The Washington times., 1929-09-24
Lobbyists Disgrace
To Nati0n--Why Not
Clean Them All Out?


He IL not the only persistent and pernicous lobbyist who
endeavors to promote the interests Of his employers
He is not the only and he is not the worst one
Moreover he is not the most highly compensated one
He In not the one who has interfered most with the
public benefit He merely who has opposed certain
plans Of the and incurred the dspleasre of
certain Government officials.
There are other lobbyists and lobbyists who have
opposed the most cherished desires and hopes Of the
American people
There are lobbyists who have tried promote public
plunder.
There are lobbyists who have consistently opposed and
eventually defeated plainly for the public welfare
There are lobbyists who represented oppressive trusts
and greedy tariff barons anxious for laws to enable them
further to bind and bleed the public.
These lobbyists been attacked by the Adminra
don They have not been investigated by the Senate
Their evil acts have condoned by the Administration
and the Senate and Of the lobbyists have been
publicly that phrase both rewarded
In public and also the public expenseby the very Ad
nistraton and very Senate who investigating
little Mr.. Shearer.
Take Senator Lenroo for example who became active
and aggressive lobbyist for the Power Trust that gigantic
organization for public plunder which spends millions in
buying up newspapers and editors and school book pub
fishers and college professors and politicians and in opposing
the public will welfare throughout the United States
and particularly Washington, the seat Of Government
and the source Of laws
became OF
lobbyist for inquitous trust operating at Washington
In the anteroom of Senate and in the very halls Of the
White House?
What became of Lenroot rejected by his State and
repudiated by his own fellow citizens at the polls?
WHAT BECAME OF LENR0oT? Was he denounced by
the President Of the United States?
Was he investigated by the Senate of the United States?
Did he receive just condemnation and punishment?
No. Ex-senator Lenroot, Power Trust lobbyist,
appointed by President Hoover to be Judge in Federal
court.
He was rewarded with high and honorable position
and given to interpret the laws for against those
who came before him.
AND HIS APPOINTMENT WAS CONFIRMED BY THE
SENATE WHICH Is NOW ENGAGED IN 1NvEsT1GAT-
ING ONE LOBBYIST OF WHOM THE ADM1N1sTRA-
TON DOES NOT APPROVE
To be sure the Senate had conscience enough to be
ashamed Of its discreditable act
To sure the Senate drew the curtains against the light
Of publicity darkened the Senate chamber AND WENT
INTO SECRET SESSION.
To be sure the Senators their whispered vote
should not be made the public who elected
and to whom they in honor and duty responsible
But ashamed shameless, the Senate DID confirm the
Power Trust lobbyist Lenroot Judge of Federal
court and there he sits today monument to the sin
cery with large question mar) of the Presidents de-
nuncaton of ONE lobbyist and the senates investigation
Of ONE lobbyist who happened to oppose the Admnstra-
tion's plans.
It is time for the people Of the United States to take
hand in this investigation.
time for the citizenship to insist that ALL lobbyists
be nvesgatedthose whom the Government opposes and
whom the Government condones and those whom the
Government approves and rewards with high office.
It tme to that the people of the United States insisted
that the Senator's whom they elect by popular vote abo
sessions in domestic affairs and throw open
windows of the Senate chamber to let in the wholesome
light day and henceorh do nothing which has be
secretly, silently shamefully and in the dark
Citizens you Indifferent your public will
be Indifferent.
you take interest your public servants your pub
lie servants will take interest in you.
If you neglectful of your welfare, your public
servants will be negectfu of your welfare
If ycu only half do your duty citizens, your public
servants will only half do their duty public officials
THE SENATE IS ONLY HALF DOING IT'S DUTY
NOW
Write your Senator insist that the Senate do its full duty
Insist that it investigate ALL lobbyists those that
denounced by the Administration and those that are ap
pointed by the Administration to high office.
Insist that the Senate act fully and openly and honestly
and sincerely and CLEAN OUT ENTIRELY THESE
RATS NESTS OF LOBBYISTS WHICH HAVE MPEDED
THE WORK OF YOUR GOVERNMENT AND BLEM-
ISHED THE CHARACTER OF YOUR PUBLIC SER