The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-06
LOBBYISTS NOT ALL
BAD, SAYS MARSHALL
Declares Business Men Fee
Bound to Spend Money
at Capital.
SHOULD FORGET CONGRESS-
Vice-President Thinks Lobby
Inquiry Will DO Good in
Clearing Air.

PHILADEI.PHh. july 5.-I.Obbying at
Washington by American business men
was justified in an interview given to-
night by Nice-President Thomas r.
Marshall.
In the interview which took place at
the home Of q. +. Wayland Aver a
Taft elector In Camden. whom he IL
visiting. the Vice. President also de-
clared that the American business man
should forget Congress for the next
ten years. He said that in this he had
the same idea as James j. Hill, who re.
Gently said that the best thing for
American business would be the aboli-
tion OF Congress for ten years. The
Vice President said:
AS American business les being run
at present, the business man Is bound
to spend money and to have a repre-
sentative near the capital am not
saying whether this money IL spent
honestly or not.
when business is in a state OF mind
where II regards Congress as the crea.
ture that opens and closes its doors
every day. YOU are going to have none.
spent around the capital. The big
business men are going to have their
representatives in Washington.
To Clear the Air.
Il think the great point of the present
lobby investigation by the Senate COM
mittee Is to clear the air and prove that
1t Is not necessary to depend on Con-
gress for business prosperity.
II am not commenting on anv men
involved in the probe. II would not he
fitting. But will say that the spending
of money about the Capitol by the men
who stapd for big business is only the
natural outgrowth Of the business mans
attitude.
1T IL only to he expected that busi.
ness men will spend big sums when
they think their interests are SO closely
wrapped up In legislation. These sums
may be spent properly and they may
not. The point Is that they are bound
to be spent. and that It Ia a part Of the
business system as conducted under the
present ideas Of the American business
man that they he spent.
The American business man ought
Nv ioiE Ett tile dNHEhtTS. he does nor
need to depend on this law or that. II
only hurts him as successful producer
THE lobby will end naturally when
the business man stands on his own feet
and Is ready to give and take with the
whole world.
M Need for Alarm.
There is no need for alarm in regard
In South and Central America will give
us enough trade to keep every factory
in this country running twenty-four
hours day six days in the week
The lobby investigation and the new
tariff are simply going TO force tho
American business man 10 show wha,
ne can really do and to get rid OF tho
Idea that his business depends on Con-
gress"
The Vice. President then was reminded
that James ]. Hin OF the Great Northern
Railroad recently declared that the |
best thing for this country would be to
get rid of Congress for ten years
II agree with his idea" said the Vice.
President, Il advocate that. though by !
different means We do not want to !
get rid Of Congress but we want III. |
business man To throw the bugaboo OF /
Congress OF his shoulders.
II do not think We shall ever have
free trade. My idea is that we shall |
reach the level OF the Walker tariff in
'orce before the civil war. In which du-
les were on a basis of 20 per cent. ad
.alorem. This much tariff IL necessary
or revenue.
while the income tax can be varied