The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-10
legislative wisdom what legislation is

Legislative wisdom what legislation is
required by the country.
Against the Republican party, 10
degenerate mud crafty, is capable,
determined, honest Democracy, IN sym
.pnthy with, NIL just public demands, and
confidently asking in its nehnlf the
tcnndid public judgment. TO that judg-
lment the issue must be committed, anu
we unlicsitatinEly submit our cause to
ithnt fine and true sense for the right
that we know distinguishes the Ameri.
can people.
Campaign Contributions.
/ 1t must be admitted that the re-
public cannot long survive II fraud
land corruption become material factors
lin our elections. No man has said more
than the President about the corrup-
Ition Of elections. You recall his mes
Where he said that:
ct has bocn only too clearly shown
THAT certain men ut the head OF these
lnrse corporations take but small note
of the ethical distinction between hon
cstyI and dishOncsty; they draw the line
law-honcsty, the kind of honesty neces-
snry In order to avoid falling into the
clutches of the lnw.''
| We have here the condemnation of
the practice. Has he proved his faith
by his works? Is 1t true or not that
four years ago he selected for his
campaign manager n novice in poll
tics, whose principal qualification for
! the position was the power he held
over the corporations of the land? Is
as Secretary OF Commerce and Labor
gave full knowledge of these busi-
ness secrets and relations Of corpo--
rations to this campaign manager, and
sent of the President, to punish or
| reward them by publishing or with
| holding their secrets that he had coll
lected as such secretary?
! Is 1t true or not that, with this
lpower held In terror over the corpo-
rations, he solicited or had his agents
I solicit campaign contributions from
them? Is It true or not that such re-
| quest under such circumstances was n
I demand upon the corporal ions----n de-
mand that they acceded to, knowing
that the man who made 1t had the
| power to punish them In case they
! refused 9 Can 1t be doubted that in
this way vast sums were raised? II
1 were used for legitimate expenses and
how. much for corruption purposes we
do not know. Notwithstanding saw
age ante-election denial we know that
insurance companies uncovered tn
fact that large amounts were contrib
uted by these companies to the Repub-
lean campaign fund-not the money
Of ! the h, . men who gave u but money
= stockholders or policyholders and en-
tered on the books In a. way calculat-
ed to conceal the emb All
/ this was done In the interest OF the
Republican candidate for President.
i was elected and he continues to de-
i liver lectures on decency and for hons
esty In elections, sending messages to
I Congress- on publicity campaign con-
hut 1,ay1t The, n
We're certainto be unavailng.
The Chicago convention has met. has
transacted its buxincax ana has nd Z
!oMrhcd. The GucAtion of II publicity
and It would never have seen the Hight
LOT day except through the l,nniiled e T.
forts OF one solitnrya me nlbcr4 OF he
committee on platform and rcaOlu-
IONS who dragged itNout only to witt
nc.. itn deep cntomhment by the body
q the convention. Thus died one OF
"my DOlicIcs," TO which TINT convcn-
lion In cifnsive n dictated language
derlnred IN itn nlntform their "unfnlt-
erinE ndhcrcncc." astg
lninnctloHs nnd Contenlptss of Court.
Let me go on, There has been and
y now public demand for legisla-
ZION Regulating, not nbolishing, tho
process or Injunction and the power
etrnctive contempts az courts Ever
since 1896 the Democratic party has
protested agalnst hasty and ill-con-
been insistng on the right ifof fair
y trial In all cases OF constructive cons
A tempts Tho Republican party has
nsen avoiding this question, So the
4 Srrrssldent IN taking IS I up, and Mr.,
\ iTait N his letter to the labor I'm Ions
adyocated a ncnsure that the Demo-
\ erit lle party acting Ia behnlf az the
4 correct administration OF public JUS
4 tlce, had been demand ling for twelve