Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-24
Big Prices Being Paid for Space in
Republican Newspapers.
PAPER ONE OF THEM
Expenditure Does Not Appear in Re-
ports of Committee Treasurer.
VIOLATING PUBLICITY LAW
Importers Trust and Also OIL Trust
SugEested Rs Possible source of
the Fund Being SO Law
fshly spent.

CHEYENNE, Wyo.. oct. eS-(specialb -
People irrespective Of party are startled
here at the bold and lavish expenditure OF
money by the democratic national commit,
tee. pa titularly IN r. spect 10 the corruption
and subsioizing OF republican newspapers
all over the safe Of Wyoming. The amount
OF money used to buy space In republican
newspapers In this state is 50 large as to
cause many people to wonder where this
large corruption fund is coming from.
Many papers have been approached and
not few Of them have sold their space at
from fifteen TO twenty times their regular
advertising rates.
Where this corruption fund Is coming
4 from is profound secret II is noticed
that nowhere in the published reports Of
expenditures by the democratic national or
state committees does It appear that any
money has been expended for the subs dig
( Ing of newspapers yet there Is abundant
/ and positive proof that money has beer
used for this purpose on a large scale.
Inasmuch as the published reports do no.
I show these expenditures the only solution
or explanation Is that these corruption
funds are being disbursed and handled en-.
tirey outside OF and independent OF tn,
! regular copmlttee so as to AVOID exposure.
/ This Is q plain violation OF law, which re.
qIires ell money 20 be expended by o.
through The regular treasury OF the com.
mittee.
Importers Are Suspected.
There is much speculation to the
source from which comes this enormous
sum OF money. Some suspect that the
Importers Trust. a powerful and wealthy
organization of importers whose headQuar-
ters is in New YORK. is putting up the cash.
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imported or foreign made goods is strongly
in favor Of free trade. Labor is so much
cheaper in the foreign countries that but
for a protective tariff these importers could
have almost a monopoly OF the American
market on many articles OF manufacture.
I The importers or members OF this trust
are said 10 be almost 20 a man IN favor
OF the election Of Jhe democratic national
ri-ket. Il is suspected. therefore, that they
may have something to do with the raising
OF an immense campaign fund. Again there
are rumors that certain big oil trust has
furnished the funds. The source whence
comes the money Is unknown. but there Is
no doubt that the democratic organization
has the money and that It is using Il 10
subsidize the papers on the largest scale
ever attempted by any political party since
the founding Of the government.
Big Price for Space.
| DOUGLAS. WyO, Uct. Z3.-tSpecisL)-
The democratic committee has appeared
here with it's "slush" fund and has en-
ployed some Of It 10 suosidze the repub-
iican press. The Budget, a weekly repub-
lican paper published In Chis town, sold
space 6xs inches TO run five times for $500
Similar deals have been made with other
papers in Wyoming. This is about fifty
HHafw Vaea
the democratic COMMITTEES can afford to
spend money on such an extensive scale ii
mystery unless Tammsny has let so some
| OF LIS ill.gotten gains.