Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-19
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would be the poorer for being senator
Evidently Mr.. Dolliver is not good.
business men, as business men are rated,
sin certain senatorial circles.
1t would be interesting TO know how
nearly Mr.. Delivers earnings as a SER
ator have approximated to their amount
Eefore he was promoted to the upper
house. He has done less platform work
and more writing. His articles In the
reviews. in the more pretentious weekly
publications, and in the daily press,
have been much more numerous than
formerly, and 1t is probable that as a
senator he is better paid than formerly
Mr. Delivers Kid of stuff would sell
Whether he was a senator or COM
gresham or a. newspaper correspond
lent. but doubtless 1t sells better when
signed by a senator Thomas Il. Reed
vas reputed to make Il good deal more
money by his pen than his congression-
al salary amounted to. but no other
public man of recent years has been so
popular a review writer as Mr.. Reed.
No question has ever been raised about
:he good form of senators writing for
the more dignified reviews. provided
| they had brains enough to write any
ton of copy for a daily newspaper is
somewhat a different question. Last
Saturday Senator Dolliver had an ex-
cellent article in the Philadelphia Rec
crd. contribution to a series of arr
ticles on public questions by public men.
Need of Publicity in Campaign EN-
IL enditure" was the theme, and it was u
convincing argument in favor of the
fullest publicity in such matters. After
ldiscussirg the growth of the campaign
committee system and the immense in
ltrease in the demands for money in
| politics. Mr.. Dolliver urges that much
lcf$the money Is used for strictly legisi-
mate purposes. printing and circulating
literature, conduc Ing speaking bur-
eaus. etc. Yet millions of people seem
Ito believe with Mr. Bryan that the re-
publican committee intended to and did
Icorrupt many voters in the campaigns
against Bryan. For people to suspect
such things is dangerous. Absolute
irublicity of all details OF campaign ex-
penditure would reassure them if there
lis nc, wrong. and would prevent thai
wrong IL 1t exists.
If Doiliyer has violated any of the
Irules of senatorial proprety in writing
this article and getting honestly pale
4 for it, then the rules of senatorial dig
i|rity need to be revised. More of honest
Istudy and candid consideration of pub
lie questions Is needed among public
linen. Men like MIR. Dolliver. who have
ether things to study than the effect q,
IN pending tariff measure on the sugar
4 Quotations: who have no confessions t.
make about their large lumber inter.
ests" in the Philippines: who are no.
labeled with the label of express or rail
road systems. sugar trust or STANDARD
\ oil: who keep their hands out of speeu
llation and who are rot suspected of an,
!. motive Of personal gain in connection
I with legislation. should be given plent,
of opportunity to earn a living. An foc
casional flyer in Steel trust or Philip
|pine development may more nearl,
oomport with some ideas of senatorial
l.Gignity. but the public will be just Al.
Iswell satisfied with the senator wh,
modestly earns a living without EN-
ploying that sort of methods.