The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-31

and there is generally no one authorized to
revise the disbursements. The side that
wins is not anxious 10 inspect the accounts
aud the side that is defeated has never
shown any anxiety to hold post mortem
over the work of their national committee.
In 1883 the Republicans had finance com
mittee for the purpose of raising funds
MIR. Wanamaker was chairman of this com
mittee. He himself inspected nearly all of
the disbursements of the Republican Ma
tional committee. He was furnished voueh-
ers aud he was repeatedly in attendance at
the committee for the purpose of making
their inspection. This, however, was IN
usual, and may or may not be repeated, ac-
cording TO the requirements OF the situa-
ton. 1t is always, therefore, considered of
| the first Importance 10 both parties to select
chairmen whose reputation is national ard
in whose integrity financial men will have
absolute confidence. This is one of the rea-
sons why il has beer so often considered
| best to have rich men at the head of the
committees-men whose fortunes are large
enough TO place them above all suspicion of
yielding to financial temptation.
PERSONAL EXPENSES.
When Marshall Jewell was chairman of
| the Republican committee his splendid
| business reputation throughout New
England made il possible for the committee
l
that one region alone 4 member Of the
committee of that period told me that he
raised in Boston in one Gay, in checks pay
able 10 the personal order Of Marshall
Jewell, $4,000. These disbursements are
guarded on both sides by the principles
which govern the best business manage
ment IL such precautions were not taken
there would be great difficulty in obtaining
subscriptions. Rich Democrats and Re-
puplicans are nearly always willing to con-
tribute during presidential campaign.
| But they wish to be sure that the MONEY is
10 be expended for party and not personal
purposes.
The item of personal expenses around a
national committee Is always large. No
political agent ever walks during a cam
paign. Every worker who represents his
. it were his first and last opportunity of
I exercising such privilege. The item of
carriage hire is always large one On
| election days this amounts to eXtraordin-
, airy proportions. The Republicans had q
| special fund for the employment OF Mr..
john Davenport for the purpose of In
| speeding elections. Mr. Davenport's
special election bureau discussed in the
last campaign, according to his own testi-
mony, 100000. This service is considered
valuable from party standpoint, for it
has been continued for number of years
and will probably be continued in the fu-
ture Mr. Davenport has no other visible
occupation.
OF course, in the disbursement of these
large sums of money and all upon honor,
some Of it may not reach the channels for
which it was intended. But business men
generally have ways of finding out whether
they are being correctly served or not and
in the main there are no personal scandals
connected with the disbursements of either
of the committees Probably no private
business organization in the country could
do better with so large an amount OF money
distributed through so many hands Of
course, there is great difficulty in super
vising these disbur sements, but the inter-
ests of both parties demand the employ
ment of the best men in the various com
munities. Both parties watch each other
too closely for any great abuse Of their
powers.
A HARD BERTH TO FILL.
The chairman of each committee declares
as general thing the policy of the CAM
paign. Back of him is always the candi-
date, who is the real chieftain. Every
matter OF supreme Importance is submitted
TO him before action is taken. The post
Of director of these political organisations
is not desirable one. He is the osten-