Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-07-29
4 TRUE TYPE OF TORY.

Representative in Congress from
the Third West Virginia district.
recently journeyed 10 Hot Springs.
Va, for conference with William
Howard Taft, who needs no de-
scription. Mr.. Gaines is chairman
of the House Committee on Flee
tion of President, Vice President.
and Representatives. This IS the
committee 90 which are referred
bills relating to publicity if cam
paign expenses.
y newspaper Interview says:
While satisfied that Judge Taft
Is serious regarding publicity. as
ne also believes Mr.. Bryan 10 be
on the same subject, AR. Gaines
said he was inclined to think cam
paign managers throughout the
country would make il their bust
ness to see that the candidates did
not learn the real facts about the
collection of campaign contribu-
tons. While / will not say that
publicity laws put a premium on
perjury, Mr.. Gaines is quoted
Is saying. Il will say they put
veracity at 4 decided disadvantage.
They make 4 conscientious man
less available Is 4 campaign mana
ger than 4 man who has an elastic
conscience"
Mr.. Gaines doubtless reads the
newspapers more or less. Pre-
Sumbly he knows something of the
disgust with which the country re-
garded the course of his committee
last session, when it reorganized a
publicity bill, so that it could not
possibly pass, and assumed to have
done q clever trick. If he does
know this, it must be assumed that
he is a man Of prodigious courage
in his convictions. He must be
tremendously devoted. fer some
good moral reason, TO the old fash
toned methods Of raising campaign
funds in secret, from unknown
sources. In short, assuming that
the Hon. Gaines Is man of lust
moderate intelligence, it can only
be assumed that is he weighted down
by burden of conviction such as
once made men martyrs. in favor
of the old system of running
politics.
Mr.. Gaines is entitled to credit
for honesty. No man would speak
out thus frankly who didn't believe
what he said. But how does the
public feel about itl Does the
public believe he is right. Does il
believe that secrecy IS necessary in
conducting the politics of the whole
people! Does it gravely doubt
whether it ought to know who i.
paging the campaign expenses Of
the men for whom l. is asked tC
vote! Does it fear to know toe
much about the financial backing
of the parties between which il
must divide its supportl
Mr.. Gaines trouble is that he
doesn't understand what is going
on in the public mind nowadays
! lie hasn't found out what all thi.
/ ;"liiical new thought is about
ihs naive interview procIaims hin
as hopelcssly the Tory as wa.
Wellington when rs opposition
leader in The Lords he declared
that Parliament had no concern
with the condition OF women il
Eng nd $ mines because 20 legis
late concerning their employment
would be to infringe the right Of
contract" The legislation passed
despite the solemn protest: anc
campaign publicity will hencefortl
be the rule in this country, despite
Gaines and such as he.
1t was the moral obtuseness o
men who accented such views thai
/ turned tn" country against The
Slxtieth Congress ON the basis Of
the record made at its first session
In pity, rather than in anger, the
country is recognizing tiat men Of
such views arc unfit 10 be trusted
WI d the q TT 70 interpret what
is in is thought. Washington
Times.