The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-07-10
The ". S. S. Duty
OF the Politicians
BY Hon. Peter J. Campbell, Presi-
dent of The senate of Maryland.

dent of The senate of Maryland.
In conversation with former Gov
ernor Goldsborough, concerning the
Thrift Stamp campaign, We agreed
that the methods used in advertis-
ing and selling the bonds of the three
big Liberty Loans were of little or
no use in reaching the vast number
of people for whom the Thrift
Stamps, War Savings Stamps or
Baby Bonds" are intended 1t need
ed no campaign of education 10
teach the multimillionaire that Unit
ed States securities are the safest,
best and most attractive investment
in this world. Laws were passed
limiting the amounts which the rich,
well-to-do or shrewd business men
could take of them. So with the
savings stamps. There are limits
500 at any one time, and $1,000 to
a single holder.
The American skilled worker is
very prosperous. The unskilled lab
oring hands, men and women, are
now making bigger wages than the
skilled mechanic made prior to 1915.
Many of them are buying homes. My
Office is crowded every day with
white and noticeably a large num-
Der of colored people, who have saw
ed in some cases the entire purchase
money, in others a part, with the as
sistance of building and loan asso-
citation funds. The education propa-
ganda for house or home owning US
ually comes from the woman; she
realizes more than the man the safe
ty for herself and children when she
possesses the deed to the home.
At no time in our financial history
has the Government, the banks or re-
liable investment brokers catered to
the working classes. 1t seemed al
most hopeless to arouse them. This
is true of both English and Ameri-
can workers. National, State and
city bonds were of such large de-
nominations as to place them be-
yond reach of anyone without saw
ings or means. So, consequently, 80
per cent of our people could not be
classed as bond or security holders.
The President and his advisers evil
IDENTIFY realized this. They had call
ed on the rich, the bankers, the cor
porations and the money classes and
they responded nobly. But the large
and now prosperous classes of work
ers remained aloof. 1t was not in
difference. They are vitality interes-
ted in the success of the war. From
their ranks have come the ones who
will make the greatest of all sacri-
fices-the fighters. There was and
is a call for two billions of dollars.
1t must in the very details OF the loan
come from the workers-from ev-
cry man, woman and child. 1t is the
real, true way to show loyalty.
What do we need? How can we
do it? How are they to be reached?
The answer is easy-by education.
Who are going to play the part of
teachers? Who can reach them with
out insult or loss o. self-respect?
These questions the Governor asked
and l answered at once-the Poll
ticians For moment he was as
founded. Then l proceeded to ex-
plain: Mr. Robert Grain and Mr..
Bladen Lowndes, General Waters
and others of the committee, have
tried posters, parades, theatricals.
They have even put additional la
bors on those faithful, hard-worked
and underpaid servants of Uncle
Sam, the letter carriers, and still we
are woefully short of our quota.
Now why not take advantage of
organization? Organizations with
hundreds and thousands of earnest.
untiring, enthusiastic men who ev-
cry year, day aud night, late and car
ly, from the moment political cam