Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-07-24
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ing the fact that the Money Power
represented by the Republican party
comes pretty close TO having the ma
jority.
The Republican campaign fund will
be enormous, and will be divided be-
tween that FIR the legitimate expenses
Of the c,mpalgn, the items of which
Mr.. Taft declares will be published
"after election" and another secret
campaign fund which will never see
the light of day, but will be distributed
to the Republican machines of the
doubtful states and thence for the cor
ruption of venal voters. All the tariff
protected interests and the railroad
corporations, and all the Wall Street
financiers, and the malefactors of great
wealth, will be forced TO contribute
to the Republican campaign
fund. The record of their evasion
OF tie laws Of the land have been care
fully Investigated by special agents of
the Republican Administration, and
the evidence that would convict them
is in the archives of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, or the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor. The
Chairman and Treasurer of the Repub-
lican National Committee will have
the list and know just how much to
assess each malefactor. How ma
the magnates Of the Standard Oil
Trust will pay for immunity and for
escape from the large fines hangii y
over their heads will never be known
TO the public, but that the amount
Will reach into the millions dees not
need evidence to prove it, or that it
Will be Gale for.
But small part of the amount so
contributed will reach the Treasurer of
the Republican National Committee;
only enough to meet the legitimate
expenses, which he estimates at So
000, 900. The much greater amount will
by underground channels that can
easily be surmised, reach the Republi-
can workers and eorruptionists.
There is one advantage in the Demo-
cratic campaign that will bother the
Republicans and that is the large
number Of states that will be fought
for as doubtful and will, therefore re-
quire aid f:om their secret campaign
func source. 1t is quite possible that
enormous AS this corruption Will be,
il may fall short of satisfying the
harpes that lay in wait for it, when it
has be divided into 30 many por-
tisns. The panic and continued de-
preston has made even the Wall
street interests short of ready cash,
and 1t will 3e d ALI the promises of fu-
ture fayors that the Republican man
ayers dare offer to make some feel they
can disgorge.
The Democrats have no such trou-
bles about campaign funds. They have
no protected interests" to draw upep,
nor do they expect to raise large sum.
1t is probable that one hundred dollars
Will go as far AS one Thousand does
with The Republicans. Still the Demo-
cratic Commute will need considera-
bic money for printing and speakers
and the hundred and one legitimate
that national ca mpsign en-
tails.
The Democratic Committee on the
advice of Mr.. Bryan has declared it
will receive no CO. tributions from cor
porations and has limited the amount
that will be received from any indi-
vldual to $4,000 and that it Will make
publication before the election of all
contributions aoove 500 received DE-
fore Oct. 10, and Contributions re-
ceiyed after that date Will be publish
ed upon the date upon which they
are received.
That kind sf Publicity would seem
To be carrying out III spirit and in
truth what the democratic platform
de mands and promises. l think, how
ever, tina. the name aud address OF all
to the campaign fund of
five dollars and over, SHOULD be pub
llshed, fer to do SO would undoubtedly
Iostsf spirit of emulation aad To be
SHOWN as helping the cause would
,astly entitle the co ltributor TO the dis
.lugu.snsd consideration of his brother
.c,Aucrals according TO his know abii
lily 10 give, Like the widows mite,
Tue live collars from a poor man is a
grea lei gift than tue ten Thousand dbl
lars from The rich man and should be
estim4 TED accordingly.
The latest reports from Hot Spring S
say that candidate Taft will meet the
issue fairly and will in his
letter OF acceptance virtually revise the
Republican platform, which contains
10 declaration for publicity ard thus