Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-16
HISSEY.
Preacher Lobbyist,
Is Working the LegisIa-
tors at Columbus
In Behalf of Bills Hanna
Wants Defeated.
His Part In Defeating the
Clark Bill.
Now Trying to Kill Antitrust and
Franchise Bills.

The Anti-Saloon League has not
given up the fight for temperance
bill.
A new measure will be introduced
In the House or Senate within few
days which will not contain the fea-
lures of the Clark bill so strongly OBJ
jected to by men who said they were
temperance advocates but that the
bill was not constitutional, says the
Plain Dealer
The new bill will provide for mu-
nlcipal local option instead of ward
local option, and it is believed that
such bill will pass the House.
The friends Of the bill have two OBJ
jects in view. First, what they be-
lieve to be just temperance measure,
and secondly, to force the National
and State Administrations to once
more go on record as against temper
ance legislation.
The friends of the bill declare that
Gov. Nash, President Mckinley and
Senator Mark Hanna were all trying
to carry water on both shoulders.
Mr.. Hanna promised Hon. Thomas
III. Clark that the Administration
would not oppose the bill or any tem-
perance legislation, and said personally
he would like to see every saloon In
Ohio run out of business.
The day and night before the bill
came up for final action the long dis
tance phone between this city and
Washington was used by several SEN
ators and by the agents of the State
Liquor League. The parties at the
Washington end of the line We're the
mouthpieces of the President,
The wise ones now claim that both
Senator Patterson and Senator Hard
ing had promised Hanna and Malloy
that they would vote no. if it was abso-
lutely necessary, but otherwise they
would have to vote for the bill.
All this and more the Anti Saloon
men say they know to be absolutely
frue, and yet agents Of the State and
National Administration are already
trying to secure promise from the
League that it will not make war upon
Mckinley.
An effort is now being made to even
make it appear that Gov. Nash was
in favor of the bill. Senator Patter-
son told party Of newspaper men
| tonight that the Governor was for the
BILL and this Notwithstanding the
fact that the whole party and State
machinery was used against the bill.
The new bill will be drawn during
the next few days. and If the temper
ance people decide that it is the part
of wisdom the bill will probably be
introduced next week in it's new form
as municipal local option bill.
| Rev. Mr.. Hissey, who pretends to
speak for Mr.. Dick in all matters of
legislation, and who has developed in
to an accomplished lobbyist, is lobby
| ing against the centennial bill, the
Russell antitrust bill and the Nc
| Kenzie bill. He frankly admits this.
He says the Administration wants
these three measures defeated.
| Rev. Mr.. Hissey draws salary
from the National Republican commit
| tee, and earns it working the Ohio Leg
islaturc. Gen. Charles Dick recognized
his services, and fathered Il bill In
Congress to pension him at $40 per
mouth.
Rev. Mr. Hissey says the Administers
tion cannot afford to permit the pas
sage of the Russell trust bill this Pres
idential year. lie says it will urdoubt-
edly pass the House, but that he has
about paved the way to kill it in the
Senate.
He says the Administration is also
opposed to the Mckenzie bill for party
reasons. 1t would injurc Mckinley!
Hisscy's a busy man, but he is not
always working at his profession.