Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-06-23

that Hampden.S Sidney college has hon
ored him by comforting upon him the
degree of Doctor of Divinity. DR..
Woods is yet young man being an
der forty-four years of age
| Publishing Campaign Contributions
The national publicity law organi-
cation is urging the amendment of the
present law requiring the publishing
OF the names of contributors to nation
al campaign funds. 1t asks for the
addition of the following provision:
"Sec. That the treasurer of every
such political committee shall, not
more than fifteen days and not less
than ten days before an election at
which representatives in congress are
to be elected in two or more states, file
in the office Of the clerk of the house of
representatives at Washington District
lied detailed statement, sworB to by
said treasurer and conforming TO the
requirements of the following section
of this act. 1t shall also be the duty of
| said treasurer to file similar and final
statement with said clerk within thirty
days after such election, such final
treasurer and to Conform to the require
ments of the following section of this
act. The statements so filed with the
clerk of The house shall be preserved
by him for fifteen months, and shall
be pant of the public inspection"
This was i'll the bill as it passed the
house but was stricken out in the SEN
ate. 1t goes without saying that it
will pass the democratic heuse-and it
ought to pass at the special session.
and it is likely to pass the senate by a
combination of democrats and progress
sive republicans. The democratic
national platform of 1908 demanded:
ave demand federal legislation, for
ever terminating the partnership
which has existed between corporations
of the county and the republican party
under the expressed or implied agree
rnent that in return for the contribution
of great sums of money wherewith to
purchase elections they should be
allowed to continue substantially un-
molested in their efforts TO eLcroach
upon the rights of the people.
"Any reasonable doubt as to the
existence of this relation has been dis
PEELED by the sworn testimony of wit
nesses examined in the insurance In
vestigation in New York and the open
admission of a single indiyidEal--un-
challenged by the republican national
committeeman he himself at the per-
sonal request of the then republican
candidate for the presidency raised over
a quarter of a million dollars to used
in single state during the closing
hours of the last campaign. In order
that this practice shall be stopped for
all time we demand the passage OF
statute furnishing by imprisonment
any officer of a corporation VINO snail
either contribute on behalf Of or con-
sent to the contribution by corpora
ton of any money or thing of value TO
be used in furthering the election OF
president or vice president OF the
! United States, or of any member OF the
congress thereof. We denounce the re-
publican party, having complete con
troll of the federal government, Tor 1ts
failure TO pass the bill, introduced IN
the last congress to compel tie publ
cation of the names of contributors ana
the amounts contributed toward cam
paign funds, and point to the evidence
of the insincerity of republican leaders
when they sought by an aosoluteiy
Irrelevant and impossible amendment
to defeat the passage Of the bill, as
further evidence of their intention To
conduct their campaign IN the coming
contest with vast sums Ct money wfesl-
ed from favor-seekins corporations.
We csll attention to the fact that the
recent republican national convention
at Chicago refused, when the issue was
presented to it, TO declare against such
practices.
awe pledge the democratic party 10
the enactment of law prohibiting any