The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-30
CAMPAIGN FUND PUBLICITY
THEM OF BRYAh'S ANSWER
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Tense Of your party's position and
An accusation against the yotars
which emphasize an iarue already |
prominent. You are the first con
npieuoua member ~ your party 10
attempt an explanation u the party'a
opposition 70 publicity before the
election, and the admission which
you make win embafraAs your party
nnsoclates. Your position IL, that
the publication before election Of
the contributions made 10 your
campaign fund would furnish your
political opponents opportunity To
give a false impreaHion az 10 the
fiinenH of the candidate. You cite
as illustrations the contributions
made 70 Gov. Hughes campaign
fund, and contributions collected for
Mr.. Taffe campaign fund You
charge IA effect that the people are
80 lacking IN Intelligence that they
might condemn as improper CON
ifihufiona which you declare 10 he
proper. II the voters differ with
you on this question. are they nee
eHaarilY ignorant and wrang7 Must
the members ~ the party ofRantxa.
ton act as Eelfsmppolntsd guard
lana ~ the people and conceal from
them what IL going on. lest the peo-
pie be mlaied as Ia the purpose and
effect of large contributions II
thih your explanation ~ the action
o. the republican leaders IN the
national convention ia voting down
q publicity plank u you will par
don the suggestion. / believe bet
lar a. Ia 45sfF - tk4
Holy Writ. Tor do We not read ~
men loving darkness rather than
light because their deeds are syii7
Personal Question.
you attempt s1sfpake n personal
question of II. ana AJAX whether any
one viii accuse such uen as you
gov. Hughes and Mr. Taft ~ being
Influenced by contributions. This
r. not The question. II Il ia found
that a party 70 a snif has given
a sum ~ money 20 one ~ The
jurors. the court does not stop 60
inquire whather or not the juror
II An incoFruptihle man. uF whether
or not IN accepting the money he
explicitly stated that Il was accept
ed with the understanding that he
WAS under no obligation 20 consider
Il IN making up his verdict The
money BY an interested party. o.
~. receiving ~ money. WAS "A con
tempt ~ court and an Interference
with tire administration Of Justice
Public officials occupy much tho
same position a. jurors They are
constantly called upon TO decide
questions before the favor seeking
corporations on the one hand and
the people on the other, and there
ia very general impression that
officials 81 these favor seeking cor
porationH do not put ap large sums
IT money from purely patriotic mo-
tises. Mr. HMvemeyer testified be-
fore senate COMMITTEES some years
ago that the sugar trust made u
business 70 contribute TO campaign /
funds and that IL was It's custom
to give 10 the party IN power In the
state DO net fusan that Mr.
Hughes Was Influenced by the con
trihnst8ns collected hy Mr.. HART
man neither do | mean 20 say that
Mr. Taft viii be Influenced by the
contributions that are heina made
"a bis fund by the trust uaaRnAtee.
bat do mean to say that the
American peupfe have a right r.
knew what contributions are being
made. thai they may Judge ~ theFn
selves the motive ~ the gixerr and
the obligation imposed Upon those
y 10 receive The reflection upon
the people. involved IN your charge
that they would misuse the hnoNl-
edge which publicity would give. II
unworthy u une who has been eie-
waited 70 - high an office by the
votes ~ the people. and ! venture i
the assertion that yoH cannot pro-
cure from Mr. Taft an Endorsement
II your defense.
Before or Afssrf
~sEe IL now before the people he
IN offering himself AZ candidate
gar this presidency. he dare not tell +
tire PARTY % whom 30 appeals that
they have not aenae enough to form
a iuws and correct opinion ~ 70
she purpose which leads parties IN
turN#fed In special LEGISLATION 70
make contributions You fear that
Npa would ulimrepre@anf the motives
~ those who are contributing 10 the 4
republican campaign fund and cast
an unjust suspicion upon repuba 4
can candidates " the names and i
amounts we're made known before Il
the election Your argument IL 1
sound. wouid prevent publication 4
after the election. for why should /
an unjust suspicion be cast Upon 1
officials after the election any more
than hsfnFe7 Does not the secrecy i
before the election increase thiN ntfE
ptciunf We are going 20 give you 4
an opportunity to mssrcpresent the /
motives ~ those pho give % cur /
campaign fund and 20 arouse all che /
suspicion you can. Ne are going I
to prove to the people that we are ]
making . fight for the whole peo-
pie ard riot for those who have
been enjoying privileges and fAvarn
At the hands ~ the government. and !
ee expect that the honest sentiment
~ the country will rebuke the party
/ whose convention refused 10 indorAe
any kind Of publicity ard whose
candidates are not willing that the
people should know until after the
polls are closed what predatory IN
/ teresta have been active In sup
port 81 the republican party.
with great respect. ETC. yours
/ truly, WILLIAM = BRYAN
Salvation Army Harvest Festival
Special Meetings Junior demon
stration Saturday evening Major
and Mrs. Merriweathar sunday eve
ming Fisth and Washington. 80.
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