The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08

was the way things were done. There i Il great ln-
prov enient now and th. standard al morality T.
higher which reason lubbN ISIS ne longer make
the money that White and | did. but III my time
there was scarcely bill of amy importance that
escaped the faint of the cheek book
THE men who owned the bridge were not going
4 10 give up their profitable monopoly without a
fight. Our people had organized company. sold
their stock for cash and ready To start con
strucion work whenever Congress allowed them To
20 ahead. When they came to me knew was up
against the >tiiest proposition had ever tackled
and that it would have taxed even Whites ingenuity
Ia win.
| frankly told my clients for wa, always my
principle to be honest with the men who employed
me - that thought we had a losing fight. but they
insisted must make the attempt. They paid me a
retaining fee of $4,000 and agreed further
of 10000 when the bill signed by the
President and they to allow me $4,000 for
Expenses" We both understood how that money
would he used.
1t has already been explained how a lobbyist of
ability works. | followed Whites methods, which
could not be improved upon. We had the bill for
the bridge introduced in the House which is easy.
any man put in any kind of bill, and then
through my terrcts and agents and using my own
private of information. | entered upon the
preliminary work. which was to ascertain how the
committee stood.
II mad been green 10 the business should nave
feel, a. certain of being SlOO.OOO richer by the end
of the session a. | was sure that ! living
Every report was favorable. Not n single member
on the committee bjcctcd To the bill. Al first !
thought ] being fooled and that the ferrcts
were taking. hut when checked them up the result
was the same. ! expected my first big fight would
come in getting a favorable report from the com
mittec. and vet the committee with me from the
start. | was surprised and didn't know wha, to
make of it,
As there was no opposition III the committee the
bill ought to have been reported To the House almost
Immediately. hut some weeks went by with the bill
still held up and then | knew that the cards had
been stacked against me aud ] must find ont who
had turned the trick What puzzled me was my
failure to put my finger on the lobbyist represent
ing the other side. ! certain they had Il
lobbyist aud | wanted to locate him, for by that
time ] was onto the methods of every man in
Washington. aud when you know who You are fight
ing half the battle is won. But whoever was di-
rectng the campaign and handling the money kept
in the background. ! tried in every way possible
sound the members of the committee. but without
success. They all said they saw no reason why the
bill should not be reported but meanwhile II had
been referred to a subcommittee and there was
always some excuse to explain why action had
been taken. With my experience knew that tho
committee had been "seen' by our rivals and
must get busy in hurry.
| spent the next few days investigating every
member of the committee and finally decided Their,
was one man with whom | could do business.
money to n member of Congress and risk exposure