Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-04

princes choice will be pretty closely limited
lie may have to go accounting in Asia
Necessity for Corrupt-Practices Act
i any doubt existed as to the necessity for
L an adequate Federal corrupt practices act,
that doubt was obliterated by the disclosures
made 4 few days ago in speech by Senator
Owen. urging action on the bill, and III the
running debate and comment that accom-
panied the Oklahoma Senator's appeal
Briefly stated, the object of the bill is to
prevent the improper OF money in cleo
tons to Federal positions and to limit the
proper use TO sums deemed sufficiently small
to inhibit political corruption.
Senator Penrose twitted Senator Owen with
the report that Oklahoma was notorousy lax
in its election methods; Senator Owen re-
torted b. saying the lumber trust had sent
$4,000 into his State to defeat his election
because of his fight on Lorimer and thrust
with the statement that such an act was
more required in Pennsylvania than in any
other State in the Union. Senator SALISBURY
supported Senator Owen with a positive as
sertion that $4,000 was sent into Delaware
Il few days before election to he used for
the Republican candidate Senator Penrose
charged that more than 81 900 900 had been
spent in behalf of Mr.. Wilson's candidacy to
which senator OGorman replied-and was
not contradicted--that S2.5OO,00O was spent
in lS96 to elect Mckinley, and that Mark
Hanna had raised s16,00O,0OO for that pur-
pose. Senators from New Hampshire Mis-
souri,, mississippi and Ohio Joined in each
giving testimony making charges until
enough evidence had been submitted to war
rant the immediate passage of Senator Ovens
bill
But Senator Pcnrose who bore the burden
OF the opposition, insisted that ut would take
some time 10 form good corrupt pra ctices
act AS Senator Owen pointed out that
meant flibustcr. if necessary, to defeat its
passage at this session. And SO the Republ-
can Senators will unctuousy declare their
belief in the right eousness Of the bill but i'm
all probability will astutcly prevent its
adoption
There's bothcring the Administra-
tive Board about such little things as weeds
in the streets or flies In the city stables; it's
busy now attending 10 the mobilization
question.
Administrative Board settles National Policy
It's all settled now. There is no reason why
the President Of The United States the
Secretary OF War the general STAFF should
bother any more about the mobilization OF
III" National Guard. The Administered
Board Of Richmond has decided the whole
question for them. After due consideration
Of national and international affairs and n
careful weighing of the country's needs the
a.
have determined that the commands now at
Camp Stuart should be dcmohilizcd, and have
requested Senators Martin and Swanson and
! Representative Montague tn attend to this
/ little matter
Some Of the ribald may. suggest that the Ad-
| ministrativc Board has acted lightly and nm
| advisedly in settling this grave issue so sum
| marily: hui that cannot be true Every man
| familiar with the Administrative Boards long
| ana valuable experience in handling the
diplomatic ana military affairs OF the nation
| must realize that before arriving at this con
ciusion, its members gave iull weight to the
probability that troops nov on the border
| will be recalled and other commands sub
stitnted for them. to tn" posSblity-at the
time they settled the qucstion-that troops
would be needed in connection with tho
threatened strike, and 10 the further posi-
hiiiiy that the negotiations OF the joint Next
can commission may yet fail OF their pur-
| pose. In short, they must he credited with
having all the Information now in the hands
OF the President. the War Department and
the Cabinet. ana with being fully capable OF
| reaching a conclusion in accord with the
whole counlry's best Interests
lr any skcptic has doubted the meal
cuablo value OF the Administrative Board
its resolutions concerning the policy. OF th.,
United States government should set his mimi
forever Al rest
Bulgaria says she viii stand win the reu-
TONS to the end; that means She viii fall with
them.
Telephone Company Sells, No, Gives
co far as the immediate n,roycrsy he
~ tween the telephone company and j,s
disciplined subscribers Is concerned the con-
tract signed in each case viii determine the
question II the clause limiting unlimited
service to the subscriber and his agents is