Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-09-09
DEMOCRATIC APPEAL FOR FUNDS.
An Open, Poplar Method Of Raising Money
for the National Campaign Expenses.

extent, attached to most every
thing in which human activity
may become engaged. 1t is true
in a constructive sense, in methods
of operation, IN commercial I'M
dertakings, speculative enter
prises, religious endeavor, and SO
also in matters political. If a
man "chops" a cord of wood he
must be paid, if in no other man
ner than in use of the wood. Ii
we send missionaries to the
heather, they must be paid. Ii
we conduct a campaign for educa-
ton, speakers are to be employed,
literature Is to be spread abroad
and the advantages of education
made known IN order that all who
may wish to vote intelligently can
inform themselves on the merits,
or dement's, of the proposition Of
fered. These things are likewise
true of political affairs, il not
more so. Speakers must be sent
out, their expenses must be paid,
circulars giving dates and places
of meetings., and literature bear
ing on numerous subjects is to
be printed, postage paid, letters
written, clerks hired, canvassers
put in the field and so on adinfnl-
tum. When one takes IN the
scope of the work and territory
covered in a national campaign,
he readily concludes that the
work is enormous and the ex-
penses immense.
Now he'Republican party usual
ly raises its campaigniexpenses by
a process known as "fat frying"
In other words, the great corpora
tions which have been pampered
petted and fostered by favorable,
or class legislation during
republican administrations are
called upon to divide profits, or
pay the party for services render
ed in the past, and buy further
protection for their monopolies,
trusts and public gratis for time
to come. These gifts are general
ly made in secret, with a secret
understanding, and kept secret SO
far as the public is concerned
This has led to many abuses and
is being enlarged upon year
after year to the injury of the
country, it's people aud the public
good, and, has led the Democracy
to proclaim it's confidence in the
willingness of the people to come
forward, openly and frankly, and
make sufficient contributions to
the party treasury to meet the leg
Inmate expenses of the campaign,
thus Kidding the Democracy of
obligations to all except the good,
lawabiding people of the land,
making 1t possible for the party
to face the trust magnates, bond
holders and grafters without
finching and without embarrass-
ment. The question, therefore,
arises, is the party able to reach
such a laudable heighth. We be-
lieve it can, We believe it should,
we believe all parties should, but,
inasmuch as the Democratic party
is the first to throw off this yoke
of servitude to trusts. illegal COM
binations Of wealth and oficehold-
ers, it deserves we'll, should succeed
by an overwhelming vote andfnlsh
It's campaign without one dollar
due any one. The appeal, there
fore, is made to every Democrat,
or every good citizen who wants
to see Democracy succeed, who
wants to see the people rule and
greed and graft overthrown, to
give of his means, as he feels able.
In other places many have agreed
to contribute one dollar each.
This is all that is asked, or ex-
pected of any one. No big con-
tributions are wanted. It is pre-
ferred that all give rather than a
few, thus making the subscription
a popular one, a thing that will
create enthusiasm, interest and
the certainty of victory.
T. II. Vandeford, of Salisbury,
has been appointed the financial
agent for North Carolina and is
calling for funds and, to this end,
is sending out copies of the fol-
lowing letter, which explains it,
self:
Salisbury, N. c., Aug. Goth, 'O8.