The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-12-11

.L -#Lttf n AFaH#t-t- So - al -AFi A1afN
l. -. -i1ent boldly apprJpriates
49,. 4.,.~-,-- u-bfrh the Dem
l..'. I.en advocating ana or
,.4.r f.arl Io announces some
.....t.sy ,nirb are SO absurd as To
NV .-,,.rt If the suggestions
o.. 20 To- prominent source. IL
'"'l ..-' - t.ka- advanced ground.
..-ie he retreats from ground
.5...I, r.L,a
~. for instance. his recommend
,l.ft.t, I'm regard to campaign funds
80 H.. ,ag-ao. Of H. law which
i'.l -. =, criminal offense for
49,. r-nr"nr1tiou to contribute 10 any
.~aI,,qfau f,ud. IN this suggestion ne
n,tt xiv riaht The directors Of cor.
+craffnnE handle money Of stOckhOld-
1,- ana rs the corporation is not or
.,nfaal for a uoIitiraI urpose tn
r..,nrs have no legal right to diver
n ,.hfrb fha,, hold i'm trust to the
I5-.,a, c.rnant If their own political
"nr"s pIr the president does not stop
,l,era
As to Individual contributions, hf
,trt,orI,, racedcs from the position
i,n, -, . forrner message. He says:
..r ir1iridraIc c~ontribute as the
sn@;,o. L1t LEI ,s prohibit i'm effective
faebinn All CORPORATIONS etc" He is
49, rcrord ae insisting upon publicity
70 inaivfdual why
""nrrander that contention? While it is
I,IinIrtlt, Kramer that corporation
eho,I1 he forbidden to contribute, /
- aien i'm nortant that the contributions
naGc nv individuals should be known
hf or the recent election in New YORK
a.. n,IhIiehod reports Of the commit
lo. ,hDrrad mat MORGAN. Rockefeller.
Corneafe ana others Contributed large
a~trnr4ts ia the Republican campaigI
rund II is important that these con
trih1Itinre ehouid he known. and it I.
-. - ,ln,e inn rortant that they should be
'.''' '''' z ~, na,7
ncroffs IN CONGRESS while supporting
mo p~rnsident's recommendation in IA
var or the nrohibition of corporate
rontrihutions should insist thai tbs
c~orrnitten reports should disclose
tha rnntrfhutors of all cOnsiderabl.
o,n+r and that the disclosure
glIn,,II he made nj least ten DAYS be
rnre the close of the campaign in or
der maj the public may see on which
eide large contributions are beinG
,,oIa for the nuhIic will then know
fron, v.bich side the trust magnateS
arI hinh fnonriere exnect to receive
f4v,r. If ic not necessary that the
nance Of small contributors shall be
ntvan for when a man gives a few
dollars to 2 campaign fund. it may be
assumed that he gives it because he
ccharns in q general interest, but when
mon rive large sums. it is quite GER
Tain that thew EXPECT some definite re-
tIIrn in the yav Of privilege or favor
itie17
The President asks for a law con-
forrino ,non the Government the righ'
nf onTaaI in criminal cases where dis
r,,tnd ouactionc Of law are involved.
In this the President is right. While
slcb anpeal can not affect that par
tic,Ior COCO if can secure 2 decision
which win no q quide in future cases.
Thn President saws '"The govern
mont has now definitely begun a police
o. raecrtino, to the criminal law in
those tr11ct and interstate
cases where snch a course offers a
REASONABLE chance of success" This
& q corfecciCr that for many wears
10 - " o cVar09n,%1t Via not resort to the
cri,niraI law in trI1st cases. If is en-
cdr,rao fro t0 Lnov, that . reforn, has
hcen instituted. and the public will
,ratcb the effect of the experiment
wwbbiicchh IA presidant now common Is
~ dotorrinr tho tr1lct magnates. This
60 TornorTa Tie nosition and he Pres
i4Snt in taking the stem is following
Ien,ocratio advica If the doctrine
~ EQUALITY before the law is to be he
dnctrina Gf fhp Ean5 there m11st he no
hesitancv about the enforcement of
~ c1in3inal law ooainst the hio, of
fnnders
What the President saws on the sub
iect of Government nv Injunction will
hot he eatiefactorv 10 the laboring
me, or to tb0se who rnenact the rjght
~ tri11 ~, i,1T, for instead of rpcOm-
,1or1in, IoH which viii assure the
,i.ht - 4I.taI" ~, INV 1,b ereyn,e tho
aI7anoa contornf is committed outside
% H. ca1lrt raon, he si,nnI, warns
5ndons tbat .it vii he we'll niob inn
TnSSih1n 10 nraran+ IFS aholifinn"-
aahoIitian of no riabt Of ninnctinn-
@%r +ha nrncele ie hahitnanyy ahused :.
=. 70 ha rnare+tad tba+ W. preSident
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2upleihe coult Nele ClldiISi!Ntu. hiif
IltSluTHI poIIiH out t.%I d JudSt' Tx
any olher pupllc oIIlclal' Is SuDJecI 10
ciilcISnl, ana ne quotes an EllSllSl
1i'dlcellol' Lolu fdfhl: ana juice
LAT IN ppo OF the [lghC 10 cru
clSe. Ihere IS one part OF Judge Ia1I 5
OPINION which the president quotes
with approval which has some bear