The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-09
LEGISI
ATTACK THE NEW
HAVEN LOBBY

I view of the two trolley matters on the
table in which / was interested. / told
Mr. Robbins that the bills | was inter-
ested in should stand on their merits.
II the Consolidated could kill one OF them
/ would go 10 the people and come back
here to do the work over again.
Il now charge that IT is time these halls
are purged OF such men as Robbins and
Roraback, who are lobbying in the inter-
ests OF the Consolidated. 1t Is high time
the senate should be allowed TO run with
out dictation from so powerful a COM
pany.
II am told. and It has been published
in the press and not denied that I'D
Robbins picked for appointment TO the
railroad commissioners. ! don't know that
II Is so. but that is what | have heard.
1t is strange the Consolidated should be
such dog I'm the manger We find them
opposing little road To Guilford. sim
ply because we don't do the CONSOLIDATE
eds business. ] am very sorry to get into
this controversy, but when the Consoli-
dated tries, by implied threat. 10 coerce
my action, I'll fight IT to the last"
The Meriden. Middletown and Guilford
petition was then before the senate on a
favorable report of the committee on rail-
roads.
Senator. Thompson moved that Il be re-
committed for further hearings.
JUDSoN'S DENUNCIATIoN.
Senator Judson said:
81 don't like the looks OF II, in view
OF the experience OF Senator Atwater.
when the implication was that unless he
vote 'right'-and right as used from the
standpoint of legislative agents-on an
other matter, there were great possibnl-
ties for the defeat OF a bill that his COM
munity was interested in. 1t has a sinis-
ter aspect
There is not n correspondent here who
hasn't been aware for three weeks past
that the leading lobbyist of the state were
| roosting In the rooms OF the board OF
education.
THE man who has debauched more
manhood than anyone else has been with
drawn from the corridors OF the jurisdic-
tlon OF New Haven. But there is hardly a
legislator who has not been aware that
he has been recalled from New Haven
and that from the room of the board of
education, OF which he Is a member, he
has been issuing orders.
He is using II as a spider seeks abode
In n cobweb, looking for the flies that
come his way IL has been notorious for
three weeks that that man has sent for
his emissaries from these rooms day af-
ter day with word TO different members
of the legislature. and repute has IT that
these messages even went TO the railroad
committee i'm executive session.
II don't say that they were improper or
that they corrupted them.
1T is time-honored precedent that
members may be freely interviewed. But
/ do deny the right OF the New York.
New Haven and Hartford railroad 10
carry on the offensive warfare they have
INDUCED I'm in the last three weeks.
"Why talk about calling upon the gov
ernor by a resolution because he had i'm
timated, though perhaps with language
that might have been changed, that mex
perienced legislators had been led by 9TH
ers to vote along unwise courses"
Many OF the other senators took part
in the debate, and after an appeal TO
senatorial courtesy. the bill was recon-
mitted. p 10 II.
After this most of the other trolley mat
ters were passed