The Tragedian

In the territory on West, there's just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers, and that's with the U.S. Marshal and the smell of gun smoke. Gun smoke, starring William Conrad, the story of the violence that moved West with young America, and the story of a man who moved with it.

I'm that man, Matt Dillon, United States Marshal, the first man they looked for and the last they want to meet. It's a chancy job, and it makes a man watchful, and a little lonely. That's the sound of the Village School Bell, bringing back memories of our childhood when we learned our ABCs.

And that's a sound similar to the historic ringing of the Liberty Bell in 1776. It serves to remind us of the vital part we play today in our nation's government. Be an informed American. Know the ABCs of your government.

Under the letter L in the dictionary of US government terms is the word lobby. A lobby is an organized group which seeks to influence legislators for passage or defeat of a bill. The First Amendment to the Constitution guarantees all citizens the right to petition for or against government decisions.

Years ago, people with special favors ask would stop congressmen in the capital lobbies to talk to them. Soon they became known in political slang as lobbyists. There are lobbies foreign against everything. There are lobbies for low tariffs, lobbies for high tariffs, lobbies for federal aid to education, lobbies against federal aid to education, lobbies for rigid farm price supports, lobbies

for flexible supports. Lobbyies have been referred to as the Third House of Congress, works behind the scene. Keep the spirit of the Liberty Bell ringing. Be an informed American. Know the ABCs of our nation's government in action.