Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-10-26
DEMOCRATIC FUND
RAISED BY PEOPLE
Ninety Thousand individuals
Contributed Four Years Ago
to Elect Wilson.
LARGER NUMBER THIS YEAR
Wilbur w. Marsh, Treasurer OF Ma
tional Committee, Tells How
Campaign Is Financed and
Appeals for Aid.
By WILBUR w. MARSH
Treasurer, Democratic National
Committee,

Committee.
Where does 1t come from-the money
for this campaign button that poster,
this banner, that electric sign, this
special train Of women speakers, that
paid ad? How many voters stop to
think about these things? Presiden-
tial campaigns cost money-some of
them millions Of dollars. Where does
the money come from?
The old method-patented perfect
ed, and perpetuated by the Republican
Party-was simplicity itself, in It's re-
suits. IT was the touch system. For
the Big Bosses-Life Insurance and
Railroad companies Steel, Oil and
kindred corporations-fifty thousand
dollars was "fair" touch, a quarter
of a million was liberal" touch.
They "stood" for tout 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 Government Of
the United States.
That same old gang as surely ron-
trolled this years. Republican conven-
ton as 1t 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 1t
should be. This Is the DEMOCRATIC
way. The people are supposed to rule
in a democracy. The people should
pay campaign expenses. This cam
paign Is fight between individual
interests AID The Interests, DemOc-
racy itself Is at stake and the welfare
Of our 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 plan--it involves much
work. That work Is being done by
the Finance Department of the Nation
al Democratic Committee, the larges.
organization of good Americans ever
formed to finance q good cause.
A Peoples Campaign.
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 1900 Local Committees already
organized, the burden will be distrib-
uted.
The success Of the plan depends on
the perseverance of the men of the
local organizations. It Is squarely up
to them to see that this all important
peoples campaign Is conducted with
the peoples money. Every citizen of
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. sound, constructive lines.
Opportunity Is not going to knock long
either. DO II today. The time Is
short, much work remains to be done.
The Democratic National Committee
has no BlOated Bondholders' bank roll
behind it-nor wants it. But 1t does
require the immediate response of
every American who believes in the
rule OF the people, for the people, by
the people, and who ID against the re-