Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-20
THE WAsHIEGFON NEWSPAPER
LOBBY.


John ". Forney has been publishing his
"RecOllections Of Eminent Men Whom l
Have Known of and Oh for the past dozen
wears. Rummaging through the precious
twaddle, l am unable to find a single
recollection" Of Mr.. Charles Albert, Of
MARYLAND. Yet Mr.. Albert must be
valuable remembrance to John W., and as
to commence" he seems to have attained
enough Of 1t to be able to corrupt Congress
men, local editors and Congressional en-
plOyes. He sWeaTs ne paid FOrney S25, 900,
via the hands Of the latter's Washington
correspondent, and it is certainly migrate
ful Of the great recolleCjOr not to haze
given Albert a column or so Of biography.
1t must be a cheerful pill for FOTney 10
deglutinate with his splUrge English din
ners: this knowledge hat he was bought
with $4,000 to aid in the passage by Con-
gress of a swindliDg subsidy bill. iPhiladel-
phia's Centennial is viewed aSkance and
obviously by European nations already.
They see the catch-penny greediHeSs Of
big provincial city beneath the thin gliding
Of .sau international Exposition How
much will it increase their confidence TO hnd
that its chief foreign agent has just been
branded a shameless bTibe-taker by the
American Congress? FCrney had better
come home, and the Centennial Managers
had better send Z. G. Chautfee or AleXan-
der Shepherd over IN his place. The cOunr
try pines to hear John ". lie out Of his
scrape. He is a soulful liar; one Of breadth
and beautiful earnestness. l wonder If he
will swear he took the money sin his ca
pacity as an attorney
So. direct lobbying has been tackled TO
the doors Of certain disreputable journal
ists in Washington at last? What q pity,
that only RepUblicannewspaper proprietors
and hanCers-On are implicated. Not a
solitary writer for an Independent or De
mOcratic journal is smirched. Even sUs-
piciOn avoids them. But there IS
wailing and humility among organ
grinders for the Administration. a
former editor Of the WGSti -gton ChrOH-
icIe was a victim. The chief organ-twisJer
Of the land. the imposing FOrney, is as
CONSPICUOUS in his corruption as in roaring
halleluiahs to sthe party and is proved %
have gobbled the biggest steal Of all.
Then-bTeathe it not to ScammOn, tell 1t
not in the highways Of Iowa-the business
manager Of the IHter-OceGIl is among the
daubed. 4 part owner Of the great ''out-
rage" journal stands on the list as having
banigniy pOckeled $1,000.
The chan who took Sl1, 900 because he
was the ssNestor7 Of Washington cores
pondents, and private financial agent Of New
York stock operators, has also never been
aught but truly loyal scribe. He has loved
the Administration in season and out OF
season, and would have even cried "brayo"
to the sccentricities of Sheridan had they
not developed just at time when IA
Cific Nail revelations were occupying all OF
his spare time. The legitimate journalists
Of Newspaper Row are bitter at mention
Of his name. and their talk is ming led gall
and alOes. They say that for years be bas
been representing himself to the men VINO
have money to spend as the agent OF all the
correspondents; that be has bled subsidy
seekers by claiming an ability to "sWlng
the newspaper men," The more veteran
scribes are as vehement as the younger
ones, and indignation meetings are held in
the reporters galleries eight or ten times s
day.
This sham influence has been a potent
ally Of all lobbyists for years. The more
mysterious the ''agent," the more likely he
10 impress his foolish victims.