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CHAPTER XXII.
LOBBYISTS AHD ONE IN PARTICULAR.
WASHINGTON bas known many
lobbyists in its time, and it
keeps on knowing tuem. The
striking increase in legisla
tion that alms to restrict unlawful or
Improper practices in business, the
iwakenlng of the public conscience,
aas caused a greater demand than ever
For Influence at the national capital, for
these restrictive measures must be
either killed or emasculated to a point
of uselessness by that process which is
the salvation of many a corrupt manip
ulator, the process of amendment.
Predutory corporations, predatory
business associations of different sorts
ind predatory individuals have their
representatives on the field at Wash
ington to ward off attack by any means
that brains can devise or money pro
rare and to obtain desired favors at a
lost that will leave a profitable balance
(or the purchaser. When commercial
tricksters, believing in the lobbyists'
favorite maxim, "The People Forget,"
reel that they have outlived the latest
reform movement and see "the good
old days" returning, the professional
politicians Introduce a few. reform
measures themselves, most stringent
measures. They push these measures
ihead until somebody pays up, then
the bills die. The lobbyist knows all
bout these "strike" bills but does not
frown on them. No, no. Perhaps ho
helped draw up one of these bills so
that, with the uid of his Inside knowl
edge of his employer's business, the
measure is made to give a greater
tcare than might otherwise have re
sulted. The bigger the scare the big
ger the fund advanced, of course, for
the lobbyist to uauaie. AH this also
helps the lobbyist to secure and retain
employment.
Not nil the Washington lobbyists are
sutslde of congress. . The senator or
congressman has unequaled facilities
for oiling or blocking the course of a
hill. : Sometimes be confines himself to
the Interests of his own clients, who
ever they may be. But sometimes he
notices a bill that promises to be a
pretty good thing for the client of
tome other member if it passes. Then
tie begins to fight this bill so actively
that he must be "let In on the deal"
mmseir. this is very annoying to the
'other member, but the experience is
' value of observing other people's legis
lation. -
The outsiders (members of the "third
bouse") and the Insiders have a bond
of freemasonry uniting them; they ex
change information as to what mem
bers of both houses can be "reached,"
how they can be "got to" (through
whom) and bow much they want,
nils information is carefully tabulat
ed, and now prices for passing or de
feating legislation can be quoted, to
Interested parties just as the price of
n carload of pork can be ascertained at
a given time and place. Perhaps It is
tills system that leads grafting mem
bers of short experience to wonder
how knowledge of their taking what
is termed "the sugar" got out and be
en me known to their associates. Did.
they not have pledge of absolute se
crecy? Yes, but the purchaser never
Intended to keep the information from
those of bis kind. Lobbyists must be
honest with each other.
Not all lobbyists are men. The wo
man legislative agent bas been known
to occupy an Important position in
Washington, and she does yet. She is
hard to detect and frequently more un
principled than the men similarly en
gaged, If that is possible.
A woman with a measure of social
standing would naturally prove the
most successful as a lobbyist in Wash
ington because of the opportunities
her position would afford her to meet
people of prominence. And Just such
a one was Mrs. Cora Spangler, with
whom the Langdons bad been thrown
In contact quite intimately since their
arrival at the capital.
Tretty and vivacious, Mrs. Spangler
bore her thirty -seven years with un
common ease, aided possibly by the
makeup box and the modiste. Her
dinners and receptions were attended
by people of acknowledged standing.
Always a lavish spender of money,
this was explained as possible because
of a fortune left her by her late bus
band. Congressman Spongier of Penn
sylvania. That this "fortune" bad
consisted largely of stork and bonds
of a bankrupt copper smelting plant
In Michigan remained unknown, ex
cept to ber husband's family, one or
two of ber own relatives and Senator
Peabody, who, coming from Pennsyl
vania, bad known ber husband Inti
mately.. ,
He It was who had suggested to her
that she might make money easily by
cultivating the acquaintance of the
new members of both bouses and their
families, exerting her influence In varl
ous "perfectly legitimate ways," he
argued, for or against matters pending
In legislation. The Standard Steel cor
poration kept Mrs. Spongier well sup
plied with funds deposited monthly
to her account In a Philadelphia trust
company.
