Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-11-09
DEMOCRATIC FUND
RAISED BY PEOPLE
Ninety Thousand individuals Con.
tributed Four Years Ago.
LARGER NUMBER THIS YEAR.

LARGER NUMBER THIS YEAR.
Wilbur W. Marsh, Treasurer of the Ma
tionai Committee, Tells How a Cam
paign Is Financed and Appeals For
the American Public's Assistance.
BY e'iibur 6U. Marsh.
Treasurer Democratic National Com
mittee.
Where does it come from-the money
for this campaign button, that poster,
this banner, that electric sign, this spe-
clal train Of women speakers, that paid
adj? How many voters stop to think
about these things? Presidential cam
paigns cost moncy-some Of them mil
lions of dollars. Whore does the money
come from?
The old method-patcnted. perfected,
and ~perpetuated by the Republican
Party-was simplicity itself, in its re-
suits! 1t was the touch" system. For
the Big Bosses-Life Insurance and
Railroad companies, Steel. Oil and kim
dred OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES was a fair
touch, a quarter Of q million was a
liberal: touch. They STOOD for it
out of gratitude for favors expected.
They knew why they gave up and
how to get it back" The Chiefs Of
the touches" made up the Invisible
(NOvnJpnont Of fho I1nito1 Sto+oc
That same Old Gang as surely con-
trolled this years Republican Conven-
ton as it did the infamous Republican
Convention four years ago and is
backing Mr.. Hughes to restore them
to power.
The Democratic Way.
Ninety thousand individuals contrib
uted to the Democratic campaign fund
four years ago. The number will be
far greater this year. This is as it
should be. This is the DEMOCRATIC
way. The people are supposed to
rule in a democracy. The people
should pay campaign expenses. This
campaign especially is a fight between
individual interests and The Interests.
Democracy itself is at stake and the
welfare of Il Republic is the issue.
This Democratic campaign should not
be financed by ninety thousand but
by ninety hundred thousand.
There is only one drawback to the
Democratic plant involves much
work. That work is being done by the
| lISnot0n Dana rt ron,of Of {h0 !, 49,,
Democratic Committee, the largest or
ganization of good Americans ever
formed to finance a good cause.
At the top Of that organization is a
General Finance Committee headed
by Mr.. Henry Morgenthau. Next
comes a State Finance Committee in
every state in the Union. Then come
the Local Finance Committees. The
bulk of the work falls upon them, but
with over 5000 local committees al.
ready organized, the burden will be
distributed.
The success of the plan depends on
the perseverance of tho men of the
local organizations. 1t is squarely un
to them to see that this all important
peoples campaign is conducted will
the peoples money. Every citizen o.
America who believes in the demo.
cratic legislation of this democratic
President has now an opportunity to
make tangible proof Of his gratitude
to the man who has guided the nation
along safe, sane, constructive lines.
Opportunity is not going to knock
long either. DO IT TODAY. The time
is short, much work remains to be done
The Democratic National Committee
has no Bloated Bondholders' bank roll
behind thor wants it. But it does re-
quire the immediate response of every
American who believes in the rule Of
the people, FOR the people. by the peo-
pie, and VIII, is against the return to
power Of the Barnes, Penrose, Perkins.
Aldrich, Cannon, Smoot, Guggenheim,
Crane regime, who would as surely
wipe Wilson's ~non-partisan, all-Ameri-
can legislation from the books and de-
liver the country to Wall Street. as
they would band together to shear Il
lamb.
Do Your Bit Now.
Do it NOW-do your bit-make your
contribution through your local papci
if it is collecting funds; if not. see any
member of your local finance commit
tee or mail your contribution direct to
w. w. Marsh. Treasurer, Democratic
National Committee, 80 East 42nd
Street, New York. Today. Now.
Help r~e-elect yourself and your fam
lily to four years more of honorable
peace and glorious prosperity within,
and an wen better preparedness against
possible aggression from without. With
Wilson in the White House you know
what you've got; with Hughes in the
White House you will know who's got