The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-07-23
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.

1t Is matter OF common knoWl
edge and matter Of complaint tina,
both political parties in the past
have accepted campaign contribu.
lions to both political organizations.
1t Is also a well Known fact that
these interests, by their contribu.
lions, have purchased immunity,
privilege and favor at the expense OF
The people. AS result of these cam
pafSn contributions elections have
been debauched and the party In
| power has been forced to cater to
THESE interests until we now have a
government OF plutocracy In place of
government OF the people
In his messages to congress Presi-
dent Roosevelt advocated campaign
publicity bill. Secretary Taft and
Mr. Bryan both appealed to congress
to pass IA campaign publicity dill so
that the donations would be made
public. A subseryient congress to
The special interests refused to pass
any such law, which would have a
tendency to give the country an hon
est election Senator La Toilette
asked the republican convention at
Chicago to adopt a publicity plank.
The convention followed the decree
OF the leaders in congress and mott
lied the country that they were will.
ing 10 accept all the money with
which to carry on the campaign,
they could get, regardless of its
source.
The republican campaign commit
tee now notify the country with in
sutlerable elIrontery that they will
not only take all the campaign money
they can collect, regardless of it's
source, and will make an accounting
to the people, when they revise the
tariff, when they pass other needed
legislation--after the election. 1t
would never do to publish the source
OF these donations before the cleo.
ton because it would have tendency
To defeat the party guilty of receiv.
ing campaign contributions from the
corporations which woIl Id desire to
nave the tariff revised upward In
place OF downward. 1t is evident
the interests expect to elect Taft by
the same methods which prevailed ir
the campaign OF 1896, 1900 and 1904.
or course the promise of the republi-
can campaign committee TO make
these donations public after the cleo.
tlon VIII be too late to serve apy
practical purpose.
In their platform at Denver and bv
request OF the candidates an entirely,
different plan has been adopted by
the democratic party. The manap.
efs ana candidates of the party pro-
pose 10 take the people into their
confidence in regard to this matter
IL Is agreed that not a penny win
be accepted from corporation. 1t
VIII accept no individual eontribu
lion above $4,000. 1t will make n
public acknowledgment of all contri.
buttons up to October 5th thereafter
lhtil The last three days before cleo.
ion daily report will be made. II
VI" aVoekt no contribution within
.hree days before election.
Ihese resolution means sometbinp
" means that the Democratic Marty
laS cut loose from all corporations
y that Tue party is not under any
PERSONAL obligations To them in casa
ne ticket should be elected. I,
means that the manner in which n
'ampaign Is run and the interests in
Noleh u IS conducted shall be mazda
public so that the people can iudre
Nho'her thing it means, ana that IL
nat the campaign will be conducted
'ons decent lines, auu ON the hiyh
lotal plane beiitting the bivh
.ofst'au character OF the leadinu
andi iateS. "s
Inc republican party managers "a
using To make the campaign contri.
'u''ohs public means that there is 70
: another campaign of corruption
means that the corporations ara a.
"ios 20 nave the fat fried on, OF !
hen TO again carry the electiop Nv
faud and corruption !, "
NAT TIE voter is not to be inf5T5-s5 ,
: 10 Tue character of the interests ,
,"'1u la1 would feel under obliga. ,
Gus 20 IN ease OF his election. until ,
Is TOO late to benefit him TO uss as !,
q east his vote. ~
bryan and Kern have taken a high ;
'"'d' ground in regard 10 this mo,