The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-07-07
TAYENNER OFFERS
PROBE RESOLUTION
Empowers Committee To Investigate
Fully All Lobbies Brought to
Its Attention.
BELIEVES PEOPLE DEMAND IT
Says, Such An investigation Will
Illumine Scheme of Invisible
Government
BY Congressman Clyde H. Tavennel

Washington, July 1.-The expect
ed happened as the aftermath of the
Mulhall expose of the %nefarious leg
islative methods Of the National AS
ISOLATION of Manufactures. A num-
Der of resolutions demanding an in
vestigation were promptly introduced
in the House. Most of the resolu-
tions placed chief emphasis on the
investigation of the Mulhall charges.
Some members saw in the charges
only a reflection on the honor and
integrity of the House of Representa-
tives, and nothing more than that.
Let In the light. expose the guilty,
exonerate the innocent, and then
close the incident-that was the
substance of their position.
They failed to see in this particu-
lar expose the fundamental thing
the fact that such a revelation is
only a surface out cropping, indicat-
Ing that this vicious, silent, insidi-
GUS thing called invisible govern
ment probably lies below the surface
which has rotted itself like a can
cerous growth upon our political in
situations, influencing the course of
legislation and thwarting the rule
of the people.
They fail to see that these Mulhall
charges, the Lovett charges, the in
vestigation of the tariff lobby only
have served to arouse in the public
mind the ulgy suspicion that this
crafty, hidden influence is at work
upon all important government ae-
tivities. .s
The people wan the MulhallZcase
Investigated to the bottom. But-they
want that investigation toscout1nue
until the full story of invisible gov
eminent is at last told. =
Among the resolutions offered was
n framed by the writer consider
ably broader than the one introduced
May 27. There is not space here to
give it's entire substance, but it de-
manded the investigation the Null
hall case, the charge that wall Street
a raised an immense slush fund
for use in molding the coming, cur
rency bill to it's wishes the charge
that the New York Stock EXCHANGE
and other Wall Street institutions
are now maintaining high paid lob
bies to defeat legislation seeking to
Grub the Infamous Money Trust.
1t also specifies an investigation
OF the notorious Alaska lobby main
tanned in the interest of the Guggen-
helm interests, the lobby of the great
water power trust which is seeking
to rest from the people the owner
ship of the priceless OF wa
ter power, the notorious Indian lob
by about which many government
scandals have arisen, the railroad
Hobbies which are numerous and very
insidious, the armor plate powder
and submarine boat Hobbies (Which
are largely responsible for the fire.
quent rake war scares), the ship sub
sidy lobby, and several others which
are specified in the resolution. In
addition, the resolution empowers
the committee to Investigate fully
any other lobbies which may be
brought to it's attention.
Such an investigation will illum-
inc the entire scheme of invisible
government, and the high paid
agents of the interests will scurry
from Washington like rats when
strong sunlight is let into a dark un-
used cellar.
A new party has come into power
fresh from the people, glowing with
its ideals. 1t is due to it and to the
American people that it have a clean
slate to begin with. q.