The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-01-12
regarded the plain mandates thus receiver
from the people.
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regarded the plain mandates thus received
from the people.
Anti-Pass Law.
The national congress has recently en-
acted a law absolutely prohibiting COM
mon carriers from directly or lnu.recliy
issuing or giving any interstate Tree tchs.,
free pass or free transportation, 10 any
person or persons with certain excep'Ioas.
While this law prohibits common car
riers from giving away -nteIs.asG ;. az op
portation, Il does not reach the EN-ns "
such favors within the limits o, ,ne sI varv
The measure passed by congress was very
thoroughly discussed from every stanu-
point by men Of great ability anu ~ niay
be that you cannot do better than 10 enao .
IL as the law of this state. III SO, sussesI
that the words, "agents" and attorneys
at law as used IN the excepting cause
be clearly defined so as TO prevent lie 10
suance OF passes for pol teal PURPOSES s,t ~
nersons who are IN truth and good taltn
agents or attorneys Of the company issu-
ing EEt them: observation and exceptional
opportunities for noticing the en eet ~
these fayors upon men have thoroughly
convinced me as they have many otneirs,
that the most seductive and dangerous IN
huence at work In the field OF polltcs anu
| IN official l.fe today Is the pass IL pc
numbs sensibility and acts IKE an op'aIe
! in dulling the edge OF conscience. 49,,
IT IS the equivalent, nay 1t is more tnan
| the equivalent, of the money It's possessor
| would otherwise have 70 pay Tor the Pr
| ilege e confers because the reCIpleht -
| battered by the compliment pSiIu MN 80
| persuades himself that receiving or uslns
, the PASS is not m any sense brlbe puL
| rather an act or courtesy due TO hlih DC
| cause he has become distinguished Cit
zen of the state Its influence is every
where in caucuses, conventions, ieSlsla-
| tive halls, courts and juries: Admln.str o.
| tive, executive and ministerial oIheeIs, ; a.
| we'll as party organizations ana comnilt,
| teemen come within the range permeate9
| by It's mystic power. Congress recogniz1te Ecu
| the necessity of abolishing 1t ana the
| states are rapidly following with encctlye
| legislation No half way measure snoulu
| be passed; the evil must be abolished roof
| and branch Deal with 1t as men actnS
! under your oaths to execute the co1nflls
| sion gwen YOU by the people who sent you.
The Legislative Lobby.
| The legislature Of the state or Wlscon-
sin enacted an excellent law TWO yeatfs ,Se So
| defining the rights and limitations or per-
| sons desiring to be heard upon measures
| pending before the legislature OF mat
state and prescribing penalties Tor ,, v.oIai
| tons thereof. Governor Folk OF missouri UT
| has recently recommended idenucaisy tne
! same measure to the legislature of that
| state, and l am pleased TO recommend 'ii0
| same measure to you.
| This act makes IL unlawful for any per-,
| son employed for ii pecunlary cons.
ton to attempt personally ana dlTecIy ~
| influence any member OF the legislature ~;
| vote for or against any measure penang
| therein otherwise than by appearing pc
| fore the regular committees thereor Wneh
|
! or by public addresses, or by written VI
| printed statements, arguments, or pr!els'
| delivered to each member or the les -sIa
| ture, provided, that before dehVerinS 90 a.
| Statement argument or brief, tWenty-nVe
| copies thereof shall be first deposited WIN
| the secretary of state. All persons appear
ing for private or SPECIAL a. -
! public service corporations, must mrs. IeS-
| lister, giving their names ana a6QTessSS'
! and the name Of their employer. NO Oh tho
GER agent apprentice, or employs IN ~, ne
| nf cto 20 G nprmittp1
| influence with a member of the 'leglslature
| to vote for or against any measure peho-
| ing therein affecting his pecun-ary inter-
| est except In the same open ana puULc.
| manner Persons appearing FOR Speclal IN
| terests for peCuniary consideration
| whether ex-members of the legislature or
| not are not allowed to go upon the noSrl
| of either house reserved for the members
| thereof, except upon the invitation OF such
| house. The violation OF the act $ maze
| misdemeanor punishable by Imprisonment
| In the county Jail not exceeding six months
| and by fine not exceeding 500:
| No one desires to prevent the freest pup
| lie discussion before committees or all
| measures presented to the legislature, and
| the fullest hearing to legitimate represent
| tativeS of all interests afected thereby
| When appearing In this public manner to
! discuss the merits of a pending measure,
| such representatives are entitled to the
| most courteous and fair treatment.
| The vice of the lobby les in its more Sc
| cret and exparte Vaccinations, whereby
| II seeks to acquire undue advantages by
| INSCRIPTIONS and sinister means
| The man who holds midnight confer
ences with members singIy in his room at
| the hotel and who prefers to work In the
| dark, avoiding as far as possible the open
light of day, and who uses any and eTery
! means to carry his point, no matter how
| INSCRIPTIONS nor how corrupt, Is the man
| who has made the name lobbyist a
| word of reproach and scorn. He becomes
| a sort of human spider, hideous and ugly
| in the eyes of all who believe in dealing
| openly and above board. He impregnates
| the very atmosphere about the legislature
| with .mpurity. Plausibility, cunning, NAT,
| terry trickery, falsehood, Islander, political
| influence and sometimes threats are used
| to carry his schemes. This is the man
| from legislative surroundings; while 1t.
| protects the reputable attorney or agent
| who IS willing TO make the character or his
| business known and to advocate the cause
| he represents in an honorable, open and
public manner.
A Comprehensive and Practical Pri-I
mary Election Law.
II has been the practice in nearly all of!
| the southern states for many years to-
| nominate party candidates for state and
congressional offices by a direct vote of
| In recent years this method of making
| party nominations has gained a foothold
! In a number of northern states and the
| sentiment in its favor is rapidly spreading
over the entire country. New Jersey
| Pennsylvania Michigan, Illinois, Wscon-I
| sin, North Dakota, Oregon and Minnesota
! have enacted laws applying the direct vote
| In one form or another in the making of
| nominations
| In Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota, L.
| their party conventions held in 1906, BOTH
| the republican and democratic parties de-,
| clared in favor of nominations by state-I
| wide primaries. The demand for legisla-'
! ton of this character arises from the
| abuses which have become intoerable UNI
| der the old caucus and convention system.
! The aim Of this legislation is to over-t
| throw the party boss and dictator and to-
| shake off the hold of the corporation upon
| the great political organizations of the
state. The great enterprises of today aret