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

Western Union attorney did exactly as
directed. He sent my letter to DR.. Green
by a special messenger. He was so afraid of
Wanamaker he wouldn't trust IL to the
malls. 1 had caused DIR. Green to ask of
the Senator that the bill be recommitted to
the committee, because Wanamaker bad
made certain arguments which the Western
Union had been given no opportunity to an
swer. 1t worked like magic. The bill came
back to the committee, and 1 never let 1t
see the light of the Senate again.
Another bill of Wanamaker's stirred up
great rumpus-his bill to consolidate
third and fourth-class mail matter. This
went through the committee, nobody pay
ing any attention to 1t, and like the flash
of an electric current II was before the
Senate. This bill meant big money out Of
pocket to the express companies. An
official of the Adams Express Com
pany sent for me and was in an awful
stew. Could help them out? I dictated a
letter for him to send to the president of
the company, asking for the recommittal
of the bill to the committee. giving as
reason that simple justice demanded that
the express companies should be given a
hearing before action was taken on a
measure so largely affecting their interests
told him to have President Lovejoy copy
this letter and send 1t to Senator
Two or three days after Senator
came stamping into the committee room
and stormed: -! he'd like to know
how that third and fourth-cIass mail mat
ter consolidation bill ever got reported to
the Senate without his knowing anything
about it. Everybody apologized and said
that nobody had objected and they had sup
posed he knew all about it. and he objected
and ned be - If he liked that high
handed way of doing business Everybody
apolcgized again, said it was a matter OF
no Importance and fairly tumbled over one
another in assuring the Senator that they
would be tickled to death to have the bill re-
| committed So 1t was, and that died in n
| pigeonhole also
| Now, as to your case. 1 tell YOU the
merits of 1t don't amount to a hill of beans.
| TACT and strategy must do it. If need be"
with pun OF laughter and flash of
| blue light In his face-"we'll resort To
| bribery and CORRUPTION But | think we'll
not have to. When Senator - was
about to leave Washington he personally
| solicited for me the good services of several
| Influential men. More than that during
the time that was clerk of a Senate com
| mlttee L was III a position to serve a num-
| Der Of Senators and they are not migrate
ful. Will have no difficulty In getting the
amendment introduced, but the key to its
passage is this, we must secure the backing
of some democratic member of the finance
committee. l think l can do this through
| certain relations | have. Failing this means
| / know one member of this committee who
Is hand and foot under control of a Senate
| employe, and this employe has his price
| How much is it? How much are you will
ing to give? This employee ranks high in
office, and is lawyer of ability and refined
tastes. l can't go to him and say. How
much will you sell out for? l must use
dclicacy and discretion, and 1 cannot offer
| him less than 500 or $1,000
This figure seemed reasonable enough to
pay for a senatorial vote, so ii was agreed
| between Mr.. Blank and myself that he was
! to take the case. and use his own judgment
in the matter of determining whether $500.
! 81 900 or more should cover the expense of
| legislation. Mr.. Blanks charges for his own
services were to be 500 per month as long