She avoided suspicion by reason of
her sex and her many acquaintances
of undisputed rank. Senator Peabody
.waa never Invited to ber borne, bad
MISSISSIPPI i
By THOMAS A. WISE
Novelized from the Play by Frederick R. Toombs
COPYRIGHT. 1909. BY THOMAS A. WISB
never attended a single dinner, recep
tion or musicale she bad given, all of
which was a part of the policy they
bad mutually agreed on to deaden any
suspicion that might some time arise
as to her relation to the Standard
Steel company. It was well known
that Peabody had been put into the
senate by Standard Steel to look after
Its interests.
He had found Mrs. Spangler chiefly
valunble thus far as a source of infor
mation regarding the members of con
gress, which she obtained largely from
their families. He was thus able to
gain an idea of their associations,
their particular interests and their as
pirations lu coming to congress, which
proved of much use to blm in forming
and promoting acquaintances, all for
the glory of Standard Steel.
Senator Holcomb of Missouri told
Mrs. Spangler at an afternoon tea con
fidentially that he was going to vote
against the ship subsidy bill. Senator
Peabody was in
formed of this
two hours later
by a note writ
ten In cipher.
When the vote
was called two
days later Sena
tor Holcomb vot
ed for the bill.
Standard Steel
supplies steel for
ocean liners, and
tbelr building
must be encour
aged. Mrs. Windsor,
wife of Congress
man Windsor of
He was going to vote Indiana, remark
ed,,! .ip ed tQ Mrg gpaD.
siay dm. g,er t a rocep
tion that she was "so glad Jlmmle is
going to do something for us women at
last. He says we ought to get silk gowns
ever so much cheaper next year."
Jiramie Windsor was a member of the
house committee on ways and mean
and was busily engaged in the matter
of tariff revision. When President
Anders of the Federal Silk company
heard from Senator Peabody that
Windsor favored lowering the tariff on
silk a way was found to convince the
congressman that the American silk in
dustry was a weakling- and many in
vestors would suffer If the foreign
goods should be admitted any cheaper
than at present.
President Anders would be willing
to do Senator Peabody a favor some
day.
Sometimes Cora Spangler shuddered
at the thought of what would become
of her if she should make some slip.
some fatal error, and be discovered to
her friends as a betrayer of confidences
for money. A secret agent of Stand
ard Steel! What a newspaper story
sue would make "Society Favorite a
Paid Spy;" "Woman Lobbyist Flees
Capital.' The sensational headlines
flitted through her mind. Then she
would grit her teeth and dig her finger
nails Into her palms. She had to have
money to carry on the life she loved so
well. She must continue as she had
begun. After nil, she reasoned, noth
ing definite could ever be proved re
garding the past Let the future care
for itself. She might marry again and
free herself from this mode of life,
who knows?
So reasoned Cora Spangler for the
hundredth time during the Inst two
years as she sat in her boudoir at her
home. She bad
spent part of
the day with
Carolina and
Hope Langdon
and In the even
ing had attend
ed the muslcnle
at their house.
But she had
been forced to
leave early ow
ing to a severe
headache. Now,
after an hour or
two of rest, she
felt better and
was about to re
tire. Suddenly
the - telephone
bell rang at a
New and Elegant
Furniture
Queensware
Glassware
AT
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for every customer and accounts
for our rapidly increasing trade.
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near a wibdow. She had twox tele
phones, one in the lower hall audi one
In her boudoir to pave walking dovn
stalrs unnecessarily, she explained to
her woman friends.- But the nnmoer
of this upstairs telephone was not In
the public book. It had a private
number, known to but two people ex
cept herself.
Taking down the receiver, she asked
la low voice, "Hello, who Is It?"
"Mr. Wall."
It was the name Senator Peabody
used in telephone conversation with
her.
"Yes, congressman!" she responded.
She always said "Yes, congress
man," in replying to "Mr. Wall," a
prearranged manner of Indicating that
he was talking to the desired person.
"I will need your services tomor
row," Senator ,-Peabody said, "on a
very important matter, I am afraid.
Decline any engagements and hold
yourself in readiness."
"Yes."
"I may send my friend S. to explain
things at 10:30 in the morning. If be
does not arrive at that time, telephone
me at J0;35 sharp. You kuow where.
Understand t I have put off going to
Philadelphia tonight,"
"Yes."
"That is all; goodby."
"Something very important," she
murmured nervously as she turned
from the desk.
