New-York tribune., 1884-11-15

CAMPAIGN FUNDS.

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Now that the election is over Democratic
orators like Mr.. August Belmont, might at least
show little regard for the facts. AS the agent
for the Rothschilds and other foreign mo
nOpOlists' he naturally exults over the posi-
bility of Cleveland becoming President. But
that is nOeXcuse for such statements as he maue
in speech on SATURDAY. night at the Academy OF
Music He said that the Democrats had been
successful, though cOntending against 13O,O0o
ofiiceholders, and against powerful monop0-
lies ready to pour out millions to corrupt
"and defeat the will of free people"
Another speaker PREFERRED to the millions winch
"the monopolists" had furnished to the Re-
publican Committee. Mr.. Beecher has pub
licly made a somewhat similar statement, and
the Democratic press continues daily to cir
culate them.
The truth is the Republican Committee
did not have for the expense OF the entire can
vass a million dollars, nor half a million, nor
anything near that sum. 1t did not have one
half the sum expended by the Democratic
Committee As for the men called mOnOpO'ists
Wall Street associates of Mr.. Belmont-thcy
were nearly all enthusiastic for Cleveland.
Mr. Vanderbilt's contribution alone to the
Democratic cause is said to have been
$15O,OOO. The Republican Committee used
it's money in the publication of documents, in
the employment of speakers. aud in holding
meetings, of which there were probably five
on the Republican side to one OH the part of
the Democrats. Mr.. Cleveands managers de-
pended, not on the intelligent vote of the coun-
try. but Oh the Solid South and the gains to
be made In few cities In the North II was In
4. a. th,ir
in an attempt "to corrupt and to defeat the
will of n free people"
On this point we have some interesting tcsii-
mony from The World. II reports Mr.. Grace
and Mr. Grant, two candidates for Mayor. as
contributing $lOO.O0 each to the expenses of
the Democratic canvass. and adds:
The Judges of the Court Of Common Pleas were os'
sesscd $1,000 Congressman had 10 pay according To
the cosenoss of their districts Some were assessed $50
each election district aud there ARE seventy seven IN
some districts, making item OF $3.50
which had 10 pay To one faction of their party. III
the County Democracy had the most power IN patcn-
lar district they assessed the candidate for Congress
very heavily. Tammany being contentcd with less, and
Irving Hall with still less
The Democratic candidates for Controller
and District Attorney were assessed for large
sums. Assembly aspirants paid about $4OO
leach into the general expense fund.- says
The World, land Aldermen paid the same ex
"cept the would-be presidents of the Alder
"manlc Board, who were assessed ST 600. AS
the Editor of The World was himself Demo-
cratic candidate for Office, it is probable that
the report in his paperO of the sums paid into the
Democratic fund is not an exaggeration. In
fact it falls far below the sums named
fhpmsn1yas There
was large amount collected from the Demo-
cratic Ollceholders in this city. Altogether it
is clear that the Democrats had for Use in this
city, outside of the sums collected from emo
nopOists," over half a million dollars, while
the Republicans had not sufficient money to
hire the ordinary number of workers at the
polling booths. These facts are well known to
the Democratic leaders and it is about time
that they ceased to reiterate their ridiculous
falsehOOds about the Use of money on the Re-
publican side.
As to the 10000 Federal employees,
"organized as an army" that statement is
known to be equally false. There has never
been a National election when the Federal
ofcehOlders were less active than this year.
As to contributions from that source only
small fraction of those officeholders gave any
thing whatever. In this city little aid was OBJ
tained from the Government employees. But
the thousands of city and State Oiiiccholdcrs
were, with few exceptions, all active workers
for Grover Cleveland. The Democratic Ma
tional Committee was principally made up of
OtlicehOlders. There was not one Oh the Re-
publican Committee