Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-09-24 | Page 4 | Rockefeller Explains Fund

1 Right and Duty I I t Sr r 1 John D. D Rockefeller Jr Replies to Democrats ROCKEFELLER EXPLAINS FUND NEW V YO K Sep 24 John tP-John John D. D Rockefeller Jr was on record today oday as believing It Is is a right and duty of ot citizens to make such contributions con con- as they wish toward the legitimate expenses of the political party in whose principles and leadership lead- lead we have faith He replied to Democratic criticisms criticisms Isms of Rockefeller contributions to o tho the Maine Republican campaign in n a a. statement issued last night nighton on and his bis hison hisson behalf of himself his wife son on John Rockefeller emphasized In n the tho statement that his year old father John D. D Rockefeller Sr had made no contribution Saying wo we have all our lives been een members of the party to which we contributed Rockefeller asserted assert- assert ed d that he his wife and son have resided in Maine Maino a a. part of each year and we are ari intensely Interested interested inter- inter ested in the state and all that concerns concerns con- con cerns erns its welfare Tho The statement said the Rockefellers Rockefeller lers ler ers believed political parties were the be best agencies for submitting to toWe the We voters such information and argument ne needed ded for Jor correct decisions on public issues and that wo wo know no method of meeting the costs of gathering such information inform tion iori and presenting It it without danger dan dan- ger jer to t the republic other than through contributions by y individuals to o such parti parties s. s As a result of these beliefs the statement said the members of my family and I have made mad no contributions con con- whatever to other organizations organization which are taking a part large or small in the present campaign cam- cam 1