The state herald., 1908-10-09
APATHY OF DEMOCRATS.
A Sample Of Bryan Enthusiasm in
Colorado.

| COLORADO.
| On August ., 1908, the Rocky Noun
tain News made a front page appeal
to the Democrats of Colorado TO send
| In contributions, however small, to the
| Bryan campaign fund. There has been
| n great deal of fuss about this Bryan
| fund, the Great Commoner having an
| nounced his intention of keeping it
clean and unsullied. No corporation
dollars for him!
The result is as painful as it is
amusing. Up to the present time Toe
tober 2d), the 10000 Democrats OF
Colorado who voted two years ago,
have contributed the sum of ll,570.35
TO aid the cause OF their peerless
leader-less than II cents per Demo
crat
But this is not ALL A closer inspec-
ton of the list of contributors, as
printed from day to day in the Rocky
Mountain News. reveals the fact that
the corporations. after all, are Geterm-
lned not TO be baffled. Their contri
buttons are quite evident to the initi-
ated, though they may appear to be hid
den under the names of candidates and
party workers
The very first contribution published
IS $1,000 by Charles ]. Hughes, Jr..
Democratic candidate for United
States senator. Yet he is a corpora.
Ion man. pure and simple. and has
been repeatedly assailed as such in the
Patterson papers. Thus almost half of
the entire amount realized comes from
corpoi alton candidate and goes mer-
rily into the ncorruptcl Bryan fund.
This is bad enough, TO be sure. but
further inspection OF the list brings
other interesting revelations. All OF
the larger contributions. in sums rang
ing from SO up to $1,000. are from can.
tldates. prominent party men. former
office holders and others equally ex-
pectant of future honors or grateful
for past favors. Former Governor
John 4. Osborne of Wyoming contri'
butes 81 900: T. NJ. Patterson. the mil.
lionaire publisher and friend Of Mr..
Bryan. contributes $500; Charles S.
Thomas. another former governor.
comes In with $500: "Honestjohn"
Shaffroth. present Democratic candi-
date for governor. gives $500; W. A.
Inn and NJ s Bailey. candidates for
the Supreme bench. give $3.50 each and
other nominees and prominent Demo
Gratis give sums OF varying size. down
to sums Of So and $40 each.
Now for some totals, Adding every
dollar contributed from party work
ers and the present candidates for Of
flee. makes the sum Of si0.T70. The
entire amount collected Is only fll,.
57O.35, which leaves but ss0O.35 con
tributed by the real Common People" +"
approximately one cent apiece from
the Democratic voters OF the state.
What Is wrong with the Bryan en-
thusiasm In Colorado? The appeal OF
the Patterson papers was addressed to
the masses and not the party leaders
and corporation candidates. The head
lines OF the News In It's original appeal.
read: Democrats. Send Your Mites
for Bryan Fund TO the News. Com
moner Relies ON Masses for Contrihn
tlons to Pay Expenses Of Campaign"
Every Democratic voter was asked
TO contribute 81 TO the cause Of The
Peerless one. yet the sum realized rep
rcsenis only about cent apiece from
dlsintcrestcd people. who cannot be
Identified In the hurry Of the moment.
What Is true OF the BRYAN fund IL
Colorado Is apparently true IN Other
parts OF the country. The list OF con
trlbutlona throughout the country ai
large was printed In the News, and
shows that the Colorado contributions
lead all the rest Only tsi.0aIsi has
been realized In the entire United
siatos. and from the itomiEcd list II l.
evident that Democratic candidates
past recipients. etc, etc. are less gen
crous elsewhere than they are In Col
orndo.
II is evident that enthusiasm for The
Democratic War Eagle from l.lneoli
Ia sadly waning when the Common
People" refuse To contribute. with !
chance Of having their names printe,
on the fron, page Of tho Rocky Noun
tain News thrown In.
And the ne, result Is that with lN'
months effort Of tho News. With fron
page red Ink appeals. II has induces
only s3b of the Common People" Il
contribute mites" from 90 cents 4
go each. making total of fs0oab, o
an average ~ one cent per voter, base
on the last election, n II takes tw,
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