Arizona republican., 1913-07-12
We Have Found Strange Things

When committee. acting upon the suggestion of the president, out to find in sidious lobby,' generally supposed that the would be simple and brief; that there would be disclosed. here and there, a group agents ing to influence legislation The president had other lobby in mind But now, the lobby investigation which has been in progress weeks finds it's field broadening day by day In the be- ginning unearthed a who readily ad they Washington pose of showing congressmen why this that in dusry should be given consideration tariff legis ation Their operations, they said, had not been in secret they were far from insidious.
 The investigation quickly passed them by and went into the not remote past where was uncov- cred the invisible government which had garded a myth. has been disclosed that the National Manufacturers association had much do with national legislation, especially with tariff making, and, for long time, in the way of ob- structing labor legislation.
 There been uncovered a conflict of long standing Washington between labor and capital. n which labor gradually gained the upper hand and has secured legislation which a short time ago would been held be revolutionary, anarchis- tic and destructive of the government It has fur a strong personal representation in the house of representatives.
 The investigation laying bare the activities of the Manufacturers association inevitably threw upon the activities of their opponents, leaders of organized labor. in the hand-to-hand struggle. It is proposed to ascertain whether, as has been charged there is criminal labor trust with headquarters San Francisco, and, if so, to what extent implicated in the nationwide dyna- mite conspiracy which eliminated the punish m O the McNamaras.
 It cannot whither the lobby investi- gaton will lead or when it will end It has, though already proved the existence of the invisible and It has shown that rival interests have been a war; that congress neglectful of it's duty to the people has been controlled by of these hidden forces then by the other; that factions in Wall street have fighting their bat ties under O capitol, and that have mistaken these conflicts efforts the people We see now how 1t has about that some good legislation has been withheld and some legislation enacted.
 It has been shown that lobbyist in the is not a menace but. in system of legislation. rather a necessity. real loyal representative of a constituency, the only equipped with in formation necessary intelligent legislation But his information is apt to be one-sided and his pre- sentation of it unfair
 There is only one remedy the state of things that has been discovered the establishment and recognition of a legislative reference bureau, such as is proposed by the progressive party in the na- tional progressive service. Under such system, legislation will be always in the open. The origin of all proposed legislation the motive for it. will understood the effect of it will be determined There could be invisible govern nnent under such a system there would be need of the lobbyist Then legislation would be for the people, and justice would be meted in orderly manner to conflicting interests. They would not be allowed to scramble for advantage and make puppets representatives of the people in con gre