The Washington times., 1912-10-18

rests In these campaigns Of education.
which must be financed by private con-
tributions.
Now as to these contributions, as
money In ever raised except under some
great emotional period: little money II
ever raised for hospitals. for colleges.
for memorials. for political parties, or
anything OF that sort except from rich
men. from the few. relatively few, rich
men.
Now II rich men are to be subjected
to criticism. and criticism that the
demand, or seems to be in vogue at the
present time, I think we have grave
danger for the political interests In this
country, because rich men will not give
to campaign comm n,t, ! mean ,,n,, t9
states Senate has to my certain knowl-
edge, through their Inquiries frozen
up the pocketbooks Of men Of means
frozen them eSRn 80 s som na ny 'seTs
Senator Pomerene: rs that a good
indiea,ion or a bad one assuming 1t Is
II think Il is bad one. To my
mind, Senator. 1t fs not a question OF
the money that is given, but rather,
how the money Is expended. i am not
sure that we would not 40 wen 10
but TO continue the inquiry as to where
money goes and how II In used.
II think the more publicity we get
OF the sort that has come out since
this investigation the less funds a po-
litical organization will have. / think
the funds will be 30 reduced that there
will not be sufficient to carry on
proper campaign Of education"
Private Funds Needed.
Senator Pomerene-Assuming that IL
so. would It be necessarily an evil7
II think It would. A man who gives
to political purpose as he gives to
a hospital pr as he gives to an educa-
tional institution. for the public good,
should not be subjected to the criu-
cism that he is giving secretly and for
wrong purpose.
There could be cases where that is
! SO, but think IL men by reason of
| giving funds for the general good are
| to be placed on the doubtful or criminal
list for doing SO. you are not likely
| to get much money for good cause.
We must have funds to carry on cam
Il remember reading once that Presi-
dent Adams was most emphatic that II
would be great mistake for our holi-
appear, because these frequent elections
are educational to the public. believe
\ that that Is right"
| Senator Pomerene-Mr. Munsey, do
you not feel that less funds publicly
| given would result in more good than
many funds secretly given?
Il do not see the difference. I do moi
think you can hire any more railroad
trains or halls or pay hotel bills. and
that sort of thing. with one lot OF funds
| than you can with another. We might
! occasionally get some man who had a
/ selfish purpose. But the men for the
| most part who are rich enough men to
/ give. and who have the kind OF nature
that Is willing to give, are pretty square
! men when II comes down to a matter OF
, that kind, in my judgment.
THE habit of giving grows on onf
precisely as the habit of parsimony
grows on a man. Men start perhaps
with small amounts. but as they give
they give larger amounts all the while
and they give the more easily all the
while.
II want to repeat that do not be.
lieve the men who give to hospitals
who give for political purposes, who
give to colleges or churches are crooked
men or have crooked businesses. thinh
It is possible that some men might give
with bad motives. but /. do not believe
that there are enough Of them to give
one any concern"