Evening star., 1928-03-21
Borah Plan to Pay Sinclair
Causes Wide Press Comment

In the national controversy over
Senator Borah'S proposal 20 return the
oil money contributed by Harry F.
Sinclair to help cover the 1920 Repub-
lican presidential campaign deficit.
comment ranges from sympathetic ap-
proval 10 pointed ridicule.
One view in the Republican party Is
thus expressed by the Kansas City
Journal tRepublican) The party
cannot afford TO allow suspicion 10 rest
upon IT, 1t should return the money
and likewise repudiate the leadership
OF the participants. II Is unclean
Review (Repuhlican) also favorS q
frank. sympathetic compliance with
the Senator's recommendation. while
the South Bend Tribune independently
declares. The chairman and his
executive associates would be rendering
real service 10 their country and their
party II they repudiated the 1928
transaction and returned Sinciair'S
contribution"
Recalling that the Senate inveStigat-
ing committee is 10 hear more Wit
neSSeS and 10 examine again some
slippery witnesses" the Chicago Daily
News independently predicts. In due
time the question OF morals and party
expediency raised by Senator Borah
viii challenge the serious attention q!
the Republican organization, II Is con-
fronting a grave issue and IL must meet
that issue with honesty and courage.
But" asks the Worcester Telegram
tindependenO. If the party should
rid itself OF this money. upon whom
should II beStow ite The moneys re-
turn. with or without expressions os
gratitude to Mr.. Sinclair. might not
seem 10 advance the cause ar intensive
morality" And the New Work Evening
Post independently wants TO KNOW
further!
How are We going 10 return II to
SinclairP With 4 covering letter OF
Scorn or with open-air Sacriflcial cere-
monies ON top Of Teapot pcmeF And
SlppoSe ne won't take it,
MANY ot us are relieved to have the
impeccable Borah assure us that all
that Sinclair put up was $lSo,eoo'
Referring to the Kansas City jour
nails expression, the Topeka Capital
,Renuhlican1 SAYS probably the
Journal and the Senator from Idaho
stand ready To contribute their share
As for the boys who originally made
the deflcit good. favorable response
may not he forthcoming Mr.. Patton,
the eminent Chicago SFain Speeulator,
did his part. though stating uaat nc
hates paying for dead HORSES ho'
having for u dead horse twice prob
ably would revelt him. Returning the
Sinclair money is u Nne idea, eut 10
do this Il Is firSt necessary 10 ~ oUt
and set the money,
III the money IL to I've raised" ac~
cordlng 10 the Springfield Union
tRepublcam "it could better ee de-
voted 10 some charitable or philan~
throplc OF ethical purpose than IN
handing IL back 10 Slnelau, who
doesn't deserve it, deeSnt need II, and
ought not tu have it The Utica Oe~
server Dispatch independently remarks
that "li Senator borah and Senator
Norris are penttent and ashamed OF the
siu committed under the chairnsAnSaiA
ot HAYS, Why not raise $a1o 600 and
give It te the Democratic party IA The
way oi atauementF" THE Syracuse
Herald independently asks. lis Il not
a fact that Sinclair who ls understood
to have oil mllllallS to burn, WeNld ee
the sole pecuniaty beneficiary Of the
proposed restltutlnnF"
The Rock Island Argus fMdepsndv
enO however, predicts the IgsAha Sen-
Ator With Offering - constructive Sug-
gestians With gocd Intentions. aud the |
Lansing StAsa Journal independently