The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-09-21
DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN
CLUBS.

A special effort is being made this year
by National and State leaders to form
clubs. They have always been one OF the
usual means of aid in Democratic cam
paigns and are now being formed on a
larger scale than ever before known, for
it is realized that the people must unite
and organize to resist the money and
agents of the trusts, which have taken
control of the Republican party, syndi
Gated that party in fact, and made it a
partner with the trusts.
Both Mr.. Bryan and Mr. Stevenson and
Chairman James X. Jones of the National
Committee have united with Mr.. Hearst,
President of the National Association of
Democratic Clubs, in call for universal
club organization. Among other things,
in this call, they say:
"The Democratic party and its friends
must meet the forces of corruption and
intimidation in politics this year by thor
ough organization. A Democratic club
or society should be organized in every
city, town, village and precinct in the
United States
This work of uniting the forces of law
and liberty into one great, systematized,
civic army should be carried on stimuli
taneously in every part of the country,
and without delay"
mo patriotic citizen can ignore the at
tacks which are being made upon the
foundation of our present irreproachable
form of government This year every
citizen should be IA politician.
The undersigned has been appointed to
represent the National Association of
Democratic Clubs in Maryland and has
timore, where all clubs formed in the
State are requested to report their names,
addresses, officers and number of members
through the Chairman of the Democratic
State Central Committee.
Campaign Clubs can join the National
Association without cost. Each club
joining can send a delegate to the conven-
ton to be held at Indianapolis, Ind, Oc-
tober 3rd and 4th.
Among the lines of usefulness open to
clubs three may be now indicated:
1. The registration of voters affords an
immediate opportunity for clubs to show
activity by furnishing information as to
Democratic voters to be registered purg-
ing the registration books of persons not
entitled to vote and preventing improper
registration. Local committeeman should
promptly furnish each club with the vot-
ing list of the clubs immediate neighbor-
hood and committee of the club should
scrutinize the list and give the committee
men all possible aid and information for
the above objects.
2. There has probably never been more
indications than at present of a change of
those who heretofore supported the ad,
ministration This calls for the circula-
ton of Democratic campaign literature
and provision for meetings and intelligent
and dispassionate discussion of the great
principles which should now unite all true
friends Of popular and constitutional gov
eminent
3. After registration has been perfected
and the issues fully and clearly presented
the clubs can be of inestinable value tC
the party in helping to bring out the vote
on election day and in preventing the Cor
rupt use of money, which is the main
now, perhaps, the only hope of those who
serve the trusts.
BLAIR LEE,
Member for Maryland of the Executive
Committee of National Association oil
Democratic Clubs
The above statement on the formation
Of clubs is heartily approved Local Dem
ocratic Committeeman are requested t,
co operate in the club movement as sug
gested and otherwise as advantageous
MURRAY NANrIvER,
Chairman of the Democratic State Cen
trail Committee.