Arizona republican., 1920-08-28
An idle person is like one that. isl dead; unconcerned in the changes and necessities of the world.
 Jeremy Taylor.
camaisn Subscriptions

camsisn Subscriptions
 If Governor Cox's expose of the Republican "slush 1und IS no more thrilling than that part of reIat- ing to Arizona it must be dull and As to the levies the different cities listed by him. the figures may not be but in the event of their accuracy they do not indicate gresate ef such magnitude in itself to give hint of the of it for corruption of the electoraer We think that that very expression the governor betrays low estimate of the electorate.
 Certainly, sl5,000, Arizeaa's quota, is not as founding sum; nor is sl0eo the quota of Phoenix, an amount of vast proportions. If we Arizonans fee any ehasrH in the consequence the expose it is at the disclosure that the gentlemen who fixed quota had poor an opinion of our wealth and re- 
 The fact relating Arizona's subscription the national Republican campaign fund are these: After the quota had been fixed MT. Albert Weigei, young man of character and former secretary pf the chamber of commerce of Indianapolis. here behalf of the national com mttee. He explained in meeting the ways and means committee of the state committee that the money contributed by Arizona be applied to the campaign in this state, He the committee that he had been directed by National Chairman Hays to receive no larger individual subscriptions than sl,eeo and not from any inaivid- ual firm if it should appear party would be placed under obligation to him it.
 It was the desire of Mir. Hays he said, that sub scriptions be received the greatest number of
 
 might be aroused. Every man was to be given opportunity contribute what he might feeling he was making an investment for the good of the country and, therefore, for himself
 The business extending this opportunity was put into s5 Republicans, probably all of them connected with the committee of the most active said when his was com pleted his largest subscription was single of sl00 That made by to whom he had suggested that s25- would be sufficient amount His smallest subscription was s5. There was any pressure argument; haggling to what any should give. Whether any subscription of much as s1,ooo was taken in Arizona no member of the committee whom we seen knows, but tainly amount Svoul1 been ceived.
 If the campaign for subscriptions everywhere was conducted as openly and as cleanly as has been in Arizona the national Republican campaign fund will be the ceanest raised.
 How much may be properly spent in national campaign is question it is hard to answer There IS necessarily wide margin between the smallest and the largest that may be legitimately expended, but certainly Arizona's quota is small in comparison that individual Democratic candidates in times past have expended in primary campaigns. We it pretty good authority that a Democratic candidate for nomination two years ago spent ssoooo So heard the expenditure was legitimate, though much of money was wasted The expenses of this candidate In the succeeding general campaign held down py an epidemic of influenza which put brake all activities, political we'll,
 The main point concerning the revelation of Governor Cox is his information whether he has twisted it not, easily accessible It required no sleuthng to it. It was available. to anyone whe asked for it. But suppose it had not been suppose it had to secure it by reutitious means. Would not candidate for the hirb office of president be bettng himself and the presidency itself by making such of it? Would t not have been much better to leave the exposure ta inc Democratic national committee as one of its nroper functions?
 In his effort support his charge that a cam aign fund of $15,oo0.0oo has been raised by the Re ,hlican national committee to corrupt the electo he had manufactured the factor "2" by which to ,,,+iplv what he claims only actually to have dis rovered-something that he does not assert had been hidden.
 The governor has made much of the fact that ..ss had been assigned to different parts of the .,rtrv Of course were. A campaign fund :, acassarv and tine raising of it by the most bus
 s.,;ke means is not only the best but the fairest way to get it.
 .to-a than ever Governor Cox has brought this
 .. ,r,tt,;r the purview of the senate committee ..4;s.4;ne campaign expenditures. But the sides
 . +;fted Governor Cox must go on defense.