The Washington herald., 1913-08-31

other show that they knew OF his every
move or alleged move; that he was work.
ing along lines approved by them; that
they thought he was accomplishing tie
things he claimed, and that they were
7. frequently congratulating him upon his
work. They admit that in less than
seven years they paid him in salary and
expense accounts in the neighborhood of
SO, Geo.
Nothing could be more conclusive Of
the completely of N. A. NJ. officers in
Mulhalrs activities than Ine following
letter, written on the stationery OF the
National Association OF Manufacturers
under date of July G, 1905, and addrt sse1
! ito whom II may concern, and signed
iby ~. w. Van Cleave. president"
This letter will introduce Col NJ. NJ.
Mulhall. for whom 1 beseech the great
| est possible consideration from every
member OF the National Association OF
Manufacturers.
I! 1T is thoroughly clear to you that Ia
order to have any standing with the
elected and appointed officials OF ou=
country. whether State or Federal. we
must be able to show them that the busi-
ness men and the manufacturers of ouE
country are factor to be reckoned VITA
in politics. We must be able 10 prove
to the man who is blacklisted by the
labor unions because he refused TO leSls-
late special privileges to llbor organiza
tions. and to demagogues. that he VIII
not suffAr at the polls on account Of MS
patriotism and his devotion TO duty.
.1FicId Work" Necessary.
This makes necessary a great deal OF
field work, a. Col. Mulhall is in charge
of this most important branch Of our az
tivities. His record is enviable, and his
fidelity. integrity, and honesty beyond
question You can speak with him IN
strict confidence, and you can rest as
sured that when he calls upon you 1t VIII
be on a subject most important to you
and to all of uA''
This is only one of many letters show
ing plainly that MuIhaIl was ths trusted
agent of the n. A. NJ. leaders, not mere
messenger boy, as some of these gentle
men now would have the country believe.
At the present writing neither HOUSE,
nor Senate Committees have completed
the investigation of the Mulhall charges
So far the House Committee has con-
fined its probe almost entirely to the
charges involving Representative McDer-
mott of Chicago. As far as Mulnalfs
charges against McDermott are con-
cerned, they are unproven and full oi
holes, and the McDermott defense mas
had little difficulty riddlilg them, show
ing MulhalI to have lied repeatedly about
McDermott and strongly indicating thal
the former lobbyist is using the present
occasion In an effort to wipe out an oId
grudge. But in the course Of the McDer-
mott phase of the Investigation, the COM
mittee stumbled upon two very dan
agi<g notes, which the Congressman
does not attempt even to deny. These
are:
l. That during the pendency of the So
called loan shark" bill, now law in III
District of Columbia. MeDermott b.
rowed, without interest, from George
Horning. a local money lender, in tn
neighborhood of SLIGO, no part OF VII
was secured by SO much as the scrat,
of a pen. And no part Of this loan
been returned.
2. That while the Jones-Works liQu,
bill for the District was pending. McD,
mott solicited and obtained on his "
cured note a $500 loan from the Retail
Liquor Dealers Association of the Dis
trict, and no part of that loan has been
returned, nor has McDermott even paid
the interest on il.
These are the two most damaging
things which the lobby investigation has
brought out against any one member to
date. What the Congressional probe
VIII turn up before the two investiga-
tions are concluded is another matter.
There is much yet unprobed. and un-
there is much which never will
be probed.