Evening star., 1936-09-20

indescribably low as to compel man
with a family dependent on him, to
give up his right of political voting
according to his choice, or else give
up his job, especially when the par
ticular job is one on public pay roll,
which employment is paid for by every
taxpayer.
While your Senate committee is
making this investigation, I wish to
challenge it, as repeatedly challenged
the Senate while in session, to exam
Inc open evidence of voter coercion
in the Works Progress Administration
in this State. You will be forced to
edmit that unless your committee has
cotton stuffed in its ears and binders
ever its eyes, it cannot fail to see the
hard hand of the so-called Democrats
holding the threat of unemployment
over the voters on the w. p. A. As
YOU know, Senator, I asked repeatedly
during the last session of Congress
for an investigation Of the use of w.
p. A. funds for partisan political pur-
poses. MY request was ignored and
passed by with the statement that
the committee you now head would
ldake the necessary investigation.
This, Of course, did not satisfy me,
for as we'll as many others thought
it was most unfortunate to allow the
use Of Federal funds appropriated for
relief to make an issue in the cam
paign.
UnfavorabIe Reaction Seen.
Failure to make provision for the
investigation of the w. P. A., for
which I have asked the Senate. and
which now urge. you to do, has re-
suited and will continue to result only
in making this campaign issue,
which desired at all times to avoid.
Senator Lonergan, don't permit your
committee to become partisan or one
sided, but have it functioning in way
that will fasten the attention of all
fair-minded citizens and taxpayers
upon it. To continue to ignore this
will inevitably bring an unfavorable
reaction upon your committee. SO
without fear or favor from any one,
make a thorough investigation OF all
of these matters. I shall watch your
investigation with great deal OF In
terest"
The resolution providing for the ap-
pointment of the special Senate COM
mittee to investigate campaign ex-
penditures was amended on the in'
sistence of Senator Hastings Of Della
ware and other Republicans so as to
authorize and direct the committee
to inquire into the expenditure of
Federal funds as well as into the ex-
penditure of private contributions and
expenditures for the campaign. Up
to the present time. however. the COM
mittee has not gone into the matter
Of Federal expenditures and any pos
sible political use that may be made
of them.
The Senate committee sent investi-
gators into Maine and a few days
before the election in that State last
Monday made public q list Of con-
tributions to the Republican cam
paign, fund, showing that about
$4,000 had been contributed by the
Du Points and other persons Of wealth.
No statement was made at the time
Of Democratic contributions. Last
night the Senate committee issued
q statement regarding Democratic ex-
penditures in the Maine campaign,
up to August %, totaling $2l.867.16
The national contribution" pre-
sumably contributed by the Demo-
cratic National Committee, was given
at $17,85O, and the county contribu-
tions totaled $3.50. No names Of in
dividual contributors were included in
the statement. The total contribu-
tions were given as $23,347.e0.
The largest individual contribution
was $500.
Disbursements by Counties.
Democratic disbursements by coun-
ties were reported as follows:
Androscoggin, $1,091 10; Aroostook,
$500; Cumberland, $1,150; Franklin,