Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-19

as he watched the amendment, and $500
contingent upon success. / gave him $40 as
a guarantee of good faith, and he wrote a
receipt for ten dollars retainer for service
in procuring amendment to pending tariff
bill"
How my lobbyist proceeded with my case
is best told in the daily letters he sent me
Monday, IL am.
Dear Mrs. -: Senator Cullom has prom.
lsed to Introduce our proposed amendment
today. He may, of course, disappoint. They
sometimes do, but IN any case this matter
will require close following. and it must
have it. Let me see you tomorrow morning
at Office by $50. We will go from there to
the Capitol
Yours to serve,
Wednesday, 1 pm
My great and good friend: am writing
too early to know If there have been any
results from this mornings struggle. II
II appears that there are not / must see
you tomorrow for a close consultation, and
II, happily. there should be we must confer.
Please be at Mr.. IS Office Thursday
morning by $50 and oblige your earnest,
anxious and sincere friend,
met my lobbyist the following morning.
and he told ME that Senator Cullom, on
second thought, had decided that he could
not consistently propose to amend a bill
which he meant to fight from Alcohol to
Zinc
Mr.. Blank had taken the case with the
understanding l had everywhere insisted
rpon-I was to furnish nothing but the
necessary funds, absolutely not a shred of
Information as to my identity, my purpose,
or the interests l served. Though Mr..
Flank, as every other lobbyist had nego-
tiated with, offered no objection to this
reticence OF mine, he said II crippled his
II sources. / thereupon suggested, Try Sem
ator Hill. The change / propose is to the
advantage of enc of his constituents, Mr..
Schloss. president of the Braidmakers' AS
ISOLATION of New York.
"A word to the wise Is sufficient" My
lobbyist somehow juggled with the name
OF Schloss so that l straightway received
the following encouraging report:
Thursday, . pm.
Dear Mrs ST. feel more better than
have done hitherto. Senator Hill promises
to introduce the amendment just as soon as
he makes his speech, which may be today
or tomorrow, but very soon. He says he
does not like to propose an amendment
Until he has made his speech, and he is
right. But he will do Ii, for he has said.
When he does we will have made the best
start possible. and l am not sorry for the
delay. for our purpose is to win, and We
could have no better man than Hill TO get
the amendment on III the Senate and to
keep it on in the House committee. Schloss
vas an inspiration, and l am glad you
brought him out. I have the book of House
hearings and Schloss's speech and kur-
sheedt's letter make the matter plain and
give the merits so clearly and forcibly that
do not see how the ways and means COM
mittee could refuse TO make the correction
AS soon as Mr.. Hill has made his speech
will write you. or sooner If need be. All
good be with you. -.
If you want to see me summon me by
rote.
Tuesday, / p. m.
Dear Mrs. -: The day so far has been
bad in more respects than the beastly
weather Senator Hill, after his great
speech. is giving himself a holiday. At all
events he has kept out of the Senate cham
Der to the present time. Sam. Tilden's
nephew is here-came to hear Hills speech.
He Is New York politician of prominence
and belongs to the Hill and Murphy clan,
and the three are together. II Hill gets into
the Senate in time, / will see him today.
II he does not, / will go to his house to-
night. and take Schloss' argument at the
hearing and other data for his Information
l have no reason to fear that he will re-
fuse, but rather to believe that he Will be
more likely to favor II since his speech, be-
cause he Is the champion to defeat the in
come tax and to reform the rest of IL. He
wants more revenue, and our scheme will
give him $4,000. He Is the man of all
others that we want to introduce It. The
delay Sdpes mo harm. AS he said himself
There Is no hurry, nor is there, only to
end the suspense. and that the procession"
/ know you will see this and Will have
patience. We must have Hill. There are
always hindrances In matters OF this kind.
and annoying deays-dsappointm that
are unavoidable. but We shall arrive" 1
hope you will not come out In the rain.
though j expect you will, for you said you
would. If you can, without Inconvenience,
come to Mr.. IS office tomorrow at
would be glad. and hope then to make
you glad. I must stand with my eye at the
keyhole to watch for Hill. though the morn
ing hour is past. and fear II will be too
late for today. II / catch him. With me- as
with Richelisa. there is no such word as
" HW3, "Wednesday. %. m.
Mrs. I'll called on Senator Hill last
night at his house but the room was full
of his friends. and the time unavoidable for
putting our amendment matter before him.
This morning he came out into the Senate
marble room and the interview was entirely
satisfactory. 1 gave him the amendment in
proper form, and also the statement of Mr..
Schloss, president Of the Braid Manufacture
ers' Association of New York. before the
ways and means committee page 169). and
Mr.. Kursheedt's letter. with paragraph
marked. He. read all, and said he under
stood the matter perfectly and would not
only introduce the amendment. but see that
1t was Incorporated in the bill. But" he
said, you must let me do this in my own
way. am receiving kilograms congratu-
lating me on my speech. and to hasten to
offer this amendment would not look well.
understand II, see the justice of IL, and
will introduce It and follow it to a passage.
but l must not appear too eager at this
particular time" He said more that was
fully committal. and this in the presence of
my friend, who was with me and who Is
very close to the Senator. / would not for
any money. disturb HIS plan or purpose He
will do as he has said, and / regard the
adoption of the amendment as certain, and
If the bill passes the parties concerned will
reap all the benefits that can ensue. This
promise of Senator Hill will be kept. It is
better than to have the amendment intro
duced by another on any terms. We could
not do better than this understanding prom
ises. l would not take a thousand dollars
for Mr.. Hills pledge. There is no man IN
the Senate We want so much or who can do
more This Is the status. and / would not
change II II / could. Mr.. Hills pledge is
good and 1t was witnessed. am satisfied
and with good reason. Yours very truly,
"wednesday p. NJ
Dear Mrs -: l hoped to have met
you at IS office at 2 today, as / pro-
posed in my note yesterday. and / wrote
the inclosed letter. which 1 thought you
might send. or the substance of II, to your
principal j think 1t ought to be salts
factory 1t is as good as Mr.. HIS written
promise would be, which could not, under
any circumstances be obtained. l. would
not dare to send messenger to wait for
an answer, as you suggest In your note of
yesterday. Senators have to be handled
with care especially when they are as
prominent as Senator Hill. He has prom
ised all that could be expected desired
and the parties in interest ought to appre-
ciate our securing him, and encourage us
to hold him.
mir. Hills advice was to be patient He