Trailer In this episode of “Chronoscope,” new democratic senator Mike Monroney discusses the recent charges of corruption within the IRS and the campaigns of some political figures, including Taft. Monroney denies that the Democrats or the White House is entirely to blame for the recent corruption scandal, and claims that the present democratic congress is zealously cleaning up the corruption. He also says that the system of appointments for positions within the IRS is also to blame for the corruption, and argues that these positions should be for career workers. The subject then moves on to the democratic investigations of Ohio elections and improper spending in Taft’s and others campaigns. The Corrupt Practices Act of 1925 that set limits on campaign spending in each state is outdated and must be amended, Monroney claims. He argues that elections are in a new age of television, billboards, radio, and other forms of media that demand more and more money. He advocates raising the ceiling on budgets to around $250, 000. He uses New York as an example, with its current limit of $10,000, which he says is not nearly enough. Huey asks him about the coming elections and Monroney predicts that Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House, will be the Democratic candidate and that Eisenhower would be a hard candidate to beat, but that he doesn’t think he’ll run. Following is a commercial for Longines watches in the form of a “lesson” on how to buy a Christmas gift watch, citing a magazine ad on the same subject. See the full length video at: www.qualityinformationpublishers.com
