IOWA'S CONGRESSMAN AT HOME 1 



"How will I get to see Congressman Lacey?" inquired 

 an old soldier from the country of a local newspaper re- 

 porter on the street one afternoon this summer. 



"Just go up that stairway between the book store and 

 the shoe store," replied the reporter, "and turn to your 

 left." 



"Yes," rejoined the old soldier, "but he does not know 

 me, and I want to see him. I don 't want to be put off by 

 a clerk." 



"No danger of that," returned the reporter, "if he's 

 there, you'll see him." 



And so the old comrade went up the stairway and 

 turned to his left. Opening the door he saw sitting be- 

 fore him in a large room filled with papers, documents, 

 and books, the man who has made his mark in the coun- 

 cils of the nation, and who recently has been much men- 

 tioned as a possible candidate for governor of Iowa. 

 "Come in," were the first words spoken, and their tone 

 quickly relieved the stranger of all embarrassment. 



He soon made known his mission. He had been ex- 

 amined for a pension and a favorable report had been 

 sent in a long time before, but weary of waiting he had 

 decided to do what many of his comrades and neighbors 

 had done, "see what Major Lacey could do." In less 

 than five minutes Mr. Lacey had a complete history of the 

 man's life, knew all about his army record, and his dis- 

 abilities, and had every necessary date on record. "I 

 will write to the department at once," said Mr. Lacey, 



i Des Moines (Iowa) Register and Leader, July 28, 1904. 



