Forgotten Dollars

Governor Roosevelt broke another political precedent last week when he appealed by radio to his "forgotten man" for small contributions to the Democratic campaign fund. Next day to Manhattan headquarters a Dr. M. Collier, dentist, brought the first $1. Behind him came Bishop Julius Walter Atwood of Arizona, member of Manhattan's exclusive Century Club, with a $10 check. First day's collections: $197.50. Campaign budget: $1,500,000. Two days later Nominee Roosevelt went to Sea Girt, N. J.. where Boss Frank Hague had massed 100,000 Democrats to hear him speak on Prohibition. Flaying the Republican plank for being "long, indirect, ambiguous, insincere, false,'' the Democratic nominee declared: "Words upon words, a dense cloud of words! . . . Senator Borah said it sounded Wet to him. President Butler said the words were Dry." Governor Roosevelt charged his opponent with using "pussycat words" in his acceptance speech and deliberately misrepresenting the Democratic position. "The difficulty under which the President labors [is] obvious," he declared, "and the reason for his use of meaningless words is clear. It is the difficulty that always attends sacrificing principles for votes. . . . His statement proceeds . . . to mislead the people. . . . The present leadership stands convicted. . . ."

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