The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-26
Republican Campaign Mana
 gers Must Get Busy
IS THIS TRUE PROSPERITY
Josephus Daniels Writes to Richard V. oulahan Regarding Pros perity Stories Which Are
 To Be Sent Out

lie by the bureau of publicity of the democratic national committee: Republican National Committee,
 l Madison Ave, New York City,
 october 15, 1908. To the Editor.
 4 wire service, for republican and in- dependent newspapers, is about to De established by the literary bureau or the republ lican national committee.
 Live news matter relative to deVel- opments of the campaign, short, snappy interviews and statements of interest from officers of the national committee having a bearing on the outcome, will be supplied from time to time.
 In addition there will be brief pros perity stories-based upon tangible facts tending to show that the election of Taft and Sherman will result in quickened activity along industrial and commercial lines. Will you take this service, the tele- graph tolls to be paid by you? Please let me hear from you. Respectfully
 RICHARD V. OULA1AN,
 Director Literary Bureau.
 Democratic National Committee.
 Buerau of Publicity,
 Chicago. October 22, 1908. MT. Richard V. Oulahan, Director Liter ary Bureau Republican National Committee. New York City.
 Dear Sir-I have your circular let ter of october 15, in which you an nounce that your literary bureau is about to establish for newspapers, a wire service which will include live news matter" short, snappy in- terviews," "brief prosperity ,stories," etc..
 Permit me to say that we will be pleased to receive this service. I can readily appreciate the fact that your prosperity stories must necessarily be brief" owing to industrial condi- tions throughout the country.
 Kindly allow me to indicate the line of stories which we would like
 One hundred words on "15,000 starv- ing school children in Chicago" as graphically set forth in the Chicago Tribune and other republican news papers.
 One hundred words on why there are 300 900 idle men in New York state alone.
 One hundred words and statement by Mr. Fred Starke, republican, and a newspaper correspondent, in which he said of conditions in Ohio and West Virginia, that free soup houses" are "a sad reality"
 One hundred words on why We have a panic when four years ago republi- can orators and republican newspa- pers said republican success meant prosperity.
 One hundred words on who shattered confidence, and why we have business stagnation under 8 republican admin istration.
 Please give us ssh ort" "snappy in- terviews" with William Randolph Hearst and ascertain from him if re- port is true that he has in his pos session Archbold letters showing Sher- mans connection with Standard Oil. . Also interview with some one in au- thority showing why the republican national convention turned down planks s advocating the election of senators by the people, publicity of campaign funds, and various Lafollette blanks.
 Also interview on how republican tariff protected manufacturers seek to coerce employees to vote for Taft, as illustrated by example of the Sharples Separator company. s. s. Eveland, presi- dent, Roller Ball Bearing company of Philadelphia, and others.
 One hundred words on Eveland's in terview with Taft indorsing that course.
 Also please give us Service" on why IL IS LndI IDeTt aIt HUN Sof tl uStS III the country large proportion of them organized during the past seven years, and that there is not law defying trust magnate in jail; also why the Steel trust, to which Presi- dent Roosevelt gave his sanction and which is capitalized at something like $500 900, 900, has steadily reduced wages for the past 25 years under a protective tariff, said to be for the benefit of working men.
 Also, interview with yourself (use your discretion as to the number of words) on your story in the New York Sun (November 12, 190) in which you said the Roosevelt administration had accomplished nothing in the way of trust busting" in comparison with the noise 1t has made"
 One hundred words on why Paul Morton, member of Roosevelt's cabi- net, was never prosecuted when he ad- mitted violating the law in giving re- bates.
 Up to 5000 eff that will include all the names) on who got the $40,000. 900 which the government paid to the Pan anna canal syndicate.
 Please send us list of Treasurer Sheldon's corporation connections, in cluding those which do not employ union labor.
 Please give us story showing wheth- CT tariff revision plank of the republi- can platform means revision upward or downward.
 Please give story sh lowing how Harriman's $260.000 contribution to the republican campaign fund four years ago was used ito change 5O.000 votes in New York city alone.'
 Please rush at once, as this is i'm portant full list of campaign contribu- tions showing how trust and corpora. tion men, as well as all protective tar if interests, favor the election of Taft and sherman. You might contrast this list with the popular subscription which the people have contributed to the democratic fund. We would like to have this before election.
 Lest the people forget, please give us a re-hash of that old Dudley ..blocks of f1ve'' story. It may help the boys some in distributing the slush fund in this campaign.
 Any other stories along this line will be greatly appreciated. Thanking you for your consideration, believe me, yours very truly,
 JOSEPHUS DANIELS.
 Chairman Bureau of Publicity.
 P. S.-Please give us story showing who is the republican candidate for President Roosevelt or Taft.
 P. F. S.--Kindly send all stories by mail as we are too poor to pay tele- graph tolls