"I don't like bis tone of voice; sounds
strained and worried something un
usual for the cold, flinty gentleman
from Pennsylvania. And his 'friend
S.,' of course, means Stevens! Great
heavens, then Stevens must now have
knowledge of my my business!"
She calmed herself and straightened
a dainty, slender .finger against her
cheek.
"It must be something about that
naval base bill, I'm sure. That's been
worrying Peabody . all session," she
mused as she pressed a button to sum
mon ber maid.
CHAPTER XXIII.
"THE BOSS OF THE 6ENATJC" GAINS X
NEW ALLY. 1 ' k
MRS. SPANGLER would hfive
, flattered herself on guessing
correctly as to Senator Pea-
A X. body's uneasiness bad she
heard and seen all that bad taken
place in bis apartment at the Louis
Napoleon hotel, where be had hurried
ly taken Senator Stevens on leaving
the Langdon bouse. , "
Not only would the two senators
lose their immense profits on the Alta-
coola transaction if Langdon persisted
In bis opposition, but they would lose
as well the thousands of dollars spent
by tbelr agents in purchasing options
on hundreds of acres and, where they
could not get options, the land Itself.
This land would be on their bands, un
salable, If the base went somewhere
else. Moreover, they feared that Lang
don's revolt would ' bring unpleasant
newspaper publicity to their opera
tions. "There's only one course to pursue,
Stevens," snapped Peabody as they
took off their overcoats. "That is to
be prepared as best we can for the
very worst and meet It in some way
yet to L determined. But first we
must try to figure out what Langdon
Is going to do--wbat
it can be
that be says be
will tell us to
morrow at 12:30
if we appear. He
must have some
thing very star
tling up bis
sleeve if be
makes good bis
assertions. 1
can't see how"
"Nor I," frown
ed Stevens, "and
my political eye
sight is far bet
tertban that fool
Laugdon's. Un-
Tm going to send for der ordinary cir
. Jake StcincM." cumstances we
could let him go ahead with bis minor
ity report for Gulf City, but as things
stand bell have every newspaper re
porter In Washington buzzing around
and asking Impertinent questions"
"Yes, and you and I would have to
go to Paris to live with our life insur
ance friends from New York, wouldn't
we?" laughed Pealody sarcastically.
"I'm golug to send for Jake gtelnert,"
he added.
"8telnertr Stevens ejaculated.
"What"
"Oh, that's all right Maybe he can
suggest something," said Peabody, go
ing to the telephone. "We've too much
at stake to make a mistake, and Jake
may see a point that we've overlooked.
Luckily I saw him dowustajrs in the
grill room as we came through to the
elevator."
"Stelnert is all right bimse'f.'' con
' tinned Stevens, "but his methods"
1. "Can't be too particular now about
bis methods or ours, Stevens, when a
bull like Langdon breaks loose in the
political china shop. " Fortune and rep
utation are both fragile."
! A ring of a bell announced the arriv
al of Jake Stelnert, whose reputation
as a lobbyist of advanced ability bad
snread wide to the twenty .rears he
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had spent in Washington. Of medium
height, sallow complexion, dark hair
and dark eyes, his broad shoulders fill
ed the doorway as he entered. An Illy
kept mustache almost hid a thin lip
ped, forceful mouth, almost as forceful
as some of the language be used. His
eyes darted first to Peabody and then
to Stevens, waiting for either of them
to open the conversation.
The highest cluss lobbyists, those
who "swing" the "biggest deals," con
cern themselves only with men who
can "handle" or who control lawmak
ers. They get regular reports and out
line the campaign, Like crafty spiders
they hide in the center of a great web,
a web of bribery, threat, cajolery and
Intrigue, Intent on every victim that Is
lured Into the glistening meshes,
Only the small fry mingle freely with
the legislators in the open, in the ho
tels and cafes and in the capltol corri
dors. . , V
Jake Stelnert did not belong In either
of these classes; be ranked somewhere
between the biggest and the smallest.
He coupled colossal boldness with the
most expert knowledge of all the intri
cate workings of the congressional
mechanism. Given money to spend
among members to secure the defeat of
a bill, be would frequently put most of
the money In bis own pocket and for
a comparatively small sum defeat it
by influencing the employees through
whose bands It must pass.
"Sit down, Jake. Something to
drink?" asked Peabody, reaching for a
decanter.
No," grunted the lobbyist; "don't
drink durln' business hours; only durln'
the day,"
"Well, Jake," said the Pennsylvanlan,
"you probably know something of
what's going on In the naval affairs
committee."
