Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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HK ' -fciow about that. Norton?" Peabodv asked, turning to the congressman, B irho had followed Stevens. B "I corroberate all you've caid." reB marked Norton. "I can state pot'tively B that Senator I.nngdea knew that his I I'm likely to meet you gome time in the r Carroll hotel" money was going into Altacoola laud. I will swear to it if necessary," and be y glared bitterly at Carolina's father, f feeling certain that the girl would I> cling to bim as opposed to her parent. Langdon made a threatening move at \ the congressman. > "I consider my riddance of you mighty cheap at the price," he cried. "Come, come, Laugdon," fumed Pear, body, "I must get away from here to catch the midnight train. Let's get r through with this matter. You must realise that you cannot light me in Washington. You must know that . man call me the king of the senate.' II can beat any measure you introduce. I can pass any measure you want passed. I can make you a laughingstock or a power. "Why, my friend from Mississippi, I ' can even have your election to the senate contested, have a committee appointed to Investigate the manner of your election, have that committee decide that you bought your way into the honorable body, the senate of the United States, and on the strength of that duriaion have you forfeit your seat! What a pretty heritage to hand down to posterity such a disgrace will be! Why, the very school children of the future will hear about you as 'Looter Langdon,' and their parents will tell them how particularly degrading it waa for a man of your reputation to drag Into your dishonest schemes your eon, sir, and your daughter. For who will believe that this money was not put in these lands without your consent, without your direction, your order? Did you not sign the mortgage on which this $50,000 was raised?" 8enator Langdon waved his hand depzecatingly. "I'm learning the underhanded ways of you professional politicians. I'm getting wise. I'm learn ing 'the game,' so I know you're bluffing me. Peabody. But you forget that the game of poker was Invented in Mississippi?my native state." Pressing a button, Langdon summoned a servant and said: "Send in Mr. Haines. I guess I've got to have a1 witness for my side." -It's no bluff," spoke Stevens as Haines entered. "Peabody can and will break you like a plpestem: he's done It to other men before you who?who tried to dispute his power. But I'll try to save you. I'll ask hlrn to be merciful. You are not of any importance in the senate. We do not need to deal with you"? "Then why do you both spend so much time on me?" asked Langdon innocently. "Why doesn't Peabody go to Philadelphia?" "Langdon," said Tea body, "you know my control of the senate is no piece of fiction. But I will forgive your obstinacy, even forget it. I"? "Look here," cried Langdon, "just because I'm a fat man don't think that I can't lose my temper." He stopped and gazed at his two colleagues. "Now, you two men stay still one moment, and I'll tell you what really ''Becaw fat d ''on't think / can't lose my temper." will happen tomorrow," he exploded, "and I'm only a beginner in the game that's your specialty. The naval base is going to Altacoola"? "Good J" simultaneously cried both Peabody and Stevens. Tafia- coming i . ,, , ' v? l|| A Get From IV I By THOM JfoxJelized From the 7*1 \ * COPYRIGHT. 1909. ; in with us;" "N<>. I'm not. but I'll pass the bill i j that nobody makes a rent, .just ns i said I would. I'll fool you both ai make you both honest for ottco fn spi 1 of your natural dispositions." Stevens 'I till the I'ennsylvanh j stared at oavh other in disgust. Turiheniiore," eontinued Lnngdo ' "Altac??ola mu^t have the base becnu | I've known for some time that Cu J City was impossible. Rut some ? roo | eil senators would have made mon< ' if they'd known it. so they didn't lea; it. Altaeoola. that proud arm of o' ! jrreat jritlf. will have those battleshi] j floating on her broad bosom and tl [ eountry will be the better o(T. and ! will the sovereign state of Mississippi ! Cod bless it- but neither Senator l'e j body " I'eunsyh aula nor Senator St ! vens <>f .Mississippi is going to be at I better because of It. No, ami if y< men come to uiy committee room 12:30 tomorrow noon you'll have chance to hear how all that's oomit about. If you a re not there by th time I'll bring in n minority rei?ort favor of Gulf City Just to show y< that I know how to play the game J this Washington game"? 