Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-31
nickel, DISGUSTED,
LIS DEMOCRATS
WHO SUPPORT FORD
QUOTES PARTY LEADER THAT
THEY HAD MAN WHO WOULD
GIVE 100000.
PRINCIPLES DID NOT COUNT
ave Don't Care AS Long AS He VII
Stand TO Be Mixed" Helme
Baeker Was Told.

MANAGED the campaign for the nonf
nation OF James W. Helme on ths
Democratic ticket for United States
senator. has written the following let
ter. addressed 10 the voters OF Michf
gan:
Having voted the Democratic ticket
for 30 years. following the chimerical
theory that was voting for . principle
that would not die. only 10 find that II
Is not necessary TO subscribe 10 that
principle nor support the platform In
order TO run for office is extremely
aauseating.
And again strange as II may seem
n is not necessary TO spend dollar
10 be elected. | think that statement
made by the Democratic candidate Tor
,enator insults the Intelligence OF ev'
cry voter in Michigan when he says
aot one penny Will be spent by him
md that his candidacy will be in the
aands OF citizen committee who VIII
nave to raise their own funds. should
ike 10 be a member OF that commit
zee and approach the voters OF Michi
kan and ask them TO finance the cam
paign OF the second wealthiest man IN
he world. \ photo of the donor
could well be placed in the art gallery
maintained in the Home for Feeble
Minded at Eapeer.
But the candidate enlightens US TO
a certain extent He says the Ford
dealers" will probably be the founda'
ton. As il is well known that Ford
dealer has TO pay for halls, advertis.
ing. speakers. etc, the same as an or,
binary citizen. It may be assumed that
the said dealers are TO be shaken
down" in order 10 keep IN good stand
ing with the man they buy from, fig
uring that as many OF these dealers
will be Republicans AS Democrats,
such contributions must he about as
acceptable as the contributions made
by bleeding belgium TO Germany.
II this kind of politics Is 20 obtain
we may as well look 10 the future
when the well known head or an OIL
concern may get the presidential bee
and milk every agent in the United
States who sells gasoline
The rottenness Of the entire nasco
dates back TO June During that
month was approached by promi-
nent Democratic leader who said
AS soon as word comes from Wash
ington. we will have a candidate for
Senator on the Democratic ticket who.
if elected, will subscribe 100000 TO
the campaign fund OF a well known
official for president in 1920"
said, There is but one such man
in Michigan and he is not Demo-
crat"
Well" he replied we dom care
as long as he will stand 10 be MIXED 90
Such a candidate and such situa-
tion not meeting with the approval Of
al Michigan Democrats. true blue
Democrat in the person OF James W.
Helme was placed in nomination. and
strange as II may seem. the Demo
cratic King OF Michigan left for
Washington the day after the candi-
date had qualified. Upon his return a
letter headed Dear Brother Demo
crat" was gotten out and signed by
the Chairman and Secretary OF the
Democratic State Central Committee,
ordering all Democrats TO vote for
Henry Ford, regardless of the fact
that Helme was life long Democrat
and 100 per cent American With
Helme's politics and loyalty unques-
toned. he was side-tracked for a man
whose most patriotic statement has
been Soldiers are either lazy or
crazy"
AS the president has adjourned poll
tics IL would seem "a II the patriotic
people OF Michigan might be excused
for forgetting party lines and vote for
a man whose acts and deeds have been
in favor OF the man who fought and
died.
You fathers at home. whose star OF
blue in the service flag has changed
20 gold. can ascribe the change OF
color TO the sailing OF the historic
Oscar II as well as TO the cabled mes
sages OF Won Bernstein that Americans
would not fight
In conclusion. are you, the patriotic
people OF Michigan, going to turn
down life long habit OF standing by
the man who fought for you. for a
weakened by-product in principle
which only squeals when in danger?
trust that if we must endorse this
kind OF politics that any vote for Tru-
man II. Newberry may drive me out OF
the Democratic party and that when
the sands OF my life are run my
epitaph may be
lie stood By the man who offered
his life that liberty shall not per
ish from the face of the earth"
w J. NICKEL