The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-01
BUYING PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS

HABIT of astonshed when something disagree
 able is uncovered that its bad smell is perceptble IS part of human nature People much astonshed every time gambling house raded something worse receives police visitation although nearly everybody knew that those places there that they going all the me and do- ing those things steady business
 It is with the presidential ush funds The facts which well known by reputation to speak made public and everybody and amazed than those who know best that such methods regular part of American political practice.
 exposures are sign political corruption getting They show people get ting better There centuries in cities in which the ran through the streets the surface There cities in which persons passing the sidewalks could be quite that umbrella would not be needed on sunny day they passed beneath the windows.
 When people became little cleaner and little wiser and of them began to complain against the and the sanitation, it a sign Of a better day
 The sush fund is old institution in America It is much older that the English got rid the worst of theirs America is just getting ready to get rid of her corruption process began long ago. begin when few intelligent men be- atae against The has been speeded some bv President Wilson During his administration agents the good deal of the sluh fund cussedness In Indiana gentlemen went to Jai In Mich gan Senator Newberry waiting in the shadow of the jail In New York after the Mitchell campaign there and of humble political fry found themselves locked up But the Michigan senator is the first principal to fall into the pit his hands have digged
 General Wood is the horrible example in the present posures Entirely ignorant political methods, it political professionals to involve him in mesh of less expedue He advertised the nature of his campaign not to the world but to minority when he opened with Mr. King of Bridgeport There but kind of po tics which this gentleman would practice.
 Lowden another innocent rich man, accustomed to
 
 pocket, like a sport, to gamble for big stake.
 Johnson, cool hard headed eloquent ctizen who knows every trick in the political box, went at the in canner way but the desire make big showing in California proved too strong somebody and the result tale of expend lures that look if California farm house will be shingled this year.
 Thus Democratic candidates haven't caug,: with the goods There be several this experience political action They know about how money is wasted than babes in the wood like Lowden and Wood They understand just what men like the Kings amount to- who have Influence when they large of to spend and of any other kind.
 It is easy to get political reputation United called shrevd intelligent, skiul, everything but they Americans pleased the that the of the kind which housewife when she has plenty of money her purse and buy whatever she wants without regard to cost.
 The shadow of the voting lies dark the old political influence of than that makes possible these recent convictions exposures and reforms.
 Men who n hatred o the corrupt system afraid oppose it. They believe that the element in the voting population will support the vrtuous Women newly to political There is yet magic the phrase Everybody does it."
 nd do not admire s much men, especially when that based spending other ples' money.
 Enemy of the of is the extravaganty dressed parstic who all her fnery to the erosy the husbands of other
 Such in the order of political society the pretty who about with other peoples syly corruptng the automobiles the nature of their employment The against hem
 There has been than senator than pub digniary got employment a Ter of corruption funds These like who in the red light district and retire before the raids begin
 The raids begun the political redgh district The business o debauchng the ballot box ceased to be reputable That business has become unsafe There ianger prison in it.
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