ANOTHER FIGHT AGAINST 'BIG MONEY'
Crownhart, Charles H.
Another Fight Against 'Big Money' By CHARLES H. CROWNHART Manager of Senator La Follette's Campaign BECAUSE I believe in La Follette and the great services which he has rendered his state and the...
...Any money contributed for the Senator's campaign will be spent in legitimate publicity to the end that the people may know the truth and the whole truth about the campaign...
...La Follette's every act has been to help open the door of opportunity for those struggling to gain a foothold in life...
...Another Fight Against 'Big Money' By CHARLES H. CROWNHART Manager of Senator La Follette's Campaign BECAUSE I believe in La Follette and the great services which he has rendered his state and the nation, I have consented for a second time to take charge of his campaign for United States Senator from Wisconsin...
...Not if the people understand...
...He is as poor today as when he started in public life...
...He has devoted all his great talents and all his earnings to the public welfare...
...I want you to know that La Follette has never been able to save money from his public service...
...Today he is opposed by a very rich man—and while "Bob" is spending his time in the heat of Washington serving his people, his opponents are busy building a great political machine to encompass his downfall...
...This is a venal sin from the standpoint of the tariff barons...
...When we consider that there are 600,000 voters in the state it will be seen that they cannot all be reached in any effective way for $7,000, and yet we have less than $1,200 to start this campaign...
...His opponents spent to defeat him over $120,000, according to sworn statements on file...
...Six years ago I managed La Follette's campaign...
...He has made bitter enemies who oppose him without telling their reasons...
...Both without and within the Progressive ranks campaigns are financed by his enemies to disrupt the Progressive organization and discredit honorable motives and methods...
...In that campaign I spent in behalf of the Senator less than $7,000...
...This campaign has been going on night and day for fifteen long years and now the question is, will treason to the cause of the people bear fruit...
...I honestly believe much more was spent which was unaccounted for...
...In this campaign La Follette is opposed by the same interests as opposed him in 1910...
...We want to make the Senator's campaign an open book...
...I have never accepted a dollar for political services and never will...
...He has always favored tariff for honest protection of American business and working men, but he has opposed and will oppose a tariff for extortion and exploitation of the great public to make a few Wall Street millionaires...
Vol. 8 • July 1916 • No. 7
