Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-16

Hercules" IL not intended to mean a
Hercules OF small size. but a Hercules
of the pocket that Is to say a man
whose strength or influence IN chiefly
that of the pocket But the speech
shows the superiority of British meth
DDS compared with those of Tammany
for instance. Votes are not bought.
The pocket Hercules advocates what
he regards as the right and patriotic
cause, and as for bribery or anything
OF that sort he would scorn the action.
But happening TO take a manly interest
In football, cricket, pigeons, bicycling,
hockey, golf, racing, farming, shooting,
gardening chrysanthemum and friend
ly societies he becomes member and
patron of various clubs devoted to
these causes. And being n candid man
he mentions this fact at "A dinner when
his remarks are reported In a paper
which supports his political Views. In
this way 1t Is shown how much better
Is the typical British politician than
those degraded American fellows who
openly buy votes.
MONEY THE MEASURE.
In m9ny constituencies think I
should be within the mark in saying n
selection OF candidate Is the amount
Of money which he is likely to expend
on the district. II is this which puts so
many young lordlings, fresh from the
universities and totally ignorant of
politics irto the house of commons.
The same consideration wins n seat
for Squire T,ongjaw and makes Bung
the brewer an NJ. =. The terms of the
bargain are thoroughly understood on
both sides. The candidates must spend
money freely not only before they are
elected, but as long as they retain their
seats
OF course there are some men who
escape these mpositions by their bril-
lancy and eloquence. Their presence
In parliament IL considered so lndispen-
sable to their political party that the
managers OF the latter pay their cleo
toral expenrer from the campaign fund
A. soon as they have served through
the entire term OF parliament for one
constituency they are nominated In the
next parliament for some other cleo
toral expenses from the campaign fund,
Bile from the first one. aud where their
disnclination TO respond TO appeals on
their purses is more or less unknown,
The managers OF a party usually take
, care TO have a candidate OF this kind
that IL To say, one who possesses more
brains than money followed by one
who has more money than brains. In
this way mings are evened up and
the voters prevented from losing faith
in the partys gospel of political saliva
ton.
JUST AS BAD AS AMERICA.
Despite all that is said OF the Ter
rible corruption of American politics"
the campaign fund plays quite as inn
portant part in English elections as
II does in America. But It is OBJ
tanned IN different fashion. For the
principal subscribers are not rich cor
porations who seek legislative protec-
tlon or Office holders, prospective or
actual. but rich men are anxious either
for seats IN Parliament or titular dis
tinctions. \ large number Of peerHges
baronetcles and knighthoods have been
conferred since the corrupt practices
net was passed, which are admittedly
merely party rewards for liberal con-
trbutions to the electoral campaign
fund. In this way Lord Burton Lord
Iveagh, Lord Ardlnun-thrice multi
millionaire brewers gained their ele-
vations TO the house OF lords. Sew
raj others might be named who owe
their inclusion among the hereditary