The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-08-21


1888. ............... I,35oooo 100000
1892. 100000 855Ooo
1906. ................ 100000 675ooo
1000 49,. ................. 65ooooo 100000
1904. ................ 5ooo5oo 100000
cannot OF my own knowledge authenticity of all
the foregoing figures Campaign managers have been given
ankness publishing such information The largest item these
statistics Republican fund of 1896 which have authority Of
the late Mr.. Hanna
As shedding ray on party honesty party franess this
connection it may be remembered that in the last congress bill was
presented demanding parties the close Of their campaign
bo file bills of particulars showing who contributed and how
much The didn't pass There was deal red re and
mom beating Everybody pretended to be to
adopt the BILL while prvly careful that such mistake should be
made
The Plan of Neay-P Publicity.
True the democrats on the seemed forward not to say
more enzied than Republicans That because they sked
less As the dominant party the Republicans could look conhdey
forward to campaign contribution that should oveop the more
slender figures of the Democrats hundred towers over one
Wherefore the of the Republicans for public interest as the
latter found expression in the BILL showed pale and %
pared with redaced obstreperou excitement OF t
Neither side however was honestly seeking law OF the SORT as
half nsac of their hearts would have proven Also in setting
party sincerity YOU are to notice that the bill did not seek TO aOoS
the campaign contribution it merely proposed tnat inc
with figures of their agess should be known OF men
Since the adjournment of congress the respective presidential can
~ have tae At least short step forward by pledgng full pub
cty with respect to campaign contributors Chairman ohdo "
the Republicans discreetly however that no heP
s Of revenue shall be seen publicly till the last dollar spent anu
the smoke Of battle clears awav Mr. Bryan OF more adlca
ness would have his books balanced daily for TSPe0'
which displays bent for cando that is novel even Ous "
be sown with jokers t ref
Recurring to the campaign contribution let Us 'dN ~ - y
eren in turn to its sources its purposes its effects ne parry
Who give it? There is none ignorant as not to know" -
main streams the campaign contribution comes lol' W
gas the telephone the telegraph the traction ConP t
railways the banks the societies. the eF 41
the giant manufacturing trusts that fall under the NAMES 49,
beef sugar oil and those hundred other ana " r
money bnnoer Of men in modern times disguised llSei
folk are e SIRE sources of your oooooodolar campaign
What is the motive of their generosity Is 1t pall'iS
country?
Hardly b.f,~ the GRAY
Was it not Mr. Havenleyer speaking for Sugar oeloe '
Senate Committee who said: Sometimes we give - ~ r
sometimes to the other sometimes to both: l!'S
king left room in this for any inference OF pa, r with
Ifn,ore he needed did not Mr. Tno F. Ryan Wloe' wise
in these last few months how he and Mr. WrlSS cam,
men from Pbladelnba contributed 100000 TO the
paien fund Of 1000? And further how they ,;tan
their hrunken finances from the funds OF the p I with Mr.
Traction company bv means of round NJ RYAN and
Brady for street railway that didn't exist penn at
Mr. Whitney and 7 think the three sages from e ause
the yer, moment they qgaxed thus generous 10 'n
were guiding lights among the Democrats :,t ,aoisln
No even the most captous must concede u',' fr hey
which SETS tbe money kings to reaching into Waae
control and enricbine the parties without 50 nuch a. "
to any body of shareholders l,t &c 70 suppose that
Shareholders? Why surely YOU are not 50 y9 No in
the lavish oar,nao contributors give their own ino'9