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Surprising financial support "Hub" Stern's air of quiet confidence, the 14-hour days he is spending on the campaign, and the competence with which he is organizing his forces have brought him surprising financial support. Without a doubt, this will be the best-financed Democratic congressional campaign eveii seen in this area. "I'm not kidding myself, it's an uphill run all the way," Stern says. "If my opponent were as effective a congressman as he is a campaigner, he would be one of the outstanding men in the House, and I wouldn't be running against him." To date, Stern's efforts to engage his opponent in debate have been fruitless*, He offered to go to Washington, tape six 30-minute discussions of the issues giving his opponent equal time and have them broadcast at his own expense. The reply from the enemy camp was a bland "too busy." "If a Congressman is too busy to let his constituents know how he stands on the vital issues of the day and how he shapes up against a man who seeks his job, he should seek less demanding work," says Stern. What's his philosophy of government? "I'm a liberal," he says, "but I believe with Paul Douglas that being a liberal doesn't mean being a wastrel. I believe government must do the things that need doing but I don't believe any project should be started until we figure out how to pay for it and how to administer it at the lowest possible cost to the taxpayer. In general, I support the Johnson program, but if elected I won't be a rubber stamp for anyone. I will be my own man with my own mind, serving my country, the 12th Distrjct, and my party in that order."