| Show Money Declared Moving I In U S Politics Borah T Tells lIs Idaho Audience Deliberate Attempt Was Vas Made In in 1 1920 to Buy Presidency Senate I Disclosures Declared Merely Sample of How Rich Are Buying Government G 0 O p Pin in S South uth Termed Mass of Corruption Idaho Aug 13 Dy 13 By The Tue Associated Press Press- Press r Senator William E Borah in his speech at the annual Pio Plo Pioneer Pioneer neer fleer day ay celebration of Camas prairie here today declared d that startling revelations as to the expenditure of money n elections reveals money has come to be the moving power in American politics I 1 lIe He expressed the wish that th l the ho h exposure of ot money In politics will succeed In arousing l tho the peo- peo people peo people pie to the real problem before In praising the th work of ot senator James A A Reed Democrat ot of MI- MI Mis Missouri and his special committee The Th senator decried I political patronage and In citing an example saId that the Republican Republican lican organization of ot the south sou Is held together and sustained by the worst kind ot of corruption Senator Bomb Borah stressed prin prin- principally prin- prin principally principally the tho arousing ot of o the people to the necessity ot of o dealing with Ith those who run for tor office on the strength of money rather than upon Issues but he also continued hIs is fight against adherence to the world court and expressed opposition to cancellation of or foreign debts debt by the United States FEARFUL EVIL IL Borah Dorah asserted that exposures exposures of at atthe the Investigating are armore more than an Impeachment of the primary when he advanced the ad- ad admonitIon admonition ad admonition monition bythe byth let lct us not be deluded by the fallacious proposition pro that the tho late expenditures are due to 10 the primary or confided to one or two states and continued by ing Ing expenditures of ot money In elee as a tearful fearful national evil which will In the end If It not controlled destroy the government ot of the th people and substitute there there- therefore tore fore for a government of ot the the few lew the Continued on lage l'age Po e Two BORAH BORAN ASSERTS MONEY IS POWER L front from rom raga Page One tow law who have hove sufficient money wilh which h to fo buy y government J The senator referred to 1920 when t there here was a so a cold cold deliberate scheme to lo buy the nom tor for the pre presidency That was a convention that they were ere controlling Pot pet a he added lie Ue de declared that It f Is Ie all ail right to expose the use of ot money In the primary and continued by y ad advocating advocating o- o cating that wo we should also deal with this shameless traffic In pub pub- pub pub-Ho Ito positions which goes goU ore OD on under the very cry eyes of In power CO CORRUPTION CHARGED In amplifying JIll Ills charge that I the Republican organisation of the south Is held together and sus- sus sus sustained lathed by the worst kind of cor- cor corruption cor corruption Senator norah Borah told of the failure of a R young postmaster to obtain reappointment because of his Inability to meet the demand for tor 1000 1000 made by the political boss boas the national committeeman Borah also alBa sold said that whenever there I Is a real reel contest In tho the na- na national national na national convention for tor the nomination nomina nomIna- nomInation nomination tion for tor the presidency the dele delo- delegates delegates gates from the south louth arc are sought to tobe tobe tobe be controlled and managed ed by shameless use of ot patronage and money The text of ot the part of Senator Borah's speeCh on the tho exposure of 1 and patr patronage nage and the work of Senator need Reeda Reede Investigation com com- committee committee committee follows tollow MOVING It Is claimed that the startling revelations as ee to the expenditure of money In elections Is nothing more than an Impeachment of ot the primary I wish that was all there was to It It We would l all be happy It if we could get rid of o money In politics by repealing the primarY lawn But what It reveals Is that money has come como to be the power In American politic politics Penn Penn- Pennsylvania Pennsylvania sylvania and Illinois are but out out- out out cropping of a 1 malady wide nation nation and long Some years ago politicians got Into the tho habit of seeking contributions contributions from men of great wealth i 1 have no doubt the tho men of wealth to a a large extent at least would have been glad to bo be let alone But the tho office seekers would not let them alone It was I Inevitable It if largo large sums are to be given large I sums would have to be bo returned In some way Hen Hence e money and poll tics Joined forces and money has Its andIn say In shaping legislation and In administering the laws of tho country INSULL AS Ac EXAMPLE EX It If Sam Insull gave Jave money In Inthe Inthe Inthe the campaign In Illinois as a Is claimed In expectation of ot belr favored favored he did exactly the same BArno thing which many a tariff benefi henet- beneficiary ciary clary does docs In every overy political cam cam- campaIgn campaign Anyone who has been heen In during the making or of ofa ota II a tariff bill will wilt not doubt this proposition