or judge of 0 a court tho the rear rank rant to which ho he Is relegated in the douso la Is not a very comfortable position the many petti pett annoyances to which he Is subjected the complaints of constituents the demands of the men who put him in congress and tho unpleasant newspaper lu papers have baie a tendency to make him aenry of I 1 fe under tho the dome per bapa aps eight tenths of these men do say at times that will not seek another election reelection re but litter after they have established themselves thoms elvea in the house been given committee assignments which afford them an opportunity to take part in the debates in tho the house and what Is more form association associations with ith men of character and intelligence whose good fellowship makes them companionable the new members are very glad to continue in the house nearly aery member will assert that oat ho he can make more in business than the salary of a congress man but as john alien allen would say tho the salary ot of a congressman Is powerful regular poat |
