New Britain herald., 1929-11-05
MR. GRUNDY PROVES ADISAPPOINTNEN7 A
Keeps Temper, Says Nothing
 Startling at Senate Probe

Washington. Nov. ! - Watchu; and listening to Joe Grundy hn- fore the senate committee inve@!- @ating lobhics is something or d d;>- appointment.
 Everyone seemed 10 suppose tha, tional high spot Of this nvcstiga- tion and that Chairman CarawaT and Senator Tom Walsh would druy out of. him startling admissions of iniquily and intrigue which WOuI shock all risht-thinking persons, But all we saw was Mr. Joseph R. Grundy, variously known aS Joe" "Old Joe" "Unclo Joy'' and "Blue-t,ye Joe" the president of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers association and the hi@h-pricst ot twcntVth century lobbyists.
 Nothing Really New
 And all we heard was what everyone already kncw-that Joe'S chief interest in life was to raiso millions of dollars for the political party that favored high protective tariffs and then to see that the con- tributors received q good return on their Investments through th' pro its made possihlc hy hi,n prOtr%- tive duties. Joe admitted all that. Instead Of rcticenCn or shame his attitude was one Of serene right cousncss.
 Joe is proud and happy 10 ho 1 the man who raises the dough an i then raises the duties. The Penn sylvaniH politicans arc proud and happy 10 have him on the dough raising job and the pcnnsyIyanjl manufacturers are proud and hap py 10 have him on the dulN-rajsjn; job. He cNcpl3 at both.
 ] Before Joe'S turn came if W@s iU- tnrcatin~ to observe him chortIju- at the vrithngs Of another lobby l ist in the witness chHir--a mh'E l lesser lobbyist for q big New i.nH land fish company.
 Hes nothing but q paid lohh, ist !" exclaimed this witness con. tomptuously in reference to q riy" i lobbyist for d rival fish courpan' which had opposinG designs on tG' tariff bill
 "Ncll. what are youn" dcmand"' Caraway and old Joe laughed loud CT and louder as CaraWaE am Walsh hcctorcd tho poor Houn- man until finally he agreed that n guessed h." was Il paid lobbyist, too
 He ought 10 be playing grandpo' parts in the movies. He's nigh ont 70 now. lI's a chubby little ma. with a chubby little face. Wh.' hair parted on the side and q whin mustachc and gold spectacleS. Elr' shorter than tall. Baby Face" tn girls would call him if he playo around night clubs and one can 3I most imagine him giggling about It
 "Of the l50 persons and 5O news papermcn in the hearing roor' Uncle Joo'S face bloomed redd"st 0 all And it was from no "mhar~aSS mcnt. for one of the things ahou Uncle Joe is that h" never, nrNr gets embarrassed. Hes not old fashioned. either. He waddlcd VI to the witness chair in q blue &cr% suit and dark tan shoes and q g& little blue bow tie.
 Wasn't it his purpose in comin to Washington to see that the bor' got their money back" Why. O course, What else? And, he added the boys would get their mona back if the republican party lcr it's campaign and platform prom iscs. Naturally someone had : come to Washington to see that tn promises were kept and that. h said, was just what he had hce' doing for two or three decades.
 He spoke in a low matter of fac voice and was never mclodranatit His manner was mild and he wa never fused. There ought to h many more tariff lobbyists in toW' he said.
 His Patience Was Strained
 Of course there were times Whc the grandfathcrly Alr Grupd seemed 10 be turning just q ljttl sour Senator Walsh seemed per Sistcnt in questioning his tari' views. Mir. Grundy prefers to H patient with persons who questio his tariff views. He doesn't bclicy all democrats should be dcportc"