Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-18
'INSIDIOUS LOBBY
EXPLAINED BY
CARTER

IL WAS pTOIeSC dSdiLSJ' nav al >
publicity campaign in Washington
that called forth the denunciation OF
'incidious lobbyists from President
Wilson, said former Governor George
r. Carter during his address in Cooke
Hall, Young Mems Christian Assoeia-
ton building, last evening. The char
acteriZation of those who are today in
Washington attempting to be heard
upon the subject of the tariff has fur
nfshed the press with many columns
of news and Governor Carter, giving
the sixth of the series of Thursday
night lectures now. being conducted
by the local association, told of the
Hawaiian campaign in Washington
and the part which he and his col
leagues had in calling forth this de-
nunciation from President Wilson.
Immediately upon our arrival in
Washington, we found that it would
be practically impossible for US to Sc
cure satisfactory hearing in which
to present our side of the sugar tariff
argument" continued Mr.. Carter in
order to get our case before the legis-
lators and the people at large, We
bought space in two of the leading
Washington dailies and ran display
advertisements. For some, time We
could see no apparent results from
this method of attack until, one day,
we quoted from speech of Secretary
Bryan. While campaigning in Penn.
syNania, Secretary Bryan made the
statement that a. legislator who yio-
lates the pledges of his party com
mits perjury and we ran this as "a
banner across the top of our adver-
tisement, following 1t with the pre-
campaign statements Of Underwood
and other leaders that there would be
no interference with sugar. The next
morning In the senate chamber we
could see the senator's reading this
and commenting 10 each other upon
IT,, and we were both amused and
gratified at the result of the shot
which we had taken at the Democrats.
Immediately Secretary Bryan made. a
special call to the White House and
we suspect that the sugar schedule
and our attacks came in for their
share of the. discussion there
President Wilson is now. following
representatives comforting with = u
member Of each newspaper staff. ope
afternoon each week but. with Che
rule observed that no remarks of that
weekly conference shall be for pub
location unless they. are given 1.-The
Representative in writing.
"It was on the afternoon following
the day OF the appearance of this par.
ticular charge, in OUT advertisement
and the special visit. OF Secretary By
an to the White House. that President
Wilson had his audience With .tfie
newspaper men. During the converse.
ton the president vehemently deelar.
Z ed that never before had there been
so many highly paid men in Washing
ton who were. sent there for the Npur.
pose of influencing the legislation be-
fore congress and that such business
was outrageous and undemocratic.'
/" But, said one Of the newspaper
representatives. what good does it do
for you to tell us this when we are
not allowed, to print it? Won't you
give us statement regarding the lob.
byists?
The president pondered a moment
and decided that he would, where.
upon he called for stenographer and
somewhat modifying his previous
statement, made the now famous
charge concerning the insidious, lob
byists, which was at once proclaim.
ed in practically every newspaper
throughout the country. Thus we at
tracted to our cause the attention that
we needed and desired and got our
hearing before the senate, which en-.
abled us to present the cause of Fla
waii before the public.