| Show Pot and Kettle Quite regularly we hear a terrible wail ail about lobbies at Washington which would indicate that our Sen Senators Senators Senators and Congressmen arc are being bein influenced against ag- ag their ther will by designing persons who would mould them to their hearts heart's desire desire- This is a lot of bunk In the first place if a member of Congress has not riot sense enough or courage enough to form his own opinions and act upon them he ought to re resign re- re resign resign sign and go home Besides there is no reason to condemn lobbyists for one class and commend lobby lobby- lobbyists lobbyists for another class Every im im- important im- im important group in the nation has its lobbyists in Washington The farmers have their lobby lobb so sp have the labor unions the vet vet- I crans rans the prohibitionists the blue law advocates the various indus- indus in trues-in in fact every conceivable class lass either cither constantly or at inter inter- intervals intervals vals als is importuning Congress to too todo todo do o or not do this or that As intimated above if Congress men arc are fit it to be Congressmen there here is little harm in the long run runn in n having representatives of var- var various various ious ous groups in Washington to pre- pre present present sent their views and give information tion ion respecting them There is little sincerity in of one group denouncing lobby of an opposing group It is a aasc case of the pot calling the kettle black lack |
