The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-14
THE LOBBY.
A Glance at Some Of the Aids
to Legislation.
Personnel OF the Washing
ton Rings.
JOHN ROACH AND, SAM WARD.
Abuse of the Privileges of
the Floor.
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Ex-MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
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Who They Are and What They
Are Doing.
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A Pen Picture Of the Lobby Heroes
- f at the Capital.
A Pen Picture Of the Lobby Heroes
- f at the Capital.

tho respectable advocate who goes before com.
mistee OF Congress to promote q measure pending
legislation upon Il should not be charged with being
+, . lobbyist 10 she offensive sense any more than
lawyer should be blamed for defending the cause OF
his client before jury 1t Is difficult. however, to
make the distinction, and I shall not attempt 1t,
especially as the 'espectabie advocates, are so few
thatn Is scarcely worth making. Now and :nen an
honest man appears before committee to advocate
an honest cause, but the people who do this work
are generally insIncere. untrustworthy ana unscru
pulous. They live by promoting questionable ENDS
by questionable means. and are corrupted by the
corrup,ions In which they DEAL Neither virtue nor
honor Is TOO sacred TO be used by them; and society,"
even religion ITSELF Il made to subserve their base
purposes The war had much to do with the growth
OF the lobby; but the lobby existed before the war;
IL was the same IN spirit then now, but not 80
strong In numbers or 30 varied in Its resources.
CLASSIFICATION OF THE LOBBY.
II u q dtf1cult task 10 classify the lobby Every
measure before Congress has lobby OF It's own
which generally takes ITS name from the scheme or
schemes IN whose interest the lobby Is at work.
This winter have the steamship subsidy Hobbies,
ne railroad AMI hand grant iobbes the cotton tax
lobby. the Indian ring, and o hundred others to
name which would be the mere dulness OF detail.
But sort OF classification is not altogether
posslbss. ed OF the lobbyists we have
l. me men Who have no influence, but boast OF
4 The men rSt forward 10 "seen members ana do
q ExConsrcssmen.
Congressman.
Tne nrst Of these classes Is by far the largest
1hey are constantly on tho lookout for people with
small Jobs aud little experience. from whom they
msnsGs 70 extract few dollars for their supposed
inausscs with some Representative or Senator.
uese vrstches are scarcely worth noticing, as the
ka~u 49, a. uuiw sta NJ hair
theta Tns second class Is only above the nrst IN
inaucncs o. importance. They are the "iookont''
men Of tho craft and itfest the ante.rooms Of the
houses " coogresa buttonholing Congressmen and
culilvnfing peasant relations With committee
CLERKS ana doorkeepers. but OCCASIONALLY one like
Johnny Roach or Sam ward towers above the
others lke tall OAK In forest Of saplings Roach
u not lobbyist IN the general sense his shipyard
% Chester, Pa. and the measures which viii pro.
mote is interests being the only matters on which
he descanss He Is. however. the chief OF what may
be called the industrial lobby, and talks with great
picturcsqueness and fervor, or ship-buildlng and
iron making clothing these dry topics with an IN
terost which lew men can give them. HIS shops
he calls 81. -..l --. ,l.e
AN INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ARTISANS.
Roach Ii an freshman, sixty years Of age, or older.
who begun NE IS o laboring man and only reached
his proud position as chief OF his wonderful con.
gress By dint Of his own exertions. He Is q Short
stout, stubby man, with Q big head and plenty Of
brains, and strong, nari sense. HIS intellectual
qualities constantly show themselves In his letters
and pamphlets for he Is believer in printer s. INK
ana Il able to think for others not to shape his
ideas himself. AZ early as last April he addressed
to the Secretary OF the Navy proposals 10 create
iron ship building yards for the revival OF ship
building and ocean commerce. synopsis OF these
was afterwards addressed to Congress as q memo
rial OF the international Steamship Company
and took shape In MIR. Dawes bill for economizing
naval expenditures and constructing IRON steamers.
The bill ought to have been called q bill to
enable John Roach and other persons to
buiid iron steamships for their own use at
the expense OF the United States. Roach is not
In favor OF the HERALD's Idea OF free ships
and Il not the man who would allow Americans TO
buy SHIPS abroad But hts principle Is q very sim.
pie. n not VERY sound, one for all that. he holds
that to revive commerce It Is only necessary for
the government to give to shipowners the differ.
ence between the cost OF vessels built abroad and
tho expense OF building them at homo lie estimates
the cost OF building nis twenty steamships at
sl3ooo.oco. Their cost on the clyde would DO
49, 900. Thus 10 win DO seen that the Congress
OF Artisans ct Chester Will make very handsome
profit out OF every snip they bnid, ana that the
whole country win he compelled TO tax Itself very
literally 80 that Roach and ms friends may be able
70 make money. Roach's bill took somewhat diner.
ent shape 10 llobcsons scheme for ten new sloops-
oi.war, but n Is understood that botn measures are
to be considered a. In the family.
As lobbyist Roach Is not very popular, being
too penurious 10 be well liked ~ 'ahe Doysr Their
beau ideal Of @ model lobby mcmber-at least &C.
eording 10 that great authority himself-is sam
ward. sam "a acknowiedgei on al hands to be
rHE KING on THE LOBBY.
ne 4 a lOuref a yOuuD man AMI lonka far a.
looks CO. like the nursery pictures OF Old King Cole
NE % q man OF The world aud good lives MS din.
ners at wecker's being the wonder al Washington.
His norid face. stout fsure. round head short gray
hair and gray mustache give him an appearance
that 10 disingns. while the impression ne makes n
not more agreeable than the word have chosen 10
describe his appearance ward II usually interested
In big claims. and Is especially fond OF caring for
matters IN the tarin and banking way. Ne main
tzins friendly relations win the Committee on
ways and Means OF the ususe and the Finance
Commissss OF the senate; but he does not care TO
Invite 70 his dinners the people who are not useful
Dinners are his specially. and he counts among his
friends sucn people scheneg. Peters. wood. Gar.
ncId and Bingham. Ward % q ready. easy takcr, and
when speaking Of his reputation q lobbyist he is
ant 20 say :-'I never was q lobbyist. People think
90 because am man Of independent means. aud
the great men OF the nation. That LOBBY " not
true slrn In spite Of these ssscveraiions however,
more Than one Congressman has received dainty
little notes, which read -onetning lac thiss--"Ths
little chicken - nine; be gentle sam ward
be sometimes shows his appreciation W nice little
presents OF cigars, wines and other good things OF
sloner OF Internal Eevenue WAS the recipient of
favors OF TINS Kind, because ne Ward come I'M
portsnt iniormafion, gcnchoai g one OF has
''clicnts" afier busn A. hours on the occasion Of
one OF sans unusual and uailmely visits 20 the
department. A. tbs klns o. ihs Lobby ne I.
supposed 20 have q nngcr On esery ha JOB
wilcn comes before Congress, even where hls
hand n not seen. Much u this n nctitoos; but
when a man gets great repuisuon - . lobbyist
he II IN thc relative position sheep do2i
pected OF tearing nu the animals iof miles ron me
scene OF MS ex plots. nis Inn1ence must, BY the
very nature OF thinGS be circunscribed. and u n
Impossible Tor any man. even a. great man -
ealQ Ward 10 eSnirVl ~ ne IanueEce q LVoby