The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1920-09-03
CORRUPTION. e4,no

palBn managers to Newberryize thu
/ Nation has been exposed and checked
Governor Cox mas substantiated his
charge of a ,ls15,000 600, corruption
fund to purchase the presidency
The prQof that the Republican man
agement set out to collect that sum ia
furnished in the secret Official Bulle.
tin Of the Republican National Com
mittee. Treasurer.
Denials and attempted explanations
by purity managers have resulted only
in beclouding the situation from the
4 Republican StandpUint. To the most
casual observer, the purpose Of the
Harding management to debauch the
(. electorate is apparent. The plan was
to duplicate the performance of other
years when the use of money turned
the tide of elections. But, this year,
the Old Guard oligarchy reckoned
without their host. They negleeted
to consider Governor Cox in the equa.
; tiOn.
The disclosures of the Democratic
Standard Bearer are SO startling and
. so well substantiated, that the reac-
tionary managers will have lot OF
explaining to do. And their stories
do not hang together Chairman Will
Hays said It was estimated 1000. 900
would be required for legitimate ex.
penses of the campaign and as Car
back as last May he gave out q state
fnent to the sifect vhat the monsy
would all be on hand when the MOI a.
ination was made.
In reply to the Cox charges few
days ago. Republican National Teas.
urer Upham announced that only
$944.363.82 has been raised since the
Chicago convention, and It is only fair
TO ask whether this extra million Is
In, addition to the amount that Mr..
Hays had accumulated before the con.
vention?
Then. later, Treasurer Upham "a.
1nits that the total campaign fund
may reach s7.5OO,0OO. doubling Mr.,
Hays estimate.
Governor Cox points out that since
the Official Bulletin estimates for 81
cities aggregates $S,145.999; he Ger.
tainly is pustifled in doubling that
hgure for the whole country. He is
further justified In this conclusion, be-
cause Of Official Bulletin reports to
the effect that many places are over.
subscribing quotas. and he quotes
from the Official Bulletin great
amounts raised outside of the terri
tory 'included In the eight million esti.
mate. 49, 4
Boys. Get the Money!" was the
sl0son Of the campaign directors. The
Official Bulletin describes II as cam.
paign Of "salesmanship." What had
they to sell? What was promised In
exchange for contributions to the Re.
publican campaign fund? Was patri.
Dtism the inspiration of the giving?
Does Big Business contribute for that
reason?
The people know the answer.
In view OF the exposure Of the ex.
penditure Of millions In the Republic.
dn primary to win the presidential
uominstion, It is not to be wondered
that the Harding managers attempted
TO keep secret their purpose to de-
bauch the Nation in the purchase of
the presidency" at the November elec.
tfon.
The people OF Ohio, In particular,
have fresh In, mind the 100000 spent
by three candidates in the erecent pri.
maries to win the Republican nomina-
don for governor. and they gre not
In q mood to stand complacently by
and be hoodwinked In the same man.
ner by the managers of Senator Hard.
ingss campaign.
The Harding managers make the
excuse that the funds are TO be used
for national, state and local purposes.
and, OF course. large sums 'are requir.
ed. This is the kind of explanation
that explains nothing. Fine distinc.
tions between funds expended by ma.
ttonal committees, congressional CON-
mittees, state committees, local com.
mittees and subsidiary organizations
making az independent are intended
10 deceive and delude.
In the campaign Of 1904. after u,
n. Hartman had ben summoned to
the White House few days before
6lection. he returned to Wall Street
and raised more than .ooo.for the
Republican managers. This. money
was turned over to the state commit
tee. and Mr.. Hartman. In the cele
bratsd. letter to Sidney Webster. viy,
idly described the manner OF Its ute (:
This amount enabled the New
York State committee to continue