The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-07-03

Under New Liquor kaW-Stiflin9 the
Industry In Ammunition and Antique
Guns With Mexico.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, July p Especially "a
President Wilson's bombshen about
lobbyists recalls one Of like charac-
ter hurled at congress by President
Roosevelt. An effort was being made
to cut down the appropriations for spe-
cial agents, secret service men and the
sleuths generally.
1t was charged that spies and de
tectives were as numerous as In Rus
STA. Roosevelt called In the two score
or more Of newspaper correspondents
who always liked to get good White
House story, and told them that the
real reason why congress was making
such a fuss about the secret service
was because congressman were fearfta
that the sleuths were on the track of
congressman and might expose some
of their shortcomings.
Then fearful rumor spread about
that Roosevelt had had his secret serv-
ice men trailing congressman for years
and had them all card indexed. It
caused a great commotion, but 1t, was
q Roosevelt win. all right.
Run TO Cover.
The lobbyist investigation was sim
ply run to cover" Senators knew
that lobbyists did not influence them.
They had heard men tell what should
be and should not be done with the
tariff and other legislation, but they
did what they thought would best
please their constituents. But the lob
byists had to be pilloried, victims had
to be found, a lot OF misleading innu
endpes had to be circulated, all to
prove that senators were not corruptly
or unduly Influenced In making tariff
bill. But the lobby bomb Of Wilson
was as effective as similar bombs
hurled by Roosevelt when he wanted
to bring congress to time.
Friends Of tho Red Man.
Senator Gallinger, replying to a re-
mark Of Senator Owen about men from
the east who go out west and nose
around among the Indians called at
tention to men from the east who had
always given the best In them to the
Indian service. He first mentioned
Senator Dawes Of Massachusetts,, who
devoted his senate service to the red
men, Then came Senator Platt OF
Connecticut. whose long service on the
Indian committee made him known as
d friend OF the Indians Then he allud
ed to Senator Quay. whose last speech
In the senate was about the Indians
and brought tears to the eyes OF many
senator's
Probably no three men ever gave
more unselfish devotion to any cause
than those three men to the Indians
And there are few western men who
Will not agree with that statement
Had 20 Take Them.
When Congressman John Garner Of
Texas went on the ways and means
committee it was known that he was
against free sugar and free wool. y
was supposed in fact, confidently ex
pected that there weuld be fine. ole
row over those articles. Garner ex
planned It by saying: .'The presiden11
was for free sugar. and free wool. We
had to accept or split the party. "a
split and q row was just what the Re
puhlicans hoped. We Just took onl
medicine and stood together"
Dry Times In Washington.
People In Washington have just be
gun to realize how dry Washington
will be under the new law. It will b.
a crime to sell, give or serve liquor OF
Sundays. Even the locker system i
clubs will be doubtful II any one serves
the drinks. Several clubs have found
1t necessary to increase their dues t
make up the loss from the restriction
OF liquor sales on Sundays. The Sun
day begins at. o'clock at night AM
/ continues until Monday.
Sitting an industry.
| We can recollect what thriving IN
dustry was built up by the Cuban IN
surrection when flibustering expedi
tions carried arms to the struggling
patriots. WORKOUT guns and cheal
ammunition brought high prices. ant
our coast guards were unable to stol
the expeditions.
| The Mexican disturbance, offered
splendid field for like industry, bu
congress passed resolution more thar
q year ago prohibiting the exporta tio1
OF arms and munitions Of war Ant
the United States army Is making tina
prohibition good and absolutely sti1in,
i what would be Q thriving industry
hence there are bitter complaint.
against the officers and soldiers on tn
border. And efforts are being made +
repeal the resolution which the arm.
is enforcing.
scolds Che Galleries.
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