Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-26
STIRRING APPEAL.
Hon. Rufus Hardy Advises Democrats
to Hold RaIlies-Nationa Leaders
Must Have Campaion Funds.

Hon. Rufus Hardy Advises Democrats
to Hold RaIlies-National Leaders
Must Have Campaign Funds.
To the Democrats of the Sixth Con
gressional District:
am in receipt of the following let
ter from Jas. T. Lloyd, Chairman OF
the Democratic National COMPRESSION
al Committee:
Chicago, H., Aug. u, 1908.
Hon. Rufus Hardy,
Corsicana, Texas.
Dear Mr.. Hardy: We are sorely
in need Of money to meet the ex.
penses of our committee. 1t has been
well sustained thus far, and we are
confident that it will be supported to
the end of the canvass.
Can you not induce the good Demo
Gratis of your district to furnish us
with at least 500?
We have established Headquarters
here, and with the Washington office
we are well equipped for the remain
ing work of the campaign, but we
need your cooperation and assistance
to make effective the work begun.
We will be pleased to have you Wis
it headquarters at either place, and
will appreciate any suggestions you
may offer as to the best way to con-
duct our work.
(Signed) Jas. T. Lloyd.
Please let me suggest that every
good sized town in our district hold a
public meeting to be known as Dem
ocratic rally, at which local speakers
or others shall present the cause of
Democracy and its appeal for support
If a number of leading citizens in
each place can be induced to sign |
call for the meeting a good attend |
ance and good results ought TO be |
had. ! am anxious to arrange a meet
ing for Corsicana on Saturday, Sep. |
tember the 9th, at which l hope to
have both local speakers and speak
7rs from a distance. The prospect
or the National Democracy was nev
or brighter, but the indications are
strong to be that the Republicans are
going into this fight with a heavy
fund, collected from spe-
'ial interests, and that the Demo
rats are absolutely dependant upo,
he small contributions of the I'M
avored masses. The Morgans, Rock
fellers and Harrimans, the tariff
the railroad capitalists,
he lumber kings, the steel monopo-
lists are all against us, and they are
eeking on the one hand TO array
'hat they are pleased to term the
usiness interests against Democracy
y appeals similar to that of Mr.. Van
'leve, president of the National AS
of Manufacturers, and on
ne other hand to array the laboring
ian against us by shrewd articles
UGH as one have this day received.
ritten by B. F. Yoakum and publish.
1 in the New York Times, and doubt 4
'ss sent abroad over the whole coun.
y, which is largely a railway com
endium prepared for the General
hangers Association of Chicago.
Importing to be railway statistics for
lie year ending June 3Oth 1907. This
tier article is shrewd and appar.
ltly non-committal and non-partisan
1t to my mind is a strong appeal
behalf of the interests who have
ade terms with Taft and the Repub-
'an party. These two circulars.
upled together, give no uncertain
und. They mean that the favored
e to be appealed to for unlimited
mpaign contributions to the Repub.
ans, and that the working man Is
be beguiled with the pretense that
Republican victory means renewed
d continued employment. These
ter are to be blinded, if possible.
the fact that they lost their Jobs
der Republican rule and are to be
guided into the belief that the only
y for them to become re-employed
for them to continue the Republi-
IS in power With the Republicans
continued power 1t is well known
t no relief will be had to the rail.
d employee in the way of amend.
the law so as forbid midnight in.
ctions or high-handed proceedings
hout trial by jury in cases of in
ect contempt. No relief will be
against high and higher tariff i'm. -
ltions, no relief will be had against -
II fostered trusts, monopolies and ,ooo
binations, and no attempt will be
lie to effectively abolish railroad
and extortions. After
g held up, the people are being
that they had better submit OF
i'll be still worse for them. Mean.
, by concerted action, and it
is to me, in violation of existing