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:are&npw called upon before ever " elect lon \
60 contribute large sums dfs :nsSctt oil to- |
/ cnmpsign funds, would find II dan M bso-s
3Elute prohih!ti6ns with the Ivy Sthel
forfeiture OF thelr charters a re istn Why !
they should mot make sucl, contri WI .9ns5
ia tbinl. It VEIL be II prot to epTDrr:,.
littons and to candidates 5as Inst deinanlssi
4 upon them, and n protectiotEt To- the people
ll!against the payment OF conflderntionSfortt
i contributions by them. to the Injury Of
the representation gcf tbs people,. "A -.
4 repeat. because Of the difficult ~ Prov:
( Ing md furnishing the crime OF buying
4 votes that some other. measures seem to:
30 desirable IN $50 = III II
4 T. President JACKSON In IA ton
I to his cabinet In 1898 condemning the use
!fof the funds of the Bank in Its attempt
Ito secure a renewal Of Its charter 50
I "Havlng taken these preliminary steps
!, to obtain control over public 8oplnion, the
), Bank came into Congress and asked i a
! 4 new charter. The object 'avowcd by mnny
, / of the advocates OF the Bank WINS to nut
!. the President to tho test. .tlinta the country
{ might know his final determination rela-
: tive : to the Bank prior TOT the ensuing
I election. Many documents fnnd articles
: were printed and circulated at the {ex-
pense of the Bank TO bring the people to
n a favorable decision upon It's pretenstpns-
y. Those whom the Bank appears ltolt have
n made Its debtors for the special occasion
= were warned Of the ruin which awaited
= them should the President be sust aincd-
u and attempts were made to alarm inc
u whole people by painting the depression In
rel the price of property and produce and the
~ general loss, Inconvenience and distress
j. (which II was represented would imnle-
l. dIately follow the reelection of the Pres
:, dent in opposition to the BRnki',.-t..M Mes
! sages and Papers offthe Presidents" Vol
: ,EaII1. p. 6. + I'll rl Il,
- The president Of the Bnnk was. by reso.
t,,tI sf nOFTpI 10 C.t1Hf
81 to be prepared and circulated such docu
N nerts and papers as may communicate t
h. the people Information In regard too thu
III nature and operations Of the bank. TN
k expenditures purportIng to have beer
az made under thG.authority Of such resolu
- tIon were about $4,000, including thesp
u chase Of some 100 00o copies ofncwsparcts
n reports nnd speeches made In Congress
IL The government directors of the Tan
IN, having called for Specific account y
en- these expenditures, the board renewed til
n power already conferred and, by 5resol,
nd tion authorized Its president 10 continu
l. tihis exertions for the promotion Of said OF
- ject." referring to this prpnaSn nqnt JACK
son said in the message, above quoted:
IN 1.-THE Bank Is thus converted into n va
es- elcctIoncerng engine, w. IN ~. e I
rm s"And the money which helonGs9to II
nc stockholders and to the public has bee
of freely applied in efforts to, degrade 4
,ra public estimation those who were SUI
=, posed to be Instrumental In resisting II
~ wishes of this grasplng and dangerous II
%, o. stltution. f5.;s. f- r 2 81 4 s
ms ..Thc refusal to render an account OF Il
TED manner In which part of the money G.
the pended hns been applied gives Just eau
,ol- for the suspicion that 1t has been used +
on purposes which II Is not deemed prude
his to expose to the eyes of an Intelligent nj
-, yIrtuous people. Those who act Justly.
y, not shun the light. nor do they refuse G
": plantations when the propriety OF tht
MS conduct Is brought into question" ~
TN In his fifth annual message,Saa lacks
'o'e said: Il, :, 4 4! 7, s.%3!s 9 & 4
we "Tho question Is distinctly nrcscntt
ma whether the people OF the United Stat
WITH are 70 govern through representntlS
If chosen by their unbiased suffrages.
tial whether the inondy and power of a Ert
vn corporation are be secretly exertedl
Nj influence their Judgment and control III
~ W. declslons 1t mnst now be aetcrlnir
lstI- whether the Bank shall hnvc Its Gun
nee dates Tor ali offices in the country. IF
the the highest 70 the lowest, or wilet
eln- candidates on both sides OF poll tlcal 5tiu
lscd lions Shall be brought forward as ,iese
fore ana supported by che ilsua tT1,ean
,+J Again tho relation Of the tnunGy1nf K
a0E- norltIons 10 party OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and
II 81 hallgt has become mn issilea hisl We. Z
e u nnprohGll TINA more ,tQl ne knir { Il
!, no. thut nnln,nting the cotltenqpns f5anft
i to lcr period In thGy reScnt u 'fcEitGp
par 7 campaign. / 1t awakened q TnGp%lilian
b0thvtha leading cana!jatS2 0t ti9lyifSt
rec and of Its consequent dnngers-E The
irce ecssity for remedial legislation hl!Hfsi
dmi.. found expression In the following EsG,
The rnendaiiGns OF Nc Presidents Ia9sSttEe
l''e ',s The power oC tho GoT&rlrnGiit % !
y! " tcct the Integrity OF The elections 81
~ own officials Is tlnheycDt, and ha9i !
III. recognized and affirmed by reneGed
tGu. laratiuns OF the Supreme tC6urt. Iher
" " no enemy u free. gorGrnmcpt more 4
u ~; ~ EcrouS and none no nsdinus as tie
ny r,Ini inns OF the electorate. No oHe5dGtt
.Sn ~, or excuses corruption, and 1t would s
S -, to follow that ,nones would Oppose 81
70 ~ ~ 'ous measures to eradicate it.. r rec
III, S..!S mend the enactment of n law dire
rl Nv! against bribery and corruption In Fed
iha elections Tho details Of such law
a..a he safely lcft'to the wise discretion OF
iss.s' Congress. but 1t should go as far as u
setl- the Constitution 1t Is possible to CO..
- po should include severe penalties ngt
- =. ", ~ him who gives or receives u bribe Int
~ " cd to Influence his net or opinion ~
~ ~ clcctor; and provision for the publica