The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-08-18
wAsHINcroN LETTER.
from our Regular Correspondent

cumulating to prove that the democrats
propose to place their main reliance in
the present campaign on Doodle. Never
before have the managers of that party
seemed to beso well supplied with money
as they have been from. the start this
year. Even the congressional campaign
committee, which usually has TO scratch
around pretty lively to get enough cash
to pay the clerks necessary to mail the
documents sent out, is flush now, and
the man in charge of that committees
headquarters is feeling SO good about it
that his tongue has been wagging over
the plentiful supply of Doodle at the dis
position of the committee, and if he is to
be believed, there is an unlimited amount
in sight to meet any expenses that may
be incurred during the remainder of the
campaign.
Where does this money come from:
This is question worthy of the most
serious consideration of every man who
believes in honest government and the
purity of the ballot box. Representative
Mitchell of Wisconsin, was at the head Of
the democratic congressional campaign
committee for no other reason than that
he is a rich man, and it is known that as
soon as the committee was organized he
he handed its treasurer check for $1O.-
600 as his preliminary contribution, but
$4,000 is only "a drop in the bucket"
to what has already been spent by this
committee, SO that it is evident it has
other sources of revenue besides rich
congressman. There are reasons for the
belief that the same source from which
the money came to fit up so lavishly the
democratic national committees head
quarters in New York City and which is
reported to have placed an enormous
corruption fund at the disposal of that
committee to be used in an attempt to
carry Illinois, Iowa, Michigan and Wis
consin for Cleveland and Stevenson, has
been drawn upon by the congressional
committee.
Mr.. Whitney. the democratic boss,
could tell if so disposed just what
amount has been "put up by the STAN
dard Oil company and other wealthy cor
porations expect in return for their
if it buys democratic President
and House of Representatives. No one
is simple enough to believe that any
other than selfish considerations inhu-
enced those corporations to contribute
large sums of money to the democratic
fund. Forewarned is fore
armed and now that republicans know
about the democratic Doodle it is for
them to thwart as far as possible it's i'm
proper use.
The chairman of the committee in
charge of the preparations for the G. 4.
X. encampment has ISSUED circular
letter, which has been mailed to every
post in the United States containing i'm
portant information for intending visit
ors, the main point of which is that all
visitors whether connected with the G.
A. X. or not should secure their quarters
through the committee, before coming
here, and should notify the committee
which they expect to arrive. This is
timely and should be needed by all who
intend coming to the encampment. 1t
will save them time, worry and money
as the committee will allow no extortion
i'll charges for any thing contracted for
throughh it, and if visitors attempt to
secure accommodations after they get
here, on their own hook, they will have
to take their chances of dealing with per-
sons with or without conscient ious scru-
piles against robbing the stranger within
their gates.
The committee on naval reunions Of
the coming G. a. X. encampment has de-
clded to have built on the white Lott,
where all the reunions are to be held, a
full size model of the old war ship Kear-
sage. in the cabin of which will be the
head quarters of that committee. The
model will be 24O feet long and its PROV
will point directly to the White House.
The idea is considered very happy one
Mr.. Holman succeeded in having $751;
900 cut from the appropriation for re-
pairs and maintenance of the White
House for the present. year, consequently
the completion of the interior decora-
tons, began last summer, and which it
was expected would be completed this
year, will have to have great statesman!
that Holman.