The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-22

week. He did not make any confession of weakness. On the other hand he spoke as if he was optimistic. But the fact re- mains that democratic speakers are not in the field in any great number. It is said that the campaign commit tee, lacking money to pay the rent for it's headquarters at the Grand Central Palace, New York, has been unaDre to the travelling expenses of men who would speak were they able to pay their own ways. It is added that those who have taken the stump, with very few exceptions, have paid their own expenses.
 As hitherto pointed out the democratic publicity has failed. It does not make appearance regularly, and when it does it is decidedly "thin." This is due to the lack of money.
 COX STILL FIGHTS i The democrats have not come across. Barney Baruch was alleged to have agreed to raise $10,000, 900 in the event William c. McAdoo was nominated. He has not raised any sum for Cox save his own contribution. The officeholders have fallen down, and thus the nucleus of the campaign has dissipated
 But Cox continues his ight-his single handed hght-and it may be a winning i fight. The prospects, according to one of the wiliest national politicians who visits Washington, are good. but money is es- sential Cox thanks God that iie is free man. But according to this politician | the candidate who does not have gi- gantic campaign fund cannot win. Mark Hanna put Nick finley over by expending | $15, 100000 He admitted that the demo- crats, having expended not more than $1 GOO 900, made a wonderful fight in view of the little money they put into it.
 $30,000,000
 Politicians agree that the financing of 1 a national campaign in this day and time ] as it should be -financed-legally financed { f-would require the expenditure of $30,- : O00, 600, the amount that Cox alleged the republicans were attempting to raise, and l which, according to indications, they have succeeded in raising.
 | A 2-cent stamp attached to an envelope addressed to every voter in the United States would cost about s400,oOo, and it is necessary that many such letters be writ | ten On the basis of expenditures in the Newberry and other senatorial cam paigns would require N,OOO,OOO Tor each | state of the union. l This amount it is pointed out could be expended legally; that is, without directly lbuYing any individual voter or group or voters. At the same time, it would give I the party spending it "an underhold on the presidency" and would result in the | great plum falling to the individual be-
 
 TRUTH IS ADMITTED | This entire situation, the democratic leaders have awakened to, In the begin ming they attempted to conceal or minim- ize it. They now admit it. And they are beginning to lok around for the "sinews of war"
 The republicans make no effort to con ceal the fact that they have money. in abundance, in sufficient amounts to op- crate the campaign as it should be op- erated. They seem to rejoice that the democrats are lacking in funds. Repub- lican newspapers. through cartoons, pie ture tho donkey very envious of the rich harvest the elephant has garnered. A great deal can be done in one month in October-tbe leaders of the Cox cam na;rn contend. They are not depressed. They seem to regard it as good omen that they are finally aroused to the fact that no political cause, however, meri7 torious, can win without adequate money.