The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-06-25
LETTERS ARE READ
SHOWING HOW LOBBY Did IT'S
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SHOWING HOW LOBBY Did IT'S
WORK
WORKED The SENATORS
Several Letters that Passed Between
Oxnard and Palmer Containing
References to the Handling OF Sem
ators to Suit the Sugar Trust Made
Public.
The Senate Lobby Committee gave
to the public Wednesday over the
protests of a lawyer representing
Henry T. Oxnard and Truman G.
Palmer, series of letters written
by those two beet sugar representa-
tives, showing long continued ef-
fort to influence legislation in Wash
ington to control Congressional
committees; and to direct national
political affairs in support Of the con-
tinuance of a protective sugar tariff.
The Onxard-Palmer letters, pro-
duced at the close of the committees
morning session, were the chief fea-
lures of an exciting day. They COW
cred a period from 1906, when Phil
lipine free trade came up, through
the balance of the Roosevelt admin
istration, the political campaign Of
1905 and into the Taft administra-
! ton.
| Assurances that certain senators
would be on the Senate PHILIPPINE
committee; that mo stone was be-
ing left unturned to get real protec-
tionists" on the House ways and
means committee; and that strong
pressure could Be and was being
brought to bear upon members OF
| both houses to accomplish various
ends, appeared frequently in the SER
les of letters.
Chairman Oyerman's first effort to
| read one of the OXnard letters, when
the committee began its sessions.
brought a protest from John T. Yer
kes, an attorney representing Ok
| nard and Palmer. He declared the
committee had no right to 90 into
private correspondence dated be-
fore the present session Of congress.
In long executive session the COM
mittee decided that the letters bore
directly upon the attempts of OEnard
and Palmer to influence legislation
and they were at once made public.
A letter from Oxnard TO Palmer
August /, 1907, in part s.lid:
Regarding the vacancies OH the
Philippine committee, i: is true that
nothing can be done until next win
ter, but spoke to Foster and New
lands, Che told me he was o. K.)
and asked them to apply for the vac
ancies made by the Tennessee and
Idaho Senator's, They toll me they
would"
Another letter from Olnard to
Palmer: II see no harm in having
Newlands try for the committee, too.
1 am committed to him already. I
saw Fosters political manager in
Washington yesterday and impressed
on him the Importance Of Fosters
getting Carmack's place."
An unsigned letter to Oxnard dat
ed Chicago, July 20, 1907, was in
part as follows: major Cove wrote
to me some time since in regard to
the formation of the Senate Phillip
pine committee in the 60th Congress
and I wrote him that that matter
was fixed last winter. Cove writes
that Teller will take it himself,
rather than to have it in uncertain
hands. Any friendly Democrats
seen during the winter will count"
A letter August 81, 1907, from
Oxnard to Palmer: Il am Of the
opinion that you had better not even
try to get any resolution through
regarding Cuba, as that might start
our enemies going. Of course, we
want strong Anti-Phillippine res
clution put through"
July 1s, 1907, Oxnard wrote from
New York to Palmer: "I prefer that
you leave the Cuban question alone
for the present. If We begin talking
it will start them raising money and
talking back. Regarding the trusts
I would neither attack nor defend
them. We don't want fight with
them if we can help it,
Oxnard wrote to Palmer on July
I, 1908: "After going over the sit
uation with our friends here most
carefully it was deemed hest that I
should not put in an appearance at
the Denver Convention and feel
that it might be better if you also
stayed away. 1t is alright for Morey
and Cove to be there"
Another written from Chicago on
October 7, 1907, to Oxnard said:
"Wakeman was with Uncle Joe for
four hours and feels that he accom-
plished something, though he did not
feet at liberty to tell me much in
detail. From here he went to Gin
cinnati at Foraker's request to meet
him.
HE is leaving no stone unturned
in his efforts to get zeal protection
lists put on the committee on ways
and means to fill the five vacancies"
To Palmer, October Is, 1907, Ok
nard wrote from Upperville, Va: "1
had been trying to find out what
chances we had on the ways and
means, and am glad to get the infor-
nation you give on that line. Will
bring all pressure I can on Cannon"