The Boise citizen., 1910-08-19
Primary Law and it's Involvements
(Lewiston Tribune. J

The limitation Of campaign expenses imposed candidates for
public office by the Interpretation of the court to
be viewed with comfort and security by those opposed
those candidates. 1t profitable discuss question the legal
ntrcaces of the law of the ruling but is enough that
if the Interpretation the statute bad for the
if other that permits the sort of controversy to arise
ensuing. No discrimination is made between proper and
improper expenditures and only the vgu duration OF time COW
cred which the limitation applicable A reasonable time is
of presumed but the specifically dcam appn the
of reasonaby moral law and sets about to determine
only the alleged intent of the legislature The truth the legislature
had whatever and knowledge of what doing broad
speaking but accepted bnd halfbed measure presented to
by hired prosees SO long as was intended to menace and oppe
the citizens.
There Of expenditures covered by the prac
and by the law of every state that
would should the damaging conditions that smell to
heaven this state These include the purchase OF reform aS
the debacng of church auxaes the corruption of the
party press the detailing Of appontve public officers to campaign
hundred collateral acts OF evotng and subVersVe
scandaze the The subsdizng direct
purchase of of the public not only conceas most of this
but actually utilized give highly moral and public spirited
tone The Interpretation primary however, permits of
made criminal by the laws OF most states
and legitimate worthy necessary campaigning such the public
desires and entitled have of forming their
Judgment personal with candidates and from hearing
er exposition of state affairs and problems upon the hustngs
through literature and by other approved methods Legitimate
ganzaon and the legitimate pay OF campaign managers also is
and reasonable candidates are able and willing to meet
the cost reasonable organization and reasonable expenditure
particularly where the ncumben OF public office are
already control of great mechanism with patronage press and
various of political activity enlisted in their behalf that costs
nothing but of the public service What chance has
candidate against the ins under the limitations inn
posed and why not label the law AN act pepea the
office and prevent effective
against Probably only the two leading gubernatorial can
dates other candidates have been disqualified
under the court decree although their expenses may have
been moderate and proper Newspaper pictures alone will
have eaten heavily into the allowances for some OF the
Offices and travelling expenses added would no doubt bring
them within the ineligible list if the law strictly applied Dena
and explanations by candidates that their expenditures are not in
tended for campaign purposes are already forthcoming and con-
stute of eascuang their personality and ener-
waiting the states public life For example Governor Brady
pagn bureau that His campaign tor the most part
has being made pointed out by civic organizations
such as law leagues ansaoon associations and that sort
of thing On the other hand these very organizations when
arraigned for being political aduncs of the Brady
machine have bitterly denied the charges in toto, have
vocierated that they morasts and simple and had
no connection whatever with Gov Bady ese campaign
this law produces determinations and regulations like that between
even the great refomes of the state whatever going to
become of the the people the pubcans and sinners the heers
of wood and of and the boys down the trenches