The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-07-05

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VMartln NJ. Mulhall, Republican petit.
clan OF Baltimore. whose expose OF
the work the lobby OF the National
Associations OF Manufacturers was
published in several newspapers, II IS
learned. sold the statement for $40.
600
Richard Barry, widely known
playwright, author and newspaper
correspondent, says that Colonel Mul.
hall broke an agreement 10 give Bar
~ half the amount for making the
deal. Barry has sued Mulhall in thu
supreme court OF this state. and su-
preme court Justice Giegerich issued
an attachment for $4,000 against any
property OF Mulhall's that cosId he
found here.
Astonishing Accusations.
Here and there in the statement OF
the self proclaimed corruptionist are
accusations of astonishing hypocrisy
against widely known men. He says.
Tor example that I'm 1908, when james
u Watson. running for governor OF
Indiana. was making radical temper
ance speeches and denouncing all
drinkers, Watson slipped into his
room at the Claypool hotel. in In
dlanapolIs and drank six cocktails
that Mulhall had ordered and placed
in a closet for him SO that not even
bell boy would be the wiser. Pre-
viously and subsequently the ~ A.
NJ, made large presents OF cash to
Watson. lie says that ex-Representa.
tive Littlefield, another strong tenn
perance advocate, won an election in
the second Maine district In 1885, by
! making Democrats so drunk they
couldn't get TO the polls. the money
being supplied by the n. A. M. Ee
charges that Representative McDeT-
mott OF the Fourth Illinois district,
elected as labor union spokesman,
was always in the pay Of the N. A. NJ,
lobby and that the beef and other
trusts supplied the cash for him to
win campaigns lie says that exRep-
resentatiye Gardner or New Jersey
after fight surrendered to the lobby
and became a subservient aEfnt
These are only a few OF the dttANs
n the long story which Mulhall pats
forward as an account OF the under
ground operations OF the n. A. M. In
secretly controlling the government.
McDermott Discussed.
y huihall discusses Representative
flames T.. McDermott OF Chicago at
great length. says that he posed ASA
friend OF labor although sold out ali
the time TO the lobbyists: that Nc
Dermott let the lobbyists use his
frank, arranged scheme by which
the pages and messengers OF the
house could spy and collect advance
news OF legislation for the lobbyists,
let the lobbyists use his own room IN
the capitol for an office, solicited and
received money and even forged a
check that had ben contributed tshis
campaign fund by Harold Mccormick
az the Harvester trust.
One OF the most startling pieces OF
Information handed out by Mulhall
vas the statement that the Manufac.
klrers' association was directly re-
sponsible for the tarir commission
during the Taft administration, with
Die object OF forestalling revision Of
lhe then existing tariff.
Lobby Committee TO investigate.
The senate lobby committee said
Martin NJ Mulhall would be ordered
10 substantlate under oath all bts
charges made against statesmen in
connection with the alleged $4,000
GOO lobby. The committee also de-
eared that every man named by Null
ball would be summoned before II ana
II necessary its powers would be
widened.