1,ri 1 Ann /1a n<kfliil tUIlJt;, Itri S fcU U f tttu UV UWIU11 ! with hlai," said Peabody to the sent senator from Mississippi. "Well, senator, iu the name of goo ness, what are you going to do? Ho can you win for Altacoola without 1( ting these grafters make money out < it?" asked Haines in astonishment i the other two walked away. "What a you going to do at 12:30 tomorrow?" Langdon turned to him and rolled h eyes toward the ceiling despairingly. "I'm blamed if I know!" he e claimed. CHAPTER XXII. LOBBYISTS?AND ONE IN CABTICCLAB WASHINGTON has known mui lobbyists in its time, and keeps on knowing them. T1 striking increase in legisl tion that alms to restrict unlawful < improper practices in business, tl awakening of the public consclenc has caused a greater demand than ev for Influence at the national capital, f these restrictive measures must I either killed or emasculated to a poii of uselessness by that process which the salvation of many a corrupt mani ulator, the process of amendment. Predatory corporations, predatoi business associations of different sor and predatory individuals have the representatives on tie field at Was ington to ward off attack by any meai that brains can devise or money pr cure and to obtain desired favors at cost that will leave a profitable balan< for the purchaser. When com mere i tricksters, believing in the lobbyist favorite maxim, "The People Forget feel that they have outlived the late reform movement and see "the g<* old days" returning, the profession politicians introduce a few refor measures themselves, most stringei measures. They push these measun ahead until somebody pays up, th( the bills die. The lobbyist knows a about these "strike" bills, but does n* frown on them. No, no. Perhaps 1 helped draw up one of these bills s that, with the aid of his inside know edge of his employer's business, tl measure is made to give a great* scare than might otherwise have r suited. The bigger the scare the bi. ger the fund advanced, of course, f< the lobbyist to handle. All this ah helps the lobbyist to secure and retal employment. Not nil the Washington lobbyists ai outside of congress. The senator < congressman has unequaled faeilltk for oiling or blocking the course of bill. .Sometimes he confines himself i the interests of his own clients, wh ever they may be. But sometimes 1 notices a bill that promises to be pretty good thing for the client < some other member if it passes. The he begins to fight this bill so active! that he most be "let In on the dea' himself. This Is very annoying to tt other member, but the experience i worth something. He has learned tt value of observing other people's legl lation. The outsiders (members of the "thir house") and the insiders have a bon of freemasonry uniting them; they e: change information as to what men bers of both houses can be "reached how they can be "got to" (throug whom) and how much they wan This information is carefully tabula ed, and now prices for passing or di feating legislation can be quoted t Interested parties just as the price < a carload of pork can be ascertained i a given time and place. Perhaps it I this system that leads grafting men bers of short experience to wondt how knowledge of their taking whs Is termed "the sugar" got out and tx came known to their associates. Di they not have pledge of absolute ? crecy? Yes, but the purchaser nevt intended to keep the information froi those of his kind. Lobbyists must t ? ?-U Qoueai W IIU cawu uiuci. Not all lobbyists are men. The w< man legislative agent has been know to occupy an important position 1 Washington, and she does.yet She 1 hard to detect and frequently more ni principled than the men aimfiarly ei l - i .1 ltleman lississippi AS A. WISE ay by FredericK H. Toombs BY THOMAS A. WISE I so; ' * ihut i> T?'>vs:i?lo. I A wi'mnii with :i measure. of socle] id stiiJMlini: wmiM naturally prove the '" .ij .i lnh1i\-i?t in \Y:is!