Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-08-25

cause or the scandals that similar gifts
have caused in the past, but because a
Republican Congress, at the dictation
of Roosevelt, has proved unfriendly
to them. Why should the Beef Trust,
for instance, give a cent after the
losses caused it by the Presidents in
vestigating commission and the I'M
friendly action Of congress in the pas
sage of the Pure-Food bill? Why
should the railroads be liberal in the
matter of passes to the campaign ora
tors and 'spel-binders' of party which
has fettered it with such unfriendly
legislation as the Railroad-Rate bill?
AS a consequence both the money sub
scriptions from the big corporations
and the assistance of the railroads in
facilitating the Republican campaign
are lacking this year, and the party is
left to it's own resources for the COL
lection of a campaign fund. 1t is pro-
posed to raise it by popular subscrip-
ton, but this is very slow and unsat-
isfactory, especially to the Republi-
cans, who have been accustomed to
getting their money in hundred-thous-
and-dollar checks, not in dollars and
dimes. We have received copy of
the Republican Campaign Committees
appeal to the voters; it is sad and
solemn document. Each Republican
paper is urged to join in the appeal as
urgently as it possibly can, and to
promise to publish the name of each
subscriber in the hope that the pleas:
ure of seeing their names in print as
patrons of the party will induce many
vain persons to put up their dollars" b,
The Republican papers discuss the
innovation with mingled approval and
misgiving. The plan, says the Roch-
ester Democrat and Chronicle (Rep),
has the merit of giving every Republi-
can who contributes personal in
terest in the contest, and is "immeasur-
ably better morally and politically than
dependence upon multimillionaires and
big corporations" for the sinews of
war. 'Tt is to be said, however" adds
the same paper, that popular sub
scriptions often are disappointing"
In the main the Republican press rec
ognize Mr.. Sherman's method as the
proper way to raise money for party
purposes, and appeal to the voters to
give the small amount asked prompt
ly and cheerfully" One dollar from
every Republican voter in the country,
says the Louisville Herald (Rep),
rious canvass" According to the es-
innate made by Mr.. Sherman, who is
chairman Of the Republican Congress
ional Campaign Committee, this would
seem a moderate claim. Mr.. Sherman
holds that If President Roosevelts con-
tribution of one dollar to the COM
mittee's fund were duplicated by each
man now living who voted for Roose-
welt in 1904, the resultant sum would
be over 00,000-"with no obliga-
tons to the corporations or the 'finan.
cial interests for single cent" COM
ments the New York mail lind Rep.).
But the New York Sun Tin. Dem.)
pointing to the election of Democratic
governors in Oregon and Ohio, the de-
feat of the Republicans in Pennsylva-
mia, and other political incidents of the
last two years, argues that the Roose-
welt vote is unreliable as an indication
OF Republican strength. The number
of strict, rock-ribbed, all-the-year-
round supporters of the national and
state Platforms" it asserts, is con-
stantly growing smaller, while"the in
der endent, with his scratched ticket.
becomes more important each election
day." Therefore, The Sun adds, Mr..
Sherman would do we'll not to limit
his aDDeal tn Renuhlicans Some no