The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-19

other grent corporations contributed
enormously to tile Republican cnnl-l
paign fund. 1T was proved after tile
election, and admitted by officials OF
company funds to- Tie amount of many
Thousands Of dollars had been used
TO elect Mr.. Roosevelt. But publicity
came too late. Mr. Roosevelt had got
The goods. ond lie kept thctn.
11,. Hartman raised about s2O0,nto
for the Republican campaign fund IN
thht year. 1ra8 did SO attor Dresi,lcnt
Roosevelt had, sent for him 20 como to-
sec him at the White House. and urged
Republlcan ticket Mr.. Roosevelt wrote
"a very urgent letter to Mr. Hartmann.
ispresentng tho necessity OF Ills hustllns
for tho Republican ticket. Yet, It
was this same Roosevelt who denied In
the following vigorous language on
the night Of November " 1904, tho
charge made by Judge Parker that
elect the Republican ndjdate:
"Tho statements made by Mr.. Parker
are unqualifiedly and atrociously
false. AS Mr.. Cortelyou has said to /,
me more than once during this CAM
|lpuign, IL elected I shall go into the
presidency unhampered by any pledge,
promise or understanding OF any kind
sort or description, save MY promise,
made openly to tho American people,,
shall see to 1t that every man has =
square deal, no loss and no more."
Post-election developments proved
that Mr.. Roosevelt had made many
promises, expressed and implied. to-
stand by the people who We're con-
tributing money to encompass Ills elec-
ton. g3{s Isl @
1t would look like tho Democratic at
stitude would force the Republicans to
make some show OF prediction pub
Lefty to tile campaign fund.
As to Corporation Contributions.
Treasurer Sheldon. OF the Republi-
the third day after his selection for
the position which he holds that sew
'eral checks had been received from,
Wall Street sources representing con-
tributions OF men who wanted to SEQ
Judge Taft elected Whether this
money came from corporations Is not
known. Mr.. Sheldon. when asked.
llcan committee, refuse to accept con-
tributions from the paper manufac-l
turers or other corporations?' replied.
mo. would not" |
Mr.. Sheldon must have been IN iCno-
rance OF the fact that Congress passed
n bill In 1907, which was approved by
the President January &c. 1907, which
absolutely prohibits a corporation con-
tributing money to help or oppose any |
candidate In any presidential or con-
gressional election. Senator Tillman
took very active part In fighting
this law through. 1t reads as follows:
"rhat it shall BIO unlawful for
any national bank or any corporation
authorized by authority Of any laws
of Congress to make money contribu-
tion in connection with any cleo
ton to anySpoliticals office. It shall t
also be unlawful for any corpora
ton whatever to make money 9
contribution in connection with
any election at which presidential
and Wce- presidential electors or !.
representative in Congress is to
be voted for, or any election by \
any State Legislature Of q United I
States Senator. Every corporation Iii
which shall make any contribu- S
ton in violation of the foregoing t
provisions shall be subject to a h
fine not exceeding $4,000. and
every officer and director OF any
corporation who shall consent to +
any contribution by the corpora n
ton In violation of the foregoing :
provisions shall. upon conviction,
be punished by a fine Of not ex-
ceeding $1,000 and not less than !,
$3.50. or by Imprisonment by term :.
OF not more than one year, or both :,
such fine and Imprisonment. in
the discretion OF the court"
The Hoar -Anti-Injunctlon Bill.
Many persons have probably for =