The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-07-05

All Kinds of Evidence.
His story is backed up by 10000
letters, telegrams. reports, expense
accounts and corroborative memoran-
da.
He shows how this invisible gov
ernment" for more than ten years has
secretly played an important and gen.
orally decisive part in promoting tar
iff, labor and general business legis--
lation, favorable to it's own interests.
For :this purpose it is shown that
the N. A. Of M. always sought, and
often managed to secure, control of
the committee on labor and the COM
mittee on judiciary of both the senate
and house of representatives: -~--'~ ''~s y,
Wisconsin has contributed its quota
to the hirelings of the nations money
power. Senator Isaac Stephenson is
given as one Of the men whom the
lobbyists Of the association had deal
1ngs with.
In the list of officials who received
reward for services rendered or for
political purposes from the associa-
ton while in office, Is the name of
ex-Congressman John J. Jenkins,
(Rep.) Of the Eleventh Wisconsin
district, (now dead), chairman of
the judiciary com mittee of the house
of representatives, 19O4-8; defeated
for denomination In the latter year
when his campaign was openly fl
nanced by the lobby Of the National
Association Of Manufacturers. He
its agent, and Edward Hines Of Lori
mer fame, during that campaign.
Created Tariff Commission.
It is shown how the National Asso-
citation of Manufacturers was solely
responsible for the creation Of the
tariff commission during the Taft ad-
ministration. the object of the asso-
citation being to forestall revision of
the then existing tariff.
It was aided in other ways by
President Taft, knowingly or unwit-
tingly, while it's list Of lawmakers on
whom it could depend was long one,
including the following:
The late Vice President sherman.
Ex-senator Foraker of Ohio.
Senator Nelson of MinnesOta.
Ex-senator Hemenway of Indiana.
Speaker Cannon.
Congressman Dwight, the Republican
"whlp'' OF the house from 1909 to 1911.
Ex-Congressman James A. Tawney
Of Minnesota. =.
Ex-Consressman J. Adam Bede Of
Minnesota.
Senator Lodge Of Massachusetts.
Senator Isaac Stephenson Of Wiscon-
sin.
Ex-senator Aldrich Of Rhode Island.
Senator Townsend OF Michigan.
Senator Gal1inger of New Hamp-
shire.
Congressman Webb of North Caro-
Ex-Consressman J. sloat Fas.ett OF
New York.
IL Ex-Consressman w. b. Mckinley of
lllinois.
Ex-Congressman vreeland Of New
York.
Congressman Dalzell Of Pennsylvania
Ex.Congressman N. b. Scott of West
Ex-Coneressman w. s. Bennett Of
New York.
Ex-Po.tma.ter General Jane. A.
Ex-Coneres.m.n George A. South
1:eoasre..%.n W. M. Calder of
;, Coneressman James F. Burke Of
! Ex-Coneressman w. H. Ryan Of
<: New York.
A Ex-Congressman w. HI. Wilson Of
Illinois.
Ex:conEressman Edwin Denny Of
+. of Nebraska.
Ex-COngressman Jesse Overstreet of
8 Indiana.
10: Ex-COnRressman j. G. Bealle OF
h Pennsylvania.
Ex- Congressman w. A. Calderhead Of
ri Kansas. ~'.0'-
.4tSa Huh sEx-Congressman DilI<eman Of Michi.
III gAn. FRA
s3s ssz sszEx-Consressman M. A. Driscoll OF
Hi New York. IT.z =:H a., ..>,. " I'M Z }@fT#
1Ex,t Ex-c I. Congressman g. J.. Foster Of YER
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