Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1910 — CULLOP FLAYS EXTRAVAGANCE. [ARTICLE]

CULLOP FLAYS EXTRAVAGANCE.

Congressman Pulls Record on Reckless Republican Senate. Extravagance in public office is, in the opinion of Congressman W. A. Cullop, of Vincennes, a sin which should not be forgiven. “It will be found in the report of the secretary of the Senate for the year ending June 30, 1909, that SIOO was paid for the use of the horses and carriage which conveyed President Taft to the Inaugural ceremonies at the Capitol, and subsequently to the White House,” said Congressman Cullop, “This is quite a contrast to the inauguration of Thomas Jefferson, who rode on horse-back to the Capitol and hitched his horse to the swinging limb of a tree while he went into the Capitol and took the oath of office. He then mounted his horse and rode to the White House. “Another example of the manner in which the Republican Congress wasted the money of the people is shown in an appropriation of SB,OOO for the care and maintenance of the horses and vehicles belonging to the office of the Secretary of State. These consist of four horses and two vehicles —one a carriage and the other a wagon—and the harness for same. The whole outfit Is worth not to exceed SI,OOO and yet a Republican Congress appropriated, over the protests of the Democrats, SB,OOO to maintain these four horses and two vehicles for one year! What would an Indiana farmer think and how long would he survive financially If It cost him SB,OOO a year to maintain four horses and two rigs? In the House of Representatives there are two docks. There are two in the Senate- These clocks are wound once each week. For winding the two clocks in the House tfcey pay a man MS a month. For winding the two clocks in the Senate a man is paid S4O a mouth. All four dfockg

are just alike and it requires no more work to wind those of the Senate than those of the House, but the |5 extra is paid because of the dignity of the Senate. f Count five weeks to the month and it is easily figured that cost of winding the Senate clock*- is $S a week. That is $4 for each clock. It takes two or three minutes for the man to wind each clock—shd he is paid- $4 for each extravagance?”