The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-10-22
WHIT IT COSTS.
How Political Parties aro Run in the
Notwithstanding tho Candidates.
{ From The Nc,o York IFoHd. I ....

NOfCn-- -ASSeSSlllts tt(e candidates.
lh,om the Nc,o York JFoHd .....
IT is high time for sensible mer
to ask themselves whether briber,
and corruption hnye not become az
common in American politics as they
We're in England under Walpole, or
i'll ireland when Cornwallis and
Casticrea&h begged, bought and
buiiiUd through the Union with
Great Britain. While the Republi
can journals Of New York are ring
ing with loy.,l allegations that Ger
tain Democrats once upon time
tried to buy certain electoral col
lesc3, the Republican .Conmittce .
nten il New York arc plying, the
faiihful with ciscuiaEs calling upon
chem TO contribute handsomely for
"ciection purposes. What this
means all ''practicel politicians"
very woll know. DeMocratic office
holders under our city government
are quite as familiar with it as Re :
publican office holders under the
Federal system. Ct would be IL
piece Of nuuscous hypocrisy TO pre-
tend anything else. Hard rs the
times still undoubtedly are, the
c!lancos are that more money will
De spent in LUis. ciGy upon the No
vemour elections than las been
raise! here 70 relieve the sufferers
by the yellow Ioyer on the Mis-
sissippi. In fact, a sort Of general
graduated tariff of expenses has
been adjusted, by Il general political
consent Of the leaders of both par
It's, 10 aue several Offices which arc
s:l!i fIcHtlou5!y described as being
wl,niu ''Jnc yift Of the people" No
city c,uIilatc Ior the mayoralty or
Ior Congress who anticipates Il con-
test can dream of RATING his disbursc-
ments; at less than $4,000. An
ordinary judgeship is expected to
bear IN assessment Of at least
$1,000, and moro than twice that
sum has been levied, il we are not
graVcly mistaken, upon single Can
didate for judicial honors within the
last three or four years. a. scat in
the Assembly may be a3pired to by
anybody who can command con
tribution even Of 81 900. 1t is said
that wien the late SENATOR Morris
sey's estate came to be examined it
WAS found to have been seriously
impaired by heavy election expenses,
and Twcei testified, it will be re-
membercd, that LIE bad known the
result Of an election to be altered
by the use Of money even after the
polls had closed ~ AT the present
moment elections are pending OF
have just been brought to II close in
haif l dozen States, and it may be
worth While for business mon to re
fleet for moment Ola the outlays
sure to be incurred III this State and
III this alone by the various political
parties. We tabuiate the matter
and commenq it to our readers, as
follows
Sovcntyf1vo Cong ressional can
didntcs in rural districts at,
Gay, : go each S 75,0oO
Twenty-Five ditto, ditto in largo
ci'i $ ut, say, s. 80 10 oAch 10000
F"o hnndred nnL t~cntS1hyo
rural 'di.S d;ssrn ,t '''r . 'Ss sS51 c1ch Sc o5o
sevcnty-iivo ditto, ditto in large
cities at, say, 81, ,oJ) e.on $4,000
Two Senatorial candidates na1 IN n tne ~ ooo
Tw"svn c;tN WITTY nd az mtv H'v'c conI; J ''''0
date, for local Offices at $500
cocn - Go,oO9
f'i.esn candidates for Alder
I'2'',-fIlu nfsl ".-i1 Mn ~ ''h average o. soo
MIN cSnI;,l,tns for DISTRICT '0'O