The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-08-04
CAMPAIGN CORRUPTION


Report ahoa the effect new method OF using cam,
pagn funds be time says The Public Instead
OF raising large fund from corporations coup be expended
eoup those raised for Mckinley larger funds are to be
raised this teso these be expended wages for
the purpose OF creating false impression good Big Bust
ness would say for instance through its subsidized newspapers
IT looks il Bryan would be beaten therefore we shall
ahead with production confident good times are here They
would then employ workers. reports run and frigen them
with predictions Of bad times again Bryan election
ihey might even do as they did in 1896 tell their night be-
tore election to come back the day after Bryan defeated
but not If he elected TIN reports are verified in some degree m
the st LOUIS mental healing Instead being good
faifh mental healing movement for restoring good times may
be masked obtaining campaign funds for the ptr
pose indicated above But such movement almost certainly
doomed 10 failure For thing can't be fooled again
with the warning about closing Bryan is elect
ed ne wasn't elected 1906 but the close down all the
same after election In the second place the appearance of good
tunes could hardly be created by the employment ooo
600 men Tor two months at Be day. that necessiate
fuha OF SIoooooooo The trick would be magntdnos
complex to succeed is improbable however that this and
kindred tricks will be played Large EMPLOYERS will
doubtless resort methods men This ndca
Cd by the reports that the Pennsylvania Railroad instance dis
charging nonvoers to make for No all the p
ocratic agenclesbusiness social and egous be utilized this
year heretofore the to prevent the election Of the
they fear But their tricks are better now Even the man
who needs business accommodation his bank be easy
to handle as he twelve years ago g
The Republicans oy denoncing Mr. Gon1pes president Of
the American Federation Of Labor for promising labor
vote for Bryan As usual the Republicans making mountain
out OF mole hill if indeed this there mole hill for
foundation According to Mr. Gompers himself there is not He
charaeterizes the assertion that he has any promise as alb
sd But he that even time that has eIansed p
SINCE the two great party conventions there every indication that
the workers throughout the country heartily endorse the action
the officers OF the American Federation in all that ev
have said and done in matters political
While Mr. Gompers makes preense Of being able to or de
g to control the labor of the United he has RIGHT
TO express his opinion the any other and should be
gwen fair treatment in the Labor to get any &C
recognition from the Republicans Chicago other hand lie
Mr. Goners that the Democrats met them fairly
and square In extract from editorial the Amer
lean Federaonist for August which handed TO the press
week. Mr. Gonpers has this Of labor Republican plat pea
form ma
AT glance the plank adopted will be ansJ ckv
evasion OF the issue endorsement very abuse against
smeh labor justly protests and would enacted by congress-
tatuoy authority for the niuncons in labor des z
n authority which does not tits pronmotion noi
n aninuncon declaration 1t than meaningless and his
yaye as the capitalist corporation has designated
oud make the wrongs BY which the oers are forced
bear the unjust judicial burden Of injunction discrimination That
art 81 the plank which declares that the Republican party will up
old the authority and integrity Of the gaious indie e
sibe and covert insult only the but to the
ourts themselves implies that the integrity legal authority
the courts have been questioned 1t adopted appease the
poaon snates and corporation lawyers who dou
Republican adopt declaration It we're better sirius
a the Republican convention had entirely ignored the Question
an % have attempted o such nkpp cnwypsr
an to have attempted to o such plank upon people I
asked4he Republican convention the en-
et q law recognizing human rights freedom he
~ aea g meet the requirements Of noerab oppos
American situation No relief either declared or promised tois
Dor asked the Republican convention bread gave stone
lief Of
IAN leaYe the head q the Manufacturers Association
Is to have all labor unions declared illegal combinations restraint Hears
tho has nsetera t,;cto !