The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-10-03
The Use or Money in Elections.

Some of the Democratic organs and
their allied guerrilla journals have for
some time been beating their tom-toms
and banging their hewgags viciously
over what they style the revelations of
the Dorsey letters, showing that the
Republican leaders and managers raised
and used money in the Indiana cam
paign during the Presidential election
of 1880. Every sensible man knows
that the use of money is absolutely nee
essary in conducting all large public
movements. There are many legiti-
mate and honorable uses for money.
So long as illegitimate and dishonorable
practices are not shown, or good cause
to suspect them, the mere fact that
money was expended is not in the least
discreditable. The fact, which nobody
cares to dispute, that President Garfield
desired that money should be raised and
expended to add vigor and efficiency TO
the Republican canvass in Indiana,
merely shows that he possessed
sound common sense; while his
pure character is a sufficient guar
anty that such money was not
desired or used for any ille-
gitimate purpose The Democratic
organs and their allies can only make a
point by intimating that President Gar
I field wanted money to be raised and
used, or that it was raised and used,
for his benefit dishonesty in Indiana.
They are engaged in fiinging mud upon
President Garfield's grave; in besmear-
ing his memory with filth. But if the
American people are fixed and unalter-
able in any opinion, it is in their faith
in President Garfield's thorough hon.
esty. Just so fast and far as the Dor
/ sew revelations and the Democratic or
gans prove it either certain or probable
that the Republican party used money
in the Indiana campaign with President
Garfield's knowledge, just so fast and
so far will the Dorsey revelations and
the Democratic organs convince the
! American people that such money was
honorably obtained and honorably used.
ANY proofs that President Garfield ad-
vised, requested, sanctioned or enjoyed
the fruits of the employment of money
in the Indiana campaign,wln be accept
ed by the American people as proofs
that the Republican canvass in Indiana
was honestly and honorably conducted.
The Philadelphia Times says that
I" the one cry which runs through them
1.-THE letters published by Dorsey is
money. Every man of every degree,
from the Presidential candidate General
Garfield) down to Thomas c. Platt,
cried aloud and spared not for money
for use in Indiana and Ohio,
until the impression must have lodged
in the minds of managers that money
could do all things in politics Just
so the cry which goes up from every
church, missionary board, Bible society,
temperance organization, moral, relig-
ious or college association is for money,
always for more money; and it is Just
: as fair to cry that the impression seems
: to be lodged in the minds of managers
, that money can do all things in religion,
i and morals, and education. In al
these things, the same as in politics,
: and in the same sense and degree as in
l honest politics. money is one of the
} prime necessaries. In a close State
: that party which holds the greatest
T number of meetings, puts in the field
I the largest and best corps of stump
l Espeakers, works up the most enthusi
: asm, secures the most careful and pains
r taking canvass, gets the largest percent
> age of its voters to the polls, reaches the
greatest number with its party papers
e and documents, provides for the mos
r frequent journeyings and consultations
e among local and general managers, anC
{ in these and other Legitimate ways ex
Y pends the most money in honorably
. working for success, makes use of thu
4 means most likely to assure success t.
: any respectable cause.
; Very much of the outcry against th'
' use of money in election campaigns il
; pharisaical humbug. There may b
wise reforms in some of the methods o
e raising money for political purpose
y which have been practiced by all par
a ties in the past; though the branding o
a even these method as sweepingly dis
s honest or disreputable is an exaggera
e ton which has never been fully war
e ranted by facts. But the use of none.
q for legitimate purposes, raised and ex
" pended through honorable methods, il
i political campaigns always has IRE
Vt vailed and always will prevail in al
Is parties, and in all countries where ther
). are parties and elections; and attempt
Il to decry such methods, and defame tn
Is men who use them, are mostly hypo
st critical clamor which, though it ma
le occasionally iniure with undeserve
r abuse some unfortunate politician, ca
5, never produce any permanent effect
D. except to recoil with damage upon tn
n party which INDUCES in such clamo
s. and abuse.-Detroit Post and Tribune.
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