New-York tribune., 1920-08-31
Forces
Boost Big Cox
Fund, d,Says Hays
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can be attributed in a great degree to
the activity of our trade organizations
here in New Jersey and throughout the
nation. Governor Cox is pronounced
wet and he can be relied upon to ap-
prove an amendement to the Volstead
act as suggested above. 1t is now up
to our trade organizations to stand
unitedly behind the ticker for Cox and
Roosevelt and roll up such a majority
as will show convincingly that the pub
lie will is in our favor. Are you going
to help? Of course you are.
Liberty at Stake, Says Note
"This is going to be the biggest
political fight in the history of the
United States. Your liberty and mine
has been taken from US. Our business
has been unjustly confiscated. The
rights of the people have been seized
and they are lined up in a mighty
struggle that is soon to be decided by
the battle of the ballot
"The recent decision of the United
States Supreme Court has thrown the
question of prohibition squarely into
! politics. 1t is vital issue in the cam
paign that is now under way. The
prohibitionists tried to keep the issue
out of the campaign. They feared the
vote of an outraged and indignant
public. 1t is up to us members of an
organized labor trade to force the
fight. That is just what we are doing"
Attached to this letter was another
with the heading, Second letter-just
as a reminder" 1t follows:
1--WE have issued the challenge The
Antl-Saloon League is forced to fight
1t has made an appeal for a $4,000
fund to elect dry Congressman who
will uphold the Volstead act and dry
candidates to the state Senate and As
sembly to force ratification of the
Eighteenth Amendment on New Jersey
There is no question about the Anti
Saloon Leagues ability to raise the
amount asked. Now, how much can
we raise?
owe must nave money at once to
rarry on the work that we have
| planned. Do not think for moment
that there is plenty CT time to give
between now and election The fall
will be too late. Money must be had
Immediately if we are to maintain our
headquarters and continue the propa-
ganda that is necessary in the drive
to win public opinion. This is the
secor1l appeal | have sent you. The
first you evidently overlooked
l.
not for the fact that your own in
terests hang in the balance Just as
much as mine. Let ne beg of you to
remain loyal to the cause to the finish.
Make this your last contribution if
you will, but give-give something.
Your record on the roster of your
local associations and also on that of
the state league~shows that you have
been 'oyal and regular in the past
10 you want to keep that record unsul-
lied to the very end? have always had
your cooperation in the past; please let
me have it now, for the federation is to
put, up a bigger fight than it ever
made before"
Mr. Hayss charges were delivered in
the presence of many prominent Demo-
Gratis, among them George White. chair
man of the Democratic National Com
mittee; Mr.. Cummings. ex-chairman,
and Representative Frank E. Doremus,
OF Michigan. who is in charge of the
Chicago headquarters of the Demo
cratic National Committee During a
recess Mr.. White expressed surprise at
the Carroll letter, declaring that it
was the first time that he had ever
heard of the liquor interests boosting
Cox's candidacy. He added, however,
that his knowledge of Governor Cox's
attitude toward prohibition was OBJ
There was some heated discussion
concerning the introduction into the
records as evidence certain newspaper
articles. Senator Reed, Democrat, made
a strong fight against these. The clip
pings were from The New York Trib-
une, The New York World and The
New York Times. They had to do with
the charge that the Democrats were
planning to raise $10,000,000 to elect a
President.
The Tribune clipping. dated October
26, 1919, carried the headlines, Drive
started by Democrats for S1O,OOO,0OO.
w. D. Jameson, finance director for
national committee, begins roundup of
faithful for funds. Letters sent out.
Leaders want names Of ot1iceholders
and others who may give to cause"
The New York World story bore
the date of August "a, 1919. and report
ed meeting of the Democratic ma
tional executive committee at Atlantic
City which carried the heading. Need
S10,O00,000 to elect President"
The New York Times clipping
which was read had to do with "Will-
lam D. Jameson, director of finance
of the national committee, who will try to
collect $10,000,0O0" The witness was
instructed to proceed with the reading
after a wordy battle with Senator
Reed.
In prepared statement which he
read to the committee, outlining his
charges that the Democrats were using
government funds and other Offices in
helping spread propaganda, Mr.. Hays
said:
1--WE were advised of the continuing
activities of the opposition in their 1913
soliciting machinery, with the very
large offices in the Bond Building, at
Washington, with great number of
electric typewriters operating night and
day, with several kindred employees
and money raising machinery was said
to cost in itself several hundred thou
sand dollars.
Misuse of Funds Alleged
I'VE were advised of the alleged mis-
use of governmental instruments and
functions by the Democratic organiza-
ton for political purposes. sending out
thousands of tons of propaganda by the
Democratic administration during the
paper shortage, while limiting the use
of paper by the press, and that large
part of it was Democratic political
propaganda all paid for by taxpayers
money; and were informed, too, that
the Democratic committee even re-
sorted to drawing drafts on bankers in
whose banks government funds were
deposited, wiring such bankers that
they had already drawn such drafts
"We were advised also, and lately. of
the effort of certain interests to collect
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