Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-03
DOODLE IN THE CAMPAIGN,
Chauncey Depew Says It Is
Scarce This Year.
The Fat-Frying Process Not a
Success.
Carnegie, Frick and Friends Refused
to Pungle Up.
More Cash in the Democratic Golfers
Than the Republican, Says the
Spellbinder in Reply to
Cleveland's Charges.
By the Associated Press

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JAMESTOWN, N. Y, Nov. 2.-Chauncey
M. Depew and Whitelaw Reid traverseo
three counties in Western New Yorl
today, making speeches in advocacy o
President Harrison's election. Large
bodies of voters were addressed by the
speakers at Belmont, in Allegheny
county; at Salamanca, in Cattaragsi
county, and at jamestown, in Chautau
qua county.
Two meetings here, one in the after
noon, mainly attended by farmers, and
the other in the evening, attended
chiefly by the city residents, brought tc
an end the electioneering tour of the
distinguished gentlemen in the state.
Thousands of persons greeted the pair
when they arrived here, and they were
Immediately escorted to the wigwam,
where every foot of space was occupied.
| Chairman Stevens of the Republican
| city committee introduced Reid, who
depicted the splendid condition OF the
country under Harrison, and said the
Democratic policy would be making a
| change. if adopted, that would lead to
commercial disaster.
Depew opened his speech with the
statement that everywhere he travelled
in Western New York he looked upon
new factories which were making votes
for Harrison and Reid. Concerning
Cleveland's speech laet night, Depew
said in part:
II read with great interest Mr.. Cleve-
lands speech in New York, last evening.
1t is characterized by unusual clearnees
of statements and Girectnees of charges.
1t calmly ignores all the leading issues
and puts to the front new question.
Tariff is incidentally referred to- the
force bill, state bank currency, money
question and reciprocity are not men,
toned. 1t is evident that the Demo-
cratic leader regards his party already
beaten on those subjects, and abandops
| them, The attention of The countyyais
| called by an ex-president of the United
States and candidate for reelection to
the large sumo which are raised for
campaign purposes and the manner in
which they are expended. On the gen.
eral proposition, danger and i'm.
morality of these vast expenditures in
presidential campaigns, there can be no
division of opinion. The Republican
party would be glad to meet Mr.. Cleve-
land and the Democratic party half way
in any legislation which would make
impossible, by proper penal enactment,
the raising and distribution of money
by candidates and campaign committees.
"The startling thing about Cleveland's
address is, having stated the evils, he
charges that moneys are raised and dis
tributed solely by committees and
through agencies of the Republican
party. The accusation is 30 absurd that
1t would require neither mention nor
reiutation, except for the eminent au-
thority behind it. 1t is unfortunately
true that large sums are raised by both
parties for political purposes. Cleveland
himself, in the last canvass, though
then president OF the United States, a
comparatively poor man, contributed
$4,000 to the Democratic fund, and he
has done the came this time. There
were at least half a dozen gentlemen
upon the platform when Mr.. Cleveland
was speaking who knew that the
amounts alleged to have been contrib
uted and to be in the possession of the
Republican national committee are pur-
posely exaggerated, while the sums
raised by the Democratic committee are
constantly underestimated.
Neither party is able to raise as
muchvmoney this year as was collected
in 1888. This is notably true of the
Republican canvass. The sums as
cribed to Carnegie, Frick and their
friends are fctions of the campaign i'm
agination. Neither gentleman really
contributed a dollar. The Democrats
have been able to raise an unusual
amount of money. Regardless of civil
service rules, assessments were never
more remorselessly pressed. Every
Democratic Office holder has been taxed
10 per cent of his salary. While the
federal Office holders cannot be reached,
and do not contribute, the state officials
OF New York are within the clutches of
the Democratic campaign committee.
The pay roll of the city of New York
amounts to $4,000, 900 annually, while
the pay roll of the state is very large.
The assessments from these sources
alone are greater than the entire sum in
the possession of the Republican ma
tional committee. This is supplemented
by at least $500, 900 which was raised by
few we'll known Democrats.
II therefore do not hesitate to claim,
and certainly no well-infor med Demo-
crat will deny, that the Democratic
committee is in possession of Is per
cent more funds for campaign purposes
than the Republican committee. If
Mr.. Cleveland is kept in ignorance by
his party managers of the existing con-
ditions, in order that he may make
statements such as last night, the Dem
ocratic committee is deceiving him en-
deavoring to deceive the country, and
should receive through public senti-
ment, and its popular expression at the
polls, the punishment which they de-
serve..
There was big parade of the Repub.
lican clubs of jamestown and vicinity
tonight; there being fully 10000 men in
line. At the conclusion of the meeting,
Reid departed for New York and De-
pew for Buffalo.
Boyd Es Fusionist.
OMAHA, Neb., Nov. Ex-Governor
D.