You mean the biggest job of the
session?"
"Yes."
"Sure thing, senator. It's the work
of an artist."
"The boss of the senate" smiled
grimly.
Now, suppose a committeeman
named Langdon absolutely refused to
JJud Ilaine.
be taken care of and insisted on band
ing in a miaority report tomorrow,
with a speech that read like the Decla
ration of Indtipendence?"
Stelnert Jerked bis bead forward
quickly.
"You mean what would I do If I
was er if I was runnln' the Job?"
"Yes."
Stelnert leaned toward Peabody.
"Where do 1 come in on this'" be
asked suspiciously.. '
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this being the highest value ever re
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trade. A shipment of 77 hogs from
the Willamette Valley received this
attractive figure. The hogs averaged
184 pounds each and brought the un
usual price of better than S16.55
each.
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Scientists have found In a cave in
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Ttnlay the danger, as shown by A. W
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"Come, come, man," was tne irritable
retort. "I never let a few dollars
stand between myself and my friends."
"All right, peuator."
The lobbyist thrust himself down in
his chnir, puffed slowly at a cigar and
gazed thoughtfully at the ceiling.
"Few years ago." he began after a
minute or two. "there was a feller who
was goin' to
squeal about a
bond issue. He
bad his speech
all ready to warn
the country that
he thought a
crowd of the
pluto-cracy was
goln to get the
bonds to resell
to the public at
advanced rates.
Well, sir, I ar
ranged to have a "He via at the intone
carriage, a closed asylum."
carriage, call that night to take him
to see the president, for he was told
the president sent the carriage for him.
When he got out be was at the Insane
asylum, an' I can tell you be was bun
dled Into a pudded cell In jig time,
I where he stayed for three days. 'He
! thinks he's a member of congress,' I
told the two huskies that bandied him
an' gave 'em each a twenty case note.
I The doctor that signed the necessary
imiuro got considerable more.
Stevens' gasp of amazement caused
the narrator genuine enjoyment.
"I know of a certain senator who
was drunk an' laid away in a Turkish
bath when the roll was called on a cer
tain bill. He was a friend of Pea-
body's," laughed the lobbyist to the
I Mls8lsslpplan.
"But In his case," said Stevens, "we
must be very careful. Possibly some
of your methods In handling the men
you go after"
"Say," Interposed Stelnert, "you
know I don't do all pursuln', all the
goln' after, any more than others in
my business. Why, senator, some of
these congressmen worry the life out
of us folks that sprinkle the sugar.
They accuse us of not lettlu' 'em in
on things when they haven't been fed
lu some time. They come down the
trail like greyhounds coursln' a coy
ote." The speaker reused and glanced
across at Peabody, who, however, was
too busily engaged In writing In a
memoradum book to notice him.
"Why, Senator Stevens," went on
the lobbyist, "only today a down east
member held me up to tell me that be
was strong for that proposition to
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or government timber land in Oregou.
He says to me, lie says: 'Whnt 'n b-1
do my constituents In New EiiTland
care about things way out on the Pa-
clflc coast? I'd give 'em Yellowxtouo
National park for a freight sidln If
'twas any use to 'em,' he says. So
you see"
"I must go," broke In Stevens, ris
ing and glancing at bis watch. ' It
will soon be daylight."
"If you must have sleep, po. but y u
must be here at 0 o'clock sharp l.i the
mornlug," snid Teabody. ritelnert
will sleep here with me. We'll r 11
have breakfast together here lu my
rooms and u
final consulta
tion." "You won't
plan anything
really desperate.
Teubody, will
"Nonsense, Ste
vens, of ctmi'Ke
not. Our game
will be to try
to weaken Lang
don, to prove to
blm In the morn
ing that he alone
will suffer, be
t auue our names
do not appear In
"Suppoae Lu notion
does not weaken f
the land deals. The options were
signed and the deeds signed by our
agents. Don't you see? Whereas bis
daughter and son and future son-in-law
actually took land In their own
names."
"How clumsy!"
"Yes. Such amateurism lowers the
dignity of the United States senate,"
Peabody answered dryly.
"But suppose Langdon does not
weaken?" asked Stevens anxiously as
be picked up his bat and coat.
"Then we will go Into action with
oar guns loaded," was the reply.
(Continued next week.)
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