Evening journal., 1918-10-02
CONTRACTORS CANvAssED ron CAMPAIGN C0NTRI.
RITIO\s

THE Republican Publicity Association through It's
i president Hon. Jonathan Bourne. Ir. has given out
the following statement from IFS Washington head
quarters;
According TO a article In the Portland oregonian
of September A. 1918 the Democratic National Committee
Is soliciting Congressional campaign contributions from
Republicans and Democrats who are officers stock
holders In shpbulldng companies engaged In building
ships for the Government and depending upon future
contracts from the If this has been done,
n is reprehensble In the highest degree II this has been
done in oregon It has doubtless been done every other
section OF the country where government
been let Direct and personal solicitation Of partisan
trbution from concern having contract IS the
grossest kind Of utilization Of the for partisan
political purposes.
There could be criticism OF acceptance OF yolun-
tary campaign contributions from individual Democrats
TO Democratic campaign fund II those contributors
had government contracts. But direct solicitation Of
contributions is entirely different thing particularly
when the solicitation Is directed TO Republicans well
Democrats Solicitation Of funds In that
leaves the necessary Inference that the contributions
expected because the have government war
tracts rather than because they believe in the principles
and practices Of the Democratic party.
Perusal Of the letter TO officers and stockholders
OF shpbudlng companies viii show that it is not only
attempt to get rake-o from government contracts,
but repetition Of the false claim that only Democrats
se 100 per cent American Here is the language Of the
letter published by the Oregonian:
1t is Incumbent upon every citizen 10 make extra
ordinary effort to uphold the policies OF great Pres
dent which be done only by electlng to the Senate
and House OF Representatives those who 100 per cent
American accordance with the aims OF the Admins
tration.
"A broad comprehensive educational campaign is
being conducted throughout the country. is
sarily expensive
You are given opportunity to do something
real and hope you win make an early contribution
with the knowledge that what you will do will help
place The National Administration position to in
crease its efforts in the prosecution Of the war
Although the plea is ostenslby for the election Of
Senators and Representatives who are 100 per cent
American the funds 20 be used only for the election
of Democrats the necessary inference that only
Democrats 400 per cent. American The money viii
be used to reelee Champ Clark Ktchin Dent other
Democrats who fought the selectve draft law without
which this could not have been conducted for a
week by American troops.
"The statement that you are now given an opportunity
to do something real. is implied assumption that men
who have bought Liberty Bonds. paid war taxes con-
buted TO the Red Gross and foodstus have
done nothing real until they contribute to the Democratic
campaign fund.
The whole letter and the manner OF its distribution
the press reports correct IS base perversion Of
war business for partisan political ends. t an insult
to more than half Of the voters Of America H is mis-
representation OF the Republicans Congress- It is one
OF the most reprehensibe attempts ever made by a
political party to exact toll from contractors
This action Of the Democratic National Committee should
be severely rebuked by the voters in the November cleo
Iions."