The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-30
RoosEvELTs CAMPAIGN FUND.

ROOSEVELTS CAMPAIGN FUND.
Money is all powerful except, posi-
bly,. in the pursuit of love and happi-
ness. In no activity in these United
States has it ever been used more
successfully to win victories in one
way or another than in the field Of
politics. and in every campaign where
| Colonel Roosevelt has put on a star
! performance there has always been
coolies of money at his disposal. This
! is certainly true of his present I'M
I seemly scramble to land in the presi
Dental Office for third term. Senator
LaFollette. who usually knows where
of he speaks, has publicly charged
that million of dollars has been con-
tributed to the colonels campaign fund
by George W. Perkins and others who
are closely allied with the trusts. Anc
on this charge Mr.. Roosevelt has beer
as silent as are the oysters for when
his home town is named. But there Is
evidence at hand that even this tre-
mendous sum has not been sufficient
for the purposes of the Roosevelt cam
paign. The people were appealed TO
for popular" subscriptions so that (
fund would be at the hands of the
the results in New Jersey certain. This
appeal was presented to the people i'll
the shape of display newspaper adver
tisements which appeared in several
of the newspapers supporting Roosevelt
in the eastern section of the country
during the week preceding the New
Jersey primaries. One such which COW
cred a half-page appeared in the
Washington Times as follows:
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
Towards the Movement for
A Government of the People
A Government by the People
A Government for the People?
Did we hear you say that it takes
all your time and energy to produce
the wherewithal to meet the high-cost-
of-living? That's a mighty good ex-
cuse-for these are days of a constant
drain on a mans resources.
But there is a way in which you car |
help-by a contribution to this
POPULAR
SUBSCRIPTION FUND.
Remember this fight is the peoples |
fight therefore we must look to the |
people for financial support.
Great victories have been won by |
the Roosevelt forces in every state |
where there is a popular primary law. |
A big factor in this success has been |
the awakening of the American people |
to this great public movement of "A /
Government of the People, By the PEG
pie and For the People
There are many more people yet tic
hear this MESA ge-and the delivery
charges necessitate money. The great |
Ohio victory must be duplicated in New
Jersey next week. If you believe this
fight to be your fight. here's chance
to support 1t with your money, just as
you support it with your voice and
later on with your votes.
contribution to this subscription
fund will give you the satisfied
knowledge that such an amount, what
the fruit of your efforts in this work
a-day world devoted to a cause which
We believe represents the majority.
IF YOU ARE GOING TO CONTRIB
UTElNOW'S THE TIME.
Subscriptions of One Dollar and up
ward may be sent to the National
Roosevelt Committee, Munsey Building.
Washington, D. c., where they will be
and will help to place
Theodore Roosevelt's ideas and pur-
poses before the country. An immedi
ate response is necessary if the con-
tributor would help assure the peopl=
an opportunity at the primaries to de-
clare their preference for Theodore
]. H. Gregory, Jr., treasurer.
''Other Progressive Newspapers Please
Copy"
The National Roosevelt Committee.
1t would be interesting to know just
what the response was on the part of
the public to these advertisements. Or '
dinarily the people who are devoting all
their time and energy ito produce the
to meet the high-cost-o Of
living" which most economists agree
has been brought about by the {
of the trusts. could not !
be expected to contribute literally tc
L campaign fund which had already {
been enriched to the extent Of a mill i
ion dollars by captains of finance wh- J
have been mixed up in the promotion !,
and management Of these same trusts +
Tor many years. y
At any rate, whether the people re- c
sponded literally or not, there was evil !
iently enough money at the disposal +
If the Roosevelt forces to make the c
results in New Jersey certain. a
OUR OBLIGATIONS IN CUBA.