Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-23
Republicans Make Open Charge
That Democratic Contribu-
tors Are Suppressed
WHY PUBLISHED IN ILLINOIS,
Rather Strange That That State Should
Be Selected, Instead Of New York,
Which Has Stringent Laws Mr..
Bryan Asked to Make Oath That
Published Lists Are Correct.

| Chicago. Oct. 23.-Since William
Jennings Bryan started the persona
campaign now being waged, the repub-
| lican national committee considers
itself at liberty to keep it up and is
| beginning to ask some questions of the
! democratic candidate The latest one
is:
! why have you picked out Chicago
to make your alleged publication OF
/ Why not New York;
Mr.. Taft has promised not only that
full publication of the contributions
to his fund shall be made, but that the
publication shall be in New York
New York has law compelling such
publications and the statements must
be made under oath. Illinois has no
such law and the statements are of no
value except as the readers may have
confidence in the honesty of their
authors.
At the same time Secretary Hay
ward OF the national committee made
an announcement severely attacking
Mr. Bryan for the personal reflections
he has been making recently OH the
honesty of Mr.. Taft.
Denies "Siush Fund" Charge.
Mr.. Hayward prefaced this with the
remark that a man who was always
suspicious of the honesty of others was
a fit subject for suspicion himself. and
after referring to the fact that Mr..
Bryan had been accusing his compete
tor of raising large "slush fund" with
which TO buy voters in the last days
of the campaign. said:
1T is surprising that q man who
lays claim to the high standard of
ethics that Mr.. Bryan does should stalk
thru the country malignirW every
one of his political opponents in a
manner little short of Billingsgate
Consider for a moment that Mr..
Bryan's accusation, if believed by the
American people. would brand Mr.. Taft
and all of his campaign managers as
men devoid of the common principles
of integrity.
MIR. Bryan has ever felt it his priv
ilege to clasp his hands in snug.
sanity attitude. the while accusing the
republican party of every crime In the
category. His accusation that the re-
pubicans intend to debauch the voters
with money illegally contributed by the
lawbreaking corporations is not only
false. but he has no reason for believ-
ing it to be true.
He Charges Discrepancies.
ON Sept 20 the Rocky Mountain
News reported the receipt for the
Bryan campaign fund of the sum of
sf0.30S. In the same organ later APP
peared the official list of Colorado sub
scribers, made public by the democrat
ic national committee There were dis
crepancies of $3.50. 1t may be bad book
keeping. but it ought to be investi-
gated.
Before passing Mr.. Bryan's reiter-
ated charges that the republicans are
trying to purchase the election. 1
would like to ask him these questions:
Did your brother law, Tommy
Allen, chairman of the state central
committee of Nebraska in the election
in that state in 1904. use the $4,000 he
got from Wall street to purchase
votes and 'debauch the franchise"
Did he use this money as a 'slush
fund.- If not why does not Mr.. Allen
tell what he did with that money and
comply with the Nebraska publicity
law? Have you no influence with your
brother-in -law in matters of this sort
or do you wink at his acts?"