South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-23
DEMOCRACY PLANS
MILITANT LEAGUE
R. H. Moss, in Charge of Or
ganization, to he Pushed in
All Counties.
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INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. % with
the central thought being for "a
militant democracy" an aggressive.
enthusiastic and progressive organ
ization OF all the forces in the state
who believe in the principles Of the
great democratic party. the demo-
cratic state central committee.
working in conjunction with Ed
ward G. Hoffman. national commit
teeman. has launched a rev organ
ization 20 be known as the Indiana
Democratic league.
The purpose OF the league viii be
20 enlist the personal active interest
Of every democrat I'm the state, and
through this organization 10 con-
duct the affairs Of the party in Iu-
diana on the broadest democratic
plan Of everybody having an active
part Already a large number Of
members are being enrolled from
over the state
Ralph W. Moss. former congress
man from the fifth Indiana district,
will have active charge Of the work
Of organization. The preliminary
announcement. which has just been
issued and signed by Mr. Moss as
director, says i'm part.
Is Greenhouse scheme.
AT the suggestion Of Mr.. Charles
A. Greathouse. when he accepted
the chairmanship Of the democratic
TAI
committee, Of which National Com
mittecman Edward @. Hoffman was
chairman. was appointed 20 devise
a plan looking TO more intensive orr
ganization 20 work i'm conjunction
With the democratic state central
committee. this new organization TO
be known as the Indiana Democrat
ic league It's purpose viii be 10 Sc
cure a live, working membership i'm
all Of the counties of the state.
Each membership viii carry vol
untary contribution of a certain
amount each year
This contribution. the minimum
amount being one dollar per year
and the maximum as large as each
individual may feel like giving, Will
be pledged upon the signing OF "a
membership card Each person who
signs one OF these cards will also
be asked to secure one additional
member.
Want Active Workers.
Gas "a start Of this membership,
il will be the aim 10 volunteer at
least 10 active workers in each pre-
cinct All persons who become
members Of an organization of this
sort. no matter how small the con-
tribUtiOns, will naturally have a pro-
prietary interest in the success Of
the party. Each member will con-
tribute 20 the success of the prin-
cipIes for which the democratic
party stands and in which he be-
Iieves.
Thus financial support is given
20 a continuing educational cam
paign. without calling for burden
some contributions from anyone.
The party viii be supported as a
truly democratic organization in
which the whole party membership
may have an active part. Tt will
also divorce the party from the
W0rk or SoI+llalAou OF cbeCldA 4ullAS
az campaign time.
There are many features Of this
plan which we think viii appeal
very strongly TO all the people the
more they consider IL.
Under authority from the demo-
cratic state central committee.
Chairman GreathOuse has appointed
me as director of the Indiana DEM
ocratic league. and treasurer of
the democratic state central COM
mittee. 10 undertake this work of
financing and organization. We
want 90 undertake it with all the
earnestsess we can command. and
at the Beginning 10 state our pur-
pose 10 democratic and independent
voters who are with us. We expect
TO visit every county and locality I'm
Indiana in completing the Organiza-