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r { r-y^r^ w - n * . r / • •rt;^ .May 10, 1951 * Representative Makes Report ,'fl "If'Stal® Represeatattvo ,• •- M«t McClorj rr>w»-. 'eh There are more than 200 lobbyists In Springfield! One for every member of the State Senate ai'.d House of Representative!}. Approximately half of the lobbyists are fall time professionals. The rest perform their legislative work op a part time basis. -. Lobbyists abhor the word "lobfefists", preferring the description legislative advisor". In most -- cases the latter description would ~ be more fitting, as most lobbyists are experts on legislative matters, tactadlng legislative procedures. And they seldom discuss legislation in a "lobby". While it might seem appropriate to refer to a "lobbyists" for "big business", the pleasant young woman who is "lobbying" so diligently in behalf of increasing teachers' pensions, does not seem to fit the title. There are almost as many lobbyists as there are different subjects of legislation. There are business, labor. an<i farm lobbyists, of course. But in addition, there are lobbyists for Various religious groups, taxpayer organisations, crime prevention organisations, as well as lobbyists (legislative advisers) for the teachers, doctors, lawyers, the €League of Wdmen Voters and a vast number ff other very honorable, professions, businesses and > Ofganizations^ All lobbyists have but one aim-- influence legislation. They are striving to secure the passage defeat-i-of legislation. .Despite this aim, there is no i'1" reason to concjuft* that lobbyists' motives or methods are In any respects ulterior. In the writer's experience the exact opposite has been the rule. The lobbyists* methods all follow a general pattern. First of all, they try to get acquainted with the members of the General Assembly. This is accomplished by getting a mutual friend to perform the introduction--or by sending out an invitation to a dinner of party where legislators and lobbyists are introduced to each other. This is followed up by frequent chance meetings In the hotel "lobbies" in Springfield, or the train going to and from Springfield and at large public functions in Springfield during the legislative session. In fact, one of the dinner meetings of first term legislators is for the express purpose of meeting various lobbyists and learn of their special legislative interests. Lobbyists rarely discuss legislation and never (to the writer's knowledge) "ask" a legislator to vote for or against a bil 1. The usual system is for the lobbyist, in the course of an informal discussion, to present, in an objective way, the arguments for or against a bill he is interested in. In other cases, a lobbyist will send a note or letter to all or a number of ^the legislators setting forth reasons why a bill should pass or be defeated. Legislators frequently seek out lobbyists to get their views--or advice--on pending bills. Some of these "legislative advisers" are among the. best informed men and women in Springfield on legislative matters, and it Tfould be folly for a legislator to avoid these indivduals entirely or to ignore these great sources of information--much of which would certainly be helpful.., I All but a very few lobbyists are conservative entertainers. One of the lobbyists of the "business" interests has a reputation for being Scotch. But, most lobbyists do some entertaining by treating a legislator to a meal--or a drink. On the other hand, there are some lobbyists who carefully avoid such practices. And similarly, there are a number of legislators who absolutely refuse any such favors. The corrupt would-be fixer, who attempts to buy votes for or against legislation is certainly not a lobbyist in any sense of the word--but a malicious crook whose practices will destroy our republican system if he, himself, is not destroyed. If such an individual comes to the writer's knowledge he will be the subject of a later, more sensational article. The chief criticism of some of the honest to goodness lobbysts is their secrecy respecting the interests they represent. This gives rise to a demand for a- law to require lobbyists to register, and to specify their employers. Of Course, a legislator should know to whom he is talking, but sometimes it requires quite a bit of inquiring before it can be ascertained who has hired a particular "legislative adviser". In general, a lobbyist's functions are honorable and useful. Lobbyists bring to legislators' attention the virtues and objections of many legislative bills. m -HANDICRAFT / BW Houses* Lawn Chairs. Lawn Swings. Picnic Tables, Tier Benches* Flower Boxes* Wheelbaspws and Sand Boxes. ; Trellis* Pergola* Picket Fences. Etc. Screens and Cabinets Made To Order. CLARENCE JTSMITH T~~" JOHNSBURG PHONE McHENRY 583-J-l A capable legislator Will be VBN to cull the wheat from the efcfcfX. and will serve much betMr than he otherwise could--if it weren't fo»^e lobbyists. „ . ^ , • • -ir. ' -T--itnrr- A. C. Thomson Delegate T< Cattle Breeders' Meeting One hundred jand fifty-two official delegates have been elected by the member-breeders of the Holstein - Friesian Association of America to attend the sixty-sixth annual convention of the association in Des Moines, June 4-§. Each state is represented by a number of delegates determined by the number of member-breeders within the state. QoaventloBB are held annually in a different city each year. Delegates from Illinois include: R. B. Howard. Dundee; Arnold C. Wittmus, Harvard: W. W. Yapp, Urbana; Merle E. Howard, Mooseheart; Douglas Knights, Sandwich* George I. Maxwell, Chammi gn; and A:" C. Thomson, McHenry. IDTK FAB9 FIRE FWr fUre departments from neighboring towns were called to aid in extinguishing a fire that damaged five main buildings of the Otto H. Grosse mink farm. Silver Lake, Rd., Cary, on May 1. Damage was estimated at $100,000. The fire first detected at 5 p.m. that day, was not brought under control until 1 a.m. the next day. The damage was confined to the buildings on the farm, and the mink and refrigeration system suffered no apparent damage. Fire departments from Cary, Wauconda, Fox River Grove and Crystal Lake were called to the scene of the fire. No firemen were reported injured in the blaze that destroyed parts of five buildings. jour FRATEBumr* ^ Two students from McHenry are among twenty-three student* at the University of Wisconsin who were recently initiated into the Wisconsin chapter of Beta Theta Pi social fraternity. 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McHenry I1L 4Mf Girl Scouts Hold Bike Sale On .Saturday, May 5 More than 400 years before this nation was founded, King Edward II of England sought to meet the problems of inflation with a price control edict that provided: "Butchers fishmongers, regators (produce merchants), hostelers, brewers, bakers, poultrers and all other sellers of all manner of victual, shall be bound to sell the same victual for a reasonable price and it they sell such victuals in any other manner and thereof be convict, he shall pay double for the same that he so received." Order your robber stamps at (The Plaiadealer now! 'W-' -•-& ¥< ; ¥:i& DR. HENRY FREUNQ OPTOMETRIST e At 138 S. Groan Street. McHenff (Closed Thursday Afternoons) EYES EXAMINED -- GLASSES FITTED ^ riBVAL TRAINING -- VISUAL REHABILITATION rir. COMPLETE YISTAL ANALYSIS KOrRS DAILY: 9 to It A. M. aad 1 to S F. •. SATURDAY EVENINGS: C:00 to 8tS» P. 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