The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-11-08

anants presidential eampalens and Who
tat hem footing ihn bills
Tho inquiry has shows pretty eoncln
sireiy thtt enormous sums wtfe con
if,bntea 20 COLONEL Roosevelt In 1903
and that Morgan, Gould. Hartman.
1 Arthhold and others were w the 900.
nno giving class or evan better than
that siho story that Boise peurntc told
the senate in IT, closing days has been
proycu true IN all essential particulars.
| II has been shown that Colonel Roosc.
welt NJ far back ne last February
before he announced his candidacy for
another term, had been asking Senator
penroso to como over and support him
and also that Ponrose--the very senator
whom Colonel Roosevelt denounced so
tremendously on tho stump during Sep
tember and October for being n boss
and for being in eahoots was offered the
management Of the Roosevelt cam.
paign.
Ryan Footed Blils
But the Democrats are unable 60 say
much about all this. The testimony
has shown that Thomas +. Ryan gave
$4,000 in 1904 TO "save the honor
Of the Democratic organization - when
il was proposing TO elect Alton b. Par
ker as President instead of Roosevelt
That same year August Belmont con
tributed about 425O,0O0 for the same
purpose 1t matters little that Ryan
agreed TO foot the bills, after he was
convinced Parker could never be elect
ed Opposition orators do not empha.
size such incidents and the people have
small patience with such excuses.
And when the subcommittee delved
into the expenses OF various candidates
for the presidency this present year it
brought out some decidedly live inform
alton. But this left none of the parties
or candidates very much to brag about.
Even the Wilson campaign cost over
5000, 900 before the New Jersey govern
or obtained the nomination at Balti-
more. That was by no means as ex-
pensive as the nomination campaigns of
Taft or Roosevelt but then it was right
expensive and the Democrats, behind
Governor Wilson, would apparently
have spent more money if they could
have obtained it.
Law Regarding Expenses.
But the voters have obtained closer
insight about political campaigns that
are nationwide. They will be able TO
draw their own conclusion and the SEN
timent thus created will influence some
e action by congress in the way of fur
= Their legislation. Probably there will
be a law-before another presidential
campaign = limiting the amount that
q any one man may contribute and prob.
ably also restricting the amount OF
money that a candidate may spend ia
: obtain the nomination or that, when
. nominated, he may spend to obtain cleo
: ton. This would he in line with the
|, law already IN force prohibiting candi
dates for either branch of congress
: from spending more than $4,000. There
. are so many ways of getting benefit
: from campaign expenditures that the
: evasion of tire present law or of any
that may be enacted will not be Sc
: very difficult. But, the tendency ii
. toward a very stringent federal cor
a rupt practises act and such Legislation
; possibly as drastic as that now il
:, force in Great Britain-may be ex
q pected in the United States. The pro
= ceedings before the senate subcommit
:, tee on the investigation of campaign
expenses encourages such view.
just as soon as the election is owe
= the popular interest, of course, will sub
g side as far as politics pure and simpl,
are concerned. But the party manager
: and officials elect will concentrate mucl
= upon plans and policies. These will b,
- open for discussion and speculation, an,
more or less for decision. This discus
sion will center much at Washington a
9 a matter of course. 1t will not mate
! rally affect congress in its delibera
|. tons, because that body will hav'
- enough to do in enacting appropriation
q bills to the total of about billion
- dollars. On the other hand this discus
=. sion may in some measure obscure tn
70 proceedings of congress, except in s.
. far as the congressional leaders contrib
: ute to the thought and comment of tn
70 country as to the details of Legislation
!, and administration for the next tire
,e or four years.
>. Strife for High ONCE.
is In the wake Of presidential cleo
al ton there always come up prominentl.
It the ambitions OF many belonging to tn
'e victorious party. The strife for tn
lie high offices begins forthwith and con
Z tinues night up 10 the time that all tn
lie big nominations have been disposed OF
n That campaign for federal places will
is find its climax in the special session o
X the senate which will be called 70
It March 4-as is always done at the be
re ginning of an administration-to pas
upon whatever nominations the ney
rs President or the reelected Presiden
a. cares to make.
d An these things enter into the calcu
If lations of those who make up the off
% eia1 world NJ the Capitol. They vii
d he much to hundreds of men in publ
life. Consequently the President
carly return to Washington is inaugu
7aSing a seaeon that will have might.
y few dull days, There win be expecta
le ton on every hand. Whoever wins tn
Is election, there will he extensive change
y ahead. The executive departments hav
y to bear that in mind. Congress has t
y bear it in mind. Big times are accord
Y ingly ahead for Washington, evei
a though the rest of the country calm
a down as soon as n President is elected
Is MEDALS FOR WORKERS.
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