Telegram-herald., 1889-11-12


csrsress. 90 q ssaalss. e yea as 1854.
sseasa e. AVE Gre sa Fpar sls A seaa-ef
~aa i -sstr = f4T yea ai"aFs Paos~
great esrt hs ees uss Gals ssaa 1-s ss2
a.e. lal - l. l..st tls s.4a b. saad sftai ss-re
q ies c.sass aa tae naass hsfs 49, llrfe .
. alsH aaa 80 l4ts 81 uers t1fe-sA as
eos.lla.,-es c4sTs. So la private -sefe,@Ff.
I-srs are pAnEy of saegstzriss soe tt-i-s g
81 r.sat O. tzAs tel ~ teeuty ae-l>l al
iar ts..lg rs eew thelF emp.eysf ieeis spoet
. certala aseaslre AID Dty saoglia theyf
Es - puo1c man. ana ls gae2gats ald ID
op-nlgls are pzia f0r ay tie p4Qlic. 4ney
ults1 - uaie -uewn sooner or latef, zna Z
t. Is 50 louest n4n eLat business n-As -
site secrets concerning t1s pah-les efalrsi
IL taxes hard wofz 70 s.1s Up tas house n
= mQata T. SO f1tu ef eve slen "a nisat,
sId a. down aD1 talk wilA Icsln. rsaorsz
lively hust.lng All lse keeping - pretty izts
hours Sons men YOU have to g -na ses
tbree or four times ana strizs up a iriei-siship
N.ih before yea can worm word cal q
theln X0a kn0w u IS thing "alca yoo
cannot force. Nour familiarity vlth mem
b1r. ant "a inclination % taik q what he
thinks aud what ae doesa'l thiuk, must Dc q
natural growth. II you ny - r-sa tainss,
you AL spoil ll ali Alsu, you have % tax
ou every conceivable subject, au1 engage in
al sorts of family aiuu-emeuts and discus
sous At one oongressmans house had 70
pay whist with himself Is wife and Gausa-
ter every time / oale,i ID took lots u ule,
5ut / had ~ stand IT, One night, between
deals, | mana sed 70 draw him out - my
satisfaction, and a. ! was pretty hard pushed
Tor tins / did not stay 10 finish the game.
With another old fellow / had 70 sit down
aud play checkers, a game which / aooml-
nate.
"A religious member from New England
insisted that / should come around and 90 10
church With him tie had pew, and was
very fond of his pastor, and took me for
stranger in town as that VS. what l had
tod him / was he was very courteous, but
/ lad % sQuauder $40 on his clerk before /
could fad out how be was going 70 vote.
made it a rule 20 call on the old man early In
the evening, while there was stll good
chance OF catching them out of bed The
young men | reserved I'll later, often ill
after the theatre. With these have had %
play poker, drink whisky, eat late suppers
and get into carriages and make the rounds
OF the town. Prayer meetings and wine par
ties We're al tie same 10 me, just 50 l found
out how my men stood on the railroad bill.
"Neil. in the case Of which | am telling
YOU, found IL necessary 70 buy 80 more
cigars before the end OF tho campaign was
reached When / mad finished my canvass,
and reports had been received from friends
who mad undertaken 70 look after certain
members. it was found that | had been cor
rect in uly surinsa The bill actually had
majority OF the house for its friends, and the
manager had been wasting his time and
money. On my sizing up Of the house the
bill Vs. rs left TO its fate, and it passed by
comfortable majority"
How are members reached in a case where
somebody must be won over by fair means
or foul"
There are thousands of ways of getting az
men in such cases. AS soon as il is decided
that certain number OF votes must be had
a canvass is made of the enemy TO see where
his weakest mcn are. Each mans character
and career, political, financial and family as
sociatiOns will be carefully studied. Now
and then something may be gotten hold of by
which a congressman can be scared into com
ing your way. More often YOU will be able
to discover who Owls him. and as ike as not
the man who owns a congressman will be
found % be a railroad president, the president
Of some big corporation, or political boss
The managers Of the enterprise decide in what
way the owner can be easiest reached, and the
first the congressman hears of the matter Is
on receiving a letter from his bacller adyis-
ing him to vote in a certain way. You would
be surprised to learn. and the country would
be surprised, if 1t knew, how many congress
men there are who cannot truthfuly call
themselves their own men, who have no in
dependence Of action IN cases wherein their
patrons choose TO exert themselves. [ some
times think that the congressman who has his
political opinions made for him by party
caucus, and his opinions on private meas
ures often formed by a capitalist OF political
leader whose good opinion he must retain in
order 10 hold his seat, has not q very cnvlable
lot after all.
Getting back to congress is the bugabOo
of the Congressman. lie is not much more
than settled in his seat till he is called upon
70 defend It against number Of riva's He
must fight OF various aspiring gen.- Of
his own party who want 20 get tie no,nina-
ton away fron him. and after be mas sue
ceeded In this be must beat at the polls the
candidate Of the rival party. All this takes
money. and g congressman lives in constant
dread lt he be defeated Advantage is
taken ~ this state Of a(Tairs by the men who
have measures to press. Il is not an uncom-
mon ching for the agen. cs railroad CON
pany that IS interested ia a bin % 20 70 the
brother or intimate friend Of e member AMI
say: we ike the honorable gentleman very
mach lie has befriendel US In congress.
and we hone he may befriend Is in future
We feel Sd grateful for these acts of kindness
that we wish YOU t. take this money-it is
not much-aud use it according 20 your best
judgment in helping hin secure a reelection.
Il would be a great p.-y 20 have such a use
ful and excellent man beaten by some up
start just rs he is achieving success This Is
not bribe. and can never be traced o. held
as one, bat iJ usually does the business"
ROBERT GRAVES