Evening star., 1886-08-13
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN MATERIAL.
Ammunition Being Prepared by the
Congressional Committee - Neither
Side Successful i'm Getting Funds.

The republican congressional committee are
at work on campaign material at their head
quarters, on 18th street Secretary McPher-
sons campaign book is almost completed and
will soon be issued. The tariff is to be made
the great campaign issue. Subordinate to that
Will be the cry OF extravagant appropriations
and the boarding OF money in the Treasury.
The committee will undertake TO show that
under the democratic administration the ex-
penses OF the government have been greatly
Increased, and that the surplus in the Treasury
Is eight times larger than when Mr.. Arthur went
out
With relation to the tariff, they will take q
stano Ior protection and attempt to demon
ssla5e that the inevitable tendency Of the dem
ana means "destruction to American indus
tries They will point out the history of the
party concerning this question, and declare
that the democrats now in power are trying to
PICK up the trail where it was left off by Bu-
chanan and follow it progressively to absolute
was intended as but the first step in this policy,
ana tney VIII hold up the danger that if the
democratic party remains in power it will per.
sist until 1t secures free trade. They will
print, side by side, that part of Secre-
retary Manning's letter of resignation in
which which, ne refers to the collection of revenue
outles from score Of articles. and the tariff
plank IN the plstform upon which Buchanan
was elected, which declared for "free seas and
slavery question Overshadowed this issue and
prevented the policy from being carried out at
uat tlIne Inc democrats then went out OF
power. The committee will also tell the people
that now the democrats have the government
again they will establish the same old policy.
A SCARCITY OF FUNDS.
The republican committee has been no more
fortunate in raising funds than have the demo-
Gratis. When the democratic committee was
first organized 1t was said that they were levy
Ing assessments on members of the House. Sec
retary Mcpherson hearing this report went to
the Capitol and had interviews with some of
bis friends among the democrats. He warned
them that II they payed any money to their
campaign committee, voluntarily or otherwise,
they and the whole committee would
be subject to Indictment and, if convicted to a
heavy fine and imprisonment in the peniten-
tlary. He said, OF course, he would not inform
on them, but there wo-id probably be some one
trouble, II possible. They were inclined at first
10 disregard this advice, but he assured them
tnat he Knew what he was talking about as
the republican committee had had the same
question presented to them In 1884, and he
had looked up the law on the subject 1t was
this that cut off all contributions, and perhaps
saved some distinguished Senators and Repre-
sentatlves from the penitentiary.
CONTRIBUTIONS GOING OUT OF FASHION.
The habit OF contributing large sums of money
to campaigns, tits thought, will soon be out of
fashion. 1t is said that the most money ever
spent in this way was to defeat Horace Greeley
Since that time there has been a steady decline
During the Tilden-Hayes campaign there was
considerable spent, but it was proved very diff
cult TO get money for the last cam paign, and it
Is predicted that In 1888 there will be less than
ever before. The congressional campaign this
tall will be conducted almost without money
and generally upon the personal records of the
candidates, with less regard for party than
formerly.