Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-09-02
THAT oOxoNIAN YAwP

ABOUT CAMPAIGN FUNDS
Governor Cox is pulling the old,
familiar campaign stuff about the
huge campaign corruption fund that
is being raised by the plutocrats ''to
buy the government for the repub-
hcan party. He says the amount
of this fund Is fifteen million dol
lars. A few days ago his running
mate, Franklin d. Roosevelt, said it
was thirty million dollars. Per-
haps, as the figure is dropping off
fifty percent every ten days, it may
go lower stin before the election.
In Governor Cox's speeches, howev-
er, it is likely to get bigger. His
talk on this subject is part of the
old paraphernalia politicians of his
type think is essential to mill
tant" candidacy for office.
When the size of party's cam
paign fund is considered, it would
seem important to give some consid-
GRAFTON to the interests and infiu-
ences that would be likely to give up
money. What interests with somet
thing financial at stake are likely to
figure in this campaign?
What about the cost-plus contrac-
tors who unnecessarily spent hun
dreds of millions of the peoples
money in order that their profits
might be greater under an arrange
ment which put a premium on in
efficiency and wastefulness? Are.
they going to contribute to the re-
publican campaign fund, or will
they, in expression of their appre-
citation for favors received, throw
their bit into the democratic hat
when 1t goes round?
What about the profteers?
/. Hasn't the going been good for
them under the present national adj
ministration? Have they any
thing to complain about, and have
they not much to be thankful for?
Why should they want change
from the conditions created under
an administration which got into
power declaiming against wealth
and the high cost of living?
What about the ten thousand new
millionaires created since the new
freedom" was turned on, more
than doubling the number Of men of
that wealth in the country? Have
they any reason for a special crouch
against the political party which got
into power in 1912 promising to
paralyze the plutocrats? Don't
they know that it's outcry. against
''plutocracy" Is just as insincere as
1t was four and eight years ago?
What about the speculators in the
necessities of life, and The manipu-
lators of finance who have profited
by the conditions Of the past few
years? Hasn't the federal reserve
system been used to encourage and,
foster their activities and enable
them to make unprecedented profits
at time when the people of the
country generally we're being asked
to save and sacrifice for the winning
of the war? Where will their
campaign contributions go-to the
party which had given them so good
chance to exploit the public or to
the party of opposition?
What about the munition makers
and the manufacturers of war ma
terials? Four years ago the dem
ocratic party got into power declar-
ing that all these people were work
ing for republican success, but since
that time more money has been
spent for munitions and war materi-
ais at good prices than was ever
even dreamed of before in the his
tory of this country. Are those
who have profited by this so ''sore"
at the party which promised 10
keep us out OF war that they are
going to help the republicans put it
out of power
What about the international fin
anciers, the men who have made
hundreds of millions in ifternation-
al finance since President Wilson's
second administration, and who are
today hoping that the blood and
treasure of this country will be
pledged in the Wilsonian league OF
nations to guarantee the continue
ance and expansion of their gigantic
profits? Are they going to con-
tribute to the republican or to the
democratic campaign fund.- The
chief organs of these interests in
New York City, including an even
ing paper directly owned by. them,
are whooping 1t up for Cox and
laughing up their sleeve at his anti
plutocracy smoke screen.
What about the particular special
interest, hoping to profit enormous
ly by changes in the laws of the
land, which three times made Mr..
Cox governor of Ohio and whose
chief Ohio attorney managed Gov
ernor Cox's candidacy for the demo-
cratic presidential nomination. Is
II going to contribute to the republic
can or to the democratic campaign
fund?
There are of course. many
thousands of patriotic American
business men who will contribute
to the republican campaign fund.
They will do so because they love
their country. and believe that the
welfare of each is wrapped up in the
welfare of all not because they
have had or ire expecting special
favors from the government. The
attempt of Governor Cox to place a
sinister Interpretation upon their
support of the republican party may
be characteristic of the man; but
IL so, if does not reveal 'hinr as ONE
big enough for the presidency OF the
United States. This effort to ter
orize and threaten and bullyrag
those who support the opposition
party with lily concealed sugges-
tions that the government will be
used by them to hound them
should the republican party be sue
cessful, is too suggestive OF the
outstanding process to which this
country has been pretty well sub
jected under the present national
administration. 1t is especially Of