Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-08-20
TO TIE FRIENDS OF
Col. Green Clay Writes Democrats
Of Audrain and Missouri on
Campaign Contributions.

Mexico, No, A4g. II, Vs "A great
many gOod. citizens were IN hopes that
q law OF Congress would Be 10 force
to prevent the immense slush fund re-
lied upon BY the Republican lparty 70
cArrf the National elections Bot 4
Republican Congress turned it down
The nomination OF Mr.. Taft and re-
yerssl of the Standard Oil tine seemed
70 have given great satisfaction to the
special interests, and it is already sp-
parent their Golfers viii be open tc
the Republican campaign fund.
Hartman, ''the undesirable citi.
Een,h = Rockefeller and Morgan and Ry-
an. the brigAnds OF swollen fortunes"
have ali been placated and are united
In support Of the Roosevelt policies"
under the Taft Interpretation OF
them The strenuous president even
Is to be banished to darkest
Africa And rs Henry Water
son says Of the situation: "fos all
bis strIdency and bis manifestoes be
has accomplished nothing, unless it lie
something to frIghten the timid and
to entrench the thieves. Every ras-
cal exposed BY Roosevelt Is stu at
large ana as defiant as ever.
II Is conceded that so liberal we're
the contributions In the last cam
paign that some four hundred thous-
and dollars still remain In the ..Repub-
lican treasury. Although It was proven
on sworn statments that much OF this
fund was Illegally contributed from
the life insurance companies and pub
lie service corporations OF New York
City, thus robbing alike widows and
orphans and innocent stockholders,
yet not . dollar Of this surplus fund
was ever returned to its rightful own
ers, bat was held over and is now
available for the present campaign.
Under the auspices Of such a legacy
M Taft starts his campaign for the
presidency.
The treasury Of the Democratic
party can show no such thrift, in fact
never could have been and never can
be, plethoric from such sources. Yet,
with the masses vitality interested in
our principles, II the friends OF the
peoples candidate contribute but a
small individual sum the total would
be ample for all legitimate expenses.
The restoration Of the government to
control for the veal OF all the people is
the great issue Of this campaign, and
Ii defeated In this election, more and
more difficult will be any prospect Of
relief in the future, when the clutch
Of special privileges shall have been
strengthened by another administra-
tion in their interest. Tariff reduction
and other kindred reforms will 20
glimmering, and history teaches us, In
the end will come more radical meas
ures Of revolution and violence.
From all quarters, friendly, as well
as from the apprehensions OF the op-
position, comes the cheering conf.
dence that now is the time and oppor-
tunity Of Democracy. It's platform
and candidates are unassaIlable except
from the standpoint OF the favored
privileged class, and 1t behooyes every
supporter OF Bryan TO sit up and take
notice, not only vote, but contribute
his mite necessary to the cause. We
have no Harrimans In the Democrat
ic party;no kockefellers and no Car
negies. ]. P. Morgan used to be a
Democrat, but that was a long time
ago. We must therefore look TO the
legitimate business interests end the
yoemanry OF our ranks for small con-
tributions, which will be In the
aggregate amply sufficient.
/, therefore, suggest, In order to
reach the largest number, that each
committeeman and every newspaper
IN the county and every candidate for
Office solicit small contributions, say
Is and so cents to one dollar, to be re-
ceiged by them and paid over to DR..
r. w. Berrey, treasurer Of the county
committee-maY be designated what
amount for the state and what amount
for tine national campaign-all to be
accounted for by the committee. Our
leader, the worlds greatest Democrat,
is turning over TO the national COM
mittee for legitimate uses OF the cam
paign, available assets and cash to the
amount Of fifty thousand dollars
(which is reported to be more than
half OF his personal fortune) besides,
in addition, the subscriptions and
earnings Of bis newspaper, the Com
moner, from now to the close Of the
polls 10 November-a splendid, earnest
Of patriotic devotion to our cause,
and carries us back to the spirit OF the
fathers who founded the Republic.
Newspapers in cities Of the South are
raising as much as thousand dollars
each. Our neighbor, Boone county,
will forward five hundred dollars to
the National committee. Let Au-
drains tribute be equally as much.
We must win this fight and let us
neglect nothing necessary TO our tri-
umph. The undersigned individually
starts the list Of each newspaper with
subscription Of one dollar. The
country newspapers, in contra-dlstinc-
tion to the metropolitan press, are
the truest exponents of Democracy
and upon them we must rely largely
for invaluable help In reaching and
counselling with the rank and file Of
the party By order Of the County
Executive Committee. G. Clay,