> ""I- - i ingion Iwniisp of flip opportunities iu j her position v i:!i! afford her to meet i people . f prominence. An<l just sue!' n.1 ,i v..is M;s. Cora Spanglcr. wit!: se i wlio'ii the Iaingdons had been throw: lif 1 1 contact <p!iic in: innately si wo tlioit k ! arrival at the capital. \v I'retta :ind vivacious. Mrs. Spnnglei rn |M?ro her thirtv-sovot: years with unur: common ease, aided possibly by the t>s i makeup box and tho inodisto. Her tie! dltiii'Ts and receptions wore attended so! by people of acknowledged standing, ? Always a lavish spender of money. a- this was explained as possible because o- of a fortune left her by Iter late busJ.v hand. Congressman Spnngler of Penn >u sylvanla. That this "fortune" had at consisted largely of stork and bond? a of n bankrupt eopper smelting plant JR In Michigan remained unknown, exat eept to her husband's family, one oi in I twn of her own relatives and Senator >u j Pea body, who. coming from Pennsvl ? j vanla. had known her hiisbnnd Intimately. He it was who had suggested to bet or that she might make money easily by cultivating the acquaintance of the new members of t?oth houses andT'heii w families, exerting her Influence in various "perfectly legitimate ways." he argued, for or against matters pending as in legislation. The Standard Steel cor re poration kept Mrs. Spangler well supplied with funds deposited monthly *8 to her account in a Philadelphia trost company. x* She avoided suspicion by reason ol her sex and her many acquaintances of undisputed rank. Senator Peabody was never Invited to her home, had never attended a single dinner, receptlon or muslcale she had given, all oi which was a part of the policy they ie had mutually agreed on to deaden any a" suspicion that might some time arise ar as to her relation to the Standard 3e Steel company. It was well known that Pea body bad been put into the er senate by Standard Steel to look after n its interests. He had found Mrs. Spangler chiefly ?t ? ?11. > no a onnw.o t\f trefnr. , vaiuaujf IIJUF* XUl ao a gvutw v? Is mation regarding the members of con^ ' gress, which she obtained largely from their families. lie was thus able to t* gain an idea of their associations, ^ their particular interests and their as^ pirations in coming to congress, which proved of much uBe to him in forming and promoting acquaintances, all foi 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. Senatoi ^ Peabody was in formed of this tW? h"*in' latW n called twc days later Senat tor Holcomb vot ie ** for the bm ,0 y/MFfy/j>/ Standard Steel 1- supplies steel foi 7|/i ocean liners, and ^ It I I ii C 1 I UUliUUig ?r %J^.V must be encourV^C=r a^edMrs. Windsor, ,r " wife of Congress10 man Windsor ol iu He uw going to vote Indiana, remarkagainst the ship sub- ^ ^0 jjj-g Spanre sUly bill. Pier at a recepJT tion that she was "so glad Jlmmie is 28 going to do something for us women at a last. He says we ought to get silk gowns t0 ever so much cheaper next year." ?" Jlmmie Windsor was a member of the 16 house committee on ways and means a and was busily engaged in the matter of tariff revision. When President n Anders of the Federal Silk company ? heard from Senator Pea body that Windsor favored lowering the tariff on ie ailk a way was found to convince the ^ congressman that the American silk inie d us try was a weakling and many inB" vestors would suffer if the foreign goods should be admitted any cheaper d than at present d President Anders would be willing to do Senator Peabody a favor some day. Sometimes Cora Spangler shuddered 11 at the thought of what would become of her if she should make some slip, 1 some ratal error, ana De aiscoverea 10 her friends as a betrayer of confidences ? for money. A secret agent of Stand' srd Steel! What a newspaper story ' ihe would make?"Society Favorite a J'ald Spy;" "Woman Lobbyist Flees ;r Capital." The sensational headlines flitted through her mind. Then she would grit her teeth and dig her finger d nails Into her palms. She had to have g. money to carry on the life she loved so >r well. She must continue as she had D begun. After all, she reasoned, noth>e ing definite could ever be proved regarding the pa9t. Let the future care > for Itself. She might marry again and n