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

disbursements of the Republican national
committee in 1883. In this year 500, GOO
was spent in directing documents and cir
culating them. Another 100000 was spent
on speakers and their expenses. In direct
ing congressional contests 5000, 600 more
was dlsbursed. Whenever a Congressional
district was close money would be sent to
the Repub lican candidate TO be used for
/ legitimate campaign purposes. These
campaign expenses comprise the hiring of
bands, the furnishing of uniforms to
societies, the paying of1he cost of parades
and other things of like character. Some
$780, 600 more was sbursed n close states
ike New Jersey, Indiana, Connecticut and
I New York About 5000 GOO was spent at
the national h adquarters 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 committees.
II is an element in the campaign which
really counts for very little. OF course as
an evidence Of enthusiasm and interest
such parades have no value unless they
are the result of spontaneous feeling of
4 interest among party followers. Such
parades, however, coat money, and where
the enthusiasm is not sufficient TO raise all
the money required the national committee
generally comes TO the rescue.
GETTING INFORMATION FROM THE ENEMY.
Both national committees know nearly to
penny the amount the other has. They
keep such close watch on each others
movements ana there are so many small
chstterboxes employed around the commit
tees that il is not at ali difficult for the
chairmen TO find out what the opposition is
doing. Indeed, half the energies of the
employ ecs OF the committees appea ar 10 be
devoted TO gossip and talk The ideal
chairman never talks and is new or inter-
viewed in the newspapers. He neither
discloses his hopes nor his fears. In this
respect Senator Quay was 6 model chair
man. He kept his plans TO himself and let
the lesser lights Of the committee do the
talking.
There is great deal Of wors done in
every campaign by national committee
which is Of q routine character and has no
perceptible effect. There is tradition
around every political headquarters which
iavors the circulation OF documents. This
circulation Is stimulated by the demands of
local speakers. Undoubtedly these docu-
ments have decided value in furnishing
arguments and authoritative state
menfs Of facts to the speakers
throughout the country. The informa-
lion conveyed by the publications reaches
the voters in 2 practical way only through
the speakers. Few people have patience
or interest sufficient to read political docu-
ments Of any length. The publications
which have had the greatest effect have
been very brief paragraphs representing
great concentration Of facts upon one sheet
OF paper. Sometimes a damaging extract
from an opponents speech can be circulated
with great effect by having it printed upon
q little card. The Rum, Romanism and
Rebeilionn Of the Rev. DR.. Burchard.
which was used so effectively in the Blaine
campaign, was printed upon little cards
and given out by adroit agents TO members
OF various Catholic congregations through
out the country as they came out Of their
churches on the Sunday preceding the
election. There was no possible way of
overcoming the effect of these cards before
Tuesday, the election day. had arrived.
TOO MUCH MONEY FOR DOCUMENTS.
In the main. however, TOO much money
is spent on documents. Elaborate docu
ments are printed and sent out by the car
load 20 various sections of the country.
The personal vanity OF Senators and mem
bers of Congress has good deRl to do
with swelling the bulk Of these publica-
tons. A Senator OF member OF Congress-
will often make a speech ia Congress for
the purpose OF influencing the campaign.