Show Money in Campaigns S E ATOR BORAH is gi giving DS' DS wide publicity to his sensational charge that too much money is being spent in the nominating campaign His attack upon General Wood in the United States Stales Senate was so i ad rad radical ical cal and and contained onta ned s so much of and mere cloak cloakroom cloakroom cloakroom room gossip without corroborative proof that a reverse erse effect was produced Then also tIme the sensational and aud ultra radical position he lie assumed on the peace treaty being the tho virtual virtual leader lead lead- er cr of the so called battalion of death and his announcement announcement an- an an an- that that- if the Republicans in ill the Senate should ratify the treaty treat treathe y he would bolt the party part arc are remembered against him The obvious 01 fact that his present crusade is intended to assist the tho candidacy for nomination of Hiram Johnson b by tearing down the buttresses of his stron strongest cst opponent lessens also tho the force of his blows The Thc use of or money in campaigns is deplorable The use of it for corrupting corrupting- the thc electorate is vicious and wicked But Rut ono one would be led to infer from Senator Borah's assertions that he hc has given to the world some new and startling discovery instead of a very old one in the form of a proverb that the love lo of oJ mone money is the root of all evil In regard to his attack on ou the expenditures cx- cx that tire arc attributed to the Wood campaign some of those w whom om he le publicly charged with contributing contrib contrib- utin have entered denials and as to the use of or money to buy favorable interviews for publication at apiece it s seems absurd It is generally believed that money has been contributed contributed con con- to the Wood campaign but its improper use has not been cen proven But nut the real issue reverts back to such questions as arc are asked by the tho Chicago Tribune Is It Important that candidates should 1 be presented to the tho people It If so ho how Is It to be done Is it permissible for a candidate to address 8 personal letters to the voters voters' It would cost a halt half million dollars to send ono letter t teach 16 to each voter of ot the tho United States Is It permissible to hold public meetings That involves hall hail rent printing bands etc eta Is It permissible for sJ speakers 11 ers to travel tra from fm-em place to place at place at more expense Is Ie It permissible to to- maintain headquarters use legitimate advertising ad get out printed matter hire men to distribute It employ necessary or organization organization or- or workers etc etc It lt all costs costa mon money hun monCy-hun- hun hun hundreds hundreds of or thousands of dollars ana It ma may be that not a cent of It ft Is spent for an any other purpose than that of or giving the tIme voters a a. chanco chance to look the candidate over O If Senator Borah would confine his eloquence to a n demonstration of or the superior qualifications of or his candidate candidate can can- for tho the nomination to proving that h he bb is tho the safest and ablest and best man for President in this crucial period of the nations nation's s history he lie would woul confer a greater favor faor upon Hiram Johnson I |