free herself from this mode of life, n who knows? Is So reasoned Cora Spangler for the l- hundredth time during the last two l- years as .she sat In her boudoir at her j home. She had ,"lf1 --rtn T * I ' j 8 p e u t part of .';t' a ' I the dav with I U" \! | j Cnn**ia and 8 |/ * I Hope Lanpdon WI and in the even- t0' lnc had attended the ninsicale *' > jp^ at their house. // ^ But she had / \V~ . fieen forced to / ? W leave early ow- /\, \ iuj; to a severe v "i headache. Now. v. i aV niter an nour or /> two of rest, she /' Za felt better ami / J sta was a 1 tout to re- ' tire. Suddenly yf / I the telephone IVs bell rati;; at a v j writing table "Itrllo! Who 1* it?' s'near a window. She had two tele- wt phones, one in the lower hall and one YO ! In her boudoir? to save walking down- in ! stairs unnoeossurily. slie explained to i her woman friends. But the number go, of this upstairs telephone was not in jjj< j tlio public book, it had a private f : number, known to but two people ex | cept herself. 1 ! Taking down the receiver, she asked ' in low voice, "Ilello, who is it?** 1 j "Mr. Wall." I - I>?o V I II Wits lilt* IKIIilt? OCUUlUi k vuuuu/ used In telephone conversation with ; her. j "Yes. congressman!" she responded. She always said "Yes. congressI man." in replying to "Mr. Wall," a 1 prearranged manner of indicating that : 1 he was talking to the desired person. j "I will need your services tomorrow." Senator I'eabody said. "on a ' i'very important matter, I am afraid. 1 Decline any engagements and hold ' j yourself in readiness." I "Yes." "I may send my friend S. to explain '! things at 10:30 in the morning. If he ' does not arrive at that time, telephone " me at 10:33 sharp. You know where. Understand? 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 his tone of voice; sounds ' j strained and worried?something un' i usual for the cold, flinty gentleman ' from Pennsylvania. And his 'friend 1 S.,' of course, means Stevens! Great heavens, then Stevens must now have ' 1 1 1 ?1 ~ mn nn WnotnPRS"' feUU ? il'U^C VI UiJ UJJ MUU...VV-. She calmed herself and straightened r a dainty, slender finger against her ' cheek. ' "It must be something about that 1 naval base bill. I'm sure. That's been worrying Peabodv all session," she ' mused as she pressed a button to summon her maid. (CONTINUED NEXT WEEK. 1 Testifies after Four Years. C Carlisle Center,N Y,G B Burhans, writes: "About four years ago I i wrote you that I had been entirely : cured of kidney trc >le by taking two bottles of Foley s"&idney Reme( dy, and after four years I am again pleased to state that I have never had ? , any return of those symptoms, and I ! am evidently cured to stav cured." . Foley's Kidney Remedy will do the i same for you. " DC Scott. Notice to Faruiers! I will be at the following places on and after September-1 next, rep resenting Maybank & Co, cotton buyers: Greelvville, Salters Depot, , Lanes, Gourdins and all points on I the Georgetown & Western Kailroad. : Will pay highest market price for your cotton, J F Scott. 31 Kingstree, S C, July 1, 1909. 713m tl c| 01 J, D. GILLAND, j : Real Estate Broker \ | KINGSTREE, S C. j 1 ! Place your farms with me for 1 sale. Will soon have my fall and 1 t i T wintpr list romnlete. If you f I ~ " I XL !want to sell, list your property ? with me now. t ?{ !If you want to buy, I may J have on hand something to suit X 3 j y?"- ^ j * j tn. of n Kingstree Lodge *4 Knights of Pythias I Regular Conventions Every 2nd and 4thJWednesday nights J Visiting brethren always welcome, y Castle Hall 3rd story Gourdin Building. ? M. H. Jacobs, C. C. (j Thos. McCctchen, KBS&MF * FOB SALE- i Brick in any quantity to suit purch&s a| er. The Best Dry Press Machine-made 0 XBEICK.JT 1 Special shapes made to order. Corre> X pondence solicited before placing your orders, * W. R. FUNK, ^ A Lady Missionary Remonstrates til Thomas E Watson for championing what she considers an unrightii s cause. Is There a White Slave Trade? Incidentally,but powerfully,the subject is broached in the course of Mr atson's reply to tnis lady. i J { The Dark Corner, J J J nh \T ptihpp's il<di?*htfnl novpl trrnws mnrp *?n tprtn i 11 i n or with everv in illment. 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