Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-02
The MulhaII Sensation.

York Worlds Mulhall sensation may
have been worth the $4,000 paid the
lobbyist. Some of the charges made
by a man who discredits his own We
racity and character may be true nut
1t would be we'll to give allowance for
the necessary establishment to make
"a good $4,000 story. The best re-
sult of MuhhaIls revelations will be
the added power likely to be con-
ferred upon the overmau lobby com
mittee and the determination of GER
tain men of nationwide fame to de-
mand complete Investigation OF all
charges made, President Wilson s
..insidious lobby" inquiry seems TO
have blossomed out into something
NE the wildcat which the Irishman
.,;,,,boa tree to tackle-the chances
I'm let go are becoming fewer ana
farther apart every minute
Tho hroadside of Martin NJ Mulhah,
former field agent of the National AS
ISOLATION of Manufacturers. in which
Colonel Mulhall names dozens OF SEN
ators and representatives as mea
whom he had no dialG11fS ss'e u.
,ng and 49, ~feause most OF
us ~ 70 demand investiga-
,;on on their own account. Moreover.
since it is evident that more or less
systematie campaign is afoot to dis
credit the influence upon public opin-
ion of all business men and bankers
who may be adversely affected by the
tariff and currency bills, demand Is
growing that the labor unions and
their representatives in Washington
shall be overmaned with equal i'm
partially.
So far as Hon. Charles f. Li'tie-
field is concerned. people of common
sense. whether they personally ENJOY
Mr.. I,ittlefield's acquaintance or not
win wonder what Mr.. Littiefieids OPP
Moments notably Samuel Gompers'
were doing all that time. Mr. Muihah'
sccording to his own confession, was
not sickened by the moral aspect OF
his work but by physical results. IL
bic statements are not true we won
der If he ever thought that the VOTING
lists might shed some light on ROCK
lands besrnirched character. Ii is ra-
.har surprising that only this self-dis-
credited Mulhall ever discovered the
in;ouities of the Littlefield campaign
end that two years after he tMulhaip
had been dismissed from the service Vi
tho National Association of Manufac-
turers.
MulhaII is discharged employee Oh
the association and it IS evident irohi
his reckless use of names that Ne 10
:, the tyne of lobbyist who, IN the
phic Washington phrase "ouy anu
coll men without their knowing It,
This type always is to be FOUND mans
-. about the national and State capl-
tolls and taking credit to itset ior Tue
,t5ciaI action of legislators VINO never
even heard of them. The inclusion Vi
men like Senator Henry CABOT i<ooee'
senator ]. II. Gallinger and Ampassa
aor curtis Guild in the Muihaii iis' Ii
,.roto. clearly enough to anyone
that knows these men that muii'"i :
shooting wild and that neither muii'"'
nor anv other lobbyist could ihiluenoe
their opinion upon anything ihes ar'
strong protectionists and fepresen'
80. m.nifacturing communities ahc
4rorv would favor or oppose iegis'
1atien according as it appeared pe"e
nc,al or otherwise to the mahuiao'ui
,,,srests believing in doing tii'
o,,d render service to capita
and labor alike.
ro, George Pope. president Ok III
$50, Association of Manufactuf
ar in reference to Muihai p
ment, declared that: -, AZ,
.rsr Mulhalrs connection My diunissa
.s<riation was severed " To- repre
1911, dUd ne that time
~ ,s,st II in any capacity SIN. sln' informatio
aitheusr;o eoutces that he mas aon Ia /
from his most serious chaIssa nm
Some ~ Subsequent to that ,iins.; atioT
TO eve'c Connection with the gnronot
ing NJ .lcs.,ihsIl was consplcuousB man
MI. ubas since been zeal it e hts owl
ing ~ and personal matters "a IN tines
= pTivatte in the political Ilelu' tho nam
espeelasn matters he has useu a 10 repre
prfvate ssociation and assulhe9i was IN
d tns ..yffbout authority anu INA on hi
&ent y ~ activities OF TINS 80 hetray
0lgcoseas MED with other selit';ilie for hi
ports c .r,,st that was respo'ii;si"
~ 9L ii Nv the association, aeclares tina
dt6M1ssd the statement Manufac
COn1in.;ns,al Association oi ~ the us
the mas never in any We nss,gestion, or
~ money. hid labor law, cn,ter In
r,osod any ~ ar other laws 10 DEL eat fort
educallou e uorking womais a. the cor
ror1itt Oil, q statement. On ..n.soiatio
n the - u.tsatement says, tbe in tn
frary the sta recognized leader "A eou
mas ben ~ The prevention an tiong
movement work accidents, The dc
uensat1Op .ndustrial betterrnenr.cb ma
{raininGs ~ Al American me- ,i,,,ailding q
ye1opmSnt extension ana up''
fo, rnp'ner commissioner Of :, fhs Mul
.,,,,e'. characterization Oh sae a.
D0 =" s,ory seems to meet genera, ,, ro a.
n4n g. "a approval 1T is al '0''