The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-26
Campaign Cannot be
Carried to Success
Without Money.
CANNOT TAKE ANY
FROM BIG TRUSTS
Dimes and Dollars Sent to The
Timcs-Dispatch Will Be For
warded at Once to National
Trcasurer-Needed Now
More Than in
Fall.

Believing that small contributions at
ihis time VIII be moro helpful than
larger amounts later on. and mindful
Of tho fact that the Democratic party
mas pledged tseif not to accept FUNDS
from corporations and trusts. woodrow
Wilson'S managers have called upoa
Democrat!cs Throughout the coun,rv
10 assist la the election Of the man
nominated by tho Baltimore conven-
ton They have naturally turned /,
inc newspapers 10 engin the move
ment ~ the various cities and states
] no dollars ana mes which will come
from those people who are anxious 20
see 4 Democratic President elected Will
oe collected iu al parts Of the ooun-
tFy and forwarded AZ once to the trea-
strer OF the National Committees 10 d.
us'q IN d"ilay'ue the expense OF the
campo ign
Count on old Dominion.
10 this great work Virginia viii DO
rs share. Funds arc not needed in this
or other Southern States for the
Democratic majority is SO h,s that
there is never any danger Of Republi-
can Enthusiastically none this yea.
But funds are needed elsewhere. and
tho dollars which arc sent from Vir-
G!nia--tne birth STATE OF the uornlglee--
" III help 10 cnliehten the voters in
the Eas; and West and persuade them
10 the Democratic way OF thinking
BY methods which are legitimate and
above reproach. There will be no vote
buying But Nj wilson and othsr
sI-sakers must 20 into Republican
states the expense Will be heavy,
though the hope OF reward will he
amply worth IT, and the only danger
81 defeat lies in 4 slim treasury ana
lack Of campaign funds
Democrats ~ho declared four years
ago and eight years ago that the party
ticket would win without s'roercly
believing /, arc convinced now OF XII
sons election But as stated they
know that this Nigh; not be possible
without money. 50 The party leaders
sec the need OF X, and the ncwspa pers
must be the agents 70 call for it, coll
lect 1t and send j, on
Cnn Send Any Amount.
The T dispatch is satisfied that
Nir-!nians viii respond Instantly and
literally 10 the cali when its import
ance Is impressed upon them III COM
pany with others. therefore this news
paper Will receive and acknowledge all
mounts. however small. II VIII print
brio: extracts from tho letters which
accompany money orders and checks.
and q Sivers name or initials or non
% plume. as published Will Re his
receipts 10 guarantee that the con-
trlbution WI reach the treasurer OF
the national committee without delay.
for the public knows that the sue
cess Of the campaign depends upon
prompt action.
There is no Democratic split in Viz
GINA to-day when IL comes to united
effort in behalf OF Governor Wilson.
Hundreds Of Democrats who voted for
Mckinley and Roosevelt and TAFT In
former years arc now working ardent
~ for Wilson This is particularly true
in the city % Richmond There Will
not he manv national Republicans
around the polls in November This
being the case IT is SUIT natural 10
suppose tnat all Will constribrte some
thing toward the campaign fund. one
newspaper IN -. Louis raised s2n.o00 to
help champ Clark carry on his pre-
convention campaign. and that same
newspaper j. raising money to-day to
help elect Wilson
Won't be Hard TO Get.
'Thore Will be no difficulty Ia get
ting large sum OF money in small
contributions from the people Of Nir-
Gin!a when they see the need Of it
said Democratic leader last night.
IS more reason why We should do so
this year than ever before There arc
thousands of people in Virginia VINO
are willing TO give - cents. 50 cents.
dollar or more If they knew how
to go about II and If reminded Of the
necessity. Virginia ought to do more
than any Southern state. and Virginia
VIII If tho Democrats are told that
their holm Is needed