Show Official O Lobbyists TAT TI-TAT official Washington is honeycombed with vicious THAT L legislation in tile the interests of or activities ilis to procure demonstrated and exposed ex- ex is frequently and classes persons posed in ill the proceedings of at Con Congress the use of le legislation legis legis- is- is pending pending- official influence to advocate ad 0 or oppose lotion lation is no 1 longer J cr dis disguised or camouflaged hut but is done openly and brazenly as ns if the thc chief actors in tho the thon n nefarious business conscious of no ho fixed policy against Lear fear being called to account for it ii have no reason to their reprehensible conduct The fhe people are fortunate however in having ing representatives in who are arc not blinded blinded blind blind- cs and senators senator Congress I ed to evil il practices no matter how common they may become or how frequently or by whom they arc are at at- at tempted A modern instance of or unwarranted effort to put through legislation by officials in the thc service and 1 l f c under the pa pay of tile the government go was recently exposed b by Senator Smoot who gives i dail daily c of magnifyIng magnify magnify- of the the thic watchdog in ing his Ins calling and nna reputation us ns mu MU IU treasury and the opponent of mischievous and debasing dehas- dehas ing tactics Whether warnings s sounded by hv the senators will have liac havea a 11 deterrent effe effect t 1 upon pon the thc pernicious activities of high salaried officials in t the hc interest of class legi legislation or not Utah and nul Colorado are to be lie congratulated upon in ha having in the Senate and champions of the r right who arc are unafraid to 0 declare their sentiments J fl ri r. |