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Show all right so long aa It bases Us petitions peti-tions on accurate information. Whenever When-ever there Is what is called a moral Issue at stake the letter-writing lobby Is always In evidence, and It Is known la Washington that congress has been swayed on several ocenstous to change its first op'nlons In oaves by sheer force of "hearing from the country" through the Vnlted States malls. There Is a wld difference of opinion opin-ion In the country as to whether or not IlKlit wines and beer should be sold to the soldiers at amy posts. The cnnJeen us the place where the mildly alcoholic drink at one time were sold, was abiflshed some years ago. Tho force that abollxhed It was the letter-writing lobby. 1'iwiuestlon-ably 1'iwiuestlon-ably the pure food bill was passed because be-cause of the Influence of the letter writers. It Is held by many people that this Is the best legislation now on the statute books of the United States, but for years congress refused to give It consideration. Then the letter writers got busy and congress acted. Heroic Deeds Recognlied. The record of the life saving serv-Ico serv-Ico of the United States show hundreds hun-dreds of heroic deeds done. During Dur-ing the year 1912 twenty-six medals med-als were awarded to men who saved the lives of fellow creatures at the imminent danger of losing their own. It Is known from rending the last report of the life saving service that the giving of medals for extraordinary extra-ordinary service does not In ltslf tell more than the beginning of the stories of heroic acts which are done week In and week out by men In the government gov-ernment service merely aa a matter of the "duty of routine." During the last year the youngest person to receive a medal from the United States government for life saving was Samuel S. Smith, Jr., ol Savannah. Ga.. 14 year old. Uncle Ham recognised his daring and spirit of self sacrifice by presenting him with an honor medal. This boy rescued from drowning a little girl nomed Mary Morrison who was swept to sea while bathing at Tybee Island. Georgia. Geor-gia. There were many adults present who tried to struggle through the surf to the child's rescue, but they were unable to make headway. The boy, however, succeeded where hl elders had foiled, and he made his way to the struggling child and succeeded In bringing her to shore. Medals for Brave Soldiers. Two troopers of the Tenth United States cavalry, Levi Anderson and John R. Lyons, were given silver medals for heroism. These troopert had gone with another named John IL Moody to awlm their horses In Mai-let-s Hay. Moody was thrown off his borse In water fifteen feet deep and he was unable to swim. Anderson Ander-son and Lyon dropped from their horses and swam to their comrade's assistance, but before they reached him be had sunk. Tbey dove and brought Moody to the surface, when be revived and struggled fiercely as only a man In danger of drowning can struggle. All three men went to the bottom twice before Anderson and Lyon finally prevailed and accomplished accom-plished the rescue. Capt. Charles R. Howland of the United States army won a gold medal In 1912 for personal gallantry at 8yS Fabian. Philippine) Islands. A qi temiaster's launch which had beco disabled ran upon a sand bar In ti height of a typhoon. Men under th command of Captain Howland went U the beach near the wreck and started- signal fire to let the crew know of their presence. At midnight while the sea was raging Captain Howland mm half a mile through the surf to the launch to Inform those on board of the purpose of the Pre and to tell them that It would be kept going as a beocon light to guide them in their swimming If the vessel should bresk up during the nlghL Captain Howland then swam back to the ahore to his men, who had not expected to see him alive again. The launch broke np during the night, but as the storm had abated the men on board guided by the fire, succeeded In reaching the shore In safety. Rescued Five Women. A reminder of the cyclone In the harbor of Charleston. S. C, In 1895. Is found In the sliver medal Just awarded to Edward T. Iiurdell of that city. The wind caused a small tidal wave which Inundated part of Sullivan's Sulli-van's Island, upon which Uurdell resided. re-sided. During the storm Uurdell discovered dis-covered a bouse In which Ave women had taken refuge, which the wave threatened to sweep from Its foundations founda-tions and take out to sea. Four times Iiurdell wsded snd swam the hundred yards between the house and dry land, and on each of the first three trips be brought In a woman. The last trip he found the house bad been washed away, and succeeded in rescuing both the remaining women, struggling In the water, and brought them to ahore. The rescued then had to turn their attention to their rescuer, who was completely overcome by bis exertions. A Filipino. Cornello Casldsld, ser-reant ser-reant of the Forty-lghth compsny of Philippine scouts, received his gold medal for conspicuous bravery In the water In March. 