The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-10-28

Tor broadgauged management and
lots Of money
Again alluding to the indepen.
dents 1t is stated:
This latter GLASS (men not identi.
led With any party) was responsible
for the election Of Grover Cleveland
In two national campaigns, man Of
peculiar faults, utterly devoid of the
qualities necessary to cope with the
duties OF the high office of president
OF the United States. This unmanly
and contemplate slur Is made in a
circular written and published In order
to secure money to be expended for
the election of Theodore r :osevelt.
The circular attributes the great
building operations in NeP York to
the Republican party's control OF the
national government, and says that
IF Judge Parker Is elected those who
now dwell in New York hotels will be
driven to the tenement houses The
writer OF the circular further re-
marks: / know OF a hundred con.
Germs in this country that would ra-
ther give $4,000 each than have a
change Of party"
The circular then proceeds to deny
Its own story Of the prosperity which
has followed the administratian and
control Of the Republican party, and
its author, assuming a confidential
air, says: If you must know the
truth, let me tell you that there is
danger ahead With Maryland and
Kentucky out Of the Republican
column, with $4,000 men out of en-
ployment In Chicago. with the
failure of crops in the Dakotas, with
the odds against us In Montana. with
an inside fight on in New York (half
the Republicans ready to knife O1cll
(sic), with a cotton mill slump In
New England, with such conditions
no Republican with large invest
ments can afford to run any risks
Again: Not one dollar of your
money will be thrown away. It will
be your bread cast upon the waters,
which shall bring you, not only good
returns, but you shall have four years
more Of prosperity, because you will
be protected!" Was there ever so
shameless promise made in behalf of
a candidate for president? 1t is here
proclaimed that a return in profit
(breaO and protection (by the tariff
and from the operations Of the anti
trust law will be paid back and given
to campaign fund contribut RS, at the
expense OF the taxpayers.
why not help good thing? Do 1t
today! Do it now! Hon. Cornelius
N. Bliss is the treasurer of the r.,
publican National Committee, with
Ufllce at No. Madison avenue"
These are the last words Of this ex-
traordinary circular. Comment Is
hardly necessary, but again it is we'll
to repeat the assertion OF the BrJ1li
lyn Elgle and New York Times, that
the presidency is to lie purchased if 1t
can be, and to add that this circular
appeal to monied men furnishes cyl.
dence Of the method 10 be employed.
True it is, as Professor Nelson says:
The Republican campaign depends
on money, not on principle, not on ar
gument, but on money, and such vast
sums are asked for that all intelligent
men know that the money is not 10 go
for legitimate expenses, but for cor
cuption, and, furthermore, the cir
cular bears evidence Of the promise
given that to contributors shall be
furnished" bread" and protection"
for the next four years. In the h story
Of all democrac.es, no such scandalous
assault upon the integrity Of people
has ever been made as that which the
Republican leaders, with Mr.. Roose
yelt's Cortelyon at their head, are now
making.