The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-27
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ments he gives the name of the offend
err. This is one of the inexorable and
invariable rules of personal and public
propriety. Whoever fails to observe
it throws himself instantly under deep
suspicion. In every legislative body,
from the city council up to the con-
gress Of the United States or the parlia-
ment of Great Britain, the declaration
by speaker that an attempt has been
made to bribe him is followed imme-
diately by shout of "name!"
This and this alone is the safeguard
against irresponsible and vicious re-
Elections upon character. This and this
alone is worthy of any honorable man.
Nothing can arouse his deeper resent
ment, nothing can more severely de-
mand and warrant punishment than
the insult conveyed by an attempt to
sway his public action for private gain.
On both sides the demand for speeifca-
lions is imperative
Walter Weilman, a New York spe-
cial correspondent, working in the in
terest Of President Roosevelt, has sent
out special dispatch giving with pre-
tended detail the edict Of Republican
and national authorities that there will
be no bargaining about campaign SUBJ
scriptions between the Republican
party and the trusts. He goes on to
explain that certain wealthy men Of
New York, Republicans, and presum-
ably interested in the success of the
national ticket, were invited to sub
scribe as individuals to the campaign
fund. They wanted to know what was
to be the policy of the Roosevelt adj
ministration toward their corporations
What were they to expect?" He says
that they were told that no arrange
ment" could be made. Twice now, he
declares, the trust managers have tried
to bargain with President Roosevelt
and failed.
Now this is a family affair. The trust
operators referred to. are specifically
stated on Republican authority to be
Republicans, and it is other Republic
ans whom they are trying to bride. Nat
urally enough, because the big trusts
have been built up and are maintained
today by the Republican policy of leg
islative favoritism. They are creatures
of Republican rule and their managers
are Republicans for their pockets sake.
We do not in the least doubt that they
will give money and influence and
strength, as they have given and are
expected to give, to the support of the
measures by which they have acquired
their fortunes and their strength. So
far the story of Wellman is credible
enough on its face.
The duty Of man who hates dishon-
esty and recognizes in bribery the one
great menace to the commonwealth Is
clear. Be it Republican or Democrat
| who approaches him with such an offer
as this, his duty to his party, his oath
of office and his personal self-respect
all require that he should expose the Of
fender. Why are these men not named
When charges like this are anonymous
there always will be and always ought
vanced for political effect. That is
about the meanest performance of
| which any man or any party could be
guilty. Show up the rascals. If Presi-
dent Roosevelt is the man that he is
believed to be, and if his temper is
| what it has shown itself in the past,
he would no more permit such an out
rage upon his dignity and manhood Of
fered to himself or to his campaign
representatives than he would blow
| in the face without a retort in kind.
The old rule holds. Name the guilty
parties. Let them be held up, whoever
they are, to public execration, or the
public will be compelled to believe that
the story is a campaign fiction. If it
| should be that If the representative of
the president and the party, through
! the most important newspapers in the
country in this campaign, is putting out
a baseless invention rejecting with
equal severity upon the integrity of
the president and the methods of pow
erfnl men in his party. he should be
dealt with. Name the man. or confess
that this is one of the campaign meth
DDS that sink to the lowest depths OF
shame
i Judge Parker shrewdly suspects thai
the big stick is sword cane.
FIGHTING GROUND IN NEW ENG.