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Show THE MORMON LOBBY. . The New York Sun's Washington cor-respont cor-respont says that it is understood that a vigorous lobby has been employed to defeat de-feat hostile legislation in the House. This is merely a rumor, and it must be estimated esti-mated as a rumor. Lobbying is a bad thing and should not be allowed, but if it is allowed it is a thing that will be taken advantage of by all needing any secret aid. The Sun says the Mormons are rich and are inclined to spend some of their wealth- in preventing hostile legislation. On the supposition that this is so the lobbying of the Mormons means that they use of money can prevent hostile hos-tile legislation. If it can be employed to prevent hostile or other legislation, it means that the men upon whom depends the enactment of legislation can be bribed. A man who will accept a, bribe is equally as culpable and base as a man who will give one, and if a Mormon Mor-mon lobby in Washington can prevent hostile legislation, such lobby must prevent pre-vent it by influencing members of Congress. Con-gress. People greatly over-estimate the strength of the Mormon lobby in Washington Wash-ington and the influence of the Mormon church outside of Utah. From the manner man-ner in which the press and people of the country talk about Mormons lobbying at Washington one might think that city was like Rome, of which it was said, "A city for sale if one has the money to purchase pur-chase it." " ' |