Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-02
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pot Of tea; there is Joy all
over her face.
Tour grocer returns your N oney II yeu DOM
nhS sehillinr's Best: ~ par him. ..,.,-,.
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THIS is of very small value compared
. Wlth the benefit to be derived from
the publication of contributions before
election. The people have d right to
form their own opinion as to the intlu-
ences which are at work. They do not
need a guardian! to protect them from
b me misuse Of the S knowledge which
& tney may acquire, and they ought not.
70 be REQUIRED to employ detectives 10
ms gu. wha, the officials s, are doing
that great many matters come before
TIE legislatures and Legislative bodies
where 1t is difficult, II not impossible
for the average voter to investigate the
facts.
The people have right to know
IN advance of election whether those
with special interests to look after are
contributing sums larger than public
spirit, patriotic motives and general
interest would warrant. If. for in
stance, a candidate for governor Is
likely to have to pass upon railroad
Legislation. the people have a right to
know whether men largely interested
in preventing railroad legislation have
scot.ibuted Literally to his campaign
fund. If a man aspiles to an office in
which II elected he will have to pass
upon anti-trust legislation or enforce
anti-trust laws 1t Is only right that
the public should know to what ex-
l-Ill lIle ItIuSl lIldEiluleS are
his campaign. And so, II a man Is
candidate for office which brings him
into official connection with tariff
Legislation, 1t is proper for the public
to know whether he will be so obli-
gated to the beneficiaries of high
tariff as to be embarrassed when he
attempts to protect the consumer.
BRYAN MISREPRESENTATION.
"Mr Taft nisreurescntS what
have said in regard to Mr.. Hughes. l
called attention to some OF the con-
tributions that were made to Mr.
Hughes fund, and in view of the fact
that Mr.. Hughes attacks the planks
presented in the Democratic platform
as a cure for the trusts. without adj
yanGing any remedies Of his own, and
in view of the further fact that this
testimony was quoted by the presi-
dent against me ] asked the president
whether he thought that these con-
tributions by trust magnates would
lessen or increase the weight OF MI !:
Hughes testimony on the subject OF
trusts. 1T will not do for Mr.. TART
to put Mr.. Hughes up on a pedestal
and claim for him immunity from
criticism. 1t Is necessary for me 70
pass Judgment upon Mr. hughes Or
upon what he has done in order U
pass Judgment upon the question ul,,
was one OF the allies before the
Chicago convention. We assume that
&public officials will be honest. and
vet We require bonds OF those WIZ WI,
handle money, no matter how mucl
character they may have. The law WI
not permit Judge, q juror or an OIL :
ficiai to accept a gift II the gift IS
from one who has an interest In the
official action OF the official, ard IN
forbdding this the law does not, as as *
as to the character of the official. me
law. is based upon human nature anu
human experience, and it is not neces-
sary to furnish specific. proof OF
special weakness in the man who re-
ceiyes the money. or to prove that
his decision was in any manner az
fected by the gift. NO scales nave
#ynt been invented for the accurate
Weighing of the reasons which enter
into an official decision.
at is only fair, however, to assume
that In using MI. Hughes case as al,
argument Mr.. Taft means to say thas
he will not object to contrlDu.lonSS
from trust magnates, railroad magma
tes and tariff beneficiaries, no matter
row much these contributions may pc
even though he may, If elected, pe
compelled to pass upon questions
where their demands may be an the
one side and the interests of the gen.
eraI public on the other. He must moi
complain if he finds that many re-
nrcsenting the rank and file Will dit
fer from him on this subject, for the
average man will Judge asplrants 1or
office by the rule applied 10 aVerase
men. Common sense and the unlVet-
cal Judgment are against the argu-
,nents which he advances in its sup
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