The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-05-18
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What Is the Use Of 50 Much
rom IT, Hiddenvood Budget,

Money.
From to Underwood Budget
1t seems olthe Tribune, speak
ing without ! much experience o.
practical pblitics, TINT thisis one
of the presidential years when
the Republican party might dis.
pense with b big campaign fund.
Such a fund has it's lawful uses in
a great campaign Of education,
like that Of 1896. Then it was
needful to make rather abstruse
economic principles clear to the
public mind to avert general ruin
by demagogic assaultupon them.
Senator Hanna did q great pub
lie service by uniting the power
OF money and the power OF in
telldct to educate the people for
right voting.
Four yea rs laterconditions had
changed. Simpler and more
popular issues had succeeded the
money question, largely as the
result Of the war, and we believe
the campaign might have been
made with far less expenditure.
But the fofce Of habit formed in
1896 prevailed and another big
fund was raised and spent. We
suspect that many OF the trou.
bles OF the. Roosevelt admins
tration, notonly with corruption
in the postofice and other de.
partments, but with senatorial
obstruction to legislation in the
public interest, grew out Of pc.
laicff,anll financial obligations
incuflhd id that ne{dlessly ex'
pensive campaign. - -
Why not profit by this lesson
to take thu present. caqipaigh On
a simpler financial basis? The
issues OF it are clear to the popul.
al mind withbdt elabofate edu,
cation. They are mainly EN-
bodied i'm. Roosevelt spersonahty
and, acts: The people understand
these and understand him. We
honestNibelieve that taey are as
ready to vote now as they. WILDE
after from five to ten million. dol.
lars have been paid to political
spellbinders and bpeIb9diss fqr
defeating them with ,dratpfy and
wearying them with Emporium.
ity. The party will be in much
better shape for constructive
legislation in the public interest
and clean administration ifitcan
avoid raising and spending SO
much money.
There, will be great pressurefo1
almoneNf campaign Arom those
who give and those WHO get mon
ey., The Hanna campaigns wert
= a golden shower forpoliticalora
tors and Workers Of the lesser
sort. It would be strange if they
were not hungry for another like
: them. On the othersid thecon
tributors OF the funds would vel
come the ttv !, opportunity TO- to MAKE Y
I |up>another. r. ~ Z y "a ~ 10.
We do not credit the difficulty
d ofraising money fora greatpart.
in power, able to affect by 1egis
lation or abstention from legis
Iation the profits Of vast sbusi
! ness enterprises. It is notorious
for example, that the senate ha;
felt bound to resist tarln reduc
ton for four years because q
obligations incurred in the laa
two campaigns. Why .incurmnr
such obligations without need?-
Minneapolis Tribune. set..A'
A.hnnr, Nav .nd re. pl.n<inr
q Friday, May Ii, was observe
N as Arbor Day by nearly ever
school in the state and the lesso
!, taught by this day should be tt
/ ken thordly tosheart by all Il
dwellers ). on !! the treeless prairi'f
OF our county. No one da
y shbdld be counced enough j
G, which TO plant the trees that
~ futs,re Years will fbeautify an