Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-09-25 | Page 12 | A Petty Practice

t Practice 1 I r I A Petty i Y USE TSE 1 of of the federal machinery and the public furtherance of the political moneys for the furtherance of f the party in vcr po power cannot b be too 1 practice putI purged pur put strongly c condemned It is is' is a petty etty ged I in in violation of a p public trust and O one oie 1 that T 1 be bC tolerated d by y the AI American eric n pe people pl e senate committee comm te m investigating ng c cam cam- m- m V t y expenditures should pro probe iroe e to th the bottom ottom members of the present sent admin admin- in- in the e s that thaL the pr n i att attended the tim San Francisco convention De 1 party at the he nse of the ti Democratic ral c party expense Public funds are arc provided ide for the and n are th o n s conduct i c. c of of gov government 1 the dle people is as s a whole regardless of poh political lc I f V thc tic these t funds ar are diverted t to a strictly Il purpose a i t serious breach or conduct of conduct dUrs B rs- rs Public moneys never ne were intended to i jw p t to perpetuate 1 parties partie o or individuals individuals jn ju f I Loffi pr 10 provide pro joy excursions for office- office is Testimony before the thc senate inY invest s 1 L i mk i. i committee indicates t s s a foundation for the I s 1 made against certain a appointees of the v p party parly 1 Moreover Mor there is an indication that thai the thc used d for for- forthe the dis- dis I. I machinery was saS us matter of f nature These Thes of nu t r a partisan things are pertinent to to o Jh f he slush plush fund investigation gation n lIioi since they place th the burden of parti partisan an campaigning q i upon the taxpayers in general who l ray or may not nol be in sympathy with the purposes i m the party controlling and using for partisan tige s gc these thes p particular governmental agencies i l The irhe public is entitled to know when private K 11 1 lS are contributing to the success of a r mil heal party Darty It has a greater right to know J i its town own fun funds s provided for foi the conduct t r f government nt are arc being used for partisan pure pur- pur Vi j S. S f The thc e first may i impugn the motives of ol the j wv party b but t the Hie latter latier is the res result of what the j her anticipates and consequently more to be 1 cond col by th them the public The senatorial 1 threatens lo to not only show the misuse I of L. in the campaign but th the abuse of N governmental tal privileges as is as- as asel well el ell