The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1920-08-06
APPEALS FOR MONEY
TO DEFEAT C. O. P.
Mississippi State Committeeman Sees
Victory Ahead.

L
ringing appeal to the Democrats of
Mississippi to come forward and lend
their financial as well as moral aid
and stimulus to the compaign now
being waged to unfurl the banner of
democracy in November, Oscar John
ston, state committeeman, declares
that the Republican platform stands
for nothing and the party offers a
man who stands for nothing more.
He contrasts this with the platform
and candidate of the Democratic
party and declares with such a can
didate victory is in the grasp of our
party"
To the Democrats of Mississippi:
At meeting Of the state Demo
cratic executive committee, held on
July 20, a request was made for
funds with which to aid in defraying
the expenses of the national cam
paign now on. These funds to be
sent to Mr.. o. F. Lawrence, Grenada,
Miss, secretary of the state commit
tee, of Judge Robert H. Powell of
Jackson, Miss, committee chairman.
In Mississippi, where there is no
contest, we are prone to lose sight
of the bitter fight being waged be-
tween the great national parties in
such states as New York, Connecticut,
New Jersey and California.
Six months ago the leaders of the
Republican party believed that their
success in November was assured.
They felt that nothing was necessary
except for nine men to assemble in
a room and, in the "wee small hours
of the night select a candidate, go
through the form of having their Sc
lection ratified by their convention
then propose him to a country, which
in their judgment was awaiting anxi-
ously the opportunity to pay homage
to the man of their selection. Today
these gentlemen have been disillus-
ioned. They have proposed to the peo-
pie of America man who stands
for nothing, one who is ultra-con-
servative, whose record does not ap-
peal to the laboring man, to the
farmer or to the progressive and
wide-awake business man. The Dem
ocratic party on the contrary offers
the nation a man who stands for
progress, man whose record as gov
ernor of Ohio must necessarily appeal
to every class of citizen, hard
fisted, clear-thinking, out spoken
American, one who being certain that
he is right, goes ahead courageously,
one who proposes to carry the fight
ing into the enemy's trenches. With
such candidate, victory is within the
grasp of our party, but to conduct
this war, to carry the gospel of de-
mocracy into evesy balliwick, to in
form the people throughout the land
regarding the candidate and the
matchless platform in support of
which he campaigns, funds are es-
|sential.
Corporate interests and predatory
wealth have contributed and will con-
tinue to contribute lavishly toward
swelling the already enormous cam
paign fund at the disposal of the
Republican party.
That we may successfully conduct
this campaign, it is essential that we
of Mississippi shall do something more
than ''vote the ticket" while stand
ing so far behind the line, that we
can scarcely hear the rumble of the
artillery: we should and must con-
tribute substantially.
AS notional Democratic committee
man of Mississippi, / appeal to every
loyal Democrat to whom this message
shall come, to respond in proportion
to his means and to his love of the
party. Checks or money orders
should be sent to either of the gem
tlemen above named, or to me, in or
der that nr0coodo Ynou ho vov,nif<oI ~
the national committee at an early
date.
The fight is on, the money is need
ed today.
Respectfully,
OSCAR JOHNSTON,
National Democratic Committeeman.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Dubard re-