Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-12-06 | Page 10 | Federal Election Law

FEDERAL ELECTION LAW Repeats Recommendation for Measure Against Corruption. In mjr last annual message I said. " The power of the Government to pro- t cl the Integrity of ti lections of Its own offlcluh-t Is Inherent and has been lecognlz.d and alllrmed bv repeated declarations of the Supreme court. There is no enemy of free government moro dangerous and none so insidious a:j the corruption of t:.- elo tora I N'.j run . -fends or excuses corruption, and It would seem to follow that none would oppose vigorous measures to eradicate H I recommend the enactment or a law dl-rected dl-rected against bribery and corruption in Federal electlopa The details of such a law may be saf.dy I- ft to the wise dig. cretlon of the Congress, but It should go as far as under the Constitution It Is possible to go, and should Include severe penalties agalnSI him who gives or reel re-el Ives bi-ilM' intended to Inllnencc his act or opinion as an elector- and provisions pro-visions for 'h. publication not only of the expenditures for nominations and 11 '" of .ill c indldab . but also of ,n contributions received and expenditures mad.- by p .ltl( i commute, s " I desire lo repeat this recommendation