The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-10-18

! 1t was 10 elect the Republican ticket, and
lust as it had been used before 10 elect
the Republican ticket and Republican
Senators and Congressman in the interest
Of and to protect the interests of the
very men who made The contributions.
II was Tie same thing that was done BY
! Dudley in his block of five campaign,
and The same thinsas the two dollar bill in
the cakes Of soap campaign. The money
was given for one purpose, and for one
purpose alone in the main, and was TO
corrupt the franchise by buying all Of the
voters that were Vcual.
That not only was it given for that
purpose. but it was used and very sue
i cessiully used for that purpose, and the
result was a general corruption Of the
ballot boxes all over the United States
in the election OF both Taft and Roose-
welt. and no one knows better than Taft
and Roosevelt that there was a general
corruption OF the people in their cleo
tons. 1t has been brought close home
to Mr. Roosevelt because it has been
shown that Mr.. Edward Hartman imme-
diat-lv after a visit to Mr.. Roosevelt at
the White House, raised two hundred
and sixty thousand dollars, which he at
once turned over to the Roosevelt cam
paen fund, and which Mr.. Hartman
said changed fifty thousand votes in the
State Of New York alone. There can
not be the slightest doubt about these
facts. Why don't the papers make
some charges about the corruption funds
in the three campaigns of Mr., Bryan, or
Judge Parker, or Mr.. Cleveland?
Why did not these large contributors
contribute some Of their vast stealIngs to
help to elect those men President? The
answer is very plain, that if those men
had been elected the dishonest corpora
tons would have been destroyed and
their corrupt stealings would have been
stopped, as they now are in danger OF
being stopped by the election OF
Woodrow Wilson.
Seyenty.three and one-half per cent. OF
the money given to the Roosevelt cam
paign fund was given 5y the corrupt
trusts and corporations that were tilching
the people Why not investigate the
B~yan campaign fund? Whv not cal
Mr. Bryan and Judge Parker to tell all
that they know about the contributions
OF the corporations to help to elect them;
The simple reason is that all men know
that not one cent Of corrupt money was
given to elect them, either by legitimate
or Legitimate means.
The money contributed to elect both
Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Roosevelt was given
BY the corrupt corporations TO corrupt
the voters to elect both Taft and Roose-
welt, and for the purpose of corrupt con-
troll of the government in the interest OF
corrupt and dishonest business in which
the people were being p'undered as they
have been ever since the Republican
party has been in control of the govern
ment and which will continue as long as
the Republican party remains in control
Of the government. The Roosevelt wing
of the Republican party is very little, il
any better than the Taft wing, and the
Taft wing is very little, if any better than
the Roosevelt wing.
1t was good enough for Mr.. Roose-
welt and would be now. if he was its can
didate, and it only became bad when
it refused to accept him.
1t now only remains for the people
to repudiate both wings of the Republi-
ment in the interest of the people.