The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-01

IN the matter OF the collection OF funds
by the Republican party for the cam
paign. Now. | know. rs YOU know, that
money is required in order TO defray the
expenses OF conventions. Under right
conditions It's known expenses are equally
legitimate. But the spectacle OF demand
ing campaign funds now presented 10 this
country Is. when rightly regarded. OF a
character TO shock the moral sense.
OVERLOOKING TREASURY
Congress creates new department OF
commerce and labor or that department
the president OF the United States ap-
points a secretary. That secretary was
his private secretary. Within that de-
partment provision is made for the collec-
ton from large corporations. including
the so-called trusts, OF Information which
1t Is TO be borne In mind. is to be sub
mitted 10 the president for public or
| private use as he may direct
BY grace OF the same executive this
| secretary through whose department this
/ Information is collected. becomes the
chairman OF the national Republican com e.
mittee.
His chief duty II has been and stll is
| 10 collect funds for the purpose OF Sc
| curing the election OF the president And
II is now notorious that there has re-
suited from this organized impunity.
whatever may be the precise way I'm
which II IL made effective, an overflow
ing treasury To the committee OF which
boast is openly and continually made
| 1t Is said by Mr.. Hay that the char
acter OF Mr.. Lincoln furnishes the stand
| ard for Mr.. Roosevelt In his conduct as
| president do not have to pause to
hear your laundering no when ask
would Lincoln have done or permitted
this TO be done?
BOLD AND IMPROPER
The whole performance is a shameless
(, exhibition OF a willingness 10 make COM
| promise with decency, In order that sums
OF money may be gathered together sufri-
/ ciently vast TO Justify the insolent boast
1 even now that there Is no question as "a
\ the success which by such n course the
I Republican managers so confidently pre-
dict. The performance II entitled only n
! the credit that IL I'm no sense partakes OF
! hypocrisy. II is as bold as IL is improper
/ and indefensible
IL has been my fortune 10 take an ac-
tive part In three presidential campaigns
/ The first OF these resulted I'm the election
! In 1876 OF Samuel j Tiden. The younger
| generation. which has come upon the
\ scene since that time. can scarcely under
stand the forces which this great man
I had To meet and combat
The other presidential campaign in
resulted IN the nomination. the election
and the inauguration of Grover Cleveland
As look back on this campaign. / recall
that its one dominating feature was the
cry that the Democratic party could not
be trusted 10 deal with the business in
terests OF the country. From every Re
publican newspaper in the land went ur
that foul stream OF personal abuse which
made that campaign a disgrace TO the
party that resorted to these methods In
spite OF this indecency and bitterness. In
spite OF the unlimited expenditures OF
money I'm every quarter, these Democrats
carried the election. II would scarcely be-
come me. In speaking before an audience
% business men. more than TO ask the
question whether or not. In their opinion.
every legitimate business interest OF the
country was not promoted and enlarged
by the election and the subsequent ad-
ministrauon ~ this man.
PARTING OF THE WAYS.
we stand as a country upon the thresh.
hold of great foreign trade our mer-
chants ana manufacturers when not man
cied by unnatural taxes or forced 20 bear
abnormal burdens have shown their abil-
itv 90 send their ships into every sea But
foreign trade cannot De won by a people
which consents 10 put itself into the lead
Ing strings ~ second childhood
" cannot become the heritage Of manu-
factarerF who must be paid a Bounty IN
order that they may muict their own
counfrymer 10 is not to be won BY sell
ing an horne az prohibitive prices which
cheek consumption and useless produc-
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