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FOSTER FOR CONGRESS It has not been the policy of the Mes senger to voice personal preferences of candi es before Republican primaries nor is it on the purpose to her. + from that policy. at the primary is five weeks away and bef ore the heat of the campaign is on, we wish I say a word concerning Mr. Foster, the, seat representative in congress from this, the Tenth Congressional district, who is a candidate for renomination before the A ugust Republican primary. Mr. Foster has been in congress long enoug to secure prominent and important, committee assignments, which under the r ules of the House would not be available for is successor until he had served equally long. O Sce being a member of the lower branch of congress, Mr. Foster has devoted his repupe all of his time to the position, aving sacrificed a lucrative law practice in his devotion to offical duties. During this after-the-war period, fraught with so many perplexing problems, ongressman Foster has been faithful, diss ent and sincere in the discharge of his utes. We have not approved of all of his otes. He may have made some mistakes. e doubtless has. But he has been honest his convictions and faithful to his trust. e has never ducked or dodged a single Bre int His high merit as a representa ive in the national congress, lies in the fact that his time and talent has been at the dis- sal of his constituents no matter how imo rtant nor how trivial the requests may have been. In every instance he has served efficiently. Republican Floor Leader, Nicholas Longworth, has submitted his review of the work of the recent session of Congress, which adjourned one month ago. Among more important pieces of legislation he in cluded the Child Labor — Constitutional mendment and the federal Industrial Instit ution for Women, both of which were intro uced and championed by Congressman Oster. The State and National Republican p latforms endorse this Child Labor Amend ent, which will probably be soon ratified by hhe states . With the bonus and other measures dis posed of, what of the future? Will further tax reduction be possible? Only 153 of the 435 members of the House voted for the President’s “Mellon Tax Plan,” and Foster was one of the 153. Foster supported the President's Tax exempt amendment, Floor Leader Longworth appointed Foster as the sgale representative of the Ohio Delegation during the weeks of negotiations preceding the adoption of the present tax reduction law. Many features of tax reduction re main, and Foster is dependable. His posi tion on these matters is attested by his re scarch. No new Congressman could secure the important committee assignments which Foster has so well earned. The Wisconsin radicals held the balance of power in the last session of Congress. Their actions there were not unlike their ac tions at the Cleveland convention. They were then against President Coolidge. They are now running La Follette for President. Congress may be called upon to elect the next President. Foster is a Coolidge Re publican. We know that he is not in sym pathy with the sentiment recently announc ed by a prominent Republican, of this Con gressional district, who declared “We con tend that Bob La Follette should be Presi dent; the Nation has had enough of these ‘safe’ men in this office.” By virtue of his experience and priority in committee service, Mr. Foster is qualified to serve his district and party better than heretofore, should he be returned. In these uncertain times of new political alliances, it would seem that best interests would be serv ed by returning him to Congress. AN OATH At citizens’ military training camps the following oath was taken, on July Fourth, by all of the men in camp, in the presence of friends and relatives: “I, John Smith, do solemnly swear that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America; and while in this camp I will obey those in authority and ob serve all the rules and regulations of the way to the best of my ability. So help me God! There is a simple, straightforward oath to which, surely, nobody who believes in any form of oath or any kind of patriotic, service can take exception. It may be compared favorably with some other oaths widely ad ministered, in the quality of the allegiance it represents and in its open, public character. The men subscribing to this oath, and re ceiving the training and discipline for which they have volunteered, are not likely to be harmed themselves or do their community or their country any harm.
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Athens Messenger
Athens, Ohio, US
Thu, Jul 10, 1924
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