The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-08
AN APPEAL FOR FUNDS.

Iowa City, July 81, 1912.
Editor Leon Reporter
l am in receipt Of the following
letter from the Woodrow Wilson
Headquarters, New York City:
Hon. M. j. Wade:
Dear Sir
Already a score of newspapers in
the country have opened popular
subscription lists and are collecting
money for the National Campaign.
AS soon as the committees are fully
organized this matter will be press
ed by a special committee having
charge of it, in cooperation with
the member of the National Com
mittee from each state. 1t is believ-
ed that an immediate appeal, before
we can fully organize, should be
made by all democratic editors, and
others supporting the democratic
ticket, to the press of their state,
to open their columns and solicit
these popular contributions. Will
you write a letter to every editor in
your state who is supporting Wilson
and Marshall and urge all of them
to. open subscription lists in their
papers without delay?
Very truly yours,
JOSEPHUS DANIELS.
Josephus Daniels is one of the
principal members Of the Campaign
Committee, and he speaks with the
authority of the committee. l join
with him in urging that every demo-
cratic paper shall open its columns
to popular contributions. 1t is not
to be understood, however, that
these contributions are to be limited
to one dollar. The purpose of the
committee is to call to its aid the
newspapers of the country in solic-
iting campaign funds, and it is the
expectation of the committee that
every man supporting Wilson and
Marshall, shall contribute such an
amount as he can afford in order
to carry on the campaign.
We should have in this campaign
not less than one million dollars.
! realize that this looks like a large
sum of money, but those who have
knowledge of the actual necessary
expense know that less than mil
lion dollars will hamper those in
charge. In the heat of the campaign
the expense for postage, telegraph
and telephone service alone, will
run over five hundred dollars a day.
This is a comparatively small part
of the expenses.
Now every democrat knows that
the committee has no one to look
to for contributions except the
people, and it expects every democrat
interested in Wilson and Marshall
to do what he can to aid in the cause.
The man who can only afford to
give one dollar, and gives it, is do
ing just as much for the democrat
ic party as the men who can afford
to contribute one hundred dollars.
All that the committee expects is
that the democrats shall show their
interest and loyalty by contribut-
ing to the extent of their ability
to aid in this great contest.
I would suggest that this appeal
be printed, and that contributions
be asked at once, because money is
needed to open headquarters and
get the campaign started. Adopt
such plan and method as you think
best. Have the contributions paid
direct to you, and until further
orders from the Committee, send all
contributions direct to w. F. Nc
Combs, AZ Broadway, New York
City.
It is my purpose from time to
time during the campaign, to have
published in the democratic papers
of the state, a statement of the con-
tributions received. This will be a
public acknowledgment of the gen.
crosby of those who contribute, and
an inspiration to others to assist
the cause. I would be pleased to
have a statement from time to time
of the contributions received and
forwarded.
M. J. WADE.