Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-05
Daily
Editorial
Digest
(Tit1e Appld for U. s. Pat Off
Edited by the Washington
Feature Service
DAVID LAWRENCE, Prest,
TOO MUCH MONEY"
SAYS SOR,AH

Once more the barrel becomes a
great American issue" says the New
ark Evening News QndD, apropOs of
Senator Borah's charge that Cover
nor LowdeB, General Wood and Ger
tain unnamed Democratic candidates
are spending doubtful money too Law
lshly in the pre-convention campaign
for the Presidency. He declares. ;"
adds the Schenectady Gazette (Dem.)
that their campaign managers and
hackers have already spent fortunes
to secure pledges in the primaries,
much OF it corruptly or in a way
which he calls as bad as corruption.
Many regard the Borah charges as
grave. The Houston Post (Dem0
thinks it 'eVidcnt that conditions
throughout the entire country are cal
culated to invest the present cam
paign with more political corruption
than the nation has ever known"
and that the country is facing its
supreme crisis. The Springfield Re
publican Indl remarks that the
American People Will not tolerate
Newberrying for the pres joV@y," and
the Omaha Bee QRep.1 has this to
say:
suspicion attaches to any indiyiG-
nal nominated or elected arter large
sums of money have been expended
III his behalf. The feeling, just or
unjust, as the case may be. exists
that somewhere or in some way the
candidate nominated or elected at the
close OF campaign OF liberal eXpen-
nItrITn ic oil
ceived financial aid from sources
which will exact repayment later at
public expense, or will yield undue in
huence over the official chosen. to
the detriment of the peoples inter
eSts."
Governor LoWden has met prompt
ly and directly the charges of Senator
Borah,' says the Chicago Daily News
tlnd.l, by Offering Ito submit the list
or contributors to his campaign fund
and the amounts contributed by
each" and the News hopes for the
passage of the Kenyon resolution.
\ under which all candidates for the
presidential nomination will be re
quired TO present such statements. 3"
But Senator Borah attaches the
greater guilt according to the Phil
adelphla Record (Ind Demo TO the
Wood managers for he saws bluntlv
that the men who are managing Gen
eral Wood = campaign propose to con.
troll the Republican convention
through the use of money" charge
which, the Record thinks. cannot be
ignored or laughed away" General
Woods retort that he Is "conviucad
that Senator Borahs attack a. this
time is for the purpose of Influencing
adversely the primary vote in 5ijchj-
San on April g. seems to the Balti
more sun Qnd. Demo beside the
point, for the point is not what B9r-
abs purpose aud motive may he. but
what is the truth The correct an
swer, the sun declares. is 10 "open
the books, and the Portland NIel
Express (Rep.) agrees that the
charges must Ne refuted. or the lack
of that refutation will prove that he
wood should not be the party can.
didate'
But no "moneyIess campaign meth.
cd" has yet been Invented, and ii
money Is not - be spent asks the
Indianapolis News CInd0, how is a
campaign TO be carried on" "No
candidate can be nominated" the
Philadelphia Inquirer (Rep.1 points
ont, without the expenditure of a
good deal OF money for legitimate
purposes And the Los Angeles
Times Ind. Rep notes.
If man is an actual candidate
and has 10 90 through any n.nbeT 0f