The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-06-10

equal opportunity and TO drive from
their places Of power the Republican
fostered trusts and monopolles II IS TO
be expected that the Republicans Will
use every means in their power and
all the forces that they car com
mandeer to impede the Democracy in
its course. That is their program
and part and parcel Of it is to muddy
the waters SO as to hide from the peo-
pie all that is being done to keep for
special privilege all that is possible IN
the making Of a new tariff.
The latest phase of this to-be-ex-
pected opposition to the Democratic
program is in the Republican attack
on President Wilson,, because he has
not hesitated to declare that there is
at work in Washington an "insidious
lobby This country has guaged
President Wilson. it knows that he is
a wise and cautious man, not accus-
toned to making haphazard and ran
dom statements, and 1t fully believes
tina he has knowledge of lobbying
and lobbyists, else he would not "a
spoken. And it believes that the re-
suit of the investigation now being
made by the United States Senate will
fully justify him in every word which
he has spoken.
The attack upon President Wilson,,
given voice to by Senator Townsend,
Of Michigan, Republican,, is that Pres
fdent Wilson is himself a lobbyist,
that the influence welded by him and
by the Democratic secret caucus upon
the making of a tariff bill constituted
the nearest approach to undue in
fuence upon members Of Congress
that the investigating committee
would be able to find" And the views
OF Senator Townsend were also those
Of Senator Weeks, Of Massachusetts,,
that there was a species Of lobbying
being one by the Chief Executive.
In giving his testimony before the
Senate committee investigating the
lobby matter Senator Townsend is
quoted as saying: LAS the term lob
byist is generally understood. and as
: ! believe it was used by h President
, in his recent statement, upon which
, his investigation was founded, It
, means one who tries to cur or pre-
vent legislation by the use OF means
that are Improper; by the offer or
h payment Of money, the granting OF
withholding Of favors, by tnsidious
? threats OF political opposition: by the
: use of patronage or the giving of poll
e teal rewards. AS / know Of no pro-
v per lobbyist Of that kind, the nearest
s approach to undue influence exerted
It on members Of Congress. I believe, i.
e that exercised by the President an6
y by the use OF the party secret caucus
o Senator Townsend, by his statement
shows that he has nc proper concep
ton of the duty Of President Wilson
E as the head Of this nation, and as thu
head Of the Democratic party, MOI
that he recognizes what should be til,
'e committed by their party platform L
q a specific line Of. duty. President VIII
s. son is a Democrat and in his action
in directing the attention of Demo
l. cratic members Of Congress to tn,
= pledges Of Democracy made in tn,
- platform adopted at Baltimore. and i,
insisting on a strict adherence to il
can in no wise be designated as lobby
ing, or as being in anyway an an
prOach to using undue influence"
is That President Wilson has at an
time. to use the words Of Senate
lie Townsend. been guilty Of the offe
its of payment Of money, the grantin
We or Withholding OF favors, by insidion
lis threats Of political opposition. nv IN
ad use of patronage or the giving :
political rewards is not to he \.
Eeved for a moment. Such CHARGE
such intirlations, are the mere mo,,tt
ines OF super-heated imagination
slanderous statements which are =,
"a worthy OF the slightest credence
This Republican effort to n,no.
President Wilson in Tho o,