South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-17
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MANAGERS HAVE
HUGE sum
Amount Exceeds Income Tax
Paid by 1000 Working
Men j. Claim.
MAKES NEW SUGGESTION
Proposes Joint Committee of
Two Factions TO Keep Fund
Limit Down.

KOKOAIO. Ind. March I6.-Al-
bert J. Bevcrid1r candidate for The
republican nomination for United
States senator from Indiana on the
republican ticket. ln au address here
Thursday night. reiterated h.s pro-
posal made a. Fort Wayne week
ago, that ne and Sen. HARRY s. New
agree 20 limit campaign expenses
Air. Bcveri3Ee charged tnat at the
present time when every conceiv-
able source of revenue FOR taxes is
beinE sought by every citizen that
there is being spent by Sen. New or
i'm his behalf. more m0uE than the
income taxes of 100 of the most
prosperous farmers in the state. and
more than the income taxes 0f any
]. 900 working men. all put together.
Mr.. Beverage remarked that has
plan TO curtau campaign expense has
been the subject of comment
through Indiana for a week and no
one has raised any question relative
10 its practcabuity
Il advanced this idea I'm the ut
most good VIII, he said and g
must not be inferred that 7 viii
submit TO the project being ignored
and lightly brushed aside-Or
brushed aside i'm any way"
In addition TO his proposal that
he and his opponents confer and sf-
fix a specified limit for expenditures.
Mr.. BeveridEe proposed the creation
of joint special committee represent
ing both candidates whose duly 81
shall be TO see that the friends and
advocates of both of us keep the
agreement we mako. sign and pub
fish"
IntOIerab bic Expenditures
Mr.. Beverages speech in part
was as follows.
AT the very time that men and
women are exploring every conCeiE-
able resource 10 find money 10 pay
their taxes more is being spent by.
or on behalf OF "a senatorial candi-
date than the income taxes OF one
hundred Of the most prosperous
farmers in Indiana combined more
than the income taxes of any one
thousand working men OF our state.
all put together
zone week ago. at Fort Wayne. I
called general attention 10 this un-
fortunate circumstance. and I eN-
hibited for all 20 see. as 90 tonight.
great bundle of paid advertise
menus Of my opponent which al
ready must have cost large
amount and which. If continued un-
I'll May 2 viii cost tens OF thousands
OF dollars-perhap scores of thou
sands OF dollars
/"These paid advertisements are
only one item OF expenditures for
this nomination-only "a single item.
mind you, there are others 10 which.
if necessary, reference viii be made
hereafter
Always a campaign De luxe is
non-reDublican and anti-republican
always and under an circum-
stances but such Opulence when ali
the people are struggling and sur
fering in an earnest effort 10 pay
their taxes. is intoleraDIo. Nay.
more, il is dangerous. very danger
Gus indeed. because 10 undermInes
public faith IN all officials. and In
sinuates 20 the popular mind "A ques-
ton as 10 the integrity OF our gov
eminent itself
The salary OF A senator Is $500
a year-$45.OOO for the six years
during which ne serves. II he
pOurs out more money 20 get merely
a nomination than the whole amount
of six years salary. what can he say
10 the voters In the campaign for
election
A Party Menace.
That is an aspect OF practical
politics that cannot be safely over
looked. because the democrats wiu
Of course use the excessive expend-
iture weapon ceaselessIy and re-
morseI essly. Nobody can prevent
the democrats from welding that
deadly weapon All candidates must
make public report under oath OF
his expenditures also where The
money came from To make false
sworn statement. which OF course.
no candidate would do. would be %
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