Fron 'The Militentt ",e.The declaration of support for Johnson by Henry Ford IT was at first considered just an individual gesture. Since then 4 considerable stream of big businessmen have swung over to Johnson, a number of them making their positions known publicly. This shift of capitalist support to Johnson became so marked in the weeks prior to the Democratic Convention that the Aug 17 New York Times ran an extensive feature article by M.J. Rossant describing the extent of the shift °2f businéss support to Johnson. Rossant writess.... ‘Support for President Jotmaca is particularly marked in'big' business circles- the nations major corporations and banking houses- that have traditionally backed Republican politicians and policies'. The Times cites a representative of the Business Council, which comprises some of the nation's top executives, to the effect that more than 60% of them will be backing Johnson solidly. Johnson according to the Times, has sought businessmen's support "and offered them a chance to make their influence felt". One executive is quoted; "He is the answer to our prayers". Senator Goldwater, saya the Times, will not lack financial and moral support from some business elements, "but the assumption that most businessmen will automatically rally behind the Republican Party no longer holds true."
e-ethe Sept 2 New York Herald Tribune, a traditionally Republican paper reported a "strange" development at a recent Minneapolis meeting of Republican "business: heavyweights": eight of 17 said they planned to vote for Johnson, only six for Goldwater, and three were undecided. "The Republican Party's traditional dependence on business for election year contributions...is threatened.... as never before in this centrry."
The facts cited above make it clear that any talk of the Democratic Party being labor's party is hokum. The Democratic Party is clearly revealed as a capitalist party bought and paid for by big business elements".