The state herald., 1908-08-14
''WHO'S IT.


Under the above heading, the follow
ing article appeared in the Phillips
County Republican Of July 81.
although a republican congress re-
fused to enact law compelling public
ity in regard to campaign funds and
| the platform builders of the same party
in convention assembled at thicago re
/ icctcd publicity plank fashioned in
Wisconsin, by an overwhelming major
q ity the woull-bc lawysr-cditor up the
street had the gall to publish the fol
low ng editorial last wcckI'
The GomocrIti' national COZ ven
ito paced in the party platform a dec
laration in faycor Of legislation to pre-
vent corporations from contributing to
party campaign funds and the rryan
boosters have been making much noise
over this plank n e the convention but
all TO no purpose as they have discover
ed that a bill passed 10y a r,plblican
conpress in January 1907 fully covers
all that this plank calls FOR. The laugh
is certainly on the democratic conycn-
ton. f"
The above statement Is absolutely
false and misleading, and we defy him,
lawyer-editor or whst-not, to specify
the chapter and section in which such a
law may be found.
d" Ignorance is bliss, sometimes
and at other times It is awfully cmbar-
RAISING, and spcaking Of the laugh, you
will find that as usual ON the wou l.bc
llwyor-cdi,or.
oh nerve of an eiitp and the g, |
Of lawyer is sumthin' fierce, Now,
aint it2"
We always like 10 accommodate n
newspaper man when we can do so and
would have answered his question last
week but did not have time or space TO
do 80.
The law prohibiting corporations from
contributing to the campaign funds Of
any political party ard to which the
HERALD referred In the editorial clip
ped and commented ON ms above by tho
Republican, Is found in Volume -. Part
/ Of the Plblir Laws of the nited
States Statutca-at Large, Chapter. i2l
at Page 800, aud reads as follow
PuBLIC NO. 8GD
| An Act to prohibit corporations from
making money contributions In con
nrction with political elections
Ba IL enacted by the senate and house
lof representatives of the United States
uf America in congress assembled That
Il shall be- unlawful Tor any natIona
| bank, or any corporation organized 10y
authority Of rny laws n eonFreas, Il
make o money contribution in eonnsr
ton with any election 10 any poliliea
office. II shall also be unlawful tol
any corporation whatever TO make .
money contribution IN connection viii
any election at whish presidential nm,
vice presidential electors or a represent
atiye In congress IA "a be- voted for ol
any election hy any state legislature oi
q United States senator, Every cor
pprati1n whirh shall make any contr
button In violation ~ the foregoing pro
visions shall be- subject 10 a hnon1t cs
rroIing $1,000. and every officer or d.
rector ~ any corporation who shall con
sonl tn any contribution By the eorpar
Intion IN violation ~ the foregoing pro
visions ahgll upon conviction be punish
cd by hrr upi exceeding $1,000 and
n1t lras ihan SEQ, or by Imprisonment
Tor q torn pf ipt more than one year
or both such fine and imprisonment II
the disef uu ~ the court
/ Approved January 90. lpOL"
| Tlr awarrrr and hllT Of the Phillip
County Republican does not count 70
much wlau Il runs ~ against the coli
facts 80 II has u this ease II 10 al
, ways better to know thHt you have ~
facts 70 back ypur lluH before 50.
make Il. The Republican man DID 10