The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-06-10

| the tariff bill except the White House." Repre-
| sentatives Of the wool, sugar, and other indus
tries now visiting Washington insist that the
shoe does not fit them, and that their activities
are entirely legitimate. The wool and sugar
Tobias have been very busy, admits the New
York Journal of Commences Washington cores
pondent but they are spending Their money in
information and enlightenment" This, he
says is just what congress and the people want
There Is no complaint in congress over the in
formation left there Of the lobby declared
to exist. The first real complaint has come
from the White House." Finally, the Democratic
New York Telegraph reminds President Wilson
that the constitution guarantees to every cit-
zen the right Of petition" and informs him that
"the lobby is nothing more nor less than this
right systematzed."
Following the thought Of the right to petit.
ton" Senator smoot proved an in eresting witness
Utab's Senator also an important witness as
evidenced by the fact that the COMMITTEE kept him
on the stand longer than any other senator. Sen
ator Smoot at once gave the committee to under
stand that he was public servant Interested in
the cause of the people. my office door is open
to any man interested in legislation pending before
congress. care not what part Of the country he
is FROM and If I have not time to hear him during
the day I am perfectly willing to see him in the
evening" declared Senator smoot. Senator smoot
him, among which were some distinguished Dem
ocrats from Utah. In commenting on the Utah
Lobbyists" the Herad.Republican says:
Furnishing the committee the names Of those
who had called upon him to discuss tariff meas
ures, the senator declared that he did not con-
slider them as lobbyists but rather as citizens who
had right to ntercede for justice for their
rious branches of American industry. He spoke
for instance, of a visit from James II. Moyle the
prominent Utah Democrat, and former chairman
of the Democratic state committee Mr. Moyle nat
urally talked to Senator Smoot about the chance
of being able to retain h duty on wool; he has
money invested in woogrowing and does not
wish the industry destroyed. Although h fervent
Democrat Just previous to each biennial election,
Mr.. Moyle knows the danger of Democratic doc
trnes just as well as any Republican. Despite
his deep interest in the matter, Senator Smoot
considers doubt that Mr.. Moyle has the right
to endeavor to protect wool from the damage that
will follow the removal of the duty.
The senator named George W. Ritter of Utah,
also a Democrat, who was in Washington working
for a protective duty on lead as of those
that had called upon him. Mr.. Ritter is not con-
sidered a lobbyist, since American citizen
he has a. right to vote for free trade and then
plead with Republican senators to save him from
getting It, His attitude like that Of Mr. Moyle,
is inconsistent, but there Is no LAW against incon-
sistency; If there were, and it could be enforced
there would be no Democratic party.
After the present farce is it will be in
teresting to record the next event the present Dem
ocratic administration is presenting to the coun-
try,