1911. A native craft railed a larcha. containing twenty Mandayans. capsited off Minandsnao. The army launch ran In within fifty yards of the place, and many of the soldiers swam 300 yards to the shore to lighten the load and permit the launch to get closer, to make way for the rescued. Casldsld swam to the lorcha and made several return trips, each time bringing a native oa bis bsck. 151 kji ran DEMOCRATIC SENATORS KEPT IN WASHINGTON DURING THE TARIFF DEBATE. NO PAIRING IS PERMITTED Congressional Campaign Committees to Be Reorganized So as to Aid In the Election of Senstors as Well as Representatives. By GEORGE CLINTON. Washington. The fuct that the Democrats have such a slight majority major-ity in the senate has resulted lu what may be called an order that no upper house members of thu dominant party shall leave Washington during the tariff tar-iff debate for any protracted period, l he Democrats want to have their full strength on baud so as not to bo obllircd to depend upou absentees "pairing" wlLh Uepubilcons. Under certain conditions a pair can be broken bro-ken and this would be dangerous to a party in control by a small majority. Not long ago a commission was appointed ap-pointed whose duty it was to be to go abroad to atudy certain agricultural conditions, and on this commistlon there were several senators. One of thetn was exceedingly anxious to go abroad and he made all his "pairing" arrangemcnta. Then he went to see President Wilson, who told him be must stay In Washington and help out with the tariff during the consideration considera-tion of amendments and that It would not be entirely satisfactory II he simply sim-ply made arrangements to return In time for the flnsl vote. Enlarged Duties for Committees. The Democratic congressional campaign cam-paign committee is to be reorganized, and hereafter there will be a larger representation of senators upon It, a fact which is accounted for by the constitutional con-stitutional change which will give the people the right to elect their senators direct. Hereafter the congressional campaign committee will be charged not only with the duty of trying to secure se-cure the election of members of the house, but with that of trying to elect United States senators. The Republicans Republi-cans also will increase .their congressional congres-sional campaign committee by the addition ad-dition of senatorial members, and their dutlea will be similar to those of the Democrats. The Progressives have not named a congressional campaign committee, but as soon as the organisation organi-sation of their party is completed In all sections of the country this will be done. In connection with this matter of direct elections it might be said that President Wilson Is believed to be In favor of a plan to do away with nominating nomi-nating conventions and to aubstltute preferential primaries In the choosing of candidates for president and vice-president. vice-president. It Is also said that when this has been accomplished the president presi-dent thinks It would be a good plan to abolish the electoral college and to allow al-low the people to vote directly for their candidates. With the organization of the different differ-ent political campaign committees and with knowledge that the Republican national committee Is to meet before long to consider the question of a porty convention, the real campaigning campaign-ing work of the parties has begun. The Progressives are busy organizing in every county and every state In the Union, and it Is aasured thst the campaign cam-paign for the election of members of the house one year from next fall will be In full swing for certainly twelve months, an unusual'y long time. Lobbying Gets a Blow. Lobbying Is still In evidence In Washington, notwithstanding the fact that President Wilson Ir-velghed against It so bitterly In a public pronouncement some days ago. It can be said, however, that lobbying Is not so marked In Its public manipulations manip-ulations as It was prior to the executive execu-tive protest. It is believed that next yesr a great many lobbyists who have haunted the capltol for years will be absent from the city. There are certain ones who are known as offensive lobbyists, and their faces are known to everybody In Washington, while their business is known to comparatively few outside of congress and the newspaper men. It is probsble that the protest of President Wilson will cause most of these lobbyists to clear out as soon as they finish op their present work, which cannot be carried on with the same openness w hich was the case before. be-fore. Proper Lobby Also Eslsts. There Is a proper lobby, as well as an improper lobby. The proper lobby Is that which Is composed of real representatives rep-resentatives of real business who come to Washington to set forth the side of the case as a business which Is to be affected. These men are listened lis-tened to patiently by committees and by new members, and their work unquestionably un-questionably has Its effect on leg-Islstlon leg-Islstlon and a perfectly proper effect In many Instances. The professional lobbyist uses bis personal influence to secure votes one way or another regardless re-gardless of the merits of the matter In controversy. Comment has been made before In these dispatches about "the letter-writing letter-writing lobbyists." As bas been said. It Is the letter writing lobby which ; gets next to ths president of the United States, for thousands of letters srs directed to the chief executive ssk-leg ssk-leg that be refrain from urging this legislation or tbat legislation, because the writers "ars sure it Is going to ct wages or hart tbem in some other way." Now, the lefterwritlng lobby, from Its administrate point of view. U |