Following the Compromise of 1877, poll taxes, literacy tests and the Grandfather Clause were used to… *

All those things were used as voter suppression to keep blacks from voting. At the time, the south was Democratic and they knew that the black people would vote Republican since Abraham Lincoln was a Republican.

Explanation:

Sounds kind of like the Democrats of today... LOL

he believed that congress would be better not dealing with "lobbyists", or people who seek to influence (a politician or public official) on an issue, since historically, they had problems with these kinds of people. he thought lobbying produces benefits, but should be carefully monitored.