Let Let us not be he deluded by the fallacious proposition that the late expenditures are duo to the primary or ItIs IlI confined to one or two states It Il II I willIn a tearful fearful national evil and will In the end If not controlled de destroy stroy the government of ot the peo- peo people peo people and substitute s a a gov goy gOVernment government of ot the the few few the few tew who have sufficient money with which to buy government Wo We all remember how In 1910 1820 there was a cold-blooded cold deliberate deliberate erate crate nomination scheme to buy tha the nomina nomina- tion for tor the presidency This was partly revealed before the conven conven- convention convention tion took place sufficiently so ao per haps hap perhaps to prevent the realization Of the scheme But the 18 law IV suit which grew out of the con pro con campaign brought out the thereal thereal thereal real fact facts It showed beyond ques ques- tion question that they proposed to buy and 1 pay Tay ay In cash for tor that high office Just the tho same as they would buy gold mines and for th the same Baine reason for tor what they could make out of ot It It That was a convention that they were controlling not a primary Being without Issues they substituted dollars and cents that that Is la too often the cas cast POSTMASTERS S FOR YOn SALE KALE I The Republican organization organisation ot of Ithe the south Is le held together and sustained by the worst kind of corruption I was vu In the south louth a ai afew af i f few w day days ago and ond learned first first- firsthand hand first hand of an Incident which Illus us illus illus- illustrates Illustrates what I mean A young young- man was postmaster He desired reap reap- reappointment reappointment reap He had made a good official The patrons wore were re thor thor- thoroughly thoroughly satisfied with him him- him The political boss bosl the national com com- committeemen stated to him however that his hie reappointment would cost pim 1000 Ho H Ho could not pay It it Another gentleman was 81 recommended recommended recommended mended That Is general practice In the south Whenever there Is a real con con- contest contest con contest test In the national convention for forthe forthe the nomination Of o the presidency the delegates from the south are sought to be controlled and man managed aged by shameless use of patron patron- patronage ago age and money We have political cal CAI brokers broker In patronage who are experts In the game When a presidential campaign Is on these political brokers carry arry their wares to the market This Is corruption at the very source of ot power Itis It ItI ItIs I is poisoning the stream at the very springs of national influence The Republican party owes It to Itself to clean out that Augean stable It Is a difficult task tuk but the tho Republican party Is L He II and strong enough to do the work ONE OXE PHASE OF OP EVIL It It Is Ie alright to expose the use of money In the primary One virtue which the th primary has Is that It does enable us vs to lo expose the use of money more success success- successfully successfully fully than In conventions But that thatIs thatIs la Is only one phase of ot the evil We should hould also deal with this thin shame shame- shameless shameless shameless less traffic In public which hleb goes on under the very eyes ot or those In power United States statu dIstrict marshal marshal- ships marshal ships should hould be betaken betaken betaken taken oft off the market Let us hope th that t this exposure will arouse the th whole country to the necessity Of dealing with a problem which hu has ha assumed the proportion of a great nation national III evil Let us hope that wo we will throttle the practice which not only has Its Ita say ay In but also alBo Its Influence and effect throughout the field of legislation and the whole fabric of ot govern govern- government government ment MOST AROUSE AnOUSe NATION We can do something of Course In the way of legislation But But after all this peculia peculiar r kind ot of evil will yield to nothing nothing less leu than the aroused conscience of an entire nail nation on Years ago men po- po po political cashiers stood in the gang gang- gangway gangway gangway way of ot the house of commons and paid oft off the members a as they flied out for tor the votes which they had cast The whole body politic Jle Teemed med rotte rotten from center cener to cir clr- cir cum terence The English people p Ir legislated upon the subject But not until the whole English people became aroused and the public conscience stirred to a depth were they able to control this evil They have done so eo to I a a marked extent There Thero are some things which we should strive to secure leCure and that Is ie absolute publicity as the campaign proceeds and arad the arous arous- arousing arousing ing of the people to the necessity of of dealing with those tholo who run fOr office on the strength of ot money rather than upon Issues sues I do not know of ot a greater task or a more eminent task be- be before be before fore us as a people It If Senator teed Heed and his committee In tn the fine work they have done doni succeed In arousing the people to the real problem before us 18 they will have hae performed a service of Incalculable worth |
