Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-06-04

tusus1a. TvEsc,Y. JUNE 4. 1883.
I.e,nsI Reform. Money in Elections

lie, .orsI Reform. Money In Elections
there ia no doubt that the improper
". I nj ney In elections il TO be an I'M
pr ant subject for discussion In the future
by fh1se who ~ish TO maintain the purity /
Of .ur political Institutions. The evil 10 |
ils fresei,t proportions 10 this country Ia
ii recent growth. and public sentiment |
on lie 'ubject Il being aroused pot day |
to. ,oon The legitimate and open use Of
money i necessarily inereasing with the
grow III 81 the country, for speakers, halls
harat,ilI (, and documents. But there i
a t,oad and easily defined distinction he
tween money 20 expended and that used
In the purchase u voters and In the pay
p,eht u ''bumners and sealliwags. The
IN iadeIpfia Press recently has had an
article on the subject which il suggestive
and valuable a. coming from leading
Rel ubIitan source. IL says.
How far m5ney Ia used TO corrupt siec-
iiot. 4. a MATER Of conjecture. Since 1876,
.h,nN Mr. Tilden first began lis lavish use 10
rational cisctions there ha, been large sums
err nd.J. The Boston Herald which has
hsD. aying SPECIAL attention 20 this subject
of 10. trediis Calvin $ Briee with having
ma q personal contribution In the last can
va, II s2JD, 800 10 the Cleveland campaign
fyif. aud Jsy Gould ia credited with $50, 900
NOR, xhile Mr., Whitney and others are 'aid
10 lave mad. like subscriptions. NJ. Hewitt
is reported to have expended s325,Ooo in bis
per.onal canvas. for mayor in Ner York
fhy. and the liquor dealers are understood
To have furnished several hnndrsd thousand
dollar. to the Hill campaign fund Such
subserptioss as these would indicate 40
enormous expenditure Of money How
nueh Of il was used corruptly and how msch
IN legitimate campaign work. such . print
Try circulating d0cnme nts and ballots, hold
inn meetings. etc, 10 one Of the undisco'sra-
bl. things, but II zoe. without saying that
the money contributed by the liquor dealers
va. not used for educational purposes
There il no question that one tendency OF
this use Of large sums Of money for cam
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ohces thry are unn'"" " "''' '"' -
10 be checked. The English law limiting
the amount to be expended and re-
quring the full publication Of cleo
10" expenses I'm" wv" P''PV
proper measure VI ''io"'
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state ballots, takes away one excuse Tor large
,.renditure. IL ought to be possibl. To
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dehtome ptiF'f ''p'"'''u'e VI
without the Baliot reform pil that ~ 'U'
possible, particularly in city IKE Nc"
York, where there are over $40 election di'
irict. to be manned
, New York has been the hotbed OF cofrnp-
ton 10 POLITICS in this country 1t was "h'I'
T~eed vas in poSe and Iiiden chairman OF
the Democratic State COMMITTEE mat money
cane TO be used in such lavish sums. Ana
While the State has such prominence IN
national politics there can be no 'hec'nAi
reform unless 1t 10 included II in the ti'c-
ton there this year distinct rebuke could
be given to the pemocr'hc party Tor us at
tirde IN ms qns'hon ny the e'c''o" Vi
sufficient republican majority ~ the i'es'
laiure to override iiills Ve'oes' an important
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