Note 344 — Chapter XXX · SUMMARY OF METHODS AND RESULTS.

See evidence adduced in Chapter II. The words of the Industrial Commission are still true: “There seems to be a general agreement that the issue of free passes is carried to a degree which makes it a serious evil.... Passes are still frequently granted to the members of State and national legislatures and to public officers of many classes.... And stress is often laid on the opinion that the issue of passes to public officers and legislators involves an element of bribery.” (Vol. iv, p. 18.)