Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-23
What Should the Country Do
About Money in Primaries?

cam. while the India ma polls News
independently predicts that "knowl-
edge Of the amount Of money spent
in the Pennsylvania primary will have
no small influence on the Legisla
lures that are called upon TO recon
slider their primary laws next VIM
ter" The ST Paul Pioneer-Fress
independent Republican, says the
lesson in Pennsylvania. as elsewhere.
is that the Statewide primary IL
misbegotten instrument fit for the
shelf" The Harrisburg Telegram h
Republican, feels that unless all
signs fail, the tide of opposition will
reach it's height in vigorous as
sault on the present law about the
time the next Legislature gets we'll
under way" The Buffalo Evening
News Republican, also believes that
the people may we'll question
whether the Statewide primary IL
a fit and proper instrument.
On the other hand. the New York
World independent Democratic holds
that the kind Of political plutocrat
who would deny the general will by
bribinG the purchase hle elements in
the electorate of a primary would
deny it as readily by seeking TO
deba UGH a convention The San
BernardnO Sun independently argues
that the country is not ready 10
drop the direct primary system. and
may never drop II. but that il needs
extensive reform has been apparent
for wears" The Albany Evening
News independent Republican, con
cludes that eff this evil Of heavy
campaign funds can he eliminated.
Of ~;
investigation and out of the
primary"
Perhaps the primary had part In
the financial debauchery." according
to the Lynchburg News Democratic).
but under the old convention system
there was also opportunity for cor
ruption. There is something funda-
mentally wrong irrespectiv" of the
method by which candidates are
nominated" The Canton Daily News
Democraticl thinks the apathy Of the
voters is At the bottom Of the entire
trouble.
"Reversion to the old order would
make a had condition worse" declares
The Spokane Spokesman Review tin
dependent Republican,. with the added
comment that campaign expendi-
lures can he curbed as readily under
the direct primary. or more readily
than under the convention system.
The Santa Barbara News Gndepend
pnt Democratic) suggests that the
refined and gentle East might we'll
turn To the West to learn the lesson
Of honest elections The Rochester
Times-Cnion independent offers the
remedy that those guilty of wide
spread use of money should he ex-
cluded from office" and the Quincy
Herald Wing independently finds H.
encouraging that the public has in
sisted that an example must be made
of the men who staged the scandal
The Charlotte Observer Democraticl
feels that the revelations should
prove so revolving to the people OF
PENNSYLVANIA that the Legislature
| would be forced to enact corrupt prao-
tice laws with teeth enough to climb
nate the corruption that has become
stencil in the nostrils of American
decency." In this way, the Bloom
ington Paragraph thinks the present
case has rendered a distinct public
service" The Youngstown Vindica-
tor Democratic, would brand the par
Elephants in bidding for ONCE" as
enemies of the Republic
The railroads and manufacturers
of Pennsylvania" concludes the To-
peka Capital Republican,, have
bought senatorships for So long a
period that the people Of the State
have become Injured to purchased cleo
tions. The country as a whole. how
ever. should have something to say
about the dsha uchery of the recent
nj,