Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-09
LOBBYISTS READY
TO GREET HARDING
EVERY KN6NN' VARIETY rNDEl,
THE SIN ARE NOW SWARM.
ING WASHINGTON.
iiy y. z. JONES
staff Cmrespan,lent


WASHINGTON. ID. & Ia, 100,
the near advent n tho Itardine ,dnl,.
Fr'ti'n Washington o. again swarm.
ihg with lobbyists. Thor, IN cv,av a,
H'iy 81 lobbyist under the an, NOS.
gathered at thu National Capital
senator Thomas or Colorado IN n,
senate stated tina, he knew Of iss d,f
iercnt kinds &c lobbylcs now oner,,in,.
IN washington. These loibvlos mr.. NJ
htloal racial. social. industrial. lahcr
womcns. farmers. military. paolfls, ~.
formers. and what not. Every inter,s,
.nat amounts to anything In the United
N"tes seems 10 have i,a lobbyists o,,.
eratinI an Washington. These peop,.
declared Senator Thomas are d.,,r.
mined 10 accomplish their tnissis,s ,,1
hrN use Threats. persuasion. entren,v
an' "'rious other methods ON neuh.r.
OF h"'iSe and senate All n tbem NJ.
coiding Co the Colorado senator ,,,.
DINER senators. care nothing Tor the ,f,n
'rI welfare legislation Of the country
but are sclfishly and solely out IA pc,
what they want from ccngrcss IN th,.
WAY ~ particular bills or 10 defeat l.,,,
hti"n That they believe hostile Ia tbo
interests they ropr, sent at Tho \.
uonh Capital Many Of these lolhv
sr"uNs have community II Interest
and work either against and for lepis
mtinn 81 various kinds. Some ~ them
are IN" most persistent and nctlcc per.
sons IN Washington. nnd few are ,s
pesthrrous ~ the pruverhial nv. Wo.
10 senator ar member Il tho hons,
Who II without vlgoroug and nil.
private sccrctrry o. hold off ;he loi,,
Isis otherwise congrcssman's m,
would he made a mls ~ by day and p,
night. The lobbyist would poster hioi
nearly 20 death. and take up an IN. linn.
HE'D time that 'he congressman u-uniiy
hls AZ his disposal after attending 10,
his official duties Some senators and
representatives hav. standing inrtruc
ton 10 Their secretaries that they are
never In" when the lobbyist call, nj
members ~ congress saw regularly all
the lobbyists that infcsi The Capltol thcy
would actually have no time 10 attend
TO either their personal or private bus
mess
The Washington lohbyls, ~ toby q
quite different person frcm the old time
lobbyists Tho cid time LOBBYIST was a
person of finance and us'mlly work I'll
alone. lie depended much or winlne
ana dining members Il congress ard
the approaches he made to ACCOMPLISH
hiY plans fO ~ lgnins, lccislli!ru wcrr
usually nor. insidious than forccful
HE always wcrk,d alone. or with q M
cinating wc-;an companion and oftcr
mad" great success In his business.
Tho mod,rn lobbyist usuallv works
IN packs that IL there Is nclrly always
n committee" u three or four q the
lobbyists bound on the same lcgi slaiivc
ermnd. aud al working tog,thor Tor
common cause.
In addition - personal calls on con.
grcssmen tn lobbyists keep the mailr |
TO the c1nsr, ssman flooded with written
arguments and appeals FOR and against
legislation. The CONGRESSMAN have b. |
come ~ familiar with this kind os prop-l
aganda that they are ab'o TO In many |
tNNttu'tr W N'iftl u ffl NAkui MlfnNNt l
opening the letters and throw Il into
The wnstebaskcts without further ado |
There H. vas, difference between
the communications aud views - hue.
ness and professional men, IN person
and by mail. and the illusions Il N
lobbyists. Congressman are glad To get
the viewpoint. u business and ryofcs
sional men On pending or proposed lcgis
l1tlon ai all times. In fact r,natcrs md
icrrcs l,atiV,s solicit such information.
When irriff and iss legislation g. On,
. Vawn'". members ~ ih' nate q
name crmru,tr. AMI l'usc wavs md
mcaus ornmittrc are always glld tcI
hear the Vows. both On the stand and IN
pri,at-. ~ tgm"ss. manufacturing.
l4rsing AM Turning Interest
= Pu; la'jy.st pur s,. ~ taboo. Con-
Ircstl ~ want jo see ~ little q, lin ~
Lcc as possible There are plenty -
ldi"',ts 'a Washington Il the fair scS.
aad IN flr. socr 81 ihc mos, success
~ e. - rihc are women.