The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-10-06
How is it to be Used.

The immense electioneering fund
which has been raised by the stalwart
state committee cannot be disbursed in
the payment of legitima e expenses of
the canv, IS. Printing, clerical services,
postage and the expenses of stump
speakers will not at the highest figure
cost the committee above twenty-five
thousand dollars. More than one
thorough documentary and stumping
canvass of the state has been made at
less expense than the sum just mention
ed. II is clear, therefore, that not one
twentieth p .rt of the half million dol.
lars which have been collected by Mr..
Cooper will be used for lawful and
honest purposes. II is equally clear
that this stupendous electioneering fund
has been raised by the stalwart mana
gers for the purpose of influencing the
election by corrupt and unlawful means.
Indeed it is the open boast of some of
the more indiscreet Cameron henchmen
that the bosses mean to "buy up the
state" Forwarned is forearmed. The
tactics of the Cameronian corruption
lists are well understood. If the demo-
Gratis of the state will but take counsel
OF their past experience the dirty mon
ey of the bosses will be spent in vain.
The lesson of 1878, for instance, should
be vivid in the recollection of every
democrat. Thousands of dollars were
spent that year by the Cameron com,
mittee in divertiug democratic votes,
from Dill to Mason. Colonel Quay
the chairman of the commit tee, got con
troll of the "greenback" canvass and
managed it to suit himself. He stopped
the organization of "greenback" club,
i'll republican thresholds and pushed il
in the liveliest manner in democratic
localities. He has his pimps and spiei
to officer "greenback' organization
and torun ''greenback" candidates. HI
circulated republican documents through
the agency of subsidized "greenback
committees. On the day of elec
ton his spurious ''greenback" organiza
tions saw to it that only members o
democratic antecedents voted for Maso
and that all others polled solid reput
lican ticket He paid the bill for al
this expensive imposture like a littl
man, although he was obliged to owe,
draw his bank account $4,000. Docr
mentary evidence of the facts jus
stated is in existence and can be pre-
duced if a court of justice should rt
quire. The same Colonel Quay ha
recently been placed in supreme con
mand at the republican headquarters i
Philadelphia. He is even now attemp
ing to repeat the tactics which were S
successful four years ago. He wi
spend all the money necessary to dra'
votes from Pattison to Armstrong, {
put up "greenback local candle Gates {
stool pigeons to delude unwary voter
to send spies into the clubs of the ind
pendent republicans, to buy corruptib
newspapers, to induce anti-stalwa
voters to stay away from the polls, an
finally, if he shall have any money le
or any bank to draw upon, he wi
round ont his desperate scheme for IL
suppression of the will of the hone
masses, by an effort to purchase fe
thousand corruptible voters and
manipulate as many election officers
possible Depend on it, there is not
ing so desperately adventurous, so in
pudently audacious that it will not
attempted by the present managemel
of the stalwart canvass, If thought ne
essary to the success of the Beav,
ticket. The electioneering fund of ha
million dollars means that the wor
work of the worst of political desper
does is to be performed in this state b
fore the seventh of November. l.
the people be on their guard.-Harri
burg Patriot.