The Washington times., 1913-06-13
|NT|MATES WILSON
IS WELDING WHIP
GaIIinger Hints That Majority
Is Forced Into Tariff Row by
Patronage Club.
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the newspapers for purposes of getting
made it clear that he believed there
should be regulation of the newspapers
with respect to publication of such
matter. Senator ,allinger took the
same view. Then the question of the
part played by the President in the
ator Nelson and later By Senator Reed.
II have absorbed the idea said
Senator Gallinger that the declara-
ton from the seats of the mighty that
men win be hanged as high as Haman.
that industries which do certain things
will be investigated, that a numerous
and insidious lobby is trying to influ-
ence Congress, is about the worst kind
of influence that can be imagined:
What about a high official gettihs IN
country that Congress is being at.
tackled by an insidious lobby?'' asked
Senator Nelson.
II thought that a most unfortunate
publication said Senator Gallinger,
and that it was intended to influence
the public and public men,"
Calls 1t Lobby Influence.
He defined it as "a species Of lobby
influence"
Didn't it carry the idea that it was
meant in measure to intimloate men
afraid to seem to yield to outside IN
fiuences?
II think it had that tendency"
Senator Reed pressed Senator CALM
ger with questions intended to bring
out whether he meant to criticise the
President.
I've no disposition to indulge in any
cheap criticism of public official for
partisan purposes" said Senator Gal
linger. But I'm still forced to conclude
. kat he
Chief Executive is used in behalf OF
free sugar, free wool and free wheat.
1t Is as Objectionable as anything being
done on the other side"
Grieved By Entertainments.
Senator Reed asked if there was no
difference between a man trying to
exert influence for a special interest
and the President working for what he
believed the interest of all the peopie.
Senator Galinger replied that he was
old-fashioned, believed in three co-ordi-
nate branches of government and II was
a matter of grief to him to see the
encroachments of the executive. He
said the President had an undoubted
right to communicate his wishes to
Congress by message.
when the President read the speech
Of Senator Ransdell had he summoned
Senator Ransdell into his presence and
argued with the great power that he
has on the other side, he would have
come dangerously near lobbying" said
Senator Gallinger. 'I don't know that
he did anything of the kind
He was asked by Senator Reed to cite
a case of coercion. ana said he know OF
no such instance, but was not indif-'
ferent to the overwhelming influence Of
the White House"
Democrats In Distress.
Pressed 10 say IL there was coercion,
Senator Gallinger proceeded:
II will not charge there has been
coercion. / do know that some of my
Democratic friends are in distress he
cause more offices are not being handed
out. I hear that whispered about 1
don't know whether il has any connec-
tion with the tariff BILL"
Senator Galinger sharply criticised
alteration of the material for a Govern
H1elt document. He was asked about
this by Senator Overman because of the
testimony of Truman J. Palmer, that
the copy for Sugar at a Glance had
been changed
That would be absolutely indefens-
ible, il not criminal said Senator Gal
linger. IF either house of Congress
order document printed and II is in
any, way changed, it would not be JUS
tined'
As to use Of franks to send out large