New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-05
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
GLEE CLUBS vs.. BRASS BANDS.

| TO the RAZOR or the Trt0hhc
| SIR: Early in the campaign, more than a
ago. the Young Republican Voters Ciuo here, IN
connection with the Garfield CluD. formed gce cub o.
fifty singers. Three clubs were virtually united for
campsigh service the most effective sort. There Is
money uended for brass bands at small merting
In the townships than anybody who had not stoppei
and counted up would suppose. Brass bands are al
well enough and should BE employed at tue large mass
meetings addressed by such men as Blame, shornan
COnking and other nst-cass speakers BUt anyone ~
all cOnversant with p1lics knows That for years past
the have been called into requlstDn al
occasions great and small aud the cost = enormous
Ask the county and township committee. ana they VIII
tell you that these bills VIII run from 500 % $1,000 TO
the county, averaging $500 per county every year In
this county cost 500 last year Al that
brass biuds must have aggregated cost OF $4,000
$40 900 last year Ohio, and probably more than
three times much for the couu which nave taken
az an example Is OF tue smallest in the STATE.
In the North the OF instrumental mnc az our meet
iug annually toOts M S2,OOO,OOO TINS is my belief
and taking the cities into account nave
no DOUBT the real cost may be double thai.
great deal OF THIS outlay may be saved by the glee
clubs They charge nothing TOR their services aud The
only expense incurred - annum ior song books
This system viii ali thu music that Is needed for
the campaign at cost too trifug to b. missed al al.
Every township tue North. every wlrd Ia every city.
should try II. Il WORKING well IN this Gee clubs are
sprugng up all around Boys aud is. young voters
aud Old ones who have The singing faculty have Only TO
get Hty song books at a cost OF five cents, and
thpy are equip ped tor the canpagu.
woe ABOUT tn8 thing 90 General Nash, chairman OF
the Onlo Republican Committee, aad ne adopted the
euz SOn and Garfield books 1J once o. every
{; Irr-ia club ln OAi0. ard II you Will sent cor
respondent 70 THIS crate 10 iew " e&s you " near
the music If tGe Union ecuoiLg over every hili ia
nror n every valley. WcprOpO.t 20 storm tie c1eDys
wo h. with our old TIE moment me cuD is
ormel Il Is ready business All % Li5 fn 90 &. 30
omen The BOOKS aId eIng. Tor there are Aalv = Juud
tte Flag" " W.te CG..flk Father Abraham and
one can sing lt DO time ana 30 money.
l., cfi-ct is electric. ~ sliences tine Dem'1lacJ
should like thc Democrat bold enOLgA I'D attempt
TO reply ro "N IRE T,uiEg Tonight on the d camp
(,-ouu - or We've Drank The same tdn-ecl =
lhrse are Republican n27 and Reprol"on tunes. ana
and nu one tAem WtthDui adMlr4nE thc party
mar Jas rcd Itself with the gory o tGese -ouSs
IA. eel. bgato the acn.c yemeuis or the a. publican
see tAe Hancock rhymers have scraped
up some wrefched political d0ggr"l and LET Do 10 Cur
rlIn.s! III nix Of a Democratic crowd s,nguZ! WHAT
have they 10 sing aDoutl WHAT heart have for
od wur SON. How they them! LFerf note
OF ere CotuiBx. Father Abraia Tie baltlr ~
or Freedom" ANA If Rally Round tie tag, Is musical
WITH he glory tie Republican parry ANA c-ic lritr-
ma achleveueuts. Iuey my grow ant murnul. they
NAV swagger and build e. murder aud men. &c. bat
tlry cannot sing. So lei us organize our gee cuns al
over tie North and make the land echo Win tn songs
OF tue UuiOn. The campaign OF ls4O was one Nld. re-
.i,t e.s surge OF song l. swept All before IT, HIS cam
p, u,s - aud better SINGERS aHd 30 100000
more of them, and # Republicans do our duty,
fine land viii trpmble with the thunder OF or
triumph a. 90 marching on IKIVAIE DALLELL
Ca.RECd ohio, AlS. y, $50.