The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-11-09
THE ~LoBBY.sroF TO-DAY
A Potent Factor In the Conduct of
Affairs of State.

Philadelphia Telegraph: The Wash.
ington lobbyist. he is nothing like he's
represented. He is not what he ased 10
be. The French artist for Hafper's rep
tesents a man leaning back in his chair
with his hat on one side and o cigar held
carclessly between HE fingers while he
coolly bldws cuils of smoke up to the
ceiling. a diamond spsrkles on his shirt
front and champagne .parkles in the
glass on the table. The Lobbyist he
c%allsit. II suits the popular idea, but l
suhpett the subject of the artists sketch
was an Il. G. from the Pacific slope.
The lobbyist of today doesn't wear dis
monds. He doesn t swagger and puff
smoke in members faces. If he drinks
champagne it is on the quiet. It is a
mistake to think that his pockets sre
bursting with money, which he spends
with a lavish hand. Gracious! this is ne
more like the lobbyist of today than the
stage detective is like the genuine article.
The typical lobbyist | see every day at
the capitol is a plain man. He is iinas-
Stunning, poorly dressed, and, withal,
meek and lowly. He does not slap mem
bers on the shoulders and ask them to
drink. He docs not treat them to cham.
payne s,ippers or champagne lunches.
He makes no display of wealth. He does
not come upon the floor of the house to
talk with members much, nor does he
walk through the corridors of the capitol
with an air of ownership. He is a gran
ger, trontiersman-like fellow. His lrou-
sers are bagged at the knees and wrinkled
at the bottom, from having been worn in
the tops of his cowhide boots. If he
wears a billed shirt" it is soiled, ane
his face is not shaved often enough to
greatly affect his appearance. His bust
ness with congress relates to the public
domain. He is interested in some way in
the territories of No Mans Land and Ok
iahoma, For diplomatic reasons he is
got up TO represent an actual settler"
with an honest desire 10 get possession of
the legal 100 acres and to dig a livelihood
for a growing family out Of the soil. He
siderable expense from the first Mon
day in December until The adj
journment of congress without seri-
'ae ''>'A' w hiii6Nlt. liz
is an anti ,monopolist and an actual set
tier" His pockets are not full of money
they are bullying with petitions signed by
other actual settlers" Ii is to the com
mittce that he directs his attentions, aud
it is q matter of rrecaution not to make
his face too familiar with members on
the floor. lie is generally quite clever
at figures, for o fronticrsman, aud hi
furnishes members OF the committee If
which he is interested facts and statistic,
they might not otherwise obtain. lie
does not look especially bright; that is
moi his business. He is a simple, plain
honest settler.
lie divides his time between the com
mittee on territories, over which the yer
satile Mr.. Springer presides, and the
public lands committee, wherein Mr.
Holman sits lin retreat fer his obicc
tons in times past. Both these gentle
men have tender spots in their hearts 70,
the simple citizens of the west who con
quer nature on the plains.
The lobbyist that popular impressio,
depicts could never overcome the preiu
dice of these men. The actual settler
disguise is the most successful of tn,
day.