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Show Republican Actions Which Speak Louder Than. . Democratic Words Five Republican members of the present Congress have resigned to volunteer in the army; five Democrats have resigned, four to take more lucrative official positions posi-tions and the fifth to better his financial condition in private life, - Albert Johnson, of Washington; Royal C. Johnson, of South Dakota; F. H. La Guardia, of New York; A. P. Gardner, of Massachusetts, and Victor Heintz, of Ohio; all Republicans, and members of the 65th Congress, are all volunteers in the army. Major Gardner has made the supreme sacrifice. The Democratic members of Congress who have re-, re-, signed are:, , . Daniel J. Griffin resigned from the House to become snerui ox crooKiyn. Murray Hubbert resigned to accept an appointment as Commissioner of Docks and Fisheries, William C. Adamson, who was chairman on the committee- of Interstate and Foreign Commerce, one of the mbst important committees of the House, especially at this time, resigned to' become a member of the Board of Appraisers of New York. John J. Fitzgerald resigned from the. House to take up the "practice of law" in order to make money for himself him-self and family, as he said, not being able to save anything on a Congressional salary. Henry Brookner of New York resigned to become president of the Bronx.Tihe National Republican. |