Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-11
GOVERNOR Cox's SIDE SHOW.

With q lofty display of political virtue Governor
Cox tears the atmosphere with protests against d
republican campaign fund. He finds EVIL sign'li-
canoes in every phrase of the campaign SOLICITOR
The booster talk that stirred up so much sooa "olN
through the Red Cross and Liberty loan campaigns
is denounced as the evil Vaccinations of sinister in
terests determined to buy the presidency. DOUBT
less some of the republican boosters talked Wu'S'
The republicans might as well try to give up
pleasing the governor. If they rely on large con-
tributions from few big giyers then these DIE
givers will be charged with having a mortgage on
the presidency And if they depend on small glVers
then the general campaign necessary TO RAISE iu'iu
will be denounced to heaven as equally vicious.
In their scruplous care to avoid causes Of offehse
the republicans preferred to raise their 1unus III
small amounts from large number OF individuals
i'm the various states: This takes lot OF booster
talk as anyone who ever put over popular SUD-
scrption knows 1t takes an awful lot of soiicl'a-
ting to scrape up thousand dollars, because every
one SAYS it is somebody eses business
There is big difference between a quota and
budget. The republicans will be financed, not by
the money that they ask certain place TO GEL ou'
by the cash that in. The republican cam
paign is being run by honorable men and when
they testify under oath the country will not feel that
they perjure themselves
The sweeping assertions made by Governor Cox
have reacted upon his party. He has not shown
any thing except that a drive was being made to
secure funds by popular system used widely IN
stead of the old time way of assessing big interests
and taking from men who could be repaid by
appointment to ambassadorships, as was the custom
in wilson's administration
The senate committee gave the democratic man.
ayers and republicans full facilities for telling all
they knew. Cross questioning by senators of tho
two parties revealed all the facts. Each party was
shown to be ambitious to secure campaign funds.
and their estimates of amounts needed were not far
NH ,,l.l;a1 n1tuI hat
"drve" would be necessary their part and talked
in big figures, hoping to get reasonable percentage
of the amount. The democrats having several ham
dred thousand officehoders knew that crop could
be gathered from that source. And that other means
heretofore used would also count. Their financial
director admitted rounding up employees in a former
Wilson campaign and telling them they should turn
in parts of salaries. He sarcastically informed them
by mail that the law to protect them was "old-
fashioned" and he did not hesitate to evade it,
He admitted that in 1916 he fitted up an office in
% Washington at a cost of $4,000 for furniture and
equipment and had pay roll of $4,000 per month.
Rental of the office was $500 per month. The
freight probably all paid by clerks in depart
ments, and over the country, who were asked to
give for the good of the cause.
1t is true that formerly republicans pursued the
assessment method. Public sentiment con-
dennis that plan, which is available to the Cox COM
mittee and will be used. Contributions from repub-
licans if stimulated by local committees
not hodups. Requests made to officehodcrs
actually Illegal evasion of law and moral
principles, because they are political biackmail and
are intimidating, if not compulsory.
In the itinerary of Governor Cox, Albuquerqueans
will hear from his lips repetition of allegations
that are being made absurd.
Amos Cummings, Wilson's late chairman of the
democrats testified he knew of nothing in the
duct of the republican committee. or Of large funds
contributions, discreditable the republican
managers. But Cox says he Wi, continue &c rub 1t
in. Hi either deceived lied but is going to
stick to the spelling