Arizona republican., 1908-08-19
CAMPAIGN FUNDS.

As the campaign progresses 1t IS expected the usual ridiculous fea- lures will present themselves from time to time, particularly in the case Inf the democracy. Under the leader ship of MT. Bryan the world has learned to expect of the democracy not only ridiculousness but dema- goguery. Thus far the most notable display of those qualities has been in connection with the question of campaign funds.
 Early exhortatfons on that sub ject by MT. Bryan and his lieuten- ants were so righteously critical Of the use of money in the campaign that conffding admirers might well have supposed that it was to be conducted without funds, except for the contributions of a few enthusi- asts who would defray the necessary expenses of postage stamps for i'm portant committee communications, q little hall rent for the speakers now and then and such other minor bills as would cover the incidentals of organization. The impression seemed to be general that the love of the people for the great com moner' was supposed to be so fer vent that all they asked was that the politicians would permit his nom ination and they would do the rest without money and without price, as a patriotic move for the salvation of the country, which it was and is alleged, is helplessly bound in the thran of the money power
 It now transpires that the national democratic committee finds itself as urgently in need of the sinews of war as any other great political or ganization ever did and it's modesty suffers no serious affront in making the announcement. The democracy is planning the use of money if it can get it, just as extensively and just as effectively as is the republi- can organization, and We are -so- ing to get the money to run this campaign, make no mistake about that" says Colonel Wetmore. Every possible method is to be resorted to that has not been openly practiced by the republicans and that is within the law. The only difference be- tween the two parties on that score is that the democratic leader has in dulged in so much demagogic tom myrot concerning campaign funds that he is forced to be a bit fin nicky" about the way he gets his money, just for the looks of things. It is not tainted money he fears so much as the taint to his escutcheon and the scandal that will attach to his pre-campaign utterances. if a lit tie too much of it comes from one place It is outrageous for one man with settled convictions and large business interests the protection of which he considers vital. to contrib ute S1OOO to the republican fund, but it is the highest duty of ten men with smaller interests, to tender s1OO each to the democratic fund.
 It is not a question of the inn proper disbursement of trust funds or other peoples money for that practice is as universally condemned by republicans as by democrats and has been as effectively punished by republicans as it could be by demo- crats. It is simply a question of a man or a corporation spending his or its own money and the fixing of the twilight zone" between morality and immortality. What shall be the limit of contribution to a worthy cause? For the furtherance of religious en- terprises or charitable works, the limit is fixed by the means and lib- erality of the donor and the greater the contribution the greater the glory and the approval of good men. But in the case of the republican party MT. Bryan would fix it as low as possible. He can do so only on the theory that it an unholy institution, not entitled to support. And that is the meat of his demagogic outcry. His interests do not lie in the pros perity of the republican party, hence