The Florence tribune., 1898-05-21
Rev. |. T. .Whittemore's Report.
FLORENCE, May 12, 1898.

| U lltC OlOAHCio A1Not3 e~N l County, Arizona: Having made a re- port at the Court House, on the 18th l inst, when but few of your body were l present, now propose to give you the benefit of some of my experience at Washington as lobbyist. Very vague and indefinite were my conceptions of what it is to be lobbyist in Congress before entering upon the task.
 l You go to that magnificent building, the capitol tthe pride of every Ameri- cam, climb the 100 steps, enter it's marble halls and corridors and you are in the rotunaa. Of this I may speak later From this circular hall, which is the base Of the dome, you can turn 1 to the left, and pass north in a. hal and take theelevator, or flight of marble steps, and on tke next floor you are in the corridor, on the level of the floor of the Senate Chamber. You present your card to the Sergeant-at-Arms and ask that it be sent to the senator whom you wish to see. If in his seat, he may l soen announce that he will meet you in the Marble Room. This is an ele- gant parlor, with mirrors extending from floor to ceiling, with sofas and settees, arranged around the sides of the long and beautiful room with ref erence to convenience of the lobbyist. The grave senator enters and bows and your card has introduced you, and you proceed to announce the measure, project or bill that you wish intro dueed or passed. You state your case concisely and logically and pack your arguments in as few minutes as possi- ble, and plead for his influence and vote with all the pathos and power of logic and grace of rhetoric at your command. If you have clause in the Indian appropriation bill (that carries $7, ,431 ,620.S0) and it has gone into the hands of the joint eommittee-three from the Senate and three from the House-you can use all your powers of persuasion with your senator to go for the chairman of the committee to bring him to your side and win him to your views. That chairman is sharp, level headed, slow in eonlinp to conclusions. Convince him, and your case is won. He may be prejudiced, or he may be open to conviction. II so, when he sees his mistake he will change his mind. and in eandor reeede from his former position. Perhaps he wants more light and you have friend, diplomat, who sees as you do, and to him you ap- peal and state your case. You have ! his sympathy, confidence, good will. He sees every weak point and the strong ones. He makes your case his own. He visits the chairman, states the case in his way, bac ks it with con, vincing arguments, rebuts objections brings strong points to bear tC produce conviction, and carries tht cita del. What you have previously stated has been weighed. What h, has said and the plain, clear candid mann in which he has put the case has convinced the senator, and youl case is won.
 On the other hand, you approach [ member of the House committee anC he wants to shirk responsibility ant you cannot by all the arts of rhetori or power of logic, convince him tha it is his duty to listen and grant you request.
 "A man convinced against his will
 l. Is of the same opinion still.'
 n But you persevere, and if you can = not convince him, you appeal to
 friend of yours, and his, and what on
 man cannot accomplish another can s What you cannot do to-day, you ma
 tomorrow. You must learn to req
 men-submit to their prejudices flo
 the time, and by patient endeavors
 overcome them. When you have
 good case, and feel strong, an
 thoroughly convinced that it is measure founded on justice and righ
 you can afford to wait, and let you
 opponent consider and carefully weig
 1t, and at the proper time bring a
 your own powers of conviction to bea
 on him, and f you eau bring him
 see it from new standpoint, an VI calmly, patiently, view all it's bearing A you have carried your own conviction ( into his mind, and he comedies to your
 Lobbying" is science. The terl
 lobbying has bad flavor, because th
 privilege has been abused. The shar
 politician has used money instead
 arguments, or he has threatene
 Senators and Representatives or chai o men of committees with defeat at tf IF next election if his measure is oppose
 if he cannot secure all the aid and il m fuence of his congressman. If he
 not strong, and fearless and homes
 and if he is poor, and large sum ', promised for his influence, the tempt
 tion is strong to yield his conviction
 and accept, not bribe-no, no, he h. :. too much 'honor" for that-but GO '"' sideration." What a plastic wor
 and how elastic. A cowardly, erin
 ing, constituencies member will take e consideration, if fat one. By and eDD he has large bank account but the M. are members whom no amount
 wealth can bribe and no threats c