The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-31

committee in 1888. In this year 500, 900
was spent in directing documents and cir
CT Ting them. Another 100000 was
spent on speakers and their ex-
penses. In the direction or congress
sional contests 800, 900 more was dis
bursed. Wherever a congressional district
was close money would be sent to the Re-
publican candidate to be used for legiti-
mate campaign purposes. These cam
paign expenses comprise the hiring of
bands. the furnishing of uniforms to So
cieties, the paying OF the cost of parades
and other things of like character. Some
5000 200 more was disbursed in close states
like New Jersey, Indiana, Connecticut and
New York. About $4,000 was. spent as
the national headquarters for maintaining
that office IN tirst-class style and defraying
the cost of the campaign in the city of
New York. A great many Of the parades
and professions in New York are arranged
and prepared by the two national commit
tees 1t is all element in the campaign
which really counts for very little. Of
course as an evidence of enthusiasm and
interest such parades have no value UNI
less they are the result Of spontaneous
feeling of interest among party followers.
Such parades, however, cost money and
where the enthusiasm is not sufficient to
raise ali the money required the national
committee generally come To the rescue.
Both national committees know nearly
To a penny the amount that the other has.
They keep such q close watch on each
others movements and there are SO many
small ohatterboxes employed around tho
committees that II Is not at allsdiiiicult for
THE chairman TO find out what the OPPOSE
ton IS doing. Indeed. half the energies Of
the employees OF the committees appear 10
be devoted 10 gossip and talk. The ideal
chairman never talks and IS never inter-
viewed III the newspapers. lie neither
discloses his hopes nor his fears. In this
respect Senator Quay was model chair
man. lie kept his plans To himself and
let the lesser lights OF the committee do
the talking.
There Is a great deal of work done In
every campaign by national committee
which ~ OF a routine character and has no
perceptIble effect. There is q tradition
around every political headquarters which
tayors the circulation OF documents. This
circulation Is stimulated by the demands
ofiocai speakers Undoubtedly these docu-
nents have decided value in furnishing
arguments and authoritative statements
of facts TO che speakers throughout the
country. The information conveyed by
the publications reaches the voters in q
practical way only through the speakers.
Few people have patience or interest suf-
ficient TO read political documents OF any
length The publications. which have
had the greatest effect have been very
brief paragraphs representing great con-
centration of facts upon one sheet Of pa-
per. sometimes damaging extract from
an opponents speech can be circulated
with great effect by having il printed upon
a little card. The Rum, RoInanism and
Rebeliio OF the Rev. Dr. Burchard,
which was used so effectively IN the
Blaine campaign. was printed upon little
cards and gwen out by adroit agents TO
members OF the various Catholic coagrega-