The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-07-24
RANK and FILE
Are RESPONDING
DEMOCRATIC NEWSPAPERS HAVE
TAKEN UP THE WORK or
RAISING FUNDS.

1
Honesty in business and a defens,
of the Denver platform, particularly
with respect to publicity before cleo
ton of campaign contributions, formed
the themes of two addresses made to
day by William ]. Bryan.
The first speech was at Capital
Beach. to the Association of Grocers
and Butchers OF Lincoln, and the sec.
ond to the State Democratic Commit
tee.
In his remarks to the grocers and
butchers Mr.. Bryan dwelt on monor
olies in certain products, but declared
that merchandising was the last
branch of business in which there
would be a monopoly, because, he
said, the moment such monopoly was
established a competitor would pre-
sent himself and the people would
thereby be protected against extor-
ton.
To the State Committee Mr. Bryan
gave assurance that reports of Demo
cratic success from different parts of
the country were encouraging. He
expressed his qualification that Dem
ocratic newspapers were receiving
campaign contributions and that the
masses were taking a hand in the
subscriptions. This, he argued, was
an suspicious beginning of a new era
Of politics. He said
The reports that we get from the
country are very encouraging and one
of them, / think, especially deserves
notice The promptness with which |
cur Democratic papers are taking up |
the subject of subscriptions to the !
fund is very encouraging |
Several have already opened subscrip-
lions, and l believe that it is going to
be quite generally followed. This is
probably a response to the party's
position in regard to publicity con
corning campaign contributions, AMI 1t
verifies the hope of those who believed
that if the party threw itself upon
the confidence of the masses of the
people, if the part. announced it's
Intention to rely for the sinews of war
lpon contributions that would come
rom the body of the population, and
'eceive no contribution that could be
made public, that confidence would be
'eciprocated and the people would re-
'pond. l believe there is evidence {
hat We are going to have that re-
ponse, and when the voters take
Ipon themselves the burden of furnish {
ng campaign contributions, they will /
lave an interest in the Government |
hat they have not had heretofore. I
think it is an earnest of what Is 1
o come. c
Il think it is an auspicious begin /
ing of this new era of politics, and C
hope that this committee will urge t
he papers of Nebraska that are sup b
orting the ticket to join in this move S
lent | believe that every Democ1 at s
, paper should make itself collect C
lg agency, and when you remember Il
nat we have several thousand of is
lose papers in the country, you will IL
Understand what a considerable sum o
an be realized when they all begin p
ork and when the readers of those
apers have this subject presented to =
lem through earnest editorials. I
This is all / care to say at this
me, gentlemen. The issues have
zen presented in the platform and
ave been getting letters from all
lrts of the country expressing APP G
oval of that platform. | believe
at it is the best platform that this
'untry has known for generations,
at it especially sets forth the party's
,sition. There is no trimming there di
no hedging, there is no lodging; it Sc
frank, candid platform and the pr
lpression that it has made is a most Ga
yOrable one ur