Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-17
regarded the PLAIN mandates thu received
Anti.Pass Law.

from the peol'l".
Anti-Pass Law
Pho no.toral congress has recently IN
acted a LAW absolutely prohibiting ON
mon carriers from directly or indirectly
.ssuins or giving a;.y interstate" tr.e ''hs.,
fr,a PASS. or fire. transportation l." any
person or persons with certain rN''pt'"hs-
While this laN prohibits common car
rf.rs ,rnm giving away interstate trans
portatinn. i does MOI rrsIch 'hg ~ 80
such faNors within the limits OF 'n' slt..
m. measure passed by congress was very
thoroashly discussed rom 'Vorf S'an"
point by men OF sr.'ti apNi'N an" ! n''y
he that Won cannot do better than TO thi't
it a. the law of tbs stat. II so. suSs.r'
that the words. "as,nts' and attorneys
AZ law" as used III the e~Nceptn% Gtaoss
be clearly defined 80 as 10 prevent IN" l.
sl.ano. of masses for political purposes 20
persons who are n truth and good imth
agents OK attorneys OF the company 49,"
ing them. .xca,,iona
OPPORTUNITIES for noticing the effect OF
these favors upon men nav" lhof"uSnaN
convinced me a. th.y have many others.
,hat the most seductive and dangerous in.
nuence a. work in he ii,ld of politics ana
IN official l.fe TODAY is the pass. !. "
numbs sensihility and acts ike an oi'a''
in dublin. the ed.,'' OF conscirnte'
1t IS the o~ullival' mt. may II Is more thafi
the equivalent. Of the money It's posseSs"f
would otherwise have to pay Tor nc PIN
ilegt Il %conferS because the recipient !
fiattered by The compliment paid him ana
persuades himself that receiving or using
the pass is not IN any sense Il pride Nv
rather an act or courtesy due To nm pe-
cause he has become 4 distinguished clti-
zen of the state. Its Influence Is every
where. In caucuscs, conventions. lcgisla-
tive halls. courts and 1urirs. Admlhlstsa-
tive. executive and ministerial Officers. ~
we'll as party organizations and commit
teemrn comc within the range pcrmeateu
by ITS mystic power. o TohEress T%ec ana n,
states are RAPIDLY following with effcctiN.
legislation. No half way measure sih"nld
he passed. the evil must be abolished roo
and branch. Deal with 1t as men acting
under your oaths to execute the commits
SION gwen YOU by the people who sent you
here.
TIE Legislative Lobby.
The .esisl. ire of the state of Wisooi
sin enacted an excellent law two years atr
defining the rights and limitations of per
sons desiring to he heard upon measure
state and prescribing penalties for VIOLA
tons thereof. Governor Folk of Missouri
has recently r~ecoInincndcd idennoaiiS th'
same measure 10 the legislature of tina
state, and l am pleased To recommend IN
same measure to You.
This act makes it Unlawful for any pr
son employed for II pecuniary cons.dora-
ton to attempt personally and directly 10
influence any member of the legislature t'
vote for or against any measure rcldiinS
therein otherwise Than by appearing pc
fore the regular committees thereof when
in session. or by newspaper p~uh!ica'lph'
or by public addresses. or by written ni
printed statements. arguments, or briefs
49, 80 "a - S.rora 1a,iyar,,,p s,,ch
statement argument or brief. TWENTY-FIVE
copies thereof shall be first deposited with
;,e Steis,ars " sra.n. % i p nr fn,.
iitS io' Pi..ate 81 Sp',i"i ~. d.. -
pupI.c selNioe Ioii,o' a..oil.' n ~ .in6r.ssss
49,, s-Niis M AZ nn,lnnor No oft
".u nv VI y ~, tlnyo il, IN.
service of the state is permitted 10 use his
influence WIN u ni..iioSi mana
~ ~ ~ $50. .S enrrsnrv intay..
iis ,iioit.'' hhIs.'"s t,9 80 -. anS rr,h,i,
's' 'AecpI III wy a.i' ~. - =,
leres,S lor IL FtvuAti.S ,"..isin.nrrS' }" ~
Mite,l!er oA.iil,,lip1lS ~ ~ 40 doc,
nov, are NOT alioMen =" sG w. 49,, i,o's
W e-'t.i ~ ~ - -,
,heito eHSeoe ~. :. - ',"' ,-,,In :,
IlotS'. ~ =. ~, ~ 49,
in tho county jail not exceeding six months
and by u fine not eNc"e.,ns ~" ,,n
lie 5tsc,,ssion be fore committees Of an
rneaeliros nrasenrod IN tho legisiaturc, ana
no fullest herring t, Ieu:tin9atc opres,u-
ia iy,s az an interests affected thereby.
When apnea,ln. in this public manner la
diiaiiss Ia ,nerits Of :: pcad ne measure.
s,.rh reproscntatv.s are entitled to the
cost courteous ana far treatnnrnt.
i.,a vice of the lobby les in its more Sc
orot nd exparte machinations. whereby
IT seeks to acquire undue advantages ly
The man ,-ho holds midnish1 confer
clcoe with nen hers eingly in his room al
,l,c hotel and VIII. prefers to work in tn.
dark. avoiding IA Ia as pos We the open
LIGHT of Gav. and VINO ,s,~ ana. Ia every
| means to carry his roint. no meter how
| who has made the name ~,nbbyis;' a
| word Of reproach ana scorn. He becomes