| Show A MODERN congressman congressman peters of kansas an his intention biot to run again for congress bis reasons being that his calary is not enough to support him at the capital in a style becoming the dignity of the office it is a clear case that the honorable peters ie a very proper gereon to retire from congress Con grees and indeed from every other duty that would bring him officially into the gaze of the public the trouble in his case is not the ina 1 of government salaries but the presence of too many in the american congress he and thy are not americans they are a sort of mongrel combining the education of a ward politician with the brain distortions of a plutocrat both of whom are fungus creations crea ions that have sprung into existence since the american mould was perfected hence we should bi most happy to learn that all the Pete rees have decided to pick up and leave the republic to its fate in the days when the american congress was an american baly and a capable one through and a year and mileage and perquisite attachments that make the office worth virtually twice that amount was ample far all legitimate expenditure if it is not BO today to day the wrong is with the man and not with the salary if popular debauchery and nabo biem have BO arranged matters that congressmen cannot keep cate ca te on their present rations they would better lose it and in the losing p r haps they may gain much more useful to their constituents the leisure and attention to perform the duties of their official trust if the average congressman as might be reasonably inferred from air peters complaint has become im that he Is sent to the capital solely or in part to pose at mutual admiration suppers to give champagne partes to the chronic bums and the reputed possessors of influence at the capitol or otherwise to exhibit himself on behalf of his state except in the discharge of bis official calling in the halls of Con greB he la under a serious delusion which needs to be corrected it in not a question of whether the united states government is able to nay more but whether the apportionment is enough forthe for the full discharge of official duty official dignity is not a proper factor of tho problem dignity ia a very important qualification for the office so is honesty hon eity BO Is bragos culture industry and BO are numerous other requisites of statesmanship in the same line but the presumption is that all such personal matters have been ordered and arranged in advance for a full term and all accidents provided for by the lectora when they make their choice of a representative when the person whom they have selected makes the astounding discovery that bis official dignity must come through the manipulation of ca shand can be measured by the quantity of that medium it ig the tiling in the world that his constituents have made a grievous mistake in their man we should like to learn of more peterena Pete reea deserting their country on account of insufficient salary the bews would awaken a new hope of reform in the Kation fl service |
