The state herald., 1908-08-28

did not do so. The fact Of the matter
Is he acts aslthough greatly surprised
when we furnished him with copy of
law which he had either forgotten a.
bout or knew nothing about, and for
fear that his charge of ignorance would
react upon himself, assures his readers
that he was prepared to publish this
/ law.
His second moye to crawl out Is made
when he tells his readers. that the plank
Of the demcratic platform in question
is the publicity plank This, to put it
very mildly, is decidedly misleading
The HERALD did not mention or in tie
remotest manner refer to the democrat
ic platform declaration on the quos ion
Of publicity" The HERALD ar
ticlc that caused this gentleman to
throw his hysterical political fit and de
nounce as absolutely false" reads as
follows:
"fhe democratic national convention
placed in the party platform declara-
ton in favor of legislation to prevent
corporations from contributing to party
campaign funds and the Bryan boosters
/ nave been making much noise over this
plank since the convention but all TO no
purpose as they have discovered that n
bill passed by republican congress in
JIly 1907 fully covers all that this party
plank calls for. The laugh is certainly
on the democratic convention"
Not even an expert can so twist the
language Of this little article as to find
in IL even the rcmotcst inEnuation that
1 the writer Of It had any reference to.
the declaration Of the democratic con
ycntlon ON the question Of publicity Of
lpnntipns 10 campaign funds. " the
! gentleman so understood the language,
/ it is no fault Of the HERALD hut it|
would be- wiser for him not 10 attack
newspaper for q meaning which thr
language used will not bear but which,
in his desire for sensation. he has at
tempted 10 read into the language.
Then the gentleman proceeds TO strain
at Enat to show that the present law
prohibiting corporations from eontrbu
ting money 10 campaign funds does mol
cover the declarations Of the democrat
he platform on that question. but all III,
consolidation that he can possibly get
nu, Of the comparison could not possi
bly justify unc-tcnlh u the noise b.
has been been making about IL. III
| democratic platform declares for a Law
pro, idiug Imprisonment Bs The penalty
inr AN officer ri q corporation contubu
ting 20 campaign fund In the election
4 pros dent yire president and con
| yrnssmeu, The present hw provide
/ flr this vio alton of the law The penal
iy II a hnR or Imprisonment or b'il
fine and impri olmnnt which fully GOV
crs the damaudB of aHy Reasonable yn'
or Ia voter has hcsDme 30 pcaaimis.
miftir iu his opinion Of hll igl.owm ~
that he no longer hiss any f.ith In tm
integrity NJ th judge NJ our courts a
red 10y the y hllrs hrh ne W'tNi N
ns this gentleman dupH insist uu th
grrtt Importance ~ tiaing the hand col
thp court sn that b 0uly puuFhmfn
that could br Inflicted would be- impra
o mrni The great ma.a ~ iuirllIgou.
voters hay, moro faith IN tho tntoguii
NJ public nlliaria lhun lhla, and the re-
.allt iH hat. when suah laws are enact
'ol. the ruuri6 are generally entrusted
| with thu discretion II innieling fine
M Impeachment ur bath aa in the pres
lent law and IhHfg b. gyrry ressoH iaha
lrve that n drmorratir rongrea
were permitted iu lrFislllr on ihiaqnra
,ion. q similar discretion wouldbo given
the court
Tho gentleman has wholly overlooked
| the fact that tho present lass broader
than the democratic declaration I'M
4 the present law lhe Judge ran give
an officer ~ q rnrplrall,ua good H'ir
. term ~ imprisonment md ~ the same
tins touch bic pocket book by heavy