Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-20
THE THIRD HOUSE.

| Some Facts About the Glass OF Pesple
Called Lady Lobbyists"
Washington Republican,
Several new lady lobbyists have mace
winter, and, although the old veterans
complain of dull times and dry pick.
ings, the raw recruits appear to be do.
ing thrifty business. The female adj
vcnturesses who haunt the galleries,
Hobbies, and waiting rooms day after
day are queer lot. 'Strange as il
may SEEM said u gray haired obsery-
err of long experience, In discussing
this phase of life in Washington. "a
considerable proportion of the female
lobbyists are honest women. You know
what mean, women who do not make
vulgar commerce on their charms; but
ny Tar the largest portion are loos @
characters. One of the most successful
ana notorious lobbyists l ever saw was
beautiful brunette from the south.
VINO made Washington her headquar-
'ers FOR several winters. So far as
anybody about Washington ever knew.
she was pure as an icicle hanging from
the temple of Diana, and nearly as
cold. She had senators and congress
men and grave diplomates by the doz-
en- IN her train, and she led them
pretty race. She was mistress of her
art Chastity is golden she once
told me: were to forget myself once
my usefulness would be gone. One
is'se step means ruin. No woman.
however prudent, can afford to deviate
rom the straight oath. The evil tongue
OF gossip is certain to blast her good
haine-absolutely certain. Women
may imagine they are conducting their
intrigues wlth.extraordinary prudence,
nut where they are known at all some.
nody VIII learn of their mistakes. and
then they might as well make public
advertisement of their wrecked lives.
Nobody can say i'll of me except to
testify that they think | take money
10 lobby for or against bills In Congress-
ihat Is not enough to bar me from
good society, and there lies the secret |
OF Whatever power | may haye.n | |
do not know what became of this wo. |
man. She disappeared as she came
suddenly, and without warning. and |
without leaving trace, and / hive
not heard of her or seen her for eight
Or ten years.
Very few of the women who call
themselves lobbyists amount TO much In
mat line. Ii is The women who nra
'eidom seem in or about the canitol
VINO have influence over votes enougb
% make their purchase an object Man
Interested in lubricating or clopging
egisiation are seldom foolish enough
o invest money in brazen profession.
us. III they are really in need of iust
Few more votes, they sometimes as
ertain who are the mistresses of Ger
am statesmen OF Influence and bnv
l1s up, a trick that is by no means
Iiilicult OF performance. These NO
heh generally live quiet and reti rcd
ives, letting their identity and com
nercial voting value be known only IN
limited few. Thereare men and wo.
men who are mean enough To trade ON
heir knowledge OF the liason of con
freshmen, and there are congressuen
.eak enough to be gov erned by their
,ars OF exposure in the disposition os
ae,r votes, There are congressnen-
M not few of them, either-whase
YES are perfect hells on that account :
az all for the lack of nerve to defy
ma scorn the blackmailers into Whose
u'ches they have fallen.